The Many Accomplishments of Leif...

Or, some things that you might not have known about me.

Physical Accomplishments
- Learned to rock climb
- Learned to rappel
- Learned to ski (snow and water)
- Learned to swim
- Learned to sail
- Learned to drive a forklift
- Learned to drive a motorcycle
- Learned to juggle clubs
- Donated blood
- Saved a life
- Been electrocuted
- Stopped smoking
- Been knocked unconscious
- Driven on the ocean
- Pee'd in the Yukon River
- Pee'd outside at less than 50 below zero
- Traveled above the Arctic Circle
- Panned for gold
- Never broken a bone
- Lived in Hawaii
- Went cliff diving in Hawaii
- Been on a homecoming float
- Been in a Fourth of July parade
- Peed on a glacier
- Been stung by a Portugese Man O' War
Mental Accomplishments
- Learned to play chess
- Learned to cook
- Learned long division
- Learned to play pool
- Learned to read
- Learned a foreign language
- Learned a musical instrument
- Learned Unix
- Learned the nursery rhyme "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" in Arabic
Creative Accomplishments
- Learned to sew
- Acted in a play
- Acted as the lead in a play
- Acted as the lead in a play for a famous playwright
- Acted in a Renaissance Fair
- Acted in a live combat show
- Acted in a television commercial
- Acted in a cable television show
- Been a radio DJ
- Mixed sound for a concert
- Ran the lightboard for a concert
- Been cast in a short film
- Been cast in a feature-length film
- Won a foreign language poetry recital
- Won a pinewood derby
- Co-written a play
Musical Accomplishments
- Sang on stage
- Sang solo on stage
- Sang in a musical
- Sang solo in a musical
- Sang in an opera
- Sang solo in an opera
- Played in an orchestra
- Played in a band
- Played multiple instruments in a band
- Played in a band for a house party
- Played in a band for a musical
- Played in a band for a folk music festival
- Played in a band in a bar
- Played solo in a bar
- Played a solo in a bar
- Recorded an album
Employment Accomplishments
- Worked in a convienence store
- Worked in a video store
- Worked on a Christmas Tree lot
- Worked for a university
- Worked for a union
- Worked at a brewery
- Taught gold panning to tourists
- Taught firearm safety
- Worked the same job for more than 8 years
- Worked on a kelping boat
- Worked on a fishing boat
- Been a basketball referee
- Been laid off
Relationship Accomplishments
- Dated
- Dated exclusively
- Dated long distance
- Lived on my own
- Lived with a roommate
- Lived with a significant other
- Been in love
- Been engaged
- Been married
- Been divorced
- Been a godparent
- Lost a pet
- Lost a friend
- Lost a relative
Other Random Facts
- Been marooned on a desert island (rather, a sand bar)
- Found a dead body (my grandmother)
- Flown in a helicopter
- Flown a plane
- Been to an ultrasound
- Never served on a jury
- Reverse engineered software
- Been interviewed for a magazine article
- Written and published software
- Met James Doohan
- Met Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Met Gregory Hines