I noticed today that 43 Things is shutting down after 10 years. I haven’t used it in a while (re: 101 Things), but it reminded me that 1) I used to use it a lot, and 2) I am the most list-oriented human on earth.<\/p>\n
My to-do list gives me superpowers of accomplishment. I hate<\/em> not finishing things on a list. It makes me itchy.<\/p>\n Anyway, I exported my 43 Things list for old times’ sake. I’d forgotten about some of these!<\/p>\n I noticed today that 43 Things is shutting down after 10 years. I haven’t used it in a while (re: 101 Things), but it reminded me that 1) I used to use it a lot, and 2) I am the most list-oriented human on earth. My to-do list gives me superpowers of accomplishment. 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done 139 things\r\n---------------------------------------\r\n\r\n1.\tTravel Europe by train.\t\t\r\n2.\tVisit all 50 states.\t\t\r\n3.\tGo to Europe.\t\t\r\n4.\tSwim in an infinity pool.\t\r\n5.\tPlay paintball.\t\r\n6.\tSwim with stingrays.\t\t\r\n7.\tRide an ATV.\t\t\r\n8.\tGo sea kayaking.\t\t\r\n9.\tUpdate my travel journal.\t\r\n10.\tGet another tattoo.\t\t\r\n11.\tTravel alone.\t\t\r\n12.\tDo a breast cancer 3-day walk.\t\r\n13.\tGo to the gym 3 times a week.\t\t\r\n14.\tGo to a 2010 world cup qualifier.\t\r\n15.\tSee the Stanley Cup.\t\t\r\n16.\tDonate to Kiva.\t\r\n17.\tLift weights more often.\t\t\r\n18.\tJoin the 43things team on kiva.org\t\r\n19.\tCrew the breast cancer 3-day.\t\t\r\n20.\tGo kayaking.\t\r\n21.\tDetox\t\r\n22.\tPost every day for a month.\t\r\n23.\tGet it on in the Town Talk men's room.\t\r\n24.\tLearn to drive a stick shift.\t\t\r\n25.\tPlay blackjack in Vegas.\t\t\r\n26.\tRide in a limo.\t\t\r\n27.\tSkate with the Gophers.\t\r\n28.\tVisit 1 place on 43 places list per year.\t\t\r\n29.\tIce skate outdoors.\t\t\r\n30.\tRollerskate again.\t\t\r\n31.\tBe interviewed for a magazine.\t\t\r\n32.\tSwim with sea turtles.\t\t\r\n33.\tLearn to swing dance.\t\t\r\n34.\tPlay broomball.\t\t\r\n35.\tGo to a rodeo.\t\t\r\n36.\tGive 500 cheers.\t\r\n37.\tEnter something in the state fair.\t\r\n38.\tGo camping more.\t\t\r\n39.\tRide a motorcycle.\t\t\r\n40.\tGet to 'standard' on DDR.\t\t\r\n41.\tLearn asp.net.\t\t\r\n42.\tRedo my website.\t\t\r\n43.\tRemember 100 moments that have made my life up to this point great.\t\t\r\n44.\tStart a Roth IRA.\t\t\r\n45.\tLearn poi spinning.\t\r\n46.\tSee the northern lights.\t\t\r\n47.\tGo on a cruise.\t\r\n48.\tParticipate in Habitat for Humanity.\t\t\r\n49.\tDo three charity walks in 2006.\t\r\n50.\tSpend more on travel than on rent in 2007.\t\t\r\n51.\tHear the Dalai Lama speak.\t\t\r\n52.\tStop feeling guilty for relaxing.\t\t\r\n53.\tRaise more than $2,200 for the 3day.\t\t\r\n54.\tTake a photography class.\t\t\r\n55.\tGo skydiving.\t\t\r\n56.\tGo canoeing on Lake Calhoun.\t\t\r\n57.\tUse money as a tool to amass experiences, not objects.\t\r\n58.\tLose 20 pounds.\t\r\n59.\tWrite a will.\t\r\n60.\tOrganize some great team fundraisers.\t\t\r\n61.\tAccumulate $5,000 in savings.\t\t\r\n62.