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Delphi

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Delphi's Life List

  2. 1. cook more
    4 entries . 6 cheers     		1,929 people
  3. 2. try new foods
    5 entries . 7 cheers     		168 people
  4. 3. get a passport
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		1,753 people
  5. 4. see the terra cotta warriors
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		2 people
  6. 5. have my own apartment
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		221 people
  7. 6. smile more
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		3,335 people
  8. 7. loosen up
    7 entries . 14 cheers     		84 people
  9. 8. get contacts
    1 entry     		282 people
  10. 9. get my TV back
    1 cheer     		1 person
  11. 10. see a live armadillo
    4 cheers     		2 people
  12. 11. get in shape
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		9,357 people
  13. 12. Do NaNoWriMo
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		604 people
  14. 13. Visit 15 of my 43 Places before I'm 30
    1 cheer     		1 person
  15. 14. sing karaoke
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		577 people
  16. 15. learn to appreciate literature
    2 entries     		1 person
  17. 16. learn to do shadow puppets
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		2 people
  18. 17. learn to whistle
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		551 people
  19. 18. Learn More About Tea And Drinking Tea
    3 entries . 10 cheers     		14 people
  20. 19. be more spiritual
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		945 people
  21. 20. learn to ride a horse
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		617 people
  22. 21. learn a magic trick
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		68 people
  23. 22. travel by train
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		136 people
  24. 23. figure out where all the people like me are hiding
    3 entries . 7 cheers     		389 people
  25. 24. see my favorite bands in concert
    6 entries . 3 cheers     		20 people
  26. 25. Play Dungeons and Dragons
    		39 people
  27. 26. Fire a gun
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		148 people
  28. 27. Own a dog
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		810 people
  29. 28. Get the Super Suit in Super Mario RPG by performing 100 consecutive super jumps
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  30. 29. learn to play an instrument
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1,178 people
  31. 30. have straight teeth
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		70 people
  32. 31. Learn to juggle
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1,170 people
  33. 32. ride in a hot air balloon
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1,976 people
  34. 33. learn a foreign language
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1,132 people
  35. 34. Fly First Class
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		1,129 people
  36. 35. Learn Kendo
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		161 people
  37. 36. become a filmmaker
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		105 people
  38. 37. learn to sail
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1,974 people
  39. 38. see the northern lights
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		16,851 people
  40. 39. eat a philly cheesesteak IN philly.
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		12 people
  41. 40. Swim with dolphins
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		7,348 people
  42. 41. make an animated movie
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		110 people
  43. 42. Learn to fly
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		2,135 people
  44. 43. Hitchhike
    		207 people

How I did it
How to get a laptop
It took me
2 weeks
It made me
mobile

How I did it: Found out my boss had some used laptops coming in, got my name in for one and got my pick. Ended up getting an Inspiron 1525 for a really good price. Newly christened the Pandorite, it is currently being installed with Windows 7 and the applications I'll need. Read how I did it…

Jul 31, 05:31PM PDT | 0 comments


How to get a cowboy hat
It took me
7 days
It made me
fetching

How I did it: I bought one. It's really not that difficult. I wanted one that looked a bit worn, so I ended up with a good straw one. It sits just right, and I like how I look in it. Read how I did it…

Jul 17, 07:11PM PDT | 0 comments


How to learn to swim
It took me
14 days
It made me
skilled

How I did it: When I finally decided to get serious about this, I signed up for two weeks of adult beginners lessons at the YMCA. By the second day I had the basics down; it turns out your body wants to swim and it doesn't really take too much urging to get it going. My major problem was that my instincts went against breathing while swimming. It took me a long time to get over that, but in the last few days it finally clicked. I can freestyle, backstr… Read how I did it…

Jul 16, 08:21AM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


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Recent entries
find a new job (read all 5 entries…)
Done and Done 4 weeks ago

It’s funny, whenever I’m job-hunting I end up checking a variety of searches and postings, but every time without fail, it’s been Craigslist that has come through for me.

I was just hired for a new job that pays more, and for the first time in my life, has health coverage and paid vacation time. And it’s closer to the part of town I want to be in. Pretty happy about it. Now I just need to move, because it’s a 45 minute drive from where I’m at now.

Oct 10, 12:08AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


become a filmmaker (read all 2 entries…)
One less excuse 1 month ago

So I’m thinking I’m going to go ahead and drop $300 or so on a nice camera on eBay. Friend at work that does some filming recommended the Canon HV20, and I can pick it up for not too much. Then I just have to worry about figuring out what to shoot. And learning to edit, and light, and all that fun stuff.

Sep 26, 10:29PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


find a new job (read all 5 entries…)
Blah 1 month ago

This isn’t happening just yet. The lead I was hoping would pan out didn’t. Back to square one again. I’m just a little under-qualified for stuff. The things I have experience in, I never have enough. Or there’s some specialized skill I don’t know. And I can’t justify taking the time and money to learn Access or some crap just so I can get a slightly better job still not doing what I really want to do. I just need the right job to come along. I make around $1360 a month right now. I need to make roughly $1700. It’s not a huge jump; and before I moved down here I was making way more.

Sep 12, 05:18PM PDT | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

See New Moon! own more anime. make love in the rain learn fencing witness the end of IE MorningThunderstorm wants to redecorate my living room Have my first kiss Believe in myself WATCH THE WHOLE NARUTO SERIES go skiing again love and be loved get a meaningful tattoo Be fluent in Italian ugogrl wants to Read more Learn to play tabla Read all of the books from Rory Gilmore's bookclub scrapbook my life sing in a band design clothes Take a cooking class find myself change my life bench press 250 pounds find new authors to read learn to swing dance Make new friends Gertie wants to Visit a foreign city for every letter of the alphabet Be happy and make others happy too
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