I'm doing 37 things
Longhand "rulez"
2 years ago
This is a pretty thankless goal, as not that many people are into “letter writing” these days and responses are hard to come by. However, it did feel very rewarding.
keewee's Life List
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1. host a great party
6 people -
2. write down as many of my earliest memories from childhood as I can remember
33 people -
3. learn to use a Mac
39 people -
4. finish watching all of Homicide
1 person -
5. explore my city
75 people -
6. Ride my bike to MJ's house
1 entry1 person -
7. organize my music collection
79 people -
8. do a triathlon
304 people -
9. Write an article for a magazine and submit it for publication
8 people -
10. learn how to drive stick
1 cheer313 people -
11. Get out of retail
2 cheers34 people -
12. Completely fill my two sketchbooks
1 cheer1 person -
13. call Shawn
2 people -
14. Drive across the USA
2,148 people -
15. finish college
3,095 people -
16. live in New York City
2,611 people -
17. learn the piano
247 people -
18. finish reading all the books I own
177 people -
19. learn everything about The Beatles
1 person -
20. become fluent in French
1,280 people -
21. Become a volunteer at the ICA
1 cheer1 person -
22. ride a motorcycle
723 people -
23. go to a jazz club
29 people -
24. write a letter to Jonathan Safran Foer
1 cheer2 people -
25. bungee jump
3,316 people -
26. audition for a play or something just for the hell of it
1 person -
27. Organize my photos
1,237 people -
28. write a letter to Mattius Frey
1 cheer1 person -
29. sell at least one of my photos
2 people -
30. start a log of all the books I read
1 person -
31. Go one month reading the NYT every day
1 person -
32. Learn to play the guitar
12,306 people -
33. pay off a credit card
2 cheers15 people -
34. be more like Alec Baldwin
1 person -
35. Go one month without being late for anything
1 person -
36. write a letter to Anthony Lane
1 person -
37. go on a cruise
3,902 people
Recent entries
I started taking lessons in October and now I’m playing Bach so I guess I can say that I’ve “re-learned the flute” since the quality of my playing is close to – if not at the height – of my ability when I played before. Now I need to start thinking about buying a guitar..
Failure! :(
2 years ago
I failed at this goal because I suck and didn’t have any willpower in December. I usually get a mean case of “the seasonal” in November, but this year I started getting the blues in December. I spent more time on the couch watching “Gilmore Girls” than at the gym – fortunately today is January 2 and I went to the gym and ran and it felt superb.
