I'm doing 14 things
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4 weeks ago
I have put this back on my 43Things list as I still think it’s an ace idea
s0b's Life List
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1. get published
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2. Get my will witnessed and signed
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3. Do a creative writing course
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4. see the northern lights
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5. become a Punch and Judy Professor
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6. Produce a cook book
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7. see wolves in the wild
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8. Build the GNLondon Project Team
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9. Sort out my finances
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10. Oraganise a Punk-Rock Soap-Box Derby
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11. make a zombie movie
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12. Actually start writing my screenplay rather than just making excuses not to do it
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13. Learn to fly a power kite
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14. re-write my first manuscript
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How I did it
It made me
Laugh 
How I did it: I went to the website www.goape.co.uk and booked a session at the Woburn go ape course. And then we just drove up there on Sunday morning and went for it. Read how I did it…
It made me
Smile
How I did it: I've rather described my technique in the experience summary, but the key thing is to *think* Dinosaur, otherwise it will just look like you are stamping around holding your arms a bit funny.By actually projecting the dinosaur vibe I found that people got the hell out of the way. As an experience it was quite liberating, and I think I discovered a great deal about the "frightened mammal" response that lurks within everyone. Ev… Read how I did it…
It made me
Pleased with myself
How I did it: I've had this on my list for a while, but last night I had an idea for a ghost story. Ghost stories used to be quite a tradition at Christmas time but I like to think this one owed more Hans Anderson than Charles Dickens.Set in a fictional mountain town somewhere in Germany it tells the story of the Clock Maker's Daughter. It made me shudder when I thought of it and I managed to write a little under 7000 words in one sitting.I… Read how I did it…
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Savings update
4 weeks ago
Well it has been four months and, although there have been a few “expensive blips” I was able to pay what my colonial friends would charmingly refer to as “tuition fees”, out of my current account without going over my overdraft limit.
On the downside I don’t own a motorbike, a pony, or a foreign holiday this year – but it’s all a step in the right direction.
Not going to close this one quite yet – as an acknowledgement that there is still a way to go.
