When people start talking about their “good, wild days…”, I often end up stumped. You see, I don’t seem to have anything to contribute to such conversations. Not really anyway. Sure, I did some silly things in my past. I made mistakes, took some wrong turns… But, I’ve never been in drinking binges or did anything remotely ‘experimental’ or terribly crazy.
This thought doesn’t usually bother me. I don’t really mind, for the most part.
But, lately, some comments that I’ve been hearing are beginning to get me thinking. I guess, it just seemed extra weird when a chaplain recently told me in jest, “You’re too well-rounded for my liking.” Sure, it was just a joke. But, if a chaplain can actually say that I’m ‘too wholesoome’… well. Ah. Well, indeed.
So, maybe it’s time to put some edge to my square personality. 
The trouble is, when I start brainstorming about ‘Wild Things To Do’ – I get really icky about most of the suggestions. For example, while soliciting for some wild ideas, someone mentioned something about getting a tattoo. Guess what my first reaction was? — “But, isn’t that too painful?” Ha. Pathetic, eh?
Anyway, I’d like to read about YOUR wild days and wild things. Perhaps, you can give me some ideas and suggestions on how people live on the wilder side of life.
If, however, you’re anything like me when it comes to wild things, I’d like to hear from you too. Maybe we can console each other while singing “It’s hip to be square…” Bleh.
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Hahaha. Body piercing? That, at least, won’t subject you to a longer period of torture if the pain of getting a tatoo upsets you. Heehee. 
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when people asks me if i ever did drugs and i reply NO, the’re all like, “you’re a saint”. BUGS me. i have to do a spiel on i how was never interested, i have been in the vicinity of people doing it but it just wasn’t my thing. that doesn’t mean i’m a saint or a goody goody.
about tattoos, i’m hoping i finally get mine after my second baby. i’m kinda scared about it but my thinking is, “if i can push a baby out, i can definitely handle a tattoo”.
when we lived in NY, my wild days consisted of having a girls night out at a gay bar..hehehe. i loved it.
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hmmm..
someday, you will do something wild, you’ll see.. just dont do something that would harm yourself or others..
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I’d tell ya but I don’t want to make you blush.
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Something that my best friend and I used to do when we were bored was to drag out a map and pick a spot on it (usually a state map) and then take off to that spot. After we got to the location we would throw the map in the trunk and get ourselves seriously lost. We used to call it chateauing and I know its not like becoming a mercenary or working in the porn industry wild but it is fun. You end up seeing the most interesting places and meeting people that you would never normally hang around. Its kinda like being thrown out of an airplane being flown by a blind pilot only to a lesser level.
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Hi Shai,
I don’t really think there’s any need to worry about your lack of wild side. It’s fine to be less than wild when it comes to that kind of thing. Seriously, I have been there and I’d rather be where you’re at than having a past of wild living, even if it was for a short time. I did plenty of damage just in those few years, enough to give me plenty of troubles I didn’t enjoy living through later. I feel you should embrace who you are, and if that means you aren’t ‘wild’ then so be it. I like you just the way you are.
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nothing wrong with being wholesome
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Hi Shai,
Don’t worry about having a square personality because at least you exactly know what you are doing. Being “wild” or having a “wild side” always differs from each one of us. We always have a different perception of what could be a “wild thing”…. You’re doing great, you don’t need to bother about having or getting into something that you are not comfortable of doing
…. As for me, have you ever heard a thing called “EXTREME DATING”? (perhaps that’s the wildest thing I ever did recently!)
Cheers…
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Sasha: Ha! See my comments in a follow-up blog entry.
dexie: First of all, there’s nothing ‘normal’ about doing drugs and such. And yes, it doesn’t make one a ‘saint’ if one doesn’t take them. Next, there really isn’t anything WRONG with being good.
And yeah, you’re probably right. If we can go through childbirth, then a tatoo shouldn’t be too tough eh? 
Take photos of your tatoo (when you get it) and share, okay?
rex: Thanks for the vote of confidence. Hehehe. Well, I definitely have no intention of harming myself or others. That’s just NOT my kind of wild.
Matt: Hmmmm… Try me!
MCtrlSys: Cool! I’ve got more to say in a follow-up blog entry.
Heather: Ah… That’s nice of you to say! But yeah, I wasn’t really worried about it. I just wanted some good, clean fun “wild” stuff… Nothing too earth shattering.
AnP: I agree!
vhic: Thanks for saying so! That’s kind of you. And nope, I wasn’t planning on doing anything that’s way beyond my comfort zone. I was just hoping to get some daring ideas for the fun of it.
Oh, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard of extreme dating. Tell me more! 
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