the games we play
i've been a list maker for as long as i can remember. rarely are my lists completed in full, unless it's a grocery shopping list. the lists are discarded after a while, or new lists are begun with old itmes included. my desk at work is covered with scraps of paper scribble with various "things to do" lists. and i'm always thinking up ways to challenge myself into doing something...anything. my follow through is very weak.
i have pants huge chunks of last night and today coming up with my list of 101 in 1001. it started with looking through lixie's list, and then searching on the internet for others doing the same thing. reading their lists ispired some of my items, reminded me of certain things i'd like to do, and helped me figure out what kinds of things i do and don't want to list to include.
the list is full of goals i've always wanted to reach, as well as little things i've talked about doing but just never have. the list is full of the big and small things. i think there's a balance. i hope that i can complete it. i'm going to try.
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101 in 1001
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 my part).
The Deadline: April 5, 2008
1. travel to another country alone
2. finish my Bachelors degree
3. begin my masters degree
4. obtain all of the sex and the city series on DVD
5. hike down into the grand canyon and camp out before if not on my 30th birthday
6. becoming virtually fluent in german
7. learn how to make german pancakes
8. go to a dog show
9. go to a horse race and place a bet
10. eat ethiopian food
11. do rock climbing (not on the side of a mountain, but at in indoors place)
12. do karaoke in a bar in front on strangers instead of in a private room
13. get a membership to MoMA and use it
14. have a picnic in the NYC botanical garden
15. visit one of the following cities on the west coast: seattle, portland, san francisco
16. give blood (attempt #1 unsuccessful 11.2.05)
17. see a US Open tennis match
18. attend a movie premier
19. have sex outside
20. swim with dolphins
21. take swimming lessons
22. become a member of the mile high club
23. visit a nude beach... and go nude.
24. take ballroom dancing classes
25. watch the sun rise from the brooklyn bridge
26. go parasailing
27. open a savings account that i can't withdraw from easily
28. do 100 crunches a day for a full month
29. transfer all CDs to iPOD
30. adopt and own a pet that is not a fish
31. go to mardi gras
32. volunteer for a political campaign
33. get renters insurance
34. ice skate in rockefeller center
35. get a new york public library card and use it
36. go to the dentist
37. spend an entire weekend without using my laptop (or anyone elses!)
38. be an extra on any version of law and order
39. go to a taping of the price is right
40. drive to baltimore and visit Bakey without my parents
41. take a mother/daughter vacation/trip
42. take a father/daughter vacation/trip
43. have my little brother visit me alone for a long weekend (4 days)
44. attend a masquerade ball
45. attend a murder mystery dinner or weekend
46. pay off both credit cards completely
47. maintain a balance of $0 on both for 6 months
48. do not apply for any new credit cards during next 1001 days
49. learn about diamonds and buy a pair of diamond earrings as a result
50. go to canada
51. come up with an original recipe and have it published in Food magazine
52. read something written by the Dali Lama
53. volunteer to be an usher at a theater
54. get curtains for the living room
55. make salsa from scratch
56. update my resume at least once a year
57. visit chuck in chicago before he finishes law school
58. walk home from work one day
59. find a hedge maze and go through it
60. take class on basic music history or an intro to music theory
61. learn to read music
62. buy and mail a copy of The Perks of Being a Wallflower to 5 strangers
63. visit the ben and jerrys factory
64. visit graceland
65. find a stylist who can help me with my hair
66. get a haircut and wear my hair down 1/2 the time instead of NEVER for a month to start
67. complete one of those impossible puzzels
68. ride a horse
69. get a physical
70. get a new mattress
71. reach a weight of 140 to 135 lbs.
72. pick strawberries somewhere
73. build a snowman in central park
74. go whale watching
75. spend a day at Coney Island
76. participate in the bike/beer/chocolate thing that goes over the brooklyn bridge
77. discontinue use of old hotmail accounts - save all emails of value to my laptop
78. cook the turkey that is in my freezer
79. have my picture taken in a photo booth
80. spend an afternoon rowing a boat in central park
81. see a performance of La Boheme
82. buy a ticket to a movie and give it to a stranger
83. work at a movie theater part time for atleast three months
84. do something with my current roommate at least once a week for 3 months (can not include watching television)(began on 8/28/05)
read the following books:
85. The Hours - Michael Cunningham
86. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Kidd
87. Wicked - Gregory Maguire
88. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
89. 100 Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Watch these 10 movies from the AFI film list (films that i've not already seen):
90. Sunset Boulevard
91. Wuthering Heights
92. Bringing Up Baby
93. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
94. Casablanca
95. Some Like It Hot
96. The Maltese Falcon
97. Double Indemnity
98. A Place in the Sun
99. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
100. bungee jump in an effort to lose me fear of heights
101. tell my parents about: 1. not finishing my undergrad degree at ASU 2. having an abortion in Dec. 2004
i have pants huge chunks of last night and today coming up with my list of 101 in 1001. it started with looking through lixie's list, and then searching on the internet for others doing the same thing. reading their lists ispired some of my items, reminded me of certain things i'd like to do, and helped me figure out what kinds of things i do and don't want to list to include.
the list is full of goals i've always wanted to reach, as well as little things i've talked about doing but just never have. the list is full of the big and small things. i think there's a balance. i hope that i can complete it. i'm going to try.
