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tebirkes




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tebirkes's Life List

  2. 1. write a short story.
    1 entry . 30 cheers     		1,008 people
  3. 2. write a book
    19 cheers     		26,116 people
  4. 3. become a psychoanalyst
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  5. 4. Be more efficient when working
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		599 people
  6. 5. Start working out again. And keep working out.
    1 entry . 23 cheers     		160 people
  7. 6. Sell, donate, throw away my huge surplus of possessions
    1 entry . 51 cheers     		4 people
  8. 7. declutter
    2 entries . 19 cheers     		764 people
  9. 8. go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis
    22 cheers     		478 people
  10. 9. Spend more time with my daughter
    34 cheers     		90 people
  11. 10. conduct Beethoven's 7th Symphony
    3 entries . 17 cheers     		3 people
  12. 11. live somewhere warm
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		49 people
  13. 12. see the northern lights
    10 cheers     		16,927 people
  14. 13. learn clever magic tricks
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		145 people
  15. 14. Learn to whistle with my fingers
    6 cheers     		1,140 people
  16. 15. Digitalize all old, inherited family photos
    8 cheers     		42 people
  17. 16. do one thing every day to improve my body
    5 entries . 10 cheers     		16 people
  18. 17. discover more oxymorons
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  19. 18. Become a good photographer
    10 cheers     		146 people
  20. 19. live by the sea
    1 entry . 16 cheers     		522 people
  21. 20. improve my memory and attention span
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		39 people
  22. 21. see thousands and thousands of stars when I lie back in my garden, instead of the mere five or six that peak through the 'light noise' of the street lamps
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. live without a television for a year
    3 entries . 31 cheers     		141 people
  24. 23. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    2 entries . 3 cheers     		7,171 people
  25. 24. Build a greenhouse
    11 cheers     		105 people
  26. 25. discover the western world's most popular fictional character
    2 entries     		1 person
  27. 26. have a daily routine of meditation, sports, music and writing
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		4 people
  28. 27. see a lunar eclipse
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		47 people
  29. 28. Have people around the world posting about their countries or cities
    1 cheer     		4 people
  30. 29. windsurf
    6 cheers     		93 people
  31. 30. Find a muse
    1 entry . 16 cheers     		50 people
  32. 31. lower my blood pressure
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		134 people
  33. 32. Pick a new theme song for myself each week or so
    5 entries . 10 cheers     		3 people
  34. 33. learn origami
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  35. 34. discover old / invent new collective nouns
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  36. 35. list 43 things that i like about myself
    5 entries . 6 cheers     		135 people
  37. 36. Publish my first book
    10 cheers     		45 people
  38. 37. learn to use spices deliciously
    1 entry . 27 cheers     		14 people
  39. 38. Lose control
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		23 people
Recent entries
get an Austin Healey Sprite (Frogeye, or Bugeye to Yanks) (read all 2 entries…)
Bought one 1 year ago

It’s British Racing Green (Don’t you know) and exceedingly small. The first thing I did after it arrived on the back a huge auto-transporter was to adjust the rear-view mirror, which came off in my hand. Sigh So I turned around to see while reversing and found I could damn near reach out and touch the road behind the car.

But it is wonderful. See?

Nov 30, 2007, 10:22PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


discover the western world's most popular fictional character (read all 2 entries…)
What does it say about our psyche ... 2 years ago

... that our most popular fictional character in western civilization is an evil, shape-shifting creature of the night? That he can be elegant, persuasive, sophisticated, eloquent, cultured, charming, and yet regards us mortals with utter contempt? That he must feast upon our blood and discard our useless carcasses when they are exhausted? That he basically scares the shit out of us?

Kinda makes you wonder what the birds are twittering about and what the dogs are barking about and what the apes are grunting about, doesn’t it. When they sleep, that is.

Jul 02, 2007, 09:12AM PDT | 2 cheers | 1 comment


lower my blood pressure
A "challenge goal" that I didnt' quite meet 2 years ago

Pity. My blood pressure IS a bit lower – 10 points or so – but not nearly low enough – 40 points – to forgo the stupid little pills. This amount of blood pressure reduction probably involves something tantamount to a Zen coma. Sigh

Or just exercise, ‘sensible eating’, and learning to say “No” to countless demands both politely and without guilt. A Zen coma is probably easier to arrange. That or a personalityectomy.

Jul 02, 2007, 08:52AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

smile more lose 80 pounds taking on TO wants to stop worrying and stop stressing. move out of this house create a list of 100 must-read books and read them. learn Spring framework along with Hibernate and Struts get more tattoos get a masters degree buy a home take my job seriously start using the library become wealthy thegobetween wants to learn arabic read the Bible daily Laugh. A lot. Genuinely. Get more exercise learn how to dance reggaeton Make a movie never get married become a better partner manage pcos work because I like to, not because I have to have clear skin speak fluent french find the love of my life get more friends go on a mission
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