174. Hold a bird

I've held chickens before, but I did catch a wild bird in my hands one time.  The school I went to had a building with a big rotating wall, and a lot of skylights inside, so it was not unusual for birds to come in, but they usually stayed pretty close to the way out.  But one time I was upstairs, and there was a blackbird smashing its head against a window trying to get out.  It was concentrating very intently on the window, so it was easy to catch.  I grabbed it, and managed to hold it tightly enough that it didn't get away, and loosely enough that I think it was okay.  I used sort of a scooping motion around the whole bird to get the wings, since they were sticking out from the flying and all.  It had its mouth open while I had ahold of it, and it looked rather nervous.  It didn't poop on me, though.  I took it to a door and threw it out, and it flew away as soon as I let go of it.  Fortunately, no one stole my backpack while I was gone.

425. Send someone flowers

This is the Thinking of You Bouquet by FTD.  This is the medium size one, and it comes with the vase.  I sent it to my mother.

558. Gamble at the Bellagio in Las Vegas

Well, I spent a dollar on the slot machines across from their prix fixe restaurant.  The stuff on the menu looked interesting, but they didn't open until 5pm or 5:30.  I'm not really a fan of slot machines; you push a button and it beeps and makes flashy lights, and then you have less money than you started with.  I haven't found any other forms of gambling I like either, since the odds are so bad.  I'm bad at lottery tickets, too.  Even if someone buys me one and gives it to me, it won't win. 

309. See a sheep in New Zealand

Turns out it's sort of hard not to see a sheep in New Zealand.  Although, apparently they're raising a lot more cattle and deer than they used to.  They used to have feral deer that somebody imported to hunt, and then venison got popular, so they went out and caught all the deer, and now there are deer farms all over.

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.