tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62566879750216170502024-03-04T22:03:47.261-08:00Etcetera EtceteraRamblings of a self-confessed lunaticAlli Bongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629748013022924248noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256687975021617050.post-33841542374385932322011-07-11T12:45:00.000-07:002011-07-11T13:01:00.006-07:00Progress Report<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"> </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Sail the Greek Islands - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">unlikely</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Do a fun run - in progress</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><s>3.</s><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><s> </s></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><s>Watch an entire season of Seinfeld</s></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">4.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Ride a hot air balloon through Cappadocia - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">unlikely</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">5.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Try different foods (eat more meat!)</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><s>6.</s><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><s> </s></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><s>Work (preferably paid) for a development NGO</s></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">7.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Go sky-diving</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">8.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Read Don Quixote from cover to cover</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">9.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Follow an English Premier League team</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">10.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"> See Radiohead and/or Thom Yorke play live</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">11.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"> See a psychic</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">12.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Use a bicycle as a mode of transport</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><s>13.</s><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><s> </s></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><s>Appreciate wine</s></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">14.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Try yoga - in progress</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">15.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Go to a dubstep club</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">16.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Have a Turkish bath in Istanbul (and eat lots and lots of Gozleme) - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">unlikely</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><s>17.</s><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><s> </s></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><s>Find some Banksy graff</s></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">18.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Ride on the tallest ferris wheel in Europe</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">19.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Watch a sunrise (on purpose, not following a big night)</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><s>20.</s><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><s> </s></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><s>Go to a European music festival</s></span><br />
<s>21. Draw a picture (and try to make it good)</s><br />
<span lang="EN-US">22.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Tick off the top ten of IMDB’s top 100 movies of all time - in progress</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">23.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Learn how to cook a roast dinner</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><s>24.</s><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><s> </s></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><s>Go and see a band I have never heard of</s></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><s>25.</s><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><s> </s></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><s>Make a blog about my efforts</s></span></div></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">OMG how did I let two months slip me by? That equals one sixth of my total time needed to achieve these tasks! So a quick update on things I have and haven’t been doing…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I suppose the one thing that has popped out dramatically is:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">13. Appreciate wine<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Boy have I been appreciating wine. Regularly. In fact several times a week. I have enjoyed number 13 so much that now I’m slightly worried I may have developed a drinking habit. How does one suddenly and drastically acquire a taste for something they never liked? Either way, I may need to update my list to include “Drink less wine”.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6. Work (preferably paid) for a development NGO<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Well I was already working unpaid for one, but now another NGO actually offered money for services rendered! Oh sweet joy. Admittedly I haven’t received my first paycheck, so I haven’t been paid yet but it’s coming…which means now I can possibly afford to chip away at points 1, 4, 16 and 20.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">22. Tick off the top ten of IMDB’s top 100 movies of all time<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 31.0pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">1.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.0pt;" valign="top" width="40"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">9.2</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 253.35pt;" valign="top" width="253"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/"><span style="color: #1755a8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">The Shawshank Redemption</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> (1994)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">606,505</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="57"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: 'Zapf Dingbats';">✔</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="background: white; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 31.0pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">2.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.0pt;" valign="top" width="40"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">9.2</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 253.35pt;" valign="top" width="253"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/"><span style="color: #1755a8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">The Godfather</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> (1972)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">466,732</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="57"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 31.0pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">3.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.0pt;" valign="top" width="40"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">9.0</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 253.35pt;" valign="top" width="253"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071562/"><span style="color: #1755a8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">The Godfather: Part II</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> (1974)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">285,884</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="57"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="background: white; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 31.0pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">4.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.0pt;" valign="top" width="40"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">8.9</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 253.35pt;" valign="top" width="253"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/"><span style="color: #1755a8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">The Good, the Bad and the Ugly</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> (1966)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">191,506</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="57"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 31.0pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">5.