I'm doing 17 things
Well, I’ve sent in my application. Now we just wait, and hope that some nice people will decide to send me to Oxford!
Queen Queen Hairclip Avocado's Life List
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1. finally read harry potter in french
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2. Learn to trust the Lord in everything
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3. collect all the tintin books in french
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4. Learn Mandarin
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5. learn to play bass guitar
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6. join an orchestra
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7. become fluent in french
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8. Write a movie
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9. become self-supporting
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10. Win a Rhodes Scholarship
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11. adopt a child
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12. see the northern lights
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13. watch all of Tim Burton's films
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14. recite a Shakespeare soliloquy in front of lots of people who aren't expecting it (like in an airport terminal, or in a movie theatre line)
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15. find a pen pal
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16. Get an honours degree
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17. get a masters degree
3,101 people
How I did it
It made me
Happy 
How I did it: Found one in Camden Town which I could (barely) afford, and decided not to pass up the opportunity. So I bought it. Seriously, this character minimum thing is silly. Read how I did it…
It made me
Accomplished
How I did it: I didn't really plan, because I'm lazy, but I came up with a vague outline and just went for it. I wasn't actually expecting to finish, given my track record of never finishing anything I set out to do, but I reached 50k before the end of November. I haven't finished the novel yet, but I'm working on it, just more slowly. Read how I did it…
It made me
Happy!
How I did it: I found out completely by accident that he was going to be in London when I was, so I booked immediately. I got a restricted view seat, but it really wasn't that restricted, so it was all good. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I look back at this goal and wince when I think of how my South African Sign Language lecturers would react if they knew I’d used “sign language” as if it were one language! Anyway, I did a year of SASL, which was enough for me to acquire the basics. I’d love to carry on with it one day.
