i got a FIVE on my AP euro exam; this happiness i feel—-it was previously unknown to me
Taylor's Life List
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1. maintain straight A's throughout high school
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2. see Ben Gibbard live
2 cheers2 people -
3. become fluent in French
3 entries . 4 cheers1,281 people -
4. move to England
8 cheers408 people -
5. spend time with my great grandma at least once a month
7 cheers1 person -
6. read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2 cheers148 people -
7. Remember to take my vitamins
3 entries . 5 cheers129 people -
8. conquer a billboard
1 cheer1 person -
9. do a pullup
1 entry . 8 cheers151 people -
10. get a vespa
1 cheer56 people -
11. learn to play the trumpet
181 people -
12. fly my octopus kite somewhere beautiful
1 person -
13. thrift shop for pots
1 person -
14. watch all six feet under episodes
1,053 people -
15. lose 20 lbs
1,110 people -
16. master hacky sack
1 person -
17. make a list of things i want to do this summer and do them
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18. break out of my shell/box/hole
1 person
How I did it: I'm so caught up with school, I don't have time to even think about watching television...I didn't realize I had completed this goal until a couple of months after school started again. Read how I did it…
Things I Want to Do
1. Go on an “official date” with Elijah (this requires dinner and a movie)
2. Take the bus with Elijah to a secluded beach (not Laguana, Huntington, etc.)
3. Buy clay pots to plant all my cacti in, and plant them! (√)
4. Eat a veggie sandwiches with Elijah with our garden’s spinach in them! (√)
5. Have one day where Elijah and I sit on our butts on his comfy couch and watch Season 5 of Six Feet Under (√)
6. Go to Fullerton and eat at Rutabegorz, visit the Farmers’ Market, and visit Cristina’s apartment
7. Fly my octopus kite somewhere beautiful
8. Thrift shop for pots in L.A. and/or Orange (√)
9. Go to Elijah’s cousin’s comedy shows
10. Walk around in Uptown Whittier without a specific destination
11. Go up elijah’s big hill to see the wild cacti
12. Steal cacti from Brianda’s house
13. See local concert w. music I like
14. Go to Fullerton Arboretum w. Megan, enjoy ourselves (pack food), and inquire about volunteer job (√)
15. Go to the Aquarium of the Pacific w. Megan
16. Go to the Corn Festival w. Megan
17. Go on a hike
18. Have a True Blood first season marathon (√)
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Things I Have to Do
1. Read Three Psychologies: Perspective from Freud, Skinner, and Rogers by Robert D. Nye for AP Psych
2. Read Chronicle of a Death Foretold and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for IB English
3. Attain an SAT Prep book and stare at it…I mean study it…for many hours
4. Possibly…Take Driver’s Ed, get permit
5. Get some volunteer hours in for the IB diploma (preferably at Fullerton Arboretum)
6. Pass Computer Exam for graduation requirement (√)
9th grade year, 1st semester:
English-H: A
Int. Science 2-H/IB: A+
Geography NWC-H: A
French 1: A+
Geometry-H: A
Womens Basketball: A
9th grade year, 2nd semester:
English-H: A
Int. Science 2-H/IB: A+
Geography NWC-H: A
French 1: A
Geometry-H: A
Womens Basketball: A
10th grade year, 1st semester:
English II- H: A
French II: A
AP Euro: A+
Chemistry-H: A
Algebra II-H: A
Women’s Basketball: A
10th grade year, 2nd semester:
English II- H: A
French II: A+
AP Euro: A
Chemistry-H: A
Algebra II-H: A+
Women’s Basketball: A
