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Natalie Woo




I'm doing 36 things
  

Natalie Woo's Life List

  2. 1. Stop buying things tested on animals
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  3. 2. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
    3 entries . 6 cheers     		7,317 people
  4. 3. go back to school
    		2,677 people
  5. 4. Have children
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  6. 5. Grow herbs
    		111 people
  7. 6. Volunteer
    		5,500 people
  8. 7. learn to shoot a gun
    1 cheer     		478 people
  9. 8. learn to cook better
    2 cheers     		406 people
  10. 9. learn to draw
    		2,309 people
  11. 10. learn to sew
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  12. 11. write in my moleskine
    2 cheers     		19 people
  13. 12. spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back
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  14. 13. See Saul Williams Perform Poetry
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  15. 14. see the aurora borealis
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  16. 15. get another tattoo
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  17. 16. Build a music collection
    		5 people
  18. 17. own an island
    		289 people
  19. 18. Conquer my hair
    		2 people
  20. 19. shave my head
    1 cheer     		990 people
  21. 20. visit the library more often
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  22. 21. Learn Cantonese
    1 entry     		288 people
  23. 22. Eat everything on BBC's '50 things to eat before you die' list
    1 cheer     		47 people
  24. 23. Read more Chinese fiction
    		1 person
  25. 24. Cook a roast dinner
    		7 people
  26. 25. learn sign language
    		8,465 people
  27. 26. overcome anxiety
    		747 people
  28. 27. make my own clothes
    		2,338 people
  29. 28. get a degree
    		1,242 people
  30. 29. Become an american citizen
    		47 people
  31. 30. Learn Spanish
    		17,682 people
  32. 31. organize a sewing kit
    		32 people
  33. 32. learn how to identify at least 20 native California trees
    		2 people
  34. 33. Learn how to make medicine with local Native plants
    		4 people
  35. 34. Learn how to start a fire
    		4 people
  36. 35. eat seasonally
    		4 people
  37. 36. plant a garden of Native California plants
    		2 people

How I did it
How to learn to crochet
It took me
2 months
It made me

How I did it: I really just started by buying yarn, hooks and a few books. The books didn't help as much as going to youtube however, and looking for videos of people physically going through each step of a stitch. Once I'd practiced the basics, I signed up with Ravelry.com and googled around for free patterns. And really just took it from there.  Read how I did it…

Aug 17, 2010, 04:18PM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to buy a House
It took me
2 months
It made me
Satisfied.

How I did it: We asked for recommendations for a realtor, and after meeting a friend's to go through how he works, decided that we liked his open & friendly attitude to purchasing a house. We had our 20% deposit assembled - not only from savings, but through my husband's parents kindly giving us a loan (that will be paid back in full over the upcoming years).The easiest part was looking at houses - old ones, new ones, ones with tiny gardens, tiny b… Read how I did it…

Dec 28, 2009, 08:13PM PST | 0 comments


How to survive my wedding
It took me
2 days
It made me

How I did it: - relied on the graciousness and generosity of friends and family- remembered that once upon a time, my marriage would have been illegal. And that that attitude is still being applied to gay people, simply because homophobes think that they're a superior species. And that very soon this will change.- made jokes- swallowed any resistance to things I had, because it would just make things longer.- had wifi at the party- changed into my own … Read how I did it…

Mar 30, 2009, 10:02AM PDT | 0 comments | 4 cheers


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Recent entries
Buy an ecofriendly dining table
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Cost: $1800
Purchased: from the Lorimer Workshop, Rhode Island
Materials: reclaimed wood, English chestnut stain

Nearly two thousand dollars might sound like a lot, and it absolutely is, but for our money we had personal communication with the man who made our table, email updates at each stage, a choice of materials, style and finish, and delivery straight to our door. Compared to the crappy made in China furniture that is epidemic across the US, as well as overpriced (most sets we saw advertised cost well into four figures, what the heck?), we got a bargain.

May 09, 03:11PM PDT | 0 comments


learn Cantonese
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Because being the white girl at the Christmas table is isolating enough, it would be nice to understand the basics of what’s going on around me :D and also to show up my fiance, who should know more ;)

Nov 07, 2008, 07:29AM PST | 0 comments


eat a twinkie
Oh. My. God.

So so disgusting. Creepy faux sponge texture, enough sugar to rot your teeth in two seconds – I didn’t touch the second one, and I sealed it in a bag so it couldn’t get me.

Jul 15, 2007, 10:29AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

paint more InshaAllah memorize the Quran learn martial arts how to make a friendster layout using my picture? be loved ComicMedal wants to drink less alcohol be a vegetarian for a week stop being lazy get up on time Learn to cook Do NaNoWriMo play sims online learn to pick a lock Let go of the past Design and build my own house KatyLove wants to Grow in Christ be a good daughter go green grow my own vegetables Learn to play keyboard run with the bulls in Pamplona stop eating fast food learn fencing learn to sail a sailboat do yoga visit every MLB stadium See Pearl Jam live
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