as of this past may, i took the plunge and got a stick – wooo. been learning since. been fun so far, and no major mishaps knocks on wood – i’m still learning cause i get to drive it only a few times a week, but i’m def more comfortable driving it already (when first began i was so nervous each time i went to drive it – my hands would be shaking afterwards, hah). i hope to get really good at it and to the point where driving it comes naturally w/o a thought, just as driving automatic was. :-D
lotr_otaku's Life List
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1. make a bleach AMV
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2. gain 10-15 pounds
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3. make a multi-food allergy recipe blog
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4. finish 1st draft of Suzie script by end of 2009
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5. finish cabin documentary & have it shown
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6. build my own computer
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7. go to Otakon
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8. Cosplay
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9. make a feature film that i have written and am proud of
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10. get a film of mine shown at a film festival
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11. rent a beach house with other married friends for several days
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12. grow my own vegetable garden
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13. make a webcomic
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14. work on a hollywood feature movie set
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15. learn to ride a horse
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16. learn self defense
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17. go white water rafting
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18. learn to bake gluten-free foods with ease (and make them tasty)
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19. learn to drive a stickshift
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20. Learn Japanese
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21. ride in a hot air balloon
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22. see the Wicked broadway show
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23. meet M. Night Shyamalan
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24. grow my own plants from seeds and sell them from a private greenhouse/shoppe
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25. perfect swing dancing
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26. meet Elijah Wood, Dom Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Sean Astin, & Viggo Mortenson
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27. go on an RV trip with friends across the country
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28. kiss in the pouring rain
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29. watch the sunrise come up w/ someone i am close to while sitting atop a mountain
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30. live in a houseboat
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31. watch Peter Jackson direct on a set for at least a day
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32. watch a movie in the chinese theatre, hollywood
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33. see the blue man group in concert
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34. go to a josh groben concert
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35. go see brian reagan
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36. be the voice of a cartoon character
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37. live in japan
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38. Write a good book
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39. see drag-racing at Maple Grove
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40. Hear Transiberian Orchestra in concert xmas tour
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41. See Ayumi Hamasaki in concert
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42. See Angela Aki in concert
1 person
How I did it: i just kept being persistant and communicating with companies.and the job i now have pays more than $30,000. and it has holidays and weekends off. and i get to share my commute.it's a crazy busy job but i like what i'm doing (marketing, web, graphic designer, ads, print media, videographing, video editing, etc - lots of hats) Read how I did it…
got a kitten this summer. gray striped/white tabby. green eyes. so cute – she loves people :) our poppop got dibs on naming her, and thus we call her ‘tiger’
i tried, and i failed on my first attempt – i got busy (with other things that needed my attention), and so the weeds got busy as well. i grew lettuce, and some carrots, and that’s about it. oh well. maybe try again next summer.
