Tag post

by oBelIX

Since the illustrations for The Geeks Guide to Gymming aren’t done I thought I’d do a tag post [via @argentyne]

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink

 

02. Swam in the actual sea

Yes done this one.

 

03. Climbed a mountain

 

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive

 

05. Been inside the Great Pyramid

 

06. Held a tarantula

 

07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone

 

08. Said “I love you” and meant it

 

09. Hugged a tree

Yes – if potted plants count

 

10. Water-skiied

 

11. Visited Paris

 

12. Watched a lightning storm at sea

 

13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise

Yes – the one I remember most vividly was after some night when I spent the whole time doing arbitrary crap

 

14. Seen the Northern Lights

 

15. Gone to a huge sports game

 

16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa/Qutub Minar

 

17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

 

18. Touched an iceberg

 

19. Slept under the stars

 

20. Changed a baby’s diaper

 

21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon

 

22. Watched a meteor shower

 

23. Gotten drunk on champagne

 

24. Given more than you can afford to charity

 

25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope

 

26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment

 

27. Had a food fight

Yes J. In the mess – was fun – damn tipo …

 

28. Bet on a winning horse

 

29. Asked out a stranger

 

30. Had a snowball fight

 

31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can

 

32. Held a lamb

 

33. Seen a total eclipse

 

34. Ridden a roller coaster

 

35. Hit a sixer that won the game

 

36. Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking

The advantages of alcohol

 

37. Adopted an accent for an entire day – while I’ve never done it, its one of my favourite activities

 

38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment

Thankfully, I still do … once in a while

 

39. Had two hard drives for your computer

Lol. This list was not made by someone studying comp sci

 

40. Can name all 27 states.

There are 28 states

 

41. Taken care of someone who was drunk

 

42. Had amazing friends

 

43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country

 

44. Watched whales

 

45. Stolen a sign/damaged public property

 

46. Backpacked in Europe

 

47. Taken a road-trip

Aah good times

 

48. Gone rock climbing

 

49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach

Goa.

 

50. Gone sky diving

 

51. Visited Kashmir.

 

52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love

 

53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them

 

54. Visited Japan

 

55. Tried to make a buffalo move when it sat down in front of your car

 

56. Alphabetized your CDs

 

57. Pretended to be a superhero

 

58. Played ‘Antakshari’ in a public place and sung really loudly without caring about the onlookers.

 

59. Lounged around in bed all day

Aah, OBH 192 on a nice cool windy August day.

 

60. Played gully cricket

 

61. Gone scuba diving

 

62. Kissed in the rain

 

63. Played in the mud

I remember rugby. I remember Ashish Dash charging at me. I remember jumping out of the way J

 

64. Played in the rain

 

65. Gone to a drive-in theatre

 

66. Visited the Great Wall of China

 

67. Started a business

 

68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken

 

69. Toured ancient sites

Mahabs J

 

70. Taken a martial arts class

 

71. Played a video game for more than 6 hours straight

Yes – this was definitely not made by someone who studied Comp Sci

 

72. Gotten married

 

73. Been in a movie – yes, Rahul Pillai’s 😀

 

74. Crashed a party

 

75. Gotten divorced

 

76. Gone without food for 5 days

 

77. Made chapatis from scratch

 

78. Won first prize in a costume contest

 

79. Ridden a gondola in Venice

 

80. Gotten a tattoo

 

81. White water rafted

 

82. Been on a television news program as an “expert”

 

83. Gotten flowers for no reason

 

84. Performed on stage

Amalgam

 

85. Been to all states in India

 

86. Recorded your own music

 

87. Eaten shark and preferred roadside ‘bandi’ food

 

88. Kissed on the first date

 

89. Gone to Thailand

 

90. Bought a house

 

91. Been in a combat zone

 

92. Buried one/both of your parents

 

93. Been on a cruise ship

 

94. Spoken more than one language fluently

English + hindi

 

95. Performed in the National Day Parade in New Delhi/your city

 

96. Raised children

 

97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour

 

98. Passed out cold

If it includes passing out cold after excess alcohol

 

99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country

 

100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over

 

101. Walked the Howrah bridge

 

102. Sang loudly in the car – with the windows open – and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking

Family road trips J drove mom and dad crazy

 

103. Had plastic surgery

 

104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived

 

105. Wrote articles for a large publication

 

106. Lost over 10 kgs

1^st year

 

107. Held someone while they were having a flashback

 

108. Piloted an airplane

Do radio controlled ones count?

 

109. Touched a stingray

 

110. Broken someone’s heart – apparently no is a word I use often. Working on it!

 

111. Helped an animal give birth

 

112. Won money on a TV game show

 

113. Broken a bone

 

114. Gone on an African photo safari

 

115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears

 

116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol

 

117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild

 

118. Ridden a horse

Horse, pony, camel etc etc – India Gate J

 

119. Had major surgery

 

120. Had a snake as a pet

 

121. Spent the night at a railway station

 

122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period

 

123. Spent the better part of your life outside India

 

124. Visited all 7 continents

 

125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

 

126. Eaten kangaroo meat

 

127. Eaten sushi

 

128. Had your picture in the newspaper

Yes

 

129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about

 

130. Gone back to school

 

131. Parasailed

 

132. Touched a cockroach

Before I used to be mortally afraid of the bloody things I used to pick them up and scare my sister J

 

133. Eaten fried ice cream

 

134. Read ‘The Iliad’ and ‘The Odyssey’

 

135. Selected one ‘important’ author who you missed in school, and read

 

136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

 

137. Skipped all your school reunions

 

138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

Try ordering food in a local chinese restaurant where the menus are in chinese and the staff are all chinese

 

139. Been elected to public office

 

140. Written your own computer language

 

141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream

 

142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

 

143. Built your own PC from parts

 

144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you

 

145. Had a booth at a street fair

 

146. Dyed your hair

 

147. been a dj

 

148. Shaved your head

 

149. Caused a car accident

 

150. Saved someone’s life

 

 

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