I'm doing 41 things
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1 week ago
According to the DS I have master 257 Spanish words… which would put me at about 10% of basic fluency. So far, so good.
cmcdevitt's Life List
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1. Stop Drinking Soda
9 entries . 10 cheers1,464 people -
2. Eat Less Fast Food
6 entries . 5 cheers105 people -
3. Lose 5LBS.
11 entries . 1 cheer28 people -
4. Remember People's Names
1 entry . 3 cheers341 people -
5. Remove Crappy and Scratched Songs From iPod
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6. Be Able To Do 40 Pushups In A Row
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7. Run: 3/4 Mile
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8. Improve my Resume
3 entries . 2 cheers14 people -
9. Color An Entire Coloring Book
4 entries . 5 cheers19 people -
10. Learn Arabic
24 entries . 3 cheers2,110 people -
11. Learn Sign Language
9 entries . 2 cheers7,695 people -
12. become fluent in spanish
2 entries1,927 people -
13. Get Rid of Credit Card Debt
9 entries . 4 cheers29 people -
14. find a job i love
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15. Take the Mensa test.
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16. Publish Something
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17. Skydive
1 entry . 2 cheers10,195 people -
18. Go white water rafting
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19. get SCUBA certified
3 cheers297 people -
20. Swim with dolphins
1 entry . 1 cheer7,371 people -
21. donate 1 gallon of blood
4 entries . 2 cheers23 people -
22. Ride a Segway
3 entries . 1 cheer95 people -
23. Read 12 or More Books This Year
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24. Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef
1 cheer83 people -
25. use my tent
2 entries . 1 cheer2 people -
26. Hangout with a Penguin
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27. visit all 50 states
2 entries . 2 cheers7,156 people -
28. Visit All 7 Continents
2 entries . 2 cheers1,301 people -
29. Get Back Into Martial Arts
2 entries . 1 cheer55 people -
30. learn how to drive stick-shift
1 cheer4,462 people -
31. Do 5 pullups
7 entries18 people -
32. Stop throwing clothes on the floor
1 entry . 1 cheer884 people -
33. Not just learn to cook, but like to cook.
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34. Try more foods, and fruits and vegetables.
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35. Get Married
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36. name my firstborn son Declan
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37. Rescue a Dog
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38. Get Over 1 Million Hits on my blog, Halfninja.com
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39. Complete a triathalon
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40. Bench press 100 lbs.
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41. go to the gym 3 times a week
148 people
How I did it
It made me
droidlicious 
How I did it: I looked into the T-Mobile G1, the iPhone, the Palm Pre from Sprint, and many other phones. For each one I would have had to switch carriers from Verizon. The G1 was the front runner for a long time, however, one of my more technologically inclined friends told me that Verizon would have an Android phone out by Christmas and encouraged me to wait if I had reservations about switching carriers. Ultimately, my finances put… Read how I did it…
It made me
See clearly
How I did it: I decided in March to get it done. I got a reference to a surgeon from a friend I knew who had it done, he was happy with their work 2 years later, so I decided on them. I scheduled a preliminary visit in April, I saw my normal eye doctor next to verify exactly how much they'd need to correct my prescription, and then I scheduled surgery over Memorial day weekend. I went in Friday at 10am. 24 hours later I could se… Read how I did it…
It made me
resolute. 
How I did it: I just stopped promoting myself and let the work come to me. I'm taking classes throughout the summer, so any shows I book have to be on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday.I think I've got all I need. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
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1 week ago
I’ve been using the BYKI free software to bone up on some of the stuff I forgot from highschool. My fiancee and I are also using the Pimsleur audio system to learn some spanish, and as of last night we bought MY SPANISH COACH for the Nintendo DS… some of this espanol has to rub off somewhere.
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1 week ago
I’m pretty sure I’ve done this. I’ve been stationary biking my ass off lately. I’ll have to hop on the Wii Fit scale to be sure, but I’m 99% that i’ve lost at least 5 lbs.
