101 en 1001

Start Date:
Sunday, August 5, 2007

Completion Date:
Sunday, May 2, 2010

Now - Complete ASAP
1. Register for classes [Fall 07] I've already attended my first week of class for Fall 07 - 8/15/07
2. Mail Latoya and Cecil's wedding gifts. Along with Amanda's.
3. Detail my car I spent an entire day cleaning the interior and exterior of my baby. She shines again. - 8/12/07
4. Write up my SMART goals for the next 5 years
5. Complete my credit card fraud form and expense report at work - 1/7/08
6. Renew my housing lease - 8/7/07
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Future Perfect - Complete As The Opportunity Arises
7. Visit Las Vegas, Nevada
8. Visit another country
9. Visit another continent
10. Go to an NFL game
11. Attend a WWE WrestleMania in person - 3/30/08
12. Revisit Nashville. This time have a good time.
13. Revisit Los Angeles. This time have a good time.
14. Visit New Orleans, Louisana
- Can you say Mardi Gras?
15. Visit Scores Gentleman's Club
- With locations in New York, Baltimore, Chicago, Las Vegas, New Orleans the odds are in my favorite
16. Visit the National World War II Memorial in Washington DC
17. Purchase at least 3 new investments/assets
- I think 3 would be enough to get the ball rolling for something bigger
18. Pay off my car
19. Save up $5,000 in liquid cash
- sure, I could do more, but I've go school and a car to pay for
20. Open an IRA - 9/19/08
21. Weight train for at least 4 hours a week
- minimum of 3 weeks
22. Lose 50 pounds
23. Graduate with a Masters in Business Administration 12/18/08
24. Learn how to start a business
- not necessarily start, just learn how to
25. Get an article published - 12/18/07
- it doesn't have to be a blog post or something of the like. Just something that I wrote
26. Read "Mein Kampf"
27. Start a small garden
28. Research my family history
29. Write a up my "Last Living Will and Testament"
- this should be interesting. I mean, what do I have to give away?
30. Go to church every Sunday. For a month.
- key: four consecutive Sundays
31. Obtain a new Rosary - 2/1/09
32. Make a necklace/chain out of the Crucifix I have from my original Rosary
- I've had its since I was 6. I'd like to keep track of it.
33. Make a $200 donation to the Child's Play charity
- either in cash or the retail value of products donated
34. Learn a new prayer
35. Run a mile. A real mile, not a treadmill mile.
- Key word: Run
36. Attend a Daft Punk concert
- The Killers are a fair substitute as well. If neither band is on tour over the next two years, I'll think of an appropriate substitute
37. Get a tattoo
- chances of this being a "No Ghost" logo on my right shoulder are pretty high
38. Be a Radio DJ
39. Stop on the side of the road and read the historical markers. Minimum of 10
- Photographic evidence needed for proof. No more than one per county
40. Go Skydiving
41. Take a road trip to Parts Unknown - 9/12/09
- equipment: a full tank of gas, a camera, a pair of pants, and my debit card.
42. Shave my head
43. Host a party
44. Host another tailgate Florida State v. Clemson '07 9/3/07
45. Attend some Indie show. Something that would make Melissa proud
- art, movie, music, doesn't matter. The quirkier the better
46. Take another Spanish class
47. Buy a recliner
48. Buy a Ms. Pac-Man arcade machine
- preferably the Cocktail Table version, but the stand-up is okay
49. Read "Angels and Demons" - 5/15/09
50. Check out 2 books from the library
- "Angels and Demons" nor "Mein Kampf"can be counted here
51. Write a poem
52. Write a letter - 7/7/08
53. Have lunch with an old friend - 7/24/08
- meaning someone you haven't actively associated with in the past 2 years as of 8/5/07
54. Hang out with my little sister
- It's been a while since we hung out. She's gotten older. I've been working. We still love each other, but I'm sure we're not the same person we each knew previously
55. Dance like I mean it - 3/22/08
Clemson Baseball Hot, Hot Sex Dance Party
56. Take a day off from work. And do absolutely nothing. - 12/10/07
57. Watch the entire run of Arrested Development. Find out what the fuss is about. - 2/2/09
58. Play through an entire Square-Enix RPG
- Lord knows where I'm going to find the time to do this
59. Hang out with/Visit a person from the Summer '99 LEAD program
60. Find a cool jazz club in the Upstate to hang out at
- Five Points (Columbia) veterans will know I was a big fan of Speakeasy. I miss that up here.
61. Make an exotic meal for someone -- one that they would actually want to eat
62. Play through ICO
63. Finish Metroid Prime
64. Be a part of a live studio audience
65. Go Geocaching
66. Have a photograph published - 11/26/07
67. Attend a Major League Lacrosse game
68. Learn an instrument
69. Go Snowboarding
- Skiing is a suitable replacement as well
70. Go to a drive in movie
71. Watch "Ghostbusters" in a movie theater - 7/25/09
72. Go white water rafting
73. Learn how to use chopsticks
74. Walk a mountain trail
- I live close enough to the Appalachians for this to not be a major problem
75. Give the Extended AIM Profile a professional facelift - 1/1/09
76. Purchase a digital graphics tablet
- Little known fact: I used to be a decent artist when I was younger. Maybe having a way to draw/sketch that meshes with my current lifestyle may reawaken that part of me
77. Go to a gay club
78. Go to an authentic salsa club [REVISE ME]
79. Attend a horse race.
- Dressing for the event scores bonus points
80. Spend the night in my car - 1/1/08
- I can tell that this feat will be accomplished in conjunction with another list mate.
81. Mail a secret to PostSecret (see EAP sidebar)
82. Volunteer to help those less fortunate than myself during a time that is NOT a holiday or major event
83. Vote only after making an informed decision (meaning do my research) 11/04/08
- This applies primarily to the next Presidential Election, but I guess it can apply for other things too
84. Make a custom T-Shirt - 7/11/08
85. Attend another concert at the 40 Watt venue in Athens, Ga
86. Take my mom out to dinner
87. No fast food for a month
88. Sell something on eBay - 8/12/08
89. Unjack from "The Matrix" for an entire weekend.
- No cellphone, no email, no access to the internet -- period.
90. Learn Macromedia Flash
91. Research and challenge a local ghost legend
92. Buy 10 lottery tickets (0/10)
93. Donate clothes I don't need to charity
94. Kiss an Asian woman - 7/19/09
- random, I know. I'll explain later.
95. Ride in a hot-air balloon
96. Go swimming in the ocean at night -4/18/09
- A better way to phrase this would be to so say, "Float around in the ocean at night," considering I can't swim. Maybe I should add, "Learn how to swim" to this list.
97. Meet an online friend - 9/07/09
- This means a fellow blogger, not Adult Friend Finder *cough*
98. Shoot a gun
99. Reach Regional/National audience through one of my blogs - 9/24/07
100. Resign my job at Progressive - 1/7/08
101. Make another list "101 in 1001" list