#55

actually go to alissa’s book club meetings

i attended my 4th book club metting today, so i can now cross this item off my list.
i still plan to read the books and attend the meetings.
i just wanted to give myself a set number of meetings to attend,
which was 4, so that i would know when i could consider this item completed.

#71

flowers (orchids?)
Originally uploaded by camkin.

visit the botanical gardens in DC - accomplished!

had a lovely time with alissa this afternoon visiting the botanical gardens downtown.
the weather was perfect and i was so glad i got out of the house and did something today.
the botanical garden is not very big, so it didn't take long to see everything.
didn't read all of the little plaques, but i do kinda remember one thing i read.
something about orchids being named that because they looked testicles! (or something like that. feel free to correct me, alissa)
saw lots of beautiful and interesting plants and flowers.
the main portion was a big jungle setup.
it was warm and humid and they constantly misted the plants.
i thought that was really cool.
outside on the other side of independence ave was the bartholdi garden.
so, we strolled around that for a few minutes.

#49 - buy a laptop - accomplished!

i officially own a laptop now.
it's used and i'm ok with that.
i saved a few hundred dollars buy getting a used one.
and since i only wanted one and didn't need one, i didn't need top of the line.

it has a wireless card and it plays dvds.
now all i have to do is load the sims 2 and the different expansion packs.
then i will be all set.

now onto completing another item.

making some progress!!

#58 - create an emergency fund of at least $500: accomplished!
i created my ING account which is designated as my emergency fund.
i actually created the account on friday, but the funds were verified today.
so, yay me!
in fact, there's actually $700 in the account.
i'm going to add my trip money to the account as well.

#28 - reorganize my filing cabinet: in progress
i ran out of the tabs for the hanging folders, so i need to get some more.
i'm pretty sure i can get that done within the next day or so.

#2 & #72 - the movie lists:
finished watching "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" tonight.
can't say that i was particularly impressed.
i had tried to watch it before. it bored me then and it bores me now.
i know that it's sacrilege or something to talk about kubrick's movie like that,
but that's just how i feel.
the last few movies that i've watched for the lists were disappointing.
i hope whatever i watch next is more entertaining, engaging, and capitvating.

book list & movie list update

finished reading "to kill a mockingbird"
so i can cross another book off the banned book list.
now i'm onto "beloved" which is not on the list,
but i want to read it anyway.
it's going to take a little longer to read, because it's slow reading.
i need to figure out what i'm going to read next.

last night i watched "the searchers" which is on both movie lists.
i don't like westerns and i really did not like this movie.
even though darling natalie wood was in it,
she was in it so briefly and her presence was not enough to make me enjoy it.
i found it boring and john wayne's character extremely annoying.

#66 and #98

on saturday i completed #66 on my 101 list.
i had my movie marathon day of the godfather movies.
i had already seen the first one, but i never saw the other 2 films.
and by having the marathon, i also crossed off "The Godfather II" from both movie lists.
yay!
so, yeah, the first 2 films are awesome. the 3rd one, not so awesome.


i also got started working on my postcard book.
i completed all of the postcards that i have for the US.
(at least the ones that i want to make sure to keep.)
and i got started on my non-US postcards.
worked on that some more last night.
i'll work on it again tonight until i run out of pages.
i'll try to get some more pages this weekend.

progress report

last night i watched "the third man" which is on both movie lists.
it was ok. i liked "a touch of evil" better.
my step-mother gave me "gone with the wind" on DVD a few weeks ago, because she had 2 copies.
but now i can't seem to find it and
i wanted to start watching it this evening.
oh well. it's around here somewhere.

the other day, i finished reading "the bluest eye" by toni morrison.
when i went to the library to get my other books,
i saw that one on display.
and since it's on the banned list, i grabbed it.
(it was a new copy and i was the 1st person to check it out.
only a dork like me would notice that)

yeah so, anyway...
that book was hard for me to get into at first. but i finally did.
can't say that i liked it all that much. i'm not really sure why.
i still plan on reading "beloved" though.
after i finish reading "to kill a mockingbird" for the book club.
(i'll probably watch the movie again after i'm done with this book)

speaking of the book club, i have now attended 2 meetings.
2 more meetings and i will be able to cross that item off my list.
i'm still going to keep attending the meetings, though.

i've still been going to the gym/exercising regularly.
except for last week. now i just need to start eating better.

worked on the growing up scrapbooks last weekend at the bowie crop.
i was on a roll, but i ran out of pictures to scrap!
i'm waiting on the ink for my photo printer, so i can print out more photos to scrap with.

i bought an album for my postcards.
i think i might starting working on that tomorrow.

