Sunday, August 31, 2008
REDO!
I leave for Rome on Tuesday. I am embarking on an unforgettable, possibly life altering adventure. So I've gone over this failed list of mine, made some adjustments, and moved back the date because it's my goddamn list and I'll do whatever I goddamn feel like.
Enjoy.
Body
1. Lose 40 lbs (0/40)
2. Fit back into my prom dress (get it zipped)
3. Learn yoga
4. Do Pilates at least 3 times a week
5. Take a multivitamin and my pill every day
6. Stop drinking soda
7. Stop eating fast food
8. Drink more water.
9. Whiten teeth
10. Try tofu
11. Drink at least 1 cup of tea a day
12. Cut out artificial sweeteners
13. Look into breast reduction. More seriously than the last time.
14. Quit
Knowledge is Power
15. Learn basic Italian
16. Learn basic French
17. Learn basic sign language
18. Maintain a 3.0 (or higher)
19. Learn to read tarot cards
20. Learn to read palms
21. Become versed in Final Cut Studio
22. Learn to play the ukulele
23. Learn to juggle well
Going Places
24. Spend a semester in Italy
25. Blog once a week from Italy.
26. Post a video a week from Italy
27. Maintain three way blog for I Tre Amici.
28. Attend a soccer game in Italy
29. Visit 5 cities in Italy
30. Spain
31. France
32. Amsterdam
33. Send post cards from every location
34. See the Eiffel Tower
35. Road trip through at least 5 consecutive states
36. Go to Canada.
37. Go to the art museum with Stephan
38. Go to a sonic
39. Attend a film festival
40. Attend a taping of the Maury Show
41. Attend a showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show
Family
42. Help dad with new Grandma Video
43. Bar crawl with Mom
44. Take Becca to a movie at least once every other month
45. Make CD’s for Becca.
46. Do something with Kristin.
Creative
47. Complete and give away 3 pieces of “art”
48. Submit a film to Slamdance Film Festival
49. Write and perform an original song
50. Write and perform an original poem
51. Knit a sweater
52. Sew something wearable
53. Have something published
54. Fill the sketch book
55. Arrange a song into 4 part a capella (SATB or SSAA)
56. Write and direct and a short film just because
57. Write 1000 words a day for 1 month
Do It (you wont)
