I'm doing 40 things
Weight!
I’ve been at it for a few months and have totally shifted shape. That’s not to say that I’m not going to continue working out, of course.
xzzap's Life List
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1. Work my dream Job
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2. Get back into conservatory
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3. Get that internship with the New Music Ensemble
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4. finish my degree
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5. get fit
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6. learn to read lips
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7. speak spanish fluently
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8. pay off my credit card
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9. Read upside-down at a normal speed.
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10. learn to shoot a gun
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11. quit Reddit
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12. own a motorcycle
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13. win a composition contest
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14. sell a song
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15. Learn to use a music tracker
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16. write a symphony
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17. learn the guitar
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18. see Dexter Freebish live
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19. find where i belong
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20. go on a road trip with no set destination
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21. geocache
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22. score a feature film
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23. Learn absolute pitch
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24. Visit Mr. & Mrs. Life
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25. learn Swedish
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26. record a demo of chain reaction
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27. hang glide
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28. write a short screenplay
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29. go backpacking
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30. get signed to a record label.
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31. start an LLC
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32. Do contract work for plutonic games
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33. Translate my Nocturne into Hummingbird notation
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34. Brush up on my sight-reading
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35. Re-read How to Win Friends and Influence People
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36. patent an invention
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37. write a novel
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38. Get my ticket cleared
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39. learn to drive a manual
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40. quit caffeine
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How I did it
It made me
accomplished 
How I did it: I wrote a song, and then hit up all sorts of people with the equipment and skills needed to make the recording a reality. We used equipment belonging to the school, recorded in a common room with shitty acoustics, and edited the crap out of it. Over and over. That's basically it. It's still not studio quality, but it's a nice demo. Maybe someday I'll get to record it for real in a studio... Read how I did it…
It made me
Professional
How I did it: I started writing my own brand of electronic music in 2008, not having any idea where it might take me, basically as an experiment. I cranked out a new piece of electronic instrumental pop music every month or so, which allowed me to slowly establish a unique style and also a base portfolio of pieces that ultimately served as both a style to pitch to developers, and proof to my employer that I was capable of taking on the job.I was alread… Read how I did it…
It made me
a better songwriter.
How I did it: I spent a lot of time working on them. I discarded the ones I disliked, filed the ones away that I wasn't sure about, and kept the ones I liked. I continue to do this, so it's not like saying that completing this goal is the end of my songwriting endeavors. It's just a way of saying that, although I didn't accomplish exactly what I set out to do, which was write lyrics for a set of four specific songs, I've completed the words and music f… Read how I did it…
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