I'm doing 25 things
i met a harlequin great dane here in mexico and they seem perfect – gentle temperaments, not too much barking and not much exercise required either. “a good apartment dog” is how the owner described it. im leaning still towards one of these giant breeds that dont require much exercise, other possibilities are an ex-racing greyhound or the breed i cant remember the name of – theres one on my street, like a newfie but less drooling.
my only reservation is whether i can be around for it when part of me wants to live o/s for a few years still.
CDL_09's Life List
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1. meditate daily
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2. exercise regularly
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3. write a feature script
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4. surf more, surf better
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5. Get Barrelled
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6. volunteer
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7. Donate blood
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8. learn to sail
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9. work in LA
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10. get a dog
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11. buy an apartment
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12. visit tasmania
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13. Take 3 hip hop classes per week
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14. Visit the northern territory
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15. Take acting classes
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16. go to South America
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17. improve my Russian
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18. go to Africa
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19. go to Greenland
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20. spend several months living at sea
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21. read Ulysses
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22. live by the sea
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23. ride in a submarine
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24. go to Grasse to learn more about perfume
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25. direct my short film script
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How I did it
It made me
my happiest 
How I did it: ive been here in melb for 5 years and finally landed that job where i get to be creative and intellectually valued. it still doesnt feel real. im not technically a freelancer - im a contrcator - but im essntially being paid to plot and write for a tv show. this is a huge step up and i cant wait to start. Read how I did it…
It made me
more powerful
How I did it: looking back ive come such a long way in the last 2-odd years. frombeing too shy to show some nobody guy my writeing - to publishing writing publicly several times a week, writing articles - PAID articles - for magazines, and completeing a screenwriting grad cert. oh yeah, and getitng a job where im PAID TO WRITE!! i really cant believe it, all still feels like a dream. writing is a aprt of my every day life now, wehther it be with the sh… Read how I did it…
It made me
braver
How I did it: i agonised and agonised, then i wrote, then i sent it to a bunch of contacts. for me, connecting with producers that were willing to read was the key to me knuckling down to do it. i somehow got the number of a development producer at a well known production company and she asked for a sample of my writing, so i wrote specifically to the demographic she described, using one of the diea ive been cooking for a while now. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
tickets are booked! crazy. still cant believe i achieved both my biggest goals this year – to get a job writing, and to visit mexico. incredible. amazing what can happen when you put your mind to something.
am now just trying to learn as much spanish as possible. my plan is just to cruise, surf a lot and see where the wind blows me.
this is about to become hard again, im getting a job with no walking and free delicious lunches. ideas ive had are:
thursday night hip hop
surfing weekends
rowing with a friend
gym with my housemate
i know how quickly my weight fluctuates which is good and bad! id really like to get a new routine happening. it would be so great to go back to hip hop. and if i get a car i could nick off for weekend trips on a friday after work, just pack my board and go.
