Ethan




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  1. 1. record my songs
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    147 people
  2. 2. write a novel
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    9,797 people
  3. 3. have an acceptable Valentine's Day
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    2 people
  4. 4. get in shape
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    9,498 people
  5. 5. renew my passport
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    302 people
  6. 6. type with 10 fingers
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    328 people
  7. 7. Fall in love
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    24,746 people
  8. 8. be a better cook
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    488 people
  9. 9. Be a better atheist.
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    71 people
  10. 10. juggle 5 balls
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    33 people
  11. 11. expand my social circle
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    545 people
  12. 12. learn to ride a unicycle
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    261 people
  13. 13. learn to speak toki pona
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    18 people
  14. 14. get more tattoos
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    1,579 people
  15. 15. Give away a bunch of clothes I've been meaning to give away for a long time
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    154 people
  16. 16. refresh my Japanese
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    8 people
  17. 17. write more letters
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    1,525 people
  18. 18. use caffeine with wise moderation
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    1 person
  19. 19. Contribute, in some way, to "This American Life"
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    6 people
  20. 20. stop retroactively justifying bad decisions
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    1 person
  21. 21. Get through college with a decent credit rating
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    1 person
  22. 22. Use TiddlyWiki to write a role-playing adventure
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    6 people
  23. 23. be mystical
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    3 people
  24. 24. be the feeder in a juggling pattern
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    1 person
  25. 25. graduate from college with honors
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    60 people
  26. 26. Learn a tone language
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    4 people
  27. 27. learn a polysynthetic language
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    1 person
  28. 28. Learn Ruby
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    1,825 people
  29. 29. kiss in iran
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    5 people
  30. 30. develop a juggling routine
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    1 person
  31. 31. Sell all my old Star Wars action figures
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    1 person
  32. 32. learn to swim
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    3,010 people
  33. 33. buy an Apple next time
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    1 person
  34. 34. write anonymous, loving post-its for strangers to find
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    867 people
  35. 35. Microwave a grape
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    23 people
  36. 36. play guitar at least thrice a week for two months
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    1 person
  37. 37. get a handle on the metric system
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    1 person
  38. 38. Eat Basashi
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    1 person
  39. 39. Learn to program synthesizers
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    7 people
  40. 40. try capoeira
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    31 people
Recent entries
have an acceptable Valentine's Day
Least favorite holiday 2 weeks ago

Being a week from my birthday, Valentine’s day is a little heavy for me. When I was 16 (almost 17), and very awkward around girls, I actually had a date for a Valentine’s day party, but she chose to break-up with me- at the party. (Several years later, she went out of her way to apologize, which is nice I guess.)

Nothing that bad has happened since then, but the holiday remains less then thrilling for me. It’s not that I don’t like the concept of a day celebrating love, but as someone who has been single far more often than not, all those hearts and teddy bears and red and pink fluffy things just kind of rankle. It sort of feels like the world is rubbing my nose in it.

I’d really prefer to get over it. Chocolate is good and I like those little conversation hearts (am I the only one who actually thinks they taste good?) Right now I’m dating someone who also hates Valentine’s day, so if we’re still together in a few weeks, maybe we could both hate it together? I don’t hold out any hope of (sweeping her)/(being swept off my) feet, but just once being able to say “yeah, it was pretty good, actually” on Feb 15th would be good enough for me.



get in shape
Dance Dance Revolution 3 weeks ago

I’d been playing Dance Dance Revolution (a dancing-themed video game) about every other day for a few weeks, but started slacking a little this last few days. It’s helping my stamina, for sure, I don’t know about any other benefits, though. The game keeps track of calories, but I doubt it’s very accurate. Still, at aprox. 250 kcal a day, it’s not an insignificant work-out, but it’s hopefully just a start point to more vigorous activity.



try capoeira
Ouch! 21 months ago

I went to a conditioning class, which the local capoeira studio is holding to help people get ready for actual capoeira. I got through it, but it was rough. I knew I was out of shape, but I had no idea just how stiff I am. I was planning on taking a second class this week, but I was too sore, so I’ll have to wait until next week to try again.



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