Ideas
This is a list of stuff I want to try doing at some point. Some are hare brained, for sure. If you have comments or ideas, or are interested in collaborating, reach out!
Todo
Float, tread water, and swim efficiently
Whistle loudly without using my hands
Make an outdoor structure in nature using nature and use it (sleep under a lean-to, etc.)
Make a terrarium and have it last a year
Make ginger beer
Make a raft out of bottles?
Build a chair
Sing bach chorales with friends in a super reverberant space (concrete stairwell, silo, etc.)
Eat foraged dandelions (greens for salad, roots for tea, heads for wine)
Perform ~15 minutes of music on my pump organ in a public space
Learn to fight/defend with the jo/bo staff
Organize a tournament of something that is not important
No computer, internet, phone (other than calling) for a month
Make a sling that can throw a rock using rope and use it
Convert our old water heater to store rain water
No internet videos for a month
Make a zine
Stalled
Play "hand flute" a full octave
Open a rotary combination "love lock" that is on a bridge and put it back
Make a flag for our house
Doing
Drop in on a halfpipe/quarterpipe/bowl on a skateboard
- 20240706: Got a regular popsicle stick, which was a big leg up from my cruiser. That helped a lot, but I still have to get over the fear of just slamming my front foot down when I drop. It's just very scary and I'm not sure how to scaffold it well.
Learn Toki Pona well enough to read and write in it semi-fluently
- 20240706: This is probably the third time I've tried. But this time it's sticking. I'm spending time journaling with it, reading on some Discord servers, and going over my Anki deck every day. Lots of using it and just messing around. Trying to remain child-like.
Run a 5k
- 20240706: Started running in the mornings. Only two thirds of a mile per day to make sure shin splints don't get happening and I'm at least slightly conditioned before I go for longer. But I love running. Some real ooga-booga caveman feelings in there.
Become shodan rank in Aikido
- 20240706: Am currently at fifth kyu. It's a long road, but I appreciate the tie I am spending in this art. Plus it's a fun way to do conditioning at home, using a wooden sword and staff.
Done
Camp with only a bivy sack (and maybe a tarp for cover)
I made the bivy sack and tried camping in it a while ago. It got wet in there really quickly, which sounds like a normal experience. So it's good as an emergency, but I'd rather cowboy camp with a tarp and a bug net.
Make a shirt from scratch
I made a shirt from the book "Zero Waste Patterns" and it was fun! While it ended up being the wrong shirt for me, I learned a lot about sewing and generally working with textiles and it showed me what I need to do next time.