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Melody




I'm doing 23 things
  

How I did it
How to drive 100+ mph
It took me
1 day
It made me
scream "woohoo"!

How I did it: My boyfriend bought a 2006 Pontiac GTO, which was the last year they were produced.  The first time he let me drive it, I got a tiny little taste of the acceleration and that awesome "cackle" sound the exhaust makes after shifting gears.  The faster I went, the more I loved it.  He was in the car also and said to go as fast as I wanted and felt safe... So, without planning ahead of time, I got to about 110 on the inter… Read how I did it…

Jun 25, 10:13PM PDT | 0 comments


How to get my bellybutton pierced
It took me
1 day
It made me
feel great!

How I did it: I went to a reputable place where they had tons of experience and took great care to make sure everything was sterile and clean.  It made all the difference because my bellybutton never got infected.  I love it! Read how I did it…

Jun 25, 09:58PM PDT | 0 comments


How to wake up when my alarm clock goes off
It took me
100 years
It made me

How I did it: What it finally took for me was a serious alarm clock.  I bought a Sonic Alert alarm clock.  Technically, it's for the hearing-impaired.  The alarm is super loud (allegedly 100+ decibels, which is louder than a jackhammer; I doubt it's that loud, but it's pretty noisy and hard to ignore).  The tone can be adjusted to higher and lower pitches, and the face is very bright.  Also, it has a "bed shaker".  Ye… Read how I did it…

Jun 21, 09:09PM PDT | 0 comments


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Recent entries
travel to 100 places or more (join the Travelers' Century Club)
What an awesome goal... 16 months ago

This may take a while, but here are my beginnings:
1. United States (continental)
2. Mexico
3. Canada
4. England
5. France
6. Iceland
7. Haiti
8. Jamaica
9. Cayman Islands

Only 91 to go. :)

Feb 12, 2008, 10:48PM PST | 0 comments


Ride a mechanical bull
In full view of my colleagues from work... 16 months ago

Oh, the humiliation… ;-)

Feb 12, 2008, 10:34PM PST | 0 comments


become a superhero
It's great being a superhero with my girls... 16 months ago

This was a great time last summer at Six Flags with my phenomenal stepdaughters. I love them SO much – they let me be Superstepmomma, and they are the greatest sidekicks – Superstepdaughters. :)

Feb 12, 2008, 10:21PM PST | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

Make a scrapbook be rich take the praxis trust watch southpark own a boat Be less shy Wait until marriage saramonx wants to stop smoking Find a major. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination Become a better public speaker Learn to speak Spanish Go cow tipping get married brungrrl wants to use the library more learn to play guitar and piano learn hiragana get out of debt make more time for me meet someone famous Become a psychiatrist. Learn how to grind dance for free and fast. clean my apartment dilyla wants to start exercising Live in a gypsy caravan take a photography class learn to speak french
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