Lynn




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Lynn's Life List

  1. 1. meditate in a monestary in Tibet
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    6 people
  2. 2. be part of a team that donates 10 million grains of rice through freerice.com
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    52 people
  3. 3. act in a movie
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    354 people
  4. 4. Have an underground lair
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    430 people
  5. 5. explore my city
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    76 people
  6. 6. Complete "The Artist's Way"
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    384 people
  7. 7. keep in touch with friends
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    705 people
  8. 8. Swim with dolphins
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    7,347 people
  9. 9. go to a midnight showing of rocky horror
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    129 people
  10. 10. make a documentary
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    552 people
  11. 11. edit my novel
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    36 people
  12. 12. play with my cat more so he gets exercise and stops looking like a walrus
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    1 person
  13. 13. Record a solo album
    51 people
  14. 14. spend a day driving in the mountains
    1 person
  15. 15. learn 3 songs on guitar
    1 person
  16. 16. spend some time outside everyday
    5 people
  17. 17. climb more trees
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    88 people
  18. 18. write a screenplay
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    2,188 people
  19. 19. meditate daily
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    3,980 people
  20. 20. move
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    859 people
  21. 21. go to film school
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    114 people
  22. 22. get a digital camera
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    445 people
  23. 23. learn more songs on the piano
    7 people
  24. 24. publish a short story
    317 people
  25. 25. start a blog
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    964 people
  26. 26. increase my income
    87 people
  27. 27. get rid of stuff i don't need
    213 people
  28. 28. Learn to play the flute
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    333 people
  29. 29. expand my vocal range
    21 people
  30. 30. learn to play bass guitar
    616 people
  31. 31. Write the Greatest Song in the World and later write a tribute to it
    11 people
  32. 32. read all the books I own
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    1,137 people
  33. 33. take more and better pictures
    183 people
  34. 34. Learn to draw/paint.
    102 people
  35. 35. see a new play every month
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    1 person
  36. 36. direct a movie
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    458 people
  37. 37. get new headshots
    21 people
  38. 38. start a photo journal - take at least a photo a day to represent my life
    963 people
  39. 39. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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    18,534 people
  40. 40. Write every day
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    874 people
  41. 41. be present in the moment
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    76 people
  42. 42. Memorize 5 more monologues
    4 people
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be part of a team that donates 10 million grains of rice through freerice.com
2,465,800 21 months ago

2,461,800 + 4,000 = 2,465,800
Got up to level 46 tonight! Then donated 3,000 grains of rice trying (and failing) to get back to level 46. This is addictive. But I love being able to classify my addiction as “helping others.” ;-)



Perform in a play
I did it! 22 months ago

I was too busy while I was in the play to write about it here, but I did it! And a lead role too! It was fun, exhausting, fascinating, frustrating, and enlightening. I am actually capable of memorizing lines! I also discovered that I will not fall over dead if I forget them. (I didn’t fall over dead once.)

Will I do it again? I don’t know yet. There are still 41 other things on this list I want to do. But I’m very glad I did it and know what it’s like. Nothing beats following your dreams.



explore my city
And nested dolls too, of course... 2 years ago

I stopped at the little European grocery on Leetsdale just out of curiosity. It was great—all these brightly colored packages with labels in Russian next to cans of cod liver and pickled tomatoes. (There are people who actually like cod liver?) It was fun guessing what was inside by the pictures on the label. One small bag had drawings of what looked like pineapple chunks, but the contents felt like round pellets. Pineapple drops?

I bought pasta in the shape of strawberry leaves, a can of giant baked beans (not a giant can, but giant beans), and a pastry with an exotic pattern pressed into the top. The pastry is hearty and semi sweet, with a yummy date paste in the center. It was an adventure trying it with no idea what it actually was.

The owners knew everyone who came into the store, sharing baby pictures and telling stories with lovely Russian accents. It felt like another world. Funny that I start exploring my home town and end up feeling like I’ve been transported out of it.



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