Saturday, March 28, 2009

:) Update!

  1. Read all unread books on my bookshelves.
  2. Learn how to order an alcoholic beverage that I like.
  3. Graduate college with honors. [Or at least a 3.8 GPA].
  4. Make Dean’s List at my college at least once.
  5. Write in a journal every day. [0/1001]
  6. Visit mainland Europe. [Greece! Italy! Portugal?]
  7. Visit Asia.
  8. Go to Cairo.
  9. Learn to play another instrument.
  10. Attend the 2010 World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  11. Grow camellias.
  12. Read Dante’s Divine Comedy, in English, and Italian.
  13. Become fluent in French [and hold a conversation with a native speaker.]
  14. Become fluent in Arabic [and hold a conversation with a native speaker.]
  15. Post at least 20 videos this year on 1001books. [0/20]
  16. Go to a concert in another country.
  17. Learn how to make sushi.
  18. Make a new friend.
  19. Submit something to be published somewhere.
  20. Go on a road trip.
  21. Learn a Greek dance in Athens.
  22. Get a tattoo.
  23. Edit an article on Wikipedia.
  24. Learn how to mix drinks.
  25. Get a part-time job I enjoy.
  26. Watch a football match in a foreign country, aside from the World Cup.
  27. Watch all 101 films on http://www.films101.com/filmsr.htm [0/101]
  28. Learn a whole song on guitar.
  29. Visit Walden Pond.
  30. Participate in the Beckoning of Lovely.
  31. Host a dinner party.
  32. Visit the ocean.
  33. Go to Montauk, NY.
  34. Learn how to be happy with my weight.
  35. Take at least 3 classes just for fun [0/3]
  36. Run a race.
  37. Take yoga for a month.
  38. Meet the Dalai Lama
  39. Read every religious text, and reserve judgement.
  40. Move out.
  41. Move on.
  42. Ride a train across some section of Europe.
  43. Read Anna Karenina all the way through this time.
  44. Wear something crazy.
  45. Get a different haircut.
  46. Find a little black dress.
  47. Attend a party, and be the life of it.
  48. Learn how to sail a boat.
  49. Buy someone flowers for no reason.
  50. Play in the leaves during autumn.
  51. Be an extra in a film.
  52. Learn how to keep plants alive.
  53. Recommend books for 5 friends that match them. [3/5]
  54. Write family letters.
  55. Buy a typewriter.
  56. Stay a night in a trashy motel.
  57. Learn to be unafraid of hostels, then stay in one.
  58. Volunteer somewhere that needs me.
  59. Volunteer somewhere I may one day need.
  60. Take a picture that I will be proud of.
  61. Learn how to ballroom dance!
  62. Learn how to figure skate!
  63. Save up money to use at the end of this challenge!
  64. Do something randomly kind for 30 days. [0/30]
  65. Visit 25 museums [1/25]
  66. Go to Chicago and take a picture with the Bean!
  67. Go to a fancy/well-known art gallery.
  68. Carve a jack-o-lantern.
  69. Skydive. Once.
  70. Mail in a secret to PostSecret.
  71. Visit 5 “gardens.” [1/5]
  72. Visit 5 zoos. [1/5]
  73. Go to Dodge, then get the hell out of it.
  74. Make a list of things that make me happy.
  75. Eat entirely organic for one month.
  76. Foster an animal.
  77. Go swimming every day for two weeks.
  78. Visit the English seaside.
  79. Catch a butterfly.
  80. Succeed in NaBloPoMo. [27/30]
  81. Win at NaNoWriMo.
  82. Keep track of all of the books read for one year.
  83. Go sing karaoke somewhere.
  84. Accept all social invites for one week.
  85. Take the MENSA test.
  86. Be on time for work once, or twice.
  87. Learn a way to keep myself from biting my nails.
  88. Play 18 holes of golf. [0/18]
  89. Handmake decorations for a holiday, or a room.
  90. Go on an archaeological dig.
  91. Ride a train across the US.
  92. Donate blood.
  93. Write a letter to a company with a comment, question or concern.
  94. Write my resume.
  95. Use only cash for a week.
  96. Read 10 non-fiction books [that are unassigned]. [6/10]
  97. Avoid jury duty.
  98. Invent a crafty way to get rid of creeps.
  99. Have more fun with my friends and family.
  100. Feel better about my appearance.
  101. Make another list once this one is complete.