I'm doing 30 things
it’s not a teaching job, but i’m pretty excited about the company. i;m going back into the lab to work as a scientist.
and i am moving to my dream small city.
Oryx's Life List
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1. Viva Las Vegas
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2. Do the Couch to 5k running plan
20 entries . 5 cheers398 people -
3. Get a tattoo
10 entries . 12 cheers22,044 people -
4. make the most of (the rest of) my twenties
2 entries . 4 cheers17 people -
5. lose 10 lbs through exercise and a better diet.
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6. take more photos with film cameras
3 entries . 9 cheers1 person -
7. eat my way through all the vegan donut @ voodoo
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8. Make new friends
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9. Visit Farm Sanctuary!
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10. be a better vegan
6 entries . 8 cheers73 people -
11. learn to take awesome photos with my dSLR
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12. see Karl Blau live
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13. Live in Berlin again!
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14. write more love letters
2 team members . 10 cheers145 people -
15. Live and Work Abroad
3 entries . 8 cheers57 people -
16. stop stagnating and start trying new stuff again
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17. figure out who I am
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18. go on more roadtrips
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19. learn to sew better.
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20. do something incredibly creative
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21. watch all seinfeld episodes
2 entries . 1 cheer35 people -
22. visit all 50 states
2 entries . 6 cheers8,530 people -
23. forever improve my german
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24. remember every moment in berlin
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25. do more crafty stuff
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26. List 100 things I love about myself
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27. drive on the Nurburgring Nordschleife
1 cheer10 people -
28. drink a pint of beer at a coffee shop
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29. learn more about the Gerson diet
1 person -
30. buy a house, again
3 people
How I did it
It made me
pumped! 
How I did it: i'm calling this goal done since we've moved off the bunny slope onto the green trails on the mountain. we've been prep'ing for snowboarding since this summer by buying gear, buying a season pass, watching videos, and generally learning as much as we could about it.we went last weekend and took a 2hr private lesson. spent the rest of the day hitting the tiny bunny slope. went back this saturday for day 2 of boarding.&nbs… Read how I did it…
It made me 
How I did it: i got really tired of being a slave to my iphone, a device i've come to loathe for its scenestery-ness and inability to functional properly for me. i got really tired of being a slave to a contract and pawn of apple. i wanted more freedom in my plan and to pay much less. i researched online, went to a sprint store to check out the phone, and then found it at bestbuy for lowest price. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: i had a reasonable payment every month, but I still saved up a lot over the past 6 mos, so that i could pay my 48 mo loan off early, in less than 2 years. could have probably paid it off even earlier if i hadn't gotten into motorcycles and bought a scooter and riding gear. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
(trying to find the upside of employment….)
i have time to go bicycling everyday. i’ve started up doing a 12 mi back/forth bike trail along the Willamette River and the downtown waterfront.
i think i’ve realized i prefer bicycling to running.
this is on back burner for now. until the winter rain comes….
