*Master 101 List
Start date: July 20, 2010 (start grad school)
End date: July 20, 2012 (end grad school)
TOTALLY COMPLETED: 40
PARTIALLY COMPLETED: 11
TOTAL AT LEAST ATTEMPTED: 51/101
OK, so I half-assed this list, literally. Time for a new one!
1. Read 50 fiction books (36/50)
1. Satanic Verses-Rushdie (July '10)
2. They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky -Multiple writers (Aug '10)
3. Ragtime - EL Doctorow (Oct '10)
4. Beloved - Toni Morrison (Nov '10 & Apr '11)
5. American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis (Nov '10)
6. The Crying of Lot 49 - Pynchon (Dec '10)
7. Sunday's at Tiffany's -James Patterson (Dec '10)
8. Sam's Letters to Jennifer - James Patterson (Dec '10)
9. Animal Dreams - Barbara Kingsolver (Jan '11)
10. Things Fall Apart - Achebe (Feb '11)
11. Segu - Maryse Conde (Feb '11)
12. Marrow of Tradition - Charles Chestnutt (Feb '11)
13. Lonely Crusade - Himes(Mar '11)
14. Blues for Mister Charlie (play) - Baldwin (Mar '11)
15. Flying Home and Other Stories - Ellison (Apr '11)
16. Summer Sisters -Judy Blume (May '11)
17. And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie (June '11)
18. Child of God - Cormac McCarthy (June '11)
19. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows (July '11)
20. Murder in Three Acts- Agatha Christie (July '11)
21. Tales of Beedle the Bard- JK Rowling (July '11)
22. Less than Zero- Ellis (July '11)
23. White Noise - Delillo (Aug '11)
24. Cane -Toomer (Sept '11)
25. The Sound & the Fury -Faulkner (Sept '11)
26. Passing- Larsen (Oct '11)
27. Nightwood-Barnes (Oct '11)
28. No-No Boy- Okada (Nov '11)
29. I am Charlotte Simmons (Dec '11)
30. Mr. Maybe -Jane Green (Jan '12)
31. The Wedding-Nicholas Sparks (Jan '12)
32. Aloft - Chang-Rae Lee (March '12)
33. The Body in the Library 0Christie (May '12)
34. The Hunger Games (May '12)
35. Plain Truth - Jodi Picoult (May '12)
36. The Help (June 12)
2. Read 20 nonfiction books (13/20)
1. Rhetoric & Reality - James Berlin (September '10)
2. This Sex Which is Not One - Luce Irigaray (October '10)
3. The World's Religions - Huston Smith (Feb '11)
4. The Souls of Black Folks - Du Bois (March '11)
5. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (March '11)
6. Black Britons and the BBC - Newton (Apr '11)
7. Playing in the Dark- Morrison (May '11)
8. The Bro Code (May '11)
9. The Children of Henry VIII (June '11)
10. Talk to the Hand - Lynn Trusse (March '12)
11. Higher Ed Marketing Book (Hartley et al)
12. Higher ed marketing book (Toma et al)
13.Skimming through Kenneth Burke's books = reading a book for me!
