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lilly Posted Thu 26 Nov, 2009 8:03 PM |
minnmess wrote: lilly wrote: I sent out a message in a bottle 10 years ago. I never received an answer :'(
was it to Matthew?
This could be a great addition to the plot
nooo, it wasn't to Matthew! but this would be a grrreat addition for the movie adaptation!!
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minnmess Posted Sun 06 Dec, 2009 2:39 PM |
minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: Okay my list that i started years ago. Some superficial and dumb, some important. Some accomplished. Some half accomplished. some maybe never to be accomplished:
1. Be Published DONE
2. Be in a scholarly article or textbook (half accomplished. I was interviewed for an criminology article about violence in hockey in university)
3.get a giant tennis ball from a grand slam (check..Wimbeldon 06)
4. Go to every continent (2 done..thats sad)
5. own designer shoes (check)
6. go to NYC DONE
7. Go to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics if you people keep voting, than maybe!
8. Be thanked in liner notes
9. Learn to snowboard (well, ive been snowboarding..i wouldnt say ive learned)
10. learn to surf
11. fly first class
12. go to Europe (double check)
13. meet Mark Messier
14. Meet other heroes of mine (kinda check. Ive met people that i am fans of..not really any heroes)
15. go to an NHL allstar game
16. Go to every Canadian province and territory (only 2 done..sad. Its a big effing country)
17. Go to a hockey game in every Canadian NHL city (still only 2. 3 total, 2 canadian).
18. See Travis in Glasgow
19. See Oasis in Manchester guess this isnt happening
20. I had a duplicate and dont feel like renumbering.
21. Live in the UK NEXT YEAR
22. Have a job that i love and actually look forward to getting up and going to.
23. Be a trained and educated photographer (classes starting in January!) well, i started
24. Graduate Uni (check)
25. BE HAPPY (umm..sometimes check)
26. learn to play the guitar
27. Polar Bear Dip (might do it this year)
28. Get a tattoo
29. Bathe an elephant
30. hold a koala
31. pet a kangeroo
32. hug a chimpanzee
33. See highland cows. In Scotland
34. Go skinny dipping
35. Ride in a hot air balloon
36. Go in a helicopter
37. Kiss under mistletoe
38. Send and/or find a message in a bottle
39. Order room service
I was thinking about this thread the other day, and with the help of the lovely Kayte, decided to track it down and give it an update!. Bold=new.
Was at work today decorating for Christmas, and made me think of the newest addition. #37
added #38
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lilly Posted Mon 14 Dec, 2009 9:03 PM |
lilly wrote:
1. graduate from university (March 2010, PLEASE!), then go travelling for a few weeks (sigh), then come back and get a JOB.
2. learn to speak and write Farsi fluently (started taking classes in October)
3. get an Iranian passport (so I can go to Iran and see my family)
4. master the art of Persian cooking. sigh.
5. write a book
6. work for a charity/NGO - or at the "Goethe Institute"
7. travel the US East Coast
8. get rid of my stupid German accent when speaking English
9. get back my PIANO (or buy a new one). I really really miss playing it :(
10. learn to play the guitar properly (need new strings first)
11. learn to draw a human face
12. pay back my student loan (this should probably be No.2 on the list)
13. hold an owl
14. work in the UK for some time
15. write articles for a magazine
16. wear an evening gown
17. see more of Europe
18. donate money and time to help elderly people
19. go to a grand wedding
20. buy a house with a rose-garden for my mum. or an appartment with a roof-garden, that'd be even better!!
21. run my own café.
22. have kids.
23. learn to ski
24. find Matthew, the boy who gave me a polka-dot red ball in a hotel lobby in Corfu 23 years ago.
25. write a guide on Munich - one that's actually accurate.
26. get one of my dad's designs as a wall-tattoo.
27. date a musician (I'm so shallow...)
28. lose weight. (no idea how much, fitting into some of my old clothes would be nice for a start. this should be achieved in 2010, but it's NOT a New Years resolution!)
