101 things to do in 1001 days
Stolen from Ashe, who stole the idea from Lara months ago, but apparently tons of people elsewhere are doing this as well. Which is good, it's a very admirable exercise.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
I'll cross them off as I do them, and add the dates.
1. have a dance-off
2. pay off my student loan October 21, 2005
3. edit and compose my “good life manifesto”
4. learn to ride/drive a motorcycle
5. have sex outside in the rain
6. pay off my car March 31, 2006
7. learn archery
8. throw a party with more than 30 people attending December 17, 2005
9. create a personal travel map August 13, 2005
10. get all the proper licenses/legal stuff for the business 2006
11. make a lamp
12. swim with dolphins
13. get dismantled trademarked
14. go to Key West
15. start running regularly May 2005
16. own a home
17. go on a roadtrip with no predetermined destination
18. get my green cowboy boots resoled
19. skydive
20. buy a serger August 18, 2005
21. finish playing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic May 21, 2005
22. start an IRA
23. dress up in a silly costume and run around the Quarter asking tourists for their autographs
24. have a hurricane at Pat O’Brien’s July 28, 2005
25. have tasteful nude portraits done
26. go to San Francisco July 24, 2006
27. go line dancing
28. read the complete works of William Shakespeare, including all sonnets and poems
29. go to Africa
30. kiss under a waterfall April 28, 2006
31. make a list of movies I want to see and cross off at least 50
32. improve my sewing skills by learning more advanced techniques
33. go to Greece
34. learn silkscreening May 2006
35. set up CDs at bank November 20, 2005
36. have a picnic on the beach
37. take an Alaskan cruise
38. go skinny-dipping November 24, 2006
39. do volunteer work in another country
40. hike in a national park
41. go to India
42. win a costume contest
43. go on a vision quest
44. fly in a hot air balloon
45. see David Bowie in concert
46. kiss a cowboy
47. visit Avery Island
48. make some sort of pottery
49. go to NOMA May 15, 2005
50. take a drawing class
51. put my feet in the Pacific Ocean July 23, 2006
52. donate at least $100 to a single charity
53. get health insurance
54. write inspirational messages in public bathrooms
55. sing karaoke at the Cat’s Meow
56. move out of NOLA
57. take a romantic vacation April 27, 2006 through May 1, 2006
58. make my pin-up girl decoupage dresser
59. eat at Commander’s Palace
60. make a duct-tape corset/bustier February 12, 2006 (substituted blue tarp for duct tape)
61. visit a nude beach
62. go on a swamp tour
63. “catch” a Zulu coconut
64. dance on a rooftop
65. go to the D-Day Museum July 28, 2005
66. beat my New Year’s Eve kissing record December 31, 2006/January 1, 2007
67. take a family vacation with my mom and sister December 26, 2005 through January 11, 2006
68. sew a stuffed animal and give it to a children’s charity
69. secret goal - use your imagination October 22, 2005
70. play miniature golf April 28, 2006
71. learn to drive a stick shift
72. go to Mimi’s on a Saturday night for their funk dance night
73. finish the gallery section on my website March 2006
74. ride the Canal St. streetcar July 28, 2005
75. drink a mint julep
76. see Annie Lennox in concert
77. watch a sunrise or sunset from a cliff or mountain July 23, 2006
78. have acupuncture done (this kind of freaks me out, but I also wonder if it really has any affect)
79. contribute to The Sampler
80. stay up for 24 hours straight January 11, 2006
81. find a fruit I like that I had never tried before
82. find a vegetable I like that I had never tried before
83. send anonymous “secret admirer” flowers to a friend who’s having a hard time
84. get an iPod & the matching iPod mini-boombox speakers January 22, 2006
85. run in a marathon
86. go to a Caribbean island
87. give blood
88. go to The Saint on a Sunday night for classic country music
69. secret goal - use your imagination November 30, 2005
90. get a pedicure
91. get drunk on daiquiris February 28, 2006 - Mardi Gras Day
92. visit MOMA July 28, 2007
93. go camping
94. visit a plantation
95. go to JazzFest just to say I’ve done it
96. see a cheesy lounge-type singer in concert (Tom Jones, Barry Manilow, etc.) and throw a pair of (clean) panties at him
97. ride in a vintage Rolls-Royce
98. go to Hawaii
99. spend an entire day talking in a fake accent
100. learn how to play chess August 7, 2005 -- I still need LOTS of practice, but at least I've learned the basics and made it through one game.
101. jump in a pool with all of my clothes still on (shoes too!)
Alternates:
buy a motorcycle
eat at 20 or more New Orleans restaurants that I've never been to before
take 100 street fashion pictures
stop shopping at Wal-Mart
completely stop eating at major fast food chains
Edited May 24, 2006: #56. changed from "go back to school for fashion design, or at least be in the process of applying" to "move out of NOLA". It's been awhile now since I've decided that going to school for fashion design isn't really what I want to do anymore. And I've never wanted to live in one place my entire life, so moving away from here isn't necessarily a permanent thing.