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.0pt;" valign="top" width="40"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">8.9</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 253.35pt;" valign="top" width="253"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/"><span style="color: #1755a8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">Pulp Fiction</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> (1994)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">481,123</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="57"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: 'Zapf Dingbats';">✔</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="background: white; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 31.0pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">6.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.0pt;" valign="top" width="40"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">8.9</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 253.35pt;" valign="top" width="253"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/"><span style="color: #1755a8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">12 Angry Men</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> (1957)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">144,993</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="57"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: 'Zapf Dingbats';">✔</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 31.0pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">7.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.0pt;" valign="top" width="40"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">8.9</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 253.35pt;" valign="top" width="253"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/"><span style="color: #1755a8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">Schindler's List</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> (1993)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">319,842</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="57"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: 'Zapf Dingbats';">✔</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="background: white; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 31.0pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">8.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.0pt;" valign="top" width="40"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">8.8</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 253.35pt;" valign="top" width="253"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073486/"><span style="color: #1755a8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> (1975)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">250,672</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="57"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: 'Zapf Dingbats';">✔</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 31.0pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">9.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.0pt;" valign="top" width="40"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">8.8</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 253.35pt;" valign="top" width="253"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/"><span style="color: #1755a8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">Inception</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> (2010)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">367,705</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #DFDFDF; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="57"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: 'Zapf Dingbats';">✔</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="background: white; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 31.0pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">10.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 40.0pt;" valign="top" width="40"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">8.8</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 253.35pt;" valign="top" width="253"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/"><span style="color: #1755a8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">The Dark Knight</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> (2008)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">542,390<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; border-top: none; border: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #6D6D6D 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="57"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: 'Zapf Dingbats';">✔</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">12 Angry Men actually really surprised me. It has a brilliant script and concept, and is quite a nice break from modern cinema where there is generally a very poor concept of time. It seemed almost to have been shot in one take and the movie almost entirely takes place in one room alone. I think films rarely rely on only their scripting, the challenge being that it has to be compelling enough, especially in black and white, to hold someones attention for that long. Well it did, so I’m glad I watched it. SO only 3 films left to watch, although to be honest, I think I’ll watch Shawshank again because its awesome.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Speaking of Morgan Freeman, I just saw this video on youtube the other day. Amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">AAAAAAAnway….looks like I’m not going to get sail the Greek Islands or visit Turkey in my 25<sup>th</sup> year…as I’ve only just gotten this job, and it’s mid-July, my leave won’t fall until Autumn/Winter. I fully intend on visiting these places next Summer, it’s just not going to be within range of my challenge….BOOOO<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok so this one I kind of stumbled upon. My housemates cousins boyfriend plays in a band called Bronzehead, so when she invited me to see them play live I realised I could also cross something off my list! </span><br />
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Do a fun run -<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> wheels in motion</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><s>Watch an entire season of Seinfeld (I hate that show)</s></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ride a hot air balloon through Cappadocia</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Be adventurous with food</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"></span>Work (preferably paid) for a development NGO</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Go sky-diving</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"></span>Read Don Quixote from cover to cover</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Follow an English Premier League team</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">See Radiohead and/or Thom Yorke play live</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">See a psychic</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Use a bicycle as a mode of transport</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Appreciate wine</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Try yoga</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Go to a dubstep club</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Have a Turkish bath in Istanbul (and eat lots and lots of Gozleme)</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><s>Find some Banksy graff</s></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ride on the tallest ferris wheel in Europe</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Watch a sunrise (on purpose, not following a late night)</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Go to a European music festival</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Draw a picture (and try to make it good)</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tick off the top ten of IMDB’s top 100 movies of all time</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Learn how to cook a roast dinner</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"></span>Go and see a band I have never heard of</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><s>Make a blog about my effort</s></span></li>
</ol>Alli Bongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629748013022924248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256687975021617050.post-69945188045027015582011-04-01T13:03:00.000-07:002011-04-01T13:03:49.011-07:00And so the Seinfeld marathon is over and I'm left feeling empty...<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>Nine Things I learnt from Seinfeld:</b></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- it was a very dark time when high waisted jeans on men were popular</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- it is really fun to imitate the Seinfeld song by smacking your lips</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- there is something oddly hot about Jerry Seinfeld circa 1989</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- removing canned laughter from Tv sitcoms was a positive development in modern comedy</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- slapstick comedy is not funny. Yes Kramer, I'm looking at you</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- I'm definitely Generation Y. I do not <i>really</i> care about the mundane comings and goings of your life. I stand in my own queues and I am not <i>overly</i> interested in watching you do the same. Show me something SHINY!</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- lock your doors: front door policy should not be so laissez-faire. Doors were invented to keep your neighbours out</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- I am happy the Euromullet is now facing extinction</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">- Seinfeld is not a quotable show. People will not laugh when you recall a scene from Seinfeld.</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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These two videos pretty much sum Seinfeld up for me...<br />