29. own a retro kitchen table + chairs.
30. learn to speak in front of a big audience
31. get darkroom-equipment and re-re-start taking my camera out.
32. ...
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minnmess Posted Sun 20 Dec, 2009 2:33 AM |
minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: Okay my list that i started years ago. Some superficial and dumb, some important. Some accomplished. Some half accomplished. some maybe never to be accomplished:
1. Be Published DONE
2. Be in a scholarly article or textbook (half accomplished. I was interviewed for an criminology article about violence in hockey in university)
3.get a giant tennis ball from a grand slam (check..Wimbeldon 06)
4. Go to every continent (2 done..thats sad)
5. own designer shoes (check)
6. go to NYC DONE
7. Go to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics not happening
8. Be thanked in liner notes
9. Learn to snowboard (well, ive been snowboarding..i wouldnt say ive learned)
10. learn to surf
11. fly first class
12. go to Europe (double check)
13. meet Mark Messier
14. Meet other heroes of mine (kinda check. Ive met people that i am fans of..not really any heroes)
15. go to an NHL allstar game
16. Go to every Canadian province and territory (only 2 done..sad. Its a big effing country)
17. Go to a hockey game in every Canadian NHL city (still only 2. 3 total, 2 canadian).
18. See Travis in Glasgow
19. See Oasis in Manchester guess this isnt happening
20. I had a duplicate and dont feel like renumbering.
21. Live in the UK NEXT YEAR
22. Have a job that i love and actually look forward to getting up and going to.
23. Be a trained and educated photographer (classes starting in January!) well, i started
24. Graduate Uni (check)
25. BE HAPPY (umm..sometimes check)
26. learn to play the guitar
27. Polar Bear dip
28. Get a tattoo
29. Bathe an elephant
30. hold a koala
31. pet a kangeroo
32. hug a chimpanzee
33. See highland cows. In Scotland
34. Go skinny dipping
35. Ride in a hot air balloon
36. Go in a helicopter
37. Kiss under mistletoe
38. Send and/or find a message in a bottle
39. Order room service
40. live somewhere with an exposed brick wall and floor to ceiling bookshelves
I was thinking about this thread the other day, and with the help of the lovely Kayte, decided to track it down and give it an update!. Bold=new.
Was at work today decorating for Christmas, and made me think of the newest addition. #37
added #38
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AbsGinger Posted Sun 20 Dec, 2009 3:54 PM |
- study english
- start learning spanish or italian or hebrew
- learn "how to" make jewels
- ditto for clothes
- more grooming
- more sport
- meet boardies |
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dee Posted Sun 20 Dec, 2009 4:30 PM |
1. live a healthier life
2. Play football again
3. improve my french
4. go to more concerts
5. Own a Highland Cow
6. draw more
7. visit every european capital
8. meet bob dylan
9. cook better
10. run a market stall
11. knit
12. bookcross
13. break in my docs
14. own a scooter
15. Sail a boat
16. stay in the chelsea hotel
17. organize room
18. whiten my teeth
19. write a novel
20. pose for a life drawing class
21. stop being an insane over-thinker
22. be an artist
23. invent something
24. learn to drive
25. live in the gaeltacht
26. get a masters
27. read all the classics
28. do route 66
29. Finish what I start
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minnmess Posted Thu 24 Dec, 2009 3:47 AM |
minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: minnmess wrote: Okay my list that i started years ago. Some superficial and dumb, some important. Some accomplished. Some half accomplished. some maybe never to be accomplished:
1. Be Published DONE
2. Be in a scholarly article or textbook (half accomplished. I was interviewed for an criminology article about violence in hockey in university)
3.get a giant tennis ball from a grand slam (check..Wimbeldon 06)
4. Go to every continent (2 done..thats sad)
5. own designer shoes (check)
6. go to NYC DONE
7. Go to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics not happening
8. Be thanked in liner notes
9. Learn to snowboard (well, ive been snowboarding..i wouldnt say ive learned)
10. learn to surf
11. fly first class
12. go to Europe (double check)
