Date: 31 January 2009
Progress: 002/101

Summary: There was a huge going out of business sale over at a local tux shop so K and I trekked over between school and temple.  Ended up getting coat, trousers, and shirt for about $80 which is great just in general and amazing for this particular tux, which usually runs around $400+.  I need to take in the sleeves and trousers a tiny little bit, but I purposely got it a touch big because I’ve broadened out quite a bit in the last few months.

There will be a picture here in a day or so, but I’ve not had a chance to upload it yet.

021: Learn Esperanto
I got my first lesson from Esperanto USA today. I have to do the lesson and then mail it out, but with any luck I’ll get a chance to do that tomorrow between practicals. Along with reading the Torah as I blanked on it until today. Whoops. There’s a local Esperanto group that I’ve joined, it seems pretty active so I may get a chance to hang out with some other speakers. I may also join the official USA group, but it’ll have to wait until there’s spare cash.

095: Send 101 postcards on Postcrossing
I sent out the first five today so there’s only 96 to go. I can’t get another five addresses until those five are cleared on the site meaning I probably won’t have them for another week or so. I sent one to Germany, one to the Netherlands, one to Japan, one to Portugal, and one to Finland. Two of those were bear postcards and three were DC ones. I almost sent all of them bear cards, but then I realised that it wouldn’t be the best idea to send a postcard of the WWII memorial to people in Germany and Japan.

014: Get a job (preferably at Red Door)
I had an interview for an assistant position (at Red Door) on the 15th.  I think it went well.  I hope it went well.  The woman I talked to was meant to call on the 16th, but it was inauguration weekend so they were probably packed.  I REALLY want this job.  Which leads into…
015: Decide on if I want to specialise in cutting or colouring or not specialise at all
Red Door requires their assistants to specialise in one or the other and I’ve still not decided. I ended up leaning towards colour during the interview, but saying that I’m open to doing either one.
069: Keep up with the weekly Torah portions
I found my Tanakh! It was buried under month’s worth of mail and things that have fallen off the end of the bed. Now it’s on the bookcase where it belongs and I’m going to start taking it to school to study during my breaks.
085: Find 10 gay films I can watch for more than just the hot guys and porn
This has actually been relatively easy. Trick is adorable, I love Edge of Seventeen, Touch of Pink is awesome, Breakfast with Scot is a great gay family film, and though Ma Vie En Rose isn’t technically gay, it’s still in the same general category and absolutely adorable. So that’s 05/10 already.
086: Buy said films on DVD
This has been harder. I’ve got Trick, Edge of Seventeen, Touch of Pink, and Ma Vie En Rose, but I don’t know that Breakfast with Scot has even been released. So 04/10.
095: Send 101 postcards on Postcrossing
I’ve got five written and addressed, I just need to buy stamps. I’ve been needing to buy stamps for nearly three weeks. Whoops…

Date: 01 January 2009
Progress: 001/101

Summary: It actually took me a week or so to finish the bloody thing so I’m feeling rather accomplished.  I’ve got a few on there that have been on previous 101 lists, but were never finished.  Mostly because my life has changed so much in the last two years that every list I started became completely obsolete within a few months.  Now I’m in a slightly more stable place so hopefully this one will last.

There will end up being a scrapbook page of just the list, likely done in a similar format to the current blog layout.  No picture just because…it’s a list, what exactly can I do with it?

003/101 completed

The List
001 Eventually finish writing this damned list     01Jan09
002 Take a picture of every item accomplished (when possible)
[01/95]
   
