I'm doing 35 things
Yep.
9 months ago
I’m doin’ it now!
Megan G's Life List
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1. journal every day for a year
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2. see the Bears win the Super Bowl
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3. take a drawing class
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4. win a radio contest
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5. get married
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6. get arrested for civil disobedience
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7. live to see Guantánamo get shut down
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8. watch every episode of Gilmore Girls in order in a marathon viewing session
1 person -
9. stop comparing myself to other people
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10. see Tegan & Sara again
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11. successfully teach someone to knit
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12. successfully teach someone to crochet
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13. make newspaper yarn
1 person -
14. make seitan
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15. see a show at Schubas
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16. learn to like coffee
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17. see the Cubs win the World Series
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18. play the Sonate Pathétique from start to finish
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19. grow my own food
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20. run a race with my dad
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21. visit every branch of the Chicago Public Library
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22. do project 365
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23. open an etsy shop
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24. go a month without sending anything to a landfill
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25. make everything in the Chicago Diner Cookbook
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26. have an original song played on the radio (college stations don't count)
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27. record an original album
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28. sing at a jazz club
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29. read/finish the books I never read for school
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30. go to Portland, OR
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31. visit the Musée d'Orsay with my mom
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32. join a community chorus
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33. knit a sweater for myself
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34. go to Yosemite National Park
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35. make a piñata
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How I did it
It made me
we'll see 
How I did it: I was lazy and didn't apply anywhere that had an application fee or that I had to write an essay for. I got into each of the 4 schools I applied to (Marian, Viterbo, Marquette, Loyola Chicago) and got each of their top scholarships. I decided on Loyola because it was in Chicago, close to home, etc etc. I graduated in 3 years instead of 4 because I just don't like being in school and it's hella expensive. I majored in Theology and Sociolog… Read how I did it…
It made me
a badass 
How I did it: After two years of being sure exactly what and where I wanted, I brought a printout of the exact font of the text to Insight Studios in Chicago, the absolute best place in the Chicago area to go for tattoos and piercings.My artist (Ryan) made a transfer of my text, made sure it was what I wanted, and got to it. I brought an old friend with me for moral support and now, well, here I am. Read how I did it…
It made me
satisfied
How I did it: After deciding not to believe in the dreaded sweater curse, I got a simple pattern from my mom (the same pattern she used to make a sweater for my dad a long, long time ago) and started. A month into it, I realized it was way too big and had to start completely over. (This month is included in the 4 months it took me to complete it.) So I started again on Thanksgiving 2008 and worked quite a bit on it until Christmas, when I had originall… Read how I did it…
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