Friday, April 30, 2010
#99: watch 10 documentaries.
documentary #1: i watched the film stupidity. it explores the ideas and glorification of stupidity in our society. i didn't finish it. it's a somewhat interesting topic, but after awhile i wasn't hearing anything new or thoughtful, and i just got sick of watching all the clips of people looking/being/acting stupid.
#54: go on 15 dates with robert.
date #1: in duluth, mn robert and i went to a matinee of the movie kick ass in a theatre right on lake superior. we both liked the movie, it was a lot different than i thought it would be. i thought it was just gonna be these geeky friends being super heroes together, getting up to comedic shenanigans, possibly getting in trouble with the law. but it was a much more serious super hero movie. we both agreed that shortly into it, though, the main character was inconsequential. i really like hit girl, though!
after the movie we ate dinner at an indian restaurant, called, i believe, india palace. we shared aloo tiki appetizers, i had aloo gobi, he had a lamb curry, and i had a chai. really yummy and the left overs were just as good two days later!
we went back to the hotel, digested and watched some tv before going for an exhilarating swim in the hotel pool during the "adults only" swim time. it was a good work out and i was exhausted afterwards. the hot tub was randomly in a different room down the hall, and when we went there after the pool, there were a two couples of middle-aged people who were drinking...we didn't want to hang out with that many people, and i generally get creeped out by the idea of sitting in a hot tub with older men.
great date!
after the movie we ate dinner at an indian restaurant, called, i believe, india palace. we shared aloo tiki appetizers, i had aloo gobi, he had a lamb curry, and i had a chai. really yummy and the left overs were just as good two days later!
we went back to the hotel, digested and watched some tv before going for an exhilarating swim in the hotel pool during the "adults only" swim time. it was a good work out and i was exhausted afterwards. the hot tub was randomly in a different room down the hall, and when we went there after the pool, there were a two couples of middle-aged people who were drinking...we didn't want to hang out with that many people, and i generally get creeped out by the idea of sitting in a hot tub with older men.
great date!
#43: go on 5 vacations.
i feel like this will not be difficult to complete, and perhaps i should have had a higher goal number, seeing as how i've been on three vacations in the last three months (not counting two trips to detroit!). but, at least i will definitely complete this task! and my vacations should be slowing down now.
so! the first check on this list was 4.23.10-4.26.10 when i went to duluth, minnesota for the weekend. robert's work sent him to duluth for three weeks, so on the second weekend i drove the 5.5 hours to visit him. the drive was a little bit boring, but i got to drive through a number of small, U.P. towns which was nice.
duluth was a pretty interesting city to look at. it's on the coast of lake superior (my favorite great lake!), and full of steep hills. it makes for lots of dramatic views. i got into the city at night, and it was great driving over lit up bridges and being able to see the whole city all lit up. the two fulls days i was there it was cold and rainy and windy, so unfortunately we just drove around the downtown a bit, and couldn't walk to explore it much. i would have loved to take some photos of the buildings downtown, but alas. we did find a few great restaurants, though!
wildlife spotted on the drive to/fro duluth: 3 deer, 1 herron, 2 bald eagles, 1 wild turkey.
so! the first check on this list was 4.23.10-4.26.10 when i went to duluth, minnesota for the weekend. robert's work sent him to duluth for three weeks, so on the second weekend i drove the 5.5 hours to visit him. the drive was a little bit boring, but i got to drive through a number of small, U.P. towns which was nice.
duluth was a pretty interesting city to look at. it's on the coast of lake superior (my favorite great lake!), and full of steep hills. it makes for lots of dramatic views. i got into the city at night, and it was great driving over lit up bridges and being able to see the whole city all lit up. the two fulls days i was there it was cold and rainy and windy, so unfortunately we just drove around the downtown a bit, and couldn't walk to explore it much. i would have loved to take some photos of the buildings downtown, but alas. we did find a few great restaurants, though!
wildlife spotted on the drive to/fro duluth: 3 deer, 1 herron, 2 bald eagles, 1 wild turkey.
#18: write a letter to myself to open on day 1,001.
i did this today during a prep hour on a sub job. it was odd writing to a future self. i wanted to ask myself questions, but it's not like i will be able to answer them in the future and have present me know the answer. i suppose they were just more ponderings. i tried to postulate on what my life would be like in early 2013, and gave future me some advice. i put it in a envelope, addressed it to myself, and sealed with a sticker. it's tucked in my paper journal i'm using to track this project.
my 101 list.
here's my list! a few of the items i stole from/was inspired by other people's lists. but it should be fun! i'll be updating the progress of items on this list, but also blogging about specific tasks. completed tasks are in bold, tasks in progress are in italics.
