I'm doing 42 things
Met Howard Dean
3 years ago
Howard Dean was in Durham a few months back to give a speech just prior to the State of the Union address. Awesome fun! His speech almost made up for the awful one directly afterwards.
Jason Baker's Life List
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1. stop procrastinating
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2. live passionately
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3. Drive across the USA
2,162 people -
4. be happy
21,975 people -
5. travel the world
18,607 people -
6. get things done
186 people -
7. spend more time working towards my goals
1 person -
8. get my a+ certification
92 people -
9. get a passport
1,759 people -
10. Design and build my own house
1,504 people -
11. hike the appalachian trail
1,657 people -
12. Learn to cook
8,235 people -
13. backup my data more often
1 cheer18 people -
14. improve my German
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15. eat more locally grown food
1 cheer286 people -
16. pay off my credit card
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17. Be more efficient when working
599 people -
18. stop wasting time
3,572 people -
19. grow my own food
484 people -
20. meet new people
4,139 people -
21. refine my photography skills
3 people -
22. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
7,514 people -
23. write that book
38 people -
24. guitar
221 people -
25. become a Wikipedia contributor
215 people -
26. graduate college
2,682 people -
27. learn something new everyday
311 people -
28. get rid of my clutter
289 people -
29. simplify my life
1,149 people -
30. Learn more about virtual communities and social software
56 people -
31. live debt-free
206 people -
32. write more letters
1,524 people -
33. Connect my blog more closely to my website
5 people -
34. write a book and have it published
2,699 people -
35. make a difference in the world
908 people -
36. ride my bike
270 people -
37. Read more books
11,046 people -
38. Take more pictures
14,351 people -
39. Finish my website
874 people -
40. draw more
2,172 people -
41. master CSS
766 people -
42. Become a well known web geek
58 people
Recent entries
Untitled
3 years ago
I ran for Chapel Hill Town Council last fall. It was likely the most interesting and educational experience of my life, and though I lost, I think I contributed something positive to the political discourse of this town.
Untitled
4 years ago
I was surprised at how easy and much fun blogging can me. As someone who’s been designing for the web since ‘97 and programming since the year after, I thought blogs would be “way below me” and completely uninteresting – a novice’s approach to web publishing. Turns out they’re pretty cool.