58. Get a tattoo
59. Get something pierced
60. Play roller derby
61. Bake a loaf of bread
62. Watch the sun rise
63. Watch every movie on AFI’s Top 100 films (35/100)
64. Have a pie fight
65. Write 1 letter a month to someone
66. Get a job somewhere other than ACMoore
67. Bake a pie from scratch
68. Clean room once a week
69. Go camping
70. Read at least 12 non-assigned books
71. Buy an external hard drive
72. Get a professional massage
73. Take a dance class
74. Try 10 foods I think I dislike (0/10)
75. Try 10 foods I have never tried (0/10)
76. Try a new recipe each month
77. Learn to cook more than chicken, green beans and pasta
78. Have palm read
79. Buy a fish and keep it alive.
80. Complete a semester internship
81. Own bongos
82. Organize iCal and use
83. Get rid of all clothes that don’t fit.
84. Organize a fancy brunch w/ Trojans
85. Plant something in our garden
86. Fly a kite
87. Have a traditional picnic
88. Improve my record collection
89. Buy a record player
90. Clean out room. Get rid of all clutter.
91. Sell something on ebay
92. Buy new ribbon for type writer
93. Super Hero Fight
94. Stop biting nails for 1 month
95. Clean out hard drive. Get rid of everything I don’t need.
96. Write the goals down in a notebook and keep them with my at all times.
97. Improve handwriting
98. Marathon all the Batman movies.
99. Save 1 dollar a day.
100. Identify 100 things that make me happy
101. Complete a second list for 2010
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
AFI TOP 100 MOVIES
1 CITIZEN KANE
2 THE GODFATHER
3 CASABLANCA
4 RAGING BULL
5 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
6 GONE WITH THE WIND
7 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
8 SCHINDLER'S LIST
9 VERTIGO
10 WIZARD OF OZ, THE
11 CITY LIGHTS
12 SEARCHERS, THE
13 STAR WARS
14 PSYCHO
15 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
16 SUNSET BLVD.
17 GRADUATE, THE
18 GENERAL, THE
19 ON THE WATERFRONT
20 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
21 CHINATOWN
22 SOME LIKE IT HOT
23 GRAPES OF WRATH, THE
24 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
25 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
26 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
27 HIGH NOON
28 ALL ABOUT EVE
29 DOUBLE INDEMNITY
30 APOCALYPSE NOW
31 MALTESE FALCON, THE
32 GODFATHER PART II, THE
33 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
34 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
35 ANNIE HALL
36 BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE
37 BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE
38 TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, THE
39 DR. STRANGELOVE
40 SOUND OF MUSIC, THE
41 KING KONG
42 BONNIE AND CLYDE
43 MIDNIGHT COWBOY
44 PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE
45 SHANE
46 IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
47 STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A
48 REAR WINDOW
49 INTOLERANCE
50 LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE
51 WEST SIDE STORY
52 TAXI DRIVER
53 DEER HUNTER, THE
54 M*A*S*H
55 NORTH BY NORTHWEST
56 JAWS
57 ROCKY
58 GOLD RUSH, THE
59 NASHVILLE
60 DUCK SOUP
61 SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS
62 AMERICAN GRAFFITI
63 CABARET
64 NETWORK
65 AFRICAN QUEEN, THE
66 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
67 WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
68 UNFORGIVEN
69 TOOTSIE
70 CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A
71 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
72 SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE
73 BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
74 SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE
75 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
76 FORREST GUMP
77 ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN
78 MODERN TIMES
79 WILD BUNCH, THE
80 APARTMENT, THE
81 SPARTACUS
82 SUNRISE
83 TITANIC
84 EASY RIDER
85 NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A
86 PLATOON
87 12 ANGRY MEN
88 BRINGING UP BABY
89 SIXTH SENSE, THE
90 SWING TIME
91 SOPHIE'S CHOICE
92 GOODFELLAS
93 FRENCH CONNECTION, THE
94 PULP FICTION
95 LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE
96 DO THE RIGHT THING
97 BLADE RUNNER
98 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
99 TOY STORY
100 BEN-HUR
36/100
Thursday, January 31, 2008
It took me about two months, but I finally finished this damn list. This is a pretty daunting task for someone who can't keep up with 1 new years resolution. Let's give it a shot. Who's excited? I'm excited.
Start Friday, February 1, 2008
End Friday, October 29, 2010
Age 20-23
Body
1. Lose 40 lbs (1/40)
2. Fit back into my prom dress (get it zipped)
3. Learn yoga
4. Do Pilates at least 3 times a week
5. Take a multivitamin and my pill every day
6. Stop drinking soda
7. Stop eating fast food
8. Drink more water.
9. Whiten teeth
10. Try tofu
11. Drink at least 1 cup of tea a day
12. Cut out artificial sweeteners
Knowledge is Power
13. Learn basic Italian
14. Learn basic French
15. Learn basic sign language
16. Maintain a 3.0 (or higher)
17. Learn to read tarot cards
18. Become versed in Final Cut Pro
19. Learn to play the ukulele
20. Keep track of grades in each class so final grades are surprising
21. Learn to juggle well
Going Places
22. Spend a semester in Italy
23. Attend a soccer game in Italy
24. Visit Greece
25. France
26. Ireland
27. Amsterdam
28. Attend Octoberfest
29. Send post cards from every location
30. See the Eiffel Tower
31. Road trip through at least 5 consecutive states
32. Go to Canada.
33. Go to a sonic
34. Attend a film festival
35. Attend a taping of the Maury Show
36. Attend a showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show
37. Take Liz to see Rent before it closes
Money Matters
38. Save at least 4,000 dollars for italy
39. Save 1 dollar a day
Family
40. Help dad with new Grandma Video
41. Bar crawl with Mom
42. Take Becca to a movie at least once every other month
43. Make CD’s for Becca.
44. Do something with Kristin.
Creative
45. Take 12 pictures on the 12th day of each month
46. Complete and give away 3 pieces of “art”
47. Submit a film to Slamdance Film Festival
48. Write and perform an original song
49. Write and perform an original poem
50. Knit a sweater
51. Sew something wearable
52. Have something published
53. Fill the sketch book
54. Arrange a song into 4 part a capella (SATB or SSAA)
55. Write and direct and a short film just because
56. Write 1000 words a day for 1 month
Other
57. Get a tattoo
58. Get something pierced
59. Play roller derby
60. Bake a loaf of bread
61. Watch the sun rise
62. Watch every movie on AFI’s Top 100 films (31/100)
63. Have a pie fight
64. Write 1 letter a month to someone
65. Get a job somewhere other than ACMoore
66. Bake a pie from scratch
67. Clean room once a week
68. Go camping
69. Read at least 12 non-assigned books
70. Buy an external hard drive
71. Get a professional massage
72. Blog at least once a week
73. Video blog at least once a month
74. Take a dance class
75. Donate blood every time eligible
76. Try 10 foods I think I dislike (0/10)
77. Try 10 foods I have never tried (0/10)
78. Try a new recipe each month
79. Learn to cook more than chicken, green beans and pasta
80. Have palm read
81. Buy a fish and keep it alive.
82. Complete a semester internship
83. Own bongos
84. Organize iCal and use
85. Get rid of all clothes that don’t fit.
86. Organize a fancy brunch w/ Trojans
87. Plant something in our garden
88. Fly a kite
89. Improve my record collection
90. Buy a record player
91. Clean out room. Get rid of all clutter.
92. See at least 2 new movies a month (0/66)
93. Sell something on Ebay
94. Buy new ribbon for type writer
95. Super Hero Fight
96. Stop biting nails for 1 month
97. Clean out hard drive. Get rid of everything I don’t need.
98. Buy a new journal and fill it.
99. Improve handwriting
100. Identify 100 things that make me happy
101. Complete a second list to start on October 29, 2010
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