sometimes
10 months ago
this just isn’t in my control.
So then what?
| 1. |
Maintain exactly 43 things to accomplish on 43 Things
5 cheers |
1 person |
| 2. |
Fall in love
5 cheers |
23,775 people |
| 3. |
give a Kiva loan
1 cheer |
4 people |
| 4. |
get better at keeping in touch with people who are important to me
2 entries . 4 cheers |
696 people |
| 5. |
visit Quebec
1 entry . 8 cheers |
24 people |
| 6. |
meet a platypus
5 cheers |
2 people |
| 7. |
learn to play the bass
4 cheers |
107 people |
| 8. |
make someone cry out of happiness
4 cheers |
31 people |
| 9. |
talk to people I want to talk to
6 entries . 3 cheers |
7 people |
| 10. |
skank at a concert
3 cheers |
2 people |
| 11. |
Be a better friend
3 cheers |
5,789 people |
| 12. |
Speak French with a friend
3 cheers |
1 person |
| 13. |
Read the entire Bible
3 cheers |
2,377 people |
| 14. |
write a song
1 cheer |
4,023 people |
| 15. |
become an expert in something
3 cheers |
67 people |
| 16. |
raise public awareness about the mind, the brain and mental health issues
3 cheers |
2 people |
| 17. |
Be part of a flash mob
|
81 people |
| 18. |
give away paper flowers to strangers
2 cheers |
1 person |
| 19. |
reduce my environmental footprint
2 cheers |
506 people |
| 20. |
stop procrastinating
1 cheer |
26,233 people |
| 21. |
read more
4 cheers |
7,456 people |
| 22. |
write a book
1 entry . 2 cheers |
24,936 people |
| 23. |
Tend to a bonzai tree
1 entry . 2 cheers |
10 people |
| 24. |
Witness something truly legendary
1 entry . 1 cheer |
1 person |
| 25. |
interview a band that eventually gets signed
1 entry . 2 cheers |
1 person |
| 26. |
make my own clothes
3 cheers |
2,153 people |
| 27. |
visit the east coast
2 cheers |
40 people |
| 28. |
write anonymous, loving post-its for strangers to find
3 cheers |
832 people |
| 29. |
get over my fear of photographing strangers
5 cheers |
33 people |
| 30. |
go two days without lying
1 entry . 1 cheer |
1 person |
| 31. |
Become more informed about the war in Iraq
3 cheers |
1 person |
| 32. |
stop swearing
2 entries |
778 people |
| 33. |
rejoice
|
4 people |
| 34. |
be more open about my faith
|
2 people |
| 35. |
whistle as adeptly as Andrew Bird
|
1 person |
| 36. |
live in another country
|
1,399 people |
| 37. |
complete an internship at relevant magazine
|
2 people |
| 38. |
be a tea connoisseur
|
43 people |
| 39. |
write my parents' life stories
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 40. |
be on Jeopardy!
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168 people |
| 41. |
be a "regular"
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6 people |
| 42. |
learn to SCUBA dive
1 cheer |
2,501 people |
| 43. |
start a photo journal - take at least a photo a day to represent my life
1 entry . 2 cheers |
961 people |
But I’ve got a fair enough handle on the instrument. I feel comfortable enough to tell people I play trumpet, or at least as comfortable as anyone would be saying that, really.