\tDocument a day in photographs.\t\r\n63.\tComplete 20 knitting projects in 2007.\t\t\r\n64.\tSell my car and buy a used one with cash.\t\r\n65.\tDance more.\t\r\n66.\tBe a sweep team captain on the breast cancer 3-day.\t\r\n67.\tPurify myself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.\t\r\n68.\tTake sailing lessons.\t\t\r\n69.\tDo project 365.\t\t\r\n70.\tMeditate more.\t\t\r\n71.\tFinish my travel journal.\t\t\r\n72.\tFind a balance between the things i want to do and the things i need to do.\t\t\r\n73.\tGo on a train journey.\t\r\n74.\tTake a kickboxing class.\t\r\n75.\tLearn to play the piano.\t\r\n76.\tLearn to read music.\t\r\n77.\tGet my nipples pierced.\t\r\n78.\tLearn a martial art.\t\r\n79.\tSpend the night in a haunted hotel.\t\t\r\n80.\tGo to the movies alone.\tWorth it\t\r\n81.\tLive alone.\t\r\n82.\tVisit Europe.\t\t\r\n83.\tShoot a gun.\t\t\r\n84.\tGo skeet shooting.\t\r\n85.\tGo snorkeling.\t\t\r\n86.\tGo on vacation by myself.\t\t\r\n87.\tGo on a road trip with no predetermined destination.\t\t\r\n88.\tLearn to knit.\t\t\r\n89.\tTake a cake decorating class.\t\t\r\n90.\tOrganize my photos.\t\t\r\n91.\tDrink absinthe.\t\r\n92.\tNever eat McDonald's again.\t\t\r\n93.\tGet a tattoo.\t\t\r\n94.\tLearn Russian.\t\r\n95.\tDo the breast cancer 3-day.\t\t\r\n96.\tBecome a vegetarian.\t\t\r\n97.\tBecome first in a google search for my name.\t\t\r\n98.\tKeep track of my finances in Quicken.\t\t\r\n99.\tPierce my nipples.\t\t\r\n100.\tStart my own business.\t\t\r\n101.\tFire a handgun.\t\r\n102.\tBuy a house.\t\t\r\n103.\tLearn how to drive stick-shift.\t\r\n104.\tGo through my things, get rid of or donate anything i am not using.\t\r\n105.\tIdentify 100 things that make me happy (besides money).\t\r\n106.\tLearn to mix drinks.\t\t\r\n107.\tGo to the top of the Statue of Liberty.\r\n108.\tFly first class.\t\r\n109.\tPut all my finances in Quicken.\t\t\r\n110.\tBreathe fire.\t\r\n111.\tGo to a strip club.\t\t\r\n112.\tComplete the Greenie Century.\t\t\r\n113.\tBe awesome.\t\t\r\n114.\tTie a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue.\t\r\n115.\tSee the midnight sun.\t\t\r\n116.\tSee puffins in the wild.\t\t\r\n117.\tGo whale watching.\t\t\r\n118.\tGo skinnydipping.\t\t\r\n119.\tBecome a zombie.\t\t\r\n120.\tLick Liquor Lyle's.\t\t\r\n121.\tLearn to belly dance.\t\t\r\n122.\tVisit the world's largest ball of twine.\t\t\r\n123.\tPillow fight.\t\t\r\n124.\tGo to Bonnaroo.\t\t\r\n125.\tGet an accountant.\t\t\r\n126.\tStop watching tv.\t\t\r\n127.\tFly a plane.\t\t\r\n128.\tFinish the knitting olympics.\t\t\r\n129.\tActually do the things i want to do.\t\t\r\n130.\tRock climb.\t\t\r\n131.\tFire a gun in a shooting range.\t\t\r\n132.\tGo to Hawaii.\t\r\n133.\tGet a Gemini tattoo.\t\t\r\n134.\tGive 250 cheers.\t\t\r\n135.\tHave a restaurant know my \"usual\".\t\t\r\n136.\tGo to cherry blossom festival in DC.\t\t\r\n137.\tSwim in the Pacific Ocean.\t\r\n138.\tOwn a Mini Cooper.\t\t\r\n139.\tLearn to play the didgeridoo.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"