I'm doing 23 things
10/25/09
4 weeks ago
Starting over, again!
amsanjorge's Life List
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1. Write Poetry @ The Coffee Exchange
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2. Eat Ribs @ Wes's Rib House
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3. Read "The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart: Poems for Men"
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4. RISD Museum with Rebecca
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5. Compile a binder full of at least 100 of my favorite poems or passages of prose.
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6. Read Aviva's poems
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7. Meditate for 21 days
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8. Improve my complexion
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9. watch Jeanne Dielman
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10. Keep up my poetic practice regardless of my courseload
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11. Fill my Poet shoes. Own them.
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12. learn to play the piano
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13. Pass all of my Fall 09 courses to the best of my ability.
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14. Read "Good Poems" that Hope gave me
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15. sleep under the stars
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16. Sunrise @ the Broken Railroad Bridge
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17. be in a successful relationship
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18. get my license
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19. Read From "Walden" @ Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts
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20. go to the Salvador Dali museum in St. Petersburg
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21. go on an Elizabethtown-like roadtrip
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22. Get a Graduate Degree
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23. learn how to surf
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How I did it
It made me
feel centered 
How I did it: I stayed alone for a period long enough to ordinarily make me feel lonely, but then embraced the solitude. When I felt that I was ready, I went to see friends. I partied! I had a lot of fun. There was time for other people once I figured out what I needed to get done in a day and did it. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I was reading a Providence Tour Guide and came across a section on Federal Hill and decided that I would go get an Italian dinner there. I encountered Providence's Little Italy, reached the square where "Caffe Dolce Vita" was, and had Gelato while sitting on the side of the fountain. I was journaling and an old man started talking to me. He was with his wife and another couple. He told me that the city has changed a lot in the past 10-15 … Read how I did it…
It made me
feel invigorated
How I did it: I checked it out of the library, found a cozy chair, and enjoyed! I'd read it many times before, but this is the first time it all sank in properly and made sense. It actively applied to my life. I only expect it to get better as I revisit it over the years. Read how I did it…
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Time to start over
3 months ago
It’s been two days since I’ve read poetry and meditated in the morning. I’m starting over.
