I'm doing 38 things
Untitled
3 years ago
I finally got one done. I don’t regret it, but the growing out and waiting stage is annoying.
Alex's Life List
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1. buy a house in Italy
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2. finish Ulysses
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3. sing in public
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4. start a magazine
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5. be a better swimmer
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6. make more art
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7. whale watch
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8. grow my own vegetables
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9. learn to make sushi
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10. Work at BBC London
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11. pay off my debt
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12. play the cello better
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13. dispel only child myths and promote one-child families
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14. read all the books i own and haven't read
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15. learn Nahuatl
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16. kiss David Sedaris
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17. be poetry editor at The New Yorker
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18. live at Twin Oaks for a month
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19. learn to fence
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20. see the olympics
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21. rebuild my motorcycle
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22. Visit Japan
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23. get my MFA
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24. improve my Italian
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25. learn constellations
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26. sleep more
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27. host an intimate dinner party
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28. get another tattoo
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29. write a screenplay
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30. host a show on NPR
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31. be neat
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32. make my own clothes
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33. learn how to SCUBA dive
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34. sit at Wrigley Field during a rain delay
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35. Teach a college course
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36. be a Jeopardy contestant
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37. stop thinking rude thoughts about blond babes talking on their cell phones while driving their stupid SUVs
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38. visit Africa
727 people
Recent entries
Untitled
3 years ago
I found a place here in Chicago that gives free music lessons in exchange for two hours of community service a month. I think I’m going to sign up for cello.
One step closer
3 years ago
As soon as all the paper work goes through, I’ll pay off my car, student loans and miscellaneous credit cards. My main goal is to only have my mortgage and son’s tuition to focus on.
