Mission 101
So I realized the other day that my 1001 days for doing 101 things was up sometime in February. I looked, and yup, my list expired on February 20. Oops. I did finish 32 of the things on the list, and several more were in progress, so yay for getting about 1/3 of it done. I could have done worse.
Anyways, I've decided to do it again, because why not? Having a To-Do list is motivating. Some of the 32 things I got done probably wouldn't have been done if they hadn't been on my list.
I'm setting my start date as March 26, 2010. Yes, this is three days ago, but it means that my finish date is December 21, 2012, aka THE DAY THE WORLD ENDS. This way, I'm more motivated to finish everything, because whatever isn't finished will never be done because THE WORLD WILL END*.
So, in that spirit, here is my list:
Stuff
001- Buy rollerskates
002- Clean the inside of my car till it sparkles
003- Completely unplug for 12 hours, one day a month (everything: TV, internet, computer, phone) [0/32]
004- Finish Bachelor's degree
005- Go on a vacation somewhere just to go.
006- Learn to draw
007- Learn to drive a stick shift
008- Make bar counter a real sitting area
009- Note the best moment(s) of the day every day for a month
010- Participate in http://postcrossing.com/ at least 10 times
011- Read all the notes dad made in his old Bible that he gave me
012- Set up a legitimate Address Book, digital or otherwise
013- Spend one night a week for 3 consecutive months away from this computer
014- Write a letter to myself to be read again at completion of 1001 days
015- Write down one compliment about myself a day for a month
Cooking
016- Get one of those ice cream ball thingies and make chai ice cream
017- Master gnocchi and make priest-strangler gnocchi http://fxcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=41
018- Try Veggies: Beetroot, Turnips, Fennel bulb, Spaghetti Squash, Butternut Squash
019- Try Veggies: Broccoli, Artichoke, Zucchini, Cauliflower, Eggplant, Bok-Choy, Kale
020- Try Veggies: Green beans, Sugar Snap Peas, Rutabaga, Parsnips, Radish
Purely for Me
021- Build my own telescope!
022- Learn the night sky (to be quantified later)
023- Road trip to West Texas for dark sky viewing
024- See Cirque du Soleil
025- Storm chase
Purely For Others
026- Get over the fear of the needle and give blood three times.
027- Keep donating money monthly [3/32, logged in a private entry here]
028- Pay for a stranger's meal at a restaurant, anonymously
029- Release a book http://www.bookcrossing.com/
030- Send a care package via anysoldier.com
031- Sponsor a Child
032- Toss a message in a bottle down the Trinity river
Games
033- Beat Psychonauts
034- Complete a Legacy Challenge
035- Finish Ocarina of Time
036- Finish Oracle of Time & Oracle of Seasons
037- Finish Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks
038- Finish the Original Legend of Zelda
039- Finish Twilight Princess
040- Finish Wind Waker
Health
041- Establish a habit of working out AT LEAST 3x/week
042- Start taking vitamins (Counts after taking them daily for a month)
043- Get my endurance up so I can survive 1 hour on the elliptical
044- Lose weight. (Goal: get down to 150-160 range, should be healthy for my build)
045- onehundredpushups.com
046- twohundredsitups.com
047- Couch25k
Internet Stuff
048- Clean out my gmail inbox. Again. Ugh.
049- Do 5000questionsur
050- Do a recap post for every year I've had my LJ.
051- Finish Post count breakdown spreadsheet
052- Hit 10,000 tweets
Knitting
053- Do Rogue with colored cables
054- Finish those stupid gloves!
055- Knit a sweater
Money Stuff
056- Fill my happy face piggy bank thing with change, cash it in, and SPLURGE
057- Pay off credit card, and use it ONLY for emergency
Pretending to be a Girl
058- Buck up and dye my hair a "natural" color
059- Buy a dress
060- Buy a pair of shorts. Wear them. Capris are acceptable
061- Buy a swimsuit. Go swimming.
