I'm doing 40 things
September
9 months ago
Blindsight—Excellent documentary about blind Tibetan teenagers trying to climb the second-highest peak in the Himalayas.
Somers Town—Forgettable fluff.
RedLaRossa's Life List
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1. Stroke a cheetah
44 cheers1 person -
2. Ice-skate on the Eiffel Tower
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3. Learn to dance the tango
50 cheers32 people -
4. Get a tattoo around my wrist
1 entry . 32 cheers4 people -
5. Learn to use my new camera
1 entry . 21 cheers6 people -
6. Drive across the United States from New York to San Francisco
40 cheers1 person -
7. go on a hot-air balloon ride
1 entry . 38 cheers14 people -
8. Eat more protein-rich food
1 entry . 23 cheers1 person -
9. try a new recipe every fortnight throughout 2008
11 entries . 16 cheers1 person -
10. Go to the cinema at least once a month until at least April 09
5 entries . 15 cheers1 person -
11. Learn to drive on the left
1 entry . 9 cheers3 people -
12. See Weezer live
1 entry . 12 cheers10 people -
13. Travel to Corsica
12 cheers1 person -
14. Be (or, at least, feel) sexier
1 entry . 36 cheers4 people -
15. Understand what triggers my IBS episodes
5 cheers1 person -
16. Learn to walk in high-heeled shoes
20 cheers8 people -
17. Be better at keeping in touch with my friends
2 entries . 20 cheers6 people -
18. find a better home for 43 things in my house
5 entries . 6 cheers1 person -
19. Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
20 cheers179 people -
20. Buy tickets for the New Year's Day concert in Vienna
1 entry . 11 cheers3 people -
21. Go on a photographic safari
19 cheers2 people -
22. Pay off my mortgage
21 cheers373 people -
23. Be my niece's trusted friend
33 cheers2 people -
24. Travel abroad at least once a year
2 entries . 15 cheers4 people -
25. Take my sister to Paris
18 cheers1 person -
26. Cancel my store cards
1 entry . 12 cheers1 person -
27. Sort out the cellar
5 cheers1 person -
28. Swim with dolphins
6 cheers7,158 people -
29. Get a manicure
4 cheers195 people -
30. sing in the shower
1 entry . 18 cheers31 people -
31. See Late Night with Conan O'Brien live
10 cheers5 people -
32. visit every country in Europe
1 entry . 10 cheers113 people -
33. See all the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy and Spain
6 cheers1 person -
34. become fluent in spanish
7 cheers1,851 people -
35. See Arcade Fire live
9 cheers15 people -
36. Practise Discardia
13 cheers2 people -
37. Move house and put as much distance as possible between myself and my (current) noisy neighbours
9 cheers1 person -
38. Find a hair dye that is red red, not plummy red
1 entry . 14 cheers1 person -
39. Organize all my recipes into a folder
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40. Learn to make cheesecake
1 entry . 5 cheers5 people
Recent entries
Mixed feelings
10 months ago
After the Nike debacle, I started feeling very ambivalent about Alkaline Trio. My husband keeps telling me, “They’re just boys, they made a mistake”, but that’s just it: they’re not boys, they’re intelligent men with sound opinions on matters like, for example, the welfare of animals. So why not extend that compassion to issues like child labour? I don’t know… I still can’t understand what on earth possessed them to jump into bed with Nike and I find it hard to stomach anyone who would be as stoked as Matt Skiba seemed to be when presented with his own pair of Heart and Soles. “This really provides some insight into who we are,” he gushed. Does it really? More than your music?
Anyway…
Ideally I would have liked to go to the show with a banner reading “Nike sellouts”, but since I didn’t have any time to get my act together, I determined that I would just stand there with my arms crossed, without ever applauding, quietly expressing my disapproval.
But by the fourth song, however, my foot was tapping. Damn the Trio and their impossible catchy tunes! Then they sang “Goodbye Forever” and dedicated it to Jerry Finn. My heart melted, I clapped my hands with enthusiasm. Well, sometimes you just have to forgive and forget, don’t you?
It was a good concert, no doubt. The band sounded super-tight, and Derek Grant is a pleasure to watch and listen to any time of the day or night! There was a great crowd, too.
Oh, and not a pair of Heart and Soles in sight (at least not on stage)... :)
Another appointment, another hygienist
11 months ago
Why is there a new one every time?!? Anyway…
This one took one look and said, “They’re really clean!” even though I have been brushing away from the gums (instead of into the gums) and flossing less than religiously. She wrote on my chart: “Oral health: excellent.”
Looks like I might have achieved this goal. Man, it took years of practice, but I have finally learned to keep my mouth really clean.
