She basically decided that she wanted to do a bunch of things and wanted a way to make sure she actually DID them. She got this idea from a seminar she attended and another photographer told her about her list of 101 things she wanted to accomplish in 1001 days. So Melissa came up with her own list of things and has steadily been working on them.

I am not a goal-oriented person so this is a huge step for me. Still, I think it would be fun to write down a bunch of goals that I want to accomplish and then set out to do them. Listing them on my blog just gives me more motivation to finish them.

The final 15 spots are left empty for now, as I want to make sure I come up with some good ones to finish this list. I have to tell you, coming up with 101 things you want to do in the next three years is pretty tough. Many of these are simple, fun and easy to attain. Others, like graduating, or becoming a father, are a bit tougher. Some involve watching TV or movies, which will be easy to get done I will update this page whenever I accomplish a goal and also write about it.

I am open to ideas for the Final 15, but they’ll have to be great!

And now, on to Mike’s list of 101 things to do in 1001 days!

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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