I'm doing 35 things
I wish I would have known!
17 months ago
The race was yesterday! I’m starting my training now. Knowing me, I’ll focus on the doughnut eating part instead of the running part though.
Dougie's Life List
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1. Make a music video using only images from Google
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2. Transfer home movies from VHS to DVD
43 people -
3. decorate my house
1 cheer391 people -
4. take 43 self portrait photographs where you cannot see my face
1 entry . 9 cheers85 people -
5. have a garden
764 people -
6. host a murder mystery dinner party
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7. Plan a treasure hunt game
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8. Scan my photos
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9. write a mystery novel
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10. Get a physical
1 entry . 3 cheers55 people -
11. Try sedation dentistry
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12. Start a new business
1 entry . 9 cheers81 people -
13. organize my dvd collection
1 entry . 4 cheers7 people -
14. build a workbench in my garage
1 entry . 6 cheers4 people -
15. go to a film festival
1 entry . 15 cheers113 people -
16. run the krispy kreme challenge
1 entry5 people -
17. go on a murder mystery cruise
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18. ride an ATV
1 cheer11 people -
19. attend a Duke game at Cameron Indoor
1 entry . 1 cheer3 people -
20. run up the Philadelphia Art Museum steps
1 cheer3 people -
21. visit the house from "a christmas story"
1 person -
22. learn to shag
10 people -
23. Build a home office
1 entry . 4 cheers13 people -
24. get lasik surgery
1 entry . 4 cheers344 people -
25. learn to snowboard
2,369 people -
26. run a 5k
1 entry . 16 cheers2,040 people -
27. Build a Hedge Maze.
3 people -
28. go to a NASCAR Race
1 entry . 6 cheers92 people -
29. live in a house with hidden rooms and secret passageways
13 cheers430 people -
30. visit every state in the U.S.
1 entry . 10 cheers537 people -
31. Win an Edgar Award
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32. see the northern lights
1 entry . 14 cheers16,374 people -
33. Cross the equator
1 entry . 6 cheers20 people -
34. visit all the continents
1 entry . 13 cheers116 people -
35. own a microcar
1 person
Recent entries
Fun and interesting, but not entirely what we expected
22 months ago
Not sure what I thought this was going to be, but it turned out to be a pretty positive experience with just a little frustration mixed in (mostly about waiting for rooms to open up to have fun in!). We will definitely do it again, but maybe only a few times a year – not every week or month.
We went to a club about an hour away in the middle of BFE. It was a small place and was completely packed about an hour after we got there. Before we went, we made contact through another site so we were able to have someone to hang out with most of the night. Plus, they introduced us to some of their friends and we felt reall a part of the party.
It was a very sexual evening and we saw a wide variety of activities (trying not to be too graphic here). We’re not swingers, so other than shaking some hands and dancing with other people, we didn’t touch anyone else, but we did take care of each other. It was a laid-back kind of place and watching without being involved was cool, so we never felt uncomfortable at all. The only frustration was the line to use some of the rooms. When you’re ready to go, you don’t want to have to wait 30-60 minutes for a room to free up.
You do have to have your expectations in line with your partner before you get there and know what you both are and are not comfortable with. Be open to meeting people of all ages, body types, etc. and just look at as an adventure!
Limited nervousness now
23 months ago
I’ve went through Toastmasters for about a year. Recently, when anyone asks who wants to give a presentation at work, I step up. I’ve given about five presentations in the past two months for groups from 10 to 75 people. As long as I prepare well, I have no nervousness now and feel that I’m doing a pretty good job.
