I'm doing 43 things
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34. Quarantine
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
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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, since so many schools are suffering budget cuts to these crucial programs
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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…
