to Live will be an awfully big Adventure

While browsing the web the other day on my lunch break at work (well... maybe it was my lunch break, maybe it was a random 5 minute break, maybe it was an intermediary between projects, or maybe it was while I was smack in the middle of paperwork... who knows?), I came across the dayzero project.

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.
 

I immediately sent it to Hither, who also embraced the idea, and we're planning our official start date as this Sunday, the 18th, with each other as moral support. It took me the better part of a day to come up with my 101 things, but without further ado, here is my challenge:

 101 Things to Do in 1001 Days 

(October 18, 2009 – July 15, 2012)

The Code: 
that's a wrap 
purgatory 
still looming over my head

1. Finish my novel
2. Take a roadtrip up through Portland, to Seattle, and Vancouver
3. Get a professional massage
4. Send a card/letter snail-mail style once a month (1/32)
5. Learn to meditate
6. lose 15 pounds
7. write a blog everyday for a week, once every two months. (0/112)
8. submit photo to Your Best Shot, have one chosen
9. Read 50 books (2/50)
10.  Write a poem every two weeks (0/78)
11. Try one new recipe a month (0/32)
12. Have a “family dinner” once a month (0/32)
13. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet (0/26)
14. Go to San Diego
15. Kiss in the rain
16. Learn French
17. Try 8 new restaurants (0/8)
18. Buy fresh flowers 10 times (0/10)
19. Send out Christmas cards
20. Get a purple duvet cover
21. Go to the zoo
22. Clean up my iTunes
23. Get my car washed every 2 months (0/16)
24. Take my SLR on a photo shoot once a month (0/32)
25. Join/start a writing/book club
26. Direct another film
27. Visit Hither at least once
28. Go to the library
29. Buy my mom a ticket somewhere
30. Smile to a stranger once a day
31. Start/join a band
32. Go to 15 shows/concerts (0/15)
33. Put $20/month into savings
34. Fall in love
35. Apply for the DGA AD Trainee program
36. Go on an AIDS walk for ONE
37. Travel cross-country by train, writing a screenplay/novel
38. ***
39. Take a sailing lesson
40. Get my CA license and registration
41. Write in my journal at least once a week
42.  Take a photo a day for a year and create a blog about it (0/365)
43. See Jason Mraz in concert
44. Keep a blog about these goals
45. Go to a music festival
46. Pay off credit cards
47. Have a Star Wars movie marathon
48. Go to Disneyland
49. Do crunches every day for a week. Twice a month.
50. Say Yes 10 times when I feel like saying No (0/10)
51. Complete the 5,000 question survey (1000/5000)
52. Buy 1 album for every 10 downloaded
53. Complete the IMDB Top 250 (as of Oct 2009) (105/250)
54. Attend a symphony
55. Get TOMS shoes
56. Tip 100% to a really good waiter/waitress
57. See all the Best Picture Nominees each given year
58. Get up at 7am one weekend a month when I don't have to work
59. Buy a little black dress
60. Take myself out on a date once a month
61. Go camping one weekend
62. Take a random day trip with friends once every 6 months
63. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day
64. Complete the 26 Things Photographic Project
65. Do 25 random acts of kindness (1/25)
66. Do not interrupt for 2 consecutive days, 6 times (0/6)
67. Take a vow of silence for 24 hours. Five Times. (0/5)
68. Do one thing that truly scares me.
69. Complete a 100 Things That Make Me Happy list
70. Drink nothing but water for a month.
71. Take a picture of myself everyday for a year. (0/365)
72. Donate 50,000 grains of rice (2,000/50,000)
73. Pack my lunch everyday for a month
74. Keep a monthly budget and stick to it
75. Don’t swear for an entire week
76. Do 100 Creative Writing Prompts (0/100)
77. Read 10 Banned Books (0/10)
78. Learn 101 new words (0/101)
79. Have a classic picnic
80. http://operationbeautiful.com/ 100 times  (0/100)
81. Unplug for a weekend
82. Pay it forward at Starbucks
83. Stay in a bed and breakfast
84. Finish seeing all 50 states (25/50)
85. Go to the Harry Potter themed section of Islands of Adventure
86. Watch all Disney movies (1930-2009)  (0/279)
87. Respond to http://www.plinky.com/ once a week (2/157)
88. Go to a film festival
89. Send flowers to someone. Three times. (0/3)
90. Go to a jazz bar
91. Complete the 3 day
92. Buy a desk
93. Learn to identify 15 constellations (0/15)
94. Look amazing naked
95. Go to a ballet
96. Master 75 Skills Every Woman Should Master
97. Go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans
98. Go wine tasting in Napa
99. Write a letter to myself to be opened in 10 years
100. Make S’mores
101. Learn Ballroom Dancing