I'm doing 33 things
I love them. I love to make them as much as I love to wear them. Despite the fact that they are insanely heavy…what’s not to love???
(And yes, that’s me in the photo, which was taken by Ashley Johnson. ^^)
littlerien's Life List
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1. identify 100 things that make me happy.
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2. bungee jump
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3. Skydive
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4. travel the world
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5. Go on an archaeological dig
2 entries . 7 cheers149 people -
6. learn arabic
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7. Become a Polyglot
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8. have an unbirthday party
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9. Go to Edinburgh's Beltane Fire Festival
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10. Go to Gloucestershire to the annual cheese rolling .
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11. learn to swing dance
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12. get married
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13. Visit Egypt
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14. Learn Mandarin Chinese
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15. Own a 1929 Mercedes Gazelle replica
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16. Learn Japanese
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17. Save $10,000
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18. be an international woman of mystery
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19. leave a letter in a library book for someone to find
1 entry . 2 cheers239 people -
20. backpack around the world
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21. get in shape
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22. turn heads
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23. write a book
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24. Make the most of my 20's
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25. have more adventures
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26. learn how to drive stick-shift
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27. make a kimono
1 entry . 3 cheers16 people -
28. bake a perfect cheesecake
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29. build a steampunk computer case mod
2 entries6 people -
30. finish my scrapbook
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31. Save money
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32. save $5000
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33. have conversations late into the night with fascinating people
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How I did it
It made me
feel pretty 
How I did it: I started out trying to find videos on YouTube, but they were mostly for long hair, and mine is barely past my chin. Thankfully, a friend of mine bought the book, "Vintage Hairstyling" for me for Christmas, and I was able to manipulate some of the styles to work with my hair length. After a few months of trial and error, I think I can do them fairly well! Read how I did it…
It made me
feel beautiful!
How I did it: I started out by doing a couple of amateur photoshoots with some photography students in some of the costumes I had made. When I had finally gained some confidence in front of the camera, I found a local photography studio that specialized in cheesecake pin-up, so I booked a spot for their Halloween shoot. It was great fun, and the photographer was really helpful in getting me into good poses. Read how I did it…
It made me
excited
How I did it: Getting a job helped allot. Nothing that I really wanted to do could have been accomplished without having the money to do it. Now that I'm finally employed again, I'm getting rid of my debt and saving up for my travels. I hope to be on the road in Scotland by the end of April 2011, and then head out across the world. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Reading through a couple of online tutorials on Maiko makeup and hairstyle, I remembered just how much I love it all. The elegance, the fantastically beautiful kimono, the myriad of talents, what’s not to love?
Horray for getting my money back! :D That’s another chunk of change that can go toward next year’s backpacking. ^^
