This Diary Will Change Your Life 2009

So you remember earlier in the year when I was going through this book day by day, trying to see if it changed my life. It did for a while. To be honest. And really, I stopped doing it. But by the looks of things, Benrik is actually coming out with a 2009 book. Guess I know what's on my Christmas list.

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 25

Day 25:
Come to terms with the various things you'll never get to do.

I know I've been lacking in this department as of late, but there has been a lot going on. No worries, I have been doing the days, it's just some of them turned out to be far less eventful than I hoped, and why would I post something that no one wanted to read.

The task was interesting. The book actually provided a list of things. And to be honest, all my life, I've said I want to experience everything. And to be honest you really can't. And as much as I try, and as much as I fight there are definitely tasks that will not be accomplished. I mean, how can I be a movie star/singer/lawyer/doctor/street vendor. Right? I want to experience everything so I can be everything to those who want me to be that for them.

Here were some of my favorites from the book
Become a queen
Feel like batman
Give birth to a goatboy

Here's the line-up for the next few days

Day 26:
Choose what you'd like to be reincarnated as
Day 27:
You are not allowed to say yes or no. Only variations of the two.
Day 28:
Choose your final meal on death row and make it
Day 29:
Dial a random phone number and read a script in a deep south accent.

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 14

Day 14:
To tell you the truth, I didn't get out much today because I've been feeling like shit. Worse than I have been feeling for a while, so today was very minor. But I did compliment a few people. My dad on his cooking, the lady working the grocery line and a few people on their clothing. All in all, it was alright, nothing really out of the norm. I like telling people they wear good things, or starting up random conversations so it was just your ordinary day.. but day 15...

Day 15:
Be GAY for a day... ::shakes head::
what to do with this one..

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 13

Day 13: Send a letter to a mass murderer
I'm going to write my letter on here. Copy and paste it to a word document and send it out to him.

Dear Mr. Manson,
To be honest, I know who you are, and what you have done but I figured it would be nice to hear what you have to say. There have been a lot of really good stories or perhaps myths about what you are capable of, and I thought it would be nice to get a conversation going with you. What do you like to do in your spare time? Do you have a lot of ideas running through your head? I heard once that you were so convincing that they have to switch out your guards once a month. To be honest, I really just want to know what you think about on a day to day basis. I'm sure you have some very intriguing ideas. For example, what do you think would make the world a better place? Who would you vote for this presidential election? It would be nice to hear from you.


Day 14:
A Day of Compliments: Compliment someone today and see if it indeed does get you anywhere.

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 12

Day 12:
I had a discussion with a few people this weekend about this. What exactly is my type. I mean, if you go through my history, there does not seem to be any kind of template to the girls that I find interest in. So this is what I figure I wanted. I girl that's down to chill and watch a movie, that likes to get dressed up when going out, but doesn't always feel the need to or at least does it for the right reasons. A girl that I can talk to and is down to party. And a definite plus, one that's down to chill and play a videogame every now and then. Haha. But on first site, I would say a girl who has found her style and is comfortable in it.

Day 13:
Write a letter to a serial killer and send it to him/her.

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 11

Day 11: Introduce Yourself to someone you know but never speak to.

To be honest, I did not get the opportunity to do this. I didn't actually see someone I knew but never spoke to. My neighbors weren't around because I was at my cousin's. I knew everyone in the house. I went out, but to the city and I really don't know anyone there. All day I was actually waiting to see someone I knew, but never spoke to but it never really came about. Either I knew them but spoke to them, or I didn't know them at all. Sorry for the uneventful day, but I'll handle it tomorrow if anything.

Day 12:
What's your type? Mark it off as a reminder for drunken parties.

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 10

Day 10: Meet Jonas
The book told me to go to this website, www.thiswebsitewillchangeyourlife.com but they did not have any further information on Jonas. Which was okay, because I did learn, that for those who do not want to buy the book, that Benrik makes a new book every year. Entitled, This Diary Will Change Your Life, followed by the year. Something I might have to start doing next year. Basically, they said that their whole goal is to inject a bit of anarchism into everyone's lives.

