all I had to do was wave my hands reeeeeallly slowly in front of it, instead of spastically flapping it around like I usually do. now I won’t contaminate my newly cleansed hands by touching the hands-free dryer/ paper towel holder. YESSS
Adrienne's Life List
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1. travel through south america, motorcycle diaries-style
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2. get paid to write
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3. fall in love with the right person
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4. be fluent in spanish
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5. publish a book
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6. visit Hiroshima
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7. see the Pixies in concert
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8. learn to knit socks
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9. visit the holy land
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10. be in another play
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11. have a job that will help me fight for social justice
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12. become a "regular" somewhere
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13. have a conversation with a person of power
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14. become a certified yoga instructor
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15. finish reading Atlas Shrugged
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16. Read the entire Bible
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17. do one hundred consecutive push-ups
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18. Send a postcard to Postsecret
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19. learn to roll my R's/ fluttertongue
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20. memorize "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
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21. learn all the words to "It's The End of The World As We Know It" by R.E.M.
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I love speaking Spanish, and I love playing the French Horn, and I like to think I am pretty good at both of those things. Unfortunately, trilling my tongue is a pretty important skill needed to achieve credibility for both of these, and I CAN’T DO IT! I used to feel that my mouth was horribly deformed, but then I met some other people who can’t roll their R’s or fluttertongue, either. My horn teacher says it is possible to learn, so… I’m working on it. I feel like a complete moron whenever I try, though, because I always end up drooling. Gross, I know.
I was born on the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. learning this fact sometime during elementary school was a bit horrifying for me, but overall, I think that sharing my birthday with this horrific event has actually been a good thing- it’s gotten me more involved in social causes, and made me more aware of humanity. I’d like to visit Hiroshima so that I can fully understand this event, and make a kind of peace with it.
