This 43 Things is quite a lark. I dropped by again today and found that number nine on the average Londoner's "popular goals" list was "learn to raise just one eyebrow". I mastered that a long time ago - a goal achieved if you like - so, by way of encouragement I decided to offer up my own eyebrow raising story:
When I was seven, Steve Austin (Lee Majors) was my inspiration. I yearned to be special, just like the Six Million Dollar Man. I realised sadly that no-one was going to let me crash an experimental aircraft (“we can rebuild him”; how I wanted to be rebuilt…) No one was going to give me two shiny new bionic legs that would go tink-tink-tink as I leapt from tall buildings. Then one summer’s evening, just after bathtime, as the opening credits rolled, I saw my chance! Steve Austin could raise one eyebrow, and so could I! I was special too! Mr. Austin, if you’re reading this, your bionic eyebrow changed my life!
I ticked the "worth doing" box - I'm sure eyebrow lifts have come in very handy - but, as generous as I would like to be, I wasn't sure how I could honestly tick the "Would you be willing to help others with this?" box.
A particularly heart-warming feature of 43 Things is the "Cheer this goal!" button. Every day 43 Things users get 6 cheers each. A cheer is way to spread encouragement to other users, urging them on in their quest for self-realisation. It's the button that says "I care". If you also care, you can get a regular status report on my own quest for self-realisation over on the right hand side of the screen. What about you? Go on, sign up.
