three-oh
so... the 21st of april, like a meteor, is hurtling uncontrollably my way and there's really no way for me to stop it.
i thought about those "30 things to do before you're thirty" lists... and, well, i doubt i'll be able to start one (much less finish one). instead, i found a list based on a book that touts what everyone SHOULD know how to do before they turn thirty...
the ones i already know how to do (or at least THINK i know how to do), i've marked with a + :
+1. wrap a present
+2. start a successful fire in a fireplace, at a campsite, and in a barbecue
3. finish a piece of furniture
4. get a raise
+5. order wine at a restaurant without getting stiffed
+6. parallel park in three breathtakingly beautiful movements
7. dance a "slow dance" without looking like an idiot
+8. use a full place setting properly, including chopsticks and Asian soup spoons
+9. clean your place in under 45 minutes, when friends, relatives, or prospective lovers are coming by unexpectedly, and soon
+10. hold your liquor
11. cure a hangover
12. do the Heimlich Maneuver
13. use a compass
14. change a flat
15. jump start a car
+16. open a champagne bottle
17. send a drink to someone's table
18. cook one "signature meal"
19. whistle with your fingers
+20. take good pictures
+21. fold a fitted sheet
22. remove common stains
+23. sew a button
+24. carve turkey, lasagna, and birthday cake
+25. hold a baby
+26. change a diaper
27. keep a plant alive for more than a year
+28. make dogs and cats love you
29. help someone (an older or ill person, a woman you're trying to impress, your mother) out of a car
+30. write superior thank you notes
some of those on the list i know how to do in theory, but have never been in a situation in which i've been forced to. i only marked the ones i have actually done. so, my question is: what else should i know by now?
i thought about those "30 things to do before you're thirty" lists... and, well, i doubt i'll be able to start one (much less finish one). instead, i found a list based on a book that touts what everyone SHOULD know how to do before they turn thirty...
the ones i already know how to do (or at least THINK i know how to do), i've marked with a + :
+1. wrap a present
+2. start a successful fire in a fireplace, at a campsite, and in a barbecue
3. finish a piece of furniture
4. get a raise
+5. order wine at a restaurant without getting stiffed
+6. parallel park in three breathtakingly beautiful movements
7. dance a "slow dance" without looking like an idiot
+8. use a full place setting properly, including chopsticks and Asian soup spoons
+9. clean your place in under 45 minutes, when friends, relatives, or prospective lovers are coming by unexpectedly, and soon
+10. hold your liquor
11. cure a hangover
12. do the Heimlich Maneuver
13. use a compass
14. change a flat
15. jump start a car
+16. open a champagne bottle
17. send a drink to someone's table
18. cook one "signature meal"
19. whistle with your fingers
+20. take good pictures
+21. fold a fitted sheet
22. remove common stains
+23. sew a button
+24. carve turkey, lasagna, and birthday cake
+25. hold a baby
+26. change a diaper
27. keep a plant alive for more than a year
+28. make dogs and cats love you
29. help someone (an older or ill person, a woman you're trying to impress, your mother) out of a car
+30. write superior thank you notes
some of those on the list i know how to do in theory, but have never been in a situation in which i've been forced to. i only marked the ones i have actually done. so, my question is: what else should i know by now?
posted by sightofstars | 2:02 PM
1 Comments:
Good list! I'm getting close myself.
I think there should be something on there about using a power drill or driving a nail. And maybe traveling alone. Dealing with the death of someone close to you (not positive, but life changing).
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