I'm doing 39 things
I’ve set out to teach myself and it’s pretty tricky. I started to learn several decades ago and I vaguely remember a few things from then. I can remember a few notes and can work out others from there but I think I may need a good basic piano book to help. My aim is to be able to play carols on the piano for a good old sing-along at Christmas.
Salopian_Ness's Life List
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1. Find a good job that keeps me happy
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2. Be financially independent
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3. Find a good house to rent long-term
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4. Be a better friend
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5. Find a new band to sing with
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6. Exercise regularly
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7. Take up running
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8. Learn to surf
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9. Do yoga again
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10. Buy a house of my own and possibly take on a lodger
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11. Study Interior Design
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12. learn to play the double bass
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13. Learn French
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14. Improve my maths
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15. Visit New Zealand
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16. Visit Canada
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17. Visit New York
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18. Learn Japanese
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19. Go sailing on a ship
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20. Bask in the sun on a tropical beach
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21. See the tall ships
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22. Visit Paris
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23. Learn to play my guitar properly
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24. be happy
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25. Be more creative
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26. Research my family tree
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27. keep a positive attitude
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28. Make more videos
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29. Cook simple and healthy meals
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30. take more photographs
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31. Go to wine bars with my best friend and have a giggle
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32. Attend a dance class
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33. go horse riding again
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34. Duet with a guitar player at an open mic
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35. listen to more folk music
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36. Attend more festivals
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37. Have a cat and/or a dog
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38. sing on youtube
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39. learn to read music
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How I did it
It made me
Buzz 
How I did it: A couple of friends and I decided to form a band to play for one night only at a charity gig. We were all starting from scratch so sound pretty rough to start with. Thus, we decided to call ourselves 'Lower Your Expectations'.We formed at the end off October 2008 and didn't really manage to practice much until after the New Year when we hired a practice room every Wednesday. We tried to document our progress as a giggle and we did ac… Read how I did it…
It made me
Proud
How I did it: I set out to make a Madeira cake and some Shrewsbury cakes for work, as a goodbye and thank you for having me.Not being much of a cook, I was hideously slow. I knew the basic techniques like folding, beating and rubbing but the mixture wouldn't behave for me. The mixture for the Shrewsbury cakes sort of curdled on me and was too wet with the sherry in and the chocolate part of the madeira cake was too solid. But I did it in the end. … Read how I did it…
Recent entries
I bought a Samsung Apollo late last year and overall it’s pretty good. It has a few glitches now and again, sometimes major … but it’s much better than my old phone which wasn’t a smart phone. I do like the android system.
Only problem with my phone now is that I smashed the screen a couple of months ago and I can’t afford to fix it lol Roll on the end of my contract ;)
Have purchased a gym membership a few weeks ago.
Ok, I tried the actual gym once and my joints screamed ‘NO’ at me the next day, so I’m going to use their pool regularly and hopefully transfer my membership if I end up moving away from Southampton this year.
