floggin




I'm doing 35 things
  

floggin's Life List

  2. 1. take a kayaking course
    8 cheers     		2 people
  3. 2. exercise daily
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1,958 people
  4. 3. build a website
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		597 people
  5. 4. eat healthier
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		10,110 people
  6. 5. learn to surf
    2 cheers     		7,361 people
  7. 6. see the northern lights
    2 cheers     		16,886 people
  8. 7. write a book
    2 cheers     		26,042 people
  9. 8. pay off debts
    4 cheers     		146 people
  10. 9. learn to play harmonica
    6 cheers     		96 people
  11. 10. learn a song a week on the guitar for 43 weeks
    4 cheers     		1 person
  12. 11. eat a piece of fruit with lunch for 43 days
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  13. 12. leave the country atleast once a year
    4 cheers     		1 person
  14. 13. finish a brief history of time
    2 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. Visit Machu Picchu
    4 cheers     		678 people
  16. 15. don't hesitate so much
    4 cheers     		1 person
  17. 16. Explore Myanmar
    		1 person
  18. 17. improve my golf game - shoot under 80
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  19. 18. go sky diving
    5 cheers     		985 people
  20. 19. get a library card
    5 cheers     		94 people
  21. 20. read 24 novels in 2009
    4 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  22. 21. go on a tropical vacation
    5 cheers     		21 people
  23. 22. loose 20lbs
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		29 people
  24. 23. earn a university degree
    4 cheers     		4 people
  25. 24. go on a week long canoe/kayak trip
    5 cheers     		1 person
  26. 25. learn tai chi
    3 cheers     		1,116 people
  27. 26. run a marathon
    4 cheers     		10,424 people
  28. 27. go rock climbing
    2 cheers     		694 people
  29. 28. buy a house
    1 cheer     		12,556 people
  30. 29. get a tattoo
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		20,253 people
  31. 30. live abroad for a year
    8 cheers     		114 people
  32. 31. make my own pvr
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. make a multi-touch surface
    2 cheers     		1 person
  34. 33. get a dog
    4 cheers     		3,862 people
  35. 34. fix my sleeping habits
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		5 people
  36. 35. Make it to Shaky's wedding
    2 cheers     		1 person

How I did it
How to buy a boat
It took me
4 months
It made me

How I did it: First off I decided what I wanted for a boat and then I kept my eyes and ears open. Checked all my local boat shops for sales, looked through kijiji periodically, and talked to people. Was always looking for deals and it finally paid off. As cliche as it sounds, I decided what I was looking for and just kept after it. Read how I did it…

Oct 28, 08:41PM PDT | 1 comment


How to join a sports team in 2009
It took me
9 months
It made me
Happy.

How I did it: I just moved to a new job and I started off right away asking about sports teams and leagues that are run in the office. I had missed softball, but hockey was just around the corner. I looked around and found a good deal on equipment and now I'm playing every sunday. Read how I did it…

Oct 04, 01:33PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to stop watching television
It took me
1 day
It made me
Happier

How I did it: For awhile I had this feeling like I was stuck in a rutt. You know that feeling of things unaccomplished? So, I thought about it for a bit and realized it didn't help to sit there and mull over what I wasn't doing, or hadn't done but rather on what I was doing. Then I asked how those things were helping me? Were they making me a better person? Television was on the list of things that occupied a significant amount of my time. How much tim… Read how I did it…

Aug 09, 05:01PM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


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Recent entries
read 24 novels in 2009 (read all 4 entries…)
15 2 weeks ago

Ringworld Engineers – Larry Niven
twilight – Stephanie Meyer
new moon – Stephanie Meyer
eclipse – Stephanie Meyer
breaking dawn – Stephanie Meyer
the dancing wu li masters
brisingr – christopher paolini

So I was in a bit of a funk and decided to sit down and read something mindless and up beat. The ringworld engineers was really good as is most everything larry niven puts out there, and The Dancing Wu Li Masters was a good read for anyone looking for some physics info. Brisingr was a book that simply was missing feeling, could be something is lost in translation? I can only hope.
The Twilight series I picked up because I wanted to know what all the talk was about and see if the good reviews were justified. It could be I’m not a teenager anymore, but it didn’t strike any chords with me. After each of the books I left with the same plodding, melodramatic feeling that was reminiscent of watching 90210 (for those of you old enough to remember the show). The characters are so absorbed with their preceived problems that they spawn new problems. There are a total of three characters developed over the course of 4 books. I tried, but not my cup of tea.

Oct 26, 09:47PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


build a website (read all 2 entries…)
step 2 2 months ago

So now that I have a bit of extra me time with the new job I’ve gotten back around to the website. I sat down today and did some of the layout and design and also decided on the way I want to code it. More specifically I decided I didn’t want to do all the coding myself. Over the years I’ve learn my fair share of programming languages (basic, visual basic, html, c, c++, java, xml) and I just didn’t want have this end up as a chore to upkeep. So I decided to go with a content management system (cms). More specifically I decided to go with Joomla. It will allow me a great degree of flexibility in implementing my design and it will allow me to focus on what really makes or breaks any website, content. If you’re ever interested in making your own website I would highly recommend this route.

Sep 14, 08:07PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


LOOSE 20LBS (read all 2 entries…)
mile two.... 2 months ago

so apparently running three miles a day and eating healthy will melt the fat right off you, or atleast I’ll be able to tell you if I can keep this up. I’m 5 pounds closer to my goal. jiaoyou!

Aug 17, 08:55PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

ski dive visit europe continue living this wonderful life! make my own greeting cards Sing like James Hetfield learn coding , electronics and develop a gadget. art_star wants to live in a foreign country for a while be a mentor Learn Japanese Be debt free Visit and talk to my friend who lives in another state more often Jessica wants to be happy with who I am Send a message in a bottle record my own cd Figure out what I want said on my Tombstone. Finalize my divorce. Get out more Get more sleep be in love forever relax more WATCH LOST SEASON 2 I want to fall in love learn spainish live in a foreign country Go to Mardi Gras finish my software app live in sweden for a time
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