I used to be able to do this at my local Smoothie King with a Mango-fest smoothie. It’s fun being able to walk up the counter and have someone know exactly what you want.
The_Flashbot's Life List
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1. Stop being depressed
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2. Be less shy
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3. talk more, listen less
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4. have better posture
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5. get my priorities straight
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6. Do all of my homework for 30 days.
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7. run 5 miles
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8. Learn to juggle
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9. Finish 'Atlas Shrugged'
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10. read more classic literature
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11. Learn every constitutional amendment
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12. Go to an xkcd geohash meeting
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13. learn to sweep pick
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14. Learn 'Don't Stop Believing' on Piano
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15. Make a Crop circle
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16. Have a restaurant know my "usual"
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17. Learn C#
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18. Learn XNA
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19. learn how to play the piano
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20. learn how to play the banjo
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21. Learn to play the cello
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22. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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23. Make a Physics Engine
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24. Be able to explain Einstein's Theory of Relativity
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25. crowd surf
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26. Learn every Rise Against song on guitar
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27. Learn to lucid dream.
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28. Polyphasic Sleep
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29. visit 10 new places in my city
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30. learn how to play the harmonica
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Just the other day I was reading this in class and my English teacher walked up and said she had tried and never been able to finish and admired my “courage.” I laughed.
Luckily she hasn’t noticed i haven’t been doing any of the class’ assigned reading…I’ll get to it soon, hopefully.
