<p>I saw this on the Harvard board and thought it was a really fun idea. While I can't put it as eloquently as whoever created it over there, the basic sentiment was this:</p>
<p>The next ten days are probably going to be difficult because we are simultaneously anticipating and dreading the arrival of March 29th and our decisions. We're excited, nervous, worried, depressed, joyful, hopeful, and a plethora of other things. Most of us can't talk about this with our friends at school without seeming pretentious, pessimistic, or hypersensitive/hyperworried (?)/hyperactive, but we do have each other.</p>
<p>So here is our new game, for the next ten days. At Harvard, it's 101 Ways To Live, but we're going to do them one better and see if we can list 1,001 ways to live before March 29th. It can be ANYTHING that you could be doing instead of worrying about your decision. Anything at all--counting the spare change you have in your house, shopping for a prom dress, painting each of your nails a different color, World of Warcraft, daydreaming about an iPhone, teaching your cat tricks, making baclava, etc. Be sure to copy/paste the person above you (the whole list) and *NO REPEATS. *</p>
<p>1001 WAYS TO LIVE:
1. climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</p>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet</a> d'eau</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
<li>Bake cookies and bring them to your brother's preschool.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
<li>Bake cookies and bring them to your brother's preschool.</li>
<li>go to a friend's house and make pancakes of every kind (fruit, chocolate chip, m&ms, snickers, anything you can think of)</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
<li>Bake cookies and bring them to your brother's preschool.</li>
<li>go to a friend's house and make pancakes of every kind (fruit, chocolate chip, m&ms, snickers, anything you can think of)</li>
<li>Dance. Just because you're young and you can. So cathartic...</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
<li>Bake cookies and bring them to your brother's preschool.</li>
<li>go to a friend's house and make pancakes of every kind (fruit, chocolate chip, m&ms, snickers, anything you can think of)</li>
<li>Dance. Just because you're young and you can. So cathartic...</li>
<li>Look through a giant telescope at beautiful, distant galaxies and gain a new perspective of life. As you gaze at the beauty of the universe, you realize your relative insignificance to the big picture, yet become happy that you are a part of it all.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
<li>Bake cookies and bring them to your brother's preschool.</li>
<li>go to a friend's house and make pancakes of every kind (fruit, chocolate chip, m&ms, snickers, anything you can think of)</li>
<li>Dance. Just because you're young and you can. So cathartic...</li>
<li>Look through a giant telescope at beautiful, distant galaxies and gain a new perspective of life. As you gaze at the beauty of the universe, you realize your relative insignificance to the big picture, yet become happy that you are a part of it all.</li>
<li>Tell that special "him" that you like him. </li>
<li>Attempt to pass AP Physics :P</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
<li>Bake cookies and bring them to your brother's preschool.</li>
<li>go to a friend's house and make pancakes of every kind (fruit, chocolate chip, m&ms, snickers, anything you can think of)</li>
<li>Dance. Just because you're young and you can. So cathartic...</li>
<li>Look through a giant telescope at beautiful, distant galaxies and gain a new perspective of life. As you gaze at the beauty of the universe, you realize your relative insignificance to the big picture, yet become happy that you are a part of it all.</li>
<li>Tell that special "him" that you like him.</li>
<li>Attempt to pass AP Physics :P</li>
<li>find a camcorder and make a music video with your friends. preferably to a song like maneater.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
<li>Bake cookies and bring them to your brother's preschool.</li>
<li>go to a friend's house and make pancakes of every kind (fruit, chocolate chip, m&ms, snickers, anything you can think of)</li>
<li>Dance. Just because you're young and you can. So cathartic...</li>
<li>Look through a giant telescope at beautiful, distant galaxies and gain a new perspective of life. As you gaze at the beauty of the universe, you realize your relative insignificance to the big picture, yet become happy that you are a part of it all.</li>
<li>Tell that special "him" that you like him.</li>
<li>Attempt to pass AP Physics :P</li>
<li>find a camcorder and make a music video with your friends. preferably to a song like maneater.</li>
<li>Bang your head against a wall while screaming "I WANT FRIED CHICKEN MOMMY!"</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
<li>Bake cookies and bring them to your brother's preschool.</li>
<li>go to a friend's house and make pancakes of every kind (fruit, chocolate chip, m&ms, snickers, anything you can think of)</li>
<li>Dance. Just because you're young and you can. So cathartic...</li>
