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Made A New Years Resolution And Stuck To It
January 01, 2012
“Every day in a life fills the whole life with expectations and memory.”
--C.S. Lewis
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Cut My Hair For Donation
December 31, 2011
"There's many a man has more hair than wit."
--William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
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Learned CPR
November 28, 2011
Picked A Lock
November 16, 2011
"I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three."
--Elayne Boosler
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Drank Water Upside Down
November 12, 2011
“I think hiccup cures were really invented for the amusement of the patient's friends.”
--Bill Watterson
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Worn A Full Grass Skirt (For Halloween)
October 29, 2011
"This Halloween, the most popular mask is the Arnold Schwarzenegger mask. And the best part? With a mouth full of candy you will sound just like him."
--Conan O'Brien
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Fixed A Sink Drain Rod
October 28, 2011
“It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.”
--Henry Allen
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Written A Letter Of Recommendation
October 19, 2011
"We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent."
--Barack Obama
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Installed A Motion Sensor Light Switch
October 03, 2011
“I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.”
--Muhammad Ali
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Cleaned Out The Freezer
September 04, 2011
Recycled Old Paint
August 10, 2011
"Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations."
--Jean Paul Richter
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Volunteered At A Food Bank
August 06, 2011
"One of the greatest feelings in the world is knowing that we as individuals can make a difference. Ending hunger in America is a goal that is literally within our grasp."
--Jeff Bridges
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Written A Last Will And Testament
August 03, 2011
Helped Build Homes For Habitat For Humanity
July 23, 2011
"What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on - is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests."
--Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Taken A Sculpture Class
July 14, 2011
"If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all."
--Michelangelo
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Had Goats Clean Up The Backyard
July 09, 2011
Held My Baby Niece
July 04, 2011
"A new baby is like the beginning of all things - wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities."
--Eda J. LeShan
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Filled Out Paperwork For A Legal Name Change
June 25, 2011
“There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.”
--Theodore Roosevelt
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Repaired The Handle On A Toilet
June 21, 2011
“You know an odd feeling? Sitting on the toilet eating a chocolate candy bar.”
--George Carlin
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Gone To A Political Debate
May 05, 2011
"Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?"
--Robert Orben
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Taught People How To Fold Origami Cranes
May 01, 2011
"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within himself."
--Galileo
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Deliberated On A Jury
April 21, 2011
“There is no such thing as an impartial jury because there are no impartial people. There are people that argue on the web for hours about who their favorite character on ‘Friends’ is.”
--John Stewart
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Handed Out Rain Ponchos And Emergency Blankets To Ten Homeless People
March 11, 2011
When I was younger, I ran away from home, and there was a period of time in my life when I did not know where my next meal was coming from, how I was going to be able to pay for it, or if I’d even have a roof over my head that night.
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Volunteered At The Annual Lucasfilm Trivia Night
March 02, 2011
Every year, my company runs a trivia night that raises funds for the AIDS Emergency Fund and the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund. The AEF/BCEF provides emergency financial assistance to local Bay Area women and men to cover basic human needs. It is one of the coolest events that I’ve ever seen.
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Taken A Yoga Class
February 23, 2011
A few weeks ago, J, L, A, and I all signed up for a yoga class at Hanuman Center in the Castro. We scheduled this near the end of February because I thought a lot of the new year’s crowd would thin out after a few months.
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Donated Blood
February 02, 2011
A few weeks ago, I thought it would be a good idea to finally donate blood for the first time in my life. I looked for blood drives happening soon and found out there was going to be one at my workplace. How convenient! I made an appointment for February 2 at 10:00am.
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Replaced A Car Seat
January 02, 2011
A while ago, J’s friend got a little over excited in her car, a 1994 Toyota Celica, and damaged the passenger-side front seat. We lived with that seat, slightly broken, for over a decade. A few months back, it broke completely.
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