Bill Turner in 2007
2007 was 100% worth living.
In 2005, Bill Turner
did 23 things,
went 5 places,
met 2 people, and
consumed 78 products.
January
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
- finish my business' website — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Visited on 43 Places:
- Bloomfield — Worth visiting!
- Park House — Worth visiting!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
Read:
- The Trial — Worth consuming!
- Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs) — Worth consuming!
- Catch-22
- Fahrenheit 451
- The God Delusion — Worth consuming!
- On the Road (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
- Nine Stories — Worth consuming!
- Ficciones
Listened to:
- Frank — Worth consuming!
- The Black Rider (1993 Studio Cast) — Worth consuming!
- Back to Black — Worth consuming!
Watched:
- The Maltese Falcon (Three-Disc Collector's Edition) — Worth consuming!
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February
Completed on 43 Things:
- finish my degree — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Read:
Watched:
- Jesus Camp — Worth consuming!
→ See more from February
March
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
- See Cirque du Soleil — Worth doing!
- sew my button on my shirt — Worth doing!
- go to SXSW Interactive 2007 — Worth doing!
- Take vitamins daily — Worth doing!
- Be a published poet — Worth doing!
- buy moleskine — Worth doing!
- learn how to use 43 Things — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Read:
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April
Completed on 43 Things:
- clean my house — Worth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
- Crazy Mocha — Worth visiting!
Read:
- Designing Interfaces — Worth consuming!
- How to Be Alone — Worth consuming!
- Childhood's End — Worth consuming!
→ See more from April
May
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
- shoot a photo essay on small-scale winemaking — Worth doing!
- make a will — Worth doing!
- give 1200 cheers — Worth doing!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
Read:
- The Elements of Typographic Style — Worth consuming!
- The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952 — Worth consuming!
- The Art of War — Worth consuming!
- Moby Dick — Worth consuming!
- Greek Gods and Heroes — Worth consuming!
- The Road (rough cut) — Worth consuming!
- The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) — Worth consuming!
- The Grapes of Wrath — Worth consuming!
- Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer [Two Books] — Worth consuming!
- The Road (Oprah's Book Club) — Worth consuming!
Listened to:
- Half the Perfect World — Worth consuming!
Watched:
- The Queen — Worth consuming!
→ See more from May
June
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
- be more environmentally conscious — Worth doing!
- Get a library card — Worth doing!
Read:
- Kafka on the Shore — Worth consuming!
- The Myths of Innovation — Worth consuming!
Watched:
- I Capture the Castle — Worth consuming!
→ See more from June
July
Completed on 43 Things:
- Document our house in photos — Worth doing!
- build something — Worth doing!
Read:
- The Stars My Destination — Worth consuming!
- Accelerando — Worth consuming!
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad — Worth consuming!
- Exit Wounds — Worth consuming!
- The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich — Worth consuming!
- Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success — Worth consuming!
Listened to:
- Marry Me — Worth consuming!
Watched:
- Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest (Widescreen Edition) — Worth consuming!
- Sicko — Worth consuming!
→ See more from July
August
Added to 43 Things:
Visited on 43 Places:
- Amani International Coffee House — Worth visiting!
- Beleza Community Coffeehouse — Worth visiting!
Read:
- Madame Bovary (Penguin Classics) — Worth consuming!
- The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything — Worth consuming!
- Flaubert's Parrot (Picador Thirty) — Worth consuming!
→ See more from August
September
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
- start using the library — Worth doing!
Read:
Listened to:
- 13 Songs — Worth consuming!
- Complete Discography — Worth consuming!
- In on the Kill Taker — Worth consuming!
- A Gun to the Head: A Selection from the Ace of Hearts Era — Worth consuming!
- 5:55 — Worth consuming!
- The View From This Tower — Worth consuming!
→ See more from September
October
Completed on 43 Things:
- ride my bike at least two times a week — Worth doing!
- get out of Dallas — Worth doing!
- read more graphic novels — Worth doing!
Read:
- Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood — Worth consuming!
- A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought) — Worth consuming!
- 32 Stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics — Worth consuming!
- I Never Liked You: The New Definitive Edition — Worth consuming!
- Black Hole — Worth consuming!
- Good-bye, Chunky Rice — Worth consuming!
- Drawing From Life: The Journal as Art — Worth consuming!
- My Most Secret Desire — Worth consuming!
- No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories — Worth consuming!
- The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate — Worth consuming!
Listened to:
- Steady Diet of Nothing — Worth consuming!
- The Reminder — Worth consuming!
→ See more from October
November
Read:
- Travels with Charley in Search of America: (Centennial Edition) — Worth consuming!
- Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return — Worth consuming!
- The Clouds Above — Worth consuming!
- The Playboy — Worth consuming!
- Wimbledon Green — Worth consuming!
- The Last Lonely Saturday — Worth consuming!
- Soundtrack: Short Stories 1989-1996 — Worth consuming!
- Ten Thoughts About Time — Worth consuming!
→ See more from November
December
Added to 43 Things:
Completed on 43 Things:
- Remain close to my children — Worth doing!
- Take more pictures — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Read:
- Consider Phlebas — Worth consuming!
- Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography — Worth consuming!
