Beginning of the New Year

Just a quick update after one week of the New Year, and 1001 days. With 7 days down, I’ve managed to knock-off a couple of minor items from the 101, mostly just buying small stuff around the house. A quck trip to Ikea and the local big-box home stores yielded a $50 faux-persian rug for the living room (#81), as well as five plants for my room (#83). I also took the liberty of starting an herb garden, it’s not on the list, but I figured it was a good thing to knock out while messing with plants in general.

In terms of some of the longer term goals, I managed to knock off 7 movies from the 102 (let’s face it this one is going to be cake), and I’ve managed breakfast everyday (although one was a frozen dinner, which I’m not counting). I also managed to make dinner 4 times, and ate leftovers once, so 5 homecooked meals. (I should ammend #41 to, “4 home-cooked meals a week”, since I’m counting left-overs). My current weight is 245 lbs., down 5 from a couple of weeks ago, and about 20 lbs. lighter than my max in the fall of 2005.

I had tried to get the dentist thing out of the way, and went to an appointment with a nearby office. Let’s just say I’ve never felt like I was being railroaded so hard outside of a used car lot. Needless to say I’m not going back, and I’m still looking for a good dentist. Hopefully I can knock out that item in the next week or two.

So the current stats are:

99 items, 95 movies, 46 lbs. in the next 994 days.

Stay tuned, it’s going to get interesting soon… (I hope).

A little help from my friends…

BTW: I just wanted to mention that if anyone has any ideas/suggestions/want to help or participate with the accomplishment of the 101 things, please let me know. I don’t think there’s anyway I’m going to get these done without a little help from my friends. Or maybe even a lot of help…
:)

101 things in 1001 days

My list of 101 things in 1001 days. Officially started 1/1/07, and due 9/28/09. It’s currently in random loosely organized order, and I’m not positive about all of the items. It was harder than I imagined to come up with this whole list, and I’m not sure I can pull off all this stuff in just 1001 days. I might revise some of the lame or vague items. I’ll definately go through and reorganize the list sometime in the near future.

  1. Volunteer at a shelter for at least one holiday
  2. Give blood
  3. Teach someone a skill
  4. Obtain Bareboat Cruising Certification
  5. Skydive
  6. Ride in a hot air ballon
  7. Ski out west
  8. Go camping 3 times
  9. Try a new sport
  10. Go fishing
  11. Go swimming
  12. Fly a kite
  13. Learn to juggle clubs
  14. Get a punching bag
  15. Learn to surf
  16. Learn to ride a horse
  17. Learn to play the guitar
  18. Learn to Foxtrot
  19. Learn to shoot a gun
  20. Learn to weld
  21. Learn digital electronics
  22. Build a eeprom/pic Programmer
  23. Write my dissertation / earn my Ph.d
  24. Write and publish 3 papers
  25. Write my CV
  26. Learn a new programming language
  27. Write and distribute a piece of software
  28. Clean out my inbox (again) (1/5/07)
  29. Write a story
  30. Implement GTD for at least 3 months
  31. See a mountain stage of the Tour de France
  32. Visit Germany
  33. Visit Austria
  34. Visit Peru
  35. Visit the new Googleplex
  36. Wander in new city
  37. Visit 3 State Parks
  38. Get in touch with 3 old friends
  39. Visit Jen and her family
  40. Visit Niv and meet her baby
  41. Cook at least 4 meals a week for 6 months
  42. Eat breakfast at least 4 days a week for 6 months
  43. Drink wine at least twice a month for 6 months
  44. Attend Sarge at least 3 days a week for 6 months
  45. Lower my blood pressure (need measureable goals here)
  46. Lower my cholesterol by 20%
  47. Weigh less than 200 lbs.
  48. Walk at least 3 days a week for 6 months
  49. Hike part of the Appalachain Trail
  50. Bike on the Eastern Shore
  51. Pedal 5000 miles (indoors or out)
  52. Ride a Century
  53. Complete a 20K run
  54. Bench 140 lbs.
  55. Send the Rollei for servicing (1/10/07)
  56. Send the Leica for servicing
  57. Print and hang 7 of my photos
  58. Take 500 photos
  59. Sell at least one photo
  60. Go to a Terrapin Photo Club Meeting
  61. 101 new photoblog entries
  62. 101 new blog entries
  63. Re-do the blog theme
  64. Read at least 25 novels
  65. Clear the backlog of books next to my bed
  66. See Ebert’s ’102 Movies You Must See’
  67. See 3 documentary films
  68. See 3 films in different foreign languages
  69. See a play/show on campus
  70. See Cirque de Soleil: Love
  71. Try 3 new restaurants in DC
  72. Go on 10 dates
  73. Visit 3 new museums
  74. Update the house server
  75. Buy a real bedframe
  76. Hang drapes in the living room
  77. Finish the bathroom re-model
  78. Repair the fence
  79. Wire the house for cable/ethernet
  80. Cancel long distance service to the house
  81. Buy some plants for my room (1/7/07)
  82. Set up a 20+ gallon aquarium
  83. Get a colorful rug for the living room (1/7/07)
  84. Do some kind of housemate event/activity
  85. Store/get rid of all the random debris next to the stairs in my room
  86. Build a new desk
  87. Get rid of the old fridge
  88. Diversify my portfolio (at least 6 industries represented) (1/12/07)
  89. Create a budget and stick to it for one month
  90. Get FoodFit to stop billing me
  91. Sell my old Powerbook G4 (1/10/07)
  92. Sell the 1993 Corrado
  93. Sell/donate the extra cameras
  94. Get a motorcycle
  95. Find a new dentist and get a check-up
  96. Finish restoring the Twilight Zone pinball machine
  97. Post a description of my Schwinn Voyageur
  98. Build a new MythTV box
  99. Build a wooden ship model
  100. Finish one Infocom game
  101. Beat my computer at Go