#26

blossoms7
Originally uploaded by camkin.

Well, I accomplished #26 on March 26th and again on March 31st. The first time I went down to see the Cherry Blossoms, that had barely started to bloom. So, I went again after work on the 31st to take more pictures. I'm really glad I went the 2nd time, so I could really see what they look like in bloom. So, here are the pics from both sets.
Check out the Cherry Blossoms set to see my other photos.

progress report

i watched "the manchurian candidate" which was on both
the Entertainment Weekly’s greatest of all time list and
the AFI's top 100 List

my step-mother gave me a copy of "gone with the wind",
so i'm going to try to watch that sometime this weekend.
it's one of those "classics" that i've never seen.

i also finished reading "the catcher in the rye"
i have to admit that i was kinda disappointed with it.
i was expecting this awesome story because
so many people are in love with this book.
instead, i found myself a little bored and
annoyed with holden caufield.

not sure which book i'm going to tackle next
from the banned book list.

well, i did attend alissa's book club meeting this month
and i'm hosting next month's meeting at my place.
i think i can cross off that item on my list once i attend at least 4 meetings.

also i've been working out 3 days a week at the gym for last month.
i'm not sure how long i need to continue this
before i can say that i've accomplished this item.
not that it means that i'm going to stop going once i cross it off.
maybe for at least 3-4 months.

#19

JOBBY JOB!!
it's official.
i am now truly employed again.
i didn't want to say anything until i signed the offer letter.
and i did that today.
i can now cross off item #19.
even though it was listed at #19, it was the most important item on the list.
faxed in my paperwork for my health insurance.
and we talked about the position that they are going to move me to.
and it looks like it's going to happen a lot sooner than i expected.
i'm not going to be the receptionist. which is also some really good news to me.
so, yay!

101 list progress report

i gave steve some more money, so that's progress on #67
i started watching "the manchurian candidate" for both movie lists.
today i am going to alissa's book club meeting so that's a start on #55

also, last weekend i watched "mean streets" for the EW list.
found that kind of boring.

edited #26 - since i can't plant tulips to have them bloom this year,
i changed this entry to go see the cherry blossoms downtown.
(which i plan to accomplish next weekend)

edited #82 - i changed this entry from reading & doing the projects
in a book called "sew fast, so easy" to finishing my dollhouse.
i felt that this was something i needed to accomplish anyway and i'm more likely to do it.
plus, i already have a couple of other sewing related tasks on this list.

#45 and #90

on saturday i completed 2 more items on the list.

#45 buy a new donut
#90 get a fire-proof box to store my most important documents

got the tire from a junk yard for only $10
and the smallest fire-proof box for $20.

6 down, 95 to go.

#37 & #94

i finished reading "catch 22" today.
it's on both of my reading lists.
so i can cross that off.
now it's on to "1984"

#67

a step has been made on this item.
i won't say how much i owe him or how much i paid him,
but let's just note that a step was made in the direction to get out of debt with the people i know.

i just realized that i can't do #26.
it's too late to plant tulips for this spring.
i might have to look into planting already bloomed tulips or something.

working on #2 & #72

i finished watching "la dolce vita"
so i can cross that off the EW list.
and i watched "close encounters of the third kind"
and i can cross that off the AFI list.

#54

i went on a date last night.
i was supposed to go to dinner and then go bowling.
but the bowling didn't happen because of bowling leagues.
we just ended up hanging out at my place after dinner.
but it was still a date.

#87

today i completed item #87 on my 101 list. after several years of not going to the public library, i finally went back. i was ashamed of my overdue fines and afraid of the amount i had racked up. i had guessed that it would be $50, it was $40. so, that's finally taken care of. i also got myself a new card. which will help me to accomplish #94.

3 down, 98 to go

The Official Post: 101 Things in 1001 Days

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is
either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and
stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as
new year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline
that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than
a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is
better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor
activities.

