J Thomas

writing a book about pirates!



I'm doing 40 things
 

J Thomas's Life List

  1. 1. be more positive
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    2,057 people
  2. 2. meet owen wilson
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    5 people
  3. 3. Start my own business
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    8,289 people
  4. 4. Go Surfing
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    383 people
  5. 5. Get a job
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    9,928 people
  6. 6. buy a bike
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    395 people
  7. 7. upload a youtube movie
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    7 people
  8. 8. Be a better friend
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    5,799 people
  9. 9. Build a celtic coffee table
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    1 person
  10. 10. ask myself more questions
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    1 person
  11. 11. get a six pack
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    2,735 people
  12. 12. figure out what i want to do with my life
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    3,293 people
  13. 13. lose body fat
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    21 people
  14. 14. lose 20 pounds
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    6,488 people
  15. 15. Write a Childrens Book.
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    1,278 people
  16. 16. Write a famous Christmas song
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    2 people
  17. 17. get a tattoo
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    19,615 people
  18. 18. take acting classes
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    103 people
  19. 19. Stop obsessing
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    304 people
  20. 20. be more confident
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    9,849 people
  21. 21. Start a book of quotes that mean something to me
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    107 people
  22. 22. write a business book
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    7 people
  23. 23. Sell a peice of music
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    1 person
  24. 24. go to Ireland
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    1,574 people
  25. 25. Publish a song
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    35 people
  26. 26. Write my own song.
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    156 people
  27. 27. take control of my life
    3 entries . 5 cheers
    124 people
  28. 28. go zorbing
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    287 people
  29. 29. Make a soundtrack for my life
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    326 people
  30. 30. be given a house
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    1 person
  31. 31. Build a pair of Adirondack chairs
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    4 people
  32. 32. build a stone wall
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    14 people
  33. 33. Buy a Sword
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    15 people
  34. 34. make a smaller ecological footprint
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    1,044 people
  35. 35. minimize my material possessions
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    153 people
  36. 36. define what i should do in next 10 years
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    2 people
  37. 37. write a book
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    24,981 people
  38. 38. Write a movie script
    373 people
  39. 39. build a greenhouse
    101 people
  40. 40. run my house on solar power
    85 people

How I did it
How to finish my taxes
It took me
700 days
It made me
Taxes suck!!


Recent entries
build a stone wall
I've started 3 months ago

Just started working out the measurements. I’m pretty stoked! It should be cool in the end. There’s a grade, a dip, and some other issues that need to be overcome, which I think will only make it look that much cooler. I’ll post pics as things change.



take control of my life (read all 3 entries…)
Taking control is hard... 3 months ago

Looking out over the decisions I am making in the next year, it has occurred to me that taking control is indeed very hard. Sadly, I’m not sure my relationship with my wife is going to last. There are so many ways we are good for each other, and yet, there are so many ways that we both have become worse off than before we knew each other. In the final analysis, I think we are bad for each other. 10 years is a long time to throw away, but another 20 years wasted on top is insane. In the words of Tagome from King Arthur, “I will prepare.” just in case.



write a book (read all 2 entries…)
How fun this has been.... 3 months ago

Well, I’m not at 95000 words yet, and it is well past Christmas, so I haven’t met my goals, however! I have written about 25000 to 30000 words so far, and have totally enjoyed the process. I’m now part of a writers meetup group which is very supportive, and the story has taken so many twists and turns, that it looks nothing like my original idea! But it is so much better. What a very enjoyable process. Who knows, maybe someday I’ll get published!



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