I'm doing 11 things
I got my brown belt on October 4th. Now I’m that much closer to a dan ranking.
Patrick Johanneson's Life List
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1. write a novel
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2. write at least 2000 words a week
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3. write the Concession Volunteer handbook
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4. never work on fridays again
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5. bike to Kemnay this summer
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6. re-read The Dark Tower
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7. finish reading the Poetic Edda
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8. grow a bonsai tree
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9. lose some weight
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10. publish a novel
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11. get a passport
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How I did it
It made me
excited 
How I did it: I started taking judo in September of 1997. I worked my way up through the ranks, and got my brown belt in October of 2004. Then, in August 2009, I graded to shodan, and now I have my first-degree blackbelt.Along the way I learned over 40 throws, and -- so far -- two katas. Read how I did it…
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