I'm doing 40 things
I did this, it quickly became a trial. I had to constant explain myself to friends and family, and finally, when my accountant told how much it would cost, I decided that it just wasn’t worth the effort. Now that I’ve turned my life around, I’m seeing nothing but blue skies. Thanks Dominant Paradigm, Thanks.
timobrien's Life List
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1. finish my work on time
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2. eat more candy
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3. visualize connections between people using foaf
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4. create a network of branded websites
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5. cook more
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6. have better posture
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7. Visit Canada
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8. Get more sleep
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9. master CSS
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10. eat less candy
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11. find my keys
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12. attend boot camp
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13. create a cliustered, falut-tolerant system to serve several hundred websites
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14. optimize dealer inventory
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15. create something novel and sell it
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16. purchase a year's supply of lightbulbs
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17. visit the coast of oregon
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18. walk from evanston to the loop
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19. create duplicates of my keys
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20. Take more pictures
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21. stop procrastinating
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22. learn six swimming strokes
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23. eat less sugar
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24. learn spanish
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25. get in shape
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26. compile java into bytecode
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27. initialize variables
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28. Learn AJAX style programming
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29. play racquetball
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30. practice yoga
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31. get out of debt
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32. stop wasting time
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33. Get a digital SLR camera
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34. see the northern lights
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35. witness the end of IE
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36. Read more books
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37. exercise more
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38. Start my own business
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39. lose weight
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40. compile a vast library
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