fengshuiguy




I'm doing 38 things
 

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  1. 1. get certified in Java 1.5
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  2. 2. take a dance class
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  3. 3. write a supernatural bullet opera
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  4. 4. configure a script to automate upload of webcam photos
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  5. 5. Read the Bible
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  6. 6. don't wait for permission to be extraordinary
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  7. 7. learn to lose control
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  8. 8. cook more
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  9. 9. create a high-volume website for EVE Online
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  10. 10. research veganism
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  11. 11. make a list of 100 things that make me happy.
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  12. 12. take yoga
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  13. 13. organise my music
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  14. 14. write a webcomic
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  15. 15. be more awesome
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  16. 16. do a speed reading course
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  17. 17. build my own computer
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  18. 18. take a stunt driving course
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  19. 19. know myself
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  20. 20. write letters more
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  21. 21. do Java internals course (WJO-3250)
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  22. 22. sort out dragon tattoo
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  23. 23. manage my money better
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  24. 24. Minimize my stuff
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  25. 25. use my internet toys more effectively
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  26. 26. do more voice acting
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  27. 27. start an online StarCraft league with friends
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  28. 28. brush up on XQuery
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  29. 29. live passionately
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  30. 30. make a smaller ecological footprint
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  31. 31. stay in touch with my interstate friends
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  32. 32. actually do something with JHero
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  33. 33. get fit
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  34. 34. study martial arts
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  35. 35. sort out my tax returns
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  36. 36. update my resume
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  37. 37. create my own computer game
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  38. 38. hike the inca trail
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How I did it
How to configure regular website backups
It took me
2 days
It made me
Secure


How to take an IQ test
It took me
2 months
It made me
Mentally stimulated


How to do a photography course
It took me
1 day
It made me
Accomplished


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Recent entries
Manage my money better
Budget! 7 months ago

Well, I now have a regular budget, and a few accounts that I juggle money between. With a theoretically fixed amount for frivolous spending per week, I should see money going where it needs to go.

I’ve been spending A LOT on flights to see friends over the last year, and one thing I’ve never really fixed in my head is ‘how much should I spend on fun stuff per week?’. I earn a pretty comfortable wage, but I’ve never really decided that.

Now, with (I think) less that I normally spend set as an amount per week, it actually feels like more, and I enjoy planning impulse purchases possibly more than spending them.

The last thing I need to do is fix up my debit card so that it’s hooked to the right sub-accounts, so I KNOW if I pull that card I’m spending on toys/fun stuff.



cook more
Getting Better... 7 months ago

Buying Vegan With A Vengeance has been a great starting point here – I’ve been enjoying the act of cooking, especially with a good glass of wine and some podcasts to enjoy while I’m doing it.

Hell, we even picked up some hing powder (asaefoetida if you want a big word for it) on Friday night. If you’re curious, it stinks like no one’s business. Or, possibly, someone’s business.

The next step: broadening the recipes that I’m using in Vegan With A Vengeance, finding a really good local source for things like nutritional yeast, and starting to home-bake nummy vegan desserts.



stay in touch with my interstate friends
A Good Short Sprint 7 months ago

Well, I’ve done pretty well on this over the last couple of weekends thanks to two interstate trips. One for a very important friend’s thirtieth birthday, which I wouldn’t have missed for the world. The other for a weekend of nerding and high octane silliness in Melbourne.

I miss my friends. I miss Melbourne.

Now I’ve got to pay attention to the micro-transactions – get back into the swing of sending postcards again. I should probably make that a weekly tradition over Saturday breakfast.

Yeah… that works, now that I think of it.



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