I'm doing 33 things
Conditionally Accepted!
1 week ago
I just got a notification from my university of choice, telling me I’ve been conditionally accepted! If I can keep my grades up for the rest of the year, I’m in!
Ixii's Life List
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1. graduate from high school
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2. learn to play the alto saxophone
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3. speak fluent Japanese
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4. Donate 10,000 grains of rice through www.freerice.com
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5. get my driver's licence
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6. earn the Rutherford scholarship
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7. get accepted to university
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8. publish a piece of writing
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9. write a song
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10. learn French
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11. take more pictures
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12. read "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
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13. move out of Alberta
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14. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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15. learn to drive a standard
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16. get my brown belt in karate
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17. learn Swahili
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18. play Blackbird on the guitar
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19. write a novel
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20. watch all of naruto
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21. own a Siamese cat
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22. pass pre-calculus
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23. be in a band
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24. Read Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
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25. read all of Malcolm Gladwell's books
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26. read all of Stephen King's books
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27. go to Warped Tour
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28. own a fennec
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29. build a robot
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30. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
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31. purchase an alto saxophone
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32. Do the A-Z author challenge
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33. Read Lolita
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How I did it
It made me
Express Myself 
How I did it: I had just come off a six month stint with a production of STOMP, and I was enchanted with the urban-style set pieces and costumes from the show. So, I decided to recreate my bedroom in the same theme.I painted the walls a dark, cement-grey and bought a set of stainless steel furniture. I added a galvenized metal trash can (much like the ones we had beaten on for the show) for a laundry hamper and tracked down a standing lamp that looked … Read how I did it…
It made me
think. 
How I did it: I just went to the library and checked it out. At first the slang made my head spin, but after the first chapter or so, I started to understand it . By the end of the book I didn't even notice it. It was such a great book - I couldn't put it down. Read how I did it…
It made me
awe-struck
How I did it: I didn't have to go far at all to see the Northern Lights - just out on the back step. My home is up north of the 53rd parallel, so in the winter months, stepping outdoors at night yeilds a view of green, white and pink lights dancing in the night sky. It's a wonderful sight to behold. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
A New Record!
1 month ago
The vice-principl of our school stopped me in the halls today, to tell me that I have set the all-time record for most credits earned by a student at that school in the 20 years it had been open.
Not bad. I suppose my nerdiness pays off.
So Many Choices...
1 month ago
There are two things prompting my decision to invest in my own alto saxophone.
1) As of next year, I plan on joining my local community band and, as such, need to own my own instrument.
2) The horn I am currently renting from my school is 40 years old, and features a clump of long black hairs stuck in the bell, and mysterious green growths in the leather pads. Tasty.
So now I’m looking at my options. I’m wary of cheap, Chinese-made horns – in the world of woodwinds, you very much get what you pay for. So I’ve decided to invest in one of the “big four” brands: Yamaha, Keilwerth, Selmer or Yanagisawa.
It’s going to cost a lot more, but at least I’m assured quality and tone.
My big question now is this: Of those four brands, which one will best suit an intermediate player? More research is needed.
