I'm doing 42 things
One upon a time in the West
12 months ago
Yep. Only one left. I am going to stop sounding surprised that each of the movies on this list is better than I expected. This Movie was completely awesome.
yebw's Life List
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1. Complete my tribute to Uncle Jim
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2. Try Ringo, Try Real Real Hard to be the Shepherd
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3. implement GTD
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4. Get organized
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5. Be debt free
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6. Win Nanowrimo 2008
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7. write for a sit-com
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8. write a good novel
2 entries . 27 cheers140 people -
9. dive the great barrier reef
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10. Learn to juggle
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11. Go Skydiving
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12. convert all my vinyl records to mp3
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13. Publish something in National Lampoon, Mad, Cracked or some other Humor magazine
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14. go to a live taping of "Saturday Night Live"
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15. produce a film
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16. Learn Photoshop
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17. Write a joke for David Letterman (or John Stewart)
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18. Read the bible - again
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19. ride my bike from Beijing to Shanghai
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20. make a Flash cartoon.
10 entries . 5 cheers341 people -
21. Submit a piece to McSweeny's
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22. compete in a triathlon
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23. do 100 pushups
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24. learn blender
4 entries . 4 cheers51 people -
25. write a crappy novel
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26. Enter 5 Script competitions
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27. Send out my new promo packs and follow up on them
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28. watch the imdb 100 best movies
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29. stop throwing clothes on the floor
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30. Pay my bills from a cash reserve
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31. participate in Script Frenzy
3 entries . 4 cheers14 people -
32. Control my finances rather than have my finances control me
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33. Lose 40 pounds
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34. write and shoot a channel 102 pilot
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35. Create Custom Flash Application to help write jokes
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36. Be a better blogger
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37. customize myspace
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38. edit a film
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39. get an agent
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40. master physical comedy
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41. design shirts
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42. Make 2008 my best year yet
1 entry . 6 cheers66 people
How I did it
It made me
Warm and French. 
How I did it: I did it the old-fashioned way. I married a Frenchie (and then as is the norm in France we divorced.). Anyway, there was nothing much to it, you fill out some paperwork, and then get a job. Read how I did it…
It made me
Right as rain 
How I did it: I was teaching in Osaka at the time, Nara and Kyoto are both inexpensive train-rides away. If you want to see the sites each of them requires about of day of dedication (more if your a detail person). Read how I did it…
It made me
Pleased as punch
How I did it: I took a ton of classes at my local public access channel, then I took some more at my job (Dicovery Channel) Took a gig as an assistant editor, worked on some shows, and lost a lot of sleep. Using the credits as an Assistant, I got some freelance assignments--as an editor. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Just two more
14 months ago
I watched “The Seventh Seal” and “Metropolis”, again surprisingly better than I expected. I’d only seen those clips of Metropolis that people show in bits of music videos—but its great, and I don’t usually like silent movies. I guess all that’s left are “Once Upon a Time in the West” and “Double Indemnity”
I've got Cosby in my sites.
14 months ago
I like the idea of the Cosby fellowship, but it pays no money. How do you go to LA and not receive a stipend?