_______________________________________________________
101 in 1001
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 my part).
The Deadline: April 5, 2008
1. travel to another country alone
2. finish my Bachelors degree
3. begin my masters degree
4. obtain all of the sex and the city series on DVD
5. hike down into the grand canyon and camp out before if not on my 30th birthday
6. becoming virtually fluent in german
7. learn how to make german pancakes
8. go to a dog show
9. go to a horse race and place a bet
10. eat ethiopian food
11. do rock climbing (not on the side of a mountain, but at in indoors place)
12. do karaoke in a bar in front on strangers instead of in a private room
13. get a membership to MoMA and use it
14. have a picnic in the NYC botanical garden
15. visit one of the following cities on the west coast: seattle, portland, san francisco
16. give blood (attempt #1 unsuccessful 11.2.05)
17. see a US Open tennis match
18. attend a movie premier
19. have sex outside
20. swim with dolphins
21. take swimming lessons
22. become a member of the mile high club
23. visit a nude beach... and go nude.
24. take ballroom dancing classes
25. watch the sun rise from the brooklyn bridge
26. go parasailing
27. open a savings account that i can't withdraw from easily
28. do 100 crunches a day for a full month
29. transfer all CDs to iPOD
30. adopt and own a pet that is not a fish
31. go to mardi gras
32. volunteer for a political campaign
33. get renters insurance
34. ice skate in rockefeller center
35. get a new york public library card and use it
36. go to the dentist
37. spend an entire weekend without using my laptop (or anyone elses!)
38. be an extra on any version of law and order
39. go to a taping of the price is right
40. drive to baltimore and visit Bakey without my parents
41. take a mother/daughter vacation/trip
42. take a father/daughter vacation/trip
43. have my little brother visit me alone for a long weekend (4 days)
44. attend a masquerade ball
45. attend a murder mystery dinner or weekend
46. pay off both credit cards completely
47. maintain a balance of $0 on both for 6 months
48. do not apply for any new credit cards during next 1001 days
49. learn about diamonds and buy a pair of diamond earrings as a result
50. go to canada
51. come up with an original recipe and have it published in Food magazine
52. read something written by the Dali Lama
53. volunteer to be an usher at a theater
54. get curtains for the living room
55. make salsa from scratch
56. update my resume at least once a year
57. visit chuck in chicago before he finishes law school
58. walk home from work one day
59. find a hedge maze and go through it
60. take class on basic music history or an intro to music theory
61. learn to read music
62. buy and mail a copy of The Perks of Being a Wallflower to 5 strangers
63. visit the ben and jerrys factory
64. visit graceland
65. find a stylist who can help me with my hair
66. get a haircut and wear my hair down 1/2 the time instead of NEVER for a month to start
67. complete one of those impossible puzzels
68. ride a horse
69. get a physical
70. get a new mattress
71. reach a weight of 140 to 135 lbs.
72. pick strawberries somewhere
73. build a snowman in central park
74. go whale watching
75. spend a day at Coney Island
76. participate in the bike/beer/chocolate thing that goes over the brooklyn bridge
77. discontinue use of old hotmail accounts - save all emails of value to my laptop
78. cook the turkey that is in my freezer
79. have my picture taken in a photo booth
80. spend an afternoon rowing a boat in central park
81. see a performance of La Boheme
82. buy a ticket to a movie and give it to a stranger
83. work at a movie theater part time for atleast three months
84. do something with my current roommate at least once a week for 3 months (can not include watching television)(began on 8/28/05)
read the following books:
85. The Hours - Michael Cunningham
86. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Kidd
87. Wicked - Gregory Maguire
88. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
89. 100 Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Watch these 10 movies from the AFI film list (films that i've not already seen):
90. Sunset Boulevard
91. Wuthering Heights
92. Bringing Up Baby
93. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
94. Casablanca
95. Some Like It Hot
96. The Maltese Falcon
97. Double Indemnity
98. A Place in the Sun
99. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
100. bungee jump in an effort to lose me fear of heights
101. tell my parents about: 1. not finishing my undergrad degree at ASU 2. having an abortion in Dec. 2004