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Kenys




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  2. 1. get a job
    4 entries . 4 cheers     		12,565 people
  3. 2. paint an art car
    27 entries . 7 cheers     		3 people
  4. 3. fix my sleeping schedule
    5 entries . 16 cheers     		62 people
  5. 4. watch more documentaries
    24 entries . 14 cheers     		29 people
  6. 5. read the top 100 speculative fiction novels
    12 entries . 6 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. read the top 25 steampunk books
    7 entries . 10 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. read the Nebula Award anthologies
    5 entries . 6 cheers     		1 person
  9. 8. have a totally different life by this time next year
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		948 people
  10. 9. keep a dream journal
    2 entries . 17 cheers     		477 people
  11. 10. declutter
    10 entries . 9 cheers     		883 people
  12. 11. write 25 short stories in a year
    11 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. write a novella
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		75 people
  14. 13. learn to meditate
    6 cheers     		1,858 people
  15. 14. wear Vibram FiveFingers
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. learn to carve wood
    12 cheers     		7 people
  17. 16. visit the smithsonian
    1 entry . 15 cheers     		61 people
  18. 17. paint and draw more
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		167 people
  19. 18. learn to play the ocarina
    3 entries . 6 cheers     		121 people
  20. 19. get a literary tattoo
    5 cheers     		12 people
  21. 20. try 100 new things
    9 entries . 5 cheers     		20 people
  22. 21. get rid of rhotacism
    2 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. watch the AFI Top 100 movies
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		122 people
  24. 23. learn the constellations
    7 cheers     		885 people
  25. 24. design my own house
    4 cheers     		1,421 people
  26. 25. build a labyrinth
    6 cheers     		16 people
  27. 26. plant a butterfly garden
    21 cheers     		34 people
  28. 27. build a stone circle
    3 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. make a family tree
    1 cheer     		336 people
  30. 29. gain ten pounds
    3 entries . 1 cheer     		46 people
  31. 30. volunteer at the botanical gardens
    4 cheers     		1 person
  32. 31. go on a road trip
    3 cheers     		3,835 people
  33. 32. learn to navigate
    2 entries     		4 people
  34. 33. do schoolwork promptly
    4 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  35. 34. make a rune set
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		2 people
  36. 35. plant a vegetable garden
    3 entries . 3 cheers     		311 people
  37. 36. hike the C&O Canal
    		1 person
  38. 37. make a mobile
    		16 people

How I did it
How to buy a car
It took me
5 weeks
It made me
footloose

How I did it: I realized I needed a better way of getting around in September and started seriously searching in mid-November. I briefly indulged myself and contemplated getting my dream car... then I got serious. I tried to figure out how I would use a car and then tried to match that to available automobiles on the market.I couldn't afford a new vehicle, so I looked into buying used. Every time I found a car I liked I would look up the BBB info on th… Read how I did it…

Jan 07, 2012, 06:24PM PST | 0 comments | 4 cheers


How to find my spiritual path
It took me
10 years
It made me

How I did it: Finding a spiritual path to suit me was a lengthy journey of self-reflection, clarifying of my moral and theological beliefs, experimentation and mental broadening. It took eight years of examining and testing out different religions and spiritual paths before I finally found one that truly called to me; it was another two years before I actually committed myself. It will most likely be another decade before I consider myself anything oth… Read how I did it…

Nov 27, 2011, 09:52PM PST | 0 comments | 6 cheers


How to henna my hair
It took me
2 days
It made me
colourful

How I did it: I decided I wanted more depth to my hair so I used a the following mixture to add 13 orange highlights to my dreadlocks...100 grams henna powder1 cups oversteeped chamomile teaenough lemon juice to get a good consistencyAfter it sat overnight to allow the dye to release I coated my dreadlocks, wrapped them in foil and let them sit for 4 1/2 hours. After rinsing out the mixture I let it oxidize for a few days and ended up with a lovely col… Read how I did it…

Oct 09, 2011, 02:38PM PDT | 1 comment | 2 cheers


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Recent entries
have a one word resolution for 2013
Diligence

This took me a while to decide. Last year my one word resolution was focus; the year before that it was action.

For 2013 my word is diligence.

I’m choosing this resolution because what my life is really going to need this year is prompt and industrious effort. In everything. All the time.

Feb 10, 04:30PM PST | 0 comments


paint an art car (read all 27 entries…)
The Art Car Experience

So it’s been 8 months since I finished my car off so I thought it was time to do a post on what it’s like to actually own and use an art car.

In short, it’s odd.

It was repeatedly mentioned in Harrod Blank’s Art Cars how AC owners were startled by just how visible they had become. I didn’t really appreciate this until I was in this position.

Everyone recognizes the car. You can’t sneak around anywhere that you regularly frequent because one glance out at the parking lot will let everyone know you’re there.

It’s an amazing ice breaker; I’ve ended up chatting about it with fellow students who I’ve never talked to before. Likewise, the car is a conversation starter with complete strangers. This doesn’t bother me too much in parking lots (though it is a bit repetitive) but having people decide to talk at me through my open window when I’m at a stoplight really creeps me out. Lesson: don’t make eye contact and use the air conditioner.

Seeing reactions while I’m driving is also somewhat amusing. It ranges from some hilarious looking double takes to contemplative stares. Kids especially love it.

However, it does bother me when people switch from looking at the car to looking at the driver. I suppose it’s a “who would do something like that” reflex. It’s weird to say, but I didn’t actually paint the car to increase my visibility. Yes, I’d do it over again, and probably will with any future cars, but I wish there wasn’t this side effect.

Final odd thing… when I’m in the car I can’t actually tell it’s been painted. It’s the same boring grey interior that it has always been.

Feb 09, 01:28PM PST | 0 comments


get a 4.0 GPA this semester
Success!

I managed a 4.0 in both the spring and fall semesters of 2012! The latter of which truly surprised me as I was sure Botany was going to pull me down, but somehow I pulled it off at the last minute.

Here’s to hoping for a repeat in 2013! :D

Feb 08, 01:41PM PST | 1 cheer | 1 comment


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