13. meet Mark Messier
14. Meet other heroes of mine (kinda check. Ive met people that i am fans of..not really any heroes)
15. go to an NHL allstar game
16. Go to every Canadian province and territory (only 2 done..sad. Its a big effing country)
17. Go to a hockey game in every Canadian NHL city (still only 2. 3 total, 2 canadian).
18. See Travis in Glasgow
19. See Oasis in Manchester guess this isnt happening
20. I had a duplicate and dont feel like renumbering.
21. Live in the UK NEXT YEAR
22. Have a job that i love and actually look forward to getting up and going to.
23. Be a trained and educated photographer (classes starting in January!) well, i started
24. Graduate Uni (check)
25. BE HAPPY (umm..sometimes check)
26. learn to play the guitar
27. Polar Bear dip
28. Get a tattoo
29. Bathe an elephant
30. hold a koala
31. pet a kangeroo
32. hug a chimpanzee
33. See highland cows. In Scotland
34. Go skinny dipping
35. Ride in a hot air balloon
36. Go in a helicopter
37. Kiss under mistletoe
38. Send and/or find a message in a bottle
39. Order room service
40. live somewhere with an exposed brick wall and floor to ceiling bookshelves
41. Ride on the back of a motorcycle
I was thinking about this thread the other day, and with the help of the lovely Kayte, decided to track it down and give it an update!. Bold=new.
Was at work today decorating for Christmas, and made me think of the newest addition. #37
added #38
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hennypenny Posted Fri 01 Jan, 2010 1:54 AM |
| -Be in Times Square on New Year's Eve |
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lindsey22295 Posted Fri 01 Jan, 2010 8:57 AM |
The whole new years thingy inspired me to update my list. In no particular order...
1. Graduate from college (will happen in 2010!)
2. Swim in chocolate pudding
3. Have a food fight
4. Donate hair to Locks of Love (probably this summer)
5. Get into medical school (hopefully sometime this year!)
6. Bike the California Coast (maybe this summer)
7. Go bobsledding
8. Get something published
9. Learn to drive a stick shift (just started today!)
10. Travel outside of the U.S. (in June!!)
11. Go on a roadtrip with no predetermined destination
12. See the Northern Lights
13. Relearn Spanish
14. Play my guitar on a regular basis
15. Attend a Masquerade Ball
16. Attend Hogwarts (I guess this one is pretty unlikely)
17. Go hiking by myself
18. Fall head over heels in love
19. Get a tattoo (probably this summer)
20. Be a mommy
21. Meet Lauren
22. Spend an extended period of time roughing it in the wild
23. Swim the English Channel
24. Be financially independent
25. See Travis in Glasgow
26. Own a cute little house
27. Kiss in the rain
28. Go skinny dipping
29. Learn to dance
30. Have a career I love
31. Visit New York City at Christmas time
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Turtleneck Posted Fri 05 Feb, 2010 9:15 PM |
| My neighbor just got a new shed. I thought of Moray. |
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 10 Feb, 2010 5:48 PM |
| I am doing one thing on my list tomorrow morning. I am having LASIK eye surgery! EEEEEE! A little nervous, but more excited. |
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minnmess Posted Wed 10 Feb, 2010 5:54 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: I am doing one thing on my list tomorrow morning. I am having LASIK eye surgery! EEEEEE! A little nervous, but more excited.
good luck! I know you will be fine and soon have super amazing vision.
I need to redo my list. |
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melissam3173 Posted Wed 10 Feb, 2010 8:12 PM |
| Good luck with your eye surgery! Hoping all goes well. |
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 10 Feb, 2010 8:41 PM |
| Thanks! The other cool thing is I'm supposed to sleep all day after the surgery. Sleeeeeeeep! |
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hennypenny Posted Wed 10 Feb, 2010 10:29 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: I am doing one thing on my list tomorrow morning. I am having LASIK eye surgery! EEEEEE! A little nervous, but more excited.
Good luck tomorrow Kayte! |
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