Sherpa (Alvie) in 2008
2008, so far, is 94% worth living.
In 2005, Sherpa (Alvie)
did 34 things,
went 6 places,
met 2 people, and
consumed 5 products.
January
Added to 43 Things:
- sell on eBay
- fight ignorance
- make my work space a haven
- buy a road bike — completed 5 months later
Completed on 43 Things:
- finish my associate's degree — Worth doing!
- Question my consumerism
- Get a kitty! — Worth doing!
- stomach flu — Not worth doing
- support make trade fair — Worth doing!
- buy stuff that's made in the usa — Worth doing!
- Wish John Lee A Fantastic Birthday On Jan.20th — Worth doing!
- Give 666 Cheers — Worth doing!
- get broadband internet
- throw a great party — Worth doing!
- Answer the random questions that are asked. — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Visited on 43 Places:
- The Earth — Worth visiting!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
Read:
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, New Edition
- The Noblest Invention: An Illustrated History of the Bicycle — Worth consuming!
- Zorro: A Novel
- Need for the Bike — Worth consuming!
- Bicycle Vehicle for a Small Planet (Worldwatch paper) — Worth consuming!
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February
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
- shoot clays — Worth doing!
- ride my bike more — Worth doing!
- be real — Worth doing!
- See "The Vagina Monologues" live — Worth doing!
- Complete 100 things on 43 things — Worth doing!
- eat a bison burger — Worth doing!
- Get a library card — Worth doing!
- eat more locally grown food — Worth doing!
- purchase consciously: organic, local, fair trade... — Worth doing!
- grow my own food — Worth doing!
- be the change i want to see in the world — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Visited on 43 Places:
- Central Park — Worth visiting!
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March
Completed on 43 Things:
Added to 43 Places:
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
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April
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
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May
Completed on 43 Things:
- Lose 15 lbs
- collect magazines — Worth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia International Airport — Not worth visiting
- 30th Street Station — Worth visiting!
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June
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
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July
Completed on 43 Things:
- buy a road bike — Worth doing!
- go on a group bike ride
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August
Completed on 43 Things:
- live a minimalist lifestyle — Worth doing!
- have conversations late into the night with fascinating people — Worth doing!
- live a simple life — Worth doing!
- Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do — Worth doing!
- make a smaller ecological footprint — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Visited on 43 Places:
