I'm doing 24 things
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casino's Life List
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1. be healthy
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2. read all the books I own
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3. grow my own vegetables
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4. learn french
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5. build a grass sofa in the backyard
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6. learn to skateboard
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7. Write a will
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8. get my motorcycle license...and a motorcycle
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9. organize my music
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10. talk less, listen more
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11. learn about time travel
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12. know where every country in the world is
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13. be an audience member for a TV show taping
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14. Submit a video to Beautiful Agony
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15. Go to the snow with ben
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16. develop my dad liver character
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17. Fire a gun
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18. give myself a tattoo
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19. learn survival skills
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20. learn clever magic tricks
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21. Be an extra in a Movie
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22. Learn to pick locks
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23. build a tesla coil
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24. Bring down organized religion
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How I did it
It made me
happy 
How I did it: 5 years ago I took roaccutane for 9 months. There are some side effects, mostly dry skin and chapped lips, but nothing lip balm and mosturiser can't fix. After the 9 months my skin was lovely and I now only have pimples every now and then. Read how I did it…
It made me
feel responsible
How I did it: Changed my shower heads, use shower timers, switched to origin 100% green energy, I only have electricity on when im using that appliance, and I wash my clothes in cold water and hang them on the washing line. Too easy! Read how I did it…
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Sprout A Couch
Lawn Furniture for Literalists
by Greg Tate
SOD SOFA
$150
ingredients
o 150 cubic feet of dirt
o 3 bags of Gromulch
o 1 bag of gypsite
o 5 4´ x 8´ sheets of waferboard
o 26 1” x 3” x 48” wood stakes
o 60 square feet of sod tiles (or strips)
o Chopsticks or planting stakes
o 1 50´ roll of 2” x 24” poultry netting
o Small box of 10d nails
tools
o Hammer
o Handsaw or utility knife
o Shovel
o Wheelbarrow
Before you begin, figure the dirt you need by multiplying the dimensions of the couch you plan to make (ours was 8’ x 4’ x 4’, or 128 cubic feet). Next, put on some old clothes -things are going to get messy-and locate a suitable spot. Placement is key: There’ll be no moving once you’ve begun. Clear the area of grass and weeds until you have a level swath of dirt, then use a stick to sketch the shape of the couch into the dirt with a stick.
1.Drive the wood stakes into the ground along the perimeter of your sofa-shaped sketch, every 18” or so, to a depth of about 12”. These will secure the form.
2.Attach the waferboard to the stakes to create the walls of the form (see illustration). Use a handsaw to trim the waferboard to size. Drive in a nail every 4” along each stake to secure the boards.
3.Start shoveling dirt into the form. Here’s where things get messy. Once a foot of dirt is in place, water lightly and compress by stomping around on top of it.
4.Once the basic shape is in place and secure, carefully remove the form works.
5.Mold the shape to your liking. Remove any loose debris and sprinkle the sofa and other areas you’ll be sodding with a healthy layer of fertilizer and gypsite. Water lightly.
6.For extra support, lay strips of poultry netting over the arms and back.
7.Lay the sod. Press down the edges to create a smooth surface clear to the ground. Stagger the rows so the seams don’t fall in a line, and use chopsticks or planting stakes to keep them in place over the wire.
8.During the next few weeks, water your sofa often, soaking it thoroughly. Once the sod has taken root, remove the chopsticks or planting stakes. Trim as needed.
