DoctorTeeth

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I'm doing 42 things
 

DoctorTeeth's Life List

  1. 1. kick the economic crisis in the canoogies by doing at least one NEW AND FULFILLING (and quite possibly thrifty and frugal) thing in April, May, and June!
    4 entries . 7 cheers
    22 people
  2. 2. watch Jim Emerson's "102 Movies You Must See"
    1 person
  3. 3. write a song
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    4,019 people
  4. 4. Catch a fish and eat it
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    13 people
  5. 5. write more poetry
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    906 people
  6. 6. stay at a bed & breakfast
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    45 people
  7. 7. learn a second language
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    505 people
  8. 8. learn how to drive a manual transmission vehicle
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    194 people
  9. 9. Buy a House
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    12,129 people
  10. 10. Do 100 situps
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    78 people
  11. 11. find a hobby
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    571 people
  12. 12. find someone to trade mix CDs with - and then do it!
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    5 people
  13. 13. go wine-tasting
    1 entry . 25 cheers
    25 people
  14. 14. learn to meditate
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    1,535 people
  15. 15. Learn to play the guitar
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    12,285 people
  16. 16. Make an "101 Movies To See" list
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    1 person
  17. 17. Make MP3s from my LPs
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    14 people
  18. 18. make sushi
    1 entry . 23 cheers
    202 people
  19. 19. read the CGS "Top 100 Trade Paperbacks" list
    1 entry
    1 person
  20. 20. Take the Mensa test.
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    959 people
  21. 21. do 100 pushups
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    425 people
  22. 22. learn to play the harmonica
    2 entries . 9 cheers
    779 people
  23. 23. re-read some of my favorite books
    2 entries . 11 cheers
    2 people
  24. 24. watch every film in my DVD collection
    2 entries . 3 cheers
    31 people
  25. 25. Go swimming in Horseshoe Lake
    3 entries . 14 cheers
    1 person
  26. 26. learn to snowboard
    3 entries . 20 cheers
    2,370 people
  27. 27. Play a game of Axis & Allies
    3 entries . 14 cheers
    6 people
  28. 28. read Infinite Jest
    3 entries . 6 cheers
    36 people
  29. 29. Spend a whole day reading a great novel.
    4 entries . 14 cheers
    20 people
  30. 30. stick to a chore schedule
    4 entries . 6 cheers
    8 people
  31. 31. Do the A-Z author challenge
    5 entries . 4 cheers
    131 people
  32. 32. finish my NANO novel
    5 entries . 12 cheers
    29 people
  33. 33. walk three times a week
    5 entries . 9 cheers
    21 people
  34. 34. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
    6 entries . 7 cheers
    7,431 people
  35. 35. learn to mix drinks
    7 entries . 7 cheers
    73 people
  36. 36. read all of my comics
    7 entries . 9 cheers
    3 people
  37. 37. Finish my "101 Movies To See" list
    10 entries . 5 cheers
    1 person
  38. 38. try 43 new recipes
    10 entries . 8 cheers
    38 people
  39. 39. complete the 999 challenge on librarything.com
    12 entries . 5 cheers
    4 people
  40. 40. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    18 entries . 15 cheers
    6,865 people
  41. 41. Keep track of all the movies I watch in 2009
    96 entries . 4 cheers
    29 people
  42. 42. stop talking about it and actually go camping this summer!
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    4 people

How I did it
How to buy a new car
It took me
2 weeks
It made me
relieved


How to visit new york
It took me
3 months
It made me
pleased


How to visit Quebec City
It took me
2 months
It made me
pleased


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Recent entries
Keep track of all the movies I watch in 2009 (read all 96 entries…)
96. Stranger Than Fiction 5 minutes ago

(DVD, released 2006)

I own this movie, and have watched it at least six times, because it is SO GOOD. I kind of liken Stranger Than Fiction to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in the same way that I liken Coldplay to Radiohead: they’re similar, but one is definitely more easily consumed by the general public. However, unlike Coldplay, I actually like Stranger Than Fiction. Quite a bit. Will Ferell is note-perfect, and the rest of the cast is just stellar. Seriously: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Tony Hale, even Queen Latifah. All excellent. It combines an offbeat story with a very particular and relevant style, and I just love the way it unfolds. Plus, it’s a movie that my wife and I can both enjoy equally: that’s a beautiful rarity.



Keep track of all the movies I watch in 2009 (read all 96 entries…)
95. Infernal Affairs III 10 minutes ago

(DVD, released 2003)

Just like the two that came before it, IA3 was another very good movie, with excellent performances (I am REALLY digging Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Andy Lau). And it twists things up a little bit: while the first movie was a fairly straight-ahead action movie, and the second was a gangster film a la The Godfather, this third movie has got the tension and style of a psychological thriller. However, the non-linear storytelling got rather confusing, and I wasn’t sure what was happening some of the time. And I’m usually good with the non-linear narratives. It might suffer in comparison to the first two Infernal Affairs movies, but it was still good and worthy to stand alongside them.



make a daily "to do" list that i actually follow (read all 376 entries…)
Saturday, July 4 20 minutes ago
  • go to library
  • go to wedding
  • get a card and cash
  • go to cousin-in-law’s housewarming party
  • go to reception
  • attempt to be civil
  • chores: fold and put away laundry
  • call K&Fi about tomorrow


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