I just saw the comments to my post below. About my wish for more excitement I might add a curse I once heard:

May you live in Interesting Times.

Because there's nothing more annoying than Interesting Times if you're actually stuck in them. In retrospect you might tell about them and they might sound exciting ("There was this time I wrestled the giant Boa Constrictor"), but while they last, they certainly are no fun whatsoever.

So boring's probably good. And I don't know whether meeting Bata "Every Day Is Bad Hair Day" Illic" wasn't too exciting for me...