I'm doing 38 things
I applied for two jobs in Maine this week.
Will be sending off more…
//fingers crossed//
Paper Airplane's Life List
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1. score a new, meaningful job that will enable me to live the life I deserve
38 entries . 10 cheers1 person -
2. let go of (most of) my anger, and be a better, blissed-out version of myself... merely for the sake of it.
3 entries . 11 cheers1 person -
3. lose weight, without letting the scale dictate how I feel about myself
48 entries . 32 cheers1 person -
4. kick Alzheimer's in the ass
23 entries . 35 cheers1 person -
5. continue to study Buddhism and discover if it's the right way for me
13 entries . 24 cheers1 person -
6. move somewhere near a body of water and a lighthouse
7 entries . 3 cheers1 person -
7. let the Disney-manufactured romantic fantasy die, and just leave it up to God, Buddha, Karma, and the rest of the Justice League
82 entries . 24 cheers2 people -
8. not worry about not owning a house, or owning stuff I really don't need, and instead save $4,000 for a trip back to Ireland in October 2013.
7 entries . 24 cheers1 person -
9. simplify
20 entries . 36 cheers703 people -
10. speak less, listen more
20 cheers91 people -
11. learn to swim ... figuratively and literally
9 entries . 28 cheers1 person -
12. visit my friends Dan, Tracy and Baby Joel (or, the Artist Formerly Known as 'The Kid') in Ontario in 2012
1 entry1 person -
13. visit Alaska
3 entries . 13 cheers819 people -
14. start over
2 entries . 5 cheers220 people -
15. get over my abandonment issues with my dad
11 entries . 18 cheers2 people -
16. get another tattoo
14 entries . 8 cheers3,487 people -
17. learn to play the violin and piano
1 entry . 12 cheers2 people -
18. become a college professor
2 entries . 10 cheers85 people -
19. learn to speak Irish, Italian, Spanish and French
2 entries . 7 cheers1 person -
20. found and direct a comprehensive after-school arts center
12 cheers1 person -
21. teach on a reservation
1 entry . 3 cheers5 people -
22. hug John Cusack
2 entries . 9 cheers1 person -
23. learn to swing dance
10 entries . 17 cheers1,154 people -
24. learn to belly dance
12 cheers2,375 people -
25. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
3 cheers21,235 people -
26. see the Northern Lights again
2 cheers47 people -
27. rock the sexy librarian look
2 entries . 22 cheers2 people -
28. have a library in my house
11 cheers237 people -
29. 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!
1 entry . 10 cheers1 person -
30. remove the extraneous "like" from my speech...
1 entry . 9 cheers77 people -
31. express myself artistically through black and white photography
2 entries . 8 cheers1 person -
32. see 100 bands or people live in concert before I'm 35
24 entries . 4 cheers1 person -
33. center myself
3 entries . 10 cheers4 people -
34. Pay down my student loans (and remember that it's all worth it, even 10 years from now)
22 entries . 4 cheers1 person -
35. visit more lighthouses.
2 entries . 3 cheers3 people -
36. realign my neck
4 entries . 2 cheers1 person -
37. learn to play the bodhrán
1 entry . 4 cheers62 people -
38. save up $200
11 entries . 1 cheer3 people
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
let go of (most of) my anger, and be a better, blissed-out version of myself... merely for the sake of it. (read all 3 entries…)
Her disingenuous and terrible voice is still in my head. Why the fuck does this still have such a stranglehold on me? Why don’t I have a new job yet, so I can finally move on? I can’t sleep. My credit’s gone to hell. People are exasperated with my whiny bullshit. I have no money to get ahead. I’m stuck. I hate this. I hate what this has done to me. Time is running out, and I have no recourse. I’m so fucking tired of it all.
let the Disney-manufactured romantic fantasy die, and just leave it up to God, Buddha, Karma, and the rest of the Justice League (read all 82 entries…)
Almost all the plans M and I make fall through at the last minute.
However, he still insists we should hang out, and still pokes me on Facebook. What the hell do I do about this one?
