I'm doing 36 things
I thought the weekend we spent watching 24 was crazy, but this one took the cake. Evenutally, your gonna be bored. Bring beer.
Sid Sidberry's Life List
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1. become a bartender
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2. learn to cook. Really cook.
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3. Learn how to remember peoples' names
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4. Buy a House
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5. stay in touch with old friends
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6. learn sign language
8,463 people -
7. Learn to juggle
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8. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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9. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
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10. Learn to knit
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11. Work on a political campaign
147 people -
12. be a vegetarian for a week
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13. become a professional fight choreographer
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14. Help Children's Village
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15. change the world with code
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16. change the world (for the better)
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17. be the change I seek in the world
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18. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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19. ask a homeless person what their story is
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20. meet josuha davis
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21. be a good father
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22. Read the Bible
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23. become fluent in spanish
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24. expand my vocabulary
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25. Finish what I start
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26. be more organized
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27. go to a spa
424 people -
28. tag my city with "You Are Beautiful" stickers.
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29. master CSS
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30. Master PHP
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31. play guitar
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32. Read "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
530 people -
33. learn how to drive stick-shift
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34. Learn Ruby
1,850 people -
35. Send a message in a bottle
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36. Apply for NYPD's Anti Terrorism Unit
1 person
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I'm marking this done because in one of my boxes at home I still have my Children's Village staff ID. I didn't work here this time, but hey I already managed to do it once. Read how I did it…
It made me
First day of class. 
How I did it: I moved to NYC for 6 months. 33 days into it I've started a boxing program. We expand to another neighborhood on Monday.Look around you, kids may seem scary, but their mostly like you were as a kid. Read how I did it…
It made me
Smiley Brownie Face
How I did it: Rescued a dog named brownie, spent 2 years socializing her a second time after she got attacked at a dog park.Learned a lot about myself, the world, and how to effect the world around me in the process.Oh yeah Brownie, my dog, rocks at life. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I’ve contacted Joshua Davis a number of times. The first in 2000/2001 on dreamless thanking him for both the site and him sharing his knowledge. The most recent time was over a year ago, I saw he’d created hype and I sent him and email saying thank you.
Joshua Davis was, to put it simply, the inspiration for me to become both a good designer & a great programmer. While I’ve never spoken with him, he communicated so much simply with code & action. I remember being fresh out of Brooklyn spending hours pouring over his code. Anytime a new interview came out, I had to read it. Strange that I would be inspired by a man from my city, who I only found by living my city. lol.
That said, a few months ago I twit that one of my goals was to shake his hand, guess what? He replied. I had little idea that he would even notice, but he invited me to have cigars with him. Will it happen, yes. Before I leave New York, I’m looking forward to smoking a cigar with both the only person in the world I’d be star stuck to meet: Joshua Davis. :)
I had the bright idea to go back to the boys facility I grew up in to work, thinking this would allow me to give back. Easier said than done, so I’m marking this as a good idea, and focusing on the boys I’m already helping via the boxing program I’ve started.
To the boys of Children’s Village, go to the main office, read the walls. Then go out and live your life.
Sid