They have a few other good things about the website. A mood tracker, and couples therapy. Infact, some people have randomly hooked up on their website. With people they already know, mind you! But nonetheless, through the genius that is Benrik.

However the few things I did learn about Jonas actually inspired me to follow the book with a bit more fervor. On the day where you're supposed to look at everyone as if they are the love of your life. He proceeded to dump his girlfriend, show another girl the page in the book and give her a passionate kiss.

GO Jonas!

Day 11:
Introduce Yourself To Someone You Know, But Never Talk To (i.e. The Neighborhood Hooker)

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 9

Day 9: Do something before breakfast.
This was a simple task. I like to wake up early and usually don't head out straight to breakfast. I write a little, make a to do list, and if I haven't yet missed the early sportscenters then I'll watch that. It was pretty routine, but I accidentally knocked over Bruno (my cactus) yesterday, and so I ended up vacuuming. Simple stuff.

Day 10:
Meet Jonas Today. I don't really want to type out the whole explanation of Jonas, but he's essentially a kid who has sworn to this book. And so far he has been arrested and lost is girlfriend. But we'll learn more about him tomorrow.

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 8

Day 8: Addiction Free Day
I started this day off thinking one way. Don't do anything I normally do. But real quick into my day, good ol' Armin told me. Well it's not an addiction if it doesn't control you. And to tell you the truth none of this stuff really controls me. I do it because I like it and that's all. If I didn't want to I wouldn't do it. I just like how everything feels. The rushes you get from doing this, or doing that.
A day later I do feel a little bit purer, or rather liberated. Knowing that there are not substances that control me.

Day 9:
Do something before breakfast

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 7

Haha.. famous for nothing, and a pornstar.. 2 blondes.. hmm..

Day 7:
I was honestly thinking about this one all day. Not the fantasy part, but thinking about this post. I wasn't sure how explicit I wanted to get. Should I tell you if I liked it. How the fantasy was. Then I thought about just talking about the whole debate in my head.

What was I supposed to learn from this? Am I supposed to get better at using my imagination? Am I supposed to be more comfortable with who I am sexually? Will I be embarrassed if I post this. To be honest, I think I'm deciding right here and right now, that I'm not going to be. So screw it, it was what it was. Nothing special. Haha. I'm ready for your next challenge BOOK!

Day 8:
Addiction Free Day. Cut out any addictive substances from your routine today.

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 6

Day 6:
To be honest I am doing it as I write this. But this is definitely one I could do right now. It said to write the opening sentence, and I'm wondering what my novel will be about. I'm thinking that it'd definitely be something that I'm passionate about, because it would keep me on it. So give me a minute, because I am going to think this out............

"If I could say this, perception can do wonders."

I think that's where it'll start...

Day 7:
(This one is a gooder)
Masturbate to the following fantasy: (If you could only see the book)
For Men:
Two Blondes. Doing It. Together.

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 5

Day 5:
It was a simple day, just had to post up an out of order sign on something. Not really too much of a lesson I felt. Just that sense of anarchy. But nonetheless, it had it's little rushes. I decided to just put it up somewhere random. Somewhere people would look at it and be like, "I didn't even know that this could be out of order." But alas, it was a busy day and I was not able to witness people's reactions. Hopefully new things for tomorrow.

Day 6:
Write the opening sentence for your debut novel.

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 4

Day 4: World Coloring In Day
Today was basically a plan for the future type of deal. You take a map of all the countries in the world and mark where you have been, where you want to go and where you don't ever want to set foot. Fairly simple. Not much to learn except maybe that I don't ever want to set foot in this place or that place. But it was still nice thinking of the possibilities. Perhaps my next trip I'll get to put my passport to use.

Day 5:
Mass Social Experiment. Put an out of order sign on any item of public infrastructure. The point of this day is achieve comprehensive social breakdown across the U.S.

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 3

Day 3: Throw Something Away You Like
I started the day off with a suggestion I got from my friend. I told her a story about this wallet that I've had since the 5th grade. I haven't used it since my Junior year in high school but I've kept it. It just had so many memories. I used to fill up the picture section with pictures of girls, or pictures of me and girls because it made me feel gangster. Uber pimp! Haha. But not only that. It was with me through some of the best and worst times in my life. Even better, no matter when or where I lost it, I always got it back. For example, I lost it in Hawaii, and got it mailed back to me. Then, I lost it on campus one day, with a 100 dollar bill in it. And got it back intact. Well, aside from my pimp ass pictures full of girls. Haha. And yes, they were girls I actually knew. I went through it and it actually made me sad that I threw it away.

