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  2. 1. visit all seven continents
    115 cheers     		554 people
  3. 2. visit all 50 states
    3 entries . 48 cheers     		8,958 people
  4. 3. visit India
    115 cheers     		1,020 people
  5. 4. go everywhere mentioned in Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere"
    2 entries . 104 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. spend a winter in a warm climate
    68 cheers     		5 people
  7. 6. ride an elephant
    87 cheers     		1,054 people
  8. 7. go to Canada and eat at Tim Horton's
    1 entry . 117 cheers     		1 person
  9. 8. fly internationally in business class
    37 cheers     		2 people
  10. 9. go to SXSW
    48 cheers     		201 people
  11. 10. get a record player
    19 cheers     		22 people
  12. 11. publish something nationally
    2 entries . 43 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. get my Urban Teaching certification
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		1 person
  14. 13. make pate
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. drink 43 types of tea
    37 entries . 19 cheers     		51 people
  16. 15. learn to make gnocchi
    2 entries . 17 cheers     		5 people
  17. 16. own a piece of Le Creuset cookware
    29 cheers     		2 people
  18. 17. learn to can food
    2 entries . 10 cheers     		14 people
  19. 18. plant an herb garden
    2 entries . 95 cheers     		175 people
  20. 19. eat 43 types of cheese
    7 entries . 9 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. baking for 43 occasions
    11 entries . 5 cheers     		2 people
  22. 21. use my crockpot at least once a week until school ends
    12 entries . 6 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. make s'mores over a fire this summer
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1 person
  24. 23. run a 10-minute mile
    5 entries . 69 cheers     		2 people
  25. 24. take a belly dancing class
    6 entries . 73 cheers     		88 people
  26. 25. start playing tennis again
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		35 people
  27. 26. take 10 frame-worthy photos of Minneapolis
    5 entries . 18 cheers     		1 person
  28. 27. do the things on my Minneapolis to-do list
    8 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. Meet one person from every country.
    14 entries . 18 cheers     		31 people
  30. 29. learn Swedish
    2 entries . 18 cheers     		754 people
  31. 30. watch movies from 43 countries
    21 entries . 4 cheers     		2 people
  32. 31. knit a scarf
    2 entries . 60 cheers     		564 people
  33. 32. make a t-shirt quilt
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		63 people
  34. 33. make a gallery wall of my travel photos
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  35. 34. run for office
    23 cheers     		138 people
  36. 35. start a trend
    32 cheers     		63 people
  37. 36. attend a black-tie event
    1 entry . 24 cheers     		2 people
  38. 37. enter a karaoke contest
    32 cheers     		24 people
  39. 38. sing the song "My Hero" to my friend Hiro
    2 entries . 36 cheers     		1 person
  40. 39. get a tattoo in my fella's memory
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  41. 40. submit a short story for publication
    12 cheers     		44 people

How I did it
How to volunteer for a political campaign
It took me
1 week
It made me

How I did it: I volunteered for the Minnesota DFL (Democratic-Farmer-Laborer) party. My volunteering involved cold-calling people and knocking on doors. Two things I do NOT like doing. It was a good cause, no doubt, but it made me way too nervous. Read how I did it…

Sep 25, 2008, 09:24AM PDT | 1 comment | 7 cheers


Recent entries
perfect my dream bloody mary (read all 3 entries…)
Bloodies and crosswords and rainy Saturdays

Bloody Marys have become the Official Drink of My Boyfriend and Me. (We’re waiting for our endorsement deal.)

The recipe:

*Horseradish Bloody mix (wish I remembered the brand)
*Worcestershire sauce
*Bacon vodka
*Hot pickles and a little bit of juice

Procuring the ingredients made going out in a blinding rainstorm totally worthwhile.

May 20, 05:36AM PDT | 0 comments


make s'mores over a fire this summer
With coozies of wine on the side, I hope

My boyfriend (because I have one now and he is awesome) is outdoorsy. It’s one of his few flaws. I support nature’s right to exist, but I feel like humans have evolved into social, urban creatures, so shouldn’t we celebrate that? By sleeping in comfy beds? He wants to go camping with me this summer, like actual camping, with hiking and hanging bags of food in trees so bears can’t get into it. This is so terrifying to me.

But: have you ever considered that you can make s’mores with Reese’s peanut butter cups instead of regular Hershey bars? Or with Nutella? This is making the prospect of sleeping outside more palatable.

And even better if we just spend the day at a beach instead and then go back to use the fire pit in his backyard.

May 08, 01:28PM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments


use my crockpot at least once a week until school ends (read all 12 entries…)
Week #12: peanut butter chicken

This goal has had the unintended consequence of reminding me exactly how long an extended school year can be.

This was extremely mediocre, probably because I’m used to a damn fine peanut sauce, which this is not. I think I added about every Thai ingredient I had around (and that’s a pretty decent number) but I still couldn’t get it to taste right. Really, I just felt bad for the commenters who said “This is exactly how it tastes at my favorite Thai restaurant!” PEOPLE. NO.

Apr 26, 09:39AM PDT | 4 cheers | 0 comments


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find the most peaceful place on Earth improve my public speaking skills confused101 wants to Beat my depression get up on time learn to play the harmonica cast a spell on someone. go to the oscars watch southpark Strength train paint my kitchen Learn to cook create a non-profit organization make a collage shoemaker wants to have more self control find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year Sing figure out what clothes suit me and fit me Watch a Joan of Arcadia Episode i want to live in the wild embrace Upgrade my PC Become Financially Independent house ATLfemme wants to meet like minded people dream lucidly bellydance build an online portfolio read 12 books in 2010
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