Health
1. Don't eat sugar for a week 7x (5/7 as of 6.22.12)
2. Floss my teeth every day for a week, 6x (5/6 as of 01.29.12)
3. Go on 4 walks in a week, 5x completed 11.03.10
4. Do yoga twice a week, 10x (5/10, as of 6.22.12)
5. Develop an exercise and stretching routine (completed 7.30.10, added on to here and there)
6. Bike 500 miles (75/500 as of 7.13.11)
7. Go jogging 20x (28/20) completed 3.6.11
8. Do a body cleanse
9. Perform 20 breast self-exams (10/20 as of 8.22.12)
10. Do 10 gyno self-exams (2/10 as of 6.22.12)
11. Go to the dentist 2x
12. Buy orthotics/improve posture (completed 11.20.10)
13. Switch back to organic food when I can afford it
14. Eat 40 big breakfasts (27/40 as of 9.30.12, blogged here, here and here)
15. Try 5 new recipes in the slow cooker (completed, blogged here)
16.Chart my cycle ala Fertility Awareness Method for a year (blogged here)
Writing
17. Put out issues 16 and 17 of Checkered Past (completed 3.25.11, blogged)
18. Write a letter to myself to open on day 1001 (completed 4.30.10, blogged)
19. Write a letter to myself to open when I'm 30 (completed 5.12.10)
20. Write 20 pen pal letters (completed 2.12.12)
21. Write 100 love notes and leave in places (8/100 as of 6.22.12)
22. Leave 5 copies of my zine in random places
23. Table at a zine fest (completed 3.26.11, here and here)
24. Submit Checkered Past to 5 distros (3/5 as of 3.30.11)
25. Make a list of 100 things that inspire me (complete 5.14.10, blogged)
26.Complete the 5,000 questions survey te the 5,000 question survey(395/5,000 completed, abandoned 06.28.11, blogged)
27. Leave a note in a library book (completed 4.15.11, blogged)
28. Send a secret to post secret completed 08.24.11
29. Write a letter to my future/possible child/ren
30. Finish/update piece on queer identity and publish in zine (completed 3.24.11, blogged)
Other Creative Endeavors
31. Make 12 new book journals (completed 11.11.11)
32. Get etsy shop back up and running and sell 12 journals (8/12 as of 01.29.12, blogged)
33. Finish a crochet project (completed 4.22.11, blogged)
34. Knit something (completed 05.18.10, blogged)
35. Draw 20 comics in my drawing journal (7/20 as of 5.5.11)
36. Participate in 20 swaps on swap-bot.com (10/20 as of 5.13.12)
37. Alter 10 items of clothing (8/10 as of 5.13.12, blogged here, here, here and here)
38. Make 5 more cloth menstrual pads
Activities/Accomplishments
39. Complete both my digital and paper teaching portfolios (digital completed 5.07.10, blogged, paper completed 8.17.10)
40. Get a permanent teaching job
41. Propose to Robert, completed 10.16.11
42. Try 10 new dessert recipes (8/10, as of 5.13.12, blogged here and here)
43. Go on 5 vacations (10/5, completed 3.26.11, blogged here, here and here)
44. Buy a house
45. Go on a picnic with Robert (completed 7.25.10)
46. Go to Mexico with Blair
47. Adopt a shelter animal (completed 10.16.10, blogged and here)
48. Have at least 200 orgasms (164/200 as of 9.30.12)
49. Ride bumper cars (completed 02.16.12, blogged here)
50. Go to 3 Tigers games (completed 09.03.11, blogged here and here)
51. Watch a sunset (completed 5.19.10, blogged here)
52. Watch a sunrise Watch a sunriseW WaWatch (Com(complete(E(Com(ca
53. Get my heart (or another) tattoo completed 03.04.12
54. Go on 15 dates with Robert (12/15 as of 6.22.12, blogged here and here)
55. Grow my hair out again (completed, blogged here)
56. Post this list on my walls (completed 5.9.10)
57. Go geocaching
58. Make and stash a geocache
59. Pay back student loans to Mom
60. Go to 50 Farmer's markets (15/50 as of 6.22.12)
61. Visit Crazy Horse monument (completed 7.06.10)
