Day 350

"Today, chop down  a tree yourself."

Fortunately, today was the day that my family and I went to cut down our Christmas tree. I was super excited about this because I missed it for the past 3 years while I was at school and it was also the first time that my dad and I had both been home to cut down a tree in a long time. All in all, it was a really fun time minus the fact that there still isn't any snow.

Day 349: Don't Answer the Phone

"When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, people predicted that it would never catch on; being summoned by a ring was strictly for servants. And indeed, why let others dictate your movements? Strike a blow for personal freedom by ignoring the confounded machine."

Well, I didn't answer the phone at all today. I checked my cell phone a few times to check the time, but I didn't answer any calls at home or messages on my phone. Take that, other people!

Day 348

"What goes around comes around."

The book tells the story of how giving $20 to a tramp who then goes on to help others and so on. Tonight at work I made an especially tasty dinner for the servers in the hopes that when I need something done they'll be more on my side. Let's hope that what goes around really does come around.

Day 347: Make a Speech

"What's the point of having opinions if you don't share them with your fellow countrymen. A good speech an gilt a conscience, start a revolution, move you to tears, sometimes even get you laid. Choose a suitably public spot, stand on a box of some kind, and spew forth on a conversational topic."

I didn't get to make a speech in public, but I did take some time during work tonight to have a pretty in depth conversation about various things with one of my coworkers. It was a pretty nice change, seeing as how normally I don't talk about that much at work.

Day 346: Plan for your old age

"Prudent Financial planning is indispensable to ensure a decent income in your sunset years. The earlier you start the better. Work out your needs with this simple formula."

Assuming that I have 44 years until I retire (hopefully) and I'll live another 20 years or so after that, I need to save about $39,204.55 a year in order to afford a mansion, a yacht, cosmetic surgery, golf, viagra, a trip down the Nile, medical care and funeral expenses.

Also in planning for my old age, I found out what I might look like in 30 years just for shits and giggles.

The website is called In20Years.com, but they had a selection for 30 years. I gotta say, that's a pretty frightening prospect.

Day 345: Collect your Belly Button fluff and send it in

"We will use it yo knit a multicolored sweater for a dog."

I don't have enough in just 1 day to send in, but I'll start hanging onto my belly button lint to send in when I have a sizable amount. 

Day 344

"We have hidden $1,000 in this tree. If you recognize it today, the money is yours for the taking! Clue: the tree is situated in a park, not far from the park entrance."

I drove by the park today and took a good look into some of the trees, but I didn't notice any money laying around. Darn it...