I'm doing 40 things
I think this is from last summer. And I didn’t even do it this summer, unless textbooks count. Oh well. I think it would be best if I just read when I have time and focused on my studies.
Vivaperamore's Life List
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1. Finish 50 bassoon reed blanks
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2. be a street musician for a day
1 cheer3 people -
3. play guitar at a nursing home
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4. Finish the Palmer Hughes Accordion books
1 person -
5. Find/Start another Celtic Group to play with.
1 person -
6. Write and Produce a CD
2 cheers1 person -
7. Finish building the recording studio
1 person -
8. finish 3 of the pieces of art that I have started. Preferably the painting for my dad, the frappuccino cap collage, and the NYC scene.
1 person -
9. run for the school board
1 person -
10. Learn and memorize 5 full songs on guitar
1 person -
11. write a book
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12. Start an Italian-House.
1 person -
13. go back to europe
1 entry . 1 cheer216 people -
14. join the peace corps
1 cheer2,486 people -
15. do chalk art on the sidewalk
1 cheer1 person -
16. go on a spiritual retreat
88 people -
17. build a house with habitat for humanity
1 cheer311 people -
18. keep a journal
3,571 people -
19. design, build, and decorate a house
1 person -
20. speak fluent italian
1 cheer191 people -
21. visit all of the continents
12 people -
22. volunteer with the red cross
1 cheer15 people -
23. volunteer at the food pantry
1 person -
24. organize a service project meaningful to me
1 person -
25. Design and make 3 awesome shirts
2 cheers1 person -
26. volunteer abroad
448 people -
27. start a school
108 people -
28. learn to screen print
1 cheer87 people -
29. open my own business
395 people -
30. see a tornado
1 entry . 1 cheer334 people -
31. throw a dart at a map and travel where it lands
3 cheers55 people -
32. design/sew/ make a whole outfit (including jewelry and shoes)
1 person -
33. leave poems/quotes in public
18 people -
34. meditate at least once per week
1 person -
35. see David Garibaldi live
1 person -
36. start my sketchbook
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37. own a bassoon
2 people -
38. finish the Augusten Burroughs books
1 person -
39. get a tattoo gun
1 entry . 3 cheers4 people -
40. intern at a commune
1 cheer1 person
How I did it
It made me
super happy 
How I did it: I played guitar for one of my friends once, and he was surprised that I had never performed in front of an audience before. With his support and encouragement, he finally convinced me to do it. So on a tuesday night, I went to the Espresso Yourself Cafe and played. First, I played guitar while my friend Jacob sang I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab, then I played piano and sang Lady Madonna and Let it Be.&… Read how I did it…
It made me
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How I did it: Sometimes, it is best not to try to make it my goal to do things that are out of control. I approached this summer with optimism and kindness, and that is all I could do. I couldn't control the fact that it wasn't the best summer ever, but because I kept positive, I'd say this goal is just about as accomplished as it could be. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Not sure where I want to go this time around…I know for sure I want to go to Italy again though. This time, I was thinking northern Italy (2 weeks),maybe going to Venice, then visiting family in Udine and/or Trentino…After that, I could go north into the Swiss Alps, maybe go to Strasbourg or something (1.5 weeks), but thats not on the top of my priorities. Then I could go into Germany, visit my family’s town called Pommern, south of Bohn. (1.5 wks). The last stop of the trip could be Amsterdam, maybe stay there for a week. So, six week summer trip, I get to go to 5 countries, all places I’ve wanted to see…sounds good to me! Now I just have to get the hardest part done…Finding the money :)
Eh, not worth it. People understand me the way I am-there isn’t any feeling or any thing that I am not able to express with the vocabulary I already have. I don’t feel the need to appear smart or more knowledgeable. I have other goals in my life that are surely more important than improving my vocabulary.
