Originally Posted by kane

It is hard to put them in order of which is better or more memorable, but here are a few that stand out.

1. Going to Egypt. It was an amazing, life changing event.

2. Having a perfect 24 hours while in Egypt. During the trip we had a 3 day cruise down the Nile. One morning we were up before dawn and went to the Valley of Kings where all the pharaoh's tombs are. It was incredible. That afternoon we saw queens' tombs and other stuff. That evening we had a great dinner and a cool show. As the ship left dock and continued to sail I went up on the overhead deck with this girl I met while on the trip. The sky was clear and filled with stars. We laid on one of those suntanning lounge chairs and passed a bottle of wine back and forth. We didn't say much, just soaked in the moment then slept together that night. It was a perfect moment.

3. Getting tongue kissed by Liz Phair. . . it's a long story that is kind of funny and made me marginally famous locally for a few weeks.

4. First time I got paid to write something.

5. Spending 16 amazing hours in Zurich Switzerland with a girl from Spain. Another somewhat long story. It could be a movie of boy meets girl during flight layover and they have 16 hours of goofy fun.

6. When I moved from Oregon to Los Angeles. As I came up over the last hill headed into the LA Basin the sun was just coming up and the Church's "Under the Milky Way" came on the radio. It was like a moment out of a movie. I had been scared about the move, but in that moment I knew I was going to be okay.

7. Having a South Park moment with Michael Stipe.

8. Going to San Francisco with my then girlfriend to see the Picasso exhibit they had. I hated the city, but that day in the museum and the stupid fun she and I had staying in this shitty, broken down, rats nest of a hotel was fun.

9. A fun trip to New Orleans to interview Mike Ditka for a magazine. He was a cool guy and after the interview I ended up spending a week in the city and had a crazy, fun time that included everything from going out in the swamp to see gators to eating some great food to having sex with a vampire chick I met on Bourbon Street.

10. A week long camping trip after high school graduation. Right after high school a few friends and I went on a week long camping trip on the Oregon Coast. We hit a few different stops and had a blast. A few of those guys were going into the military and one was going off to college. It was really the last time the core group of friends I hung out with in high school was together at the same time. I am still close to them all and live near a few of them, but others have moved to different places. It was a great memory.

Those are the things that come from the top of my head.