I'm doing 27 things
I think it’s safe to say that I’ve “done” this since I first created the goal. I now regularly dedicate quite a lot of time to reading.
SgtShaftoe's Life List
-
1. learn poi
3 entries184 people -
2. consume less
1 entry . 3 cheers173 people -
3. Learn to play the banjo
2 cheers489 people -
4. learn to ride a unicycle
1 cheer295 people -
5. Learn to juggle four balls
24 people -
6. learn to trackstand
5 people -
7. grow a bonsai
1 cheer30 people -
8. Learn to play the drums
2,032 people -
9. walk a tightrope
10 people -
10. walk on stilts
1 cheer44 people -
11. complete a triathlon
750 people -
12. Master Vi
8 people -
13. finish a creative project that I've started
1 entry1 person -
14. bust a phat rap
1 cheer1 person -
15. legitimately own every album I listen to
2 entries1 person -
16. improve my juggling
2 entries . 2 cheers56 people -
17. make a website
2 cheers767 people -
18. write a whole story
2 entries . 3 cheers2 people -
19. get a saxophone
1 entry . 2 cheers5 people -
20. learn Tai Chi
2 cheers1,145 people -
21. play more chess
2 cheers131 people -
22. Learn to play go
1 entry . 1 cheer154 people -
23. hang glide
733 people -
24. visit New Zealand
1 cheer1,569 people -
25. Visit Australia
2 cheers2,778 people -
26. Take up the saxophone again
2 cheers6 people -
27. learn django
63 people
How I did it
It made me
proud 
How I did it: Started walking north from Springer Mountain 5/6/2010. Used David Miller's A.T. Guide to plan resupply/town stops on the go (this is the only way to do it-planning further than 5 days ahead on your thru-hike is massively futile). Hiked every day whether I felt like it or not (apart from my days off, which ended up numbering over 25 due to spending a week in DC with friends and getting Lyme disease). Summitted Katahdin 10/5/10. Read how I did it…
It made me
proud
How I did it: Started walking north from Springer Mountain 5/6/2010. Used David Miller's A.T. Guide to plan resupply/town stops on the go (this is the only way to do it-planning further than 5 days ahead on your thru-hike is massively futile). Hiked every day whether I felt like it or not (apart from my days off, which ended up numbering over 25 due to spending a week in DC with friends and getting Lyme disease). Summitted Katahdin 10/5/10. Read how I did it…
It made me
feel retro
How I did it: I went to New Orleans with a friend. His car was a stick-shift. He wanted a break, so I took over somewhere in Alabama. Yeah, it still shuddered when I shifted, and I stalled a couple of times, but trial by fire worked - I can do it okay now. Read how I did it…
See all "How I Did It" stories...
Recent entries
My past attempts at completing this goal by fleshing out one of my many ideas have failed due to lack of time. Since I’ll be graduating within the next month or so, I hope to dedicate some time to this. At the very least, I want to just finish one so that I never have to look back and wonder if I could have produced anything decent once I set my mind to it.
I’ve finished all of my coursework & my oral comprehensive exams – now I only have my thesis to go. I have about 1/2 of it drafted, working on drafting the rest this week, and then I have about a month to go through revisions with my advisors. I can’t wait to finally be finished…
