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I’ll pass

Jan 1st 2010
Rachel GibsonOn Writing!

Usually at the beginning of each shiny new year, I think of all the things I want to do to improve my life. Like maintain a certain weight and be more organized. And I think of all the things I’ve never done and what to maybe try. Like knitting or jogging or traveling to Spain.

But this year I have come up with a list of things I have never done and never want to do.

1. I’ve never watched Dancing With The Stars or Lost or House. I have friends who love these shows, but network television doesn’t appeal to me. I don’t know why.

2. I’ve never worn Crocs. Way too ugly.

3. I’ve ever eaten squid or escargot. I just can’t eat anything that was slimy when it was alive.

4. I’ve never jumped out of an airplane or bungee jumped. Plummeting to my death just doesn’t sound like fun.

5. I’ve never listened to an entire song by Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, or Mariah Carey. Just hearing them on television makes my ears bleed.

So, what is on you never going to do list?

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32 Responses to “I’ll pass”

B on 02 Jan 2010 at 2:08 am #

Well, it’s hard, having a list. I am often biting my tongue with these “I’ll never”. If you had asked me to do this very list the first day of last year, “I’ve never read historical romance” would be right at the top. And, look at me now. But let’s try it:

1. I’ve never joined a church.

2. I’ve never slept with a friend’s ex boyfriend.

3. I’ve never eaten sushi (I’ve tried it, but spit out before actually eating it).

4. I’ve never drunk and driven (and I’ll NEVER, EVER do it).

5. I’ve never liked Brazilian literature.
Jennie on 02 Jan 2010 at 5:01 am #

This is a completely new refreshing look on the first of the year lists!
OK lets give it a go:
I’ll never do things just to be accepted by others
I’ll never get a tattoo or piercing (not so keen on body decorations)
I’ll never be a size 0 (it’s refreshing to actually admit to it)
I’ll never go back to any of my exes (they’re not called ex for nothing)
I’ll never watch those TV competitions regarding dancing, singing or being famous.

I have actually made a list for next year regarding things I do want to achieve instead of change. Some example’s:
I will pay off my studentloan and I will visit my dear friend who just moved to New Zealand.

By the waÿ: Have a wonderfull 2010!!!
evlqn on 02 Jan 2010 at 7:29 am #

Rachel, I discovered we are very likely related! Of the five things on your list I have only done one, I do like DWTS. The other four are spot on for me too!

1. I DO NOT take meds and drive EVER! I figure I don’t want someone like me out on the road others will feel the same way.

2. Jennie & B, yes about the ex’s. We had that very discussion w/the g-sons a couple of days ago. You do not take your siblings or friends leftovers, it never ends well.

3. I will never tell a friend or loved one about a cheating spouse, unless they ask me directly. Again, doesn’t end well.

4. I will never take the word of an Irrational Enquirer type magazine or show about anything. I they told me today was Tuesday and I knew yesterday was Monday and tomorrow was Wednesday, I would still go for a second opinion.
Kathy on 02 Jan 2010 at 7:32 am #

I’ll never give up chocolate

I’ll never again wear crocs. I didn’t find them ugly, just always ended up with a bum knee when I wore them.

I’ll never stop reading my favourite authors, just because some people lift their highbrows at them insisting I read “literature”. I always respond, Jane Austen was considered a romance novelist until she was elevated to lit status.

I’ll never stop listening to music that lifts my spirits and makes me want to dance or sing along. Glee soundtrack is on permanent rotation on my mp3.

I’ll never stop popping in here to share life’s ups downs, and quirkiness, even if I don’t always post, I always read.
LoriHandeland on 02 Jan 2010 at 8:41 am #

I’m with you on never jumping out of an airplane.

Never eat sushi wins too. (But I LOVE escargot!)

Never learn how to clean fish. (IV’s gramma told me this when we got married and she was SO right.)

Other than that I think I’m pretty open to trying anything once.
Freshechelle on 02 Jan 2010 at 9:31 am #

Ditto on Rachel’s list but add to #3 sushi and to #5 the Black Eyed Peas.

I’ve never run a marathon. Only reason to run that much is in horror movies.

I’ve never had a tattoo. A faded green-purple splotch on drooping skin can’t be pretty in old age.
SheridanLA on 02 Jan 2010 at 10:06 am #

I will never stop exploring the planet and trying anything and everything I can that sounds interesting. I want to go out of this world remembering adventures and experiences – not regretting that I did not try/see/do something when I had the chance
Margaret on 02 Jan 2010 at 10:20 am #

On your list, Rachel, I’m with you on 3, 4 & 5. Add sushi & frog legs to the slimy food. I always refer to sushi as bait disguised as food. Nothing with eyeballs staring at me.

