I’ve just knitted a scarf and before that I knitted a somewhat deformed hat, but I’ve still only got the basics down and wouldn’t know what to do with a knitting recipe. However I’m definitely on my way :)
Bjarke's Life List
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1. learn Japanese
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2. Write every single day for a week
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3. write a novel
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4. improve my writing
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5. Learn to play the piano
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6. learn to sight read
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7. learn music theory
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8. learn to draw
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9. work through 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain'
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10. start a webcomic
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11. Become a Polyglot
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12. master the Jouyou kanji
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13. learn Japanese calligraphy
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14. understand Swedish fluently
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15. Have better handwriting
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16. learn braille
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17. understand math
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18. master java
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19. learn regular expressions
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20. Learn C plus plus
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21. learn more about game programming
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22. master CSS
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23. learn to sing
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24. get a cat
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25. build a dance mat based on my own design
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26. Keep a journal
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27. become ambidextrous
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28. Finish what I start
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29. think more before speaking
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30. Waste less time
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31. exercise more
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32. Take more pictures
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33. improve my memory
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34. find meaning
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35. Never stop learning
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36. learn how the world works
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37. Learn to knit
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38. break the 100 wpm barrier
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39. eat healthier
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40. master incremental reading
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41. Learn to cook
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How I did it: One day I thought: Enough procrastination, I'm doing it! It's been about five months now and I refer to myself as a vegetarian and I intend to keep being one. I feel better about myself, and that's the main reason I keep doing it. When asked I refer to the ethics of unnecessary killing of animals and the lack of resources in the world, but I doubt I'd be doing this if my feelings weren't involved. I miss the taste of meat sometimes, but t… Read how I did it…
Since I’ve been spending my time going to a liberal arts school for the last four months I haven’t drawn anything for my webcomic, but two non-related strips are done! (and a whole arc featuring a pink, nihilistic, superdeformed cat has been conceptualized—what could anyone possibly want more?)
Warning: only in Danish so far, but that may change
‘Hvad fatter siger …’, ‘Min arbejdsdag’
I can’t believe it’s been nearly half a year since I published. It seems like forever and yet I remember it so clearly. The thing I got published was a short story named Faldet (The Fall in English) in Politiken (one of the biggest Danish newspapers). It was so surreal to see your name, face and your story in the sunday edition of the paper. I recommend anyone to keep trying—it makes all the rejections worth it when it finally happens.
Next goal: Get a traditional publisher to publish a book-length piece of fiction written by me :)

