I'm doing 17 things
Philip Pullman, Chicago Public Library, 11.3.07 12:30pm
20 months ago
Old-school charm. Love the Pullman.
goddessparkle's Life List
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1. Set aside an hour of internet-free time each evening
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2. learn html and css
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3. write more letters to family (was "write more letters")
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4. Drive more and get over my fear of highways
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5. Finish reading Godel, Escher, Bach
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6. Become a Science Writer (was "increase my knowledge of science")
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7. Read six Shakespeare plays by Christmas
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8. know more poetry by heart
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9. have better posture
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10. Stop relying on Ross to know how to get where we're going
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11. Live in my body, not in spite of it
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12. spend more time outside
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13. Be a Better Sight Reader (Was "Do my frickin' voice exercises.")
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14. learn more mathematics
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15. Learn both the common and scientific names of the plants on my street
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16. Stop getting library fines
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17. be socially responsible
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Recent entries
I forgot to say we went to hear Steven Pinker talk about his new book. He’s a pretty charismatic speaker, but he “lectured from Powerpoint,” as it were, which wasn’t really necessary since his slides were just summaries of what he was saying. Also, his connections between language and human nature were sadly flat, as the idea that our languages reflect how we think, feel, and interact is… well… rather obvious. Perhaps the book got deeper into things, though.
