Survey and checking in

I saw this on Nic's tumblr and decided to do it:

You're supposed to cross out all of the things you've done.

graduated high school.
smoked a cigarette.
kissed someone.
gotten so drunk you passed out.
ridden every ride at an amusement park.
collected something really stupid.
gone fishing
watched four movies in one night.
gone long periods of time without sleep.
lied to someone.
snorted cocaine.
failed a class.
dealt drugs.
been in a car accident.
been in a tornado.
done hard drugs.
watched someone die.
been to a funeral.
burned yourself
run a marathon.
cried yourself to sleep.
spent over $200 in one day.
flown on a plane.
written a 10 page letter.
gone skiing.
been sailing.
had a best friend.
lost someone you loved.
shoplifted something.
been to jail.
dangerously close to being in jail.
had detention.
skipped school.
got in trouble for something you didn’t do.
stolen books from the library.
gone to a different country.
dropped out of school.
been in a mental hospital.
watched the “harry potter” movies.
had an online diary.
fired a gun.
gambled in a casino.
had a yard sale.
had a lemonade stand
actually made money at the lemonade stand
been in a school play.
taken a lie detector test.
swam with dolphins.
gone to sea world.
voted for someone on a reality tv show.
written poetry.
read more than 20 books a year
gone to europe
used a coloring book over age 12.
had surgery.
had stitches
taken a taxi.
seen the washington monument.
had more than 5 im’s/online conversations going at once.
overdosed.
had a drug or alcohol problem.
been in a fist fight.
suffered any form of abuse.
had a hamster.
pet a wild animal.
used a credit card.
gone surfing in california.
done “spirit day” at school.
dyed your hair.
gotten a tattoo.
had something pierced.
gotten straight a’s.
been on the honor roll.
known someone with hiv or aids.
taken pictures with a webcam.
started a fire
gotten caught having/going to a party while parents were gone.

And I know what you're thinking-- how did he actually make money at a lemonade stand?? well the secret was variety and snacks. I had many different kinds of lemonade and various cupcakes, etc. for sale as well. This was my main differentiator, and increased my PCT (per car total). Some simple market analysis lead to different product offerings, etc, and my friend Jack and I increased revenue by 200% in two days. Hardcore for 11 year olds ;-)

Hows life you (didn't) ask? Well things are busy. I'm trying to graduate in May, which requires many many hours at starbucks. Work is great at the moment. I realized today that I really enjoy my current job, and am glad I made the switch a year ago. We are in the infancy of a new product offering, which was my creation. It's a different type of product and sales model from the rest of the company so the business development/marketing guy and the two of us engineers are kind of an autonomous entrepreneurial unit inside of our company. It's been really satisfying and rewarding to kind of work in a startup mode without the massive risk of little funding that most startups have to deal with.

Much Love,
Steve