i'm on a mision (mission101)

2008-04-14T02:32:23Z

mission101.

I tried to participate in this once, a while ago, but I never really committed. Not this time!

Basically, you make a list of 101 tasks you'd like to accomplish within the next 1001 days. They can be anything, as long as they're specific and plausible (the last one isn't required, but it is strongly recommended).

My 101 things in 1001 days are behind the cut. Wish me luck!

Start Date: April 14, 2008
Finish Date: January 10, 2011

in progress
~~fnished~~

Education
01. Never fail a class.
02. Join at least three clubs in college.
03. Become semi-fluent in Arabic.
04. Learn enough French to hold a conversation.
05. Learn enough Russian to hold a conversation.
06. ~~Learn more about world religions.~~
07. ~~Win a scholarship of some sort.~~ April 17, 2008

Non-Traditional Learning
08. Learn basic sewing skills.
09. Learn how to put on makeup.
10. Learn how to bartend.
11. Learn to find at least three new constellations. (0/3)
12. Learn how to cook six meals. (0/6)
13. Learn how to bake at least five desserts. (0/5)
14. Learn how to locate 50 countries on a map. (0/50)
15. Learn how to play five new card games. (0/5)
16. Learn how to walk in heels.
17. Learn basic car maintenance - check the oil, change the tires, etc.
18. Learn how to drive stick shift.

Organization
19. Print and organize my photographs into scrapbooks or albums.
20. Clean my car at least once a month (2/33)
21. Get an address book and write down all of my phone numbers.
22. Keep my bedroom clean for a month. (start: end:)
23. Go through my closet every six months and donate whatever I don't wear to Goodwill. (0/5)
24. Go through all of my old papers and figure out what to get rid of and what to keep.

Friends & Relationships
25. Get a boyfriend.
26. Make five new friends. (0/5)
27. E-mail or call ten friends I feel I'm losing touch with. (0/10)
28. Bake three friends a cake for their birthday. (0/3)
29. Find a penpal.
30. Ask five new people to hang out - make plans, invite them somewhere, etc. (0/5)
31. Meet a friend from the internet in person.
32. Go on five dates. (0/5)
33. Go on a blind date.
34. Ask somebody on a date.
35. Hit on a guy at a bar.

Travel
36. Go to New York.
37. Go to Chicago.
38. Go to Boston.
39. Visit five states I've never been to before. (0/5)
40. Study abroad for a semester.
41. Go to Mardi Gras.
42. Go somewhere new for Spring Break.
43. Go to a theme park I've never been to before.

Finance & Material
44. Open a checking account.
45. Buy a fierce pair of boots.
46. ~~Buy a cute summer dress.~~ May 6, 2008 - from the Gap
47. Buy new glasses.
48. Buy an amazing pair of jeans.
49. Have at least $1001 dollars in a savings account by the end of this challenge.
50. Get a new computer.

Self Improvement & Appearance
51. Do 100 crunches every night for a month. (0/30)
52. Stay at size six or below.
53. Take a self-defense class.
54. Get at least three manicures/pedicures. (0/3)
55. Come up with three outfits I feel really confident in.
56. Finish my Invisalign treatment.
57. Whiten my teeth.
58. Get a henna tattoo.
59. Avoid fast food for a month. (start: end:)
60. Make a drastic change with my hair - cut, color, etc.
61. Run a mile in under ten minutes.
62. Find a perfume that I really love.
63. Learn how to accessorize.
64. Take a multivitamin every day for a month (0/31)

Fun
65. Go on a picnic.
66. Build a snowman.
67. Go horseback riding.
68. Skydive.
69. Ride a motorcycle.
70. Fly a kite.
71. Take some pictures in a photo booth.
72. Get my palm read.
73. Color a whole coloring book.
74. Go to a football game.
75. Sing kareoke
76. ~~Go to a movie opening at midnight.~~ May 15, 2008
77. Kiss someone at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve.
78. Kiss someone under a mistletoe.
79. Host or attend at least six theme parties. (0/6)
80. Go to twenty parties. (4/20)
81. Go camping.

Culture
82. Go to at least five concerts. (0/5)
83. Go to at least five theater performances. (0/5)
84. Eat at at least ten new restaurants. (1/10)
85. Try at least ten new foods. (0/10)
86. Go to a music festival.
87. Go to at least three museums. (0/3)
88. See Cirque du Soleil.
89. Discover ten new bands. (0/10)

Personal
90. Buy five disposable cameras, take pictures with them, and get them developed. (1/5)
91. Make a list of 101 things that make me happy.
92. Walk five places I'd typically drive. (0/5)
93. Get an internship.
94. Try out for Jeopardy.
95. Read a novel in a foreign language.
96. Find 101 quotes that I really, really like. (2/101)
97. Memorize the phone numbers of the ten people I call most. (0/10)
98. Post at least five entries on adayinmylife. (0/5)
99. Vote in the next presidential election.
100. Make a collage.
101. Write a new list of 101 things to do by the time my 1001 days are up.

UPDATED: May 19, 2008

holding on in a new direction, she's gonna try it tonight

2008-04-07T19:38:58Z

I don't know why, but this morning I was struck by the strong urge to start a new livejournal. Thus, I created planetish.

It's Spring Break and I am terribly apathetic. I've got some decent plans for the week, so I don't understand why I'm not more excited. Tomorrow, I'm heading out to Gainesville for a day with Alena and (maybe) Aria to explore our future campus. Wednesday, hopefully, will be a beach day - I had plans to go out there today but yesterday's clouds decided to hang around a little bit longer than expected.

And on Thursday, I'm going to Sea World until Saturday with my mom, my sister and my brother. It'll be cute, even though family vacations always make me want to kill myself. I don't even know why my sister comes anymore, to be honest. All she does is bitch and moan, and she doesn't want to do anything, ever. My brother is cute and eight years old, so he still appreciates some of it all, but he's too small to ride the "big kid" rides and too old to actually enjoy the kiddie ones. My mom always ends up getting sloshed in inappropriate places (on the boat ride back the hotel, for example) and I end up having to deal with everyone's bullshit.

OH WELL.

I have to leave for work in about half an hour, ugh. At least I'm getting money? It's so boring, though. I work at a karate studio. No, I don't know karate - at least, not much at all. I was hired to stamp papers, mail out postcards, make phone calls, and sell people Powerades and Sun Chips. It's a pretty sweet job, not gonna lie, and I get paid well. But, holy shit, after about an hour of standing behind that counter and staring at the wall, my eyes start to glaze over. I only have about half an hour of legitimate work to do; the rest of my time is spent looking around and making small talk with parents.

I might post some pictures and videos later. They've been rotting on my camera for a few weeks and I should probably upload them.