I'm doing 23 things
Dogville
Manderlay
Antichrist
Melancholia
The Five Obstructions
Epidemic
Medea
funki_sock_munki's Life List
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1. watch all of the Dogme95 films
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2. Watch all of Lars von Trier's work
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3. forage wild edibles
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4. Knit a pair of Scandanavian style mittens
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5. take the 100 things challenge
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6. create a new product line
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7. find a mentor
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8. Take up parkour
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9. keep bees
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10. make my own clothes
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11. learn how to write grants
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12. Write a grant
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13. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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14. graffiti on trains
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15. milk a cow
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16. Visit Thailand
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17. visit Ireland
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18. have a hobby farm
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19. Live off the Grid in an Urban Environment
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20. write and illustrate a children's book
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21. visit Scandinavia
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22. be less angry
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23. meet lars von trier
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How I did it
It made me
sweet and chewy! 
How I did it: We followed the directions from an online recipe. You have to be diligent about following the recipe to the letter. Don't follow the instructions on the gelatine packet like we did on accident, use the marshmallow recipe. Don't lose hope when you're on the last mixing stage. It takes what seems like forever to mix the goo into what resembles marshmallow fluff, and doesn't really seem like it's working until the last 4-5 minutes of whippin… Read how I did it…
It made me
warm
How I did it: 1 skein of Manos del Uruguay wool.#10 DPNs (I hate circulars, don't ask)Cast on 84 stK4, P4 for 8 rounds (ribbing)Knit 3 roundscable round [k2, put two stitches on the cable needle, k2, then knit the skipped 2 on the cable needle]Knit until it's as tall as you likeStart decreasing on a cable row using a smaller size needles. k2tog, cable 4 st, repeat to end of roundthen k3, k2tog until ~12 st remain.Break yarn and thread the tail through … Read how I did it…
It made me
happy
How I did it: Now that I don't have the 9-5 obligation to go to an office and do work with people who don't even appreciate my being there, I have time to catch up with the finer points of the simple life. Everyone loves a cookie, and it's fun to whip up a small batch of something sweet to nibble on. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Just like with downsizing our house, downsizing our gear was inevitable. It’s not so much about reducing the weight as about realizing that there is a bunch of gear you just don’t need. Lots of little things added to the pack for minor comforts add up quickly. Many of those items don’t even get used, or are redundant items. It’s so much nicer to go with fewer items and spend more time adapting what you take to a variety of uses. I’ve been taking notes after each trip to think about what didn’t get used and also what was incredibly useful to have along. We also upgraded a few key items of gear – mainly the tent and my sleeping pad – to decrease weight and increase comfort. The smaller tent means we are closer together with less dead space, so we are warmer at night. It’s definitely worth paring down your gear to get a lighter load on your back, and also less crap to deal with packing and then cleaning up after. When you don’t bring every little comfort, you end up adapting your surroundings to fit your needs. Maybe you don’t have a table cloth, but instead you explore your area more and find a big flat rock to set up your stove on. It’s more fulfilling and fun to explore your environment and invent comforts than to bring them with you. :-)
I’ve found quite a few organizations to contribute to on a regular basis. Centerstone, down the street uses me once in awhile for data entry and preparing mailings (“stuffing envelopes”) and I’m still doing a lot of design work as a volunteer for City Fruit, Master Gardeners, and PlantAmnesty. The work has been very fulfilling and helps keep up my skills in areas of graphic design that I don’t get much paid work in.
