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Jarkko Laine

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I'm doing 37 things
  

Jarkko Laine's Life List

  2. 1. read 52 books in 2009
    1 entry     		21 people
  3. 2. create a business that helps fight poverty
    1 cheer     		1 person
  4. 3. start a coworking place
    		1 person
  5. 4. make my blog more popular and valuable to readers
    4 entries . 2 cheers     		2 people
  6. 5. run a marathon
    1 entry     		9,895 people
  7. 6. write a book
    1 cheer     		24,937 people
  8. 7. read the Bible in a year
    3 entries . 3 cheers     		248 people
  9. 8. Become carbon neutral
    2 cheers     		76 people
  10. 9. Go to the dentist
    4 cheers     		1,013 people
  11. 10. make a profitable web application
    1 cheer     		5 people
  12. 11. play Sam & Max episode 1
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  13. 12. lose some weight
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		858 people
  14. 13. Become A Better Speaker
    2 cheers     		28 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     		3,373 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
    		1 person
  21. 20. pay off my mortgage
    1 cheer     		372 people
  22. 21. teach my children to love books
    2 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. teach my children to dream big
    		1 person
  24. 23. make a documentary film
    2 cheers     		542 people
  25. 24. Pick a master's thesis topic
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  26. 25. fly in a hot air baloon
    		581 people
  27. 26. take my kids to Disneyland
    		36 people
  28. 27. make cheese
    1 cheer     		107 people
  29. 28. write a blog post about 43things
    		1 person
  30. 29. Don't interrupt
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  31. 30. Get a Story on front page of Digg!
    		2 people
  32. 31. write a children's book
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  33. 32. sleep in an igloo
    1 cheer     		62 people
  34. 33. Run the Great Wall Marathon
    		28 people
  35. 34. go camping
    		2,428 people
  36. 35. run barefoot
    		7 people
  37. 36. build an electric car
    		64 people
  38. 37. translate a book
    		43 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, 06:55AM PST | 0 comments


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read 52 books in 2009
22 read so far, 30 to go 3 days 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


Own a Mac
Almost! 1 week ago

I just signed the lease contract for a new MacBook Pro 13,3” and can’t wait to bring it home. Still have to wait for a week or so for the delivery, but that’s nothing compared to the years I’ve waited for this goal to come true so far.

Of course, technically, I haven’t reached the goal of owning a mac if I rent one, but it’s close enough :)

Jun 21, 11:05PM PDT | 0 comments


run a marathon
A new beginning 1 month ago

After finishing my first half marathon last Saturday, it’s now time to look forward to the next goal: the real thing, 100% full Marathon.

42 kilometers of running terrifies me. But I can’t help but want to do it.

So, yesterday, I paid the fee and enrolled to Finlandia Marathon, a marathon event run in Jyväskylä on September 12, 2009.

Got to find a new practice program and keep running. For humanity, of course: http://trainforhumanity.org/author/jarkko

May 12, 06:35AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

learn to sew be on radio1 reguarly keep track of my period Mother Extroidinaire! wants to Learn Spanish kayak go to more concerts Start an NGO, which doesn't just take your money and throw it condescendingly at people, but actually does some good. see the aurora borealis See HIM again stay healthy Take more pictures learn to love myself Fall in love drink more water ain88 wants to Buy a House build a workshop Learn how to say 'Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch' Let go of the past make the guy i love love me back Eat better Make a CD of all HAPPY SONGS! Travel route 66 get married find a house jsherry wants to watch all of Spike Lee's films run more own a house buy a new car
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