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26. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
fuzzyraptor's Life List
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1. Build the foundations of my software project
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2. Read 30 books in 2009
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3. Make a simple meal-planner application
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4. Organise my life in a structured, useful way
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5. Decide what I'm going to do with the next 5 years of my life
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6. Write and record one minute of comedy
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7. Go for a run
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8. List all the major things I don't know or understand about .NET programming and master them
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9. Invest ethically
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10. Walk around Brighton till I know my way about
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11. Reduce my weight to 12 stone
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12. Make a plan for financial independence
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13. Complete all of my 12 top goals by the end of 2009
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14. Watch all owned, unwatched movies by the end of 2009
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15. Complete every 'to-do' item by the end of 2009
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16. Travel the world
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17. Visit New York
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18. See the Daily Show live
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19. Read every book I own
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20. Get a good haircut
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How I did it
It made me
calmer 
How I did it: A folder for Work and a folder for Personal, with many subcategories to Personal. Both folders sit on my toolbar along with 10 frequently used links (email, RSS reader, Facebook etc.) Everything's on the toolbar rather than the bookmarks menu, which is empty. Finally I shared my bookmarks between my machines using Xfire, so that I've got the same set on each user account, updated automatically. Read how I did it…
It made me
better 
How I did it: I read the book Head First Design Patterns by Eric Freeman and Elisabeth Freeman, paying detailed attention, taking copious notes and doing most of the exercises provided. I then copied out my notes into a (long) Word document, reviewing them again as I went. Read how I did it…
It made me
full of sushi 
How I did it: I started eating more stir fries so I could practice, and then as my trip to Japan approached I started eating most things - pastas, curries - with them. I think practice is the key. I found it difficult to follow the online videos etc.Also, my friend lives in Japan and when we were over he taught me how to press my fingers against the sticks in a way that made them much more steady - once I'd grasped this I think I had got it properly. T… Read how I did it…
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