I'm doing 43 things
Who knew!?
4 days ago
Out of the drunken confessions of co-workers, apparently a few of them think I’m outgoing!? Huh…weird, right?
EllisandeSedai's Life List
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1. Hunt down and destroy the Jedi
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2. Move in with Rob
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3. Give Blood
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4. Finish the Creative Writing Mailing List for TotP
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5. Tone up
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6. Reconnect with a few former co-workers
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7. Organize my apartment; throw out the school papers!
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8. Write 10,000 words
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9. Actually finish a manuscript
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10. Be a millionare by the age of thirty seven.
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11. Not be such a push over.
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12. Keep my room clean
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13. Go to Dragon*Con 2009
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14. Get more involved in Tears of the Phoenix
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15. Walk the length of Central Park in one afternoon
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16. Beat Okami
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17. Become an editor
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18. Become a freelance copyeditor to augment income
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19. Be loyal to my blogs
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20. Meditate more
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21. Reconnect with a few old professors
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22. Complete 20 of my 43 Things in 2009
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23. Learn to build computers (See also, shitastic PC)
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24. Stay loyal to my writing schedule
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25. Go back to St. Croix
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26. Reread the Wheel of Time
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27. See the end of the Wheel of Time.
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28. RP more
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29. Get my shitastic PC fixed
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30. Bellydance more
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31. Take a class in american tribal dance
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32. Travel to Greece.
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33. Move to where I can see the stars again
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34. Read more
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35. Learn origami
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36. Join the 501st
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37. Learn German
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38. Read all of Annie Dillard's works
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39. Twitter
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40. Write a poem in latin.
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41. Win a NaNoWriMo
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42. Add explanatory entires to all of these goals.
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43. Join a writing group
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I gave up writing quality posts and just started posting everywhere in order to get the darn participation point. I say it was worth doing because I got an A out of the increased activity, but online courses as a whole are worthless. So much of what goes on, on those discussion boards is just fluff. I did not learn much from that class but at least it is over now, and I'll never have to take another online course again. Read how I did it…
It made me 
How I did it: Between christmas presents and christmas money, I think I've finally built up a decent starting work-wardrobe. My parents surprised me with a Coach purse to replace my very emo, but well-loved AFI bag that is now my bag for the weekend. The sales were awesome this christmas, and I got a black rain-trench at the Banna Republic for 50% off. I think that one is my favorite find. The Limited nearest to me also went out of business so I g… Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I didn't sleep. I cried -a lot-. I was at one of my internships every day a week, and since at the second internship I only worked two days I usually took a lot of work home to do on the weekend. Somehow I still pulled off straight A's and kept up with a social life. This semester was totally, totally, totally worth it. I learned so much on both jobs: One in Academic Publishing doing Marketing and the other in YA Sci/Fi Fantasy Publi… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
11 & 12
1 month ago
11. Complete my Masters Degree in Publishing
12. Break my Caffeine Addiction
For the first ten see: http://www.43things.com/things/view/2380314/complete-10-of-my-43-things-in-2009
Better Days
1 month ago
A recent comment prompted me to look back at this one and I realized that I left this goal a little open-ended and negative. So now a year later, I’m here to write an update about better days.
I’m still figuring out my place among new co-workers, friends, extended family, but I have a home now. I have my little corner or the world, a neighborhood, routines, and they make me feel safe and comfortable. I’ve carved myself out a home base, all by myself, from which to launch into any number of grand adventures that are literally at my doorstep somedays. (Nothing like waking up at 8:00 in the morning with a parade going down your avenue.)
Homesickness still makes some days hard. A phone call can never compare to a hug. My family just left after spending the week with me, so today is one of the rougher days. But the rough days are not as numerous, and the bright days are very good indeed.
I love the city. It is everything I could have ever hopped for and not nearly as cold (usually) as I expected it to be. :) Now I just struggle to live up to it. I tend not to be spontaneous or a risk taker by nature so sometimes it takes doing to push myself outside of my comfort zone.
