Oct 192009

101 Things in 1001 Days: The List

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I have created my list of 101 Things in 1001 Days. I think I have a fairly decent mix of items and I have attempted to categorize them by what I feel that they do or provide for me. It should be an interesting two and three-quarter years!
This list will be updated with my progress. Additionally, I will create individual posts for items with specific updates. I will be starting tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20, 2009, with a finish date of Tuesday, July 17, 2012.

Legend: Bold white text (in progress); Italic gray text (completed).
Status: 2 of 101 completed (0%).
  1. Category: Promotes Consistency (1 – 2)
    1. Blog regularly (A minimum of one "real" post weekly) (2/143)
    2. Take and post at least one photograph a week (0/143)
  2. Category: Education (3 – 14)
    1. Complete Rosetta Stone French Level 1
    2. Complete Rosetta Stone French Level 2
    3. Complete Rosetta Stone French Level 3
    4. Complete Rosetta Stone Japanese Level 1
    5. Complete Rosetta Stone Japanese Level 2
    6. Complete Rosetta Stone Japanese Level 3
    7. Learn to drive tractor (so I can help out when Dad is unable to bush hog or plow snow from driveways)
    8. Learn to play the guitar I’ve had for 15 years (Minimum requirement: standard chords)
    9. Learn to skate
    10. Take a drawing class (0/1)
    11. Take a photography class (0/1)
    12. Take a woodworking class (0/1)
  3. Category: Entertainment (15 – 28)
    1. Finish watching the AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (53/100) [1 2 3 4 5 6]
    2. Go bowling
    3. Go on a real vacation
    4. Go to a shooting range with wife
    5. Go to Colonial Williamsburg’s Grand Illumination (0/1)
    6. See a musical on Broadway (0/1)
    7. Visit Hershey Park (0/1)
    8. Visit the Mütter Museum (0/1)
    9. Attend five Washington Capitals games (0/5)
    10. Go to a comedy club (1/1)
    11. One level 50 of each archetype in CoX (7/14)
    12. Read 10 books from this list (0/10) [1 2]
    13. Visit a brewery (0/1)
    14. Visit a winery (0/1)
  4. Category: Family (29 – 32)
    1. Take a cooking class with wife (0/1)
    2. Take a dancing class with wife (0/1)
    3. Have a "real" wedding on our 10th anniversary, if financially feasible (10/31/2011)
    4. Spend more time with wife at home (Movie night? Game night?)
  5. Category: Health (33 – 44)
    1. Buy new bikes for wife and I (0/2)
    2. Eat healthier (fewer calories, less fat; food log)
    3. Eliminate junk food from my diet for 30 consecutive days (0/30)
    4. Eliminate soft drinks from my diet for 30 consecutive days (0/30)
    5. Exercise more (at least 20 minutes three or four times a week)
    6. Get some dental work done (Teeth are in terrible shape – need crowns, root canals, bridge, etc. ugh!)
    7. Go on a hike in the woods (after seeing podiatrist)
    8. Lose weight (goal weight: 190 lbs.)
    9. Make an appointment with a dermatologist (ezcema or psoriasis) (0/1)
    10. Ride bike at least four times a week (once purchased, weather permitting)
    11. Walk at work during lunch (after seeing podiatrist)
    12. Make an appointment with a podiatrist (my left foot has been swollen [without pain or reduced range of motion] since May.)
  6. Category: Home Improvement (45 – 72)
    1. Build new sidewalk (between house and carport and alongside carport; pavers and sand) (0/1)
    2. Build patio area (pavers, fire pit, wrought iron furniture, removable canopy[?], built-in barbecue pit[?]) (0/1)
    3. Buy a new desk (0/1)
    4. Clean and reorganize second bedroom (0/1)
    5. Clean gutters twice a year (front and back) (0/1)
    6. Clean out old shed (needs to be cleaned out before it can be demolished – of course, electric has to be moved before that, too) (0/1)
    7. Cover kitchen floor with new tile (Level and cover [asbestos!]) (0/1)
    8. Create drainage system around house (for rain/runoff; underground tubing connecting all gutter downspouts, etc.; runs down to bottom of hill into pit filled with stone) (0/1)
