December 2011
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Day 322: Investigate an 'FBI probe case'
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe I spoke to and interviewed an individual who claims a GPS tracking was placed under his car by the FBI for 3 hours and 59 minutes. A link to the finished story can be found here.
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Day 321: Attend a flash dance party
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate the flash dance party at Occupy San Francisco lasted 41 minutes and 19 seconds. I was covering the event when it broke out in front of me. Though I did not dance, I still felt very much involved - whether I wanted to be or not.
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Day 320: Interview a Google executive
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate my interview with the Google+ VP of product lasted 21 minutes and 02 seconds.
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Day 319: Put a Whoopee Cushion on a stranger's...
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate it took 14 seconds between the time I pulled out a pre-filled Whoopee Cushion (smaller than the one pictured above) to the time a fellow US Airways passenger sat down.
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Day 318: Name an unborn child
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe it took 2 minutes and 06 seconds to decide upon the name of my seventh unborn child, Maximilian Vader.
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Day 317: Post a public notice
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate it took 23 seconds to post a notice in the Corcoran museum, calling for the arrest of my friend. Hopefully they do not take it seriously.
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November 2011
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Day 316: Wear clothing specifically purchased to...
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe I wore embarrassing clothing purchased for me by another person at the Goodwill store for 5 hours and 06 minutes. (Nightlife in Washington DC is entirely different when you’re wearing a shirt and tie with fish printed all over them.)
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Day 315: Hold a house warming party
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe I held the party for 4 hours and 45 minutes.
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Day 314: Correspond with an internet celebrity
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe my correspondence with the man who created the YouTube viral video “Double Rainbow” lasted 3 minutes and 57 seconds.
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Day 313: Induce an allergy attack
I’ve always been extremely allergic to cats. For day 313 of The Time Hack, I locked myself in a bedroom with of three furry felines while editing a video.
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe I was in the room for 1 hour and 13 minutes. I also believe I sneezed a total of 17 times.
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Day 312: Attend a fashion show
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate that I attended the Geek 2 Chic fashion show at Bloomingdale’s in Chevy Chase, Maryland, for 3 hours and 23 minutes.
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Day 311: Write a fan letter (to 311)
Dear 311 -
I just thought I’d write you a letter and let you know that I liked your band immensely when I was 13 years old (1995). I haven’t heard much of your music since then. But you were a big influence on me at that time.
I really appreciate you making the music you made back then, and I look forward to checking out your new music when I have a bit more time.
All the best,
Matt
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Day 310: Pocket communion for a later date
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate it took 19 seconds to receive and pocket communion at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington DC. (I never ended up eating it.)
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Day 309: Celebrate Diwali
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate I set off fireworks for the Hindu holiday of Diwali for 14 minutes and 31 seconds.
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Day 308: Tiptoe to the store
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe it took 6 minutes and 17 seconds to crawl one block to the convenience store.
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Day 307: Digest while doing a handstand
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe I did a headstand for 6 minutes and 11 seconds while digesting vegetarian meatballs.
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Day 306: Film gorillas
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe I filmed gorillas at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo for 43 minutes and 11 seconds.
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Day 304: Trick-or-treat as an adult
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe it took 38 seconds to both knock and receive candy in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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Day 305: Change a baby's diaper
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate it took me 9 minute and 34 seconds to change friend’s baby’s diaper.
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Day 303: Eat blowfish
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe I ate two bites of blowfish (illegal as it may have been) for 26 seconds.
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Day 302: Impersonate a (dead) celebrity
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe I impersonated Steve Jobs for 4 hours and 51 minutes.
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Day 301: Undergo psychotherapy
REMEMBERED TIME
After having done a story on ‘internet addiction disorder’, I attempted to give light treatment a try - a form of psychotherapy some psychiatrists use in treating addicts. Though the light panel I used was simply on my computer screen (not the one above), I still feel that it did something.. what I’m not entirely certain. I believe the treatment lasted 7...
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Day 300: Plank
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe I planked for 19 seconds on my kitchen counter.
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Day 299: Carve a honeydew jack-o-lantern
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe it took 29 minutes and 11 seconds to carve the honeydew jack-o-lantern.
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Day 298: Repair a toilet
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate it took 1 hour and 19 minutes to fix my toilet. This was by far the least gratifying time hack to date. Though my bathroom sure is a bit more comfortable.
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Day 297: Wash clothes with a washboard
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate it took 1 hour and 21 minutes to wash roughly have of my wardrobe. I took breaks every 15 minutes or so. I do not recommend doing this. Washing machines were made for a reason.
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Day 296: Pick up/touch a mummy
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe I picked up the 800-year-old Peruvian mummy at the Museum of Natural History in Washington DC for 4 seconds. Check out a story I did on the mummy here.
While I was at the museum for the story, the lead scientist in charge of dating the corpse asked me to help him move her. The mummy was not nearly as delicate as I had expected her to be. Surprisingly stiff...
Day 295: Meet a foreign president
REMEMBERED TIME
I met exiled, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Day 294 of The Time Hack. I believe the meeting between myself, my co-workers and Musharraf lasted 22 minutes and 11 seconds.
To see the BBC’s interview with Musharraf on US-Pakistan relations click here.
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Day 294: Go to a 'drag race'
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate that I watched the DC Drag Queen Race in Washington DC for 4 minutes and 18 seconds. Side note: the race only actually lasted around 30 seconds.
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Day 293: Attend a hometown protest
REMEMBERED TIME
I believe I was at the Occupy protest in my hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, for 28 minutes and 31 seconds.
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Day 292: Drive through a tollbooth without cash
I’ve always wondered.. what if..
As it turns out, drivers who do not have cash are ushered to a nearby plaza where they are issued tickets.
REMEMBERED TIME
I estimate the entire situation of going through the booth and receiving a ticket at the plaza only lasted 5 minutes and 19 seconds.
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