A whole new Jack in 2008
2008, so far, is 90% worth living.
In 2005, A whole new Jack
did 12 things,
went 0 places,
met 0 people, and
consumed 0 products.
Years:
2007
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2008
January
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
- master the weapons of the enemy and use them against them — Worth doing!
- use these cheer-thingys on worthy sentiments — Worth doing!
- swear more but in a way that raises profanity to a kind of poetry — Not worth doing
- write haiku on fridays — Worth doing!
- get through another week with out drinking — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
- master the use of soft power
- build an illeagal shack on crown land where I can go to get away from it all
- escape a life of corporate servitude
- compile a 100-things-about-me list
- be a good man
- Hey 43Things: Piss off with the super-cheers, please!
- identify the words I commonly miss-spell and figure out how to spell 'em right...add profanity here.
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February
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
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March
Added to 43 Things:
- re-format my life, my goals & get my shit together now!
- replace the chevy (before I become a pedestrian) — completed 30 days later
- get a grip on my (our) spending, save money and invest — completed 30 days later
- be in great physical condition
- adopt a child (or children) and be a good father
- Find a new (meaningful) job
- complete the spiraling list of household projects
- develope a garden plan and transform the back yard this year
- learn about limerick poetry, memorize 'em, use 'em, make 'em up
- while I look for a new, meaningful (or just better) job figure out how to shine at the one I have
- maybe meditate or something
- stop eating and drinking like a college student
- be a better swimmer
- improve my skills as an emergency medical first responder
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
- get an online ordination
- Challenge myself
- lose twenty pounds in twenty weeks
- be as fit as possible
- remember: some people you deal with by choice, others because you must and act accordingly
- build a solid financial foundation
- Take up a sport
- spring out of bed every morning by 8:00 AM
- Fucking Triumph, God-Damn It!
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April
Added to 43 Things:
- find the way
- Post a poem a day to celebrate poetry month — completed 25 days later
- welcome a child into my home, build a family, be a good father and share what I have been given with someone who needs it.
- room by room purge our home of clutter and disorder
- figure out what matters to me, discard the rest — completed 14 days later
Completed on 43 Things:
- replace the chevy (before I become a pedestrian) — Worth doing!
- get a grip on my (our) spending, save money and invest — Not worth doing
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
- be a good photographer
- re-format my life, my goals & get my shit together now!
- be in great physical condition
- adopt a child (or children) and be a good father
- Find a new (meaningful) job
- complete the spiraling list of household projects
- learn about limerick poetry, memorize 'em, use 'em, make 'em up
- while I look for a new, meaningful (or just better) job figure out how to shine at the one I have
- stop eating and drinking like a college student
- be a better swimmer
- improve my skills as an emergency medical first responder
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May
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
- debunk perfectionism — Worth doing!
- Post a poem a day to celebrate poetry month — Worth doing!
- figure out what matters to me, discard the rest — Worth doing!
- Wish A Whole New Jack a "swimmingly good" birthday on May 5th — Worth doing!
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June
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
