43 Things: Recent Activity by awkwardcatsunite

take a vacation

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:07:55 GMT

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Photography

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:59:49 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about Take a photo every day:

Photography is one of my favorite hobbies. What better way to remember my years in college than to take a picture every day? 365, Here I come!

Take a photo every day

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:59:05 GMT

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get 200 followers on TUMBLR

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:55:24 GMT

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How to buy a film camera

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:59:24 GMT

awkwardcatsunite wrote about How to buy a film camera:

"There's something magical about film photography"

How I did it:

This really isn't too hard of a goal, to be honest.

I took two photography classes in high school and fell in love with film; there's something about a nice film photograph that has something a digital photograph just...doesn't.

I had been wanting a film camera for a while and I finally just did it. Why? Partly because I took a class in the college I go to about the history of American photography and I gained such a great appreciation for photographers and the art of photography itself. I researched a bit and decided to get the Canon AE1 Program. I'd recommend it to anyone! A great camera. Really.

Now I'm obsessed with taking pictures. This is a good thing because I'm in college and I'm capturing a lot of great memories that may otherwise be forgotten. It can be a bit expensive what with the cost of film, but in my mind it's way worth it. So much better than digital photography.

Lessons & tips: 1) Make sure you know how to use a film camera...it's not as easy as you may think

2) A class or two may be a good idea

3) JUST DO IT

Resources: 1) Amazon.com

2) college and high school photography classes

It took me 200 days.

It made me Happy!

Buy a film camera

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:53:22 GMT

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Baby Steps!

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:50:10 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about run a 5k:

Another one of my goals is to run a marathon…might as well take baby steps, right?

run a 5k

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:49:49 GMT

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How Great Would This Be?

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:49:20 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about run a marathon:

Seriously, how great would this be? Running a marathon isn’t something you can just crawl out of bed one day and decide to do; it takes dedication and hard work.

My mom and dad have each run half-marathons in the past and I have a friend who runs full marathons. Motivation, right there. (That’s half the battle, right?)

I know I have a long way to go (literally), but I’m confident. If I set my mind to this I know I can do it.

run a marathon

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:47:35 GMT

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Tumblr!

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:47:23 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about get 500 followers on tumblr:

Tumblr is my obsession…why? Who knows. It’s a time-waster, it’s fun, it’s something I can look back on and laugh at.

Right now I’m a little over halfway to this goal (260-ish followers). I’ve still got quite a bit farther to go, but I’m confident that this will happen one day!

p.s. If you want to help…. awkwardcatsunite.tumblr.com :)

get 500 followers on tumblr

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:45:51 GMT

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Untitled

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:45:44 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about Learn to cook:

Who doesn’t want to do this? Fooooood. So good.

Slowly but Surely

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:45:32 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about run a mile in 8 minutes:

I want to decrease the amount of time it takes me to run a mile. Slow and steadr, right? Wait…

run a mile in 8 minutes

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:45:09 GMT

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Learn to cook

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:44:15 GMT

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I Feel Like...

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:44:12 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about learn yoga:

I feel like I am the type of person people would expect to do yoga. In fact, people tell me this all the time. Why? It’s not like I walk around in yoga pants all the time (although if you do, more power to you). I think it may be the headbands I wear? My calm demeanor? Who knows.

Anyway, I like the vision of myself doing yoga every morning. Imagine how relaxing it would be. Now, this is not to say that I believe yoga is easy. I know how hard it is. I took a class once…it was rough. But, yeah. We shall see how this turns out.

learn yoga

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:42:30 GMT

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What is the Criteria?

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:41:59 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about Become tumblr famous:

What’s the criteria for being tumblr famous anyway? Hmmmm.

I don’t know. I’d just like to have more followers. I still, however, enjoy using my tumblr for personal posts. I’m not going to cater my blog to fit other peoples’ needs. That’s important to me.

Become tumblr famous

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:41:09 GMT

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My Life

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:37:43 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about see my favorite bands live:

My life has an unforunate shortage of live music. I’m wating to change this.

Possible bands I’d like to see:
The National, Grizzly Bear, Iron & Wine, Belle and Sebastian, The Antlers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Fleet Foxes, As Tall As Lions ( not a possibility :( no), Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Mumford and Sons, Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver, Vampire Weekend, The Shins, Andrew Bird, etc.

see my favorite bands live

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:35:20 GMT

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Can't Say How Long

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:29:23 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about live in london:

this has been a goal of mine. Years. I remember fantasizing about living in England from about the age of 10. I’m not sure what it is about it, but I’ve always just found it sort of…mystical. Maybe it’s the fog.

Anyway, my first goal is to study abroad somewhere in England. From there we shall see where this goes.

live in london

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:28:00 GMT

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Untitled

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:21:27 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about become fluent in spanish:

After taking 2 years of Latin in high school taught by a poor teacher, Spanish started out really easy for me. I enjoyed it. I’ve now almost completed my second semester of Spanish in college, and although I am by no means fluent, I definitely have a greater understanding of the language than I ever did with Latin.

I hope to become fluent in Spanish. I’ve visited Spain and it truly is such a beautiful language. There are also the added obvious benefits of knowing spanish for future careers, which would be undeniably helpful as well.

My hope is to work hard to get a minor in Spanish and then continue to speak it and use it often enough to maintain my fluency throughout my lifetime.

become fluent in spanish

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:18:57 GMT

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fluent in spanish

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:18:19 GMT

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How to get 100 followers on tumblr.

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:17:43 GMT

awkwardcatsunite wrote about How to get 100 followers on tumblr.:

"Patience, time, and consistency. "

How I did it: Basically, this just takes a lot of patience...at least in my experience.

If you are willing to post solely in one style you can speed up the process. Why? If there's one thing I've learned about tumblr, it is that people like consistency. Sometimes straying from what you normally post can cost you followers. It's pretty annoying. I personally post mainly in one style, but if I want to mix it up a bit or post a text post, I do it. I love tumblr and I love getting followers, but I think it's important to remember that it's your blog. Don't cater it to other people.

(also, if you're interested... awkwardcatsunite.tumblr.com )

Lessons & tips: 1) Patience. It takes time and work.

2) Find your style, and follow lots of people.

3) Consistency.

It took me 100 days.

It made me happy

Patience is a Virtue

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:12:30 GMT

awkwardcatsunite added an entry about be more patient:

I try to be patient. I really do. It’s difficult, though, isn’t it? I guess that old saying “patience is a virtue” exists for a reason.

I think I need to sit back, take a deep breath, and remember that it’s not the end of the world. Patience is such a great characteristic for a person to have. It’s my goal to have it one day.

be more patient

nobody@43things.com (awkwardcatsunite) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:11:16 GMT

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