62. Make ice cream
63. Cross 100 things off to-do lists (completed 01.06.12)
64. Create a blog about this list (completed 4.30.10)
65. Have 10 event nights (7/10 as of 5.28.12, blogged here, here and here)
66. Use my fondue set (completed 2.12.11 blogged here)
67. Discover 10 new bands to love (7/10 as of 6.22.12)
68. Paint my toenails (completed 5.9.10)
69. Get a keeper cup (completed 6.11.10, blogged)
70. Watch 10 movies in bed (6/10 as of 11.14.10)
71. Walk on the beach 20x (21/20, completed 01.23.12, blogged here, here, here and here)
Intellectual Pursuits/Mentality/Being a better person
72. Compliment a stranger 10 times (completed 8.4.12)
73. Read 30 books (2/30 as of 9.30.12, blogged here, here, here, here and here)
74. Read 50 zines (38/50 as of 6.22.12)
75. Volunteer at a women's shelter/related organization
76. Clean the bathroom once a week for a month, 3x (completed 3.31.11)
77. Get all dishes washed at once, 10x (6/10 as of 5.13.12)
78. Get rid of at least 10 more items of clothing (36/10, completed 09.17.10, blogged here)
79. Clear Mom's house of my stuff and purge everything I can part with
80. Go to a protest (completed 04.05.11, blogged here)
81. Visit Grandma Fleming's grave 8x (1/8 as of 12.20.10)
82. Join a CSA
83. Move out of Escanaba (completed 09.18.10)
84. Save $2 for every goal I complete ($50 as of 4.22.11)
85. Donate $2 for every goal I miss
86. Make a new friend (blogged)
87. Donate my hair again (completed 9.13.12, blogged here)
88. Complete all Livemocha Spanish courses
89. Read 100 news articles in Spanish (11/100 as of 5.13.12)
90. Complete first Livemocha course in Swedish
91. Complete first Livemocha course in Finnish
92. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice via freerice.com (967,550 as of 9.30.12)
93. Start a garden
94. Have tea with friends 50x (23/50 as of 5.13.12)
95. Send 2 care packages
96. Participate in an event in support of the CIW
97. Join a club or organization (completed June, 2011)
98. Listen to 500 podcasts (369/500 as of 9.30.12)
99. Watch 10 documentaries (completed 1.02.11, blogged)
100. Have 10 political discussions/debates (8/10 as of 01.29.12)
101. Watch no TV for a day, 10x (5/10 as of 7.13.11)
Health
1. Don't eat sugar for a week 7x (5/7 as of 6.22.12)
2. Floss my teeth every day for a week, 6x (5/6 as of 01.29.12)
3. Go on 4 walks in a week, 5x completed 11.03.10
4. Do yoga twice a week, 10x (5/10, as of 6.22.12)
5. Develop an exercise and stretching routine (completed 7.30.10, added on to here and there)
6. Bike 500 miles (75/500 as of 7.13.11)
7. Go jogging 20x (28/20) completed 3.6.11
8. Do a body cleanse
9. Perform 20 breast self-exams (10/20 as of 8.22.12)
10. Do 10 gyno self-exams (2/10 as of 6.22.12)
11. Go to the dentist 2x
12. Buy orthotics/improve posture (completed 11.20.10)
13. Switch back to organic food when I can afford it
14. Eat 40 big breakfasts (27/40 as of 9.30.12, blogged here, here and here)
15. Try 5 new recipes in the slow cooker (completed, blogged here)
16.
Writing
17. Put out issues 16 and 17 of Checkered Past (completed 3.25.11, blogged)
18. Write a letter to myself to open on day 1001 (completed 4.30.10, blogged)
19. Write a letter to myself to open when I'm 30 (completed 5.12.10)
20. Write 20 pen pal letters (completed 2.12.12)
21. Write 100 love notes and leave in places (8/100 as of 6.22.12)
22. Leave 5 copies of my zine in random places
23. Table at a zine fest (completed 3.26.11, here and here)
24. Submit Checkered Past to 5 distros (3/5 as of 3.30.11)
25. Make a list of 100 things that inspire me (complete 5.14.10, blogged)
26.