I am a DWTS addict but I probably wouldn’t be if it weren’t for the DVR. I can skip thru all the claptrap with it. I never watch real-time, but do vote. I’ve never watched Lost, Survivor, Project Runway, or the horrible Gordon Ramsay. How real can you be with a big camera and a mike boom over your head following you around?

I’m already afraid of heights. Why would I want to tie things to my ankles & jump from them? Or jump out of a perfectly good airplane that has the ability to land me alive safely?

No piercings/tats. My grandkids roll their eyes when I say I’m not into body mutilation. Half of them have one or both.

No matter how ugly, I love my Crocs. Have a pair on right now. So comfortable and easy on my back. I’m even crocheting liner footlets to insert in them. LOL

I don’t want to swim with sharks or cozy up to whales.

Don’t want to get married again. Been there, done that & bagged my limit of 2.
Karen Hawkins on 02 Jan 2010 at 10:35 am #

Rachel, I can ditto your list except for HOUSE. I love smart asses and my son highly recommended it. But every other thing on your list — nope, nope, and nope.

1) I will never read Anna Karenina or Moby Dick all the way through. I’ve tried and tried and they make me grumpy.

2) I will never stop thinking of my kids as being ‘kids’ even though one of them is now 22.

3) I will never wear bell bottoms or culottes. (Again.)

4) I will never understand how a cellphone, or indeed any phone, really works, transporting our voices to a specific place on earth with just the touch of a button, no matter how many times various people (Hot Cop included) have tried to explain it.

Magic is seems and magic it’ll stay. (How DO they do that?)

5) I will never stop enjoying the lovely feeling you get when 1) you travel and experience the excitement of exploration and 2) you come home from a trip and sink into the luxury of the familiar. It’s a win-win!
TrishD on 02 Jan 2010 at 10:39 am #

I will never say never again. That single word seems to make things happen in my life…

I will never quit my job.
I will never go back to school.
I will never move back home.
I will never date Lane.
I will never have kids.

Well… I quite my job, went back to school, moved back to my hometown, married Lane and we have a daughter. The word never is almost as bad for me as the phrase “Things can’t get any worse.” I’m living proof that when you say that phrase you will be proved wrong. No matter how bad things go for us I refused to let anyone utter that phrase around me!!

Happy 2010 everyone! And I hope you all never do any of the things you never want to do!!
Rachel Gibson on 02 Jan 2010 at 10:45 am #

Agree with everyone who added sushi to the list. I tired it once. One bite was enough.

Margaret, I’ll never get married again either. Especially when I’m still married to Mr. G. He might not like it, and why would I want TWO men hanging around MY house?
Kathy on 02 Jan 2010 at 11:20 am #

uh, I won’t even TRY sushi. eeeyuck!
I have made “sushi” candy- rice krispie gooey marshmallow wrapped around a gummy fish. I eat that
Margaret on 02 Jan 2010 at 11:21 am #

Beats me, Rachel. Unless one of them can cook, repair the furnace and give birth to the children.

KarenH, my kid is 51 now. Always and forever my baby girl.
Janae on 02 Jan 2010 at 11:44 am #

Rachel, I can agree with all 5 things on your list. Network tv doesn’t really do it for me. I did watch Lost and House for a time, but got bored with them. Never seen DWTS and don’t plan on ever watching it. Ditto on the sushi.

I’ll never watch a reality tv show.
I’ll never pass up a good sale on a cute pair of shoes – but that just might go without saying.
I’ll never be the crazy mil. Fortunately, that’s more than a decade away.
Nicole Jordan on 02 Jan 2010 at 1:07 pm #

Waving hi to all the goddesses! Had the holiday trip from hell — 10 hours in the Dallas airport because of worst storm in 80 years (1 inch of snow *rolling eyes*) which put us driving thorugh the Ozark hills after midnight in a blizzard. Then dh’s mom thought she was having a heart attack, which thankfully turned out to be only bad indegestion for eating too much of my Xmas dinner dressing. It’s really bad when you think you’re guilty of putting your m-i-l in the hospital.

Needless to say, we’re relieved to be back home.

Both of those are top on my list of things never to do again!!!!
Nicole Jordan on 02 Jan 2010 at 1:11 pm #

As for your list, Rachel, I’ll totally with you on squid — not because I’m squeamish, tho. Just because the taste violently disagrees with me and causes a gag reflex.

Jumping out of airplane, off cliffs etc. I also high on my list.

I’ve never watched Dancing with the Stars, but I abolutely love So You Think You Can Dance… they have such marvelous young talent and great choreography. Even got my dh hooked on it.

There are also a lot of items on everyone else’s list that I’ll never do to!
Fiona on 02 Jan 2010 at 1:25 pm #

I agree with your “never do” list, except for escargot and sushi–I love them. My Dh and kids love them, too.

