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.
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WRITING/BOOKS/MEDIA, ETC.
- Write & finish two novels. (40,000+ words each)
- Do NaNoWriMo and meet the 50K word goal.
- Write an article and get it published somewhere.
- Find a pen pal in a different country.
- Read the dictionary from cover to cover.
- Document a day of my life in pictures.
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GOALS/EDUCATION
- Rank as a premier by 09/11/14.
- Complete my HS education.
- Apply & get accepted UBC.
- Learn to read/write/speak French fluently.
- Learn the basics of investing & the stock market.
- Memorize the times table.
- Read The handbook to grammar and composition.
- Take all three sciences.
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HEALTH/FITNESS/BEAUTY
- Go completely Vegan for a month.
- Be sleeping by 10 and awake by 6 everyday for a week.
- Go sugar-free for a week.
- Do a weekend detox.
- Go raw for a week.
Go without makeup for a week.06/09/07-06/09/13- Get the full treatment at a spa.
- Do an actual push up.
- Run a mile (4 laps round the track) without stopping.
- Go to the dentist.
- Lose 10 pounds.
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DANCE
Learn the waltz.Newcomer level of UBCDC 06/07Learn the tango.Newcomer level of UBCDC 06/07Learn salsa.09/06-12/06 took salsa lessons with UBCDC.Dance with a complete stranger.06/09/16 at the Mexican Independence Gala- Dance in the rain with formal clothing on. Get soaked.
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!Master the jive. Practice, practice, practice until you can do it without wanting to die.08/03/14-
NEW THINGS
Take the knowledge test. (Get license)April 1st, 2008- Go on a cruise.
- Host a formal dinner party.
- Join a toastmaster’s club.
- Go to Disneyworld.
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FEARS
- Touch a fish.
- Be in water with fish.
Go on a plane.Completed over and over again since March 2006.- Do a home presentation.
- Speak in public to an audience.
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PARTICIPATION
- Do 26 Things.
- Run or walk for a cause.
Run or walk in the SunRun.07/04/15 in 73:15 minutes- Complete a 10K run in 70 minutes or under
- Vollunteer at an animal shelter.
- Don’t speak for an entire day.
- Don’t swear for a day. If you slip up, restart counting.
- Foster an animal.
- Participate in a callporteuring program.
Go without TV for a day. (http://www.tvturnoff.org)06/09/05- Send christmas cards out every christmas for
2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Go to a fancy dinner party.06/09/16 at the Mexican Independence Gala- Join or create a self-improvement book club.
- Send in a secret to PostSecret.
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MUSIC/PERFORMING ARTS
- Attend a Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performance.
See Dracula preformed live.07/03/24 at the Queen Elizabeth TheaterSee The Nutcracker ballet again.08/12/31 at the Queen Elizabeth TheaterSee a Shakespeare play.07/06/20 at Bard on the Beach. Saw “The Taming of the Shrew”.-
SILLY/RANDOM
- Take up a different style everyday for a week. (gangster, scene kid, emo, etc.)
- Make a ridiculously silly video with some friends and post it online.
- Execute the largest stickerdotting escapade to date.
- Do a style switch with Roxy.
- Hop on the public transit system, get hopelessly lost and then find my way back home.
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RIDING RELATED
- Jump a horizontal.
- Lease a horse.
- Take riding lessons again.
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OTHER
- Go to a shooting range.
- Successfully complete a Suduko puzzle.
- Knit a scarf and actually finish it.
- Do some work as an extra for movies.
- Get bamboo flooring installed in my room.
- Go through all the clothes I own and give away what I don’t want.
Apply for a credit card. Get accepted.May 9, 2007 At Royal Bank. Applied for a Visa Classic.- Go to an ‘official’ game of hockey, football, soccer or volleyball.
