harryflies

preparing a major offensive on mediocrity.



I'm doing 41 things
 

harryflies's Life List

  1. 1. learn to play slide guitar
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    10 people
  2. 2. write my first song and record it
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    2 people
  3. 3. get out of debt
    37 entries . 23 cheers
    11,042 people
  4. 4. travel
    12 entries . 12 cheers
    7,433 people
  5. 5. finish the couch-to-5k program
    29 entries . 9 cheers
    3 people
  6. 6. live on a yacht
    2 entries . 5 cheers
    11 people
  7. 7. get better at speaking in public
    4 entries . 13 cheers
    312 people
  8. 8. roadtrip across the USA
    1 entry . 8 cheers
    6 people
  9. 9. run the new york marathon
    8 cheers
    81 people
  10. 10. practice and promote sustainable living
    1 entry . 8 cheers
    2 people
  11. 11. learn German
    6 cheers
    4,533 people
  12. 12. learn french
    3 cheers
    10,613 people
  13. 13. learn spanish
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    15,508 people
  14. 14. go hiking in Canada
    7 cheers
    2 people
  15. 15. swim with dolphins
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    7,368 people
  16. 16. practice and promote environmental conservation
    5 entries . 5 cheers
    1 person
  17. 17. cycle around Great Britain
    6 cheers
    4 people
  18. 18. support fair trade
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    21 people
  19. 19. learn about the stock market
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    36 people
  20. 20. run a marathon
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    10,453 people
  21. 21. see the northern lights
    2 cheers
    16,927 people
  22. 22. hike the Great Wall of China
    6 cheers
    26 people
  23. 23. go on an archaeology dig
    3 cheers
    17 people
  24. 24. build furniture
    2 cheers
    124 people
  25. 25. build a wicked hat collection
    3 entries . 6 cheers
    1 person
  26. 26. play funk
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  27. 27. build a photo-journal of stencil art I find
    4 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  28. 28. get my pay errors corrected
    2 cheers
    1 person
  29. 29. build a recording studio
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    120 people
  30. 30. know how to solve a rubik's cube
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    355 people
  31. 31. learn how to play "Duelling Banjos" and take all comers
    3 entries . 3 cheers
    5 people
  32. 32. make my own T-shirts
    3 entries . 1 cheer
    336 people
  33. 33. enjoy Fall 2007 by having one new and fulfilling experience in October, November, and December
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    17 people
  34. 34. Get my teeth straightened
    2 entries . 6 cheers
    82 people
  35. 35. be an adventurer
    12 entries . 2 cheers
    14 people
  36. 36. fly
    4 entries . 8 cheers
    1,885 people
  37. 37. perform solo at the Club
    1 cheer
    1 person
  38. 38. get into a Masters program
    1 entry
    7 people
  39. 39. have another ebay "garage sale"
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  40. 40. use my time wisely
    2 entries
    40 people
  41. 41. excel in my studies for 2009
    1 entry
    1 person

How I did it
How to find a beautiful woman and woo her socks off!
It took me
2 days
It made me
10 years younger.


How to reduce my possessions to things I need or really want
It took me
3 months
It made me
More free space!!


Recent entries
excel in my studies for 2009
Graduate Certificate in Science (Statistics) 3 months ago

I have finally begun a post-grad program. I’ll be studying part-time so if I stick to the course I’ll have a masters in statistics in 3 years. I should be able to get a related job before completing the course, perhaps within the next 18 months.

So I’m starting off with a couple of subjects; a foundational mathematics course (I could use the refresher) and an intro to Epidemiology.

I would like to keep open the option of changing to a full-time program that will take 2 years, but will have the potential to lead to a PhD. To do this I’d have to get my debts cleared (or close enough), relocate to Melbourne (which I’d like), and adjust to living on about half as much income as I have now.



get out of debt (read all 37 entries…)
Close, but No Cigar 3 months ago

It’s been a long time since my last entry, but I have still been focused on this goal. I had a short holiday in Japan about a month ago that delayed clearing my debt, but it was a conscious decision to take advantage of the opportunity to travel.

So, as things stand, my debt has actually increased, but my net deficit is reduced. Simply put, I got a car loan.

So the situation is now;
Credit card debt $3000
Car loan (estimate) $12500

Total $15500

The financial crisis has had an impact on my income this year, with my hours at work being reduced by about 20-30%. That makes a big difference, as those extra hours provided the surplus income to smash my debt.

I think that the entire title of this goal is wrong, as the focus is on debt instead of financial independence. I may change this goal shortly.



find a beautiful woman and woo her socks off!
Life is too short to not be in love! 7 months ago

Time is ticking… I still want to have a “rest of my life” to spend with the woman who no longer wears socks.
I’ve had the obligatory moping period after my still-beating heart was ripped from my chest and fed to the penguins by a certain young lady from a very cold place. Don’t get me wrong, it was the romance of a life-time; snorkling on tropical islands, vintage car tours of boutique vineyards and home-cooked meals with ocean-sunsets. Just didn’t end well. Didn’t end well at all.
So I’ve been keeping to myself since Christmas and knuckling down to my least pleasant goals… getting out of debt and planning for a career change. I’m almost ready to close the book on those two things so I’m feeling ready to branch out a bit. Time to find a girl.



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