Woot! So I did it. I finished my (first) Mission 101! With less than a few hours to spare. I feel great! So great, that I am doing it again! I am starting over with another 101 books to read in a 1001 days. This time I hope to read more than that many books in 1001 days.

( My Mission 101 (Part I) Completed Book List )

Check out my AWESOME thrift store purchase of the day:


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So, as of late I have been working really hard on some personal goals ( Read more... )

A week ago yesterday, peachy_c and I got crazy and decided to go to Cancun (a sort-of long story about how it all came about that I am not going into right now) but on Sunday we were off. Cancun was not my first choice of places to go, but why the hell not. Okay, I am bit ashamed to say that this was my first trip out of the country. (despite 3-4 trips to ( Read more... )

I need to get out!! I am so restless right now it hurts. I need to go somewhere, do something, change something. I think I am going crazy. Maybe it's this freaking weather, I don't know. I need some sun or something.

That's all.

Anyone want to come with me? You are welcome to go crazy with me, too.

I LOVE this video!! I could watch it over and over!

I wonder if I could teach Eleanor Rigby to do this....;-)

Okay and here is one about the Queen and her Corgis

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Today is 3/3/09. As I was writing today's date, I had a the clear memory of where I was six years ago, on 3/3/03 ( Read more... )

peachy_c and I had an amazing time with our friends this past weekend! We rented a cabin just outside Grand Marais. I want a cabin in the woods. Who's with me?

Here are some fun pictures:


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I found this incredibly fascinating!
What a striking contrast. It seems that the family from France spends the most. And of course the families from Mexico and Africa spend the least. The pictures are amazing.

What the World Eats, Pt. I
What the World Eats, Pt. II

I just now remembered way back when I started my Mission 101. (The orginal idea for my Mission 101 book blog ( Read more... )