3 more/25 total
1 week ago
A Clockwork Orange
Tobacco Road
The Moviegoer
| 1. |
secure a teaching position in New Orleans beginning in Fall 2008 that will give me the support I need to be successful as a first-year teacher
5 entries . 4 cheers |
1 person |
| 2. |
live simply
2 entries . 17 cheers |
2,976 people |
| 3. |
become a certified New Orleans tour guide.
2 entries . 10 cheers |
1 person |
| 4. |
list three things every day that made me happy
307 entries . 17 cheers |
296 people |
| 5. |
read 90 books in 2008
4 entries . 13 cheers |
2 people |
| 6. |
Read Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
15 entries . 31 cheers |
491 people |
| 7. |
get back to feeling like a distance runner again
3 entries . 1 cheer |
2 people |
| 8. |
Read Dr. Peter Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
2 entries . 5 cheers |
13 people |
| 9. |
develop a sensible disaster plan and survival kit
8 entries . 22 cheers |
40 people |
| 10. |
drink a flaming cocktail
19 cheers |
8 people |
| 11. |
take advantage of as many local Marigny/Bywater resources as possible.
10 entries . 1 cheer |
1 person |
| 12. |
savor diverse local New Orleans restaurants
6 entries . 7 cheers |
1 person |
| 13. |
Run a 22 minute 5k
7 entries . 27 cheers |
2 people |
| 14. |
write letters to my sponsor child
2 entries . 37 cheers |
3 people |
| 15. |
Create a personal recipe book
1 entry . 23 cheers |
472 people |
| 16. |
do 50 consecutive push-ups
5 entries . 7 cheers |
35 people |
| 17. |
Get my HAM radio license
6 cheers |
55 people |
| 18. |
run a half marathon in 1:42:26
3 entries . 9 cheers |
1 person |
| 19. |
be an exceptional teacher
1 entry . 17 cheers |
2 people |
| 20. |
Give the needy food and other items they would actually like.
99 team members . 4 entries . 28 cheers |
74 people |
| 21. |
visit all 50 states
4 entries . 9 cheers |
5,800 people |
| 22. |
figure out what I would do if I could do anything in the whole world.
7 team members . 3 entries . 7 cheers |
5 people |
| 23. |
stop homophobia
12 team members . 1 entry . 22 cheers |
114 people |
| 24. |
Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
91 team members . 1 entry . 4 cheers |
539 people |
| 25. |
read all the Newbery Award winners
2 entries . 10 cheers |
16 people |
| 26. |
run 200 miles in a month
6 entries . 14 cheers |
1 person |
| 27. |
crochet a laptop bag
1 entry . 7 cheers |
3 people |
| 28. |
visit a site for each US president
2 entries . 4 cheers |
1 person |
| 29. |
see the northern lights
2 cheers |
14,153 people |
| 30. |
Exercise 300 times
10 entries . 2 cheers |
1 person |
| 31. |
be a part of opening a cooperative grocery store in New Orleans
2 entries . 3 cheers |
1 person |
| 32. |
visit every parish in Louisiana
5 entries . 1 cheer |
1 person |
| 33. |
ride my bike as often as possible
4 entries . 2 cheers |
1 person |
| 34. |
donate a 2nd gallon of blood
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 35. |
get my car to 170,000 miles
1 entry |
1 person |
| 36. |
fix the rearview mirror on my car
1 entry |
1 person |
| 37. |
plan at least one trip a month outside of New Orleans this summer (for sanity purposes)
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1 person |
| 38. |
record "only in New Orleans" moments for when I question why I live here
2 entries . 1 cheer |
1 person |
Three Cups of Tea
No Shame in My Game
A Clockwork Orange
Tobacco Road
Julie & Julia
Savage Inequalities
Working Sex
Why New Orleans Matters
Post Office
The Kingfish and His Realm: The Life and Times of Huey P. Long
1. Biking through the French Quarter in drenching rain.
2. Cafe au lait and beignets at Cafe du Monde with a friend from college, her first time in New Orleans.
3. Dinner at Court of Two Sisters with her, her brother, and her parents: fresh-baked bread, wine, cornmeal-fried catfish and coleslaw with lump crab meat, and pecan pie for desert.