101 In 1001 Days

Started: January 24, 2010

Ends: October 21, 2012

(Note: Italics = In Progress)

Completed: 50/101

Get Started:

1. Create a 101 in 1001 list. Completed 10/11/10

Get Creative:

2. Exhibit my artwork. Completed 09/11/10

3. Hem pants that need hemming. Completed 10/26/10

4. Create twelve non-graphic design art pieces. (7/12)

5. Create a Bargello needlework piece.

6. Felt the stripey knitted tote I’ve had sitting around for ages.

7. Learn how to make wire-wrapped rings.

8. Deconstruct t-shirts that don’t fit properly. (1/8)

9. Gain one more steady freelance client.

10. Revamp and update personal website. Completed

11. Revamp and update portfolio website. Completed 03/17/10

12. Build C&C cage for Vincent and Benjamin. Completed 03/03/10

13. Make a curtain for the kitchen door. Completed 10/18/10

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15. Re-stuff the throw pillows on the couches. Completed 10/16/10

16. Make something using the cute kitty fabric remnant I bought. Completed 11/28/10

17. Take a photo a day for 365 days. Completed 11/08/11

18. Learn intarsia.

19. Make a bear (or other creature) at Build-A-Bear. Completed 08/15/11

20. Finish “Keyboard Cat” cross-stitch. Completed 04/24/11)

21. Buy another model kit and assemble it. (Preferably a pirate ship!)

22. Enter a piece of art into an art show/exhibit. Completed 02/07/10

23. Get a piece of art shown in an art show/exhibit. Completed 02/21/10

24. Sell a commissioned piece of artwork. Completed 02/19/11

25. Create six illustrations for the Lady Gaga series. Completed 03/30/11

26. Design album artwork for three more albums/CDs/releases. Completed 01/24/12 (Say Like The French Say “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” MSRP “Missile Squirrel Vs. Robo Panda,” Foxygene “Panic Button”)

Get Out Of The House:

27. Walk around Lake Calhoun.

28. Go horseback riding again.

29. Travel out-of-state again (preferably to a place I’ve never been).

30. Visit the Museum of Russian Art again. Completed 03/27/10

31. Visit the Minneapolis Institute of Arts again. Completed 01/24/10

32. Visit the Walker Art Center again.

33. Go to the Gay 90s for a drag show again. Completed 11/05/11

34. Visit Seattle again.

35. Play laser tag.

36. Go to a Minnesota RollerGirls match.

37. Go sledding.

38. Go to the Minnesota Zoo again.

39. Go to the Como Zoo again.

40. Go to the Mill City Museum.

41. Leave a note for the Lake Harriet elf.

42. Visit a cemetery. Completed 07/09/10

43. Tour a brewery or vineyard.

44. See at least five Fringe performances during one season. (0/5)

45. Go to the Animal Humane Society just to snuggle the animals.

46. Go to the drive-in.

47. Buy a kite (even a cheap one) and fly it.

48. Go to Sea Life Minnesota.

49. Volunteer at Karie’s church for Kids Against Hunger four times. (1/4)

50. Take a class of some kind. Completed 06/10/11

51. Play miniature golf again.

52. Get away for the weekend. Completed 05/22/11

53. Visit the Spam Museum.

Get Rockin’:

54. Finish entering all of my CDs and records into my music database. Completed 02/14/12

55. Alphabetize the new CDs I’ve gotten in the past couple of years. Completed 06/23/10

56. Buy more protective sleeves for my records and make sure all of my records have them. Completed 03/28/11

57. Learn at least part of the dance routine from Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” video — preferably with friends.

Get Healthy:

58. Lose weight to reach 160 pounds.

59. Lose weight to reach 155 pounds.

60. Lose weight to reach 150 pounds.

61. Lose weight to reach 145 pounds.

62. Lose weight to reach 140 pounds.

Get Ahead:

63. Pay off Capital One credit card. Completed 02/19/11

64. Pay off JCPenney card. Completed 03/05/10

65. Open a savings account.

66. Create a living will/last wishes.

67. Graduate college. Completed 06/19/10

68. Get renter’s insurance.

69. Pay off balance at AiO. Completed 09/22/10

Get Foody:

70. Try five new restaurants. Completed 05/30/10

71. Eat dinner at Gasthof’s or Black Forest Inn.

72. Learn how to make sushi. Completed 06/10/11

73. Collect 100 recipes from cookbooks, magazines, internet, friends or family. Organize them in a binder. (0/100)

74. Make 25 recipes from aforementioned recipe binder. (0/25)

75. Host a fondue party for a few close friends. Completed 12/17/10

76. Buy the ingredients to make five cocktails from Mr. Boston: Official Bartender’s & Party Guide. (4/5) (Pink Pussy Cat, Blue Lagoon, Black Russian, Desert Sunrise)

77. Buy (or receive as a gift) a bartending set. Completed 12/23/10

78. Go to Izzy’s Ice Cream.

79. Try ten new foods. (7/10) (Poppyseed dressing, citrus dressing, pelmeni, crepes, naan, Gulab jamun, pho)

Get Stuff:

80. Purchase a 1TB (or larger) external hard drive. Completed 03/30/11

81. Purchase a small camera I can carry in my purse. Completed 11/04/10

82. Buy eyeshadow (or any makeup item) from MAC Cosmetics. Completed 02/12/10

83. Buy a 250 GB hard drive for the Xbox 360. Completed 01/18/11

Get Organized:

84. Clear out my yarn stash and list unwanted yarn on Etsy. Completed

85. Clear out my bead stash and list unwanted beads and supplies on Etsy. Completed 04/27/10

86. Clean out my closet and donate any clothing I no longer want/need. Completed 01/26/10

87. Clean out my dresser drawers and throw out any old socks/underwear, and organize the rest. Completed 01/26/10

Get Entertained:

88. Complete an entire word search book. Completed 01/23/11

89. Complete an entire crossword book. Completed 10/19/10

90. Complete Rock Band 2′s “Tour Mode” (minus “Endless Setlist”).

91. Complete Lego Rock Band’s “Story Mode” (minus “Endless Setlist”).

92. Complete Rock Band 3′s “Road Challenges.” Completed 11/29/10

93. Buy (or receive as gifts) five new board/card games. Completed 12/25/10

94. See five movies at the theatre. Completed 05/27/11 (Alice In Wonderland 03/25/10, The Runaways 04/10/10, Iron Man 2 05/13/10, Jackass 3D 10/21/10, Master of the Flying Guillotine 05/27/11)

95. Read twenty books. Completed 04/11/11

96. Finish reading The Andy Warhol Diaries. Completed 09/25/11

97. Play Bingo again.

98. Go to Mystic Lake Casino and play the penny and nickel slots.

Get Introspective:

99. Answer the “50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind.” Completed 01/24/11

100. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy.

Get Going Again:

101. Create another 101 in 1001 list.