We'd try anything once

Metromix maven (reluctantly) learns how to scare the crap out of people

It had more than a hint of lemon

Getting to the basics of eight-ball

Once you get the step-drag down, it's doable — even for the rhythmically challenged

Learning to make sushi takes practice — and patience

Writer makes it one-quarter of the way up a climbing wall before 'falling'

Old Toad quizmaster stumps self-described trivia maven — repeatedly

Local pro basketball players tutor our writer in the basics

Writer receives some coaching at Clover Lanes in Pittsford

They didn't strike me as rugby types — until they took the field

Not in the break-dance way but in the 'I'm-overwhelmed' way

Especially when you're hovering over water that's hundreds of feet deep

A friendly tattoo artist got under our reporter's skin

Although getting the scoop at Abbott's is tougher than it seems

You can stage a dream wedding on a tight budget

Reporter laces up with the Roc City Roller Derby girls prior to group's Inaugural Brawl

The sun and then a really good-looking Red Wing got in our reporter’s eyes

Reporter learns how to burn calories while tickling 'audience' with feather boa

Making sushi isn’t as hard as reporter thought, with the help of Piranha's owner

Reporter nearly masters rowing basics without getting her feet (or anything else) wet

Then our reporter got the hang of hoop dancing, and she was hooked

Reporter eases her way into and out of the lake amid lots of running and splashing

Concerned her overstuffed bag might not stop a bullet, she learns hand-to-hand combat technique

Reporter tries to become 'Skinny Bitch' by avoiding major food groups

Self-proclaimed ‘music dork’ tries her hand at mixing it up in the DJ booth

Standing out in the cold with a bell and a kettle is more rewarding than it looks

Reporter finds out what it's like to mind the bull and pour the Jack - while clothed

Reporter’s aversion to stopping during BMX lesson leaves her bruised

With ‘The Princess Bride’ as her only point of reference, a reporter tries fencing

Village Idiots give our reporter a lesson in comedy improv