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djaquay




I'm doing 34 things
  

djaquay's Life List

  1. 1. be creative
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  2. 2. live simply
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  3. 3. get in shape
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  4. 4. ride a half century
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  5. 5. bike a century
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  6. 6. try orienteering
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  7. 7. Go Kayaking
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  8. 8. Learn to fly
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  9. 9. learn to dance
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  10. 10. take better pictures
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  11. 11. compose my own music
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  12. 12. Learn to play the piano
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  13. 13. Record an album
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  14. 14. Convert my entire CD collection to MP3
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  15. 15. Transfer home movies from VHS to DVD
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  16. 16. Save money
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  17. 17. pay off credit cards
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  18. 18. get out of debt
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  19. 19. witness the end of IE
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  20. 20. never touch Windows again
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  21. 21. see the northern lights again
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  22. 22. See a total solar eclipse
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  23. 23. go to New Zealand
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  24. 24. Visit Ireland
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  25. 25. visit every state in the U.S.
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  26. 26. reread lord of the rings
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  27. 27. Learn Japanese
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  28. 28. learn german
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  29. 29. Get better at chess
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  30. 30. learn cpr
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  31. 31. be a fireman
    		28 people
  32. 32. maintain my weight
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  33. 33. grow up
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  34. 34. figure out what i want to be when i grow up
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Recent entries
be less obsessive
Untitled 10 months ago

I can’t think of a way to describe how this is worth doing that doesn’t end up coming out like pop-psych-babble, but yes, it’s worth it.

I think it comes down to, (like the AA saying), knowing/realizing what you can and can’t control, and acting accordingly.

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balance learning and doing
Untitled 10 months ago

One more ongoing thing I’m checking off. I’ve been doing this for the past couple of months with photography, and am really liking the results. I’d sit and read about a subject for weeks, never doing anything; lately I’ve been just taking pictures, and occasionally reading a blog post or something. Much more balanced, and I’m seeing much more clearly how to actually get better, at photography as well as anything else.

Well worth doing, for my type of mindset, anyway.

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walk every day
Untitled 10 months ago

With podcasts to listen to, a nice neighborhood near my work, and cool fall weather coming in, I’m really enjoying walking. Well worth doing.

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it's something unpredictable... wants to take a yoga class be financially independent cry when I feel like crying Own a Mercedes Benz read all the books i own and haven't read learn more about other cultures run a whole lap around the Park without stopping speak perfect Spanish make people smile finish my masters degree keep my house clean work because I like to, not because I have to steal get rid of stuff i don't need get married speak in front of an audience without being nervous lose weight Earn Money StillThinking wants to lose 50 pounds Swim with dolphins perfect my grammer date lots of different types of people. read 'reading lolita in tehran' Mud wrestle ride my bike to school Take the Colorgenics profile test Publish a novel