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  2. 1. regain my ability to concentrate
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  3. 2. declutter my desk
    6 entries . 12 cheers     		3 people
  4. 3. make my house really nice
    3 entries . 11 cheers     		2 people
  5. 4. get my doctorate and become a professor
    32 entries . 102 cheers     		6 people
  6. 5. write some interesting books
    2 entries . 40 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. mix some drinks
    7 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. do something memorable every weekend
    94 entries . 68 cheers     		7 people
  9. 8. write an algebra book
    1 entry . 16 cheers     		1 person
  10. 9. drink a basil-infused vodka
    6 entries . 33 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. play the most interesting move
    3 entries . 11 cheers     		2 people
  12. 11. be daring and passionate, to hell with the consequences
    2 entries . 48 cheers     		65 people
  13. 12. Do 100 sit-ups daily for 100 consecutive days
    1 entry . 16 cheers     		227 people
  14. 13. get my doctorate
    1 entry . 21 cheers     		309 people
  15. 14. draw a buffalee
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  16. 15. meet 43 people noteworthy enough to have Wikipedia articles about them
    10 entries . 12 cheers     		1 person
  17. 16. return to San Francisco
    15 cheers     		8 people
  18. 17. Find a way to make some money as a graduate student that either complements or doesn't interfere too much with my studies
    2 entries . 11 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. watch every episode of The Fugitive, and watch the final episode last
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  20. 19. watch all 17 episodes of The Prisoner, in order
    2 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. draw pictures of all my cats
    2 entries . 11 cheers     		1 person
  22. 21. learn Bach's 2-Part Invention in B♭
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. sell something on ebay
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		223 people
  24. 23. write a Scheme compiler
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  25. 24. get a keyboard stand
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  26. 25. memorize all the geologic eras and periods
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  27. 26. live on Soylent for 30 days
    4 entries     		1 person
  28. 27. go to the 2013 Bay Area Maker Faire
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  29. 28. read two journal papers a day
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
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live on Soylent for 30 days (read all 4 entries…)
Oat-based Soylent: much better

We made some Soylent with oat flour instead of maltodextrin. It tastes like you’re drinking cardboard—which is actually quite an improvement.

Then we tried a variation that used 1 part coconut oil to 2 parts olive oil, as opposed to olive oil alone. That was quite a lot better. Previous Soylents had a certain disgustingness about them, and this version got rid of almost all of that.

It’s extremely filling.

May 14, 12:05PM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment


learn Bach's 2-Part Invention in B♭
Off to a good start

I thought the B♭ Invention would be a lot harder than the A minor Invention because of all the 32nd notes, but I’ve learned the first eleven measures and have found it very easy going so far. The music seems to have a naturally slow and easy tempo, and the counterpoint is not tricky or complex.

Plan: Maintain my slow pace of one measure a day, five days a week. I’ll be taking off for a vacation next week, so I might not have access to a keyboard. I should be able to play the whole thing from start to finish by June 1.

May 08, 07:12AM PDT | 7 cheers | 0 comments


learn Bach's 2-Part Invention in A minor (read all 8 entries…)
Learned it, but still make mistakes

I learned the 2-Part Invention in A minor, and have explored many ways of playing it, and can play it expressively, but I have yet to play it without making a mistake. The best I’ve done is two small mistakes.

It might help if I got a keyboard stand to hold the keyboard at the right height. I’ve always played it at an awkward height, either too high or too low.

May 08, 06:54AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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