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The Pursuit of Life...: New Year's Revolution
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The Pursuit of Life. Sunday, 1 January 2012. Happy New Year, one and all! At this time of year, a lot of people like to look back and take stock of the year they’ve had. I am not one of those people. 2011, for the most part, was pretty shit. I’m writing it off. But it is time to look ahead, not back. That’s part of what this project is about. Moving forward. Getting on with life. In that spirit I have spent the day in a cleansing frenzy! I also freshened my skin with a lovely Lush BB Seaweed face mask.
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The Pursuit of Life...: October 2011
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The Pursuit of Life. Monday, 24 October 2011. This weekend I finally finished reading Message in a Bottle. I’ve already fairly much described my opinion of the book from when I started it, and that hasn’t changed much in finishing it. It’s still extremely long winded and overly sentimental in places (sometimes, I swear I could see the pages literally drip with syrup). Learn to edit, Mr Sparks. But it has got me thinking about something else. Perspective. There’s nothing wrong with being realistic&#...
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The Pursuit of Life...: A Novel Approach
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The Pursuit of Life. Thursday, 22 December 2011. Over the last week or so I’ve been battling with that ragged beast that is creativity. As I near the end of my stay in Australia, I’ve finished working and therefore have rather an abundance of time on my hands. After slipping into a bit of funk last week it dawned on me that this is the perfect the time to work specifically one of my goals: Finish my novel. Just as I was sinking into despair that maybe I was incapable of producing the work I dreamed of, a...
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The Pursuit of Life...: Fisher Learns to Surf... Just
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The Pursuit of Life. Saturday, 3 December 2011. Fisher Learns to Surf. Just. I know this post is coming a day later than expected. Yesterday was swallowed up in tiredness. But now to recount the tale of surf camp:. After mulling different options over the past year or so, I finally booked a 4 day surf camp with Great Ocean Road Surf Tours. The rest of that day is mostly a blur of waves crashing on my head, drinking vast quantities of sea water and this:. But actually rode a wave right back into the shore!
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The Pursuit of Life...: Reading list
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The Pursuit of Life. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens. Little Women - Louisa M Alcott. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk. Middlemarch - George Eliot. Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchel. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald. Bleak House - Charles Dickens. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy. The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams. Love I...
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The Pursuit of Life...: November 2011
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The Pursuit of Life. Thursday, 17 November 2011. Rebel with a Cause. For those of you who’ve more thoroughly considered my list, you will find a few of the goals on it somewhat lacking in explanation. I admit, I deliberately left them vague. Even to myself in some ways. And so, I am pleased to say that yesterday, for the first time in this challenge, I broke the rules. The particular rule being: Only young boys can read Comic Books. So, yesterday I went to a comic book store for the first time. But, alas...
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The Pursuit of Life...: IMDB list
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The Pursuit of Life. I've marked the films I've watched with a 'W'. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) W. The Godfather (1972) W. The Godfather: Part II (1974) W. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Pulp Fiction (1994) W. 12 Angry Men (1957) W. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) W. The Dark Knight (2008) W. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) W. Fight Club (1999) W. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) W. City of God (2002).
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The Pursuit of Life...: 1 Down. 24 To Go.
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The Pursuit of Life. Thursday, 1 December 2011. 1 Down. 24 To Go. That was immense. Full report tomorrow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Not Kicking the Bucket list. Learn to surf - DONE. Become fluent in another language. Pose naked for an art class. Go to a music festival. Stroke a tiger - DONE. Cook a whole Christmas dinner for my family from scratch. Take part in a protest march. Learn to play the guitar. Have a spontaneous day. Read all the books on my current booklist. Watch a live tennis match.
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The Pursuit of Life...: Normal Service Resumes
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The Pursuit of Life. Wednesday, 25 January 2012. Well, dear readers, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? But amongst all the packing and mixed emotions, this has also been a productive time for my writing. In a mere few weeks I’ve written almost 16,000 words of my new novel. A feat I wouldn’t have thought possible before. However, though I’ve also been chipping away quietly at other tasks on my list, there’s been little to talk to you about. So, how do I remedy this plague of inertia? Learn to surf - DONE.
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