I'm doing 32 things
I started with a student credit card, and used it once or twice a month, and paid it off in full. Then I got a United MileagePlus card and I’ve been using it as my primary spending mechanism ever since, also paid off in full each month. I recently looked at my credit score when I bought my new car, and bam, things looked very good. So I think I am nearing completion of “building my credit”. I guess the responsibility over time pays off!
Tristan's Life List
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1. write a book
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2. Climb Mt. Whitney
101 people -
3. Learn how to remember peoples' names
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4. Never stop learning
1 cheer4,105 people -
5. have normal sleep hours
730 people -
6. take better pictures
1 cheer480 people -
7. get in shape
10,217 people -
8. learn how to waltz
94 people -
9. be more confident
11,462 people -
10. Love without fear
1,867 people -
11. play my clarinet more
3 people -
12. play more music
87 people -
13. learn to play guitar
4,900 people -
14. Learn to play the piano
8,237 people -
15. learn portuguese
1,223 people -
16. go on more camping trips
79 people -
17. spend more time in the mountains
8 people -
18. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
1 entry7,560 people -
19. blog more often
406 people -
20. see the northern lights
18,960 people -
21. witness the end of IE
683 people -
22. Get more people to read my Blog
716 people -
23. Get more sleep
4,407 people -
24. live passionately
1 cheer5,720 people -
25. Learn another language
2 cheers4,173 people -
26. Write more
3,774 people -
27. stop procrastinating
30,025 people -
28. discover more good music
1 cheer118 people -
29. Read all Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett
1 cheer133 people -
30. visit my relatives more.
3 people -
31. implement GTD
1 entry442 people -
32. stop being lazy
1,915 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: So easy. I walked into an Apple store and was helped out immediately, as you'd expect. The computer (a 2.4 GHz 1st-gen aluminum unibody model) is awesome, the best machine and the best computer product I have yet bought, hands down. Extremely happy with it. Worth every penny. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I bought a Mac, and while it's not linux, it is UNIX based and along the same lines. yes, I know it's not free software, but I get to use free software on it using MacPorts, and I can run my Ubuntu with the click of a button in the excellent virtualization software that's available for Mac. Definitely happy with this situation. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Woohoo! I did it! I taught myself (with my mom’s help) how to drive my dad’s Audi A4 (manual of course) when I was at home for a few weeks and he was off on a business trip. Sshh, don’t tell. Fun car too :) I took it to the golf course (ooh la la) and drove it around some windy roads, lots of fun.
I stalled it a few times, but I had read so much about how the clutch works that once I felt it I picked it up pretty quickly. It’s so much more tactile and fun to drive than an automatic, but I’m still glad my car’s auto so I don’t have to think about it so much.
I’ve written quite a few in the last month or so, and it’s helping me understand myself better :) Success!
