I'm doing 43 things
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40. The Men Who Stare at Goats
Paper Airplane's Life List
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1. list three things every day that made me happy
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2. pay off this damn credit card debt, once and for all!
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3. earn my master's degree
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4. consolidate my student loans
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5. apply (and be approved for) IBR
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6. lose weight without letting the scale dictate how I feel about myself
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7. kick Alzheimer's Disease's ass
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8. not worry about not owning a house, buying a new car, or owning stuff I really don't need, and instead save $4,000 for a solo trip to Ireland by 2013.
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9. find 'The One,' and have a quirky story to tell about how we met... like I tripped on a train and he happened to have a bandaid for my skinned knee, or something.
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10. simplify
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11. watch 100 movies I've never seen before
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12. speak less, listen more
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13. learn to swim ... figuratively and literally
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14. study Buddhism and discover if it's the right way for me
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15. visit the Wounded Knee memorial in South Dakota
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16. start over
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17. get over my abandonment issues with my dad
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18. get another tattoo
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19. apply for Teach for America
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20. learn to play the violin and piano
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21. become a college professor
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22. own a hybrid car
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23. learn Italian and Spanish
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24. visit Alaska
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25. join the Peace Corps
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26. found and direct a comprehensive after-school arts center
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27. teach on a reservation
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28. find God
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29. hug John Cusack
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30. learn to swing dance
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31. learn to belly dance
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32. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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33. see the Northern Lights again
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34. rock the sexy librarian look
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35. have a library in my house
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36. encourage people to donate at www.bloodwatermission.org. ($1 equals 1 year's worth of water for 1 person in Africa.) Go to the site. Yes, you. Yes, now. Go!
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37. rock a furry bomber's hat with ear flaps like the McKenzie brothers from SCTV would've worn
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38. remove the extraneous "like" from my speech...
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39. see 100 bands or people live in concert before I'm 35
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40. center myself
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41. save $1,000 in an emergency fund
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42. express myself artistically through black and white photography
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43. create an online portfolio
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How I did it
It made me
part of the solution 
How I did it: I attended a Jars of Clay concert last December. They support the organization Blood: Water Mission, and sold stainless steel water bottles during the show. I use mine all the time, and it reminds me of how lucky we are here to have access to clean water in the first place. Read how I did it…
It made me
kick ass
How I did it: I finally saw the movie w/ Kirsten Dunst last year, and loved the costumes. Incidentally, Marie and I share a birthday. That's where the similarity ends. I'm not rich, so I found an Elizabeth Swann dress on eBay and a giant crinoline skirt at Goodwill. I modified the dress a with gold bows down the front. I found a great cheap "powdered" wig, and stuck a few of those black spider rings in it. I did the bloody gash and skin puttty thing ac… Read how I did it…
It made me
affected
How I did it: I resisted watching it for the longest time, because I'm not really into sappy movies. Man, was I wrong. This was much more than just a chick flick. I really loved the art direction and costumes. Yes, Ryan Gosling's hot, and I really dig a few of his other movies. It was on cable back around Christmas. I watched it back-to-back, on a work night, until 4 in the morning, and cried both times. My grandmother is currently in th… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Friday, 11-20-09
49 minutes ago
1. a vanilla milkshake.
2. Seeing my friend Joel again after 6 years. We definitely will make up for lost time.
3. I stopped by the talent show at my university to see another friend’s performance of ‘Science Fiction Double Feature’ from Rocky Horror Picture Show. She was nervous, but she did great.
DONE WITH MEDS!!
1 day ago
My Ferritin number is already up to 77!!
Now it’s just a matter of being patient with the regrowth that should begin within the next three months.
I’m marking this one done, y’all!
