Life without a lenscap

And so it begins. My new challenge for myself. I have taken it upon myself to enter into a challenge I heard about from my former roomate: the goal of which is to achieve 101 goals in 1001 days. I begin today, September 11th, 2009.

I will be posting something for each goal, or portion of a goal that I achieve. It will be tagged meticulously. I will be photo-documenting it as meticulously. I will probably begin another attempt at a 365 soon as I go through, but I may find that the 101 has me posting more often. I think I want to post something 5 days a week, so, maybe I'll simply post other photos to fill in the empty spaces.

This is the official list! I will be posting an updated version of this every month as the project continues. There will be links added to relevant posts as it continues, and the charts will fill in... hopefully.

I have decided to reread all books and scripts I have read already, resee all movies, and relisten to all albums. I will follow all these within logic. EG: If I am hurt, I can take an elevator. I tried to find a balance between goals that were a stretch/challenge, while still making it achievable, and bearing in mind that for every goal there are 100 others.

With that said... here... we... go... presenting my 101 goals to be completed in 1001 days:

Travel/Events

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1. Visit the Grand Canyon
2. Drive cross country
3. Visit Ireland
4. Complete the Appalachian Trail in all New England States


93 / 730 miles hiked
• Detailed list of completion
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5. Meet 10 LJ/flickr folk


2 / 10 People Met


6. Stay for at least 24 hours in 13 states


1 / 13 States visited


7. Proactively seek out 10 museum exhibits I'm interested in, and see them.


0 / 10 Exhibits Seen


8. Visit 2 other continents


0 / 2 Continents Visited


9. Visit New Orleans
10. Go to 13 National Parks


0 / 13 National Parks Visited


11. Travel to Europe with no planned housing, or via couch surfing
12. Visit Niagara Falls
13. Ride the oldest Roller Coaster in the us
14. Go to a professional hockey game
15. Attend an Oktoberfest event. Anywhere.
16. Attend 35 concerts


2 / 35 concerts attended


17. Spend a day at the Met.

Health/Sports/The Great Outdoors

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18. Complete a Triathlon
19. Gather a belt in some martial arts discipline
20. Complete a 125 mile bike ride
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21. Ski somewhere that is not new England and does not touch new England
22. Complete a 5.12 [inside]
23. Must take stairs for flights < 5 floors, when traversing a building on my own
24. Go to at least 6 Parkour jams


0 / 6 Jams Attended


25. Bungee jump
26. Learn how to do a WallFlip
27. Learn to ride a half pipe, bike or skate.
28. Drink only water for 3 months
29. Go to the gym 3 days a week for 3 months
30. Learn to lead climb
31. Play on an organized sports team

Creative Goals


32. Finish a play
33. Show my photography in a gallery
34. See a photo series to fruition, or at least to a highly developed place
35. Have a set design be used in a show
36. Get a photo pass to a concert
37. Learn how to screenprint
38. Write 25 Short Stories


0 / 25 short stories written


39. Pick and document a photojournalistic story.
40. Shoot a roll of film every week for a year.
41. Complete a NaNoWriMo
42. Learn how to make color film prints

Miscellaneous


43. Brew my own beer
44. Pose nude for a photographer
45. Host a BBQ
46. Make Breakfast in Bed
47. Get on Spike’s Hot dog wall [6 is fine]
48. raise $1000 for charity
49. Ride a motorcycle
50. Finish a New York Times Crossword Puzzle with no help
51. participate in a flash mob
52. Get Inked

Cinema/Literature/Theatre

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53. See every one of the movies on Lewis' list of the 101 best foreign films


0 / 101 Movies Watched
• Detailed list of completion
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54. See every Academy Award Winning Movie for best picture


0 / 81 Movies Watched
• Detailed list of completion
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55. See all of the AFI’s greatest movie musicals


0 / 25 Movies Watched
• Detailed list of completion
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56. See rocky horror picture at a theater, the tame, and the crazy viewing
57. Read all Pulitzer prize for fiction winners


0 / 56 Novels Read
• Detailed list of completion
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58. Read all Pulitzer prize for drama winners


2 / 80 Scripts Read
• Detailed list of completion
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59. Read all best plays tony awards winners


0 / 61 Scripts Read
• Detailed list of completion
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60. Read all best drama desk best play winners


0 / 37 Scripts Read
• Detailed list of completion
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61. Listen to all cast recordings for the tony winners and nominees of best musicals


8 / 220 Albums Listened to
• Detailed list of completion
• Posts Related to Goal


62. Listen to all cast recordings for the tony winners and nominees of best score


8 / 176 Albums Listened to
• Detailed list of completion
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63. Listen to all grammy winners for Best Musical Show Album


1 / 51 Albums Listened to
• Detailed list of completion
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64. See 5 Broadway Shows


0 / 5 Shows Seen


65. See 5 off-broadway shows


0 / 5 Shows Seen

Music


66. Learn to play the drum set
67. Learn to play the banjo
68. Learn Aurally 4 T-bone solos.


0 / 4 solos learnt


69. Attempt stand-up at an open mic night
70. Take one dance class
71. Be in one show


Personal/Mental Improvement


72. Go to a religious practice or ceremony for 8 different religions/faiths


0 / 8 attended


73. Read the news section of a legit paper newspaper every day for 2 months.
74. Send a card/letter to both grandparents once every other month


4 / 64 notes sent


75. Complete 101 hours of community service


0 / 101 Hours Volunteered


76. Learn basic ASL
77. Learn basic Spanish
78. Let 10 friends pick something I said I would never ever do, and do it. [within limitations]
    
    0 / 10 tasks completed
    
    
79. CPR/Law Enforcement/EMT/Fire fighting course
80. Listen to NPR on commute and 3hrs during the workday for 3 months
81. Attend a national protest
• Goal Completion Post
82. Wake up at 6:30 AM every weekday for 3 weeks

NOMS!

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83. Eat French Toast in 20 states


2 / 20 French Toasts Eated


84. Eat Pizza in 20 states


1 / 20 Pizzas Eated


85. Don't eat fast food for 3 months
86. Must order something I have not had from the menu of every restaurant I go to for 4 months x3


0 / 3 4-month sections completed


87. Cook a meal I have not made once a week every week I am in Arlington


15 / 143 Meals Cookeded
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88. Try 10 cuisines I have never had


1 / 10 Cuisine's nommed

Technology/Geekery

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89. Learn javascript
90. Learn PHP/some form of SQL
91. Build the NES-PC
92. Establish a concert/theatre photo blog, link to website
93. Make one project from each MAKE magazine that comes


0 / 8 MAKE Projects completed


94. Attend a defcon
95. finish website project with jeff
96. Learn how to, and install a Car Stereo
• Goal Completion Post
97. Learn to solder, and do a project that involves soldering a board


Practicality

98. Save $2,000 [This sounds like a low number, but given the cost of other goals, and paying off my car, it's reasonable]
99. Pay off at least 1/2 of my car
100. Write a basic will
101. Make a budget and stick to it for 6 months