A whole new Jack in 2007
2007 was 96% worth living.
In 2005, A whole new Jack
did 32 things,
went 0 places,
met 1 person, and
consumed 0 products.
Years:
2007
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2008
January
Added to 43 Things:
- master the use of soft power
- indulge my id — completed 5 months later
- debunk perfectionism — completed about 1 year later
- mature into the kind of older man women find irresistible and get by on looks and charm
- perfect my heel-toe downshifting — completed 7 months later
- Dress better
- spend twenty minutes a day on the double-under, speed and heavy bag in my basement
- build an illeagal shack on crown land where I can go to get away from it all
- Run three miles in under 25 minutes
- do 40 consecutive push-ups
- push my sexual boundaries — completed 3 months later
- suffer fools gladly no more — completed 5 months later
- learn how to lie to myself and others like a social conservative — completed 3 months later
- tan naked — completed 5 months later
- just say fuck it and chuck it all
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February
Added to 43 Things:
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April
Added to 43 Things:
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May
Added to 43 Things:
- find people on 43T with wisdom or valuable experience to share and learn from them — completed about 1 month later
- purge my spirit of venom and toxins
- turn on, tune in, drop out
- get an online ordination
- admit my guilt here so I can feel a little better about being a complete asshole. — completed 5 months later
Completed on 43 Things:
- push my sexual boundaries — Worth doing!
- learn how to lie to myself and others like a social conservative — Not worth doing
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
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June
Added to 43 Things:
- Create the sound track to my life
- get roadhead — completed 2 months later
- write a manifesto
- write haiku on fridays — completed 7 months later
- learn how to use a film camera well
- Stop bitching, I know what's wrong with America, let's fix it, starting now - by John Lee
- make art
- get some real goals, and like: improve myself.
- buy a tripod for my camera...and maybe one of those remote cord-things — completed about 1 month later
Completed on 43 Things:
- renew my car's license plates — Worth doing!
- buy a shredder — Worth doing!
- watch Black Snake Moan on DVD — Worth doing!
- get 43 people to list this goal — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
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July
Added to 43 Things:
- actually learn to play my guitar
- not buy any shit from China
- go skinny dipping
- view each day as another opportunity to actually DO cardio...
- Challenge myself
- think of myself as dead. Now take the rest of my life and live it right.(or - practice the philosophy of Stoicicm as expressed by Marcus Aurelius)
- become a better, stronger swimmer — completed 2 months later
- learn how to use the apostrophe — completed about 1 month later
- Shamelessly ask 43 of my favorite people here to help fight MS by supporting and sponsoring GhostLotus as she tackles the 2007 John N. Whitaker Memorial MS Bike Ride — completed 3 months later
- get my fucking ass in gear
- lose twenty pounds in twenty weeks
- live within my grossly limited means
- Have a drink in sync with bedhead2, whyowhy, hopefully Jack, and any other 43Ter who feels so inclined, 11 pm Pacific time, Wed 7/18/07
- Discourse and Dish: a Literary Round Table & Informal Salon
- fuck multi-tasking.
Completed on 43 Things:
- indulge my id — Worth doing!
- suffer fools gladly no more — Worth doing!
- tan naked — Worth doing!
- find people on 43T with wisdom or valuable experience to share and learn from them — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
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August
Added to 43 Things:
- get a passport — completed about 1 month later
- Go on vacation to Greece — completed 2 months later
- become an abolitionist and encourage friends to sign the petition to end modern day slavery — completed about 1 month later
- Have a Drink in Sync with any 43Ter who wants to join in, 11 pm Pacific Time, Thursday, August 23 (non-alcoholic drinks welcome and encouraged, too!)
- new mini goal: accomplish in seventy minutes what will pass under superficial inspection for a days worth of cleaning — completed 2 months later
- punch someone
Completed on 43 Things:
- get roadhead — Worth doing!
- buy a tripod for my camera...and maybe one of those remote cord-things — Worth doing!
- learn how to use the apostrophe — Worth doing!
- complete specific goals this week — Worth doing!
- Wish Ms.Kitty Le Meu a purrrr-fectly kittylicious birthday on August 25th — Worth doing!
- Wish Stacey a funtabulous birthday & the best year yet on August 28th — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
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September
Added to 43 Things:
- live a healthier, more virtuous lifestlye
- use my dayplanner to be more organized
- drink tea instead of beer
- shave daily
- eat breakfast
- wake up early enough to shave, eat breakfast, organize my day and walk the dogs
- drink more water
- be as fit as possible
- start cooking again
- ride my bike to work
- engineer the lifestyle of my choosing
- build a portfolio of photographs
- Enjoy a glass of Barossa Valley Red with 43T friends on Sunday 7th October at 11.30pm South Australia time
Completed on 43 Things:
- perfect my heel-toe downshifting — Worth doing!
- become a better, stronger swimmer — Worth doing!
- get a passport — Worth doing!
- upload photos of my grandfather to the Canadian Vitual War Memorial — Worth doing!
- f!gure out how to f!x the !-key on my lap-top
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October
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
- mature into the kind of older man women find irresistible and get by on looks and charm
- Dress better
- Run three miles in under 25 minutes
- do 40 consecutive push-ups
- transcend ideology, purge my spirit of venom and toxins, achieve a gestalt state, live under a bohdi tree
- Create the sound track to my life
- learn how to use a film camera well
- make art
- not buy any shit from China
- go skinny dipping
- view each day as another opportunity to actually DO cardio...
- get my fucking ass in gear
- live within my grossly limited means
- Discourse and Dish: a Literary Round Table & Informal Salon
- fuck multi-tasking.
→ See more from October
November
Added to 43 Things:
- dress like George Clooney
- get through another week with out drinking — completed about 1 month later
Completed on 43 Things:
- admit my guilt here so I can feel a little better about being a complete asshole. — Worth doing!
- Shamelessly ask 43 of my favorite people here to help fight MS by supporting and sponsoring GhostLotus as she tackles the 2007 John N. Whitaker Memorial MS Bike Ride — Worth doing!
- Go on vacation to Greece — Worth doing!
- new mini goal: accomplish in seventy minutes what will pass under superficial inspection for a days worth of cleaning — Worth doing!
- go with out drinking for Seven days
- go with out drinking for another week
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
- spend twenty minutes a day on the double-under, speed and heavy bag in my basement
- drink like a thinner, more pious man
- get some real goals, and like: improve myself.
- think of myself as dead. Now take the rest of my life and live it right.(or - practice the philosophy of Stoicicm as expressed by Marcus Aurelius)
- ride my bike to work
→ See more from November
December
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
