Still plugging away at the "do every day" items, so I won't elaborate here say to save they're up to 36 days now.

I tried a new sewing technique this weekend-- I would have looked elsewhere if I couldn't find it in Threads, but they did have it. So I learned how to do a lapped zipper. This one will take work to get really well, but at first attempt ( Read more... )

Completed as of last night:

25. Study my Bible every day for a month. (Then continue to do so-hopefully habit-forming!) (30/30)
97. Floss every night for a month (hopefully to become a habit) (30/30) (completed 3/26/08)

So that means, at the one-month mark, I've completed 4 things. Not bad. Let's see if I can keep up these two habits.

Also ( Read more... )

It's official-- the woman who majored in clarinet performance that contacted me last week will be teaching both clarinet and sax for the band job, so I don't need to learn the clarinet. Which means I have to replace that item on my list. I'm not quite sure what to fill it with yet-- I'd had the thought of re-reading some childhood favorites, but ( Read more... )

102. Take one day a month completely off the computer. Yes, that includes using iTunes to listen to. (1/36)

I'm glad I picked a day that I knew would be busy, because I think that made it easier. I was surprised at how much of a temptation it was to just turn it on to check my email, so I'm also glad I purposely made it harder for myself ( Read more... )

96. Learn to eat with chopsticks

Started on this one today. I stopped at the mall on the way home and bought myself a pair of reusable chopsticks (they're fun and twisty and bamboo! And only $6!), so of course I made myself quickie Asian-style food to try them out with. I did pretty well with the dumplings, noodles, and larger veggie pieces, ( Read more... )

Started:

13. Finish my road trip album -- this one's still very much in the beginning/preparation stage. But while I was watching Once the other night, I did work on painting some of the cardstock I'm using for it. (I liked the idea of the distressed/painted-looking paper for this particular album, but didn't like how much money I'd have to spend ( Read more... )

Movie: Once

Rating: 4.5/5 guitars

Review: This movie was just fantastic. It was unlike any other musical I'd ever seen in that it was really all about the music-- usually music is subservient to the plot, but this was basically the other way around. The tunes were catchy, and definitely the type of music I enjoy listening to anyway (I'm a sucker for ( Read more... )

Since I ended up having the whole day off work, I decided to start tackling one of my more time-intensive organizational projects-- to get my entire book collection cataloged. In a way, I did the easiest shelf first-- most of my books shelves are loaded 2 books deep, at least in part, and this one's just at a single layer (the top is where I keep ( Read more... )

Now at 2/109.

Movie: Across The Universe

Rating: 4.5/5 strawberry fields

Review: You know, when I saw the previews for this in the theater last summer, I wasn't sure if I was going to love it or hate it. After all, it looked like the cinematic equivalent of an acid trip, but at the same time, the Beatles fan in me was intrigued. I missed it in ( Read more... )

38. Watch every DVD on my shelf at least once, including through the TV seasons (1/TBD)
39. Watch 109 movies I haven’t seen before (1/109)

Got started on this one yesterday. First off, from my shelf, I ended up spontaneously watching The Emperor's New Groove with three friends after a rehearsal yesterday. (The TBD is because I have to ( Read more... )