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mondayrowing

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  2. 1. read all the books i own and haven't read
    11 entries . 190 cheers     		299 people
  3. 2. make a smaller ecological footprint
    6 entries . 124 cheers     		1,042 people
  4. 3. see every Werner Herzog film
    15 entries . 58 cheers     		4 people
  5. 4. get another tattoo
    6 entries . 51 cheers     		3,426 people
  6. 5. write and publish a book
    3 entries . 79 cheers     		776 people
  7. 6. live without a television for a year
    7 entries . 173 cheers     		141 people
  8. 7. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
    7 entries . 67 cheers     		6,987 people
  9. 8. actually learn to play my guitar
    2 entries . 82 cheers     		542 people
  10. 9. create a collaged suitcase
    3 entries . 65 cheers     		13 people
  11. 10. Never Eat at McDonald's again
    8 entries . 177 cheers     		94 people
  12. 11. ride my bike everywhere
    12 entries . 75 cheers     		43 people
  13. 12. go to Scotland
    1 entry . 54 cheers     		440 people
  14. 13. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
    4 entries . 26 cheers     		5,511 people
  15. 14. write more songs
    40 cheers     		377 people
  16. 15. stop apologizing for being somewhat of an introvert
    2 entries . 113 cheers     		15 people
  17. 16. learn to play the harmonica
    38 cheers     		810 people
  18. 17. Watch all episodes of "The Simpsons" ever made.
    3 entries . 36 cheers     		2,469 people
  19. 18. sleep in a hammock
    5 entries . 50 cheers     		208 people
  20. 19. get the HPV vaccine
    1 entry . 57 cheers     		27 people
  21. 20. skydive again
    22 cheers     		92 people
  22. 21. Write my name in wet cement
    3 entries . 40 cheers     		519 people
  23. 22. Take the Mensa test.
    3 entries . 50 cheers     		973 people
  24. 23. see prince live
    1 entry . 21 cheers     		8 people
  25. 24. save $1000 for savings
    3 entries . 46 cheers     		11 people
  26. 25. have a list of 43 goals to replace finished goals
    9 entries . 14 cheers     		2 people
  27. 26. Sword fight with bread in front of the Eiffel Tower
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  28. 27. use up all my sock yarn
    4 entries . 20 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. clean my room and keep it clean
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		467 people
  30. 29. find an internship
    1 entry . 19 cheers     		69 people
  31. 30. drink two cups of tea everyday
    2 entries . 32 cheers     		3 people
  32. 31. list 43 things that made 2008 a good year
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. stop throwing clothes on the floor
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  34. 33. watch all the james bond movies
    6 cheers     		352 people
  35. 34. Take up ballet again
    12 cheers     		17 people
  36. 35. read John Berryman's "The Dream Songs"
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  37. 36. Try 43 kinds of cheese I've never had before
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  38. 37. use my retainers every night
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		2 people
  39. 38. list 50 women little girls should admire instead of symbols of stupidity and weakness
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		125 people
  40. 39. Lose 10 pounds
    4 cheers     		5,944 people
  41. 40. Give away stuff on FreeCycle
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  42. 41. find a grad school
    10 cheers     		5 people
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live without a television for a year (read all 7 entries…)
Untitled 10 months ago

Oh man. This is so unexpected.

I’m actually doing this.

I went pretty much all of December without turning the TV on. The two times I did were when Rod Blagojevich was arrested and the Chicago Tribune hadn’t yet reported on it, and when my boyfriend insisted on watching Dick Clark on New Year’s Eve. It helps to keep it unplugged and on the floor where it’s not particularly comfortable to watch it.

So far so good. But Lost starts in two weeks…uh-oh…

Jan 08, 2009, 08:53AM PST | 6 cheers | 0 comments


list 43 things that made 2008 a good year (read all 2 entries…)
Untitled 10 months ago

8. I rode my bike about 30 miles a week all summer. I completely fell in love with riding this year and can’t wait to get on the bike again come snowmelt.

9. I got rid of my cable and the internet. In December, I turned my TV off (though watched my parents’ while I was home, go figure). It felt great to disconnect from technology like that. Maybe 2009 will be the year that I get to check off the goal of “live without tv for an entire year”?

10. I turned 22 and celebrated by going to the State Fair and a phenomenal concert on Harriet Island featuring Atmosphere with some friends. Much better than celebrating 21 by moving and hanging out with my parents and grandparents.

11. I moved. It’s so great to be out of that crappy apartment.

12. I touched Flavor Flav. A friend and I got up close during their set at Pitchfork and he reached out to the audience and I reached up and touched his elbow. My hand has yet to erupt in blisters, so I think I’m okay.

13. I finally checked off the goal of kissing in a library, one of the first goals I ever put on 43T. Even better, it was the first kiss with my now boyfriend.

14. Burt’s Bees lip balm entered my life. It is amazing.

15. My kid brother graduated from high school and went to college. I’m really proud of him.

Dec 27, 2008, 08:10PM PST | 4 cheers | 0 comments


list 43 things that made 2008 a good year (read all 2 entries…)
Untitled 11 months ago

1. My grades were good this year—two quarters on the dean’s list and the third was really close.

2. My improv team had a great year—40+ shows, getting to be in a feature film and taking third in the Midwest College Improv Festival.

3. The White Sox ended up having a pretty great season. The regular season wasn’t the best, but they won the AL Central, and I’m always pleased with that.

4. The Hold Steady put out a new album. Even better, it’s a really good album. Hell, it’s a great album.

5. And super doubly better, I got to see THS twice this year: once at Pitchfork Music Festival and once with Drive-By Truckers at the Riviera.

6. And infinitely more amazingly, I met the boy who became my boyfriend at the latter of those two shows. And that’s been the greatest part of this year is finding someone so great.

7. Barack Obama. Enough said. (Also, a White Sox fan in the White House!)

Dec 23, 2008, 10:55PM PST | 4 cheers | 1 comment


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