I'm doing 39 things
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18 months ago
one of the best days of my life.
UrsaMajorUrsaMinor's Life List
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1. own an iguana
8 people -
2. fight off an attacker (should the need arise)
1 person -
3. confront a racist/bigot
1 person -
4. date a foreign man
1 person -
5. win a scholarship competition
1 person -
6. go to Alaska and see a grizzly bear
1 cheer1 person -
7. help Danielle get rid of Columbus Day
1 cheer1 person -
8. paint a picture I'm proud of
1 cheer1 person -
9. visit every continent (minus Antarctica)
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10. own a cat
1 cheer284 people -
11. do something selfless for someone I can't stand
1 cheer1 person -
12. read every book I own before buying a new one
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13. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
1,346 people -
14. love someone fearlessly
2 people -
15. survive a lightning strike
2 people -
16. live in Europe (longer than a year)
1 person -
17. convert a chauvinist
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18. convert a creationist
1 cheer1 person -
19. learn ProTools till I'm an expert
1 person -
20. learn Spanish
15,523 people -
21. learn html
752 people -
22. write a book (300 pages or more)
1 person -
23. speak French fluently
2,103 people -
24. own and play the keytar
1 person -
25. have child(ren)
4,132 people -
26. see the Northern Lights
16,938 people -
27. play with clay
3 people -
28. be in another musical
8 people -
29. learn a martial art
1,447 people -
30. live in Portland, OR after college
2 people -
31. climb Half Dome again
3 people -
32. work for NPR
21 people -
33. meet Ira Glass
6 people -
34. visit Machu Picchu
680 people -
35. visit Stonehenge
196 people -
36. interview a famous scientist
1 person -
37. interview a famous politician
1 person -
38. have a stranger call in to my radio show
1 person -
39. drink a beer with another Maloney in Ireland
2 cheers1 person
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