I'm doing 40 things
What's in a name?
1 week ago
10 pages. 10 original poems. 100 copies. 26 signed.
Marina Skendzic's Life List
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1. Learn the Serbian alphabet.
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2. Write a song and sing it.
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3. Attend a star gazing party.
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4. Retake college algebra in Spring 2010 and get an A.
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5. Graduate from CSUSM in Spring 2012.
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6. Tour possible graduate schools.
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7. Get into the graduate school of my choice.
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8. Finish my 500 Letters project.
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9. Visit Las Vegas, and do it really classy.
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10. Get published.
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11. Learn to play an instrument.
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12. Learn Italian.
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13. Take a roadtrip accross the entire USA, from coast to coast.
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14. Witness a solar eclipse live.
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15. See the Phantom of the Opera live.
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16. Go camping in the Anza-Borrego Desert.
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17. Host a masked ball.
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18. Learn to cook popular Serbian foods.
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19. Visit the Mayan Pyramids.
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20. Inspire someone.
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21. Visit the Capital of the United States of America.
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22. See Interpol live in concert.
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23. Visit the Grand Canyon.
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24. Master the art of writing a short story.
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25. Get into amateur photography.
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26. Learn to shoot a gun.
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27. Spend a weekend sailing on a boat.
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28. Stand in Times Square, NYC.
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29. Go on an African safari.
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30. Read every book I own.
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31. Brew my own beer.
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32. Read Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."
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33. Pay off my car and credit card debt.
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34. Figure out a smart way to pay for my education expenses.
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35. Do the splits.
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36. Lose weight.
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37. Start shopping @ Costco!
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38. Attend the Guca 2010 Brass Band Festival in Serbia.
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39. Visit Budapest, Hungary in July/August 2010.
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40. Publish my first chapbook.
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How I did it
It made me
Excited 
How I did it: It was really a spur of the moment kind of thing. I bought two tickets in orchestra seating (great seats!) on a very early Saturday morning. I saw a pop-up advertisement come up on my computer...and that was the last straw. I'd been wanting to see it FOREVER so I just went to Ticketmaster.com and bought two tickets - I didn't know know who I was going to take! So worth it, though! :D Read how I did it…
It made me
Excited
How I did it: I got lucky - the company I work for took the employees out to a San Diego Padres baseball game. It's only $10 for the cheapest ticket! If I had known that, I would have gone MUCH sooner! It's really a blast. Read how I did it…
It made me
Happier
How I did it: From a scientific perspective, when a human reacts emotionally it's because humans react to electrical impulses in the brain - stimulation. After realizing this, I felt silly for being so emotionally reactive. I felt out of control. And so, I decided I needed to become a master of my own emotions.Yes, I am less of an emotional fireball than I used to be. I think this has to do with the gaining of life experiences and knowledge in general.… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Six inches off the ground still.
2 weeks ago
Need to start doing it in the morning and evening, every day… I want to be down by the end of 2009.
I only have to make it to the country!
2 weeks ago
Am bundling this festival into my Budapest/Serbia visit. Sooooo happening!
