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The new 101 in 1001 list

// October 12th, 2008 // fun

On September 5th, 2007, I posted my 101 in 1001 list, which was essentially a list of a bunch of things I wanted to accomplish/do in the next 1001 days.

I got the idea from Melissa Jill, who did our anniversary photos last year.

Anyways, I sort of forgot about the list once I found myself going full-bore on Pop Critics. I just didn’t have time to post blogs over on A Mike Life and so things got tossed aside. But now that stuff is gone and I’m going to get back to finishing off this list.

The funny thing is, there were a bunch of things on the list that I’ve done since last September so I can actually cross off quite a few. Kind of interesting to think that despite not using this list as a guide, I was still out there trying to make a few of them happen without realizing it.

Here is a brief summary of the ones that I can now cross off the list:

Checked Off The List

#8: Become a Father – Well, as everyone knows, I’ve pretty much got this one done. Just a month and a half left to the little lady makes her first appearance.

#24: Watch the British version of The Office – I watched a few episodes and decided I wasn’t interested in finishing it. Not that it wasn’t funny, but I’ve got a lot more things I’d rather see.

#25: Watch Curb Your Enthusiasm – Not done yet, but through season four.

#26: Have lunch with my pastor – Done and done.

#27: Get Jina drunk just once – Yes, this happened. But well before she was pregnant

#34: Go camping – Tyler and I just went a few weeks ago.

#40: Do a mission at church – Done a few of these this year, and will be doing another this coming Saturday. It’s been such a blessing to be able to help others whenever I get the chance.

#41: Go golfing with Tyler – Just  did this a few weekends back during the baby shower. We only played nine holes, but it still counts.

#51: Make money off ASFN – Well, I sold the site a few months back and it helped me go from having a truck payment to buying a 1999 Toyota Solara and having ZERO payments going forward. Life is good.

#52: Golf at new golf course – This happened at least twice in the last year…so rock on!

#55: Get rid of the FexEx truck in front of my house – He only parks it in his driveway now, so this may be taken care of.

#56: Re-landscape the front yard grass area – DONE! And that was a lot of work too.

#59: Eat at the Melting Pot – Did this for Jina’s birthday.

#60: Make a new mix CD – There have been about 3 new mixes in the last year

#61: Get a new digital camera – We did this as well late last year

#75: Find a new band I love – The Silversun Pickups are definitely a great band that I just discovered earlier this year.

#81: Change the message on my answering machine – Done! You now have the ability to leave Lyla a message despite her not arriving for a month and a half yet.

#87: Go buy and fly a kite – Did this before summer, found an awesome stealth bomber kite, flew it a few times, and then just gave it to my brother’s girlfriend’s kid. It’s in better hands now.

What Next?

The thing about my list of things to do is that a bunch of them either don’t apply now or they aren’t things that I want to accomplish anymore. It’s weird how things change in a year.

So I’ll be revamping this thing in the next week and post a brand new, updated list. Should be interesting to see what I come up with, because when Lyla gets here, things may change even more.

In the meantime, here’s the original list below.

The List

1. Eat at the Four Peaks Brewery
2. Read “On The Road”
3. Watch Taxi Driver
4. Watch Good Fellas
5. Graduate from UoP
6. Learn how to Bonsai
7. Visit antelope canyon
8. Be a father
9. Read “The Time Traveler’s Wife”
10. Finish “The Dark Towers” series
11. Finish a rough draft of “Sleep”
12. Call grandparents once a month for three months
13. Lunch with Sam once a month for three months
14. Check out University of Phoenix stadium
15. Watch a AZ Sting lacrosse game
16. Run in the Pat Tillman race
17. Have a “conversation” with Jackson, my nephew
18. Go to a concert
19. Get Jina a new wedding ring (or fix up her old one)
20. Read a book on writing
21. Invite three people to church
22. Buy someone lunch in line at a fast food restaurant
23. Watch the Sopranos series
24. Watch the original British version of the Office
25. Watch Curb Your Enthusiasm
26. Have lunch with my pastor
27. Get Jina drunk just once!
28. Go watch Scott and Chad race motor bikes
29. Learn a new game
30. Go to a Suns NBA Finals game (wishful thinking)
31. Make a blueberry pie from scratch
32. Visit Oma
33. Visit Mike and Nathalie
34. Go camping
35. Teach Evie how to dribble a basketball
36. See Todd TV & Sound setup
37. Read a Jane Austen novel
38. Take Jina to a play
39. Have a dinner or cocktail party
40. Do a mission at church
41. Golf with Tyler
42. Read a biography
43. Watch a meteor shower
44. Get a pedicure with Jina
45. Take two Wonderware certification exams
46. Find my old friend Greg Walsh and see how he’s doing
47. Take my brother to a movie
48. Watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy in one sitting one more time
49. See the Sequoias in Yosemite
50. Watch “Say Anything”
51. Make money off ASFN
52. Golf at a new golf course
53. Go to the Improv
54. Make the full switch to Linux
55. Get rid of the Fed Ex truck in front of our house
56. Re-landscape the front yard grass area
57. Paint the patio
58. Go skiing
59. Eat at the Melting Pot
60. Make a new mix CD
61. Get a new digital camera
62. Visit Washington D.C.
63. Eat at Pizzaria Bianco
64. Golf at Karsten Golf Course
65. Design a t-shirt for Threadless
66. Go deep sea fishing
67. Memorize a Bible verse
68. Write a second short story
69. Visit Taliesen West
70. Make banana pancakes
71. Take a picture of a cloud shaped like a dog
72. Get a 2008 Office Calendar for my cube
73. Teach Jackson to say “Go Suns!”
74. Teach Evie to say “The Cowboys stink daddy!”
75. Find a new band I love
76. Work out three times a week for a month – hopefully it lasts longer
77. Take the dogs to the bark park again this winter
78. Read an entire book outdoors this winter
79. Get a someone new to watch The Office
80. Play and beat Halo 3
81. Change the message on my answering machine
82. Start a bonsai tree project
83. Get a side job writing for a blog or something of the sort
84. Persuade someone to get a DVR
85. Get rid of the carpet in the house
86. Visit Sam’s house in northwest Phoenix
87. Go buy and fly a kite
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