Update
Wow...ok...so lots of things have been going on lately. Lots of bad, bad things. Some good things. But lots of bad things too.
I'm really still processing and still working on a lot of things. But I will take this chance to update my list of 75 things I want to get done. I'm not sure what the countdown of days is, I'm sure I could check with boobiequeen. She'd probably know.
Anyhoo,
1) Become a Certified Teacher with the SAFD (Summer 2010) -- Actually made some progress on this. I'm assisting Robb again with his SPT class, knife this time around. And I'm officially an intern at this summer's National Workshop. Which is good.
2) Do Hundred Pushups to completion -- Uh...ok...I'm working on this.
3) Start taking Martial Arts classes Waiting on some semblance of funding on this one.
4) Learn all the words to "It's the End of the world as we know it and I feel fine" by REM Work in Progress
5) Teach at a college (even if it's just a workshop): I should get on this...
6) Choreograph for a professional theater - Close...very close...but was snatched away at the last minute. Longish story that relates into that pile of bad things I mentioned.
7) Meet shadowcat410: Haven't worked on this at all. Been stupid busy with moving and whatnot. Not even sure if she's at all interested, come to think about it. She's been awfully quiet on the internets lately.
8) Bench press 135 lbs, free weights. Why 135? Because that's one big plate on each side. Working on it. A man can only spend so much time in the gym when there is so much else to do.
9) Round out my stage weapon collection. 2 of everything (I'm actually not that far off from this...) - Progress! I now own two smallswords. A pair of shields and a single handed broadsword are really all that's left.
10) See my six pack again: Might never happen. I just don't know if I can lose that much body fat.
11) Attend every SAFD regional workshop at least once Well the Nationals are coming up, yeah? that counts? Since I've never been since they moved it to North Carolina.
12) Set up a work space where I can fix and clean my weapons. I don't even know where that would be.
13) Get another tattoo: waiting on funds.
14) Find 10 more easy to make recipes that I enjoy (0/10): No progress
15) Be able to do a handstand for at least 20 seconds : Building up my core strength, that has to count towards this, yeah?
16) Write 3 articles to The Cutting Edge or The Fight Master (0/3): No progress
17) Check this list every week: Well I'm checkin it now, that counts for something, right?
18) Attend Renn Faire every summer (0/3): Plan on it.
19) Learn enough about putting up shelves to be comfortable putting up shelves. Wow...actually totally accomplished this one without even realizing it was on the list. DONE!
20) Watch all of Rome: Danielle has it, I just need time to do it.
21) Watch all of Battlestar Galactica: I'm nearly done with Season 3. Waiting on a little free cash to pick up Season 4, then waiting for them to release Season 5 and I'll be finished.
22) Watch all of The Sarah Conner Chronicles: It's on my netflix list.
23) Do something for every Halloween: I guess we'll see.
24) Do something for every Anniversary: Same as above
25) Do something for every New Years: Ditto
26) Ditch the clothes I've been hanging onto since High School simply because they fit.: Got some of it out during the move. I'll go through my closet and we'll see what else can be ditched.
27) Get my heath checked every six months (blood pressure, cholesterol..stuff like that): No progress, but I'll talk to my dad about scheduling something.
28) Leave a random note for a stranger once a month.: I did one while I was in Baltimore, but I missed April.
29) Learn to sew: no progress
30) Keep my new car clean: I was doing great UNTIL I HIT THAT F-CKING DEER! And things got a little messy while moving. But I'll clean out the inside once I get it back from the body shop.
31) Teach Gun-Fu at 3 regional workshops. I suppose that would require more regional workshops attended.....which there have been none.
32) Save up for and buy a Mini Laptop: Done
33) Write a review for every new movie I see: So far so good.
34) Watch The Godfather Trilogy finally (0/3): They are on the list.
35) Put everything up on the walls and ceilings that need putting up. Well we just moved, but it'll happen.
36) Save 10% of every paycheck: Epic Fail.
37) Give money to every street performer who doesn't annoy me. I've not actually passed any street performers since writing this....in baltimore it's really just the "HEY! Give me money!" types.
38) Get my GM credit card balance to zero: I was making progress with this....then I moved and had to use it to pay for moving expenses.
39) Replace the damaged Babylon 5 discs. (Hello Ebay!): No progress
40) Learn and polish 4 new monologues (0/4): No Progress
41) Have a movie marathon with friends once a month: I will have one once this place is fully habitable.
42) Have friends over for dinner once a month: See above
43) Clean and polish my stage weapons every two months, weather they get used or not: So far so good.
44) Visit my far off friends. I have so few at this point....but I'm working on it.
45) Set aside one day every 3 months to do nothing but look for new places to solicit work from and then send them stuff. I will do that on sunday.
46) Teach 4 more private classes(0/4): Need time and location. And students....
