For a short description of the project, read this.
Start date: Monday, April 10, 2006
End date: Monday, January 5, 2009
1. Write at least 8 regular-length short stories. (4/8 ) [Flick and Flame]; [Goinfrerie]; [9 Minutes]; [Consolation Prize]
2. Write 3 flash fiction pieces. (1/3) [Passenger]
3. Submit at least 2 pieces of writing to writing contests. (0/2)
4. Write the first 100 pages of a new novel. Be satisfied with the work in and of itself.
5. Read a biography about an 17th or 18th century artist.
6. Make a website for my translation and writing projects.
7. Compile my 100 favourite poems. Make them into a spiral-bound book.
8. Swear off coffee for 2 whole weeks. (14/14) [19 June 2006]
9. Follow a detox program for 7-10 days.
10. Attend at least two events at the Ottawa Tulip Festival. (1/2)
11. Go see a professionally-produced play. [Oh Claudia, done Sept. 2008]
12. Read all the books on my “to read” list that I can get at the library (12/77)
13. Go see an author read from his or her work.
14. Visit a new country outside of North America.
15. Experiment with cooking or eating five new fruits and vegetables. (5/5) [Anise, grape tomatoes, Vidalia onions - see 7 May 2006 post; also chicory and shark (w. Cherry brandy!) on 16 July 2006; prickly pear fruit on 23 September 2006]
16. Learn 50 new words. Use them all in a story. [Done in June 2007; you can read it here.]
17. Update my blog every day for two weeks. (14/14) [Completed October 15, 2006.]
18. Fly a kite.
19. Read a biography about an Arctic explorer.
20. Make tiramisu from scratch. Don’t cut corners.
21. Don’t spend a single penny for an entire week.
22. Donate blood.
23. Go see a fortune teller or a psychic.
24. Ride a horse.
25. Wash dishes after every meal for one week. [Done! June 15, 2007.]
26. Give 5 dollars to a homeless person on the street. [Done November 5, 2007.]
27. Get my favourite 100 digital pictures printed. Assemble them in an album.
28. Eat only raw foods for one week.
29. Volunteer for at least one hour a week for a month. [done 2007; ongoing; SPF radio]
30. Sell, donate or toss 101 items. (101/101) [Did a big spring clean on April 30 2006; another on 16 July 2006 -- only toss/donate]
31. Go to a live concert. [Completed 14 July 2006; Danny Michele, Metric, Kathleen Edwards in Ottawa at Bluesfest]
32. Teach myself to read, write and speak intermediate-level Italian.
33. Read a fiction book of at least 100 pages in Spanish.
34. Write a poem in a language other than English or French.
35. Draw a picture using charcoal.
36. Learn to type on the proper keys.
37. Send out Christmas cards.
38. Paint a room in my apartment. [Done in May 2007; painted and primed my orange bathroom back to white. What a hassle!]
39. Go scuba-diving or snorkelling.
40. Build a sandcastle at the beach.
41. Walk to work for 2 weeks. (10/10) [Completed 16 May 2006]
42. Learn to meditate. Meditate for 30 mins without my mind wandering. (No doubt anyone who has ever spent time with me realizes the impossibility of this. They’d probably be happy if I didn’t tangent more than 8 times in a single conversation. But here’s to giving it my best shot.)
43. Read 5 classic novels, including one by Charles Dickens. (1/5) [Sinclair Ross' As For Me and My House in late Sept/early October 2006]
44. Tour a winery and/or participate in a wine tasting in Canada. [done Labour Day wknd, 2008]
45. Get my picture taken with a stranger. [Completed 12 May 2006 -- at Midway, see May 15 post]
46. Go see a show at a community theatre. [As part of Fringe Fest, I saw Life, Love & the Pursuit of Happiness at uOttawa on June 21, 2007.]
47. Paint 2 paintings using acrylic paints. Hang them on the wall. (0/2)
48. Record every penny I spend for a week.
49. Have a picnic outside in a park or near a river.
50. Make brioche from scratch.
51. Get a professional massage.
52. Hit a home run.
53. Make tapioca for my own bubble tea.
54. Go to a gay bar.
55. Take a self-defence course. [done Sept. 2008]
56. Bring lunch to work every day for a week. [Completed in April 2007.]
57. Save $15,000 for a down payment on a house. [This is on hold since I saved up the money, but now I'm going back to school so it's being reallocated... June 2007].
58. Buy only what is on my grocery list for one month. [Aug. 2008]
59. Make my own herbal soap.
60. Write a letter about past relationships. Burn it.
61. Lose 15 lbs. Keep it off for 6 months.
62. Get a full-time, career-track job to start making a dent in my bloated student loans. [Yes! Yes! Yes! Official as of 7 July 2006.]
63. Get business cards made up. [Done in Feb/March 2007.]
64. Visit an acupuncturist, herbalist or naturopath. [Did a consult with an acupuncturist on 3 August 2006; yet to go for treatment.]
65. Visit an Aboriginal culture store. Buy something.
66. Learn to knit. Make something to give away to someone as a gift.
67. Write a thank-you letter regarding a product or service. Mail it.
68. Write a complaint letter regarding a product or service. Mail it. [I'm sending it out this week. Done, July 2007. To the awful moving company I hired.].
69. Buy myself an expensive ring for daily wear. [done October 2008; Ben Moss]
70. Walk every day for at least 30 mins for one week. Love the way my body moves. (7/7) [Completed 9 May 2006]
71. Sing karaoke in a public establishment.
72. Read an autobiography or biography of a Canadian politician.
73. Get license and driving lessons. [done May 2008]
74. Catch a fish and prepare it.
75. Stay overnight at a bed-and-breakfast.
76. Write 7 postcards to friends, even if I’m not on vacation. (0/7)
77. Fly or take the train somewhere first class.
78. Go rollerblading along the bike paths in Ottawa.
79. Inventory all the books I own (/+100).
80. Read all the books that I own but have yet to read (3/27).
81. Trace the genealogy back at least 6 generations on my mother’s side.
82. Stop biting nails. For good. I mean it.
83. Speak French once a week in conversation for a month. Learn to love my unusual accent… accent bizarre! [Completed 11 July 2006; spoke French almost every day for the entire month! And I owe every single word of it to David.]
84. Make a soufflé.
85. Make a list of 101 things that bring me pleasure. Display it. [Check it out here]
86. Make a recipe book of tried-and-true and to-be-tried recipes. [Done, finally, May/June 2007. It's a work-in-progress since it's handwritten but every culinary success eventually gets recorded within its pages.]
87. Make something from pottery.
88. Avoid being sarcastic for a full twenty-four hours. (Also probably impossible, but I’ll attempt it).
89. Make my own preserves or can something.
90. Dress up in a really outrageous costume and attend a party on any day other than Halloween.
91. Eat two pieces of fruit a day for one week.
92. Feng shui my bedroom.
93. “Make” wine. Share it with friends. [done Feb. 2008]
94. Take a ride in a hot-air balloon. Don’t throw up.
95. Take myself out for a restaurant meal alone. [Completed on April 18 2006; in Chicago at Nick's Fishmarket; see April 20th post.]
96. Go “commando” in public for a day. [Completed on 27 May 2006; Ottawa race day 5-10k; w. blue leopard-print dress]
97. Make egg rolls or salad rolls. [done July 2008]
98. Attend religious services for 3 different groups. (1/3) [Catholic]
99. Have dinner on a rooftop patio.
100. Write a manifesto of belief and update it regularly.
101. Inspire at least one other person to start a 101 in 1001 list. [Melissa; May 16 2006]
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