1. CREATE BEAUTY. Become a steward of music, art, literature, and architecture. Create a life that is a net gain for beauty in the world.Become a musician- Do thirty minutes of singing exercises
- Practice guitar for thirty minutes
- Practice Angel Eyes, I’ve Got A Woman, Charade, and All of You for thirty minutes
Dress better than Miles Davis, James Bond, Jimi Hendrix, and the Sartorialist- Dress like a funk musician today
2. WEAVE A TAPESTRY of COMPASSION. Make my life a place of warmth and joy for the people who pass through it.
- Pick Hanan up from school and take her downtown for icecream
- Call Latifah
- Call Munir
3. GET MY shit together- Cash my check and put gas in Mom’s car
- Pay my Sprint bill
3. DO GOOD WORK: Use my best talents to serve the world through my work. Perform work of the highest ethical and technical caliber- Apply for a GYO
- Call Baseemah about the Texas R Commision
- Write my strengths based plan for the rest of this week: share it with B. and/or D.
- Memorize the prices for the MacBook Pros
Oct 06, 05:53AM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments
1. CREATE BEAUTY. Become a steward of music, art, literature, and architecture. Create a life that is a net gain for beauty in the world.Become a musician- Do thirty minutes of singing exercises
- Practice guitar for thirty minutes
- Practice “Angel Eyes” and “All of You” for thirty minutes
2. WEAVE A TAPESTRY of COMPASSION. Make my life a place of warmth and joy for the people who pass through it.
- Catch 3 people doing something good at work today
- Call Latifah
- Call Munir
3. GET MY shit together- Figure out transportation for Thursday
Sep 29, 08:47AM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments
1. CREATE BEAUTY. Become a steward of music, art, literature, and architecture. Create a life that is a net gain for beauty in the world.Become a musician- Do thirty minutes of singing exercises
- Practice the chromatic scale on the guitar for twenty minutes
- Practice “I Got A Woman” on the guitar for twenty minutes
- Practice “Angel Eyes” and “All of You” for thirty minutes
- Read a few chapters from my music theory book
Make beautiful martial art- Workout for an hour and fifteen minutes
- Do strength training for a half hour
- Practice handstands for twenty minutes
- Do forms for thirty minutes
2. WEAVE A TAPESTRY of COMPASSION. Make my life a place of warmth and joy for the people who pass through it.
- Take care of Kim while she recovers from her wisdom-teeth pulling
- Call Hanan
- Call Munir
- Scan in a few dozen of Mom’s photos
3. GET MY shit together- Buy my meds
- Cash my check, deposit money, and pay ADS
Jul 25, 12:03PM PDT | 2 cheers | 1 comment
1. CREATE BEAUTY. Become a steward of music, art, literature, and architecture. Create a life that is a net gain for beauty in the world.Become a musician- Do thirty minutes of singing exercises
Practice the chromatic scale on the guitar for twenty minutesPractice “I Got A Woman” on the guitar for twenty minutesPractice “Angel Eyes” and “All of You” for thirty minutesRead a few chapters from my music theory book
Make beautiful martial artWorkout for an hour and fifteen minutesDo strength training for a half hourPractice handstands for five minutes
Go to Christopher’s Tae-kwon-do class
2. WEAVE A TAPESTRY of COMPASSION. Make my life a place of warmth and joy for the people who pass through it.
Call MunirCall Hanan- Scan in a few dozen of Mom’s photos
Read a few chapters of Gottman’s book
3. GET MY shit togetherBurn CDs of Kim’s “Compilation’s” folder to free up some space on her hard drive
Jul 09, 09:40AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
1. CREATE BEAUTY. Become a steward of music, art, literature, and architecture. Create a life that is a net gain for beauty in the world.Become a musicianDo thirty minutes of singing exercisesPractice the chromatic scale on the guitar for twenty minutesPractice “I Got A Woman” on the guitar for twenty minutes
Make beautiful martial art- Workout for an hour and fifteen minutes
Ride bicycle (six miles in forty minutes, six miles in 24 minutes)- Meditate (20 minutes)
2. WEAVE A TAPESTRY of COMPASSION. Make my life a place of warmth and joy for the people who pass through it.
3. GET MY shit togetherCook rice and beans for lunchRenew library booksTidy roomShower and dress
4. DO GOOD WORK: Use my best talents to serve the world through my work- Read a chapter in my Leopard book
- Memorize the prices of the 15” MacBook Pros
Jul 08, 05:19AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
1. CREATE BEAUTY. Become a steward of music, art, literature, and architecture. Create a life that is a net gain for beauty in the world.Become a musicianDo thirty minutes of singing exercisesPractice the chromatic scale on the guitar for twenty minutesPractice “I Got A Woman” on the guitar for twenty minutesPractice “Angel Eyes” for twenty minutes
Make beautiful martial art- Workout for an hour and fifteen minutes
Ride bicycle (six miles in forty minutes, six miles in 24 minutes)Weight train (30 minutes)Practice forms (20 minutes)Meditate (20 minutes)
