Larry Gilbert in 2005
2005 was 90% worth living.
In 2005, Larry Gilbert
did 7 things,
went 29 places,
met 4 people, and
consumed 8 products.
July
Added to 43 Things:
- Master this shirt-folding technique — completed about 1 month later
- see the northern lights
- find a certified financial planner
- find a better shirt-folding technique than "Master this shirt-folding technique"
- consume less caffeine
- stop procrastinating
- get rid of my clutter — completed about 1 year later
- go bowling in Antarctica
- get engaged — completed about 1 year later
- get mental health treatment
- lose weight — completed about 1 year later
- write a screenplay
- speak spanish
- marry my sweetheart — completed over 2 years later
- avoid cliches like the plague
Completed on 43 Things:
- Make my first million — Not worth doing
- learn esperanto — Worth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
- Doune
- Safeco Field — visited 3 days later
- Corvallis — visited 11 days later
- Dick's Drive-In on Broadway — visited 5 days later
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology — visited about 1 month later
- Microsoft Visitor Center — visited about 1 month later
- Microsoft — visited about 1 month later
- Hell
- Kennedy Space Center
- Seattle Asian Art Museum
- The Kennedy School
- Tokyo
- Chicago — visited 10 months later
- New York City
- Doune Castle
Visited on 43 Places:
- Mexico — Worth visiting!
- Canada — Worth visiting!
- British Columbia — Worth visiting!
- Oregon — Worth visiting!
- Oregon Coast — Worth visiting!
- Halifax — Worth visiting!
- Balboa Park — Worth visiting!
- Oklahoma — Not worth visiting
- Portland — Worth visiting!
- Las Vegas — Worth visiting!
- The Seattle Public Library - Central Library — Worth visiting!
- Volunteer Park Conservatory — Worth visiting!
- Powell's City of Books — Worth visiting!
- Art Institute of Chicago — Worth visiting!
- Oregon State University — Worth visiting!
Listened to:
- Franz Ferdinand — Worth consuming!
- The Moog Cookbook — Worth consuming!
- Ye Olde Space Band: Plays Classic Rock Hits — Worth consuming!
- Dicknity — Worth consuming!
Consumed:
- The Amazing Race Season 10 — Worth consuming!
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August
Added to 43 Places:
Visited on 43 Places:
- Safeco Field — Worth visiting!
- Corvallis — Worth visiting!
- Dick's Drive-In on Broadway — Worth visiting!
- Mount Saint Helens — Worth visiting!
- Shorty's Coney Island — Worth visiting!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
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September
Added to 43 Things:
- learn how to drive stick-shift — completed 8 months later
- get a passport — completed about 1 year later
Completed on 43 Things:
- Master this shirt-folding technique — Worth doing!
- Fly First Class — Worth doing!
- Help test 43people.com: the next new thing from The Robot Co-op — Worth doing!
- be a good bridesmaid, whatever it entails — Worth doing!
- get tivo — Not worth doing
Added to 43 Places:
- Verite Coffee — visited about 1 year later
- Alaska
Visited on 43 Places:
- Vancouver — Worth visiting!
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Worth visiting!
- Microsoft Visitor Center — Worth visiting!
- Microsoft — Worth visiting!
Consumed:
- Rock Star: INXS — Worth consuming!
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October
Added to 43 Things:
Added to 43 Places:
- Century Ballroom — visited 5 months later
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
- Douglas Adams — met 7 months later
- Seattlejo — met 2 months later
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
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November
Added to 43 Things:
- get VoIP (Voice over IP) — completed 6 months later
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December
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
