I'm doing 36 things
A new anniversary
6 months ago
On Nov. 15, 2009, Dave and I will be husband and wife. And we’ll be on our honeymoon (in Amsterdam!) for our dating/engagement anniversary
raised to be polite, not to suffer bullshit's Life List
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1. marry my soulmate
1 entry . 50 cheers591 people -
2. help my fiance quit smoking
3 entries . 49 cheers1 person -
3. change my middle name
1 entry . 21 cheers14 people -
4. list 100 more things i love about my fiance
8 entries . 7 cheers1 person -
5. send kristin a care package
1 entry . 10 cheers1 person -
6. test my physical limits
1 entry . 26 cheers1 person -
7. create a television series based on my college experiences
2 entries . 14 cheers1 person -
8. volunteer at a soup kitchen
1 entry . 68 cheers142 people -
9. start going to the gym
2 entries . 15 cheers76 people -
10. relearn latin
2 entries . 26 cheers52 people -
11. finish everything in my "to read" pile
11 entries . 31 cheers2 people -
12. adopt animals from shelters
2 entries . 73 cheers3 people -
13. move to vermont
1 entry . 11 cheers44 people -
14. establish a fund to provide a college education for motivated kids who can't afford the tuition bills
1 entry . 30 cheers2 people -
15. get my passport
1 entry . 24 cheers328 people -
16. get a corgi
2 entries . 17 cheers17 people -
17. keep our Christmas tree up for as long as we want
2 entries . 15 cheers2 people -
18. clean our apartment more
6 entries . 5 cheers2 people -
19. pursue knowledge as aggressively as possible
1 entry . 28 cheers2 people -
20. take dance lessons
1 entry . 16 cheers783 people -
21. take vocal lessons
1 entry . 11 cheers77 people -
22. audition for a play
1 entry . 23 cheers76 people -
23. start seeing a speech therapist
1 entry . 4 cheers1 person -
24. get more tattoos
2 entries . 15 cheers1,526 people -
25. document a day in photographs
2 entries . 29 cheers11 people -
26. buy my father's childhood home
1 entry . 49 cheers1 person -
27. enforce a parenting test
1 entry . 26 cheers1 person -
28. start figure skating again
2 entries . 18 cheers7 people -
29. have a band thank me in their liner notes
1 entry . 31 cheers4 people -
30. pay off my credit card bills
1 entry . 24 cheers42 people -
31. memorise "the love song of j. alfred prufrock"
1 entry . 23 cheers1 person -
32. follow a band on tour
1 entry . 16 cheers34 people -
33. read the Bible
1 entry . 14 cheers3,080 people -
34. stop Dan Brown from writing any more shitty novels
1 entry . 51 cheers3 people -
35. celebrate Towel Day
1 entry . 12 cheers42 people -
36. Shamelessly ask my 43 friends to help support and sponsor Segsy in the 2008 Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis Walk.
28 team members . 1 entry . 5 cheers2 people
Recent entries
a few more quick ones
10 months ago
75. He even manages to look breathtakingly adorable when he has just woken up and is all rumpled.
76. He’s just so easygoing and low-maintenance.
77. He has a thousand different smiles and laughs, and few things are as rewarding as being responsible for eliciting such responses from him.
78. We bring out the best in each other.
79. He has known how to tie a tie for years.
a few more before work
10 months ago
67. He has met some of my extended family and not only talked to them for hours, but also got along so well one would think they were all old friends.
68. He still asks me to marry him and says he’s mine forever.
69. He’s let me shave him.
70. We’re at the point where it’s okay to leave the bathroom door open.
71. We both know we can vent about something (usually work or family related) that’s bothering us and know the other one won’t find it silly, and will actually offer to help or come up with advice.
72. We respect each other as journalists and can offer each other legitimate workplace advice.
73. Even a day at work is almost too long to be apart.
74. He doesn’t mind being the one who usually drives (even if it’s partly because my driving scares him).
