I'm doing 5 things
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4 years ago
..which ought to be pretty easy if London gets it in 2012…
mikewoodhouse's Life List
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1. see the northern lights
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2. Visit Australia
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3. become a level 2 cricket coach
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4. Attend the olympics.
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5. Watch every ball of a Test Match
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How I did it
It made me
slightly richer 
How I did it: When I set myself this goal, I think (it was a while ago) I was winning, but only just. Over a couple of years I worked at various games and formats, gradually discovering what I was best at. I started winning tournaments, with a return on my stake money of about 100% (but the stakes were fairly low, so not as impressive as it may look) and holding my own at the cash games. That latter one got me into a Full Tilt Iron Man freeroll one mon… Read how I did it…
It made me
cheerful
How I did it: Constant reference to the books, to start with. I built some very small pieces and got them working and deployed, then added chunks as I worked them out. Some elements were revised several times as I realised the "right" way to do them. Sometimes my understanding of "right" changed several times... Read how I did it…
Recent entries
2600 tracks in a (long) weekend
4 years ago
...and now they come with me on my 40GB iRiver. I listen to my music collection more than I have in years.
BIG TIP: Make sure you have software that can rip CDs fast. I used a licensed verion of Musicmatch jukebox which, with a 48x CD-ROM drive, could munch through a CD in 5 or 6 minutes. Which brought the time to get through 160+ CDs down to something less daunting. Rather than spend all the time staring at a progress counter, I switched disc everytime I walked past the PC.
It was still a dull weekend, but the results were (are!) worth it.
only twice ... so far
4 years ago
It took a long time (about 15 years!) and when it happened I was unaware that I was that close: the cheering from the boundary had me completely confused! The second time I had a slightly better idea (once I’ve passed 20 it’s already a good day so I stop keeping count) but it was nice to reach 50 with an on-driven four.
Sadly, my top score is only 52…plenty of room for improvement. A century’s probably out of the question, but I’d rather like a 75…
