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Micah




I'm doing 41 things
  

Micah's Life List

  2. 1. cold-brew coffee
    		1 person
  3. 2. parade through town in a melodica marching band
    1 entry     		1 person
  4. 3. learn and record a French impressionist piano piece
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  5. 4. stencil my melodica
    		1 person
  6. 5. record an album with a bunch of different musicians on it
    		1 person
  7. 6. make a songbook of my original music
    		1 person
  8. 7. save money for a 5-month rainy day fund
    		1 person
  9. 8. Rebuild my personal website
    		6 people
  10. 9. make a music video
    1 cheer     		533 people
  11. 10. solder LEDs
    		1 person
  12. 11. get a bicycle
    1 cheer     		80 people
  13. 12. pay off my car loan
    1 entry     		123 people
  14. 13. start a retirement fund
    		35 people
  15. 14. create a diy music publication
    1 cheer     		1 person
  16. 15. go on vacation by myself
    		44 people
  17. 16. build a fountain
    		6 people
  18. 17. get a business license
    		5 people
  19. 18. plant a garden
    		1,761 people
  20. 19. request a copy of my driving record
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  21. 20. make awesome christmas cards for everyone
    1 entry     		1 person
  22. 21. get a piano
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		37 people
  23. 22. create a mechanical keyboard instrument
    		1 person
  24. 23. get paid to write
    		412 people
  25. 24. help my dad around the house
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  26. 25. write a book
    2 cheers     		24,968 people
  27. 26. find out my blood type
    1 cheer     		506 people
  28. 27. volunteer at a food bank
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  29. 28. have at least five music students
    		1 person
  30. 29. Give blood
    		2,871 people
  31. 30. make a documentary film
    		542 people
  32. 31. sleep under the stars
    1 cheer     		3,480 people
  33. 32. paint a picture
    		479 people
  34. 33. take jazz piano lessons
    		3 people
  35. 34. give regularly
    1 cheer     		1 person
  36. 35. start a sensation
    1 cheer     		2 people
  37. 36. live a sustainable lifestyle
    		6 people
  38. 37. grow tomatos
    		5 people
  39. 38. Get a digital SLR camera
    1 cheer     		774 people
  40. 39. acquire and learn to play a violin, viola, or cello
    		1 person
  41. 40. play a jazz show
    		1 person
  42. 41. do a bossa nova set
    1 cheer     		2 people

How I did it
How to go on a solo tour
It took me
1 year
It made me
Rock your socks off!

How I did it: I planned a route, made a budget, e-mailed my friends along the route, scoured the Internet for contacts, booked a bunch of shows, confirmed them, re-confirmed them, got an oil change, hopped in the car, drove 2500 miles and played around 10 shows. Tada! Tour. Read how I did it…

Nov 28, 10:55AM PST | 0 comments


Recent entries
learn and record a French impressionist piano piece
I've decided! 2 days ago

I’m going to learn the third movement of Debussy’s Children’s Corner. It’s called “Serenade for the Doll” and it sounds awesome. I can hear ideas in it that sound like influences for other music I’ve liked, like the soundtrack for the Royal Tannenbaums, or the soundtrack to the old SNES game Chronotrigger.

Jul 06, 10:25PM PDT | 0 comments


parade through town in a melodica marching band
Here we go! 2 months ago

First practice is in a couple days. It’s going to be amazing. I have a few awesome friends that are interested. I’m going to try to solidify a core group in the next week or two, then send out broader invites to my city’s community.

Apr 16, 11:34AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


pay off my car loan
Finally have set a timeline for getting this done early 2 months ago

It’s amazing how much money you can save by throwing money down a little bit earlier. I’ve set up my auto bill pay on my checking account to pay almost triple my regular monthly payment and plan to be done by the end of the year. If I had done something like this, even for a few months, a couple years ago while my car loan was newer, it would be ridiculously easier to do this now.

Still, the main motivating factor for me is not saving a few hundred bucks on interest, but rather removing this burden from my life sooner than later. Let’s just hope this aging bucket of bolts on wheels stays in decent shape for years to come!

Apr 16, 11:27AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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learn Tai Chi be famous live in the moment run a marathon go to europe improve my vocabulary ElliH12 wants to Make 2009 My Best Year Yet live my dreams instead of dreaming my life write and publish a book Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty. Watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire shirleynature wants to make more time for my friends Go to Paris attend Hogwarts Make out in the rain pay off my credit card Save money finish my cross-stitch project Explore Mayan ruins in Mexico play scrabble make a smaller ecological footprint move to kentucky SiZen wants to Listen to new and interesting electronic music make dread falls Compose a list of 50 things about me see my love Organize my bedroom learn to dance like shakira
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