062- Buy at least one tank top. Wear it.
063- Buy pants that aren't jeans.
064- Get sandals. Wear them.
065- Wear something "girly" every day for a week
Music
066- Buy ALL They Might Be Giants albums I don't already own
067- Get/correct album art for everything I have in iTunes
068- Listen to every JE album, in order
069- Listen to every Muse album, in order
070- Listen to every song on my iTunes at least once, or delete it
071- Listen to every TMBG album, in order
My Shows
072- Watch alllllllll the Doctor Who
073- Watch alllllllll the LOST (provided the finale doesn't make me hate it)
Projects
074- Do 26 Things http://sh1ft.org/26things/
075- Refine stenciling shirt technique, make 5 shirts
076- Tag & set privacy levels for entire LJ
077- Update JoyToyKid.org's code to something not outdated by several years.
Purchases
078- Acquire all the movies on my Amazon wishlist
079- Buy a new desk chair
080- Buy a new mattress
081- Buy all the Children's movies I loved as a kid, for my future children. Watch them.
082- Get a new camera
083- Get a smartphone of some kind
084- Get nice cookware (pots, pans, and baking sheets)
085- Legally obtain copies of at least 75% of the non-purchased items on my ipod
Books are Delicious
086- Complete my George MacDonald collection
087- Keep a list of every book I read, and write at least a small blurb about each
088- Read 25 “classics”
089- Read 50 books a year.
090- Read all my George MacDonald books
091- Read The Silmarillion
092- Reread all 7 Harry Potter books, in order
093- Reread the LoTR trilogy, then acquire and watch the movies.
094- Reread the Mandie Books
Writing
095- Finish Project Pixy Stix
096- Finish Writing the 100 Things of Me
097- Seriously overhaul Syrup
098- Write 200k in 2011
To Be Determined
099- Travel to California to see the May 2012 Solar Eclipse (added 4/1/10, not as a joke, post here)
100-
101-
Italics: In progress
Strikeout: Done
*Yes, I know the world will not actually end on that day. Hush. It's funny.
Anyways, I've decided to do it again, because why not? Having a To-Do list is motivating. Some of the 32 things I got done probably wouldn't have been done if they hadn't been on my list.
I'm setting my start date as March 26, 2010. Yes, this is three days ago, but it means that my finish date is December 21, 2012, aka THE DAY THE WORLD ENDS. This way, I'm more motivated to finish everything, because whatever isn't finished will never be done because THE WORLD WILL END*.
So, in that spirit, here is my list:
Stuff
001- Buy rollerskates
002- Clean the inside of my car till it sparkles
003- Completely unplug for 12 hours, one day a month (everything: TV, internet, computer, phone) [0/32]
004- Finish Bachelor's degree
005- Go on a vacation somewhere just to go.
006- Learn to draw
007- Learn to drive a stick shift
008- Make bar counter a real sitting area
009- Note the best moment(s) of the day every day for a month
010- Participate in http://postcrossing.com/ at least 10 times
011- Read all the notes dad made in his old Bible that he gave me
012- Set up a legitimate Address Book, digital or otherwise
013- Spend one night a week for 3 consecutive months away from this computer
014- Write a letter to myself to be read again at completion of 1001 days
015- Write down one compliment about myself a day for a month
Cooking
016- Get one of those ice cream ball thingies and make chai ice cream
017- Master gnocchi and make priest-strangler gnocchi http://fxcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=41
018- Try Veggies: Beetroot, Turnips, Fennel bulb, Spaghetti Squash, Butternut Squash
019- Try Veggies: Broccoli, Artichoke, Zucchini, Cauliflower, Eggplant, Bok-Choy, Kale
020- Try Veggies: Green beans, Sugar Snap Peas, Rutabaga, Parsnips, Radish
Purely for Me
021- Build my own telescope!