I’ll add:

Never give up chocolate

never give up coffee

never have really short hair again–bad experiment
Elizabeth Boyle on 02 Jan 2010 at 1:31 pm #

Rachel, you crack me up. I’m with you on your list 90%–but I have a affection for squid and House. Which seems oddly compatible. And I will teach you to knit. Promise.
Karen W. on 02 Jan 2010 at 1:37 pm #

I’ll never get a tattoo or piercing

I’ll never jump out of an airplane, bunjee jump, or do anything that requires me to forget I have a terrible fear of heights (I don’t mind flying, though)

I’ll never give up books & reading

I’ll never try to change myself to try to please anyone else. I can only please myself

I’ll never defend or apologize for what I like or who I like — I am what I am.
Gwynlyn MacKenzie on 02 Jan 2010 at 2:08 pm #

Life has taught me to never say never, so I have pretty much banished it and its fraternal twin, Always, from my vocabulary. The Absolute Twins have made a liar out of me more than once.

That said, there are things I would prefer not to ever do:

Parachuting. My dh did it, but not my idea of fun, and a waste of a perfectly good plane.
Scale Everest. Why? Is there a Godiva factory at the top? An outlet mall? SOMETHING?
Perform brain surgery. One, because I’m not qualified, and two because, although I’ve lanced wounds and stitched flesh, drilling through the skull skeeves me out.
Leave my Sweetie. He drives me crazy (short drive, that), but he’s as much a part of me as my arm or leg—or heart.

Wishing all of the denizens of Mt Oly a happy, prosperous, and wonder-filled 2010!
Sabrina Jeffries on 02 Jan 2010 at 3:55 pm #

Boy, I should just take some of y’all’s!

I would steal Rachel’s #2 and #4.
And B’s #3 and #4 (I feel strongly about the sushi, too–just don’t like it, though I HAVE tried it)
Half of KarenH’s #1 (I too tried Moby Dick, but I hated it SO MUCH!)

I could go on and on, but I’ll just list some of my own:

I’ll never eat mayonnaise. Trust me.
I’ll never be an artist (I want to, but I’m not visual, so it would be a disaster)
I’ll never like reality TV. Sorry, I just won’t.
I’ll never have sex with a woman. I don’t have anything against it for other people–I’m just so hetero I’m off the scale.
I’ll never visit the North Pole (especially after taking a walk this morning in 26 degree weather with a brutal wind blowing). It’s just too cold!!!

Hope y’all are having a good 2010 already!
Rachel Gibson on 02 Jan 2010 at 4:39 pm #

Sabrina, you crack me up. I have a few gay people in my family. Love them to death, but I’m not attracted to other women.

Eliz-boyle, be careful what you promise. My hand to eye coordination is embarrassing. I crocheted once. It was a sad, sad attempt.

You have all made me smile today. Thanks and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Kathy on 02 Jan 2010 at 5:03 pm #

Rachel, my sisters can crochet but when I try I only get the first string and that is it.
I can knit but don’t expect anything more than a wonky looking scarf from me.
Louisa Cornell on 02 Jan 2010 at 7:05 pm #

What a great take on the New Year !!

1. I will never eat sushi, not even at gunpoint. I have eaten escargot, alligator, snake, monkey brains, cockroaches, locusts and several other truly disgusting things, but I draw the line at raw fish!

2. I will never wear Crocs either. I ADORE shoes and Crocs are NOT shoes!

3. I’m with Sabrina. I have no problem with anyone’s sexual preference, but I don’t even a twitch of interest in having sex with a woman. For me, it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that schwing. (Yes, I am a BAD person!)

4. I have never and will never do drugs of any kind. I just don’t get it.

5. I have never had even a sip of alcohol. My Mom’s Native American. My Dad was the only non-drinker (after he married my Mom) in a large family of religiously alcoholic Welshmen and Welshwomen. I figured the odds were just TOO high that a hedonistic artistic type like me didn’t stand a chance. HOWEVER, when I sign my first book contract you are ALL invited to watch me break my 51 year drought with an entire bottle of champagne!
Amy on 02 Jan 2010 at 8:14 pm #

I will never wear skinny jeans. Will this fad just go away, please! I might feel differently if I had the body for them, but I don’t. I also think that men should NEVER wear skinny jeans!

I will never smoke. I can’t stand the smell!

I will never drink rum again in my life.

I will never watch Bravehart. I know a lot of people like it, but I have tried 3 times, and just can’t get passed Mel Gibson as William Wallace.

I will never live anywhere but Canada.

I will never win an olympic medal.

