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101 things to do in 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 your part). - Definition from Triplux.

I have until MAY 30, 2009 to complete my challenge.

  1. WRITING/BOOKS/MEDIA, ETC.

  2. Write & finish two novels. (40,000+ words each)
  3. Do NaNoWriMo and meet the 50K word goal.
  4. Write an article and get it published somewhere.
  5. Find a pen pal in a different country.
  6. Read the dictionary from cover to cover.
  7. Document a day of my life in pictures.
  8. GOALS/EDUCATION

  9. Rank as a premier by 09/11/14.
  10. Complete my HS education.
  11. Apply & get accepted UBC.
  12. Learn to read/write/speak French fluently.
  13. Learn the basics of investing & the stock market.
  14. Memorize the times table.
  15. Read The handbook to grammar and composition.
  16. Take all three sciences.
  17. HEALTH/FITNESS/BEAUTY

  18. Go completely Vegan for a month.
  19. Be sleeping by 10 and awake by 6 everyday for a week.
  20. Go sugar-free for a week.
  21. Do a weekend detox.
  22. Go raw for a week.
  23. Go without makeup for a week. 06/09/07-06/09/13
  24. Get the full treatment at a spa.
  25. Do an actual push up.
  26. Run a mile (4 laps round the track) without stopping.
  27. Go to the dentist.
  28. Lose 10 pounds.
  29. DANCE

  30. Learn the waltz. Newcomer level of UBCDC 06/07
  31. Learn the tango. Newcomer level of UBCDC 06/07
  32. Learn salsa. 09/06-12/06 took salsa lessons with UBCDC.
  33. Dance with a complete stranger. 06/09/16 at the Mexican Independence Gala
  34. Dance in the rain with formal clothing on. Get soaked.
  35. Compete in a UBCDC club closed competition. 08/03/14 at the UBC Gala Ball - Got 3rd place in Jive, 3rd place in Paso Doble and 5th place in Advanced Latin (Samba & Cha Cha). Also, my first two trophies!
  36. Master the jive. Practice, practice, practice until you can do it without wanting to die. 08/03/14
  37. NEW THINGS

  38. Take the knowledge test. (Get license) April 1st, 2008
  39. Go on a cruise.
  40. Host a formal dinner party.
  41. Join a toastmaster’s club.
  42. Go to Disneyworld.
  43. FEARS

  44. Touch a fish.
  45. Be in water with fish.
  46. Go on a plane. Completed over and over again since March 2006.
  47. Do a home presentation.
  48. Speak in public to an audience.
  49. PARTICIPATION

  50. Do 26 Things.
  51. Run or walk for a cause.
  52. Run or walk in the SunRun. 07/04/15 in 73:15 minutes
  53. Complete a 10K run in 70 minutes or under
  54. Vollunteer at an animal shelter.
  55. Don’t speak for an entire day.
  56. Don’t swear for a day. If you slip up, restart counting.
  57. Foster an animal.
  58. Participate in a callporteuring program.
  59. Go without TV for a day. (http://www.tvturnoff.org) 06/09/05
  60. Send christmas cards out every christmas for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
  61. Go to a fancy dinner party. 06/09/16 at the Mexican Independence Gala
  62. Join or create a self-improvement book club.
  63. Send in a secret to PostSecret.
  64. MUSIC/PERFORMING ARTS

  65. Attend a Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performance.
  66. See Dracula preformed live. 07/03/24 at the Queen Elizabeth Theater
  67. See The Nutcracker ballet again. 08/12/31 at the Queen Elizabeth Theater
  68. See a Shakespeare play. 07/06/20 at Bard on the Beach. Saw “The Taming of the Shrew”.
  69. SILLY/RANDOM

  70. Take up a different style everyday for a week. (gangster, scene kid, emo, etc.)
  71. Make a ridiculously silly video with some friends and post it online.
  72. Execute the largest stickerdotting escapade to date.
  73. Do a style switch with Roxy.
  74. Hop on the public transit system, get hopelessly lost and then find my way back home.
  75. RIDING RELATED

  76. Jump a horizontal.
  77. Lease a horse.
  78. Take riding lessons again.
  79. OTHER

  80. Go to a shooting range.
  81. Successfully complete a Suduko puzzle.
  82. Knit a scarf and actually finish it.
  83. Do some work as an extra for movies.
  84. Get bamboo flooring installed in my room.
  85. Go through all the clothes I own and give away what I don’t want.
  86. Apply for a credit card. Get accepted. May 9, 2007 At Royal Bank. Applied for a Visa Classic.
  87. Go to an ‘official’ game of hockey, football, soccer or volleyball.