27. Leave a note in a library book (completed 4.15.11, blogged)
28. Send a secret to post secret completed 08.24.11
29. Write a letter to my future/possible child/ren
30. Finish/update piece on queer identity and publish in zine (completed 3.24.11, blogged)
Other Creative Endeavors
31. Make 12 new book journals (completed 11.11.11)
32. Get etsy shop back up and running and sell 12 journals (8/12 as of 01.29.12, blogged)
33. Finish a crochet project (completed 4.22.11, blogged)
34. Knit something (completed 05.18.10, blogged)
35. Draw 20 comics in my drawing journal (7/20 as of 5.5.11)
36. Participate in 20 swaps on swap-bot.com (10/20 as of 5.13.12)
37. Alter 10 items of clothing (8/10 as of 5.13.12, blogged here, here, here and here)
38. Make 5 more cloth menstrual pads
Activities/Accomplishments
39. Complete both my digital and paper teaching portfolios (digital completed 5.07.10, blogged, paper completed 8.17.10)
40. Get a permanent teaching job
41. Propose to Robert, completed 10.16.11
42. Try 10 new dessert recipes (8/10, as of 5.13.12, blogged here and here)
43. Go on 5 vacations (10/5, completed 3.26.11, blogged here, here and here)
44. Buy a house
45. Go on a picnic with Robert (completed 7.25.10)
46. Go to Mexico with Blair
47. Adopt a shelter animal (completed 10.16.10, blogged and here)
48. Have at least 200 orgasms (164/200 as of 9.30.12)
49. Ride bumper cars (completed 02.16.12, blogged here)
50. Go to 3 Tigers games (completed 09.03.11, blogged here and here)
51. Watch a sunset (completed 5.19.10, blogged here)
52. Watch a sunrise Watch a sunriseW WaWatch (Com(complete(E(Com(ca
53. Get my heart (or another) tattoo completed 03.04.12
54. Go on 15 dates with Robert (12/15 as of 6.22.12, blogged here and here)
55. Grow my hair out again (completed, blogged here)
56. Post this list on my walls (completed 5.9.10)
57. Go geocaching
58. Make and stash a geocache
59. Pay back student loans to Mom
60. Go to 50 Farmer's markets (15/50 as of 6.22.12)
61. Visit Crazy Horse monument (completed 7.06.10)
62. Make ice cream
63. Cross 100 things off to-do lists (completed 01.06.12)
64. Create a blog about this list (completed 4.30.10)
65. Have 10 event nights (7/10 as of 5.28.12, blogged here, here and here)
66. Use my fondue set (completed 2.12.11 blogged here)
67. Discover 10 new bands to love (7/10 as of 6.22.12)
68. Paint my toenails (completed 5.9.10)
69. Get a keeper cup (completed 6.11.10, blogged)
70. Watch 10 movies in bed (6/10 as of 11.14.10)
71. Walk on the beach 20x (21/20, completed 01.23.12, blogged here, here, here and here)
Intellectual Pursuits/Mentality/Being a better person
72. Compliment a stranger 10 times (completed 8.4.12)
73. Read 30 books (2/30 as of 9.30.12, blogged here, here, here, here and here)
74. Read 50 zines (38/50 as of 6.22.12)
75. Volunteer at a women's shelter/related organization
76. Clean the bathroom once a week for a month, 3x (completed 3.31.11)
77. Get all dishes washed at once, 10x (6/10 as of 5.13.12)
78. Get rid of at least 10 more items of clothing (36/10, completed 09.17.10, blogged here)
79. Clear Mom's house of my stuff and purge everything I can part with
80. Go to a protest (completed 04.05.11, blogged here)
81. Visit Grandma Fleming's grave 8x (1/8 as of 12.20.10)
82. Join a CSA
83. Move out of Escanaba (completed 09.18.10)
84. Save $2 for every goal I complete ($50 as of 4.22.11)
85. Donate $2 for every goal I miss
86. Make a new friend (blogged)
87. Donate my hair again (completed 9.13.12, blogged here)
88. Complete all Livemocha Spanish courses
89. Read 100 news articles in Spanish (11/100 as of 5.13.12)
90. Complete first Livemocha course in Swedish
91. Complete first Livemocha course in Finnish
92. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice via freerice.com (967,550 as of 9.30.12)
93. Start a garden
94. Have tea with friends 50x (23/50 as of 5.13.12)
95. Send 2 care packages
96. Participate in an event in support of the CIW
97. Join a club or organization (completed June, 2011)
98. Listen to 500 podcasts (369/500 as of 9.30.12)
99. Watch 10 documentaries (completed 1.02.11, blogged)
100. Have 10 political discussions/debates (8/10 as of 01.29.12)
101. Watch no TV for a day, 10x (5/10 as of 7.13.11)
this project.
i was turned on to this project by the lovely ingrid--who sent me a beautiful journal of 31 envelopes/letters as part of the theme-a-day journal swap on swap-bot--and immediately decided i wanted to do it. sometimes i feel like my life is a giant to-do list, and i love crossing things off lists, so this seemed like a perfect project!
the upshot of the day zero project is that you create a list of 101 things you want to accomplish in 1,001 days. it works out to about 2.75 years, so it is enough time to really accomplish some things, but also has a definitive end date to keep in mind. so i made my list, made up a journal for myself to track my progress, but it seemed like a fun idea to make a blog about this, too. plus, it's one of the items on my list (yar har har). so, let the fun begin!
Preliminary links:
day zero project site.
ingrid's mission: one oh one blog.
the upshot of the day zero project is that you create a list of 101 things you want to accomplish in 1,001 days. it works out to about 2.75 years, so it is enough time to really accomplish some things, but also has a definitive end date to keep in mind. so i made my list, made up a journal for myself to track my progress, but it seemed like a fun idea to make a blog about this, too. plus, it's one of the items on my list (yar har har). so, let the fun begin!
Preliminary links:
day zero project site.
ingrid's mission: one oh one blog.
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