raised to be polite, not to suffer bullshit in 2008
2008, so far, is 98% worth living.
In 2005, raised to be polite, not to suffer bullshit
did 115 things,
went 74 places,
met 8 people, and
consumed 0 products.
January
Added to 43 Things:
- own a diamond ring — completed about 23 hours later
- be mistaken for a high school student — completed 12 days later
- celebrate Towel Day
- do project 365 — completed 4 months later
- keep our Christmas tree up for as long as we want
- clean our apartment more
- Shamelessly ask my 43 friends to help support and sponsor Segsy in the 2008 Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis Walk.
Completed on 43 Things:
- Live with my fiance — Worth doing!
- make plans for valentine's day — Worth doing!
- buy a tent and go camping — Worth doing!
- Give 1000 cheers — Worth doing!
- get a compliment from my managing editor — Worth doing!
- Update my portfolio — Worth doing!
- be more understanding — Worth doing!
- master the art of running in heels — Worth doing!
- have so much sex it hurts — Worth doing!
- gather and package my submissions for the njpa awards — Not worth doing
- hug ben lee — Worth doing!
- hug michael franti — Worth doing!
- pet ben folds — Worth doing!
- buy a new hair straightener — Worth doing!
- drive 100+ mph — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Added to 43 Places:
Visited on 43 Places:
- Cherokee High School — Not worth visiting
- Ford's Theater — Worth visiting!
- Seneca Lake — Worth visiting!
- Hershey — Worth visiting!
- Chocolate World — Worth visiting!
- South Brunswick — Worth visiting!
- Princeton University — Worth visiting!
- Princeton Record Exchange — Worth visiting!
- New York University — Worth visiting!
- Penn Station
- Smithsonian Institution — Worth visiting!
- The Mall — Worth visiting!
- Washington Monument — Worth visiting!
- Library Of Congress — Worth visiting!
- Lincoln Memorial — Worth visiting!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
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February
Added to 43 Things:
- make reservations for our new england vacation — completed 6 days later
Completed on 43 Things:
- see the entire East Coast — Worth doing!
- see a sunset on the floridian west coast — Worth doing!
- influence my fiance's taste in music — Worth doing!
- own a diamond ring — Worth doing!
- Get more piercings — Worth doing!
- buy dave's valentine's day present — Worth doing!
- impress people with how long i can hold a note — Worth doing!
- try calimari — Worth doing!
- be a radio DJ — Worth doing!
- double-fist alcoholic beverages — Worth doing!
- watch all of the Freaks and Geeks episodes — Worth doing!
- Donate 10,000 grains of rice through freerice.com — Worth doing!
- buy the entire DVD set of The X-Files — Worth doing!
- work in a wildlife refuge — Worth doing!
- Work in an animal hospital — Worth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
Visited on 43 Places:
- Philadelphia Flower Show — Worth visiting!
- Rodin Museum — Worth visiting!
- Philadelphia Zoo — Worth visiting!
- University Of Pennsylvania — Worth visiting!
- Independence Hall — Worth visiting!
- Washington Square — Worth visiting!
- Times Square — Worth visiting!
- Central Park — Worth visiting!
- New Jersey — Worth visiting!
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March
Added to 43 Things:
- change my voter registration — completed 3 months later
Completed on 43 Things:
- make reservations for our new england vacation — Worth doing!
- Receive a SuperCheer — Worth doing!
- visit the New York Times newsroom — Worth doing!
- graduate from college with honors — Worth doing!
- celebrate Pi Day — Worth doing!
- try on my mother's wedding dress — Worth doing!
- get new contact lenses — Worth doing!
- knit a scarf — Worth doing!
- Have a best friend. — Worth doing!
- Take a screenwriting class — Worth doing!
- take the GREs — Worth doing!
- take better care of my car — Worth doing!
- give 300 more cheers than i have received — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Visited on 43 Places:
- Red Bank — Worth visiting!
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April
Added to 43 Things:
- list 100 things i love about my fiance — completed about 1 month later
- list 100 more things i love about my fiance
Completed on 43 Things:
- cheerbomb — Worth doing!
- be member of the month at our_happyending — Worth doing!
- perfect my sexy phone voice — Worth doing!
- order tickets to see dave matthews and michael franti this summer — Worth doing!
- Give 2000 cheers — Worth doing!
- make a duct tape wallet — Worth doing!
- Watch "The Wizard of Oz" at the same time as listening to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" — Worth doing!
- donate clothes to Goodwill — Worth doing!
- get a manicure — Worth doing!
- shoot a bow and arrow — Worth doing!
- start writing my script — Worth doing!
- be a nanny — Worth doing!
- Give road head — Worth doing!
- be cited as an academic source — Worth doing!
- have fried oreos — Worth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
- Dayton — Worth visiting!
- Seaside Heights — Worth visiting!
- Toms River — Worth visiting!
- Barnegat — Worth visiting!
→ See more from April
May
Completed on 43 Things:
- be a better person — Worth doing!
- do project 365 — Worth doing!
- list 100 things i love about my fiance — Worth doing!
→ See more from May
June
Completed on 43 Things:
- give my boyfriend multiple orgasms — Worth doing!
- Get a new job — Worth doing!
→ See more from June
July
Completed on 43 Things:
- brighten a stranger's day — Worth doing!
- change my voter registration — Worth doing!
- finish the Dark Tower series — Worth doing!
- win a journalism award — Worth doing!
- feel beautiful without makeup — Worth doing!
- Write more — Worth doing!
- Worry less. — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
→ See more from July
August
Completed on 43 Things:
- Have a job I love — Worth doing!
