I'm doing 41 things
2 more weeks!
18 months ago
Just two weeks left before I leave for an 8-week summer program in Tokyo. I’m so excited!
xiehan's Life List
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1. love and be loved
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2. write a novel
9,670 people -
3. graduate from college
1 cheer6,130 people -
4. live simply
1 cheer3,255 people -
5. smile more
1 cheer3,338 people -
6. Allow myself to only be treated well by the people I choose to have friendships and relationships with. If they do not, I need to find the courage to move on without them.
270 people -
7. become fluent in Mandarin Chinese
1 cheer28 people -
8. raise $1,000 for cancer research
1 person -
9. pay off my student loans
2,844 people -
10. get married, stay married, and live happily ever after
1,893 people -
11. adopt a child
1,546 people -
12. be remembered
1,182 people -
13. become fluent in Japanese
434 people -
14. hug a penguin
131 people -
15. buy my mother a new oven
1 cheer1 person -
16. get a Master's degree
2,976 people -
17. visit China
789 people -
18. get an internship in Japan
1 person -
19. be more fun in bed
4 people -
20. see the northern lights
16,918 people -
21. Read more books
11,012 people -
22. Take up dancing again
21 people -
23. design my own wedding dress
155 people -
24. climb Mt. Fuji
131 people -
25. take up yoga again
23 people -
26. Improve my posture
2,662 people -
27. see Tool in concert
33 people -
28. see Daft Punk in concert
4 people -
29. learn Korean
1,130 people -
30. visit Egypt
897 people -
31. cook more
1,931 people -
32. switch completely to Dvorak
7 people -
33. learn ballroom dancing
380 people -
34. see The Prodigy in concert
1 person -
35. get in touch with old friends
275 people -
36. be able to draw what is in my head
56 people -
37. design my own tattoo
4,487 people -
38. learn how to fly kites really well
1 person -
39. learn Bahasa
1 cheer9 people -
40. get a professional massage
257 people -
41. floss regularly
321 people
Recent entries
I enjoyed it.
18 months ago
I did this for the first time about ~4 months ago, and I had a lot of fun with it. The wide range of people’s reactions were very amusing, too. (I hadn’t told anyone that I was planning to do this.) Probably my favorite comment was from a professor who said, “You know, if I didn’t know that people aren’t supposed to have green hair, I’d say that it looks completely natural on you.”
It was definitely a worthwhile experience, but on the other hand, I’m not sure if I’d ever do it again. The dark green shade faded very quickly into this muddy green-brown color, and I had to redye it every 3-4 weeks to go back to the shade I really wanted. Also, the dye stains everything, even weeks later. My pillow covers will probably never look the same again.
