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Jarkko Laine

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I'm doing 37 things
  

Jarkko Laine's Life List

  2. 1. run barefoot
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		10 people
  3. 2. read 52 books in 2009
    1 entry     		19 people
  4. 3. Grow my blog to 1000 RSS readers
    		1 person
  5. 4. create a business that helps fight poverty
    1 cheer     		1 person
  6. 5. start a coworking place
    		2 people
  7. 6. write a book
    1 cheer     		26,116 people
  8. 7. read the Bible in a year
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		248 people
  9. 8. Become carbon neutral
    2 cheers     		77 people
  10. 9. Go to the dentist
    4 cheers     		1,030 people
  11. 10. make a profitable web application
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  12. 11. play Sam & Max episode 1
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  13. 12. lose some weight
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		888 people
  14. 13. Become A Better Speaker
    1 cheer     		29 people
  15. 14. recover from relationship laziness
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. work because I like to, not because I have to
    1 cheer     		3,439 people
  17. 16. Write a story that brings someone to tears
    1 cheer     		1 person
  18. 17. Write a story that makes someone laugh
    2 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. Have a happy 50th wedding aniversary with my wife
    1 cheer     		1 person
  20. 19. Be able to choose where I work and when
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  21. 20. pay off my mortgage
    1 cheer     		391 people
  22. 21. teach my children to love books
    2 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. teach my children to dream big
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  24. 23. make a documentary film
    2 cheers     		550 people
  25. 24. Pick a master's thesis topic
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  26. 25. fly in a hot air baloon
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  27. 26. take my kids to Disneyland
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  28. 27. make cheese
    1 cheer     		113 people
  29. 28. write a blog post about 43things
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  30. 29. open a bakery
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  31. 30. Don't interrupt
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  32. 31. Get a Story on front page of Digg!
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  33. 32. write a children's book
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  34. 33. sleep in an igloo
    1 cheer     		63 people
  35. 34. Run the Great Wall Marathon
    		29 people
  36. 35. go camping
    		2,509 people
  37. 36. build an electric car
    		65 people
  38. 37. translate a book
    		44 people

How I did it
How to own a Mac
It took me
5 years
It made me
Satisfied

How I did it: I ended up leasing my Mac. I run a small side business, and this spring I realized I was earning enough to justify getting a myself a computer. It had to be a Mac, and leasing just made the most sense in terms of taxation.  Read how I did it…

Jul 01, 12:40PM PDT | 2 comments | 1 cheer


How to run a half marathon
It took me
4 months
It made me
a runner

How I did it: I had been an on/off runner for years, until this year's new year's eve when I decided that this year, I'll become a runner.To make my resolution last, I signed up for the Helsinki City Run, Finland's biggest yearly half marathon event and started training. I used the beginner training schedule from Cool Running, adapting it by adding a few weeks of preparation before the start of the 12-week practice session.I followed the program as clo… Read how I did it…

May 12, 06:31AM PDT | 0 comments


How to brownbag my lunch every day for a month
It took me
1 month
It made me
rich

How I did it: I usually cook twice per week and eat the same food for about two to three days. This way, I don't have to cook my next day's lunch every day.Making bigger quantities at once is also cheaper :) Read how I did it…

Dec 10, 2008, 06:55AM PST | 1 comment


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run a marathon (read all 2 entries…)
Going to do this in less than two weeks 2 months ago

...scared…excited…waiting for the race…hoping it would never come…

With mixed feelings, I’m getting ready to run the big race on September 12th.

Check out these photos from my training runs: http://jarkkolaine.com/2009/08/30/8-photos-that-will-turn-you-into-a-runner/

Aug 31, 12:56AM PDT | 0 comments


run barefoot
Check out the Vibram Five Fingers 2 months ago

I’m living in a city so going completely barefoot sounds maybe a bit too extreme for now. So, I ended up buying a pair of Vibram Five Fingers KSOs, and have been really happy with them!

It’s not quite the same as going completely barefoot, but close enough to be the first step along the path to becoming a barefoot runner :)

Aug 31, 12:54AM PDT | 0 comments


read 52 books in 2009
22 read so far, 30 to go 4 months ago

Looks like although I’ve been reading a lot, with this pace I won’t be able to get over 38 books this year :)

I hope the summer vacation will be the time for finishing some books and I can still keep chasing the magical limit of one book per week. Not that reading really is about quantity or anything, but still…

Jul 02, 12:41AM PDT | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

smile more lose 80 pounds taking on TO wants to stop worrying and stop stressing. move out of this house create a list of 100 must-read books and read them. learn Spring framework along with Hibernate and Struts get more tattoos get a masters degree buy a home take my job seriously start using the library become wealthy thegobetween wants to learn arabic read the Bible daily Laugh. A lot. Genuinely. Get more exercise learn how to dance reggaeton Make a movie never get married become a better partner manage pcos work because I like to, not because I have to have clear skin speak fluent french find the love of my life get more friends go on a mission
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