What have YOU done that most people haven’t?
Somebody started a thread with this question on the moms’ board that I frequent. It’s another of those that makes a great meme, so I’m posting it here and tagging a few people. Hopefully, they’ll play along!
Debbie, Aruni, Naomi, Christine, Sonia, and Tim: you can post your answers here, or you can post it in your own blog — either is fine with me! (But if you post in your blog, can you please post a link here in the comments?) If I didn’t tag you, but you want to join in, feel free — the more the merrier! Have fun!
Here are mine:
1) Was trained by a former Mr. Universe for a few weeks in my early twenties. He needed a babysitter, and I needed to get in shape for a modeling trip, so we traded. (He was a total jerk, but he got me in shape, and quickly.)
2) Was a ballroom-dance instructor for Fred Astaire dance studios. It was only for a few months, and I don’t remember as much as I wish I did, but it sure was fun while it lasted! (I also taught ballet and tap to preschoolers a few years back, but that was only for one summer session: a friend of mine was a teacher at Plano Parks and Rec and she begged me to fill in for a co-worker who was going out of town for the summer.)
3) Got yelled at for touching a painting in one of the Smithsonian Museums — but I didn’t touch it!!! (It was made with nothing but thumbprints, and I was holding mine up to compare sizes. I SWEAR I wasn’t going to touch it!)
4) Joined the Air Force for a month. I fully intended to STAY in, but I hurt my knee in Basic, so they sent me home. (Met my ex-husband on the plane on the way home, and ended up with two beautiful, wonderful children out of the deal, so it wasn’t a total loss.)
5) Flew to Paris for the weekend because I was invited to a ball. I wasn’t going to do it because I barely knew the guy, but how often do you get a chance to do something like that??
Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under Memes, Life.
Comments: 3
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Comment from Tim Brownson
Time: July 2, 2008, 5:42 pm
1. Blew an entire quarters sales bonus on flying to Phoenix from the UK just to see my beloved St Louis Rams play the Cards. They lost.
2. Had my picture taken posing Hercules style at the Parthenon part the Acropolis in Athens. I didn’t realize that it was a no go area and was threatened with arrest by armed Police. Soon after it was completely cordoned off.
3. Had the English soccer Championship trophy in my bedroom for 3 days. Officials from my soccer team Derby County that had just won it got hammered at a celebration party my mum and dad threw and forgot to take it home with them. This thing is about 120 years old and just as prestigious as the Lombardi trophy for you sporting fans. That would have hit every tabloid front page in Europe now, but this was 1975 and things were a tad different.
4. Been on several TV quizzes and won a few but my biggest moment was making a complete muppet of myself under pressure (honest) and saying that Gerbils laid eggs!
5. Talking to Boy George in a club somewhat under several influences and telling him I loved his dj set the week before, but his mixing was crap. Just a lovely guy because he just laughed and thanked me when I’ve no doubt he could have had me thrown out. I wasn’t meaning to be nasty I was just telling him what I thought and the day after I was absolutely mortified.
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Comment from Naomi Dunford
Time: July 2, 2008, 7:25 pm
1. Posed as British to get a waitressing job. (I also had to duct tape my boobs together for the same interview.)
2. Shoved John Cusack into traffic with my art bag.
3. Surrogated a baby.
4. The number of schools I’ve attended is higher than the number of years I’ve spent in school.
5. Lived for six months in a homeless shelter.
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Comment from texsgirl
Time: July 4, 2008, 6:27 pm
@Tim
2) At least you got the picture!
4) I always wanted to be on a quiz show, and I wouldn’t be surprised if I caved under the pressure as well…. (Especially since I didn’t even make it through a try-out without folding, on the one I went out for. sigh….)
@Naomi
2) On purpose, or by accident?? There must be a story to go with this….
3) I’ve always admired surrogates, and said I’d do it myself if asked, but I never was….
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