Let's Try This Again: 101 Things in 1001 Days
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on your part).
Start Date: Tuesday, 16 March 2010
End Date: Tuesday, 11 December, 2012
“Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.” ~ G.K. Chesterton (Art)
001. Sketch three times a week for 6 months (0/72)
002. Fill the sketchbook I bought for painting class (In progress)
003. Complete 25 drawings (0/25)
004. Complete 25 paintings (0/20)
005. Knit a scarf
006. Keep a travel sketchbook
007. Go to an art museum
008. Put together a portfolio
009. Become proficient at drawing in pen
010. Become proficient in figure drawing
011. Become proficient at using art markers
012. Document an entire day with pictures
013. Buy a good camera
“He who does not know foreign languages does not know anything about his own.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Foreign Languages)
014. Learn Hangul (in progress) Almost finished!
015. Learn to speak/understand basic Korean (in progress)
016. Have one conversation in Korean that goes beyond just basic phrases
017. Learn hiragana and katakana
018. Memorize 50 kanji (0/50)
019. Learn to speak/understand basic Japanese
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” ~ William Wordsworth (Writing)
020. Write once a week (1/143)
021. Write 25 poems (0/25)
022. Write 5 short stories (1/5)
023. Write one piece of fanfiction
024. Post in my Livejournal once a week for 4 months (0/16)
025. Send 10 handwritten letters (0/10)
026. Fill a composition book with thoughts
027. Complete NaNoWriMo once
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” ~ Victor Hugo (Music)
028. Compose one choral piece
029. Compose a piece for more than 3 instruments
030. Have two of my pieces performed (0/2)
031. Learn to play 5 songs on the piano (0/5)
032. Attend an Opera performance
033. Put together one of those “Soundtrack to my life” playlists
“Books are cold but sure friends.” ~ Victor Hugo (Reading)
034. Read my bible every day (12/1001)
035. Read 50 books I’ve never read (0/50)
036. Read something by 10 authors I’ve never read before (0/10)
037. Finish War and Peace
“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.” ~ G.K. Chesterton (Food)
038. Eat 5 things I’ve never tried before (0/5)
039. Try 15 new recipes (0/15)
040. Make a pie from scratch
041. Try sushi
042. Have a picnic
“The poetry of the earth is never dead.” ~John Keats (Nature)
043. Frolic in the rain
044. Make a snow angel
045. Make a snowman with someone
046. Learn to identify 5 constellations (0/5)
047. See a meteor shower
048. See an aurora
049. Watch the sunrise
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” ~Albert Einstein (College)
050. Finish a paper several days before it’s due
051. Complete an independent study
052. Graduate (Spring 2011)
053. Apply to SCAD for grad school
054. Get into grad school
“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.” ~G.K. Chesterton (Travel)
055. Study abroad at Chung-Ang University in Seoul, South Korea during Fall '10 semester
056. Travel by plane
057. Travel by train
058. Spend an entire day wandering around a city with a friend
059. Go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
“I felt it shelter to speak to you.” ~Emily Dickinson (Love and Friendship)
060. Give 5 people a “just because” gift (0/5)
061. See a friend I haven’t seen in a long time
062. Go on a date
063. Kiss someone
“A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.” ~ John Locke (Health and Cleanliness)
064. Go to bed before midnight every day for a month (0/30)
065. Drink water every day (12/1001)
066. Go for a walk once a week (2/143)
067. Plan and follow an exercise regimen for 3 months (0/90)
068. Get chicken pox vaccine
069. Start a beauty regimen and maintain it for 3 months (0/90)
070. Take a vitamin every day for 3 months (0/90)
071. Have a “me” day once a month (0/33)
072. Floss every day for 3 months (0/90)
073. Try yoga
074. Clean my room once a month (0/33)
075. Clean off my desk once a month (0/33)
“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” ~Mark Twain (Fashion)
076. Get rid of clothing that doesn’t fit
077. Update my wardrobe
078. Design and make an outfit for myself and wear it in public
079. Participate in Wardrobe Refashion (officially or unofficially)
080. Buy a pair of boots
081. Get my ears pierced
“He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.” ~ Douglas Adams (Life and Miscellany)
082. Identify 100 things that make me happy
083. Get my hair cut in an unusual style
084. Leave a random note in a book for someone else to find
085. Celebrate my birthday at least once
086. Buy and maintain a daily planner for 2 months (0/2)
087. Send a postcard to PostSecret
088. Obtain a passport
089. Go to the movies 5 times (0/5)
090. Watch 50 movies I’ve never seen (0/50)
091. Watch one Korean film per month (1/33)
092. Watch one Japanese film per month (1/33)
093. Listen to one musician/band that I've never heard before per month (1/33)
094. Make a budget
095. Learn some time management skills
096. Make a schedule for homework/practicing/composing etc. and follow it for a month (0/30)
097. Fly a kite
098. Go horseback-riding
099. Get a penpal from another country
100. Grow an herb garden
101. Attend a wedding