Starry-eyed Optimism

In a grandiose attempt to improve both myself and my world, I've hopped onto the 101/1001 bandwagon. Marvel as I attempt to complete 101 goals in 1001 days. I will do it, if not through sheer determination, but because of the entertainment factor.

Monday, January 09, 2006

#81: add Bride and Prejudice and two other musicals to my DVD collection

Over the holidays, my DVD collection grew in fabulous ways. My mom gave me Grease and The Sound of Music (one of my favorite movies EVER) for Christmas. Essentially, she handed me goal #81; all I had to do was purchase Bride and Prejudice, which I've been dying to buy since I saw the opening musical sequence for the first time.

And now, all three fantastic movies are snuggled safely into my DVD collection and I can't get the songs from the movies out of my head.

Life is good.

: Name: RockSt*rDiva; Location: East Lansing, MI

I'm a writer, a girly-girl, a loudmouth, a Renthead, a Disney-lover and a goddess. I speak too soon and love too hard. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

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1. private (accomplished 4/28/2006)
2. read at least three Jane Austin books
3. see Rent on stage…again (accomplished 4/14/2006)
4. watch at least three Audrey Hepburn movies
5. see John Mayer in concert again
6. vacation in an area that I haven't visited before (accomplished 11/04/2007)
7. get down to a healthy weight
8. attain muscular arms ala Madonna
9. apply for grad school (accomplished 12/22/2006)
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 and oatmeal raisin cookies
16. purchase a new digital camera (accomplished 1/20/2006)
17. start to learn a new language
18. host a fondue party (accomplished 1/16/2006)
19. pay off my platinum card bill
20. learn to drive manual transmission
21. scrap one layout a day for two weeks straight
22. compile a list of fifty favorite movies and fifty favorite CDs
23. have my tarot cards read
24. start taking a multivitamin (accomplished 1/03/2008)
25. get a tattoo with my sister (accomplished 4/25/2006)
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. send a secret into PostSecret (accomplished 7/15/2006)
29. compile a list of recommended books from friends and tear through the list
30. learn to grill properly
31. spend a day at the spa
32. kiss in the rain
33. keep my room clean for a week
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 12/24/2005)
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. Catalogue all of my pictures from graduation until the present in albums
45. Make a backup copy of my blog
46. go to a movie by myself (accomplished 12/04/2006)
47. Make bakery for those I care about during the holidays (accomplished 12/15/2007)
48. find that quintessential little black dress (accomplished 1/26/2006)
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 twenty movies from the IMDB movie list
52. attend Chicago Pride with Joe (accomplished 6/17/2007)
53. read Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
54. own a shirt that has the word “dork” on it (accomplished 02/11/2006)
55. own a “boys are stupid” shirt
56. write and send a letter to someone I love (accomplished 9/23/2007)
57. play laser-tag (accomplished 7/13/2007)
58. learn to cook a pot roast and leg of lamb
59. figure out how to make my mom’s amazing spaghetti sauce
60. send out holiday cards to the people I care about (accomplished 12/28/2005)
61. own all six season of Sex and the City
62. see a movie in the theater five times (accomplished 02/28/2006)
63. purchase an mp3 player (accomplished 1/07/2008)
64. bid and win an eBay auction (accomplished 12/02/2007)
65. write to my government representatives
66. cook all my meals for a week (no restaurants or fast food)
67. compliment at least one person every day for a month (accomplished 8/30/2007)
68. submit at least one of my essays to at least one magazine
69. find and purchase a fantastic pair of candle sticks
70. decorate my apartment with some of my best photos from my London/Paris trip
71. attend a wine tasting and/or learn more about wine
72. learn to play Dance Dance Revolution
73. give up drinking for three months
74. give up meat for a week…or at least three days
75. send out a message in a bottle (accomplished 6/19/2007)
76. go three days without the internet (accomplished by 11/30/2006)
77. visit every art gallery in East Lansing
78. own the RENT bible
79. volunteer for something I believe in
80. read at least one non-fiction book a month for a year
81. backup my hard-drive
82. add “Bride and Prejudice” and two other musicals to my DVD collection (accomplished 12/20/2005)
83. build an emergency fund of at least $2,500
84. develop a work-out routine that I stick to for eight straight weeks at least
85. move out of the UP (accomplished 5/6/2006)
86. write a fan letter and mail/email it
87. attend an opera
88. stop swearing for a week
89. travel by train (accomplished 1/27/2006)
90. visit Mackinac Island (accomplished 07/29/2006)
91. run a mile without stopping, pausing or gasping for breath
92. watch more CNN
93. stop using the word “like”
94. start on career path
95. fast for a day (accomplished 9/20/2007)
96. drink 8 glasses of water a day for at least two weeks straight
97. throw a non-birthday party for me and all of my friends
98. learn a poker face and bluff my way through one game (since I suck at lying) (accomplished 10/31/2006)
99. learn to take better pictures
100. ride in a limo (accomplished 12/28/2007)
101. go one full day without complaining once

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Monday, January 09, 2006

#81: add Bride and Prejudice and two other musicals to my DVD collection

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