Progress Report #3: 101 in 1001

[willow_red]

Has it really been over 3 months since I posted an update on this? Yes, yes it has. I'm not too happy with the progress I've made in that time either, but life has been pretty busy. Overall, here's what I've done:


Added #54-56, still don't have ideas for #57-101, but am pondering splitting some of the larger goals into a few things. Is that cheating? Got a false start on #1, #2 is progressing on schedule, fell backwards a little on #5 & #6, #9 is coming up at the end of August (been wanting to write an entry dedicated to that, notice that I haven't), #10 remains stubborn, #11 got a false start, accomplished 1 of #12, hoping hard for #13, much weirdness on #25 (you probably know that story), failing miserably at #28, accomplished this year's bit of #30, making good progress on #33, FINISHED #36, #39 I will make end SOON, some progress on #41 & #42, accomplished 1 of #44, some progress on #47, accomplished 1 of #49, another false start on #53.

And the full list:

Starting Thursday 2 February 2006

To be completed on or before Thursday 30 October 2008

1. Present a paper at a professional conference in my field (status: came up with an idea with a co-worker, starting to think it might not pan out, though)
2. Pay off (and close account for) second mortgage (status: over halfway done!)
3. Find a long-term solution for daycare for Akito that does not require him to be at my parents' house
4. Work out at least twice a week on workdays, plus weekends (I'd like to find a way to work out every day, but that doesn't look realistic right now)
5. Catch up on Space.com e-mails and stay current to within two weeks (currently 8.75 months behind)
6. Maintain inbox at < 500 messages (once I get down to that; current status: 1230)
7. Travel to a country I've never been to before (i.e. not the US or Canada)
8. Drive along the Pacific Coast between Vancouver, BC and San Diego, CA (current thought: summer 2007)
9. Attend my high school reunion (status: registered!)
10. Lose 20 lbs from August 2005 baseline weight (current status: 5 lbs)
11. Make another cosplay costume and wear it to a con (note: ghetto-Rogue does not count)
12. Visit at least 3 friends who live more than 2 hours away by car (status: 1 - Cheree)
13. Take Akito on a road trip
14. Save CU's Tau Beta Pi chapter (status: appeal has been submitted; cross your fingers!)
15. Host at least 2 parties each year (2006: one down, one to go)
16. Donate at least $100 to charity each year ($25 so far for 2006)
17. Start a PhD program
18. Complete another NaNoWriMo novel
19. Write and edit a short story fit for publication
20. Hike Bear Peak again
21. Hike to the top of a mountain above 10,000 ft
22. Organize storage stuff in second bedroom, making it fit to be a guest room (got a very small start)
23. Redo lighting in second bedroom
24. Decorate master bedroom
25. Go on a date with someone I'm interested in (the original plan was to be married and maybe have a kid by late 2008, but the point of this exercise is to be realistic) (status: shock and surprise, I actually went on a date, but it was with someone I hadn't met before and had zero interest in, so I'm not sure if this counts or not)
26. Re-cover couch
27. Get some houseplants
28. Fix up the lawn in the backyard (status: due to lack of water, whole lawn is dead now)
29. Come up with 3 new "presentable" recipes
30. Volunteer at the National Space Symposium (3 times if practical) (status: 2006 done!)
31. Hike at least 10 new trails, with at least one being outside of Boulder (status: bought another copy of the Boulder trail map, since my last one has been MIA since I moved)
32. Grow my hair down to my waist again
33. Organize my tools so I can find things when I want them (status: bought spiffy new toolbox, started gathering tools together)
34. Get new hard drive working
35. Finish Sweater 2.0
36. Spiffy surprise gift for nalablack DONE!
37. Ridiculously overdue graduation present for enishi2000 (I have something very specific in mind, but I'm not saying what it is because it's a surprise)
38. Super-Secret Project (This is something I started at the end of last year. It's pretty huge, but I don't want to talk about it for fear that I'll then end up not doing it. Anyway, for the purposes of this list, let's make the goal to be getting halfway through this.)
39. Make cat bed for illyanarasputin and nakano (status: 75% done)
40. Upgrade parents' computer to Windows XP and hold an exorcism for the hard drive
41. Get a new digital camera (status: found one I'm leaning toward, still need to research)
42. Buy 5 CDs (status: 2)
43. Go to 3 more Shakespearean plays
44. Go to 3 non-Shakespearean plays (1 - Into the Woods)
45. Finish writing this list
46. Organize manga collection; decide what to keep and what to sell/give away
47. Catch up on reading fanfic (status: 9.5 months behind)
48. Secret project for a friend's baby (DONE!)
49. Read 3 books of personal interest that have been recommended to me for years, but I've never gotten around to (status: 1 - Ben Bova's Mars, first recommended to me in 10th grade.)
50. Read 2 technical books or textbooks of professional interest
51. Catch up on Pottercast
52. Catch up on and subscribe to Science Friday Podcast (status: subscribed)
53. Create at least one AMV (status: got music, still ripping video clips)
54. Get some professionally done pictures of Akito
55. Finish reading all of Rurouni Kenshin manga (status: 26 of 28)
56. Read Harry Potter #7

Comments

[mackys.livejournal.com]

27. Get some houseplants

Between you forgetting to water them, and Akito eating them, how long do you expect these plants will last? ;]