022- Learn the night sky (to be quantified later)
023- Road trip to West Texas for dark sky viewing
024- See Cirque du Soleil
025- Storm chase
Purely For Others
026- Get over the fear of the needle and give blood three times.
027- Keep donating money monthly [3/32, logged in a private entry here]
028- Pay for a stranger's meal at a restaurant, anonymously
029- Release a book http://www.bookcrossing.com/
030- Send a care package via anysoldier.com
031- Sponsor a Child
032- Toss a message in a bottle down the Trinity river
Games
033- Beat Psychonauts
034- Complete a Legacy Challenge
035- Finish Ocarina of Time
036- Finish Oracle of Time & Oracle of Seasons
037- Finish Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks
038- Finish the Original Legend of Zelda
039- Finish Twilight Princess
040- Finish Wind Waker
Health
041- Establish a habit of working out AT LEAST 3x/week
042- Start taking vitamins (Counts after taking them daily for a month)
043- Get my endurance up so I can survive 1 hour on the elliptical
044- Lose weight. (Goal: get down to 150-160 range, should be healthy for my build)
045- onehundredpushups.com
046- twohundredsitups.com
047- Couch25k
Internet Stuff
048- Clean out my gmail inbox. Again. Ugh.
049- Do 5000questionsur
050- Do a recap post for every year I've had my LJ.
051- Finish Post count breakdown spreadsheet
052- Hit 10,000 tweets
Knitting
053- Do Rogue with colored cables
054- Finish those stupid gloves!
055- Knit a sweater
Money Stuff
056- Fill my happy face piggy bank thing with change, cash it in, and SPLURGE
057- Pay off credit card, and use it ONLY for emergency
Pretending to be a Girl
058- Buck up and dye my hair a "natural" color
059- Buy a dress
060- Buy a pair of shorts. Wear them. Capris are acceptable
061- Buy a swimsuit. Go swimming.
062- Buy at least one tank top. Wear it.
063- Buy pants that aren't jeans.
064- Get sandals. Wear them.
065- Wear something "girly" every day for a week
Music
066- Buy ALL They Might Be Giants albums I don't already own
067- Get/correct album art for everything I have in iTunes
068- Listen to every JE album, in order
069- Listen to every Muse album, in order
070- Listen to every song on my iTunes at least once, or delete it
071- Listen to every TMBG album, in order
My Shows
072- Watch alllllllll the Doctor Who
073- Watch alllllllll the LOST (provided the finale doesn't make me hate it)
Projects
074- Do 26 Things http://sh1ft.org/26things/
075- Refine stenciling shirt technique, make 5 shirts
076- Tag & set privacy levels for entire LJ
077- Update JoyToyKid.org's code to something not outdated by several years.
Purchases
078- Acquire all the movies on my Amazon wishlist
079- Buy a new desk chair
080- Buy a new mattress
081- Buy all the Children's movies I loved as a kid, for my future children. Watch them.
082- Get a new camera
083- Get a smartphone of some kind
084- Get nice cookware (pots, pans, and baking sheets)
085- Legally obtain copies of at least 75% of the non-purchased items on my ipod
Books are Delicious
086- Complete my George MacDonald collection
087- Keep a list of every book I read, and write at least a small blurb about each
088- Read 25 “classics”
089- Read 50 books a year.
090- Read all my George MacDonald books
091- Read The Silmarillion
092- Reread all 7 Harry Potter books, in order
093- Reread the LoTR trilogy, then acquire and watch the movies.
094- Reread the Mandie Books
Writing
095- Finish Project Pixy Stix
096- Finish Writing the 100 Things of Me
097- Seriously overhaul Syrup
098- Write 200k in 2011
To Be Determined
099- Travel to California to see the May 2012 Solar Eclipse (added 4/1/10, not as a joke, post here)
100-
101-
Italics: In progress
Strikeout: Done
*Yes, I know the world will not actually end on that day. Hush. It's funny.