01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins (what about sea lions?)
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
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights (I tried at least!)
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby’s diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Called in sick when you were not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced and have been taken care of
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (briefly)
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to "Let’s Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn’t have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days   (OMG NEVER)!
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on; velvets, silks, leather.
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don’t remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. ...more than once?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray 145. Broken someone’s heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name -last name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. ...and gotten 86’ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199: Written your own role playing game paper-based, not computerized
200: Been arrested

There are at least four new entries up at typepad. One of them is my Blogging for Books entry. 

One has a few photos too.

Let me tempt you:

There are THREE new entries up over at typepad. One of them is all photos!

See - let me tempt you into visiting the new site:

So I've decided to give Typepad a try to see if I prefer it over Livejournal. The main reason being that you can't comment at LJ unless you're a member, which is highly annoying. I also think their site is a bit easier to navigate and so far, no down time! I'll keep linking my posts here so everyone know when I update. Eventually my goal is to just have my blog at mandajuice.delbuono.com and call it good, but that takes some geek gene and we all know that one skipped right past me.

The new mandajuice can be found HERE.  Let me know what you think!

Some days are harder than others. Like when the boy smells like ripe nectarines and cinnamon and he's all snuggly in his airlplane jammies and tiny wisps of his sugary hair are sticking up in the sunlight and he's showing off by teetering along from the kitchen to the family room and then giggling and u-turning on his chubby toes to chase me. And he waves bye bye to me with two hands and one foot while I try to leave for the third time.

I am starting to mourn his babyness. It's almost gone now and I can't help but cry when I think about it. At this time last year I was finally starting to show and counting the weeks until his arrival. Now he's walking. I've never wanted to slow time down so badly. I wish I could install a new operating system that would only run on treadmill time. Then these moments could amble along like molasses and I'd never miss a second. I feel like we're racing through life just trying to keep up.

Dave worked almost until midnight last night and will most likely do so again tonight. I miss him. I miss my boy all day. It leaves me with questions. Like, remind me again why we're running this race?  Where is the finish line?  And what do we get when we cross it?

Friday was IKEA day - including a nice trip to Dave's office during which the boy (after being disrupted from his afternoon nap) would NOT walk. Not ONE step. He was awfully cute in his unwalkingness, though, so he was easily forgiven. Nothing on my IKEA list was in stock except the meatballs and $1 frozen yogurt, which totally made up for their "temporarily over-sold" highchair.

Saturday the boy was an angel while I did all my no-fun shopping. He aced his way through not one, but FIVE whole stores before falling asleep just as we got home. (Target #1, Mervyn's, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Safeway) After Dave had spent the entire day working on the garage, my parents joined us for dinner. It was delightful and worth noting that unlike my Spanish, my cooking skills haven't diminished from lack-of-use. My mustard porkloin and salty roasted potatoes were far better than I expected - even if served on paper plates with plastic cutlery.  It felt good to be able to entertain in my home for a change!

Sunday the boy endured yet more shopping with mom - Target #2, Circuit City, Bed Bath n Bitching, Home Despot.  This time he melted down on our way home with the 8 foot curtain rods teetering over his carseat.  I could practically hear him saying "Enough Damn Shopping Already" through his screams.  Poor kid!

Mr. Pants has decided that he MUST nurse in intervals that are no more than 90 minutes apart.  All. Night. Long.  Lack of sleep is starting to catch up with me again and my brain feels all wooly.  We may have to attempt the dreaded "crying it out" routine - even though it breaks my heart. 

By last night I was just beat.  I spent most of the evening with my butt glued to the couch while the boy roamed around the living room chasing the dog, playing his mini-piano, making up words, walking up to me every 10 minutes or so to check in - pulling my hair or yanking off my glasses.  I love it SO much that he is able to entertain himself so well.  It has much to do with the new-condo setup.  Very little is off-limits and the freedom is a thrill. 

We are so damn lucky.