Okay, I’m back on the lets-learn-German bandwagon. I’m listening to “Learn German in your Car” tapes at work, and I’ve just signed up for something called Livemocha.com. It’s a free language tutoring system… so far I’m very impressed, it’s very straight and full of features. I think I might just be half-way fluent when I get to Wacken 09 at this rate…
Hostile's Life List
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1. learn to skateboard
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2. Skateboard the length of Britain
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3. smoke salvia
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4. grow cannabis
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5. Ride a freight train
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6. Read all the books in my "must read" pile
1 entry1,104 people -
7. Hitchhike
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8. skydive
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9. Learn to play the guitar
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10. not worry about what others think of me
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11. perform 100 push-ups
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12. get into shape
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13. learn german
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14. write a teleplay
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15. go to burning man
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16. get a tattoo
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17. make my family happy
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18. play the harmonica
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19. learn kung fu
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20. Have an underground lair
1 entry430 people -
21. Develop a videogame
1 entry2 people -
22. attend the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam
27 people -
23. smoke DMT
1 entry48 people -
24. remember it's just a ride
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25. write a screenplay
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26. watch all episodes of invader zim
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27. learn to do the windmill
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28. grow a moustache
1 entry32 people -
29. own a motorbike
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30. Go to Mardi Gras
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31. get in a fight
1 entry219 people -
32. Learn about philosophy
1 entry29 people -
33. eat a space cake
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34. breathe fire
43 people -
35. have sex
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36. run a marathon
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37. go back to University
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38. Walk the Nijmegen Marches
1 entry3 people -
39. stop drinking alcohol for at least 2 months
1 cheer1 person
How I did it: My first festival was Download Festival '04, I went with some classmates who had organised it. I saved up for the ticket and bought it online, packed all my shit the night before and then got a lift to Donnington with my friends. It's a pretty easy thing to do. After that I started going to festivals in Europe which is slightly more difficult but if you've got experience spending a day just travelling then you've got all the experience yo… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Work, friends and real-world interaction. I first became 'depressed' during my time at University, which ended over a year ago. Towards the end I became ridiculously miserable, locked in my bedroom living 36-hour days. I was unemployed, alone and completely isolated. It was, at times, the most miserable experience of my life. In despair, I ran home to my parents. Getting shit turned around really started with getting work. Having crap … Read how I did it…
Well, being the genius that I am, I went into town, went to the electronics department, took a pair of scales off the shelf and stood on them. It appears I weigh 100kg almost exactly, although this is including my rather heavy work boots. I am also approximately 5 foot 8 inches tall, according to an old estimate I’d forgotten I’d made. This puts my BMI into ‘obsese’... oh well, not for long.
Gonna start the 100 Push-Ups challenge next week…

