I'm doing 34 things
Ellen Degeneres! Seriously… I’m kidding
av9920's Life List
-
1. make a difference
4 cheers7,192 people -
2. have a vegetable garden.
174 people -
3. join a book club
1 entry502 people -
4. Do the A-Z author challenge
11 entries . 2 cheers178 people -
5. spread the word that feminism isn't bad
1 entry . 1 cheer5 people -
6. watch more foreign films
4 entries148 people -
7. make a list of 43 things i know very little about, and then learn at least 3 things about each of them
8 entries43 people -
8. learn italian
6,451 people -
9. complete the A-Z movie challenge
22 people -
10. Lose 10 pounds
1 entry6,328 people -
11. Learn to cook
1 entry9,750 people -
12. read something by Salman Rushdie
1 person -
13. follow michael pollan's food rules
2 entries . 1 cheer0 people -
14. crochet a stuffed toy
2 people -
15. go hiking
659 people -
16. Get back into music
16 people -
17. read the bible as history and literature
1 entry2 people -
18. Visit one-hundred museums
5 entries9 people -
19. Read every book on my bookshelf
1 entry . 4 cheers20 people -
20. eat more locally grown food
1 entry . 8 cheers271 people -
21. save the environment
1 entry . 1 cheer296 people -
22. exercise regularly
2 entries10,997 people -
23. Never stop learning
3 cheers4,106 people -
24. Write a Short Story
1 entry . 3 cheers1,158 people -
25. compile a 100-things-about-me list
7 entries . 1 cheer683 people -
26. join the peace corps
1 cheer2,486 people -
27. adopt a child
1 cheer1,756 people -
28. volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
3 cheers57 people -
29. visit all 7 continents
1,503 people -
30. Learn German
1 cheer5,236 people -
31. Donate Blood
1 entry . 3 cheers2,910 people -
32. stop blushing so much
1 entry . 1 cheer24 people -
33. Read The Second Sex
1 cheer1 person -
34. Read more
8,788 people
How I did it
It made me
Proud 
How I did it: I struggled to keep my priorities in check. School was the most dominant factor in my life for a very long time and I really valued it. I just simply sat down and did the work, consistently. I find a lot of students, just won't apply themselves, but if you do, it'll go a long way. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I didn't have cable, internet or a job for the majority of the summer. I was practically amish. I only read three of those books, but I did read 20+ others... Read how I did it…
Recent entries
A-Aristophanes
B-Richard Brautigan
C-Tracy Chevalier
D
E-T.S. Eliot
F
G-Sara Gruen
H-Charlaine Harris
I
J
K
L
M-Stephenie Meyer (it’s a secret though, don’t tell anyone)
N-Vladimir Nabokov
O
P-Sylvia Plath
Q
R
S- Bernard Schlink
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Avoid foods that have some form of sugar (or sweetener) listed among the first 3 ingredients.
Wanderers who happened to make it to this page and don’t know who Michael Pollan is, might have heard of his bestseller The Omnivore’s Dilemma. But the rules I’m referring to come from In Defense of Food and Food Rules: An Eater’s Manifesto. Brilliant stuff, not focused on specific foods or nutrients, but the general. His thesis being to “Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
