Sigh. It's been a while.

I've decided to do the 101 things in 1001 days, starting... February 1, 2010. So that gives me until... October 29, 2012, right before my 28th birthday.

I've checked off the things I have done this week - made a blog entry (this one!) and donated blood last Monday. Some are already filled in, such as some books I have read, or movies that I have seen. My goal is to complete at least 90% of the items on this list, since some of them are a stretch (such as the language learning). But i believe that most are attainable.

1. Apply for my passport
2. Go thrifting/antiquing for a day on the 127-mile Yard Sale
3. Spend a day drinking beer in a tube on a river
4. Leave the US for a week or more
5. Visit the Napa Valley
6. Go on a cruise
7. See all of the MLB ballparks in DC, NY, MA, and PA
8. Do the Texas Barbeque Trail
9. Attend the taping of a television show
10. Go to a Star Trek convention
11. Write down the recipes I like on cards
12. Learn 10 signature recipes (0/10)
13. Make 5 cocktails from memory (0/5)
14. Improve knife skills
15. Buy a set of kitchen knives
16. Grill a steak
17. Make mozzarella cheese
18. Bake one loaf of bread a month (0/33)
19. Cure a salmon for lox
20. Grow tomatoes, peppers, and herbs on my patio
21. Plant a fruit tree
22. Pick fruit at a farm
23. Can jam
24. Have people over for brunch
25. Throw a cocktail party
26. Eat at a four star restaurant
27. Make a picnic dinner in the summer
28. Read a book a month (0/33)
29. Read Infinite Jest
30. Read 5 plays (0/5)
31. Read 5 books of poetry (0/5)
32. Read all of Jane Austen’s books (1/6)
33. Read the first Harry Potter in Spanish
34. Do a whole week of NYT crosswords with no help (0/7)
35. Memorize 3 poems (0/3)
36. Learn about life and health insurance
37. Really learn how to use Photoshop
38. Really learn how to use Illustrator for cartography
39. Improve typing speed to 65 wpm (currently 50 wpm)
40. Learn how to drive stick
41. Improve SQL skills
42. Become conversant in Spanish
43. Learn basic German phrases
44. Keep an idea sourcebook
45. Knit a sweater
46. Sew a dress based on a vintage pattern
47. Make a Halloween costume
48. Embroider a set of handkerchiefs
49. Screen print an image onto a t-shirt
50. Make a stained glass window
51. Throw a clay pot on a wheel
52. Make 3 prints (0/3)
53. Make paper
54. Practice calligraphy
55. Refinish a piece of furniture
56. Do an art collaboration with Jamie
57. Take a social dance class
58. Learn a card trick from my dad
59. Learn how to make a cool pillow from my Mom
60. Write a journal entry once a week (0/143)
61. Draft a children’s book
62. Learn how to do 5 origami projects (0/5)
63. See 15 musicians/bands live (0/15)
64. Spend a day at an art museum
65. See all of the movies nominated for Best Picture (5/30)
66. See all of the documentaries nominated for Best Doc (1/15)
67. Watch all of Errol Morris’ docs (1/9)
68. Go to a drive-in movie
69. Decorate a Christmas tree
70. Make Valentines for people that I am grateful to have in my life
71. Sing a song at a karaoke bar
72. Buy a gaming system
73. Beat a video game
74. Start a Roth IRA
75. Build my emergency fund of expenses to 3 months worth of expenses
    
76. Start a savings account for a “big” purchase
77. Create a 1 year plan, a 5 year plan, and a 10 year plan
78. Learn how to manage an investment portfolio
79. Donate blood every 3 months (1/11)
80. Volunteer at the food bank (0/10)
81. Hit a bucket of balls at a driving range
82. Go climbing at a rock gym
83. Learn the butterfly stroke
84. Go canoeing/kayaking 2 times (0/2)
85. Go hiking 6 times (0/6)
86. Go camping 2 times (0/2)
87. Wear hair in a beehive for a day
88. Learn how to apply black eyeliner
89. Buy a pair of kickass boots
90. Catalog music in iTunes
91. Put high school pictures in an album
92. Graduate with my Master’s degree
93. Find a job that uses my degree
94. Fine tune my resume
95. Learn how to write a great cover letter
96. Publish an article out of my Master’s thesis
97. Finish the article from my undergrad thesis
98. Retake the GRE
99. Apply to library school
100. Make a professional portfolio of maps and other graphic designs
101. Attend 10 Toastmaster’s meetings (0/10)