hummmmmmmmmm grad school always seems to fall to the bottom of the list. i once had a prof tell me not to pursue further studies until i reached a point where i could think of doing nothing else. good advice, no? i’m not there yet.
nan's Life List
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1. become the phenomenal teacher my students deserve to have
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2. complete an ironman
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3. be a successful (as in good) published author
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4. stop complaining
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5. Find more people who enjoy the inane and celebrate the nonsensical
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6. hike the annapurna circuit
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7. get a bfa in glass and fibres
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8. lead 5.11s
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9. kayak from the top of alaska to herschel island yt
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10. really enjoy getting my master's and phd degrees
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11. learn to play the pedal steel
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12. run the marathon des sables
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13. make a documentary film
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14. Learn to surf
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15. Visit 50 of the world heritage sites
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16. Hike the El Camino Santiago
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17. learn capoeira
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18. learn massage therapy
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19. blend my own oils
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20. Learn aromatherapy
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21. improve my blog
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22. learn to speak spanish fluently
720 people -
23. be still
1 cheer25 people -
24. Listen more, talk less...
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25. Run a marathon in under 4 hours
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26. be quiter, calmer, simpler, stronger
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27. Be able to do at least one pull-up
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28. build my own house
1 entry . 1 cheer920 people -
29. self less
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30. live in south america for a while
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31. Be content without being complacent.
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32. reach my PEAK performance
1 entry2 people
Recent entries
priorities change
3 years ago
have a great time running the full-marathon in the calgary stampede roadrace 2006 (read all 2 entries…)
another one bites the dust
3 years ago
between the general apathy i’ve felt in this department since returning to calgary, and the staunch refusal of my knees to co-operate, i’m slotting this one for next year.
time of my life
3 years ago
wow! and i thought i was in trouble trying to get to all the places above land that i want to see. now three quarters more of the planet has opened up.
had the time of my life scuba diving off pemba island in the indian ocean. http://www.swahilidivers.com were terrific.
above is a shot of my instructor pat and i on the boat on the way back to shore after a day of diving.

