noizmonkey




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  1. 1. Become a better story teller
    86 people
  2. 2. Learn to play the cello
    835 people
  3. 3. manage my time better
    1,502 people
  4. 4. ride my bike more
    1,036 people
  5. 5. learn to ride a motorcycle
    1,903 people
  6. 6. understand myself
    424 people
  7. 7. be more decisive
    666 people
  8. 8. Get a tattoo
    22,049 people
  9. 9. have better posture
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    8,148 people
  10. 10. learn japanese
    10,617 people
  11. 11. Live in another country
    1,613 people
  12. 12. write more songs
    402 people
  13. 13. Skydive
    11,415 people
  14. 14. Drive across the USA
    2,190 people
  15. 15. see the northern lights
    18,963 people
  16. 16. Design and build my own house
    1,696 people
  17. 17. visit a buddhist temple
    178 people
  18. 18. Learn kick-boxing
    310 people
  19. 19. finish fixing my house
    8 people
  20. 20. Lose fat, gain muscle
    24 people
  21. 21. get out of DC
    6 people
  22. 22. learn to take better photos
    101 people
  23. 23. learn to snowboard
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learn to snowboard
Basics, Check

So this year I learned the basics, getting up, falling down, getting up, moving forward a little, falling down again…

After two days I managed to get down a blue slope without falling, which, in my book, is pretty good. But I know that I’m still fighting the board, not working with it. So next season will be about getting more comfortable and more familiar with the feeling of smearing down the hill as opposed to slicing into it.

Is it worth the bumps? Absolutely, but remember to wear wrist guards and waterproof gloves. Those combined definitely saved my hands from freezing and snapping off.



have better posture
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I complimented one of the girls at Aveda about her posture and she said that she uses an exercise ball as her desk chair. The constant need to balance reinforces the core muscles that are necessary to maintain correct posture. I’m at week two and already I find that I at least sit up a little straighter, even at work. Now I just have to translate that to when I’m walking around.




 

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