101 in 1001: Take 2

Sep 28, 2014 00:00

Last time, my career goals changed about nine months into 101 in 1001 and I didn't get anything done. Plus, the crap I was dealing with, I just couldn't get motivated to do anything. Now, that's changed. Hopefully. Definitely.

101 things to do in 1001 days: Take 2

School goals

001. Complete Culinary diploma program at AI
002. Decide if Culinary degree is viable, complete if it is
003. Get CPR and first aid certified (0/2)
004. Get SCUBA certified
005. Get concealed carry license
006. Buy and complete a maths textbook
007. Take a continuing education class not in culinary

Reading goals

008. Read all of Ayn Rand's books (fiction and non, not screenplays) (0/13)
01. We The Living
02. Anthem
03. The Fountainhead
04. Atlas Shrugged
05. The Early Ayn Rand
06. For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
07. The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
08. Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
09. The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature
10. The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
11. Introduction to Objectivist Epistomology
12. Philosophy: Who Needs It
13. The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought
009. Read or listen to at least 10 Hugo award winning/nominated books (0/10)
010. Read all of geonncannon's novels and stay current (0/7)
01. Gemini
02. World On Fire
03. Tilting at Windmills
04. The Following Sea
05. Riley Parra Season 1
06. Riley Parra Season 2
07. Riley Parra Season 3
011. Read at least 10 books from The Guardian's 100 Greatest Books Of All Time
012. Read 5 books from the banned books list (0/5)
013. Read or Listen to the Millennium Trilogy (0/3)
014. Read or Listen to all John McWhorter books (0/14)
01. Towards a New Model of Creole Genesis
02. Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of "Pure" Standard English
03. The Missing Spanish Creoles: Recovering the Birth of Plantation Contact Languages
04. Spreading the Word : Language and Dialect in America
05. Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America
06. The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language
07. Authentically Black: Essays for the Black Silent Majority
08. Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care
09. Defining Creole
10. Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America
11. Language Interrupted: Signs of Non-Native Acquisition in Standard Language Grammars
12. All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America
13. Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English
14. What Language Is (And What It Isn't and What It Could Be)
015. Get a library card and use it
016. Read something by five new philosophers (0/5)
017. Listen to a podcast weekly for 6 months (0/24)

Writing goals

018. Keep A "My Day in 6 Words" Journal for all 1001 days (0/1001)
019. Finish all help_japan projects (0/6)
020. Complete NaNoWriMo in 2012 and 2013 (0/2)
021. Complete yuletide in 2012 and 2013 (0/2)
022. Complete 3_ships in 2012 and 2013
023. Write 5 NYR stories (0/5)
024. Write in 5 new fandoms, not for yuletide (0/5)
025. Write 5 new OT3s, not for 3_ships (0/5)
026. Write and post CM OT3 Consummation fic

027. Finish writing Lycan Wars
028. Start and finish writing supernatural OT3 project
029. Write 5 original short stories (0/5)
030. Write an email to 5 authors detailing what I love about their work
031. Write a letter to 10 people I admire, living or dead (0/10)
032. Write at least 1000 words a day for a month (not in Nov) (0/30)

033. Podfic a story (not technically writing, but close enough)
034. Maintain fic Masterlist
035. Create an inspiration board
036. Create an inspiration notebook
037. Get something published

Social goals

038. Update LJ/DW monthly (0/36)
039. Buy season tickets to Austin Symphony and attend
040. Join a book club
041. Go to Austin Pride
042. Attend the Austin Book Fair
043. Go on at least 5 dates (0/5)

Language goals

044. Regain Latin fluency (0/6)
Complete all four Cambridge courses and Wheelock
045. Regain German fluency
046. Gain basic understanding in Old Norse, Hungarian and Arabic (0/3)
Complete Old Norse textbook, FS Hungarian course and Arabic textbook

Monetary goals

047. Put $5 in a jar for every completed goal
048. Pay off S&W and dental bills (0/2)
049. Split cellphone bill and car insurance
050. Buy a good food processor
051. Buy a MacBook
052. Buy a region free DVD player
053. Buy at least three DVD sets from another region (0/3)
054. Buy a gun
055. Buy orthopedic shoes
056. Buy a nicer satchel

Health goals

057. Find health insurance after leaving A&M
058. Do Couch to 5K
059. Drink 2 litres of water every day for 2 months (0/24)
060. Create a workout routine and stick to it
061. Find out about pet insurance. If feasible, get it

Spiritual goals

062. Find a local pagan group and join it
063. Put together an altar/sacred space
064. Discover my pantheon

Travel goals

065. Go gambling in Louisiana or Las Vegas
066. Go to a wine tasting
067. Visit grandparents' grave site
068. Visit another country
069. Go to a museum
070. Visit Melanie and the kids at least 3 times (0/3)
071. Go on a writing retreat
072. Attend a major out-of-state convention
073. Go to five book signings

Personal goals

074. Create birthday and anniversary cards for all family for a year
075. Keep recipe diary
076. Make pasta from scratch
077. Get another tattoo
078. Donate blood 5 times (0/5)
079. Send flowers to Mum and Diana at least twice each for no reason (0/4)
080. Learn to crochet
081. Go a year without a speeding ticket

082. Go to the range once a week for 6 months (0/24)
083. Complete 5 jigsaw puzzles (0/5)
084. Colour an entire colouring book
085. Use a planner for a year (0/365)
086. Vote in the 2012 election and at least one local election (0/2)
087. Leave an inspirational note in a book for someone to find
088. Memorize 10 inspirational quotes (0/10)
089. Get a notebook and keep track of quotations I love
090. Make a font out of my handwriting
091. Get a mani/pedi every six months (0/5)

092. Make a decision about breeding Abigail
093. Grown hair to iliac length
094. Learn 5 new hairstyles (0/5)
095. Experience a threesome
096. Update resume to reflect new life goals
097. Create an emergency preparedness kit
098. Get my motorcycle license
099. Bring my own grocery bags for six months (0/6)
100. Get four new piercings (0/4)

Life goals

101. Move to Austin

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