I'm doing 32 things
I bought a Nikon D50, and cannot say enough about how giddy it makes me. It’s really, really cool to have a real-er camera in my hands again, and to think about exposure, and lighting, etc.
Rob West's Life List
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1. put myself out there
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2. Become a professional photographer
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3. Publish a song on a netlabel
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4. write a screenplay
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5. direct a film
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6. call my friends more often
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7. Write more music
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8. get an apple powerbook
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9. stop procrastinating
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10. write every day
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11. Be a better blogger
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12. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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13. install mac os x on my pc
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14. give instead of taking
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15. write an application on Rails
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16. Learn Japanese
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17. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
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18. Contribute to an open source software project
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19. stop smoking
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20. learn to like Uni
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21. call my parents more often
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22. Move to New York City
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23. Visit Vietnam
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24. make the jump from theater to film
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25. Invite friends for dinner regularly
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26. pay off credit cards
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27. create the next "it" web application
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28. Keep up with current web trends
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29. Visit Japan
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30. drink less soda
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31. really, really listen to people
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32. get rid of my credit card
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Recent entries
If you have any appreciation for grand scale, for architecture, for the ghosts of the ancients, for art, for food, for (yes, I’m gonna say it) romance, for the water, for boats, for religion even – you must treat yourself to Paris.
I was there a week, and a week hasn’t passed that I haven’t thought about it, talked about it, or checked to see how much flights to CDG are.
I went and bought an Edo bed:
http://www.haikudesigns.com/edo-beds.htm
And it was a really smart thing that I should have done years ago. I’ve been living with a bare boxspring and mattress since, well, college. Do it. It makes your room seem so much more finished.
