I seem to be surrounded by books so much of the time. I recently got rid of a lot to free up space for new ideas to flow in, and they certainly have – the shelves are full again. I’ll be using the train a lot more again soon though, which will give me time to read once more. Looking forward to that.
liquidizer's Life List
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1. eat healthier
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2. organize my life
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3. Get more sleep
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4. learn to relax
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5. stop checking my email so often
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6. clean out the clutter
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7. organize my photos
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8. read "The Wisdom of Crowds"
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9. read all the books i own and haven't read
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10. Invest
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11. Write a will
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12. continue to sing, and sing better
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13. master the guitar
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14. record a cd
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15. Host a mystery dinner
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16. Read the Long Road to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
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17. become a Wikipedia contributor
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18. improve my vocabulary
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19. learn 10 card tricks
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20. go to the opera
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21. learn chess
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22. Take dancing lessons
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23. learn php and mysql
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24. build a flash game
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25. get a masters degree
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26. Watch a space shuttle launch
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27. make homemade ice cream
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28. take a self portrait
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29. improve my German
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30. encourage everyone I know to see 'An Inconvenient Truth'
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31. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
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32. Raise my Page Rank
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33. say no more
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34. learn to play tennis
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35. read all the books I own
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36. write a nonfiction book
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37. grow potatoes
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How I did it: Through my work, I've had an opportunity to write daily, which has made a big difference. I've also had a chance to work with more experienced writers and to learn from them, and to receive regular feedback on my writing. Read how I did it…
I’ve been making sure I look up words I’m not certain I know the definition of. The web makes it really easy to do that, since I’m sat at a computer most of the day.
I also have a desk calendar that has a new word each day, but the words there are either obvious to me, or far too obscure to be useful: not much in the middle ground!
It was fabulous. The time in the air was about an hour, but the whole experience was about four hours including setting up and breaking the balloon down again afterwards. The ascent and descent were so gentle you hardly noticed it moving. I can happily recommend this for anyone else who’s interested.
