I'm doing 15 things
tutorial 1
2 weeks ago
I am half-way through a tutorial, kind of lost interest but I hope to come back to it eventually!
smashthemachine's Life List
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1. get an art teaching liscense
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2. find a new monastic community
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3. work with a non-profit
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4. Make an art portfolio
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5. publish a children's book
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6. get my driver's liscence
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7. Keep a journal
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8. make music
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9. stick up for myself
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10. take a self defense class
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11. Improve my self-esteem
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12. practice meditation
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13. learn how to use Inkscape
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14. learn python
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15. Learn about computer education
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How I did it
It made me
Now what? 
How I did it: Went to college, finished college. It was a lot of hard work, but now that it's over I'm a bit shell-shocked. I wonder if I could have learned the same things on my own, yet now that I'm a young artist it's hard to stay motivated on projects, and art doesn't pay my rent. Read how I did it…
It made me 
How I did it: I looked through my clothes for what is comfy and practical, and put away anything I don't use. If I get sick of what is in my closet I can switch a few things around again. Read how I did it…
It made me 
How I did it: Eating salads was good at first, but I used a lot of dressing and all those greens didn't leave my tummy feeling good. I started to focus on rice and beans with veggies, and stir-fry with tofu, and that was great. Also cereal with soymilk. Those were my staples at the cafeteria, and I pretty much gave up dairy and seafood (was already meatless for a long time). Since living on my own and cooking for myself, there i… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
struggle
2 weeks ago
Why is this such a hard goal for me? I can’t seem to find time to practice, and once it snows I think I will put this off another year or so…
Progress
2 weeks ago
I’ve got a decent draft of the text, and sketches for all the images I want. Now I’m working on learning to use inkscape and the gimp to see if those will be useful tools for illustrating the book. My second choice would be watercolor and collage mixed-media, and if I get in a rut with this book I have two other strong ideas I want to work on.