- Plan my workouts for the week
2. WEAVE A TAPESTRY of COMPASSION. Make my life a place of warmth and joy for the people who pass through it.
Call LatifahCall MunirText Hanan
3. GET MY shit togetherRefresh my “Get my shit together” listCook lunchWash/dye clothesClean out my bagsWash my hair
Jul 02, 09:14AM PDT | 4 cheers | 0 comments
1. GET MY shit together- Refresh my “Get my shit together” list
- Call Dr. Bernstein
2. CREATE BEAUTY. Become a steward of music, art, literature, and architecture. Create a life that is a net gain for beauty in the world.Become a musician- Do twenty minutes of singing exercises
- Practice scales for twenty minutes
- Practice “I Got A Woman” for thirty minutes
Make beautiful martial art- Workout for an hour and fifteen minutes
- Practice handstands (20 minutes)
- Ride bicycle (six miles in forty minutes, six miles in 24 minutes)
- Weight train (25 minutes)
- Meditate (20 minutes)
- Plan my workouts for the week
3. WEAVE A TAPESTRY of COMPASSION. Make my life a place of warmth and joy for the people who pass through it.
- Call Latifah
- Call Munir
- Text Hanan
Jun 24, 10:21PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments
1. GET MY shit togethera. Cook
b. Put away my clothes, organize closet a bit
c. Refresh my “Get my shit together” list
2. CREATE BEAUTY. Become a steward of music, art, literature, and architecture. Create a life that is a net gain for beauty in the world.Create a stunning webpage
Sketch some layout and navigation ideas- Flip through the hacking MySpace book again, jotting down main ideas
Copy my notes on creating a page to my 43Things
Become a musician
Listen to my “soul singers” playlist for an hourDo forty minutes of singing exercises- Read about scales and chords in my Music Theory book
Make beautiful martial art
- Workout for an hour and fifteen minutes
- Do yoga (30 minutes)
- Practice handstands (20 minutes)
- Weight train (25 minutes)
- Meditate (20 minutes
- Plan my workouts for next week
3. WEAVE A TAPESTRY of COMPASSION. Make my life a place of warmth and joy for the people who pass through it.Call LatifahCall MunirText Hanan
4. USE MY GIFTS of intelligence and curiosity to serve others
Become a polymath
- Read about the history of computers (30 minutes)
Work on layout ideas for my website (30 minutes)
Jun 24, 07:29AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments
June 10: Work
5 months ago
1. GET MY shit togethera. Call loan lady again, buy stamps, fill out form, and send it off
b. Ask Jason about the new hire package
c. Make sure they know about next weekend
d. Clean my room
e. Make breakfast, pack a lunch
2. CREATE BEAUTY. Become a steward of music, art, literature, and architecture. Create a life that is a net gain for beauty in the world.Become a musician
Listen to Ray Charles for an hourDo thirty minutes of singing exercises- Read about scales in my Music Theory book
Make beautiful martial art
- Workout for an hour and fifteen minutes
Ride six miles in forty minutes, ride six miles in twenty-four minutestwenty-three minutes!Do handstands for twenty minutesMeditate for a half hour
3. WEAVE A TAPESTRY of COMPASSION. Make my life a place of warmth and joy for the people who pass through it.E-mail LatifahE-mail MunirCall Hanan
4. USE MY GIFTS of intelligence and curiosity to serve others
Become a polymath
Read about the history of computers for a half hour
5. DO GOOD WORK: Use my best talents to serve the world through my profession. Perform work of the highest ethical and technical caliber
- Concentrate more at work today
- Write a plan at least for the rest of this week
- Ask about doing the workshops this weekend
Jun 11, 08:19AM PDT | 5 cheers | 0 comments
1. GET MY shit togethera. Call loan lady again, fill out form, and send it off
b. Call Angela about benefits
2. CREATE BEAUTY. Become a steward of music, art, literature, and architecture. Create a life that is a net gain for beauty in the world.Become a musician
Listen to Sarah Vaughan for an hourPractice “I Got a Woman” for a half-hour: practice the melody, learn the first four chordsPractice “All of Me”, “My One and Only Love”, and “My Funny Valentine” for a half hourDo thirty minutes of singing exercisesRead about chords in my Music Theory book
Make beautiful martial art
- Workout for an hour and fifteen minutes
Do a strength training workoutDo handstands for twenty minutes, meditate for fifteen minutes, and do thirty forms
Watch the Shaolin Monks DVD
3. WEAVE A TAPESTRY of COMPASSION. Make my life a place of warmth and joy for the people who pass through it.E-mail Latifah- Call Munir
Call Hanan
4. USE MY GIFTS of intelligence and curiosity to serve others
Become a polymath
Read about the history of computers for a half hour
Jun 09, 09:09AM PDT | 4 cheers | 2 comments