The Queen made a visit to Ottawa this Canada day, and although I was not knighted, I was able to see her on Parliament Hill and listen to her address the nation.
Cassandra_17's Life List
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1. Race a rubber duck
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2. make 1000 paper cranes
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3. get a sailing or pilot or motorcycle license
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4. get a pet
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5. go skydiving
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6. get married
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7. travel to another continent
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8. buy a dishwasher
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9. make love in the rain
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10. karaoke
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11. learn another language
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12. invent something
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13. be knighted by the queen
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14. get my scuba diving license
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15. become more independent
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16. go swimming once a week
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17. find a new place to live
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18. be more active
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19. have better posture
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How I did it: My two roommates and I decided that we would learn the dance and have a surprise performance at a halloween party. After finding a youtube clip of all the dance moves broken down we began memorizing the steps. It was a long process but having two of my best friends learn it with me made it extremely easy and a lot more fun. We didn't have a way to look at ourselves, so we used the reflection in the windows at night, this worked well but I… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I found a tear-away ad on a telephone pole advertising all sorts of dance classes however this sat on the fridge for a little while. One day I saw a time written on the bottom and after putting two and two together I ruined a special someones attempt to surprise me with private lessons...WOOPS! The class was great and the private lesson made me feel so much more comfortable with making mistakes and stepping on toes (ouch!) plus I know exa… Read how I did it…
With a new house coming in November, investment in a good dishwasher is necessary. They are all pretty standard compared to one another but I am opting for something in stainless steel (let’s just hope the dished don’t look like the stainless finish covered in fingerprints).
Sadly I was unable to complete this goal last year as the waterway was lowered the day we planned to race. The weather is perfect, the water is raging, and my duck is feeling as lucky as ever!