    9. Finish acquiring bedroom furniture from IKEA (still need: Leksvik 7-drawer chest)
    10. Finish acquiring living room furniture from IKEA (still need: multiple pieces from the Billy set)
    11. Finish clearing out attic storage of my family’s stuff (0/1)
    12. Hang new shower curtain rod (cut and install new rod) (1/1)
    13. Have a yard sale (minimum: 1; we have way too much crap that we don’t need or use) (0/1)
    14. Install dog door (install in back porch so that dogs can go in and out to dog yard at will; need to secure gates as well) (0/1)
    15. Paint exterior trim (0/1)
    16. Plant grass seed in yard (aerate, seed, fertilize, water; get rid of moss and majority of weeds) (0/1)
    17. Refinish attic (minimum: replace windows and install carpet; would like to cover duct work in main area with new insulation and reinforced drywall to allow area to be used for… something) (0/1)
    18. Refinish front porch (minimum: replace ceiling) (0/1)
    19. Refinish pump pit housing (minimum: remove and replace insulation, door, and walls; recommended: minimum plus build stairs) (0/1)
    20. Replace back porch storm door (no glass/plastic in current door) (0/1)
    21. Replace bathroom sink faucet (need a taller faucet because sink is a bit shallow for washing hands) (0/1)
    22. Replace front door (needs to be reframed and weather sealed) (0/1)
    23. Replace front porch storm door (feral cats ruined current door [marking has rusted it through]) (0/1)
    24. Replace range hood (may be difficult… may need to be custom made) (0/1)
    25. Replace refrigerator (it’s older than I am [Dad bought it when he came back from Thailand during Vietnam]!) (0/1)
    26. Rewire house electrical (Ensure wiring is up to code) (0/1)
    27. Wall mount the surround speakers in the living room (0/1)
    28. Wire house for networking (Cat 5 drop to every room [including bathroom...?], two wireless repeaters [utility closet and attic?]; will require a small wall-mounted patch panel for living room [at least 4-port]) (0/1)
  7. Category: Random (73 – 74)
    1. Tip 100% once for outstanding service
    2. Try a new beer every time we go out to Capital Ale House
  8. Category: Self Discovery (75 – 80)
    1. Complete the 5000 Question Survey (0/5000)
    2. Draw a landscape (0/1)
    3. Draw a portrait (0/1)
    4. Draw a still life (0/1)
    5. Write a novel (NaNoWriMo) (0/1)
    6. Write something monthly (poem, short story, etc.) (0/32)
  9. Category: Self Improvement (81 – 101)
    1. Bake a cake (0/1)
    2. Bake a pie (0/1)
    3. Completely unplug for 12 hours, one day a month (everything: TV, internet, computer, phone) (0/32)
    4. Draw more (Minimum: one sketch per week or one larger project per month) (0/143 or 0/32)
    5. Make a new dish (beef) (to be determined) (0/1)
    6. Make a new dish (chicken) (TBD) (0/1)
    7. Make a new dish (fish) (TBD) (0/1)
    8. Make a new dish (pork) (TBD) (0/1)
    9. Make a new meal (Chinese) (TBD) (0/1)
    10. Make a new meal (English) (TBD) (0/1)
    11. Make a new meal (French) (TBD) (0/1)
    12. Make a new meal (German) (TBD) (0/1)
    13. Make a new meal (Indian) (TBD) (0/1)
    14. Make a new meal (Italian) (TBD) (0/1)
    15. Make a new meal (Japanese) (TBD) (0/1)
    16. Make a new meal (Polish) (TBD) (0/1)
    17. Make a new meal (Russian) (TBD) (0/1)
    18. Make a new meal (Thai) (TBD) (0/1)
    19. Make biscuits from scratch (for sausage gravy and biscuits!)
    20. Refrain from uttering a single curse word for 24 consecutive awake hours (0/24)
    21. Save more money (At least $500 into personal savings a year [net]) ($0/$1370.32)
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2 Responses to “101 Things in 1001 Days: The List”

  1. Go to a comedy club (#24 of 101 progress report) | A Wandering Mind says:
    24 Oct 2009 at 12:51:47

    [...] night, I completed number 24 on my list of 101 Things in 1001 Days: Go to a comedy [...]

  2. Hang new shower curtain rod (#56 of 101 progress report) | A Wandering Mind says:
    02 Nov 2009 at 07:44:44

    [...] I crossed number 56 off my list: Hang new shower curtain [...]