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1. Do extremely well in my studies
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2. Make friends and connect with random people, on the street, on the subway, in the supermarket ...
1 person
3. Acquire an Irish or British accent, they sound awesome
1 cheer 1 person
4. Own an espresso machine
1 entry 4 people
5. Learn how to moonwalk
15 people
6. Figure out how to raise my right eyebrow in a sardonic manner
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7. Sit on the bus, nodding to the music, with my earphones in, but no iPod attached
1 cheer 1 person
8. Master the twisted smirk/sardonic left eyebrow combination
1 person
9. Elope with a Spanish bandito called Seb Montague, with purple tips in his hair
1 person
10. Get a crimson and silver nose stud
1 person
11. Stop stressing about things that don't matter: the money I have in the bank, my appearance, etc
1 cheer 1 person
12. Be of more help to people
1 person
13. Own a comfortable, urbane coffeeshop
1 person
14. Speak the following languages: Italian, Japanese and Latin, as well as English
1 person
15. Live in England for at least 12 months
1 person
16. Redecorate my room
1 cheer 419 people
17. Build up the collection of songs on my iPod
1 person
18. Become a barista, or bariste - awesome job
1 entry 1 person
19. Become a barrister (lawyer)
1 person
20. Get out more often, without planning every second of it before walking out the door
1 person
21. Take more chances on the people around me
1 person
22. Miss a plane, and spend the night in an airport
1 person
23. Dance like a wimbledon womble
1 person
24. Become a spy, or a secret agent
1 person
25. Make fun of cliches more often
1 person
26. Go snowboarding
693 people
27. Take over the world and lock people up in their laundries
1 person
28. Dare to rock
1 person
29. Stop throwing Malteasers at people in the cinemas
1 person
30. Dye my hair purple (not accidentally this time)
1 person
31. own a bowler hat
1 cheer 2 people
32. Stop wanting to be so ... Motivated and Determined ... it's not what it's cracked up to be
1 person
33. Become a sophisticated globe-trotter, darlink
1 person
34. Start reading more books again, mostly travelogues and coffee-table books now though
1 person
35. Begin my own online cafe, a journalistic/blog website
1 person
36. Visit Italy's Amalfi Coast
1 person
37. Write a travelogue
10 people

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Go a WEEK without coffee, without going insane

Untitled 2 years ago

Well, I went a week without coffee. But I couldn’t stop myself from going insane. Some would argue that nothing ever will stop me going insane, coffee or no.
It really isn’t worth it. Personally, I like my daily little trysts too much.

Mar 20, 2007, 03:12AM PDT | 0 comments

own an espresso machine

Untitled 2 years ago

I’m buying myself one this weekend!!! Yew, caffeine addicts of the world unite!!!

Mar 18, 2007, 11:07PM PDT | 0 comments

Become a barista, or bariste - awesome job

Barista seeks employment ... 2 years ago

Entered into English from the Italian in which it means roughly “bartender” (plural: baristi [masculine or mixed sex] or bariste [feminine]). The term is derived from the Italian use of the word bar, which is similar to the American or British café. In Italy, the barista typically works behind a counter, serving both hot (such as espresso and other coffee-based ones) and cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

When using the term in English, “barista” refers to one who has acquired some level of expertise in the preparation of espresso-based coffee drinks. Within certain circles, its meaning is expanding to include what might be called a coffee sommelier; a professional who is highly skilled in coffee preparation, with a comprehensive understanding of coffee, coffee blends, espresso, quality, coffee varieties, roast degree, espresso equipment, maintenance, latte art, etc. Klaus Thomsen of Denmark is the current World Barista Champion for his award winning blend of coffee and milk known as the “bianconero”.

Wikipedia.org/wiki/barista

Mar 18, 2007, 11:05PM PDT | 0 comments

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