But from then on I made a commitment, I would fill my trash can full of things I like.

I continued on with the day's task and tossed out all the skateboard pictures on my wall. Following up with things from my desk, and moving on to my shoe boxes full of random trinkets. It felt good. I went through all the times that I'd spent in my room looking at those pictures. I thought about all the people that have come through my room and seen them. And what they might say now that they're gone. I read through all the letters from ex-girlfriends and the random school projects I randomly decided to keep. I went through the gamut of emotions. Happy, sad, excited. It was good.

I still really don't know where this book is taking me. Or how I'm supposed to change. But I figure, everyone is different, yet it claims to change everyone's life. So maybe there's something that I'm supposed to get out of it, that is completely different from what someone else would get out of it. And I'm okay with that.

Some good quotes from things I threw away...

"That's good you can swim... cause you know, some people can't, and that's not so good."

"Not all the seventies was good though. Unfortunate events such as the Watergate Scandal the Vietnam War, and The Saturday Night Massacre."

"Always tell people how you feel about them... you never know if they feel the same"


"Still crushing on tha high school gurl and Allyson? Welz I'm still hella crushing on Carlito and I used to like Gabe, but not anymore!"

DAY 4:
World Coloring in day. Color in where you've been with one color. Then color in the countries you want to go with another. And lastly, color in ones that you would never go to with a different color. And plan for the future.

This Book Will Change Your Life: Day 2

Day 2:
I admit, I took notes on my phone. But only because I had to. But I definitely have some interesting stuff to say about today. I need to re-think my strategy, because unlike the first day, this was a day long thing. But I got some good things about it.

One big thing that came out of today, was that it got me up and out of the house. I knew that I needed to be out in the world so that I could actually look at people. I mean, after all I was supposed to look at everyone as if they could be the love of my life

It started off as if I was trying to see how this person could be the love of my life. For example, if I could adapt to their styles, to their quirks or just to who I thought they were. Essentially, I was looking at all the positives about each person. Which I did enjoy, because I began to look at everyone in a positive light, but then my mood switched.

It went from looking at the positives, to imagining the possibilities. For example, instead of looking for what I could connect with, I started to picture myself doing everyday tasks with this person (i.e. grocery shopping, waking up next to them, kissing them, etc.) And it was a good thought. It got me talking to people.

I learned a lot of things from the random people I talked to. Mostly, not to be scared of what they have to say, because most likely, they won't put you down, rather explain themselves. And it's always good to hear stories.

Lastly, my friend Cosella, got me thinking about the other possible loves of your life. I mean, your kids, your family or your friends. These are all people you love or could possibly love, and what is it about these people that make them the love of your life.

I learned a few things from this. Mostly, what I like to see or how I would like to see people interact. With potential. With the potential that they could be something amazing. No matter how content you are.

DAY 3:
Throw something you like away!

Books: This Book Will Change Your Life

I am going to, for the next 365 days, read this book. So as of right now, this is not a review, but rather an explanation of the book and the journey I am about to embark on. This Book Will Change Your Life, was written or should I say, put together by someone that goes by the name of Benrik. No other information was really offered. But basically, the book is filled with things to do for every day of the year.

And starting the first day of the year, I am going to begin doing each event for every day and letting you know how it goes. But in order to see how well this book actually works, we are going to have to see where I am in my life at this point in time.

So as of right now:
I would say I am pretty content with life. Definitely wishing for that little bit more, because if we're not moving somewhere, then we're not getting anywhere. But with Bomb$hell on the rise, and a potential opportunity with Cong's business things are looking up. I got a few interests that have yet to come into fruition but as far as right now, they seem like they are going to remain where they are at. I'm not sure what else to say. But I'm going to be busy the next few days, so I'll so you all on the 1st and we'll see how my life changes over the course of this next year.