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Huston

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Huston's Life List

  2. 1. Work out all the problems in my math textbooks from college
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  3. 2. See every non-R rated movie on AFI's "100 years, 100 movies" list
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  4. 3. Learn to speak Gaelic
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  5. 4. Live somewhere green and rainy
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  6. 5. Learn Latin and all the Romance languages...except French!
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  7. 6. Learn Mandarin Chinese
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  8. 7. Grow a beard (at least for a little while!)
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  9. 8. Become proficient in kung fu
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  10. 9. Own a genuine Scottish Claymore sword and a Japanese katana
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  11. 10. Finish 50 New York Times Sunday crossword puzzles
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  12. 11. Ride in a bike marathon
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  13. 12. Be more optimistic and say fewer sarcastic things
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  14. 13. Publish a cartoon in The New Yorker
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  15. 14. Go camping in the mountains for a week, alone
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  16. 15. Become familiar with the works of all the great classical composers, as well as with all the major jazz and blues works of the 20th century
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  17. 16. Learn to sing
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  18. 17. Act in a great play
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  19. 18. Get really good at sketching and drawing
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  20. 19. Get really good at yoga
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  21. 20. Become familiar with all the major works of Western art
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  22. 21. Learn fencing
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  23. 22. Learn to play piano and acoustic guitar, and play a great jazz drum solo
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  24. 23. Open up and be more friendly
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  25. 24. Travel throughout Europe with my wife, including to Houston village in Scotland
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  26. 25. Help bring the Book of Mormon to wider, general attention in the world
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  27. 26. Minister to my home teaching families every month
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  28. 27. Go on a mission with my wife
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  29. 28. Make a habit of reaching out to people in service and appreciation
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  30. 29. Study each of the Teachings of Presidents of the Church manuals cover to cover
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  31. 30. Share the gospel with 100 people a year
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  32. 31. Collect a family history, and do all temple work for at least ten generations back
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  33. 32. Ride Route 66 from end to end on a Harley with my wife
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  34. 33. Do something overwhelmingly romantic for my wife every month
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  35. 34. Make sure my kids have tons of fun, loving memories from their childhood
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  36. 35. Become really good at chess
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  37. 36. Publish useful scholarly research, both secular and religious
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  38. 37. Earn a Ph.D. in English
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  39. 38. Every school year, get at least a few people to have positive experiences with good literature, demonstrate logical thinking in vivid writing, and think critically about their media culture
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  40. 39. Publish a novel
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  41. 40. Meet all the requirements an Eagle Scout would have to meet
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  42. 41. Read the entire Harvard Classics and Great Books of the Western World series
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  43. 42. Learn tango, swing, salsa, and ballroom dancing with my wife
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  44. 43. Make detailed notes on the character and ministry of Jesus Christ from the Bible and Book of Mormon, and work on imitating every one
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Recent entries
get really good at yoga (read all 2 entries…)
2/5/09 9 months ago

Progress: negligible

I’m perhaps in the worst shape of my life right now. I did some yoga again last weekend, but got really sore, and now I have a bad cold. When the sniffles are gone, it’s back on the horse.

I let my punishing schedule last semester get me out of my good morning habits. I’ve been meaning to get back in the swing of things for a month. No more excuses.

Feb 05, 01:31PM PST | 0 comments


Become familiar with all the major works of Western art (read all 2 entries…)
2/5/09 9 months ago

Last month I watched some of a DVD series called Museum Masterpieces: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was excellent, and I need to get it from the library again to finish it.

Feb 05, 01:29PM PST | 0 comments


Be more optimistic and say fewer sarcastic things (read all 2 entries…)
2/5/09 9 months ago

Progress: sporadic

As an outlet for frustration and, yes, as a desperate plea to reach seemingly apathetic students and even as cheap shots at being funny, I still make sarcastic cracks. It’s arrogant, and I need to keep working on it. It seems silly, but it’s very hard to hold this back. It’s addictive.

Next: prayer, and practice working through my thouhts more slowly before speaking.

Feb 05, 01:28PM PST | 0 comments


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learn german actually learn to play my guitar meet new friends raise alpacas run a 10K ake wants to learn Visit Prague go on a road trip with no destination Take more photos travel become a director Stop being depressed get straight A's this semester Pierce my belly button get liposuction sit somewhere with a great view, a great friend, and a damn decent bottle of wine. go to harvard go to a nude beach Lynoure wants to get over my fear of photographing strangers go back packing through europe read the bible cover to cover WRESTLE make a prank phone call Make my family proud go on a trip with no predetermined destination Create a new screen name make a difference in someone's life
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