I'm doing 12 things
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1 year ago
i’ve finally made a concrete step towards this goal! i will be taking a series of 4-5 lessons with a driving instructor, starting this tuesday morning. i’m determined to get my damn license!!!
girltoy's Life List
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1. get my driving license
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2. get a shit job
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3. read more for pleasure
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4. go to sleep earlier
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5. listen to new music
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6. use a menstrual cup
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7. bike at least once a week
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8. plan meals better
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9. make more friends
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10. develop better friendships
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11. organize my apartment
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12. learn basic bicycle maintenance
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Recent entries
update on what i've been reading!
1 year ago
well, i stopped in between when i got busy working on some projects, but here’s an update on what i’ve read in the last few months:
-the namesake by jhumpa lahiri
-fall on your knees by anne-marie macdonald
-parts of the following: the meeting place: aboriginal life in toronto ed. heather bobiwash & frances sanderson; the revolution will not be funded: beyond the non-profit industrial comples ed. incite! women of color against violence.
i started reading train to pakistan by khuswant singh and lucy by jamaica kincaid but couldn’t get through them…
currently reading: cinnamon gardens by shyam selvadurai
next on list:
-stealing nasreen by farzana doctor
-upcoming harry potter
-the taqwacores by michael muhammad knight
-either midnight’s children or shame by salman rushdie
pleasure books so far (since feb 07):
1 year ago
-the alchemist, paulo coelho
-ravensong, lee maracle
-monkey beach, eden robinson
-ten little indians, sherman alexie
next on the list: the namesake, jhumpa lahiri
i just finished my MA a couple months ago and am starting my phD in the fall, so in the time in between i’m hoping to get into the habit of reading for pleasure again. hopefully it’ll stick and i can continue doing it even when i’m reading heavy theoretical stuff for class.
