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How I did it
How to bike to work
It took me
5 years
It made me

How I did it: I biked a 7.5-km-each-way route in St. John's, Newfoundland for 5 summers, May to September.  (Changed offices to near my house, so now I have a ten-minute walk!)  It took about the same amount of time as the bus, even the direct route, and was cheaper, healthier, and more enjoyable, especially in good weather. Read how I did it…

Jan 03, 07:24PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer


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keep a food log
Starting again 6 months ago

I’m using the Twitter tool tweetwhatyoueat.com , since I’m on Twitter all the time anyway. I’m going to try, for the month of January, to heavily limit the white flour and sugar, and just see if that makes a difference in my weight and/or how I feel, and reassess at the end of the month.

Jan 03, 07:30PM PST | 0 comments


learn to play the violin (read all 4 entries…)
Still at it 13 months ago

It’s been a while since I’ve updated, but I’m still playing! In the interim I’ve gotten through Suzuki books 1 and 2 and am 3 songs into Book 3. Haven’t started vibrato or shifting yet, but it’s coming up soon. I’ve also continued with the string ensemble – we’re tackling Elgar’s Serenades for Strings right now – and have picked up a bit of Newfoundland fiddle from visits to the local “slow” session. Looking forward to the Atlantic Canada Suzuki Institute next month, where I’ll get five solid days of coaching in a quartet/chamber group.

May 22, 2008, 04:01PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Improve my French (read all 2 entries…)
Untitled 13 months ago

I’ve joined a French chorale at the local French school! Not only are we singing in French, but all the direction etc. is in French (not to mention the chatter – amateur choirs seem to be universally sociable!) so I’ve got a mini-immersion for a couple of hours a week.

I also recommend Radio-Canada’s podcasts at http://www.radio-canada.ca/radio/baladodiffusion/ . That last word is the translation for “podcasting”: what a wonderful word!

May 20, 2008, 12:50PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


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visit all 50 states watch dragonball z see the Statue of Liberty Practice Yoga Sleep and wake up earlier Tabetha Smelser wants to recycle more take responsibility get people to read my blog learn Swedish stop daydreaming, stop being indecisive, and find out what i want by doing things, not by sitting around thinking all the time Be a better friend pray every day Believe in something... make the world a better place write a poetry book change someone's life speak fluent Japanese see Nightwish live a12nne wants to Pursue my dreams design my own car skinny dip trust someone completely meet new people raise one eyebrow at a time learn calligraphy Have a food fight eat healthier
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