I will never kiss Johnny Depp… ok, I will kiss him, but only in my dreams!
Lisa G on 02 Jan 2010 at 8:53 pm #

WOW! GREAT TOPIC! I CAN THINK OF A FEW:

1. I WILL NEVER EVER EAT SUSHI, SQUID AND ESCARGOT! THEY ARE SLIMY, GROSS AND I HAVE HAD BIOLOGY AND KNOW WHAT KIND OF BAD WORMS LIVE INSIDE THEM! YUCK, NOT IN MY LIFETIME EVER WILL I EAT THEM.
2. I WILL NEVER BE DRUNK! AFTER HAVING ALCOHOLIC PARENTS, IT’S HARD TO EVEN TOUCH ONE DRINK WITHOUT HAVING VIVID NIGHTMARES OF THE PAST COME BACK TO HAUNT ME. I COULD NEVER DO THAT TO MY CHILDREN.
3. I WILL NEVER GIVE UP MY BOOKS! NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!
4. I WILL NEVER EVER THINK OF MY CHILDREN AS GROWN-UPS. THEY SHALL AND WILL ALWAYS BE MY BABIES!
5. I WILL NEVER EVER DRIVE A STATION WAGON! I’M SORRY I’M NOT FROM THAT GENERATION!
6. I WILL NEVER MOVE ANYWHERE COLDER THEN THE STATE I AM ALREADY IN. IT’S TOO COLD HERE AND I’M NOT SURE WHY I’M STILL HERE ANYWAY.
7. I WILL NEVER BELCH OR PASS GAS IN PUBLIC. I THINK IT’S RUDE AND INCONSIDERATE!
8. I WILL NEVER SMOKE (ANYTHING), SHOOT UP OR TAKE ANY KIND OF DRUGS! THAT’S JUST CRAZY!!
9. I WILL NEVER BE VAIN OR CONCEITED. IT’S NOT IN MY NATURE. I’M REAL AND DOWN TO EARTH! I’M MY SISTER! I CAN’T AND NEVER WILL BE!
10. I WILL NEVER GROW UP (or old) ! LIFE IS TO SHORT TO NOT HAVE FUN!
evlqn on 03 Jan 2010 at 1:18 am #

I will never do drugs either, my doctor has enough trouble getting me to take the one he prescribes.

I remember several years ago someone offered me a line of coke and I turned them down in a NY minute. They thought it was “specia” cuz they were using a c-note as a straw. My take on it was,”Why would I want to shove a dirty dollar bill up my nose after it had been in several other noses, most of whom I did not know and probably wouldn’t like if I did know them?” Yes I am a buzz kill, so what!
nancyg on 03 Jan 2010 at 1:33 am #

I’m one of those people who never say never, but…

I’ll never eat shellfish again – I’ve developed a highly sensitive allergy, and 2 trips to the emergency room in the same year has sworn me off, no matter how much I *love* shrimp, scallops, crab legs & lobster…
(my Chinese mother has almost written me off!! she swears I was switched at birth!)

I’ll never put anyone else’s welfare above my girls’ – no matter how tempting the offer (front row tickets to my favorite group in lieu of a 5th grade performance)….

never tell a lie to someone when they ask me for my honest opinion… you’re not a friend if you can lie to their face…

be jealous of what someone has that I don’t (for you Bible readers, “cover they neighbor’s goods) … my mantra with my girls, and one I try to live by “you get what you ‘git”, and you don’t throw a fit….”

NEVER take for granted all the blessings I have now – health, happiness, family, friends…. life is too short – gotta look at the road ahead instead of the miles traveled….
nancyg on 03 Jan 2010 at 1:35 am #

elvqn –

there’s a study out there – can’t remember the exact percentage, but something like 80% of all circulating U.S. paper currency has cocaine residue on it – good call.

whether it’s a 100 or a $1 – sooo not worth it – I already know I have an addictive personality, so I’ve always stayed away from drugs, no doubt about it…

WTG, girl!!
evlqn on 03 Jan 2010 at 2:30 am #

I hate seeing people blow their noses in public or spit on the street, what are the chances I want to swap snot??

Nancyg, I’ve heard of that study too. I come from a family of addictive personalities, I’m just very picky about my addictions. Books, coffee, chocolate; the important things.
Teresa on 03 Jan 2010 at 11:45 am #

To each their own, but it’s too bad that you (and others) don’t appreciate Mariah Carey. In my opinion she’s one of the best vocalists of her generation. As well as setting some music trends (although that’s not very important to me). I don’t know who I’d be listening to if she wasn’t around (been a fan since I was a teenager). *shrugs*

Happy (belated) New Year to all. : )
Amy W. on 05 Jan 2010 at 11:07 pm #

You all are so funny. I also will never do drugs but my nephew recently swallowed a penny. I wander if he got high from that? Sushi, heck no, but Rachel, the Black-eyed-peas? I just downloaded one of their tunes. Books, chocolate, the beach are what I live for. Thanks ladies for all your wonderful reads.