I'm doing 41 things
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.” ;-)
Lynn's Life List
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1. be part of a team that donates 10 million grains of rice through freerice.com
1 entry45 people -
2. play with my cat more so he gets exercise and stops looking like a walrus
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3. Write the Greatest Song in the World and later write a tribute to it
11 people -
4. learn 3 songs on guitar
3 people -
5. learn more songs on the piano
8 people -
6. publish a short story
369 people -
7. Write every day
1 cheer993 people -
8. read all the books I own
1 entry1,281 people -
9. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
1 cheer21,507 people -
10. spend a day driving in the mountains
1 person -
11. see a new play every month
1 cheer1 person -
12. get new headshots
21 people -
13. start a photo journal - take at least a photo a day to represent my life
982 people -
14. take more and better pictures
179 people -
15. explore my city
1 entry87 people -
16. spend some time outside everyday
3 people -
17. climb more trees
1 cheer86 people -
18. meditate in a monestary in Tibet
1 cheer6 people -
19. Have an underground lair
2 cheers413 people -
20. go to a midnight showing of rocky horror
2 cheers119 people -
21. start a blog
1 cheer1,384 people -
22. Swim with dolphins
2 cheers8,314 people -
23. Complete "The Artist's Way"
2 cheers398 people -
24. Learn to draw/paint.
103 people -
25. Memorize 5 more monologues
2 people -
26. make a documentary
1 cheer604 people -
27. direct a movie
1 cheer489 people -
28. write a screenplay
2 cheers2,313 people -
29. Record a solo album
54 people -
30. move
2 cheers920 people -
31. learn to play bass guitar
681 people -
32. expand my vocal range
21 people -
33. keep in touch with friends
710 people -
34. increase my income
103 people -
35. get rid of stuff i don't need
235 people -
36. be present in the moment
1 cheer82 people -
37. meditate daily
3 cheers4,734 people -
38. act in a movie
2 cheers413 people -
39. go to film school
1 entry . 1 cheer113 people -
40. Learn to play the flute
1 cheer351 people -
41. edit my novel
2 cheers44 people
Recent entries
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.
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.