47) Go through my book collection and ebay the ones that I no longer am interested in keeping
48) Help boobiequeen with 5 of her 101s (0/5): I'd have to check with her, but there might have been some progress on that front.
49) Read all the Harry Potter Books (0/7) I know where they are....
50) Organize my desk area: Well...yeah...new desk area...right now it's pretty orgainized...
51) Pick up some sharpening stones and keep the non-stage blades around here sharp: I got a sharpener...
52) Make a website for my fight work: No progress
53) Re-read The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series: No progress
54) E-mail a "catching up" message to an old friend once a month: I shall do that this month. Just need to decide which friend.
55) Make 5 attempts to tell my parents the things I always want to tell them (0/5): One attempt made.
56) Stop using being exhausted as an excuse when I just don't feel social.: I'v ebeen better....aside from when I actually AM exhausted.
57) Do a heavy work out (at the gym, to exhaustion) 2 times a week One this week. And I helped Ann move today...that is a heavy workout!
58) Do a light work out (a few sets of hand weights or crunches or whatever) 4 times a week I'll squeeze something in tomorrow.
59) Have a photo shoot with Kayce as my subject: Yeah..I should do that.
60) Have a photo shoot with me as the subject: That too.
61) Uncover and rewatch all those old movies from when I was a kid that I didn't get at the time. I should actually find out which moves I was talking about....
62)Take a picture of myself once a week and post here.:. I would...but I can't find the cable to connect the camera to the computer. Maybe later this week...
63) Invest in a few custom tailored dress shirts (because no off the rack dress shirt actually fits me, short guy, wide shoulders, but thin in the middle): No money...still.
64) Organize my accessories (belts, earrings, rings, bandannas, etc): Just moved, but will do.
65) Do not eat fast food more than once a week, try for less: So far so good.
66) Set aside time to be with Kayce I'm trying really damn hard. But our work schedules have made that damn near impossible.
67) Pack lunch 3 times a week: Fail.
68) Learn a new style of weapon combat (might be hard to do...I know quite a few): No progress
69) Resume my quote gathering I've actually added a couple in the past few weeks...
70) Take joint protector pills every day for 3 months, note changes: Fail.
71) Find myself in need of more/new business cards: Fail...so far.
72) Never be late with my car payments: So far so good.
73) Make a Graphic Novel Database (Not sure how that's gonna work...:-\) Still not sure..
74) Go running on a beach First I must go to a beach.
75) Make time every week to meditate That was easy while I was in Baltimore. Not so much now...
Huh...so I did make some progress. Go me.
I'm really still processing and still working on a lot of things. But I will take this chance to update my list of 75 things I want to get done. I'm not sure what the countdown of days is, I'm sure I could check with boobiequeen. She'd probably know.
Anyhoo,
1) Become a Certified Teacher with the SAFD (Summer 2010) -- Actually made some progress on this. I'm assisting Robb again with his SPT class, knife this time around. And I'm officially an intern at this summer's National Workshop. Which is good.
2) Do Hundred Pushups to completion -- Uh...ok...I'm working on this.
3) Start taking Martial Arts classes Waiting on some semblance of funding on this one.
4) Learn all the words to "It's the End of the world as we know it and I feel fine" by REM Work in Progress
5) Teach at a college (even if it's just a workshop): I should get on this...
6) Choreograph for a professional theater - Close...very close...but was snatched away at the last minute. Longish story that relates into that pile of bad things I mentioned.
7) Meet shadowcat410: Haven't worked on this at all. Been stupid busy with moving and whatnot. Not even sure if she's at all interested, come to think about it. She's been awfully quiet on the internets lately.
8) Bench press 135 lbs, free weights. Why 135? Because that's one big plate on each side. Working on it. A man can only spend so much time in the gym when there is so much else to do.
9) Round out my stage weapon collection. 2 of everything (I'm actually not that far off from this...) - Progress! I now own two smallswords. A pair of shields and a single handed broadsword are really all that's left.
10) See my six pack again: Might never happen. I just don't know if I can lose that much body fat.
11) Attend every SAFD regional workshop at least once Well the Nationals are coming up, yeah? that counts? Since I've never been since they moved it to North Carolina.
12) Set up a work space where I can fix and clean my weapons. I don't even know where that would be.
13) Get another tattoo: waiting on funds.
14) Find 10 more easy to make recipes that I enjoy (0/10): No progress
15) Be able to do a handstand for at least 20 seconds : Building up my core strength, that has to count towards this, yeah?
16) Write 3 articles to The Cutting Edge or The Fight Master (0/3): No progress
17) Check this list every week: Well I'm checkin it now, that counts for something, right?
18) Attend Renn Faire every summer (0/3): Plan on it.
19) Learn enough about putting up shelves to be comfortable putting up shelves. Wow...actually totally accomplished this one without even realizing it was on the list. DONE!
20) Watch all of Rome: Danielle has it, I just need time to do it.
