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"Hell, I'll kill a man in a fair fight... or if I think he's gonna start a fair fight, or if he bothers me, or if there's a woman, or if I'm gettin' paid - mostly only when I'm gettin' paid." - Jayne, Firefly

"I am like a being thrown from another planet on this dark terrestrial ball, an alien, a pilgrim among its possessors." - Thomas Carlyle

bookmarks:
alexithymia art (photographers)
gideon autobio (year 30)
a ~ notes (favourites 2024)
notes (life list)
travel (current daydreams)
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Pertinent:

  • Understand as many things as possible, in some imperfectly finite measure
  • Comprehend the history of mankind more deeply
  • Study all the great philosophies & theologies inside and out
  • Spanish
  • pyrotechnic chemistry
  • screen printing
  • sewing
  • autorepair & basic mechanics so I can fix up my old truck & keep it going over the years. Without having to cry for help everytime something goes wrong.
  • drive and maintain a motorcycle. Like a Suzuki intruder or a sexy Honda.
  • learn to be an electrician, set up wires & machines to make robots from junk yard parts.
    • learn to made a simple voice-recording & playback module, and/or buy one from radioshack to dismantle & reconstruct
    • create LED hookup & power supply
  • self defense such as martial arts.
  • how to create & maintain self-sustaining energy
  • how to farm, raise & live off of livestock
  • how to grow a fertile garden
  • advanced first aid--how to dress & treat wounds, etc.; EMC stuff. (so you don't have to deal with doctors, for the most part)
  • How to market my art commercially & create/sustain a business out of my home.

Just for Fun:

  • jewelry smithing
  • free running/parkour
  • guitar
  • competitive ballroom dancing
  • self defense
  • play piano (especially classical & jazz; Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy)
  • Appalachian fiddle.
  • dancing: samba, paso doble, tango, bellydance
  • falconry/work with raptors, one way or another
  • archery
  • Get better at shooting with a .45 or a rifle.
  • comedy improv
  • opera lessons.
  • operate heavy machinery such as forklift and backhoe.
  • tattoo.
  • play harmonica like Gene or Bob Dylan.
  • quilt
  • magic tricks
  • hypnosis
  • glassblowing
  • tribal fusion bellydance
  • rollerderby
  • pyrotechnics (fire dancing, fire eating, etc.)
  • make plastic molds / design products for oriental trading company, for example.
  • detail & modify cars (especially airbrushing).
  • acting
  • ceramics
  • Get really good a fiddle, in general. Take Alison Kraussesque breaks.
  • Attain a solid understanding of...basic & pyrotechnic chemistry.
    • ...basic evolutionary biology.
    • ...theoretical physics.
    • ...calculus.
    • ...how the government works in this country.
  • Hit a bulls-eye with a colt .45 at 25 yards 8/10 times.
  • Learn to break down & reassemble rifles and shotguns with better speed.
  • Take voice lessons.
  • Bellydance professionally--join a troupe/performance group or something.
  • Master one particular style of dance.
  • Shoot a colt 45.
  • Get skillful with a rifle & a revolver.
  • Learn the basics of a martial art.
  • Master one really cool magic trick.
  • Take an acting class.
  • Take a jewelry smithing class.
  • Use a flamethrower.
  • Learn how to change oil in truck.
  • Learn how to change a tire...expediently.
  • Learn how to use a welder.
  • Learn to do plumbing--so I can do our own. Or, just do it & learn as I go.
  • Learn to do electrical work--so I can do our own. Or, just do it & learn as I go.
  • Get a sewing machine & learn how to sew
  • Get a veterinary degree in addition to my psych doctorate so I can open a wildlife rehabilitation clinic.
  • Study zoology
  • Learn to play Shamisen

Current

  • reading...romance novels
  • watching movies & documentaries
  • running
  • hiking
  • writing novels & comic books
  • animating cartoons
  • poetry writing
  • bellydancing
  • tea
jul 1 2009 ∞
jan 30 2012 +