harryflies

preparing a major offensive on mediocrity.



I'm doing 39 things
 

harryflies's Life List

  1. 1. learn to play slide guitar
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    11 people
  2. 2. write my first song and record it
    1 entry . 7 cheers
    2 people
  3. 3. get out of debt
    38 entries . 23 cheers
    11,219 people
  4. 4. travel
    13 entries . 13 cheers
    7,641 people
  5. 5. live on a yacht
    2 entries . 5 cheers
    12 people
  6. 6. get better at speaking in public
    4 entries . 13 cheers
    312 people
  7. 7. roadtrip across the USA
    1 entry . 8 cheers
    6 people
  8. 8. run the new york marathon
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    86 people
  9. 9. practice and promote sustainable living
    1 entry . 7 cheers
    3 people
  10. 10. learn German
    6 cheers
    4,596 people
  11. 11. learn french
    3 cheers
    10,791 people
  12. 12. learn spanish
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    15,796 people
  13. 13. go hiking in Canada
    6 cheers
    2 people
  14. 14. swim with dolphins
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    7,457 people
  15. 15. practice and promote environmental conservation
    5 entries . 5 cheers
    1 person
  16. 16. cycle around Great Britain
    6 cheers
    4 people
  17. 17. learn about the stock market
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    35 people
  18. 18. run a marathon
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    10,740 people
  19. 19. see the northern lights
    2 cheers
    17,163 people
  20. 20. hike the Great Wall of China
    4 cheers
    28 people
  21. 21. go on an archaeology dig
    3 cheers
    17 people
  22. 22. build furniture
    2 cheers
    125 people
  23. 23. build a wicked hat collection
    3 entries . 6 cheers
    1 person
  24. 24. play funk
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  25. 25. build a photo-journal of stencil art I find
    4 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  26. 26. get my pay errors corrected
    1 cheer
    1 person
  27. 27. build a recording studio
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    122 people
  28. 28. know how to solve a rubik's cube
    1 entry . 2 cheers
    350 people
  29. 29. learn how to play "Duelling Banjos" and take all comers
    3 entries . 3 cheers
    5 people
  30. 30. make my own T-shirts
    3 entries . 1 cheer
    343 people
  31. 31. enjoy Fall 2007 by having one new and fulfilling experience in October, November, and December
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    17 people
  32. 32. Get my teeth straightened
    2 entries . 6 cheers
    84 people
  33. 33. be an adventurer
    12 entries . 2 cheers
    15 people
  34. 34. fly
    4 entries . 8 cheers
    1,876 people
  35. 35. perform solo at the Club
    1 cheer
    1 person
  36. 36. get into a Masters program
    1 entry
    7 people
  37. 37. have another ebay "garage sale"
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  38. 38. use my time wisely
    2 entries
    41 people
  39. 39. excel in my studies for 2009
    1 entry
    1 person

How I did it
How to finish the couch-to-5k program
It took me
1 year
It made me


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!!


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Recent entries
travel (read all 13 entries…)
Travels Past and Future 1 day ago

It’s been about 2 years since my last entry on this topic! I’ve had a few short trips since then. I spent 17 days in Japan around last June; my first trip that was in a truly “foreign” country. It was a fantastic experience. The people are polite beyond belief, everything is perfectly clean and the food is fantastic.
Now to the present plans. I’m working toward “the trip of a life-time”. I want to do an around-the-world trip, on the cheap. I want to spend 3 months in Asia, 3 months in UK/Europe, 3 in the USA and 3 months in South America.
I think that by getting involved in things like WWOOFing and couchsurfing.com I should be able to keep expenses to a minimum. I’m going to have to spend some time dreaming up exactly what it is I want to do on this trip. I options are only limited by dollars.



get out of debt (read all 38 entries…)
In the Black 1 day ago

I’ve finally passed a significant break-even point where my assets are worth more than my debts. It felt like a weight had been lifted, to know that I was finally adding wealth, not just reducing debt.

My plan is now to continue to save until I can afford to do the my dream world holiday travel and still have some cash to come home to. It’s getting closer every day.



excel in my studies for 2009
Graduate Certificate in Science (Statistics) 6 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.



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