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champagnedream




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  2. 1. turn in my DOR's for the week of 10/14 - 10/20
    1 entry     		1 person
  3. 2. write my narratives for graduate school applications
    1 entry . 26 cheers     		1 person
  4. 3. ask for recommendation letters
    1 entry . 19 cheers     		2 people
  5. 4. file the 2010-2011 FAFSA
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. get into grad school
    1 entry . 31 cheers     		401 people
  7. 6. have better posture
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		7,686 people
  8. 7. start flossing daily again
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  9. 8. do a freaking cartwheel
    1 entry . 46 cheers     		1 person
  10. 9. get a passport
    2 entries . 31 cheers     		1,752 people
  11. 10. be a better daughter and sister
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		22 people
  12. 11. skydive
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		10,153 people
  13. 12. pay off my student loans
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		2,838 people
  14. 13. get a cosmetic whitening
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  15. 14. learn basic conversational Spanish
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		3 people
  16. 15. make it through field training
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  17. 16. Go bungee-jumping
    1 entry . 18 cheers     		29 people
  18. 17. Learn how to whistle with my fingers
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		30 people
  19. 18. learn how to drive stick
    1 entry . 15 cheers     		313 people
  20. 19. see a Broadway show on Broadway
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		37 people
  21. 20. visit Europe
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		1,396 people
  22. 21. run in a marathon
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		252 people
  23. 22. get laser hair removal
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		483 people
  24. 23. Get my Master's Degree
    1 entry . 29 cheers     		1,072 people
  25. 24. discover my illness
    1 entry . 16 cheers     		2 people
  26. 25. star in a B movie
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		1 person
  27. 26. finish and publish my book
    1 entry . 16 cheers     		14 people
  28. 27. see the Grand Canyon
    1 entry . 16 cheers     		870 people
  29. 28. go scuba diving
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		1,581 people
  30. 29. read The Illiad
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		17 people
  31. 30. buy a house
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		12,536 people
  32. 31. take swing-dancing classes
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. learn fluent HTML
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		4 people
  34. 33. be promoted to senior corporal
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1 person
  35. 34. own a condo in downtown Dallas
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1 person
  36. 35. have laser acne scar removal
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		2 people
  37. 36. collect every Hitchcock movie ever made
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		1 person
  38. 37. see the northern lights
    1 entry . 15 cheers     		16,847 people
  39. 38. read every Shakespeare play
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		24 people
  40. 39. learn to juggle well
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		3 people
  41. 40. visit all 50 states
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		7,111 people
  42. 41. get my parents out of debt
    1 entry . 19 cheers     		2 people
  43. 42. get a monkey
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		23 people
  44. 43. fund a prison return program
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		1 person

How I did it
How to make it through the first phase of field training
It took me
7 weeks
It made me

How I did it: I'm not really sure how to sum this one up here.  If you're in field training with a law enforcement agency, just message me and I'll be glad to help. :) Read how I did it…

Nov 04, 11:13AM PST | 0 comments


How to get tased.
It took me
1 day
It made me
stunned

How I did it: I was tased in the Dallas Police Academy last week as part of my TASER certification.  In terms of duration alone, it's certainly more bearable than other types of pain that cause discomfort for extended periods of time (one ride only lasts 5 seconds) ... but in terms of the pain itself, all 42 people in my recruit class agreed that it's the most painful thing one can experience and survive.  Seeing funny clips of people being t… Read how I did it…

Jul 25, 01:22PM PDT | 1 comment | 3 cheers


How to give 1000 cheers
It took me
2 years
It made me
Pleased

How I did it: I've had this account for 3 years now.  The first year I didn't use the cheers feature--didn't know what it was and didn't care.  The second year I used it from time to time, but didn't sign on much.  Over the past year, though, I've tried more and more to make 43things a legitimate workmate in accomplishing both large and small goals in my life.  It was when I changed my use for the site that I started using cheers fu… Read how I did it…

Apr 19, 09:08AM PDT | 2 comments | 2 cheers


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Recent entries
turn in my DOR's for the week of 10/14 - 10/20
Ugh... 3 days ago

My first phase trainer is 3 weeks behind on DOR’s for me. He also has my recruit book right now. I’m on a different shift with a different trainer now, so I’ve got some serious catching up to do in order to finish up my first phase paperwork.

Nov 04, 11:22AM PST | 0 comments


start flossing daily again (read all 2 entries…)
I've been goood. 4 days ago

I’ve flossed once per day for almost every day since I added this goal. That hasn’t been very long, though. My goal is to floss every day of November before I am willing to consider myself to truly be in the habit again.

Nov 03, 09:01AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


own a condo in downtown Dallas
One day ... not right this minute. 2 weeks ago

Suburbia has never been where I’ve pictured myself owning a home. I live downtown now and love it, but we’re still renting. Whenever we’ve paid off our student loans / increased our savings and are ready for a house, we’ll most definitely be looking at high-rises in our area. Excited!

Oct 21, 11:58AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


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I want to:

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open a business malevolentmuse wants to cook more often make my own clothes scream my lungs out in an open field play with a tiger learn to type without looking at my hands learn how to prepare 10 excellent meals clean my apartment Become a better programmer Visit Scotland Learn to play the ocarina Build a recording studio Jess wants to Cook Thanksgiving dinner Take a cruise. grow out my hair Try something new every week grow my hair long fly in an airplane complete my degree with honours Grow my hair long (again) learn to skateboard Learn to speak Spanish learn Russian stop procrastinating read Anna Karenina watch an NHL game live Find my written voice
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