I'm doing 28 things
My cause is...
20 months ago
Lifting the working and poor classes to a point where they have a voice, and then making that voice heard.
idvs's Life List
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1. start a revolution
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2. be influential
27 people -
3. write a novel
9,672 people -
4. get a bachelor's degree
435 people -
5. live near the beach
106 people -
6. learn to play piano
1,726 people -
7. learn to speak Spanish fluently
1 cheer720 people -
8. read the complete work of Sigmund Freud
1 cheer6 people -
9. read The Brothers Karamazov
60 people -
10. read the Bible
3,221 people -
11. understand religion
28 people -
12. join a writing club
2 people -
13. volunteer on a regular basis
23 people -
14. take singing lessons
808 people -
15. visit Cuba
1 cheer318 people -
16. visit Japan
5,512 people -
17. build muscle
352 people -
18. eat healthy
3,007 people -
19. learn to cook well
1 cheer309 people -
20. go to the opera
1 cheer344 people -
21. have my own library
1 cheer197 people -
22. buy a motorcycle
903 people -
23. learn more about the American Revolution
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24. learn more about politics
113 people -
25. read all of Plato's dialogues
14 people -
26. have a 4.0 semester
23 people -
27. create a model republic
1 person -
28. go to law school
818 people
How I did it
It made me
rejuvenated 
How I did it: I flew from New York to Los Angeles, where I bought a car. Drove it to my hometown in Miami, FL., by taking the southern route (Route 66 for some part of it.) Went through 11 states in the South and stayed in Miami for a little while. Once I was done, I packed all my things from my mom's house and headed up to New York, where I took all of my things there out of storage and packed them into the back of my car. I gave my furniture to chari… Read how I did it…
It made me
warm
How I did it: My service in the Marine Corps finished and I no longer had to shave my head every week. It feels great and I blend in with the civilian population, haha. Read how I did it…
It made me
happy
How I did it: I spent some time living in Japan during my Marine Corps years and found that I really enjoyed singing at karaoke bars with friends. That's when I fell in love with the idea of becoming a vocalist. Fast-forward a few years, right after my military contract was up, I went on a road trip from New York to Los Angeles and about halfway through Iowa I decided I'd start looking for a band in need of a vocalist the moment I arrived. I … Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
$2,000 down... $14,000 to go.
20 months ago
I want to save $2,000 up every month until I leave New York in September. I’ve succeeded in the first month, although I’m subsisting on ham and cheese sandwiches, Friday nights are for reading, and I have to make really good use of my nights and weekends minutes on my downgraded cell phone plan.
The most I stipulated I could save was $16,000, so I’m working towards that goal with smaller, monthly incremental goals.
It was especially difficult this month with my Banana Republic subscription e-mailing me with 40% off post-Winter sales. But I have not succumbed.
Just picked up a book
21 months ago
Reading “The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787.” It’s a hefty read, but coming off a 500 page biography of Caius Julius Caesar, I’m ready to continue studying important people and events in political history.
It looks so far like an interesting study on the ideology of the American people and the Tories who so despised them in the founding days of our Republic.
