A MEME

I've seen this one at several different blogs. I tag myself.

HAVE YOU EVER...

Smoked a cigarette? - a few puffs, just last year. you would have too under the circumstances. other than that, no.

Crashed a friends car? - like, on purpose? no. i've been in accidents though.

Stolen a car? - nope. presently, i don't even have a car. but the thought of stealing one still would never cross my mind. anyway, i hate to drive.

Been dumped? - yes. six times. i married him.

shoplifted? - no. but in the 7th grade i was shopping with friends who did. i was appalled and never went anywhere with them again.

Been fired/laid off? - once, when i was 19. i just moved from 1st shift to 2nd, but it was an emotional experience.

Been in a fist fight? - i think i would remember that, so, no.

Snuck out of your parent's home? - not my parent's. but i did sneak out of some else's house and had a wonderful time chatting around the kitchen table with their neighbors who were leaving on vacation. i remember that we ate musk melon. at 3:00 am.

Been arrested? - nope.

Gone on a blind date? - no.

Lied to a friend? - unless answering 'fine' to 'how do i look?' falls under that. then, once or twice i may have.

Skipped school? - yes. but we called it 'selling advertising for the yearbook'.

Seen someone die? - no.

Been to Canada? - many times.

Been to Mexico? - nope.

Eaten sushi? - only the vegetable kind, or so they said.

Met someone in person from the internet? - yes. a picture framer from grand haven. she was very nice.

Taken a painkiller? - yes. for pain. are we not supposed to?

Had a tea party? - yes. with my three-year-old friend. she sets a charming table, but refuses to let me pour.

Cheated while playing a game? - i'm not sure, but i think maybe yes. my old 'scrabble' game had a tile that was darker than all the rest. it was the X. i like X. it's eight points, you know.

Fallen asleep at work? - no.

Used a fake ID? - HA! i'm embarrassed that i am recognized from my id, as it's hard for me to believe that i look like that.

Felt an earthquake? - no.

Touched a snake? - many times. but it isn't a hobby or anything.

Been robbed? - no. or maybe yes, but then i started shopping at thrift stores.

Petted a reindeer/goat? - yes, to both. what a wild life i lead.

Won a contest? - yes. i was the twister champion at 7th grade camp. (i had a strategy if anyone is interested.)

Been suspended from school? - yes, an 'in school' suspension. for not participating in some sort of 'fun' day. as i recall, i nearly lost my life in a canoing accident on the 'fun' day the previous year. i chose to finish my senior paper in the library. they wouldn't count that. what a rebel i was.

Been in a car accident? - a few.

Had braces? - of a sort.

Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night? - no. once my tongue goes numb, i no longer find it enjoyable.

Witnessed a crime? - no. but i did once sit in our car in a grocery store parking lot in traverse city, because THGGM witnessed a shoplifting crime. after working in a grocery store, he knew what to look for, i guess.
(but, really. we were ON VACATION!)

Swam in the ocean? - no. i prefer lake michigan and superior. no salty residue.

Laughed until some kind of liquid came out of your nose? - sadly, yes. coffee. all over my daughter.

Been kissed under mistletoe? - yes. i even have a picture! me and my childhood cat, fred.

Crashed a party? - i rarely go to parties to which i am invited.

Worn pearls? - if pearls look like pop-beads but are expensive and don't snap apart, then , yes. but mostly i decorate with them.

Jumped off a bridge? - a little bridge, into a shallow creek, yes.

Ate dog/cat food? - no. but i see nor smell little difference in some dog stew and dinty moore beef stew, which i like.

Kissed a mirror? - no. but as a church custodian, i'm shocked by how many people DO kiss mirrors.

Glued your hand to something? - no. but i do glue 'something' to my hand every time i use my hot glue gun, which is often enough that i barely have finger prints.

Done a one handed cartwheel? - no.

Talked on the phone for more than six hours? - no.

Didn't take a shower for a week? - no way.

Picked and ate an apple right off a tree? - yes. although i did wash it first.

Been told by a complete stranger that you are hot? - no. but i was once whistled at by a bunch of factory workers hanging out the windows at the old kelvinator refrigerator plant. my youngest son was with me. it was interesting explaining to him why i wouldn't wave.