I decided this was going to be THE SUMMER OF LITERACY! I feel so uneducated sometimes and so I am going to read big, impactful, educated books. I am a StumbleUpon addict and so that is how I got these lists. I haven't decided which to read yet but I'm hitting up the library tomorrow.
100 essentials for a lifelong learner
Best fiction of the 20th century
BBC's 100 books
50 most influential books in 50 years
30 books before you are 30
Top 75 for men
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Summer List
On my first official night of summer I was all jacked up on caffeine and couldn't sleep and so as I lay in bed I started planning out my summer. I was making a mental list of things to do and finally at 3:30 am I decided I might as well write it down. They are very random but what do you expect at 4 in the morning?
Karaoke
Order eggplant parmesan instead of chicken
Read a book a week
Visit the library weekly
Find new running trails
Learn the alphabet backwards
Birkenstock tan line
Compile online recipes into a cookbook
Don't speak for a whole day
Sushi!
Go free for a day...
Memorize Bible verses
Paint every nail a different color
Buy a pair of shoes at a thrift store
Pay for a stranger's meal
Weekly craft sessions
Restring and tune my guitar
Compliment strangers
Wear mismatched outfits
Bike! Save gas!
Pick up trash at a local park
Find a vacant field and sit in it
Do the splits (sides, middle, whatever)
Hand sew a clothing item
Paint a picture
Paint a picture with my toes
Yoga classes
List 10 things I honestly like about myself
Make 5 free throws in a row
Learn to juggle
Longboard
Explore familiar places
Get lost somewhere
Visit Chinatown
Skinnydip
Don't wear a watch/use phone for a clock for a day (aka not care about the time)
Learn to braid
Make friendship bracelets
Learn how to check tire pressure
Count the amount of times I say "no" in one day
Watch a movie in another language (not English or Spanish) with subtitles
Send random thank you cards
Tea party
So the plan is to complete each of these things this summer and post on them as I go. Some are one time deals and others need to happen on a regular basis. And so the experiment begins...
Karaoke
Order eggplant parmesan instead of chicken
Read a book a week
Visit the library weekly
Find new running trails
Learn the alphabet backwards
Birkenstock tan line
Compile online recipes into a cookbook
Don't speak for a whole day
Sushi!
Go free for a day...
Memorize Bible verses
Paint every nail a different color
Buy a pair of shoes at a thrift store
Pay for a stranger's meal
Weekly craft sessions
Restring and tune my guitar
Compliment strangers
Wear mismatched outfits
Bike! Save gas!
Pick up trash at a local park
Find a vacant field and sit in it
Do the splits (sides, middle, whatever)
Hand sew a clothing item
Paint a picture
Paint a picture with my toes
Yoga classes
List 10 things I honestly like about myself
Make 5 free throws in a row
Learn to juggle
Longboard
Explore familiar places
Get lost somewhere
Visit Chinatown
Skinnydip
Don't wear a watch/use phone for a clock for a day (aka not care about the time)
Learn to braid
Make friendship bracelets
Learn how to check tire pressure
Count the amount of times I say "no" in one day
Watch a movie in another language (not English or Spanish) with subtitles
Send random thank you cards
Tea party
So the plan is to complete each of these things this summer and post on them as I go. Some are one time deals and others need to happen on a regular basis. And so the experiment begins...
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