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Lindsey




I'm doing 41 things
  

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  2. 1. watch the AFI Top 100 Movies
    7 entries . 2 cheers     		108 people
  3. 2. road trip to Marfa, Texas
    1 cheer     		2 people
  4. 3. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
    10 cheers     		18,536 people
  5. 4. kiss the blarney stone
    4 cheers     		289 people
  6. 5. travel overnight on a sleeper train
    6 cheers     		31 people
  7. 6. spend a weekend alone in the woods
    8 cheers     		5 people
  8. 7. Stay in a castle
    7 cheers     		40 people
  9. 8. have a white christmas
    4 cheers     		111 people
  10. 9. experience zero gravity
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		168 people
  11. 10. beat my dad at chess
    4 cheers     		14 people
  12. 11. dream lucidly
    3 entries . 12 cheers     		324 people
  13. 12. Send a postcard to Postsecret
    10 cheers     		2,837 people
  14. 13. Start a photography portfolio
    11 cheers     		14 people
  15. 14. volunteer more
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		1,201 people
  16. 15. have a library
    8 cheers     		284 people
  17. 16. become a photographer for national geographic
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		85 people
  18. 17. stop wasting time
    3 entries . 4 cheers     		3,555 people
  19. 18. Learn Arabic
    3 entries . 5 cheers     		2,102 people
  20. 19. Figure out my religious beliefs
    3 cheers     		59 people
  21. 20. play soccer again!
    5 cheers     		150 people
  22. 21. have my own darkroom
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		265 people
  23. 22. Kiss in the rain
    3 cheers     		14,595 people
  24. 23. Learn to play Chopin's Nocturne in E-flat Major
    2 cheers     		2 people
  25. 24. Finish all the LTLYM assignments
    		2 people
  26. 25. complain less
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		916 people
  27. 26. Read Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
    2 entries     		557 people
  28. 27. read 52 books in 2009
    18 entries     		19 people
  29. 28. stop saying "like"
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		266 people
  30. 29. Quit smoking before I am addicted
    		2 people
  31. 30. Clean my room...completely
    		23 people
  32. 31. stop picking my face
    		163 people
  33. 32. publish a short story
    		317 people
  34. 33. Go to Ireland to see where I'm from
    		1 person
  35. 34. exercise 4 days a week
    2 entries     		34 people
  36. 35. Brush my teeth three times a day
    		22 people
  37. 36. stretch every day
    		544 people
  38. 37. record my dreams
    1 cheer     		332 people
  39. 38. have better posture
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		7,688 people
  40. 39. Explore and have adventures
    2 cheers     		6 people
  41. 40. learn to cook really well
    1 entry     		87 people
  42. 41. stop buying new clothes made in China, Vietnam, Guatemala, or any other country where the workers could be in highly exploitative conditions, because cute clothes aren't worth people's lives.
    1 cheer     		1 person

How I did it
How to redecorate my room
It took me
1 year
It made me
all right

How I did it: Bought new curtains, painted the walls blue, new comforter. It is nice to have a home that feels like my own, even if I don't live there anymore. (150 character minimum sucks, I just want to check things off my list without having to reflect on them) Read how I did it…

Jun 14, 06:39PM PDT | 1 comment | 2 cheers


How to try bikram yoga
It took me
3 months
It made me
good kind of sore

How I did it: I'd been talking about this for a while and finally got around to it when I had some time over the break. I went to YogaOne in Houston, which gave me no problems. However, I have a few words of advice:1. Price: a lot of "hot yoga" places - that is, not the official Bikram places - charge much less, and also do a lot of deals, like the one I tried, where you pay $10 for unlimited classes for 10 days. This way you don't have to buy one of t… Read how I did it…

Jan 06, 2009, 06:45AM PST | 0 comments


How to learn how to trim my own bangs
It took me
5 days
It made me

How I did it: First off I watched the Youtube videos, some of which are really helpful. Also bought some real haircutting scissors which are necessary to make it look not TOO sloppy. Finally just asked my hairdresser, who gave me some good tips about not cutting them too thick and ending up like Moe from the Three Stooges. Read how I did it…

Oct 14, 2008, 05:50PM PDT | 0 comments


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watch the AFI Top 100 movies (read all 7 entries…)
More: 5 days ago

39. It Happened One Night (made me weepy)
40. A Clockwork Orange (beautifully shot and disturbing, of course)

I did pretty deplorably on trying to finish these over the summer – just not enough time, in the end. I will carry on, though.

Nov 03, 08:50PM PST | 0 comments


read 52 books in 2009 (read all 18 entries…)
18. Clumsy by Jeffrey Brown 2 weeks ago

Really sad, sweet, eerily echo-y of my own relationships. Graphic novel.

Oct 24, 09:05AM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment


read 52 books in 2009 (read all 18 entries…)
17. The Prince by Machiavelli 2 weeks ago

School reading counts! Refreshing to read this for political theory instead of boringboring Hobbes and Locke.

Oct 24, 09:04AM PDT | 0 comments


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I want to:

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fight for my country sing in a band Play the piano more read as many books as possible, starting with all the books I own but haven't read JaneKnits wants to finish my knitting projects own my own house get my driver's license pay more attention to my cats Steal patrick stump's hat and wear it eat more organic foods Do the Flylady daily missions matthew103 wants to lose weight go skinny dipping finish my invisalign backpack around Europe attend the World Cup in Germany 2006 visit a castle trace my family tree back at least 6 generations Photography find my passion learn to play my heart will go on on the piano travel the world grow a garden live simply have my own cat go whale watching Read others mind
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