I'm doing 27 things
I've sort of done this...
1 month ago
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.
tenthrune's Life List
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1. develop a personal philosophy
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2. develop my own style
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3. go on a roadtrip with no predetermined destination
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4. write and leave political leaflets in public places
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5. learn to draw
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6. leave notes for strangers to find
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7. read every book I own
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8. design my own tattoo
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9. Learn the bible better than most Christians
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10. read 12 of Shakespeare's plays
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11. be a more active atheist
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12. write more letters by hand
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13. read all of Kurt Vonnegut's books
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14. Participate in PostCrossing
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15. write a novel
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16. teach English in a foreign country
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17. start a personal website that's not Myspace or Facebook
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18. write something every day
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19. keep a book journal
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20. learn current politics
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21. learn to knit
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22. learn to dance
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23. take part in a Socratic dialogue
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24. have a tea party
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25. volunteer at a non-profit organization
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26. learn photoshop
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27. attend the burning man festival
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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
Slow start
12 months ago
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.
Crap
12 months ago
I just got an Amazon Kindle, which is the World’s Most Amazingly Awesome Invention, but now I’m confused. Do I have to count the 3,000+ books I’ve downloaded as “books I own”? ‘Cause that complicates things, that does.
