636. Be right-handed for an entire day

Check and check.  Although, I guess to really get in the spirit of things, I should be left-handed for an entire day.

185. Go white water rafting

This is the Merced River, by Yosemite National Park.  That's me with the white paddle.

28. Take a self-defense class

I took a self-defense class in high school.  It was taught by the dance teacher, so I'm not sure exactly how applicable it was.  They did say to fight dirty, which I suppose is an important point, although I've never had to defend myself against anyone.  My friend tried to start a bar fight once, but my strategy was to apologize a lot and try to drag her away.  I couldn't even budge her, so I'm probably not destined to be a cage fighting champion.   

106. Go to a real desert and see sand dunes

This is the coast of Baja California.

292. Go 100 days without fast food

Pretty self-explanatory.  It also turns out to be surprisingly easy if you're a six-hour plane ride from the nearest fast food joint.  I didn't manage to avoid fast food when I lived within walking distance of several fast food places.  I think my favorite fast food is the canteloupe juice at Quickly.

49. Read War and Peace

It was an alright book, kind of a lot of characters to remember.  One girl, Natasha, reminded me of a character in Tale of Genji.  I don't remember if the girl in Tale of Genji had a name; lots of them are called "the plum-blossom lady" or something like that.  But the girl in Tale of Genji wrote a poem that went "Not to one mortal only, but to all that in this dark world dwell, that word I must accord."  If I told you what they had in common, it might spoil the book, though.  You are going to read two 1000-page novels, each hundreds of years old, right?