I'm doing 21 things
I got this done in November for NaNoWriMo. It’s 50,000 words exactly, it’s lousy, and I’ll never do anything else with it. But at least that opened the door and now that I’ve written something terrible and it didn’t kill me, I can continue to write and write and write until it’s not terrible.
tenthrune's Life List
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1. become completely fluent in French
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2. write another novel
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3. read every book I own
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4. keep a book journal
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5. go on a roadtrip with no predetermined destination
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6. learn to draw
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7. design my own tattoo
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8. read 12 of Shakespeare's plays
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9. write more letters by hand
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10. develop a personal philosophy
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11. read all of Kurt Vonnegut's books
1 entry . 2 cheers157 people -
12. Participate in PostCrossing
1 entry . 1 cheer66 people -
13. learn arabic
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14. learn to knit
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15. learn to dance
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16. have a tea party
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17. learn photoshop
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18. volunteer at a non-profit organization
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19. take part in a Socratic dialogue
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20. start a personal website that's not Myspace or Facebook
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21. learn current politics
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person
How I did it
It made me
proud 
How I did it: I took French as a Freshman in college because I needed a foreign language. Towards the end of the year my professor, as an afterthought - he was almost past the deadline - handed out fliers about a three week summer program in Orléans, France. It wasn't terribly expensive, I wanted to see the world, and I knew that my boss would let me take off work to do it. I asked myself if there was one good reason why I couldn't go to France. The an… Read how I did it…
It made me
worldly
How I did it: The study abroad program at my university. I first went to study in France for 3 1/2 weeks during the summer and enjoyed it so well that I knew I had to go back for longer. (Well, that and I fell in love with a french guy while I was there.) I worked three jobs to save up enough money, applied for ten zillion scholarships (received not many) and am lucky enough to have parents who are willing and able to help me out. I couldn't believe th… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
When I was in France I taught held English conversation classes once a week for about an hour. It was so little that I’m not really counting it towards my goal, but it was a good experience.
I read Slaughterhouse 5 a long time ago and loved it. Last month I read Cat’s Cradle and now I’m reading Breakfast of Champions. The man was a genius.
