I'm doing 42 things
i decided to become a vegetarian about 2 years ago, and since then i haven’t voluntarily touched the stuff. BUT i have a weakness. having lived in japan and am currently working in a sushi restaraunt, i LOVE sushi. but having learnt more about the depletion and pollution of the world’s beautiful oceans, i’ve decided to stop eating fish…..and i have to admit, i’m not as excited about this decision as i was about the decision to become vegetarian. i really really love sushi. but i love the world’s oceans more, and i understand that they are in real danger. in danger of being empty due to over fishing within our lifetime. i advise everyone to decrease their intake of fish, or at least choose fish that are deemed “sustainable” like wild alaskan salmon and yellow tail tuna.
SakanaFace's Life List
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1. pass the JLPT 2 test
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2. memorize 20 songs on the piano
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3. learn to cook vegetarian
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4. read all of shakespeare
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5. learn to sew
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6. Volunteer
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7. learn to SCUBA dive
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8. Study Photography
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9. learn to dance and not be embarrased to dance
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10. go on a road trip with no destination
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11. plant a butterfly garden
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12. spend a night in the library
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13. get my degree
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14. get a pet rat
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15. buy an african grey parrot
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16. go to more concerts and plays
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17. go whale watching
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18. go to an observatory
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19. go sailing
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20. be more artistic
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21. remember peoples names
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22. Serve an LDS mission
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23. be spontaneous
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24. do random acts of kindness
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25. stay in love forever
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26. never settle
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27. remember what it's like to be young
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28. Marry in the temple
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29. Retire when I am 40
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30. Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef
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31. Be a better friend
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32. Stop eating fish to become a real vegetarian
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33. finish my japan and china photo album
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34. go to africa
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35. Learn more about politics, sociology and economics
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36. get rid of unnecessary possessions
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37. get accepted to BYU
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38. live by the sea
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39. work at a clothing store
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40. use cloth grocery bags
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41. be 130 lbs
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42. paint more
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my whole family holds onto these ridiculous things that we are never going to use “just in case”. i want to simplify. it’ll make my room cleaner. make my mind clearer. and it’d be nice to donate some of my old stuff! plus…i keep olding onto old papers like schoolwork i’m probably never going to use again. starting today i’m going to start organizing what i absolutely need. then i’ll keep one bag of things i really WANT, the rest is OUT OF HERE!
my whole life i’ve lived in the desert, and my whole life i’ve wanted to live by the sea. ima gonna do it!
