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How I did it
How to touch a giraffe
It took me
1 day
It made me
spottily surprised

How I did it: We were trekking around in the jeep, then stopped at a checkpoint. This pretty tame giraffe (named Sophie, though he's male) came over to check us out. He leaned down and stuck his head right next to me, so I reached out and petted his neck! It was awesome. Read how I did it…

May 02, 12:30PM PDT | 4 comments | 19 cheers


How to go on an african animal trek
It took me
7 days
It made me
Overwhelmed with Joy

How I did it: I won the safari through an auction. It was at a resort-ish animal compound called Zulu Nyala Game Lodge, located in Richards Bay just outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. So in April 2011, my daughter and I headed into the wild blue yonder.The hardest part, really, was trying to arrange the travel. You need to first get to Johannesburg, then book another flight to Richards Bay on South African Airways. Though there were some … Read how I did it…

Apr 25, 01:12PM PDT | 0 comments | 18 cheers


How to fix the leaky faucet in the bathtub
It took me
90 days
It made me
Psyched!

How I did it: I noticed a little dribble in the bathtub faucet a few months ago, but thought nothing of it. In the ensuing months, the dribble became a steady stream of leaking water. UGH.I really don't like to deal with this sort of thing, so instead of nipping it in the bud, I let it slide for too long. Last month's water bill was a wake-up call -- almost double what it normally is! EEK!I initially had someone look at it over a month ago, but he thou… Read how I did it…

Jan 13, 2011, 12:28PM PST | 0 comments | 18 cheers


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Keep a list of the books I read in 2012
2012 Reading List

February 2012

The Graveyard by Neil Gaiman
The 10 PM Question by Kate De Goldi

January 2012

After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Day of Tears by Julius Lester
The Geography of Girlhood by Kirsten Smith
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Color of Heaven by Kim Dong Hwa
The Color of Water by Kim Dong Hwa
How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
How To Say Goodbye In Robot by Natalie Standiford
The Color of Earth by Kim Dong Hwa
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
Feed by M.T. Anderson
A Girl, a Ghost, and the Hollywood Hills by Lizabeth Zindel

Jan 05, 12:20PM PST | 3 cheers | 2 comments


get a 4.0 this quarter (read all 3 entries…)
Argh

I got a 3.9… Close, but not quite 4.0. Next quarter!

Dec 28, 12:37PM PST | 0 comments


finish my final assignments, both due this weekend
Done w/this quarter

SO relieved!! And conveniently, Joe just happened to bring in a bottle of whiskey to the office today…. WOOT!

Dec 12, 11:38AM PST | 0 comments


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