I'm doing 36 things
Care A Lot?
7 months ago
Perhaps, I care too much. Should I take the route of apathy?
lintacious's Life List
-
1. be debt free by the time i'm 30
1 entry2 people -
2. Don't worry about it until it happens
2 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
3. don't let others control my life
1 entry . 5 cheers2 people -
4. do the stuff i enjoy. don't do the stuff i don't.
3 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
5. discover what i care about and only get upset when those values are being compromised, instead of flipping out over every little thing
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
6. calm the fuck down
4 entries . 9 cheers17 people -
7. identify my fears about having a long term relationship or getting married
1 cheer1 person -
8. live like i got nothing to lose
1 entry . 2 cheers2 people -
9. figure out who I am
1 entry . 1 cheer268 people -
10. punch anxiety in the face
4 entries . 4 cheers1 person -
11. stop the negative patterns that recur in my family
3 entries . 7 cheers1 person -
12. run a 5K in under 30 minutes
4 entries . 3 cheers41 people -
13. sell baked goods
6 people -
14. build a CSS Zen Garden style sheet
1 cheer44 people -
15. be known
2 cheers100 people -
16. win at the internet
3 cheers15 people -
17. go to SXSW
1 entry . 1 cheer181 people -
18. witness the end of IE
2 entries740 people -
19. have sex with google
2 cheers1 person -
20. Learn to drive a stick shift
3 cheers661 people -
21. have a Christmas tree
2 entries . 2 cheers3 people -
22. Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
1 entry442 people -
23. see the seven wonders of the world
2 cheers515 people -
24. rid myself of envy
10 people -
25. enjoy my life
1 cheer169 people -
26. be the right person instead of trying to find the right person
3 cheers28 people -
27. Be a naked sushi model
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
28. spin a world globe and live in whatever place my finger lands on for 1 year
1 cheer2 people -
29. Be on The Amazing Race
309 people -
30. have an article greenlighted on fark
1 person -
31. climb mt. fuji
131 people -
32. Go to Easter Island
68 people -
33. live on Guam for a year
1 person -
34. live in seattle
175 people -
35. swim in jellyfish lake
11 people -
36. visit the Salar de Uyuni
2 people
How I did it
It made me
Conflicted 
How I did it: This is tricky. I spent four years of my life working my butt off during college to prove to my family that I could make it. Well, I survived and was/am successful.However, once I graduated, two things happened:1) No one really cared. I told myself, "i have to prove them wrong" but my family didn't really care if i succeeded or failed. No one was placing bets. It didn't affect them. So while I was very pleased with myself, the… Read how I did it…
It made me 
How I did it: I made sacrifices. I hadn't realized that when saying "good things" that this is extremely subjective. There were things that were supposed to be good, so I clung on to them and waited for the good; for fear that losing it would be a bad decision. Waiting for "the good" is, well, never a good thing. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Details.
9 months ago
Considering this is 3.5 years away for me, I must add the clause that I know I will not be able to pay off my student loan. However, with the tax deductible interest and low interest rate, it is not a priority. Other debt, such as my car loan, is much more important for me to pay off and I definitely want that gone by the time I’m 30.
