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NaBloWriMo
Nov 1st
On Sunday, my friend Kris, who is the all-star behind my favorite blog Popingay, suggested we embark together on the magical journey that is NaBloWriMo (I think he assumed it stood for National Blowing Writers Month).
This all began when our mutual friend Mikaela said Ian was coming over to work on a project. Kris and I pressed her for details. She refused, stating:
“You’ll make fun of us.”
She was right. After a hearty dose of laughter over the fact that she and Ian participated in NaNoWriMo annually, Kris and I mocked their nerd-dom for several minutes, loudly. At some point, Kris remarked that there was now a NaBloWriMo. I thought “that would be the perfect opportunity to get back on this blogging horse” and Kris thought “I’m a manwhore with a weird writer fetish.”
So we decided to embark on this beautiful writing/blow job journey together. I look forward to a month of fitting in a daily dose of terrible writing that no one reads but my mom. And that’s just because I make her proof read my work.
Coming up:
Nov 2: Tattoo
Nov 6-9: Issues of Substance Conference in Vancouver, BC
Nov 12: Homovember (the terrible holiday I concocted and plan to make my friends celebrate with me, as per item 204 on my list)
Then it’s 2012 the year we all die or whatever.
After 5 Weeks
Jul 3rd
I’ve decided to take a slightly new direction with this blog, wherein the focus is still my life list, but I’m more apt to just write about my day to day life and other interesting things. After taking a rather long hiatus from writing, I’ve realized I need to expand my focus in order to write both more and with more meaning.
That being said, I’ve just wrapped up a 5 week French program in Montreal, Quebec. I’m currently sitting in the airport waiting for my 8:30pm flight. It was a good trip but I can’t get over how absolutely burned out I am. I was burned out almost in the first week. I’m not cut out for the party life, and living in a University residence was party not stop. Going home is going to be a wonderful experience.
For the rest of the summer, it seems I’ll be going around Canada with some more abandon, hitting up Vancouver and Kingston. Looking into school programs and my future as well. Looking forward to blogging once again. <3
Necessary Update
Aug 11th
1. I’m going to Kingston on Thursday.
2. I got tickets to Marilyn Manson (seeing him live is on my life list).
I’m trying to figure out something fun to do so I’ll have something interesting to blog about.
Monday’s Picture of the Week
May 18th
Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia, Canada. I loved being there but it was quite cold (in February). Apparently, this is the most photographed thing in all of Canada. Odd.
Relevant Reading
Apr 5th
MyLifeList
This site allows you to keep track of a life list, post stories and maintain a network of other life list keepers!
How To Tell Your Family You’re Leaving
via Travelers Notebook
Great piece on breaking it to your family you plan on doing the extended travel thing. I’ll never need it because my family wishes I’d leave the country for a long term stint.
10 Things to do in Amsterdam
via Matador Trips
There’s more to do in Amsterdam than get high and act like a bad tourist?
Reykavik City Guide
via Katie Hammel
All I want to do is go to Iceland!
Relevant Reading – The Unemployed Edition
Mar 29th
My weekly roundup of interesting and relevant articles I’ve found on the wide and vast interwebs. This week it’s all about being unemployed!
The JET Programme
via Matador
Immediately after reading this article I messaged my boyfriend Adam and said “you can find work in Japan with your job skills, right?” This excited me. A year of living in Japan AND a job after I graduate in December? Yes please! Check for official info here
How to Make Travel Look Good on a Resume
via Traveler’s Notebook
Great suggestions for making all of your time spent wandering around work for you in your job search
Save the Economy
This entire site makes me pee myself laughing, and I figure since it has to do with this “tanking” economy of ours it is relevant to my sad state of joblessness. Installing toilets in all the rooms of my house? Yes!
Earn Money on the Road
via Brave New Traveler
This isn’t particularly relevant to my current state of financial affairs, but it could come in handy to other people! I’d rather be broke and living with my parents than broke on the road.
Save Money, Travel Later
via Vagabonish
A great and simple piece about four ways you can easily save money now so you can travel later.
Relevant Reading
Mar 22nd
Weekly roundup on the sites and articles I found useful, funny or motivating.
What The Hell in Dubai
via TutzTutz
A long time ago I had “Party Like a Rockstar in Dubai” on my list. I removed it after reading about a string of arrests made to innocent people for having legal prescription drugs on their person or having stepped on a microscopic piece of marijuana. Articles like this make me want to go to Dubai though because it is literally insane. It’s like if Las Vegas took crack, has a baby with Monaco, and that baby had a baby with Thailand. Or something. It’s insanity.
Best Nude Beaches
via Matador Trips
This one might not be on my list, but it caught my eye and was certainly a fascinating read. I suppose a nude beach might help with # 71 Go skinny dipping. Or maybe just something to consider as a new addition altogether.
Best Coffee Shops in Amsterdam
via Matador Nights
One of the first things I added to my list was to smoke pot in Amsterdam. It’s sort of a when in Rome type deal I suppose. This is a nice compiled list of the best places to go to partake whilst in the Netherlands.
Applies to
#72 Smoke pot in Amsterdam
My Life to do List
I’m not going to lie, I took a few items off of this excellent list. I’m not above borrowing great ideas, but I have to give credit where credit is due. Make sure to check out his blog, he seems to have a never ending array of things to do.
Intrepid Lifestyle
New site recently launched, but tons of great articles for the serious traveler. Really practical and well laid out.
File Under: Thanks But No Thanks
Mar 18th
image via Dilidou
Heights are not my thing. Thus, Pulpit Rock in Norway scares the crap out of me. Just watching those people sit leisurely on the edge makes me sink to the carpet covered floors of my room in my “safety crouch” (reserved for swinging bridges, gondola lifts, driving on the sides of mountains, the fake Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas, and pictures of Pulpit Rock). You can definitely file a visit to Preikestolen as it as known in its Native language under Thanks But No Thanks
Relevant Reading
Mar 15th
This is a new feature I’m starting. Through Twitter and StumbleUpon I end up reading a ton of articles ever week that are relevant to my life list. Some are just other life lists, some are travel blogs, and some are how to guides for silly things. They give me inspiration, a good laugh, or the knowledge I need to get a move on this giant list of goals I’ve accumulated. I’ve decided to start sharing some of the better articles and sites I come across. Hope you enjoy them as much as I have.
How to make the big move happen
How to plan your get away, get adjusted to living abroad and turn those ex-pat dreams into a reality, via Wild Junket
Applies to
#36. Live in Italy for at least one month on my own
#405. Move the heck out of Calgary
Helsinki – A Modern European City of Culture
This article just furthered my intense desire to get myself completely immersed in everything that is Northern European! Helsinki is at the top of my destination list. via Brilliant Trips
Applies to
#479. Visit the Suomenlinna Sea Fortress in Helsinki
#377. Travel to all of the European countries
Keep Your Travel Blog Alive Between Trips
I often struggle with this, when I get caught up in school and work. Exam season is the worst! via Heather On Her Travels
Squatty Potty
I had never known what a “Squatty Potty” was before. I never knew what pooping would be like in Asia/other places. Now, I do. via Squidoo
Applies to
#611. Use a squatty potty