101 in 1001
1) Replace Hatsu's front turn signals.
2) Have Hatsu's speedometer/odometer fixed.
3) Embark on a motorcycle trip which lasts at least 7 days and goes through at least 3 other states.
4) Move out of my current apartment and into a more ideal living situation.
5) Go to LA and visit with Robby and Stephanie.
6) Complete an Olympic-distance triathlon.
7) Ride my bicycle to work (from SF) at least 5 times. [0/5]
8) Save money (at least one deposit per week) until my savings account is sitting at $10,000.
9) Carpool enough in one month to earn the $25 gift card my work gives away to carpoolers.
10) Pay off every credit card statement balance in full every month.
11) Go back to Asia (or New Zealand) and revisit a meaningful place from my trip.
12) Go snowboarding on at least 10 separate days. [0/10]
13) Visit my sister in New York.
14) Learn basic Unix.
15) Do at least 2 rides, runs or triathlons for charity. [0/2]
16) Fix my Alienware.
17) Get internet at my apartment (moving to a new apartment which has internet counts). [done]
18) Pay more than my minimum payment on my car so that I knock at least 4 months off of my loan.
19) Clean my room and keep it that way for at least a week.
20) Do the majority of my own laundry.
21) Eat out at a restaurant no more than 5 times per week (including lunches at work).
22) Restrain myself from telling other people how to do things or live their life just because I know a "better" way to do it, and keep a journal of the times I hold my tongue so I can reflect on it later and see if things turn out better by saying nothing.
23) Watch a movie of Lizzy's choice that I desperately don't want to see. (Even if it's Titanic).
24) Spend a week in Idaho with Buddy. (Bonus points if Jon can make it too).
25) Work and party at every Harvest.
26) Get rid of my snow.
27) Go to a theater and see a movie by myself.
28) Go to Yosemite.
29) Donate all the things I no longer use (especially old clothes) to charity.
30) Do a film project with Ben, just for kicks.
31) Start writing again.
32) Complete and post the last entries of my Travelpod blog.
33) Walk more, when it's an option.
34) Get over my insecurities.
35) Always change the oil in my car and motorcycle on schedule.
36) Cancel all of my 'store' credit cards. [0/3]
37) Re-learn how to solve the Rubik's cube.
38) Organize and play a game of mud-football.
39) Beat Nick at beer pong.
40) Ride a dirtbike and successfully land a jump.
41) Snowboard in another country.
42) Go to Turkey.
43) Build a piece of wooden furniture from scratch.
44) Paint an oil painting on canvas.
45) Make myself French Toast for breakfast.
46) Make a memory card for my digital picture frame with only my favorite pictures and with them all rotated correctly.
47) Create one long video from all the clips I took on my trip.
48) Create a video slideshow with my trip pictures.
49) Take a tour of the Anchor Steam brewery.
50) Take a tour of the Speakeasy brewery.
51) Abstain from consuming alcohol for a solid month (30 days minimum. none of that February crap).
52) Swim 2 miles in the bay or ocean.
53) Go mountain biking in Santa Cruz.
54) Stop eating Red Vines at work.
55) Take a class at a community college.
56) Go wine tasting in Napa and/or Sonoma.
57) Play kickball.
58) Play raquetball with Casey at lunch.
59) Buy a large (1 or 2 TB) external hard drive. [done]
60) Ride a nice full suspension mountain bike on one of my favorite trails.
61) Drink a vanilla milkshake at Marianne's.
62) Memorize "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost.
63) Find Mr. Ferrebouf's grave, go to it, and recite Mending Wall from memory.
64) Read the "The Dark Tower" series.
65) Choose several of the trip photos, get high quality prints made, and frame them.
66) Talk to my boss and convince him to change my hours to 8-5 instead of 9-6 so that I can go through the toll booth for free on my motorcycle.
67) Call my sister at least once a month.
68) Set up my 401k with my new position.
69) Set up Direct Deposit to my new checking account. [done]
70) Get some posters to put up in my office.
71) Keep track of any trips I take on my Travelpod blog.
72) Wear a suit and tie to work for no reason.
73) Spend at least an hour exploring and reading in San Francisco's main library.
74) Go running at Kezar Stadium.
75) Play Snooker.
76) Visit the SFMoMA at least 3 times. [0/3]
77) Visit the DeYoung Museum at least 3 times. [0/3]
78) Go roller skating at the rink in Santa Cruz.
79) Swim at least 3 days per week for as long as the pool is open at work.
80) Get high-end ear plugs for when I'm riding my motorcycle.
81) Update my iMDB page.
82) Finish this list of 101 goals.
83) Treat my dad to a round of golf in Tahoe.
84) Have at least one thing published.
85) See a "moonbow" which is apparently like a rainbow but at night and most commonly from the mist of a waterfall rather than rain.
86) Shave with a straight razor.
87) Fire a real gun with real live ammunition.
88) Bowl a 200+ score in a single bowling game.
89) Take an off-road skills course catered to adventure motorcycling.
90)
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101)
I'll keep updating until I get to 101. Then the countdown starts...
Small Victories - #48
17 years ago
1 comment:
Great start, baby! I love your list. It's so sophisticated.
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