<li>Look through a giant telescope at beautiful, distant galaxies and gain a new perspective of life. As you gaze at the beauty of the universe, you realize your relative insignificance to the big picture, yet become happy that you are a part of it all.</li>
<li>Tell that special "him" that you like him.</li>
<li>Attempt to pass AP Physics :P</li>
<li>find a camcorder and make a music video with your friends. preferably to a song like maneater.</li>
<li>Bang your head against a wall while screaming "I WANT FRIED CHICKEN MOMMY!"</li>
<li>For a few hours, immerse yourself in a book and forget everything else.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
<li>Bake cookies and bring them to your brother's preschool.</li>
<li>go to a friend's house and make pancakes of every kind (fruit, chocolate chip, m&ms, snickers, anything you can think of)</li>
<li>Dance. Just because you're young and you can. So cathartic...</li>
<li>Look through a giant telescope at beautiful, distant galaxies and gain a new perspective of life. As you gaze at the beauty of the universe, you realize your relative insignificance to the big picture, yet become happy that you are a part of it all.</li>
<li>Tell that special "him" that you like him.</li>
<li>Attempt to pass AP Physics :P</li>
<li>find a camcorder and make a music video with your friends. preferably to a song like maneater.</li>
<li>Bang your head against a wall while screaming "I WANT FRIED CHICKEN MOMMY!"</li>
<li>For a few hours, immerse yourself in a book and forget everything else.</li>
<li>Watch all over again the movies you have in your house.</li>
<li>Try cooking something completely new and strange.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
<li>Bake cookies and bring them to your brother's preschool.</li>
<li>go to a friend's house and make pancakes of every kind (fruit, chocolate chip, m&ms, snickers, anything you can think of)</li>
<li>Dance. Just because you're young and you can. So cathartic...</li>
<li>Look through a giant telescope at beautiful, distant galaxies and gain a new perspective of life. As you gaze at the beauty of the universe, you realize your relative insignificance to the big picture, yet become happy that you are a part of it all.</li>
<li>Tell that special "him" that you like him.</li>
<li>Attempt to pass AP Physics :P</li>
<li>find a camcorder and make a music video with your friends. preferably to a song like maneater.</li>
<li>Bang your head against a wall while screaming "I WANT FRIED CHICKEN MOMMY!"</li>
<li>For a few hours, immerse yourself in a book and forget everything else.</li>
<li>Watch all over again the movies you have in your house.</li>
<li>Try cooking something completely new and strange.</li>
<li>Sing along to Paolo Nutini's Last Request at the top of your voice at the bus stop :D (and smile when people stare at you)</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>climbing up onto your roof (regardless of precariousness) and watching the fiery coral sunset</li>
<li>have a massive snowball fight if you are lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to have snow with your whole school</li>
<li>Go skiing for the very first time and laugh like a crazy person when you wipe out (because you probably will) and everyone on the ski lift laughs at you.</li>
<li>going to the lake and renting a motor boat with your friends and getting caught in the pump for the jet d'eau</li>
<li>Go for a walk in the warm rain with a friend and talk philosophy, then, after the sun sets, go into the woods with no flashlight, sit at the base of a tree, and write a poem about what you hear.</li>
<li>Hike through the woods until you reach where the trees end - then be floored when you see the infinite expanse of marsh grass for the first time.</li>
<li>Going backpacking through Europe, seeing London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, etc.</li>
<li>Sleep until noon and have brunch in bed.</li>
<li>Go out on a really clear night and look at the stars.</li>
<li>Bake cookies and bring them to your brother's preschool.</li>
<li>go to a friend's house and make pancakes of every kind (fruit, chocolate chip, m&ms, snickers, anything you can think of)</li>
<li>Dance. Just because you're young and you can. So cathartic...</li>
<li>Look through a giant telescope at beautiful, distant galaxies and gain a new perspective of life. As you gaze at the beauty of the universe, you realize your relative insignificance to the big picture, yet become happy that you are a part of it all.</li>
<li>Tell that special "him" that you like him.</li>
<li>Attempt to pass AP Physics :P</li>
<li>find a camcorder and make a music video with your friends. preferably to a song like maneater.</li>
<li>Bang your head against a wall while screaming "I WANT FRIED CHICKEN MOMMY!"</li>
<li>For a few hours, immerse yourself in a book and forget everything else.</li>
<li>Watch all over again the movies you have in your house.</li>
<li>Try cooking something completely new and strange.</li>
<li>Sing along to Paolo Nutini's Last Request at the top of your voice at the bus stop (and smile when people stare at you)
22.Suntanning on the beaches of Mikanos, Greece...AHHH...with my ipod, cold drinks, and coconut sun tanning oil.</li>
</ol>