3. Visit 10 museums (2/10)
1. Holocaust Museum (March '11)
2. Madame Tussaud's (March '11)
4. Take a class to learn a new skill
5. Watch 10 documentaries (8/10)
1. National Geographic: The Photographers (10/15/10)
2. Objectified (10/15/10)
3. The Linguists (10/27/10)
4. Harry Potter GoF & OotP features (1/11)
5. Prehistoric Predators: Sabertooth (1/11)
6. Prehistoric Predators: Short-Faced Bear (1/11)
7. John Adams (6/11)
8. The Persuaders (every semester)
9. Hatfields and McCoys (May 12) Yes.. I'm counting this
6. Go to the zoo Completed 8/22/2010
7. Visit an aquarium
8. Learn to drive stick shift
9. Apply for a *real* job (4/12-SMCM)
10. Try something new at Quizno's Completed 8/15/2010
11. Go to a wine tasting Completed 10/16/2010
12. Eat with chopsticks for an entire day
13. Give up dairy for one week
14. Give up added sugar/processed sugar for a week
15. Make my own salsa
16. Try 10 new restaurants (10/10)
(La Tolteca) (Plaza Tapatia) (Chinese place w/ Ash) (Gary's Grill) (Boston Market) (Rest. @ Amber's) (Rolie Polie) (Thai place) (The Palette in Snow Hill) (Market Street)
17. Send 25 handwritten letters (4/25)
(Sandy, Steph, Joe, Steph)
18. Make a piece of art; hang it proudly
19. Write 10 poems (1/10)
1. November 12, 2010
2. October 2011
20. Complete a sewing project
21. Learn to play a song on guitar -- I kinda learned Mmmbop
22. Photo document 5 days in my life (0/5)
23. Post something on YouTube Completed 9/23/2010
24. Tie-Dye something Completed 6/20/11
25. Make a voodoo doll Completed 7/25/2010
26. Send 10 postcards from home or places I visit (0/10)
27. Write a short story
28. Try a new group exercise Completed 8/31/2010
29. Get a new hair style Completed March '11
30. Try meditation
31. Be silent for an entire day
32. Run a 5k+
33. Go on a 25+ mile bike ride
34. Have an unplugged weekend
35. Give up Facebook for a week
36. List 100 things I like/appreciate about my body Completed 11/28/10
37. Make a new friend Completed Aug./Sept. 2010
38. Have someone out of the ordinary come to visit me
39. Visit someone I normally wouldn't My cousin, Donnie. 12/31/11
40. Meet an LJ friend IRL
41. Go to a club
42. Throw myself a party for a personal accomplishment
43. Slow dance
44. Get a professional massage
45. Gamble in a casino
46. Get my palm read / fortune told
47. Go to Redskins' stadium (FedEx Field) or practice field Completed 8/1/2010
48. Visit an amusement park that's not King's Dominion
49. Decorate first Christmas tree in my place Completed 12/2010
50. Buy a lottery ticket (I won $2 from a $1 scratch off)
51. Go on a picnic
52. Go hiking
53. Go camping for a weekend
54. Go fishing
55. Go ice skating
56. Swim in the ocean Completed 8/21/2010
57. Study / do work / read outside for 100 hours (100+/100)
58. Buy a pair of fun rain boots Completed 8/16/2010
59. Test drive a fun car
60. Buy a hat that's cute enough to wear (Redskins hat, 12/11)
61. Buy myself a >$50 gift
62. Buy an expensive perfume
63. Volunteer 4 separate times (3/4)
64. Donate 10 things to Goodwill (7/10)
65. Convince someone else to get a tattoo & go with them
66. Send someone a “Thinking of You” card Completed 9/20/2010 (to family)
67. Leave 10 “Have a nice day” notes in library books (0/10)
68. Give my students / a student a break on something Completed all the time.
69. See a favorite band live ( Completed 11/13/10) HANSON
70. See a play in the theater
71. See a dance performance live Completed 11/11/10
72. Go to a live professional sporting event (12/24/11)
73. Go to Renaissance Festival and/or Medieval Times
74. Go to a parade or downtown festival
75. See a stand up comedian
76. Go to the movie theater, alone
77. Watch all three Lord of the Rings films (0/3)
78. Watch a French film
79. Watch top 10 from AFI's 100 Years of Passion (3/10)
(Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, Roman Holiday)
80. Watch 10 animated Disney movies (with songs) (3/10)
1. Hercules (April '11)
2. A Bug's Life
3. Tangled
81. Build a fort
82. Beat a video game 6/18/11: Agatha Christie's murder mystery game
83. Complete a 1,000-piece puzzle Completed 12/12/2010
84. Play Hide & Go Seek
85. Complete a coloring book
86. Color eggs for Easter
87. Carve pumpkins for Halloween Completed 10/31/10
88. Play 5 new board games (4/5)
(CSI game)
(Family Guy Monopoly)
(Scene It 2)
(Loaded Questions)
89. Make & enjoy a romantic candlelight dinner
90. Give loved ones Valentine’s Day packages
91. Make a CD of "love" songs
92. Make Ben an I Love You book
93. Schedule an entire evening for sex (LUST)
94. Pose nude for "art" or get someone to pose nude for me
95. Make a dirty video
96. Read Erotica
97. Try 10 new positions from the Kama Sutra (1/10)
98. Write Erotica
99. Visit a new major City (Dublin, 3/12)
100. Get offered a big girl job