intoku




I'm doing 40 things
  

intoku's Life List

  2. 1. learn to drive
    		6,137 people
  3. 2. write more letters
    		1,525 people
  4. 3. send a letter in a bottle
    		8 people
  5. 4. Kiss in the rain
    		14,584 people
  6. 5. get caught off a flying trapeze
    		1 person
  7. 6. get massages regularly
    		23 people
  8. 7. Floss Every Day
    		1,233 people
  9. 8. perfect my wardrobe
    		45 people
  10. 9. decorate my apartment
    		274 people
  11. 10. stock my fridge with good beers
    		1 person
  12. 11. learn about wine
    		829 people
  13. 12. build a fabulous music collection
    1 cheer     		7 people
  14. 13. learn to use a sewing machine
    1 cheer     		292 people
  15. 14. Become a pirate
    1 cheer     		474 people
  16. 15. balance my checkbook
    		108 people
  17. 16. explore the neighborhoods in my city
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  18. 17. do something completely outrageous
    		11 people
  19. 18. learn to shoot pool/billiards
    1 cheer     		1 person
  20. 19. graduate from college
    1 cheer     		6,128 people
  21. 20. keep a diary
    		650 people
  22. 21. learn to jump horses
    		8 people
  23. 22. learn to play the harp
    		250 people
  24. 23. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    		7,172 people
  25. 24. go white-water rafting again
    		28 people
  26. 25. learn Japanese
    		9,741 people
  27. 26. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
    		7,528 people
  28. 27. learn Spanish
    		15,515 people
  29. 28. take a photography class
    		1,562 people
  30. 29. write a novel
    		9,676 people
  31. 30. Learn to fly
    		2,144 people
  32. 31. Buy original art
    		89 people
  33. 32. meditate regularly
    		723 people
  34. 33. move to another city
    		87 people
  35. 34. grow my own herbs
    		172 people
  36. 35. Fall in love
    		24,460 people
  37. 36. Write more
    		3,503 people
  38. 37. draw more
    		2,163 people
  39. 38. visit all 7 continents
    		1,302 people
  40. 39. read every book I own
    		2,108 people
  41. 40. Go back to Aikido
    1 cheer     		21 people
Recent entries
explore the neighborhoods in my city
Lots to see and do 4 years ago

Wow, I’ve already gotten a cheer for this, so it’s time to write an entry.

Chicago is divided into 77 official community areas (list at the bottom of this post), which are divided more or less officially into more than 100 different neighborhoods. I think I may tackle them one community area at a time. This project has been on my mind for years, but was most recently inspired by a trip to Seattle, where I really enjoyed just poking around the different neighborhoods. Therefore, my exploration of Chicago may initially be biased towards neighborhoods with fun shopping.

The neighborhoods of Chicago are fairly small, very walkable, and host to a huge variety of different ethnicities and nationalities, so there is a lot of fun to be had with this project.

Useful references:
Wikipedia: Chicago NeighborhoodsCensus data for the 77 community areasThe Chicago Neighborhood Map , which shows 222 different neighborhoods

The community areas of Chicago:
  1. Rogers Park
  2. West Ridge
  3. Uptown
  4. Lincoln Square
  5. North Center
  6. Lake View
  7. Lincoln Park
  8. Near North Side
  9. Edison Park
  10. Norwood Park
  11. Jefferson Park
  12. Forest Glen
  13. North Park
  14. Albany Park
  15. Portage Park
  16. Irving Park
  17. Dunning
  18. Montclare
  19. Belmont Cragin
  20. Hermosa
  21. Avondale
  22. Logan Square
  23. Humboldt Park
  24. West Town
  25. Austin
  26. West Garfield Park
  27. East Garfield Park
  28. Near West Side
  29. North Lawndale
  30. South Lawndale
  31. Lower West Side
  32. Loop
  33. Near South Side
  34. Armour Square
  35. Douglas
  36. Oakland
  37. Fuller Park
  38. Grand Boulevard
  39. Kenwood
  40. Washington Park
  41. Hyde Park
  42. Woodlawn
  43. South Shore
  44. Chatham
  45. Avalon Park
  46. South Chicago
  47. Burnside
  48. Calumet Heights
  49. Roseland
  50. Pullman
  51. South Deering
  52. East Side
  53. West Pullman
  54. Riverdale
  55. Hegewisch
  56. Garfield Ridge
  57. Archer Heights
  58. Brighton Park
  59. McKinley Park
  60. Bridgeport
  61. New City
  62. West Elsdon
  63. Gage Park
  64. Clearing
  65. West Lawn
  66. Chicago Lawn
  67. West Englewood
  68. Englewood
  69. Greater Grand Crossing
  70. Ashburn
  71. Auburn Gresham
  72. Beverly
  73. Washington Heights
  74. Mount Greenwood
  75. Morgan Park
  76. O’Hare
  77. Edgewater

Aug 20, 2005, 10:05AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


buy enough wine to keep my wine rack full
6-bottle rack, plus 1 bottle in the fridge 4 years ago

I went to CostPlus World Market and browsed for a good long while. I read the descriptions, and bought things that looked good (knowing a little bit about my own taste) and had good reviews. I spent $15/bottle max, as that store is a good resource for inexpensive wine. I’m glad to have wine in the house whenever I might want it, and am drinking wine (and therefore learning about it and about my own tastes) more often. Plus, it was enjoyable to give myself a big block of time to just browse the store and learn from reading wine descriptions!

Aug 19, 2005, 01:34PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


organize my apartment
Everything has a place! 4 years ago

This week, I finally finished. Every single thing in my apartment and storage locker has a defined place, and almost all of them are in it. It’s wonderful to not have stuff lying around on the floor!

Aug 19, 2005, 08:40AM PDT | 0 comments


See all entries ...


 

I want to:

The world wants to...

see a cure for insulin-dependent diabetes Take one picture a day as a way to document my life Put on an Indian banquet for my friends.. paint a scene from a dream build my own website LaReinaMargot wants to Have more self discipline become a bone marrow donor learn to play fur elise Homeschool Get contact lenses be an imagineer be content with myself meet bill gates Dave wants to Travel in space revise Stop Picking At My Face get free xats and days memorize Desiderata love myself unconditionally obtain a Body Mass Index (BMI) within the range of 20-25, which experts generally consider to be healthy. donate blood regularly learn to belly dance paint stay in a hostel in Europe get a car Get my belly button pierced read 2 books a month
43 Things Login