Source: triplux

So here's my list...
1. visit Canada
2. watch all of the movies on AFI’s top 100 list (completed 03.04.07)
3. ride in a hot air balloon
4. go skinny dipping
5. ride a jet ski
6. volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
7. spend a day at a spa
8. lose 30 pounds
9. go back and tag all my live journal entries (completed 09.23.07)
10. label the cases for all of my burned cds
11. throw a real dinner party
12. start a retirement fund
13. see a Broadway musical
14. refinish a table with a mosaic top
15. sing “Love Shack” at a karaoke bar
16. put together the model cars and Joan of Arc figure
17. attend a Redskins game (regular or pre-season) (completed 10.15.06)
18. go tubing
19. get a real job (completed 3.16.06)
20. learn how to ice skate (completed 2.10.07)
21. make candles
22. make the velvet patchwork blanket
23. get my Bavarian cuckoo-cuckoo clock repaired
24. go to The Melting Pot(completed 12.17.07)
25. refinish the chair I stole from the Chemistry Dept. at Maryland
26. go to see the Cherry Blossoms downtown (completed 3.25.06)
27. paint and hang birdfeeders
28. reorganize my filing cabinet (completed 07.06.06)
29. try 5 new ethnic cuisines (completed 06.19.07)
30. go skydiving
31. finish the growing up scrapbooks
32. learn to knit
33. take a road trip alone
34. have a movie marathon day of the Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings
35. thin out, organize and create a record of my doll collection
36. enter an art competition
37. read 30 books from the Online Computer Library Center 2005 Banned Book List (completed 05.12.07)
38. make a real budget and stick to it
39. go on a ghost tour (completed 10.29.06)
40. go to West Virginia
41. get a TiVo (completed 10.16.07)
42. rent a convertible for a day or weekend
43. go back to school
44. get back into the darkroom and start developing and printing again
45. buy a new donut for my car (completed 02.18.06)
46. send a care package to a soldier overseas (completed 04.07.07)
47. get Lasik
48. buy a real pair of heels and learn to wear them out in public
49. buy a laptop (completed 05.27.06)
50. spend a whole day and go through the entire Holocaust Museum
51. exercise at least 3 times a week
52. get a flat panel monitor (completed 12.25.06)
53. learn to re-root hair and repaint faces for Barbie
54. go on a date (completed 1.25.06)
55. actually go to alissa’s book club meetings (completed 06.11.06)
56. re-learn how to use Adobe Premier
57. scan and upload photos from previous trips (92, 98, 2000, 2002)
58. create an emergency fund of at least $500 (completed 05.09.06)
59. participate in some sort of charity walk (probably for PKD)
60. make a skirt
61. go horseback riding
62. learn to make jewelry
63. ask a guy out on a date
64. throw a theme party
65. take my father to Medieval Times
66. have a movie marathon day of The Godfather (completed 04.15.06)
67. pay Steve back (completed 04.28.07)
68. get a dirndl (completed 06.23.07)
69. go to see a movie at an IMAX theatre (completed 12.17.05)
70. get knee high black boots
71. visit the botanical gardens in DC (completed 06.04.06)
72. watch all of the movies on Entertainment Weekly’s greatest of all time list (completed 03.04.07)
73. finish taking down the wallpaper in dad’s kitchen (completed 03.03.07)
74. get the German Olympic hockey jersey (won an auction on ebay 12.28.05)
75. ride the Glacier Express (completed 06.25.07)
76. visit the Czech Republic (completed 06.18.07)
77. go to a shooting range (completed 07.30.06)
78. watch all seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on dvd (completed 08.27.06)
79. private (completed 04.21.07)
80. kama sutra (Hehehe)
81. watch the sunrise at a beach (completed 08.13.06)
82. finish the dollhouse
83. go to Chincoteague/Assateague (completed 08.12.06)
84. black dress
85. start a savings account for a house
86. visit Stef and Bert in Chicago
87. pay my library fines (completed 12.31.05)
88. go to an outdoor movie or drive-in
89. hem and hang those velvet curtains
90. get a fire proof box to store my most important documents (completed 02.18.06)
91. learn to make fresh salsa from scratch (completed 10.21.07)
92. visit Nick in NY
93. tear down old fence and put up a new one (at Dad’s house)- changed to repaint front steps (completed 10.17.07)
94. read 25 books from The Modern Library 100 Best Novels (completed 04.02.07)
95. re-read The Chronicles of Narnia (completed 09.17.07)
96. upload old artwork to deviantART and categorize it (completed 02.18.07)
97. go to a real tea house with Nikki (completed 02.11.07)
98. create an album for my postcard collection (completed 12.05.06)
99. lose another 20 pounds
100. reach the next color level on NTN at Friday's
101. write a new list 101 things for the next 1001 days




Start Date: December 17, 2005
Completion Date: September 13, 2008