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Chris Chapman




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  2. 1. get in shape
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  3. 2. blog more often
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  4. 3. stop procrastinating
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  5. 4. climb all 214 Wainwrights
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  6. 5. write a book and have it published
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  7. 6. work through 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain'
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  8. 7. learn to draw
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  9. 8. spend less time on irc
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  10. 9. Think more
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  11. 10. stop wasting time
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  12. 11. eradicate the greengrocer's apostrophe
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  13. 12. read and implement Getting Things Done
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  14. 13. Drink eight glasses of water each day
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  15. 14. watch the IMDB.com Top 100 movies
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  16. 15. stare at screen <12hrs/day
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  17. 16. organize my mp3s
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  18. 17. buy and sustain my first houseplant
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  19. 18. Contribute to an open source software project
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  20. 19. pay off my student loans
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  21. 20. learn ruby on rails
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  22. 21. be a more conscious consumer
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  23. 22. make a difference
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  24. 23. eat healthier
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  25. 24. do the coast to coast walk
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  26. 25. Learn to play the guitar
    3 cheers     		13,799 people
  27. 26. become a better photographer
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  28. 27. learn card magic
    		3 people
  29. 28. learn clever magic tricks
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  30. 29. spend less time on the computer
    		1,010 people
  31. 30. work because I want to, not because I have to
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  32. 31. see the northern lights
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  33. 32. declutter my house
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  34. 33. juggle Mills Mess
    		3 people
  35. 34. learn to ride a bike
    		667 people
  36. 35. read the Harvard Classics
    		56 people
Recent entries
do a crossword puzzle every day (read all 2 entries…)
getting an iPad gave me the tools to do this

Nine days out of ten I do a crossword before I get out of bed.

And after watching Wordplay I completely changed my mind on American crosswords. Now do the NYT (Mon-Thurs, never beaten a Friday one), Newsday, and The Onion among others. Used to do The Guardian quick crossword daily until they took their feed away… now I’m doing no regular British crosswords at all, but I ought to fix that.

Dec 16, 2010, 01:42AM PST | 0 comments


read a book chapter for Librivox
Definitely worthwhile

The community is friendly and the experience is very rewarding. It’s quite time-consuming (especially the editing, at least for me) but I get a warm fuzzy feeling every time I upload a finished chapter.

Aug 06, 2007, 03:04PM PDT | 0 comments


get to level 60 on World of Warcraft.
wasn't worth it for me in any way that mattered

I made level 60 after a few months of fairly relaxed play, but realised that all there was left to the game after that was either tedious grinding, or the promise of rewards awarded infrequently and at random. A week later I vended everything I had, gave away the gold, and cancelled my account. I’ve never regretted it, and the free trial copy of Burning Crusade that Blizzard sent me sits here untouched and unwanted.

If you’re considering getting out of WoW, don’t think of it as quitting, think of it as winning the game. If that seems like an artifice, realise that you have to make up your own victory condition, because Blizzard is never going to give you a way to win.

For me, the lesson of my time spent playing WoW is summed up by a comment I saw somewhere: “Never pay someone for the privilege of letting them control your sense of accomplishment.”

Aug 06, 2007, 02:57PM PDT | 0 comments


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look great indigostrings wants to run 10 miles Buy a motorcycle start a blog learn calligraphy become a magazine editor learn to walk in heels see the Daily Show live control my jealousy wear sunscreen MEET VALENTINO ROSSI find my dad become fit and healthy Discover secret coves of wholesome fun in Vancouver (and area). learn to draw Fall in love Read all the books in the Warriors Series by: Erin Hunter write a novel latenitewanderer wants to Learn to dance Argentine tango go to amsterdam visit all 50 states be hot learn to swing dance how to make a friendster layout using my picture? stop being such a packrat watch invader zim episodes Micky wants to Read all the books on the BBC Big Read Top 100 Visit 50 of the world heritage sites
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