1. read three Shakespeare plays that I haven’t read or seen before
2. fix the furnace humidifier and maintain the filter
3. complete edits on my novel
4. comment in writing to the manager on good retail service three times
5. floss every day for three months
6. weigh 235 pounds
7. learn and memorize a seven song piano set
8. go to bed and get up at the same time every day for a month
9. paint / stain the deck
10. pay twenty five cents from allowance for each plastic bag I accept and donate the proceeds to an environmental organization
11. go on five new hikes
12. make a new friend
13. get a shower timer
14. finish discussing my novel with Dad
15. take at most five-minute showers for one month
16. clear all twenty-seven books from by “to read” shelf before adding any more
17. have meals with five interesting people I’ve never dined with before
18. go to a hockey game
19. use transit for a non-work trip three times
20. get to work on time using transit three times
21. go to an improv night
22. write a first draft of a new novel
23. respond to all personal emails within 24 hours for three months
24. create a house-number feature for the front yard
25. go for lunch with a coworker, once a month for six months
26. paint three paintings
27. spend a day in three
28. discuss plays with Dad, once per reading or production he attends
29. pick up garbage in my community or public parks five times
30. find out my blood type
31. memorize five stanzas from the Tao Te Ching that speak to me
32. go to a modern dance show
33. go to the Winnipeg Fringe
34. build shoe-shelves in front entryway
35. email three out-of-town friends at least once per quarter for a year
36. leave no clothes on the floor for a month
37. read a philosophy book
38. send birthday cards to twelve extended family members that live in other cities
39. go to a community association meeting
40. join a writing group
41. talk with Dad about his poetry writing
42. fix lip at top of basement stairs
43. walk to the video store three times
44. weigh 220 pounds
45. write
46. go to a poetry slam
47. put up a drying line
48. meditate for 30 minutes twice a week for three months
49. get a good headshot taken
50. swim in a naturally occurring body of water
51. read three Folio Society books
52. update my blog weekly
53. go to a baseball game
54. update my facebook weekly
55. visit five art galleries in
56. walk to the grocery store three times
57. go to
58. install railing on front steps
59. join a federal political party
60. go to a riding association meeting
61. find three new bands that I like
62. put in a better mailbox
63. score three goals in a soccer season
64. go to the orchestra
65. play with the cats at least ten minutes a day for a month
66. direct a play
67. go to the Edmonton Fringe
68. go for dinner with my parents once per month for six months
69. write two one-act plays
70. set up home office space in basement
71. read a book by Dickens
72. join a theatre group
73. sort out comics
74. make lamps out of three unusual things
75. work out three times a week for three months
76. clean my desk at work by end of day Friday every week for 10 weeks
77. build storage shelves in garage
78. go to the opera
79. write a new full length play
80. watch the entire Xena: Warrior Princess series
81. phone my sister three times with no occasion
82. learn basic French
83. read “How to Fix Everything”
84. take three steps to make the house more energy or water efficient
85. write a new piece for piano
86. go without speaking for 48 hours
87. watch the Godfather parts I and II
88. go berry picking
89. write another new full length play
90. install a rain barrel
91. read FFWD every week for three months
92. attend a rally in support of a cause
93. coordinate gaming events at least once a month for a year
94. drink 5 cups of water or tea every day for a month
95. weigh 210 pounds
96. write a review of something once a month for six months
97. learn to take pictures in low light
98. write three short stories
99. go to
100. write three essays
101. take three photos nice enough to frame and hang in my office at work
I'm not sure I have much more to say on this at the moment. I'm still working on an excel spreadsheet to track my percent complete.
3 comments:
your list is a lot more ambitious than my list...
I love it, JC. You really blew me away with this list. Can't wait for a road trip to Winnipeg (did I mention I have oodles of family there with free places to stay?) and a random Albertan adventure.
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