I'm doing 30 things
I really need to work on my Kana!
forbiddenrice's Life List
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1. marry the love of my life, and stay married, and live happily ever after
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2. Be happy with what I have
4 entries . 5 cheers274 people -
3. live life to the fullest
10 cheers1,567 people -
4. travel more
8 entries . 4 cheers3,193 people -
5. travel the world
5 entries . 1 cheer20,747 people -
6. go to a cherry blossom festival
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7. visit the great wall of china
1 entry . 1 cheer234 people -
8. go to Italy
2 entries2,823 people -
9. speak mandarin fluently
2 entries49 people -
10. speak Japanese
3 entries . 1 cheer295 people -
11. touch a dolphin
2 entries . 1 cheer51 people -
12. go to a spa
2 cheers424 people -
13. go on a cruise
2 cheers4,711 people -
14. learn photography
1 entry . 1 cheer2,891 people -
15. Get a civilian job in the USAF.
1 entry2 people -
16. write a book
2 entries . 1 cheer30,182 people -
17. have children
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18. Have summers off
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19. see Andy Lau in concert
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20. learn to swim
1 entry . 2 cheers3,355 people -
21. Cook Chinese Food Very Well
1 cheer3 people -
22. learn to make sushi
2 cheers753 people -
23. learn mahjong
2 cheers8 people -
24. learn to sew
1 cheer4,040 people -
25. Sell stuff on ebay
1 cheer590 people -
26. Invest in Real Estate
1 cheer305 people -
27. have my own horse
1 cheer61 people -
28. Learn to play the piano
1 cheer8,241 people -
29. learn Tai Chi
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30. Learn a martial art
1 cheer1,574 people -
31. model
1 cheer1,148 people
How I did it
It made me
yatta! 
How I did it: Okay, so I've been in Japan for awhile and I took Japanese in college. I remembered only a few kana from that. I just needed to sit down and remember them. I've been so busy, lazy and forgetful that I never got around to it. I used Japanese for Busy People workbook and I have kana flashcards that I bought a while ago Read how I did it…
It made me
happy!
How I did it: I had been wanting to do an Alice theme party for a long time now. I decided to do it on my birthday. I bought a lot of teacups and teapots as souvenirs at the ¥100 store. I also bought all the prizes from the ¥100 store as well. They had a lot of Alice in Wonderland themed goodies. (pencils, notebooks, calendars, stickers). I got my costume on cosplayonsale.com. I ordered very early and good thing too because they go… Read how I did it…
It made me
awesome!
How I did it: Okay so it took me more than 90 days. Stuff happens. You fall off track. But you have to keep moving! I did the lean program and got some stellar abs! (I also did a bit of a hybrid, used "slim in six pack" video from Slim in six instead of ab ripper and rode my bike halfway through for cardio days instead of cardio dvd). I met Tony Horton in February 2011 and he really inspired me to kick-start P90X again! Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
So I’ve been living in Japan for a year and a half. I really want to start travelling further than my prefecture. I hope this year to visit Kyoto and Nitto and maybe even Tokyo or Osaka. There is so much to see and I haven’t seen enough! I love it here. Also I’ve been blogging about my travls in the local area. aomoristory.blogspot.com
So I stopped writing this “book” for over a year. I have a hard time writing what it is that I’m imagining and sometimes I think I’m not imagining enough. It is still in rough stages obviously. I got up to 17,348 words. Someone posted on FB that is is “write a novel” month so I thought I should get back to it. I don’t want to read through the almost 30 pages which are already written. I heard that I should just write even if it is crap and then go back later but I’m such a perfectionist it is hard. I should just do it and shut up, right? It’s a pretty good story I just need the words to tell it.
