February 16, 2012
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Gone Wild X7 (My version)
My good friend Cindy from "down on the farm" tagged me in a post.
And if you know me, you know I can't resist a good tag.
Even if it takes me a week to get around to doing something about it!When I think back on my life and try to think of anything wild, either currently or in the past, it occurs to me that, overall, my life has been fairly normal and tame.
So, you'll have to take "wild" in that context. And then, there are some "wild" things I could write about, but they are not really appropriate for public knowledge. You know how that goes. So...here is what I came up with after sorting through.
#1 -- I was 18 years old and driving home, alone, after spending 6 weeks at Maranatha Bible School. I was about a half hour from home and I decided to see just.exactly.how.fast my little white Toyota Supra could go. There was a straight stretch of road coming up so I put the pedal to the metal and as the speed-o-meter climbed rapidly, all of a sudden my engine died. Just like that! I was able to get off to the side of the road and some people I knew came by and picked me up. (This was in the days before I had a cell phone!) Anyway, maybe God was sparing my life that day...who knows? It turned out that I had literally run my car out of oil. Apparently there was a leak that was worse than I knew and the car chose that precise moment to run out of oil and blow the engine. How embarassing was that story to report to my Dad and my friends??!
#2 - I am pretty adventuresome with my hair. I am not afraid of much and have tried different colors and styles, etc. over the past few years, including dying my hair auburn for my 30th birthday and surprising Jeremy with it. He didn't even recognize me right away when he walked into the restaurant where we were to meet. My next appointment is next Monday and I am getting some pink put in. Unless the stylist talks me out of it. Which I doubt she will.
#3 - I don't know if this qualifies as wild or just gross, but I have been known to eat ice cream straight out of the carton, with my fingers, while driving home from the grocery store. Don't judge me. You have no idea just HOW AWESOMELY GOOD Kemps Moose Tracks ice cream is!!
#4 - I am totally OK with others using the "F-word" or the "sh**" word and use them quite a bit myself. In the proper settings!
And not generally in front of my kids. Anyway, doesn't offend me one bit. In fact, I thought the hangover was not nearly as good when I saw the TV version that didn't have the "F-word" in it. But...if you use God's name in vain or say "What the hell?" in my presence, I will likely be at least slightly offended. I feel very strongly about not using God's name in vain. This argueable "double standard" probably makes no sense to most people, but to me it makes perfect sense.#5 - I once stayed up reading until 5:30 AM. I was 17 or 18 and I still remember the name of the book and the author, I think. Penelope Williamson was the author and the book was "The Outsider." (I was super tempted to use Amazon or Google to double check myself on this, but I refrained. So my details could be a bit fuzzy.)
#6 - Jeremy and I were on vacation in Tennessee. I left our hotel at 10 PM at night and spent 3 hours driving through dark and hilly and curvy backroads because I was bound and determined to get into the states of South Carolina and North Carolina. (You see...I have this thing about getting into all 50 states at some point in my life and I was NOT going to be that close to those states and not get into them. And Jeremy was unwilling to participate.)
#7 - I am not afraid to try new things. Sometimes I even seek them out. I also get these impulsive ideas into my head at times and then I just.do.them! Like the time I took a fairly spur-of-the-moment trip to Birmingham, AL to spend time with a friend that I had reconnected with through Xanga. Or the way that a friend and I got to talking about how cool it would be to organize a blogger get-together and then we just did it! (So glad we did!!)
OK...and now. I tag... (And my apologies if you have already been tagged)
Amber H
Jessica Y
Comments (14)
I love it. And I think you're right, I think God saved you from some horrible accident with the whole car thing.
My coworker has some of her hair tipped blue right now. It looks way better than I thought it would.
i've been loving everyone's renditions of these gone wild x's 7. that whole drive-as-fast-as-i-can-and-my-car-breaks-down story cracked me up. i'm real glad! God spared your life. and, i also think it's something the sense of humor He has for things such as that. =)
i'm not a very 'wild' person, but i'll see what i can come up with.
Your #3 rocks! I need to really let lose a bit because I was thinking... I really can do that!! ba ha ha ha... These gone wild's have been fun!! I even brought out an old school video to share after my list.
Pink in your hair - your da bomb diggity.
your car dying as you sought an adrenaline rush made me laugh out loud.
i am anxious to see the pink. i can TOTALLY see it on you. don't let her talk you out of it.
the whole driving to north and south carolina...you are nothing if not determined!!
and thanks to #7, i enjoyed one of the best experiences of my entire life!
I would never judge you for eating Moose Tracks out of the carton with your fingers. I would do that in a heartbeat. Am I reading this right? You're going to have pink hair for FFE? Awesome!
So I was totally with you on the whole Moose Tracks thing but #6... that's just looney.
Ha! I made Jeff drive into North Carolina just so we could conquer another state. I want to make it to all 50 too...I have a ways to go!
Fun post! =)
I don't know if I've ever read till 5 a.m. prly close, but for sure there were times, pre-baby on a weekend, when Daryl and I pulled an all-nighter w/ movies. I think it was prly either when we were deep into 24, or maybe the back seasons of "the Office". Those are such great memories--newly weds, in a little house, with no cares in the world, and a good set of movies. yummy.
I like #7 and the fact that you guys were spontaneous and actually had the guts to pull of a bloggy thing. I for one, will be forever grateful
i would TOTALLY do #6. that is SO ME. i still have like 4 continental states...maybe 6??? to visit. and then shall we hit hawaii together?
i am lovin these lists. all of the individuality... and learning about those quirky fun things that we don't just usually blurt. thanks for sharing your wild side. you are coolness. but i already knew that!
lol on #1
#3 yeah I've done this before. You can't just let ice cream melt and you gotta do something if you don't have a spoon
I was totally expecting a different outcome on #1. Did you know that if you drive fast enough, your car will shut off? Every car has it's own shut off point and yes, the reason I know this is b/c I know someone who tries out the vehicles he / she owns.
The states thing .... you are going to win that one, aren't you? How many more states do you have to go? I am so not a wild child by the true definition of wild, but it will be fun to remember the crazy / fun memories of when I was at least wild-er. 
Wow, my subscriptions page is flooded with these 'gone wild' things this morning, but how FUN it is! It's so neat because it shows a different side of personalities that you don't normally see just by blogging, and one finds things out that wouldn't just come up in a normal conversation.
The driving 3 hours by yourself at night... you are determined, girl!! Too bad it was dark and you couldn't really even see the states!
The pedal-to-the-metal thing... so funny! I didn't expect that at all either. I was thinking near-death experience perhaps.
Fun post & I too would've done #6 cause I too am determined to hit every state. I have a good ways to go as I haven't been on the west coast....yet.
oh, girl. i just love you!
so excited to be SEEING you soon now...
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