I'm doing 40 things
I’m thinking of memorizing this one. I listen to a lot of rap, and so memorization is no easy task. But Game Theory has liner notes with lyrics! And I like this song a lot…
jsua's Life List
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1. cook a meal worthy of a five-star restaurant.
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2. stay mobile. Roots are for the flora and fauna, not animals and certainly not the diaspora.
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3. speak when I can improve the silence, and only then.
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4. find god in porn, cigarettes, and gluttony.
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5. have more tolerance for alcohol.
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6. gain notoriety.
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7. go to a concert again.
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8. drink wine at the beach as the sun goes down.
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9. take better care of my family and friends.
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10. need less sleep.
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11. stay cute.
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12. tour bourbon distillers.
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13. wear fashionable purses.
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14. sprout wings and fly.
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15. dream in another language.
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16. increase my nonchalance.
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17. improve my foreplay stamina and skill.
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18. be a good storyteller.
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19. stop my Internet addiction.
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20. have conversation with a stranger, preferably at a bar.
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21. travel more.
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22. be more friendly.
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23. learn Tagalog.
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24. memorize song lyrics again.
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25. make love.
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26. reach aporias, over and over again.
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27. grow a green thumb.
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28. write my dissertation.
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29. discern wine as an amateur sommelier would.
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30. read Derrida with confidence.
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31. smoke cigarettes but not smoke them.
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32. improve my guitar skills.
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33. make a film.
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34. have the patience to learn photography.
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35. love well.
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36. disrupt authority more often.
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37. buy a nice suit.
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38. listen for the nuances.
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39. better understand my limits.
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40. eat candy in moderation.
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Recent entries
i call it, Sage-Roast Stuffed Pork Chops
take 2 thick pork chops—thick enough to stuff. do the best you can to cut slits in the middle, creating pockets for stuffing.
for the stuffing, use some corn (canned is fine), salt, pepper, and sliced sun-dried tomatoes. mix them up well, then stuff each chop with them.
now to season the outer chops. chop sage and garlic, mix them with salt and some chili powder. coat the chops, both sides. let them sit in the fridge for a couple hours.
with an hour before mealtime, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. heat a pan with oil on high. sear both sides of each chop, don’t worry about the insides. just get a good brown on the outside. now stick them onto a glass oven dish and bake them for about half an hour. i did it for longer to make sure it cooked all the way through, but it came out a little dry because it cooked too long. i think thirty minutes should suffice.
i served it to my partner with brown rice and a pinto bean saute. i was happy with this meal. i thought i’d only eat half, since it was thick and stuffed. i ate it all. it was that good.
One glass of Maker’s Mark tonight. Just one. I should have another but it’s getting late and I have an early morning. *pouts
