101 in 1001

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).

Start date: December 1, 2005
End date: August 28, 2008

101 Things to do in 1001 Days

1. bowl while drunk
2. read at least three Jane Austin books
3. see Rent on stage…again
4. watch at least three Audrey Hepburn movies
5. see John Mayer in concert again
6. return to England
7. get down to a healthy weight
8. attain muscular arms ala Madonna
9. apply for grad school
10. learn to knit (accomplished 1/14/2006)
11. learn to do a strip tease
12. learn to play the guitar
13. write at least one essay a week for two months straight
14. become un-addicted to caffeine for three months
15. learn to make cheesecake, death by chocolate cake and oatmeal raisin cookies
16. purchase a new digital camera (accomplished 1/20/06)
17. start to learn a new language
18. host a fondue party
19. pay off my credit card bills
20. learn to drive manual transmission
21. scrap one layout a day for two weeks straight…if not more
22. compile a list of fifty favorite movies and fifty favorite CDs
23. have my tarot cards read
24. start taking a multivitamin
25. get a tattoo with my sister
26. build a classic yet semi-funky wardrobe that will be suitable for both work and play
27. watch every episode of Seinfeld and Friends
28. vacation in a warm or exotic area with some of my closest friends
29. return to Disney World
30. learn to grill properly
31. spend a day at the spa
32. kiss in the rain
33. purchase my own diamond ring
34. do something special for my 25th birthday
35. see Dane Cook perform live
36. attend my high school reunion
37. get a pet other than a fish (accomplished on 12/24/05)
38. keep a plant alive
39. ask someone out
40. cook a four-course meal for my closest friends and family
41. read and work through The Artist’s Way
42. purchase at least six CDs I wouldn’t normally buy (ie: rap, country, classical, big band…)
43. purchase one spectacularly expensive purse (like a Chanel or Kate Spade)
44. study for the GRE
45. take the GRE
46. go to a movie by myself (accomplished on 12/04/05)
47. build a gingerbread house
48. find that quintessential little black dress (accomplished on 1/26/06)
49. donate to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
50. reunite with Miss Allen to perform the greatest rendition of “Holding Out for a Hero” ever
51. watch three documentaries, three independent movies and fifty movies from the IMDB movie list
Documentaries:
- Mad Hot Ballroom
52. go to gay days at Cedar Point with Joe
53. read Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
54. own a shirt that has the word “dork” on it
55. own a “boys are stupid” shirt
56. go to Canada
57. play laser-tag and/or paintball
58. learn to cook a pot roast, leg of lamb and prime rib
59. figure out how to make my mom’s amazing spaghetti sauce
60. send out holiday cards to the people I care about (accomplished on 12/28/05)
61. see a movie in the theater four or more times (the most I’ve ever seen one in the theater is three...I think...with Titanic) (accomplished on 12/08/05)
62. purchase an iPod or iPod mini
63. bid and win an eBay auction
64. write to my government representatives
65. cook all my meals for a week (no restaurants or fast food)
66. compliment at least one person every day for a month
67. submit at least one of my essays to at least one magazine
68. find and purchase a fantastic pair of candle sticks
69. decorate my apartment with some of my best photos from my London/Paris trip
70. travel to Vegas
71. learn to play Dance Dance Revolution well
72. give up drinking for three months
73. give up meat for a week…or at least three days
74. send out a message in a bottle
75. go three days without the internet on purpose
76. visit every art gallery in Marquette
77. own the RENT bible
78. volunteer for something I believe in
79. read at least one non-fiction book a month for a year
80. backup my hard-drive
81. add Bride and Prejudice and two other musicals to my DVD collection (accomplished 12/20/05)
82. build an emergency fund of at least $2,500
83. develop a work-out routine that I stick to for eight straight weeks at least
84. move out of the UP
85. write a fan letter and mail/email it
86. attend an opera
87. stop swearing for a week
88. travel by train
89. go on a cruise with my mom
90. run a mile without stopping, pausing or gasping for breath
91. watch more CNN
92. own all six seasons of Sex and the City
93. go one full day without complaining once
94. stop using the word “like”
95. start on career path
96. fast for a day
97. drink 8 glasses of water a day for at least two weeks straight
98. throw a non-birthday party for me and all of my friends
99. go on a vacation by myself
100. learn to take better pictures
101. ride in a limo