101 things in 1001 days
June 28th, 2009

Preface: this might show up early/before I’d like it to on LJ. LJ doesn’t seem to like the whole post scheduling thing.

The waiting is over. This is my list of 1001 things that I hope to complete before March 25, 2012. Weekly updates will be posted at haphazardry.net and on a special filter for my LJ friends.

Start date: 28 June 2009
End date: 25 March 2012

Health/Wellness/Beauty
1. Learn how to meditate.
2. Take a yoga class.
3. Renew my CPR/first aid certification.
4. Get my eyebrows threaded.
5. Find an exercise routine I like and stick with it.
6. Have at least 10 sessions with a nutritionist.
7. Get my cholesterol to a normal/healthy level.
8. Use a Diva Cup properly at least once.

Educational
9. Apply to graduate school.
10. Take a French course.
11. Take a German course.
12. Take an ASL course.

Career/Internet
13. Earn a full time income as a freelance writer.
14. Revive thebibliophiles.net
15. Get 100 subscribers to thebibliophiles.net
16. Revive onblogway.org.
17. Get 100 subscribers to onblogway.org.
18. Renew my current domain names (haphazardry.net, thebibliophiles.net & onblogway.org)
19. Come up with two other blog ideas and start them.
20. Buy domain names for the blogs mentioned in #19.
21. Get to the 200 article mark on eHow.com.
22. Come up with a pen name I like.

Technology
23. Convert my analog cassettes to digital.
24. Convert my VHS tapes to DVD.
25. Back up my work at least once a month (once I complete #63)

Arts/Crafts/Creative/Writing
26. Knit a pair of socks.
27. Knit a sweater.
28. Crochet a shawl.
29. Learn how to sew.
30. Make a quilt.
31. Learn how to make beaded jewelry.
32. Make a zine.
33. Fill up at least 3 paper journals.
34. Complete Wreck This Journal.
35. Make 1000 slams and get them into circulation.
36. Find two new pen pals who I write to regularly.
37. Answer the 5000Questions survey.
38. Color every page in a coloring book.
39. Learn how to make candles.
40. Learn how to make soap.

Volunteer/Community Building
41. Volunteer as an usher at one or more local theatre companies at least three times.
42. Volunteer as a dog walker at Philly PAWS at least three times.
43. Join or start a book club.
44. Join or start a club or group (besides the bookclub mentioned above) in my area so I can meet people with similar interests.

Travel
45. Take my dad to Germany – ideally spending one week in Berlin and one week in Munich.
46. Visit Boston, MA.
47. Visit Washington, DC.
48. Visit any Busch Gardens.
49. Stay at the Pod Hotel in NYC.
50. Visit Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah.
51. Visit Chicago, IL.
52. Visit Portland, OR.
53. Visit Seattle, WA.
54. Take a train ride across the country.

Big Ticket Purchases
55. Buy a MacBook Pro.
56. Buy a basic Mac laptop.
57. Buy an iPod classic.
58. Buy an orange (8gb) iPod Nano.
59. Buy a high end digital recorder (probably an Edirol R-09HR) + binaural mics.
60. Buy a soundcard for optimal analog digital conversion.
61. Buy a new digital camera.
62. Buy a Blackberry.
63. Buy an external hard drive/external backup of some sort.

Entertainment
64. See a show/concert by ANY band or artist.
65. See the movie Up
66. See the movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
67. See the movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 1).
68. See the movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 2).
69. Re-read the Harry Potter series straight though.
70. See all the Harry Potter movies in order, once they’ve all come out on DVD.
71. See the movie My Sister’s Keeper.
72. See the movie The Time Traveler’s Wife.
73. See Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.
74. See the movie version of Coraline.
75. See any movie on an IMAX screen.
76. Listen to an audiobook while following along in a hard copy of the book.
77. Read at least 135 books.
78. Listen to 30 new podcasts.
79. Try World of Warcraft at least once.
80. Read the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Miscellaneous
81. Put at least $25/month into savings and don’t touch it.
82. Write 10 anonymous letters and leave them someplace for people to find.
83. Make 10 random mix CDs and leave them someplace for people to find.
84. Do 30 random acts of kindness.
85. Make a list of 10 things I like about myself.
86. Create a Wordpress template.
87. Clean out my closets.
88. Get a learner’s permit.
89. Get a driver’s license.
90. Move out of my parent’s home.
91. Adopt a dog.
92. Attend a Unitarian Universalist Church service (?) at least once.
93. Get a mail box from a private mailing facility.
94. Blog about my progress with 101 things at haphazardry.net weekly.
95. Randomly call up a friend at least once a month.
96. Pay a stranger a compliment.
97. Clean out my Google Reader so that I only have blogs in there that I read regularly.
98. Discover 5 new blogs to read regularly.
99. Attend at least three “Friday Night Knit-Ins” at my local yarn store.
100. Shave my head.
101. Find a system of keeping track of appointments, birthdays, and other upcoming events I like and stick with it.

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Hello
June 23rd, 2009

Goodness, haphazardry.net seems to have taken on several incarnations in the last year alone. I thought that I’d return it to it’s original purpose: blog. When I was blogging as a teenager a million years ago, I remember starting a “complete 101 things in 1001 days” project, but I don’t think I ever finished. When I saw one of my LJ friends doing the same project, I thought I’d try again. To my surprise, this project/meme seems to have exploded since I started last. There’s even Day Zero Project now, which I don’t think was around back then.

So anyway, the purpose of this blog is going to be to track my progress with this. I thought I’d “officially” start on July 1st, in order to give myself the chance to put my list together.

I might also post other random stuff as well, depending on how things go.

Take care.

Update 6/25: Since my list is officially done, I thought I’d start on Sunday (6/28)…you know, Sunday and all.

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