I'm doing 24 things
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. go to the gym at least once a day for the month of June
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2. complete the June challenge on 750words.com
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3. Go one month without being late for anything
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4. finish college
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5. Interview Conan O'Brien
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6. Finish my major writing project by September 1, 2010
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7. Write an article for a magazine and submit it for publication
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8. make my own website
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9. run a 5k
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10. do a triathlon
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11. buy a car
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12. go to a jazz club
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13. write a letter to Jonathan Safran Foer
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14. become fluent in French
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15. audition for a play or something just for the hell of it
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16. learn how to drive stick
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17. finish watching all of Homicide
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18. finish reading all the books I own
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19. ride a motorcycle
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20. Get out of retail
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21. Drive across the USA
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22. live in New York City
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23. write down as many of my earliest memories from childhood as I can remember
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24. Learn Spanish
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I did it because my roommate at the time had just been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Her, my best friend, and my myself had nonchalantly talked about going sky diving in the past, but had never really made any definite plans until her diagnosis, which prompted her into action. In the days and weeks before the jump, I tried not to think about it too much. I grew up being afraid of heights; hanging out on the roof of my first Boston apartm… Read how I did it…
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..
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.
