Things I've Done, and Things I Want to Do

I was thinking about all the things I've done in my life, or have had happen that could be counted as experience (good or bad), as well as all the things (practical or not) that I'd like to do. And, well, it just sort of turned into a list, and I thought, "huh, these might be good conversation starters. There's gotta be others with at least some of the same experiences, or wishes to fulfill." So, here we are: 

THINGS I'VE DONE/EXPERIENCED

I took two semesters of Computer Animation
I have an Associates degree in Visual Arts
I have painted a two story mural in a library
I have ridden on a train
I have been to New York City
I have dived off 15-20 ft cliffs into a quarry
I have eaten haggis
I have eaten cactus
I have eaten duck eggs
I have had pet ducks, rabbits, chickens, rats, dogs, a cat, and a cockatiel
I have ridden a horse bareback (but only for a VERY short period of time)
I have had shingles
I have had lyme disease
I have had Bell's Palsy
I have done fancomics
I have done fanfictions
I am a concept artist for a (hopefully) upcoming video game
I am a spray paint artist (not the kind that defaces public property)
I helped save a boy from drowning
I have lost someone close to me
I have ridden and loved roller coasters
I sat on a jellyfish by accident (man, that did NOT feel good)
I have taught Youth Group Bible Study
I have been a camp Councilor
I have been within ten feet of a mama bear
I chased a coyote (dude, I didn't know what it was at the time!)
I have sprained my ankle multiple times (once while running with crutches)
I have seen a moose
I have ridden on an elephant
I have siblings
I have broken up a fist fight
I have canoed, kayaked, and gone water tubing
I have injured myself with a home made grappling hook (hit myself in the head by accident)
I got scratched across my open eyeball with a thorn
I have ridden on an old fashion trolley
I have been in several plays, including A Christmas Carol (young bell), The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Mrs. Beaver), and The Hiding Place (an ill prisoner in a prison camp)
I have given speeches in front of large crowds
I have babysat
I have taken care of injured people
I have lived through a dangerous ice storm
I have seen the sky turn green
I have had insomnia
I have ptsd
I have dyslexia
I have memory issues
I have waaaay too much energy
I have been home schooled almost all my life until college
I have accepted Christ
I have dislocated my sister's arm once, and my brother's twice by accident
I have met Garrett Wang and Aron Eisenberg
I have been verbally attacked at college, but also defended
I have driven a tractor
I have been to multiple demolition derbies
I have gone to multiple car races
I have gone square dancing
I have learned to juggle
I have learned to make balloon animals
I have learned to tap dance
I have been in a submarine
I have been on a battleship
I have been in a battleship simulation
I have experienced night terrors
I have seen miracles happen
I have almost fallen into one of the great lakes
I have almost fallen into Niagara Falls
I have snowboarded (on a makeshift snowboard)
I have seen a moonbow
I have seen double rainbows
I have driven through a rainbow (no kidding)
I have played piano
I have had two years of Spanish
I have taught myself French to some degree
I have collected French comic books
I have learned to drive
I saved a little girl from drowning
I went zip-lining down a 3,000 ft mountain
I have ridden in a hot air balloon (but only while still tethered to the ground; 100 ft at the highest)
I have graduated with my BFA (Bachelors of Fine Arts)
I am a free lance artist
I am an animator
I am a cartoonist
I have hiked up a mountain


 (to be continued)

THINGS I WANT TO DO/EXPERIENCE

Fly in an airplane
Travel around the world
Visit relatives in England
Go to Disney World
Go on a Missions Trip
Be a Missionary
Get Married
Have kids
Save people (in any sense)
Go Skiing
Go to the moon
Be in zero gravity
Learn to skateboard
Go snorkeling
See the Northern Lights
Swim with Dolphins
Hug a penguin
Write a novel
Make a real, original comic
Work at Pixar


(also to be continued)