Faustus

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I'm doing 40 things
 

Faustus's Life List

  1. 1. encourage others to reach their potential
    1 entry . 251 cheers
    36 people
  2. 2. practice and spread acceptance, understanding and compassion
    14 team members . 1 entry . 166 cheers
    41 people
  3. 3. Be open minded - learn always - listen carefully
    202 cheers
    7 people
  4. 4. be a good teacher
    5 entries . 224 cheers
    139 people
  5. 5. make poverty history
    5 entries . 127 cheers
    220 people
  6. 6. put an end to all forms of discrimination
    3 entries . 100 cheers
    4 people
  7. 7. get better at teamwork
    6 entries . 55 cheers
    1 person
  8. 8. stand up against war and oppression
    10 entries . 100 cheers
    6 people
  9. 9. let the people i love know it
    4 entries . 137 cheers
    38 people
  10. 10. love unconditionally
    121 cheers
    523 people
  11. 11. Periodically reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful
    19 entries . 32 cheers
    12 people
  12. 12. be more social
    1 entry . 69 cheers
    5,072 people
  13. 13. be a better person
    3 entries . 37 cheers
    3,566 people
  14. 14. commit acts of random kindness
    93 cheers
    147 people
  15. 15. learn a new language
    5 entries . 52 cheers
    1,644 people
  16. 16. make a list of 100 quotes that inspire me
    14 entries . 46 cheers
    213 people
  17. 17. go home
    2 entries . 52 cheers
    343 people
  18. 18. Become a tenure-track professor at a PhD-granting public university
    3 entries . 57 cheers
    1 person
  19. 19. identify 10 things that make me who I am
    8 entries . 73 cheers
    11 people
  20. 20. make a smaller ecological footprint
    46 team members . 1 entry . 56 cheers
    1,042 people
  21. 21. Write down my memories
    6 entries . 52 cheers
    10 people
  22. 22. jot down random fleeting thoughts and ideas
    15 entries . 37 cheers
    4 people
  23. 23. step back, look at the big picture
    1 entry . 52 cheers
    2 people
  24. 24. go through all the articles I've saved to read
    1 entry . 29 cheers
    1 person
  25. 25. Practice playing piano regularly
    1 entry . 41 cheers
    4 people
  26. 26. floss more
    2 entries . 24 cheers
    397 people
  27. 27. Celebrate Flirt's birthday with chocolate, flirtinis and anything purple on Nov 11th
    1 cheer
    53 people
  28. 28. face my problems head on
    2 entries . 38 cheers
    2 people
  29. 29. embrace creativity (even with botched results!)
    2 entries . 15 cheers
    1 person
  30. 30. Be god on Wednesdays...
    1 entry . 25 cheers
    1 person
  31. 31. be part of the solution
    22 cheers
    12 people
  32. 32. Form a habit of reading at least 30 minutes every night before bed.
    30 cheers
    3 people
  33. 33. Always do my best.
    3 entries . 34 cheers
    16 people
  34. 34. share
    5 entries . 4 cheers
    52 people
  35. 35. develop the habit of doing the dishes right away
    2 entries . 33 cheers
    2 people
  36. 36. do more with my time
    1 entry . 25 cheers
    15 people
  37. 37. improve my health
    4 entries . 16 cheers
    248 people
  38. 38. Give Flirt Special Appreciation As She is Remarkable
    20 cheers
    4 people
  39. 39. Run
    1 entry . 14 cheers
    1,125 people
  40. 40. bloom where I'm planted
    6 cheers
    52 people
Recent entries
wish bookishindiangirl a thinking, reading, writing, creating birthday Oct. 31!
Happy 1 week ago

happy birthday, dear bookish. Hope you’re enjoying the day, and wish you all the best in the coming year. :)



Prepare to Move (read all 5 entries…)
Untitled 3 weeks ago

Here is the tentative route, subject to many future adjustments, of course! All times are local times… I think! I still like to meet 43Ters along the way, but just can’t figure out how that can be arranged! Maybe food can be used as an excuse?

Day 1: Saturday, Oct. 24
  • Atlanta, GA: 6:00AM
  • Birmingham, AL: 7:30AM
  • Memphis, TN: 11:30AM
  • Little Rock, AR: 2:30PM
  • Tulsa, OK: 6:30PM
  • Stillwater, OK: 7:30PM
Day 2: Sunday, Oct. 25
  • Stillwater, OK: 10:00AM
  • Wichita, KS: 12:00PM
  • Denver, CO: 8:00PM
  • Cheyenne, WY: 10:30PM
Day 3: Monday, Oct. 26
  • Cheyenne, WY: 7:30AM
  • Rock Springs, WY: 11:30PM
  • Yellowstone National Park, WY: 7:00PM
Day 4: Tuesday, Oct. 27
  • Yellowstone National Park, WY: 11:00AM
  • Missoula, MT: 5:00PM
  • Spokane, WA: 7:00PM
  • Seattle, WA: 11:00PM


stand up against war and oppression (read all 10 entries…)
The 3 weeks ago

disturbing news coming from Iran is that some of the people detained in the aftermath of the election are sentenced to death penalty. I don’t know the details of the case… well, there is no independent way to learn more (another problem!)... but there are certain things that bug me: (1) the nature of charges, association with a monarchist terrorist group. Well, since when are we convicting people not for what they have done, but for what they might be associated with? (Oh, right, I guess I forgot that possible association with a terrorist group strips people of all their right… reminds you of something?) (2) no access to a decent representation (from what I’ve heard, they were assigned to defense attorneys, and even then, had a limited time to get help from those attorneys). I might be biased, but this whole thing seems to be a fear-inducing act. It’s almost laughable, “monarchist” and “terrorist”, those are “bad” things, right? Who wants to maybe get associated with such groups by asking for a fair trial? The majority that’s struggling for peaceful democracy shouldn’t say anything against unfair persecution of monarchist terrorists (assuming that’s really the case), I suppose!

Oh, and the ATL seminar talks are finally uploaded here under the video tab. In hindsight, the tones are a bit more… umm… angry than what I personally had expected! Oh, please don’t donate! All the expenses are already covered! I am still in awe of the people involved who put the whole thing together only by independent fundraising.



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