April 2010
11 posts
“I’ve always done whatever I felt like doing in life. People may try to stop me,...”
– Haruki Murakami (via loveyourchaos)
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17. Regain a modicum of self-respect - Part 1
This item pisses me off a little, since it’s not intrinsically humorous and thus doesn’t lend itself to a short, vaguely amusing post. Boo. But really, it’s the crux of this whole project, even if it’s not as easily quantifiable as the others (“Developed a healthy sense of self-esteem - check!”).
A couple of weeks ago I went to the optometrist for the first...
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6. Learn to save money - Part 1
“My willingness to buy crap increases with the amount of hard-earned cash I have available.”
I’m calling it Jayne’s Law, and I’m expecting a call from the Nobel committee any day now. It is my greatest contribution to mankind thus far. You’re welcome.
Seriously, this never ceases to boggle my tiny little mind. Even when my boyfriend and I were both working...
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10. Knit a scarf - Part 1
Specifically, a big thick winter-white scarf, and possibly a matching hat, in the style of Ali MacGraw circa Love Story.
Full disclosure: I did not watch the entirety of this film because I get creepy Nicholas Sparks overtones from any movie in the “yay they’re in love and now EVERYONE MUST DIE” genre. (See also: Lurlene McDaniel.) But I watched enough to know that Jenny has...
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What's the point of the list?
I’m twenty-two and a half years old (my birthday is October 2, which makes my starsign Libra. The indecisive one, yes). In the four and a half years since I finished high school, I’ve worked at least a dozen different jobs, enrolled in no less than 6 tertiary programs (from apprenticeships to Bachelor’s degrees), and gained something in the neighbourhood of 25 kilograms (around...
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21. Read every book on the ALA list of banned and...
The full list of novels can be found here. These are the titles which have been banned or challenged, and the novels I’ve read are crossed off.
I added this task to my list because I’ve already read many of the books on the ALA list, and they’re some of the awesomest (shut up, it is a word) novels I’ve ever come across. You’ll have a hell of a lot more fun reading...
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The List
Become conversational in a second language
Set foot in Europe
Get a tattoo
Submit a short story for publication
Perform stand-up comedy
Learn to save money
Fit back into all the dresses in my wardrobe
Run in a 5km race
Knit a scarf
Sew an item of clothing from scratch
Learn to play a decent game of chess
Learn a musical instrument
See New York City
Finish reading Infinite Jest
Be...