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  1. 1. Skydive
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    10,177 people
  2. 2. go to Hawaii
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    1,675 people
  3. 3. Join the Peace Corps
    3 entries . 31 cheers
    2,386 people
  4. 4. dive with great white sharks
    1 entry . 15 cheers
    18 people
  5. 5. run a marathon
    2 entries . 29 cheers
    10,448 people
  6. 6. Take more pictures
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    14,312 people
  7. 7. Kiss in the rain
    1 entry . 10 cheers
    14,574 people
  8. 8. Walk Down Abbey Road
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    46 people
  9. 9. Go on a cross-country road trip
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    135 people
  10. 10. Get my Advanced SCUBA certification
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    16 people
  11. 11. be swept off my feet
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    161 people
  12. 12. learn how to drive stick-shift
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    4,457 people
  13. 13. live in NYC
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    691 people
  14. 14. go to fiji
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    171 people
  15. 15. go to a poetry slam
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    39 people
  16. 16. make my own clothes
    18 cheers
    2,194 people
  17. 17. Learn to surf
    11 cheers
    7,358 people
  18. 18. scuba dive in the caribbean
    5 entries . 5 cheers
    17 people
  19. 19. Learn to change a tire
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    85 people
  20. 20. go to spain
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    652 people
  21. 21. Have a piece of writing published
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    7 people
  22. 22. Stand on the corner of Haight & Ashbury
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    15 people
  23. 23. Visit a rainforest
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    137 people
  24. 24. Challenge myself
    1 entry . 11 cheers
    148 people
  25. 25. backpack through Europe
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    4,959 people
  26. 26. fall in love
    1 entry . 7 cheers
    24,436 people
  27. 27. go to Proxy Falls
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    2 people
  28. 28. shadow on a commercial fishing boat for a day
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    1 person
  29. 29. star gaze on the beach
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    2 people
  30. 30. list 43 men i wouldn't kick outta bed
    7 entries . 4 cheers
    57 people
  31. 31. I want to leave a mix cd/tape on a bench
    1 entry . 7 cheers
    86 people
  32. 32. open myself to love
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    3 people
  33. 33. create 10 wonderful meals
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    1 person
  34. 34. reconnect with old friends
    2 entries . 6 cheers
    445 people
  35. 35. allow myself to be vulnerable
    1 entry . 8 cheers
    27 people
  36. 36. make a smaller ecological footprint
    2 entries . 19 cheers
    1,040 people
  37. 37. Always have something to look forward to
    6 entries . 25 cheers
    111 people
  38. 38. Send a postcard to Postsecret
    1 entry . 10 cheers
    2,841 people
  39. 39. create the soundtrack to my life
    1 entry . 14 cheers
    1,808 people
  40. 40. Get a tattoo
    3 entries . 4 cheers
    20,232 people
  41. 41. Do something new every month
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    708 people
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list 43 men i wouldn't kick outta bed (read all 7 entries…)
What can I say... 22 months ago

...I’ve got a weakness for the bad boys…



reconnect with old friends (read all 2 entries…)
Untitled 22 months ago

I’ve been working at this goal, but I’m finding that my old friends are “old” for a reason. I’m a big believer that relationships are fluid and people vacillate in and out of each others’ lives at different times for different reasons. And no disrespect to my old friends – because they are all wonderful, important people in my life and I will always cherish them… but I am discovering that attempting to go back and re-create bonds with people from my past shouldn’t be my main focus.

Instead, I am going to work at developing deeper connections with the people in my life right now. I’ve recently had some experiences that have brought me closer to some of my friends in a really profound way. And those are the type of relationships I thrive on. Instead of trying to recapture something from my past, I can learn from it and focus on the present. I have the chance to show the people in my life what they mean to me and I want to make the most of it!



Do something new every month
work in progress 22 months ago

This is becoming a fun goal. I’m trying to re-discover my town because I’ve been here too long and have kind of settled into a routine of going the same places with the same people and doing the same things… and I ultimately just end up feeling trapped. I’ve always looked at Albany as my “transitional” place… I grew up here, then left, then came back to finish out college… but the reality is that I will be here until I leave for the Peace Corps and I want to start spicing things up.

2008 accomplishments to date:
- day trip to Saratoga… walked all around town and found this awesome record store
- Scotia cinema… an adorable hole-in-the-wall theater that shows recent releases for $4
- The Crossings (which is not something new, but is probably my favorite place in this whole area)... led to the discovery of a cute hippie store that reminds me of New Paltz

Upcoming:
- tickets to the Comedy Works downtown
- day trip to Bennington
- day trip to Lake George



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