Check out mission101 if you're interested in making your own list or want to read about what others are doing.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
I'll cross them off as I do them, and add the dates.
1. have a dance-off
2. pay off my student loan October 21, 2005
3. edit and compose my “good life manifesto”
4. learn to ride/drive a motorcycle
5. have sex outside in the rain
6. pay off my car March 31, 2006
7. learn archery
8. throw a party with more than 30 people attending December 17, 2005
9. create a personal travel map August 13, 2005
10. get all the proper licenses/legal stuff for the business 2006
11. make a lamp
12. swim with dolphins
13. get dismantled trademarked
14. go to Key West
15. start running regularly May 2005
16. own a home
17. go on a roadtrip with no predetermined destination
18. get my green cowboy boots resoled
19. skydive
20. buy a serger August 18, 2005
21. finish playing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic May 21, 2005
22. start an IRA
23. dress up in a silly costume and run around the Quarter asking tourists for their autographs
24. have a hurricane at Pat O’Brien’s July 28, 2005
25. have tasteful nude portraits done
26. go to San Francisco July 24, 2006
27. go line dancing
28. read the complete works of William Shakespeare, including all sonnets and poems
29. go to Africa
30. kiss under a waterfall April 28, 2006
31. make a list of movies I want to see and cross off at least 50
32. improve my sewing skills by learning more advanced techniques
33. go to Greece
34. learn silkscreening May 2006
35. set up CDs at bank November 20, 2005
36. have a picnic on the beach
37. take an Alaskan cruise
38. go skinny-dipping November 24, 2006
39. do volunteer work in another country
40. hike in a national park
41. go to India
42. win a costume contest
43. go on a vision quest
44. fly in a hot air balloon
45. see David Bowie in concert
46. kiss a cowboy
47. visit Avery Island
48. make some sort of pottery
49. go to NOMA May 15, 2005
50. take a drawing class
51. put my feet in the Pacific Ocean July 23, 2006
52. donate at least $100 to a single charity
53. get health insurance
54. write inspirational messages in public bathrooms
55. sing karaoke at the Cat’s Meow
56. move out of NOLA
57. take a romantic vacation April 27, 2006 through May 1, 2006
58. make my pin-up girl decoupage dresser
59. eat at Commander’s Palace
60. make a duct-tape corset/bustier February 12, 2006 (substituted blue tarp for duct tape)
61. visit a nude beach
62. go on a swamp tour
63. “catch” a Zulu coconut
64. dance on a rooftop
65. go to the D-Day Museum July 28, 2005
66. beat my New Year’s Eve kissing record December 31, 2006/January 1, 2007
67. take a family vacation with my mom and sister December 26, 2005 through January 11, 2006
68. sew a stuffed animal and give it to a children’s charity
69. secret goal - use your imagination October 22, 2005
70. play miniature golf April 28, 2006
71. learn to drive a stick shift
72. go to Mimi’s on a Saturday night for their funk dance night
73. finish the gallery section on my website March 2006
74. ride the Canal St. streetcar July 28, 2005
75. drink a mint julep
76. see Annie Lennox in concert
77. watch a sunrise or sunset from a cliff or mountain July 23, 2006
78. have acupuncture done (this kind of freaks me out, but I also wonder if it really has any affect)
79. contribute to The Sampler
80. stay up for 24 hours straight January 11, 2006
81. find a fruit I like that I had never tried before
82. find a vegetable I like that I had never tried before
83. send anonymous “secret admirer” flowers to a friend who’s having a hard time
84. get an iPod & the matching iPod mini-boombox speakers January 22, 2006
85. run in a marathon
86. go to a Caribbean island
87. give blood
88. go to The Saint on a Sunday night for classic country music
69. secret goal - use your imagination November 30, 2005
90. get a pedicure
91. get drunk on daiquiris February 28, 2006 - Mardi Gras Day
92. visit MOMA July 28, 2007
93. go camping
94. visit a plantation
95. go to JazzFest just to say I’ve done it
96. see a cheesy lounge-type singer in concert (Tom Jones, Barry Manilow, etc.) and throw a pair of (clean) panties at him
97. ride in a vintage Rolls-Royce
98. go to Hawaii
99. spend an entire day talking in a fake accent
100. learn how to play chess August 7, 2005 -- I still need LOTS of practice, but at least I've learned the basics and made it through one game.
101. jump in a pool with all of my clothes still on (shoes too!)
Alternates:
buy a motorcycle
eat at 20 or more New Orleans restaurants that I've never been to before
take 100 street fashion pictures
stop shopping at Wal-Mart
completely stop eating at major fast food chains
Edited May 24, 2006: #56. changed from "go back to school for fashion design, or at least be in the process of applying" to "move out of NOLA". It's been awhile now since I've decided that going to school for fashion design isn't really what I want to do anymore. And I've never wanted to live in one place my entire life, so moving away from here isn't necessarily a permanent thing.
Check out mission101 if you're interested in making your own list or want to read about what others are doing.