I'm doing 21 things
last year i surprised myself by constantly breaking out crying uncontrollably in my last period of the day at school. i guess with stress at the core of it all, things like intense boyfriend troubles, hateful class debates on same-sex marriage, and watching my 16 year old cat die a bloody, painful death, just made me break down. This year I promised to get a hold of myself, but with my parents just announcing divorce it doesn’t seem too realistic of a goal. I guess I’m just tired of making a fool of myself.
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
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3. become fluent in French
3 entries . 5 cheers1,351 people -
4. move to England
8 cheers417 people -
5. spend time with my great grandma at least once a month
8 cheers1 person -
6. read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2 cheers155 people -
7. Remember to take my vitamins
3 entries . 5 cheers125 people -
8. conquer a billboard
1 cheer1 person -
9. do a pullup
1 entry . 8 cheers154 people -
10. Join the Peace Corps
2,393 people -
11. get 5's on my AP tests
45 people -
12. make a list of things i want to do this summer and do them
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13. learn to control my emotions
1 entry66 people -
14. lose 20 lbs
1,149 people -
15. thrift shop for pots
1 person -
16. learn to play the trumpet
190 people -
17. break out of my shell/box/hole
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18. get a vespa
1 cheer58 people -
19. watch all six feet under episodes
1,063 people -
20. master hacky sack
1 person -
21. fly my octopus kite somewhere beautiful
1 cheer1 person
How I did it
It made me
a little happy... 
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…
Recent entries
a little bonus
4 months ago
i got a FIVE on my AP euro exam; this happiness i feel—-it was previously unknown to me
Here's the list (or the start of it):
5 months ago
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 (√)
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 (√)
