I'm doing 23 things
Well,
2 years ago
it hasn’t worked for me so far. And I wish for the exact same thing every day.
SweetAfton23's Life List
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1. see Nickel Creek in concert before they break up
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2. get into reed college
23 people -
3. Listen to NPR more
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4. learn ok go's "a million ways" dance
83 people -
5. Watch Citizen Kane
1 cheer46 people -
6. Read the entire Bible
2,469 people -
7. go medieval on a copy machine like in the movie "Office Space"
1 person -
8. write a song
1 cheer4,280 people -
9. go dancing in the streets of Tokyo dressed up as a stormtrooper
2 people -
10. travel to Ireland
1 cheer587 people -
11. participate in a Flugtag
3 people -
12. learn how to cook
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13. Watch a space shuttle launch
959 people -
14. be on This American Life
13 people -
15. get published in The New Yorker
56 people -
16. Create a Secret Wall Tattoo
2 people -
17. Become an AQUACADET!
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18. be a teacher
625 people -
19. change the world
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20. become better at small-talk
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21. Meet my online friends
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22. get the hell out of southern California
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23. get 5's on my AP tests
44 people
Recent entries
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2 years ago
It seems that Rubik’s cubes are suddenly chic, just because Will Smith can solve one in two minutes. That’s actually not how I got into it, but the coincidence is convenient because I look even cooler now that I can solve one.
A couple of weeks ago, this kid in my history class was solving a Rubik’s cube during lecture, and my teacher caught him and made him pass it around the class so we could all scramble it, and then made him get up in front of the class and solve it while someone timed him. He solved it in 2.5 minutes while giving us random historical facts, and I said to myself “DAMN: That is exactly the useless skill I need to master.” And so it was.
I figured I’d have to ask him about it, but little did I know that most if not all new Rubik’s cubes on sale today came with these little 7-step instructional leaflets that tell you how to solve a cube step by step. No one in my family can solve them, but I sat down with the leaflet and taught myself in about a day and a half. The steps aren’t difficult at all, what’s hardest is committing all of them to memory so that you can solve a cube without the aid of the leaflet. I guess it’s possible to solve those things blindfolded with the use of equations and formulae and whatnot, but I can solve it plenty fast with the simpler way that came with the cube itself.
Knowing how to solve a cube is mighty impressive as long as no one in the room can solve it way faster than you can, because then you just look kind of foolish and retarded. Particularly in a room of dimwits, you will look like the ultimate nerd-genius if you can solve a cube while acting super casual about it.
