I'm doing 40 things
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4 years ago
Since my hair is curly, it grows slower than average, obviously. I must let my bangs, which are short grow out! So stop cutting them!
And by the way, right now, my hair is about an inch below the shoulder.
demitasseworks's Life List
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1. Learn Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi and perhaps Urdu fluently
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2. Help make social changes
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3. Read and understand all of the basic holy books
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4. See and experience more Art
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5. Give many massages
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6. Grow my hair as long as possible
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7. Have many deep and fulfilling friendships
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8. learn to play chess well
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9. be organized
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10. Make pen pals
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11. Visit Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Morocco,Eritrea, Mali and Lebanon
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12. Go to the rest of the Northwest
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13. Understand cybernetics
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14. be stronger and more flexible
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15. learn to be a radio airshifter at WEFT
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16. Go skydiving
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17. Be a barista and be a waitress at least once
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18. Be good at swimming
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19. Design and build my own house
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20. learn to belly dance
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21. write more stories, write a novel
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22. Learn to schedule effectively and not procrastinate
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23. Learn to drive
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24. Get straight A's for the rest of all schooling
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25. learn to play piano
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26. Read more books and less "parts" of books.
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27. Dance tango as a lifestyle
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28. be ambidextrous
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29. Become fluent in more than one language
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30. know much more about computers
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31. Learn to sew and crochet
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32. Be a good scientist, have science be part of my life
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33. Find five ways at least that I am or shall be an activist
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34. Speak German.
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35. Run a 5k race
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36. Learn Tigrinya
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37. Be fluent in as many Romance languages as possible
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38. Do different forms of art
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39. be in love (and be loved in return) every day for the rest of my life
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40. Cook more dishes
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Recent entries
to clarify my desire
4 years ago
I know the alphabet to Arabic, and Farsi, and Hebrew. I definitely have trouble with the vowels with all of them. I focus on Arabic…though, my desire to convert to Judaism, and be a good Jew should make me spend more time on Hebrew. I don’t know any Urdu at all, but it interests me immensely.I should just make it a point to learn vocabulary words of each language every day,and find ways to compare and contrast grammar, sounds, and to seperate but use equally all of them…eventually!
It wasn't a choice anymore for me
4 years ago
This is one of those private things that most would wonder why I share. Because the empowerment of the pain created more pain. Also, my nerves began to twitch as I cut myself repeatedly. There is so much about self-mutilating that one cannot control. If one thinks about that a little bit, the statement is clear. I used rubber bands on my wrist to flick myself, and held ice against my skin till it was numb(both by suggestion from therapist) to overcome the desires. It is not easy, and not simple, but it is liberating to not need this weak ritual.I understand all of the reasons mutilators have for doing it, but I believe that the strongest people are those who do not believe that it is good for themselves, and who can resist the need to cut and burn themselves. It improves the rest of life so much when one doesn’t have to worry about hiding or explaining injuries, when one doesn’t have to spend the important time alone self-injuring, and when one doesn’t have to regret it. So please try to stop it. It is docile and unoriginal. It is too absorbing to be any less of a valid addiction than morphine. Therefore, it is a disease in its own right, that thankfully, can be cured, and the likelihood of recovery is much higher than the things people cannot control.