21) Watch all of Battlestar Galactica: I'm nearly done with Season 3. Waiting on a little free cash to pick up Season 4, then waiting for them to release Season 5 and I'll be finished.
22) Watch all of The Sarah Conner Chronicles: It's on my netflix list.
23) Do something for every Halloween: I guess we'll see.
24) Do something for every Anniversary: Same as above
25) Do something for every New Years: Ditto
26) Ditch the clothes I've been hanging onto since High School simply because they fit.: Got some of it out during the move. I'll go through my closet and we'll see what else can be ditched.
27) Get my heath checked every six months (blood pressure, cholesterol..stuff like that): No progress, but I'll talk to my dad about scheduling something.
28) Leave a random note for a stranger once a month.: I did one while I was in Baltimore, but I missed April.
29) Learn to sew: no progress
30) Keep my new car clean: I was doing great UNTIL I HIT THAT F-CKING DEER! And things got a little messy while moving. But I'll clean out the inside once I get it back from the body shop.
31) Teach Gun-Fu at 3 regional workshops. I suppose that would require more regional workshops attended.....which there have been none.
32) Save up for and buy a Mini Laptop: Done
33) Write a review for every new movie I see: So far so good.
34) Watch The Godfather Trilogy finally (0/3): They are on the list.
35) Put everything up on the walls and ceilings that need putting up. Well we just moved, but it'll happen.
36) Save 10% of every paycheck: Epic Fail.
37) Give money to every street performer who doesn't annoy me. I've not actually passed any street performers since writing this....in baltimore it's really just the "HEY! Give me money!" types.
38) Get my GM credit card balance to zero: I was making progress with this....then I moved and had to use it to pay for moving expenses.
39) Replace the damaged Babylon 5 discs. (Hello Ebay!): No progress
40) Learn and polish 4 new monologues (0/4): No Progress
41) Have a movie marathon with friends once a month: I will have one once this place is fully habitable.
42) Have friends over for dinner once a month: See above
43) Clean and polish my stage weapons every two months, weather they get used or not: So far so good.
44) Visit my far off friends. I have so few at this point....but I'm working on it.
45) Set aside one day every 3 months to do nothing but look for new places to solicit work from and then send them stuff. I will do that on sunday.
46) Teach 4 more private classes(0/4): Need time and location. And students....
47) Go through my book collection and ebay the ones that I no longer am interested in keeping
48) Help boobiequeen with 5 of her 101s (0/5): I'd have to check with her, but there might have been some progress on that front.
49) Read all the Harry Potter Books (0/7) I know where they are....
50) Organize my desk area: Well...yeah...new desk area...right now it's pretty orgainized...
51) Pick up some sharpening stones and keep the non-stage blades around here sharp: I got a sharpener...
52) Make a website for my fight work: No progress
53) Re-read The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series: No progress
54) E-mail a "catching up" message to an old friend once a month: I shall do that this month. Just need to decide which friend.
55) Make 5 attempts to tell my parents the things I always want to tell them (0/5): One attempt made.
56) Stop using being exhausted as an excuse when I just don't feel social.: I'v ebeen better....aside from when I actually AM exhausted.
57) Do a heavy work out (at the gym, to exhaustion) 2 times a week One this week. And I helped Ann move today...that is a heavy workout!
58) Do a light work out (a few sets of hand weights or crunches or whatever) 4 times a week I'll squeeze something in tomorrow.
59) Have a photo shoot with Kayce as my subject: Yeah..I should do that.
60) Have a photo shoot with me as the subject: That too.
61) Uncover and rewatch all those old movies from when I was a kid that I didn't get at the time. I should actually find out which moves I was talking about....
62)Take a picture of myself once a week and post here.:. I would...but I can't find the cable to connect the camera to the computer. Maybe later this week...
63) Invest in a few custom tailored dress shirts (because no off the rack dress shirt actually fits me, short guy, wide shoulders, but thin in the middle): No money...still.
64) Organize my accessories (belts, earrings, rings, bandannas, etc): Just moved, but will do.
65) Do not eat fast food more than once a week, try for less: So far so good.
66) Set aside time to be with Kayce I'm trying really damn hard. But our work schedules have made that damn near impossible.
67) Pack lunch 3 times a week: Fail.
68) Learn a new style of weapon combat (might be hard to do...I know quite a few): No progress
69) Resume my quote gathering I've actually added a couple in the past few weeks...
70) Take joint protector pills every day for 3 months, note changes: Fail.
71) Find myself in need of more/new business cards: Fail...so far.
72) Never be late with my car payments: So far so good.
73) Make a Graphic Novel Database (Not sure how that's gonna work...:-\) Still not sure..
74) Go running on a beach First I must go to a beach.
75) Make time every week to meditate That was easy while I was in Baltimore. Not so much now...
Huh...so I did make some progress. Go me.