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Jarkko Laine

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I'm doing 37 things
  

Jarkko Laine's Life List

  2. 1. build a cigar-box guitar
    		21 people
  3. 2. run barefoot
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		10 people
  4. 3. make a profitable web application
    1 cheer     		5 people
  5. 4. create a business that helps fight poverty
    1 cheer     		1 person
  6. 5. write a children's book
    		1,333 people
  7. 6. write a book
    1 cheer     		26,436 people
  8. 7. Grow my blog to 1000 RSS readers
    		1 person
  9. 8. start a coworking place
    		2 people
  10. 9. read the Bible in a year
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		255 people
  11. 10. Become carbon neutral
    2 cheers     		78 people
  12. 11. Go to the dentist
    4 cheers     		1,039 people
  13. 12. lose some weight
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		902 people
  14. 13. Become A Better Speaker
    1 cheer     		30 people
  15. 14. work because I like to, not because I have to
    1 cheer     		3,425 people
  16. 15. Write a story that brings someone to tears
    1 cheer     		1 person
  17. 16. Write a story that makes someone laugh
    2 cheers     		1 person
  18. 17. Have a happy 50th wedding aniversary with my wife
    1 cheer     		1 person
  19. 18. Be able to choose where I work and when
    		1 person
  20. 19. pay off my mortgage
    1 cheer     		394 people
  21. 20. teach my children to love books
    2 cheers     		1 person
  22. 21. teach my children to dream big
    		1 person
  23. 22. make a documentary film
    2 cheers     		549 people
  24. 23. Pick a master's thesis topic
    		13 people
  25. 24. fly in a hot air baloon
    		613 people
  26. 25. take my kids to Disneyland
    		39 people
  27. 26. make cheese
    1 cheer     		116 people
  28. 27. write a blog post about 43things
    		1 person
  29. 28. open a bakery
    		229 people
  30. 29. Don't interrupt
    1 cheer     		3 people
  31. 30. Get a Story on front page of Digg!
    		2 people
  32. 31. sleep in an igloo
    1 cheer     		65 people
  33. 32. Run the Great Wall Marathon
    		30 people
  34. 33. go camping
    		2,541 people
  35. 34. build an electric car
    		70 people
  36. 35. translate a book
    		44 people
  37. 36. make poverty history
    		218 people
  38. 37. make trade fair
    		7 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 5 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 5 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 7 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...

Get fit and toned. No more jiggles. Go to the aquarium learn to drive standard brownsugarbear01 wants to write a book List 100 Things That Make Me Smile get over him Go skiing start a photo journal - take at least a photo a day to represent my life stop eating sugar Go skydiving be more social watch free episodes of friends eat more korean food make more mix cds volunteer more go skinny dipping stop picking my face sweetie_candykim wants to list three things every day that made me happy lose 15 pounds find my father Own a Monkey Take a vacation by myself. throw a themed party become a history teacher Go to Paris eat healthier learn how to tie the stem of a maraschino cherry with my tongue
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