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Stuart Gilbert

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I'm doing 38 things
  

Stuart Gilbert's Life List

  2. 1. Clear out the clutter in my spare room
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  3. 2. make a bow
    		15 people
  4. 3. pay off my credit card
    1 entry     		1,469 people
  5. 4. complete project 365
    3 team members . 63 entries . 2 cheers     		74 people
  6. 5. be able to do all 75 of Esquire's "Things Men Should Be Able to Do" list
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. Learn to drive a manual car and pass my driving test in the UK.
    5 entries . 11 cheers     		7 people
  8. 7. learn to walk on my hands
    2 entries . 14 cheers     		54 people
  9. 8. Eat everything on BBC's '50 things to eat before you die' list
    18 entries . 23 cheers     		47 people
  10. 9. watch all movies on AFI's 100 Best movies list
    43 entries . 13 cheers     		406 people
  11. 10. Watch Film 4's 50 films to see before you die
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		11 people
  12. 11. Watch the top 250 movies on the Internet Movie Database
    21 entries . 13 cheers     		442 people
  13. 12. listen to all Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums
    43 entries . 12 cheers     		9 people
  14. 13. Read Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
    3 entries . 18 cheers     		542 people
  15. 14. complete IGN's Top 100 Games
    3 entries . 11 cheers     		2 people
  16. 15. Write a movie script
    2 entries . 17 cheers     		373 people
  17. 16. send a message in a bottle and get a reply
    2 entries . 32 cheers     		29 people
  18. 17. find a message in a bottle
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		243 people
  19. 18. sleep with japanese twins
    2 entries . 19 cheers     		27 people
  20. 19. save someone's life
    2 entries . 12 cheers     		962 people
  21. 20. join the Mile High Club
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		894 people
  22. 21. see the aurora borealis
    18 cheers     		1,692 people
  23. 22. shoot a gun
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		340 people
  24. 23. learn first aid
    11 cheers     		240 people
  25. 24. learn how to shuffle cards
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		51 people
  26. 25. bungee jump
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		3,310 people
  27. 26. learn to snowboard
    11 cheers     		2,369 people
  28. 27. get rid of all my clutter
    4 entries . 14 cheers     		1,133 people
  29. 28. light a fire using only sticks
    2 entries . 12 cheers     		20 people
  30. 29. find a midnight train to Georgia and leave on it
    1 entry . 24 cheers     		2 people
  31. 30. save some throw-away money to play the stock market with
    2 entries . 3 cheers     		2 people
  32. 31. learn to read music
    6 cheers     		662 people
  33. 32. learn how to crack a safe
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		2 people
  34. 33. learn to spin a pen
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		55 people
  35. 34. break 200 in bowling
    6 entries . 3 cheers     		6 people
  36. 35. generate hydrogen through electrolysis for some purpose or other
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  37. 36. take a vow of silence
    2 cheers     		147 people
  38. 37. make a citizen's arrest!
    6 cheers     		13 people
  39. 38. jet ski
    2 cheers     		66 people

How I did it
How to plant a garden
It took me
2 months
It made me
Super happy

How I did it: I planted a few plants in pots in the spare room and spent a considerable amount of time digging two squares out of the garden to be used as vegetable patches.I planted potatoes in one and they've now sprouted. I've got plenty of other things to be growing in the other patch, and I'm looking forward to it all growing and being eaten! Read how I did it…

Apr 20, 03:52AM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to build a trebuchet
It took me
3 days
It made me
jump and laugh.

How I did it: Dave and I bought some wood and some tools from B&Q one day.We assembled a frame based almost entirely on guess-work. We changed a few things around when we realised how wrong we were, then we left it for a few weeks.When we finally got back to working on it we bought some cement and set it in an upturned CD spindle case with a closed hook sticking out. This turned out not to be weighty enough, so we bought some big bolts and stuck tw… Read how I did it…

Apr 16, 04:15AM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to buy a House
It took me
9 weeks
It made me
Happy and tired

How I did it: We paid a lot of money to lots of people and got ourselves into a huge amount of debt (it's called a mortgage). Now we own the house!It took a lot of persistence with solicitors. Without constantly prompting them and giving them deadlines we wouldn't have got it done quite as quickly.We also called in a lot of favours with friends when it came to moving things. We also made sure we had a bit of money left over to splash around in an emerg… Read how I did it…

Sep 23, 02:20AM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


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Recent entries
Send a message in a bottle and get a reply! (read all 2 entries…)
Thrown into the sea 2 months ago

I put a message in a sealable bag, put it in a bottle and corked it up. Lizz and I went to Scarborough for the day, and afterwards we stopped at Filey so I could throw my bottle into the sea.

Hopefully it wasn’t smashed against the rocks after we left. :)

The flag pole in the picture is where I threw the bottle in.

Apr 30, 02:52AM PDT | 0 comments


pay off my credit card
No more credit card usage 2 months ago

I cancelled the dedicated server I had with CoreNetworks today. I’ve barely even looked at it for months and it was just an expense I couldn’t really justify.

Now that I won’t be paying for it every month I should be able to pay off my credit card pretty damn quickly. I don’t use it for anything else. Well, every now and again if I have to order something online outside the UK I will use it, but that’s not too often.

It’ll be nice to get this one done.

Apr 16, 03:50AM PDT | 0 comments


Watch the top 250 movies on the Internet Movie Database (read all 21 entries…)
Site for tracking your progress 3 months ago

The site I used to use to track my progress appears to be down again, and has been for quite a while now. So I’ve made an alternative site for tracking progress with the IMDb list: http://mytopfilms.net

It’s still in the early stages, but does track updates to the IMDb list. You just need to sign up and then you can keep track of your progress too.

Adding other lists will be possible soon for things like Film4’s top 50, AFI’s top 100, etc. etc.

I’m working on a forum installation now, but please contact me on here with any suggestions, bug reports, ideas until that’s running.

Mar 25, 04:33AM PDT | 2 cheers | 2 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

learn to sew be on radio1 reguarly keep track of my period Mother Extroidinaire! wants to Learn Spanish kayak go to more concerts Start an NGO, which doesn't just take your money and throw it condescendingly at people, but actually does some good. see the aurora borealis See HIM again stay healthy Take more pictures learn to love myself Fall in love drink more water ain88 wants to Buy a House build a workshop Learn how to say 'Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch' Let go of the past make the guy i love love me back Eat better Make a CD of all HAPPY SONGS! Travel route 66 get married find a house jsherry wants to watch all of Spike Lee's films run more own a house buy a new car
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