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 entry46 people -
2. play with my cat more so he gets exercise and stops looking like a walrus
2 cheers1 person -
3. Write the Greatest Song in the World and later write a tribute to it
11 people -
4. learn 3 songs on guitar
2 people -
5. learn more songs on the piano
8 people -
6. publish a short story
369 people -
7. Write every day
1 cheer972 people -
8. read all the books I own
1 entry1,279 people -
9. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
1 cheer21,233 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
22 people -
13. start a photo journal - take at least a photo a day to represent my life
1,004 people -
14. take more and better pictures
182 people -
15. explore my city
1 entry89 people -
16. spend some time outside everyday
3 people -
17. climb more trees
1 cheer89 people -
18. meditate in a monestary in Tibet
1 cheer6 people -
19. Have an underground lair
2 cheers423 people -
20. go to a midnight showing of rocky horror
2 cheers124 people -
21. start a blog
1 cheer1,257 people -
22. Swim with dolphins
2 cheers8,205 people -
23. Complete "The Artist's Way"
2 cheers406 people -
24. Learn to draw/paint.
104 people -
25. Memorize 5 more monologues
3 people -
26. make a documentary
1 cheer602 people -
27. direct a movie
1 cheer486 people -
28. write a screenplay
2 cheers2,313 people -
29. Record a solo album
55 people -
30. move
2 cheers926 people -
31. learn to play bass guitar
661 people -
32. expand my vocal range
21 people -
33. keep in touch with friends
715 people -
34. increase my income
99 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 cheers4,556 people -
38. act in a movie
2 cheers405 people -
39. go to film school
1 entry . 1 cheer115 people -
40. Learn to play the flute
1 cheer352 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.