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...I normally end up asking myself...'which ones the funny guy?'<br />
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That said, I have only seen three episodes, and considering Seinfeld was dubbed the greatest television program of all time, I'd like to find out why. Seasons 1 and 2, signed, sealed and yet to be delivered!!<br />
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Its hard to believe this show started in 1989 and finished in 1998. My hopes are if the plot bores me, at least the fashions and trends should be entertaining!Alli Bongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629748013022924248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256687975021617050.post-3160171573612447482011-03-15T08:51:00.000-07:002011-03-15T08:51:19.642-07:00Radiohead releasing a new album: A Tour is Nigh!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/radiohead" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Radiohead">Radiohead</a> have made the surprise announcement that they will release their new album this Saturday (19 February). In a message posted today on their website, the band provided fans with details of how they can purchase their eighth studio album, <a href="http://thekingoflimbs.com/DIGBP.htm" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">The King of Limbs</a>.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The release recalls the way in which their last album, In Rainbows, was delivered in 2007. Then, the band offered fans a chance to pay whatever they wanted to download the LP as part of <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/oct/01/radiohead.popandrock" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="a bold experiment to see whether people would purchase something they could easily take for free">a bold experiment</a>. Now, the Oxford five-piece are offering "the world's first newspaper album". This comprises a CD copy of The King of Limbs and a number of collectable extras, including "two clear 10in vinyl records in a purpose-built record sleeve, many large sheets of artwork, 625 tiny pieces of artwork and a full-colour piece of oxo-degradable plastic to hold it all together".</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">This time, however, the "honesty box" scheme of In Rainbows has been dropped and fans can expect to pay £30 for the newspaper package, available in May. A cheaper option is available – £6 for a downloadable version of the album to be made available this weekend.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Little is known about the band's new material, with Radiohead drummer Phil Selway saying last September that they were working through 18 months' worth of material but the album was "up in the air". Previously, rehearsals had been described as "noisy and chaotic" by bassist Colin Greenwood, who also said they were once again working with producer Nigel Godrich.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The King of Limbs will be released on Saturday 19 February 2011</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Source: The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/feb/14/radiohead-new-album </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/8nTFjVm9sTQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br />
</div>Alli Bongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629748013022924248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256687975021617050.post-2052250029961244032011-02-25T17:21:00.000-08:002011-03-16T10:12:25.604-07:0017. Find some Banksy graff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9heHi6CUQ2aLA0UrOom_n8qvjJDcQ9v936l4QntcirTXLdHFN41t9t3-i5cIiZuCvQe1FQEjPWi8mSrQU6FVhNBSm_1f7mMM2tAscC3G1yNhsiX4UMRw7VMgycp6-KoU8YDmdb9hQyjw/s1600/IMG_0153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9heHi6CUQ2aLA0UrOom_n8qvjJDcQ9v936l4QntcirTXLdHFN41t9t3-i5cIiZuCvQe1FQEjPWi8mSrQU6FVhNBSm_1f7mMM2tAscC3G1yNhsiX4UMRw7VMgycp6-KoU8YDmdb9hQyjw/s320/IMG_0153.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
Spotted in Bethnal Green, just around the corner from my house<br />
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I found some Space Invader instead!Alli Bongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629748013022924248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256687975021617050.post-47017585086638300832011-02-23T10:02:00.000-08:002011-02-24T09:54:28.378-08:00The List<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">According to popular movie database IMDB ‘The List’ is a thriller movie from 2007, in which:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“</span></span></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A sudden death tied to a list from the past leads to unimaginable evil.”</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In many ways, this could be used to describe my list…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One cold and stormy night in January, while my sister was telling me about her 30</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Birthday Bucket List, I decided (read: plagiarized) that I should do the same, considering that I was going to be reaching a milestone year of 25. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That was until I recounted and realized I would be turning 25 in 12 days. Some would call that a challenge. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I did not.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> So without further ado, I present to you, a comprehensive list of things I wish to do </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">whilst</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I’m still 25! (learn how to count was a strong contender). In no particular order, the checklist of things I wish to complete in 2011:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sail the Greek Islands</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Do a fun run</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Watch an entire season of Seinfeld (I hate that show)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ride a hot air balloon through Cappadocia</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Be adventurous with food</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"></span>Work (preferably paid) for a development NGO</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Go sky-diving</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"></span>Read Don Quixote from cover to cover</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Follow an English Premier League team</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">See Radiohead and/or Thom Yorke play live</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">See a psychic</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Use a bicycle as a mode of transport</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Appreciate wine</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Try yoga</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Go to a dubstep club</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Have a Turkish bath in Istanbul (and eat lots and lots of Gozleme)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Find some Banksy graff</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ride on the tallest ferris wheel in Europe</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Watch a sunrise (on purpose, not following a late night)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Go to a European music festival</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Draw a picture (and try to make it good)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tick off the top ten of IMDB’s top 100 movies of all time</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Learn how to cook a roast dinner</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"></span>Go and see a band I have never heard of</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Make a blog about my efforts</span></li>
</ol>Alli Bongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629748013022924248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6256687975021617050.post-56667726432519113812011-02-06T00:09:00.000-08:002011-02-06T00:09:56.232-08:00Mama was queen of the mambo/Papa was king of the Congo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/vJMLJVha5sw?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Alli Bongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629748013022924248noreply@blogger.com1