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Loki and Pet Serrano

is trying to get back ahead on NaNoWriMo.



I'm doing 43 things
  

Loki and Pet Serrano's Life List

  2. 1. Take full advantage of funemployment.
    4 entries . 13 cheers     		1 person
  3. 2. Do NaNoWriMo
    29 entries . 13 cheers     		605 people
  4. 3. Turn all of my poplin fabric into reusable goodie/gift bags and cat toys and put them in my shops before I move on to ANY NEW PROJECTS!
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. Cheer people with the goal "Do NaNoWriMo".
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Complete all 80+ EA Sports Active preset workouts on the Wii.
    16 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. Complete 10,000 punches in Gold's Gym Cardio Workout on the Wii.
    6 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  8. 7. Enthusiastically throw myself into Bibliobrat's Banned Book Challenge
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  9. 8. Make a living from my artwork.
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		3 people
  10. 9. Read 43 books that don't focus on the WASP experience.
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. Read 43 books about war that don't glorify war.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  12. 11. Attempt to read 10 books by authors I would never normally read.
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. Show off my collection of beautiful things.
    8 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  14. 13. Clear my home of anything which isn't either useful or beautiful.
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. Make a difference to a starfish.
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. Make up 43 recipes.
    3 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  17. 16. Be professional without sacrificing my personality.
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		1 person
  18. 17. Print out my portfolio
    2 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. Remember to publicize appearances of my artwork in a timely fashion.
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  20. 19. Finish and put up for sale the 10 paintings I have that are just sitting here.
    5 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. Change my featured items at least once a week.
    1 cheer     		1 person
  22. 21. Quit treating my sketchbook like it's a museum piece by tearing out and putting to use anything that doesn't suck.
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. Unselfconsciously show off things i'm proud of.
    4 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  24. 23. Renew, Reuse, Recycle, Upcycle
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		4 people
  25. 24. Simplify for 15 minutes a day.
    3 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  26. 25. Give stuff away for fun!
    4 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  27. 26. Get over my fear of "friending".
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1 person
  28. 27. Keep track of opinion pieces worthy of awards for well-reasoned clarity.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  29. 28. Always have something to look forward to
    2 cheers     		111 people
  30. 29. Get a library card
    3 cheers     		92 people
  31. 30. Remember to log in before I visit blogs I like so I don't forget those perfect witty things Loki likes to say.
    		1 person
  32. 31. get back to being a one car family
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  33. 32. pick up and move
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		4 people
  34. 33. Have a place to put up short observations.
    7 entries     		1 person
  35. 34. leave this world better than I found it
    3 cheers     		7 people
  36. 35. Read and review 43 random books mentioned in stranger's blogs.
    5 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  37. 36. Stage my home for sale.
    5 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  38. 37. Come up with 100 animal cartoons.
    2 cheers     		1 person
  39. 38. Share 43 Things that make me Me.
    4 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  40. 39. Evolve discreetly into a 1950s domestic goddess
    		52 people
  41. 40. read books by authors of 43 different nationalities
    2 cheers     		2 people
  42. 41. get a master's degree in... something
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		5 people
  43. 42. Put together a Countdown Gift
    1 entry     		1 person
  44. 43. Complete all 80+ EA Sports Active More Workouts preset workouts on the Wii.
    4 entries     		1 person

How I did it
How to complete my secret project
It took me
4 days
It made me
Accomplished

How I did it: I decided on my project based on past experience. I've been making my own cocoa, tea and coffee mixes for years for my own use and for holiday gifts. Why I didn't consider putting them in my shop until now is beyond me, but as it happens, I've been designing matching gift bag and cat toy sets, among other things, and I needed something for the humans. I made a budget, gathered as many supplies locally as possible and ordered the rest. … Read how I did it…

Nov 10, 10:07AM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to upcycle my furniture.
It took me
1 day
It made me

How I did it: 1. Before beginning, choose a palette of colors. I went to Big Huge Labs and uploaded a picture of some artwork I planned to put up and it generated colors from that. 2. Set aside everything you'd like to fix up. I pulled a chair and coffee table out if the attic that we got for a total of $9 at an auction, two ugly nightstands, two nested triangle tables and an oval table with a top too damaged by guests who wouldn't use coasters to r… Read how I did it…

Sep 29, 07:56AM PDT | 2 comments | 1 cheer


How to build a terrarium
It took me
1 day
It made me
Far less homesick

How I did it: I just returned from a trip to visit my parents in the Adirondacks. My husband and I are native New Yorkers living in South Dakota, and the thing we miss most is the woods. It doesn't look or smell the same out here. While I love SD, the trees lack color in the fall-- all of the red seems to be limited to the rocks. And the leaves here smell like old tea to me. When you walk through a pile of sugar maple leaves and pine needles in NY, it … Read how I did it…

Aug 29, 09:44AM PDT | 0 comments


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Have a place to put up short observations. (read all 7 entries…)
Stephen Fry 2 days ago

The only celebrity I follow on Twitter is Stephen Fry. Here’s why.

  1. You can tell it’s him.
  2. Everything is spelled properly yet casually.
  3. No assistant is coming on with anything like “Watch V for VENDETTA tonight on blah blah blah.”
  4. He talks about ridiculous things on the news, playing darts, movies he likes, touristy thingies, and the Simpsons. You know, things people talk about.
  5. He spends about as much time talking about work as people who aren’t in show business, and rarely does it come off as “LOOK AT ME! LOOK WHO I’M STANDING WITH!” It’s more often about slight bouts of nervousness or what a nice chap someone is.

Nov 22, 12:28PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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Psychic Zombies 3 days ago

So I got attacked by a psychic zombie Friday and after only an hour’s contact I have no motivation to do anything. Not just NaNoWriMo, nothing. Don’t feel like writing, tweeting, working out or picking up the place.

I know these are probably things normal people don’t usually want to do. For me not to want to do them is unusual.

I feel completely MEH.

Coach Ty suggested watching Richard III; I have it so I did. I like it as much as before but I can’t figure out what the hell it has to do with jump starting my writing. Didn’t find it motivational or inspiring.

Nov 21, 09:08PM PST | 1 cheer | 2 comments


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Mealy 4 days ago

Some people are about as stimulating as a thawed, wet cucumber sandwich.

Nov 21, 02:25AM PST | 0 comments


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get a tatoo stop being so shy Learn to play the cello start recycling kiss a beautiful man with passion opera wants to be a size 8 Learn to love me Drive the Pacific Coast Highway. take control of my life Go to the cinema every week hi graduate university Free-fall sky dive Learn to play the piano participate in a LARP save someone's life buy a home spend less money babyducks wants to simplify my life rollerblade Kiss in the rain be a good friend to my friends. live in a treehouse Hawk~ wants to paint exercise regularly stop making to do lists get a job Learn to Dance Tango
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