003 Update when major items are completed
[002/101]
   
004 Update at least monthly with current status
[02/31]
   
005 Make a Mission 101 scrapbook      
006 Put scrapbook and blog printouts into time capsule until the end of another 1001 days (28 June 2014)      
School/Career
007 Finally come up with some coping methods for my ADHD      
008 Learn to be more organized      
009 Maintain an 85% attendance at school      
010 Get through the year without strangling my crazy, Evangelical classmate who thinks it’s ok to compare the gay Jew to Hitler      
011 Graduate      
012 Pass my boards      
013 Get my license      
014 Get a job      
015 Decide on if I want to specialise in cutting or colouring or not specialise at all     08April09
016 Decide whether or not I also want to become an esthetician      
Languages
017 Re-learn French      
018 Re-learn Italian      
019 Learn Hebrew      
020 Learn Irish      
021 Learn Esperanto      
022 Start to learn Mandarin      
023 Start to learn Arabic      
Travel & Related Items
024 Go to a Ren Faire      
025 Go to Santa Cruz      
026 Go to Ireland      
027 Go to Scotland      
028 Go to Israel      
029 Go to Italy      
030 Get a Claddagh ring in Ireland      
031 Get an Aran sweater from the Aran Islands      
032 Get bagpipes in Scotland      
033 Get sourdough starter in San Francisco      
034 Have a bagel in New York      
035 Have a crepe in Paris      
036 Finally get around to seeing the USMC Memorial      
037 Visit Arlington Cemetery      
038 See Billy Elliot on Broadway      
039 See Wicked on Broadway      
040 See Billy Elliot on the West End      
041 Do ADIML when I take trips outside DC      
042 Find my passport      
043 Figure out how to get my student visa cancelled so I don’t get in trouble when I go to the UK again      
044 Go to an Arsenal match      
Crafting
045 Finally finish my Logan sweater      
046 Finish the shirts and coat I’m working on      
047 Make a quilt      
048 Catch up on my scrapbooking      
049 Stay caught up on my scrapbooking      
Money
050 Save $10,000      
051 Pay off credit cards      
052 Start paying off student loans      
053 Put at least $20 a month into my UK account starting when I get a job
[00/??]
   
054 Put at least $50 a month into a US savings account starting when I get a job
[00/??]
   
055 Track my expenses for a month      
056 Create and stick to a budget      
Music
057 Learn to play violin/fiddle      
058 Take up bagpipes again      
059 Learn to read music      
Appearance & Related Purchases
060 Find something in the US that actually works on my skin      
061 Get braces      
062 Buy the awesome, Mandarin-collar tux I want   $80.00 31Jan09
063 Buy a dress watch      
064 Evolve wardrobe from “lazy sod” to “why yes, I am a gay hairdresser”      
Cooking & Recipes
065 Try to remember my sourdough recipe      
066 Find a decent farmer’s market      
067 Get back into cooking      
068 Make a recipe book of things both K and I will eat      
Jew Related
069 Keep up with the weekly Torah portions
[002/100]
   
070 Start going to Temple regularly
[001/100]
   
071 Figure out how to keep Kosher without screwing up my diet related medical issues      
Exercise & Health
072 Get back into Kung Fu      
073 Get back into exercising regularly      
074 Take my dietary supplements every day for 30 days
[00/30]
   
Photography & Related
075 Get back into photography      
076 Do Project 365
[000/365]
   
077 Buy a nice DSLR      
078 Start actually using my SLR again      
079 Get extra lenses and such for my SLR before they go obsolete      
080 Enter photos in the county fair      
Reading & Writing
081 Look into getting my writing published      
082 Participate in Nanowrimo      
083 Read at least 10 Newberry Award winning books
[00/10]
   
Films, TV, & DVDs
084 Buy and watch the season DVDs of Roswell and Veronica Mars
[03/06]
   
085 Find 10 gay films I can watch for more than just the hot guys and porn
[06/10]
   
086 Buy said films on DVD
[04/10]
   
087 Buy Newsies on DVD      
Collections
088 Collect every Westlife CD and DVD ever released
[03/??]
   
089 Collect the 60 US state/territory stamps      
090 Collect all 50 state quarters      
091 Complete my Pokédex
[113/490]
   
Sims/Blog
092 Reach 10 generations on a Sim legacy
[02/10]
   
093 Finally update Castrovia
[00/15]
   
094 Keep my site updated      
Miscellaneous
095 Send 101 postcards on Postcrossing
[019/101]
$30.00  
096 Release a message in a bottle      
097 Buy something off a random person’s Amazon list      
098 Release a book      
099 Get a bigger apartment      
100 Get back into the environmentalism I left in San Francisco      
101 Lather, rinse, repeat      
  Total money spent/saved $110.00  
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