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Todd Gehman

...and the hippo was allergic to magic



I'm doing 39 things
  

Todd Gehman's Life List

  1. 1. get my house in order
    6 entries . 16 cheers     		35 people
  2. 2. shoot a photo essay on small-scale winemaking
    3 entries . 11 cheers     		1 person
  3. 3. base a Theme and Variations suite on my phone number
    1 entry . 24 cheers     		2 people
  4. 4. exhibit my photographs in a public place
    46 cheers     		90 people
  5. 5. start a woodworking collective in Seattle
    2 team members . 2 entries . 23 cheers     		16 people
  6. 6. learn clever magic tricks
    14 cheers     		140 people
  7. 7. publish something in a respectable journal, magazine, or edited website
    19 cheers     		418 people
  8. 8. make a documentary film
    1 entry . 30 cheers     		533 people
  9. 9. build an excellent piece of furniture out of wood
    22 cheers     		99 people
  10. 10. live in New York City for one year
    26 cheers     		53 people
  11. 11. drink 40 year old Bordeaux on my 40th birthday
    2 entries . 27 cheers     		8 people
  12. 12. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
    16 cheers     		16,891 people
  13. 13. master three piano pieces by Chopin
    23 cheers     		5 people
  14. 14. write an artist's statement
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		7 people
  15. 15. make a short film
    18 cheers     		561 people
  16. 16. codify the rules of the jukebox drinking game
    3 cheers     		1 person
  17. 17. Record a solo album
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		50 people
  18. 18. go hang gliding
    4 cheers     		320 people
  19. 19. take a drawing class
    15 cheers     		70 people
  20. 20. design a font
    9 cheers     		22 people
  21. 21. Build out my entire neighborhood on 43 Places
    4 cheers     		6 people
  22. 22. learn to surf
    8 cheers     		6,400 people
  23. 23. attend a dark dining dinner
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  24. 24. read at least one book a month
    11 cheers     		203 people
  25. 25. commission a work of art
    4 cheers     		8 people
  26. 26. Learn to play the cello
    10 cheers     		682 people
  27. 27. write a clear and concise essay on color theory for photographers
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1 person
  28. 28. learn to ride a motorcycle
    7 cheers     		1,400 people
  29. 29. Make 43 Things Faster
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		3 people
  30. 30. design a t-shirt
    2 cheers     		665 people
  31. 31. host a house show
    3 cheers     		2 people
  32. 32. give one new Kiva loan per month for a year
    11 entries . 9 cheers     		23 people
  33. 33. take a photo every day for a month
    4 cheers     		34 people
  34. 34. learn object-oriented javascript
    3 cheers     		1 person
  35. 35. Make 43 Things better
    4 team members . 4 cheers     		5 people
  36. 36. learn actionscript
    1 entry     		110 people
  37. 37. have my caricature drawn
    2 cheers     		76 people
  38. 38. upgrade to a flash portfolio site
    		1 person
  39. 39. Buy a copy of the 43 Things book: "Dream It. List It. Do It!"
    		3 people

How I did it
How to take dance lessons
It took me
1 month
It made me
cliche

How I did it: Signed up for a 5-week introduction to Tango at the Century Ballroom in Seattle.  It was an hour-long night class once per week.  I signed up with a friend but in class they encourage people to switch partners between songs, in order to broaden your exposure to various skill levels and techniques.  "Takes two to Tango" is a cliche whose validity became strikingly clear over the course of the class.  Dancing with random… Read how I did it…

Sep 08, 02:23PM PDT | 0 comments | 4 cheers


Recent entries
make a documentary film
juicy subject materializing 1 day ago

I finally landed on an idea, and I’m going to start shooting next week. I removed the description posted here because I’d rather keep the idea to myself until the project is further along. But it’s about live music in Seattle. Sort of a counterpoint to Hype. I’m excited.

Dec 02, 11:41AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


give one new Kiva loan per month for a year (read all 11 entries…)
november 1 week ago

November’s loan goes to a Nicaraguan rice grower who’d like to join a cooperative of farmers planning to share ownership and maintenance of a threshing machine.

Nov 19, 01:37PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


give one new Kiva loan per month for a year (read all 11 entries…)
October 1 month ago

This month’s loan goes to a Cambodian father of three who for years has taken a taxi 20 km to work in a Phnom Penh hotel, and would like to get a motorcycle for the commute instead.

Oct 15, 12:10PM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

colour in my colouring books I want to become a doctor speak good english own a home Watch all episodes of Eureka Seven Go to the opera more facedown444 wants to be happy Take the GRE Travel to England hit all the buttons in a crowded elevator Lose 10 pounds in 10 days Visit Niagara Falls grow wings Bert be a better father softballqt158 wants to lose weight Live a Fit and Active Life get my tongue pierced. watch The X-Files Never stop learning play The Sims Fall in love go on the pill create my own website getoutofdodge wants to reach my goal weight Rule the world learn shorthand travel