Goal Completion: 04. Have 101 goals by 1am Oct 4, 2008.

I completed goal #4 under Miscellaneous. I had all 101 goals by Oct. 4, 2008. I was worried that I wouldn't have 101 goals to complete, but I totally do have 101 goals and I did have them all by before 1am on Oct. 4, 2008.

See the updated list here.

Goal Completion: 09. Sing in the shower.

I completed goal #9 under real life today, by borrowing Melissa's iPod speaker and rocking out in the shower. There are no pictures for this one because there aren't. I was dissapointed to find that there are no outlets in bathroom. Probably a safety thing, but it took me a while to get the speaker plugged in outside the bathroom and have the speaker and iPod actually in the bathroom, but I managed it. There's actually a outlet right outside the bathroom to the right of the door.

See the updated list here.

101 Goals for 1001 Days: My Goal List

I am doing 101 Goals in 1001 Days. The goals is to complete 101 goals in the space of 1001 days. To learn more visit Day Zero or 101 Goals in 1,001 Days.

I will be starting to achieve these goals on October 4, 2008, and will have them finished by July 2, 2011.

Writing
01. Participate in all three NaNoWriMos during the time period.
02. Win/complete all three of the NaNoWriMos during the time period.
03. "Blot" something/someone out of existence (in real life or in writing).
04. Edit 2007 NaNovel.
05. Edit 2008, 2009 and 2010 NaNovels. (0/3)
06. Have at least one NaNovel printed and bound (with cover art by me).
07. Participate in the summerwrites during the time period.
08. Write 15000 words in one day.
09. Participate in a writing challenge other than NaNoWriMo and summerwrite.
10. Write a song.

Reading
01. Read Janet Evanovich's Stephenie Plum series.
02. Read a book (or more than one, if possible) by Kaleb Nation.
03. Read at least one book by Jane Austen.
04. Read "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte.
05. Read a Stephen King novel ("The Stand"?).
06. Read "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown.
07. Read more of Orson Scott Card's books.
08. Read The Bible.
09. Read 100 books (books already specified on this list can count or it can be a separate count). (0/100)
10. Read 200, non-Lit Mag, poems. (0/200)
11. Reread the Lord of the Rings books. (0/3)
12. Read "1984".
13. Finish reading the Deathnote books.
14. Finish reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
15. Read Dante's Inferno.
16. Borrow at least 20 books from a library for "fun" reading. (0/20)
17. Reread Catherine Coulter's FBI Thriller series.
18. Read a book by Catherine Coulter not in her FBI Thriller series.
19. Always carry a book in purse.
20. Write a review of every book read for this list. Post reviews here.

Buying
01. Buy a semi-formal dress for dances (and shoes to match, if necessary).
02. Buy a good camera (do this after the photography class).
03. Buy something from http://www.etsy.com/
04. Buy some plants and keep them alive for at least one month.
05. Buy another bookshelf/a bigger bookshelf.
06. Buy a pair of shoes only because they are cute.
07. Buy (or acquire) The Sims 3.

Real Life
01. Graduate from Champlain College.
02. Vacation on Isle Au Haut.
03. Go on a date.
04. Have first alcoholic drink with parents.
05. Submit a piece of writing to Willard and Maple.
06. Get help from a teacher outside of class in order to better understand something.
07. Put more effort into Music Makers (Be energetic and excited to sing, not exhausted).
08. Run around in the rain and jump in puddles.
09. Sing in the shower. completed 10/4/2008, post here.
10. Use a bus ride to get some reading or writing done.
11. Read something at a PoJazz event (on stage to the audience, not a book in the back corner of the room to myself). completed 12/11/08, post here.
12. Go to a concert.
13. Go to an orchestra concert.
14. Take a college level creative writing class.
15. Take a photography class.
16. Have laundry/top level of parking garage parties.
17. Get my driver's liscense.
18. Try to get at least 6 hours of sleep a night.
19. Wake up everyday.
20. Get a friend to do NaNoWriMo (one that isn't already planning to).
21. Get a friend to do the 101 Goals in 1001 Days challenge.
22. Continue being awesome.
23. Keep room/living space clean.
24. Stay sober until 21.
25. Learn to drive standard comfortably.
26. Get my passport.
27. Complete the Couch-to-5k running plan (thanks to http://devons101in1001.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-list.html for this goal).
28. Watch this YouTube vid with sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvit4QgHRBo-completed 10/4/08, post here.
29. Get nails painted by someone else (manicure?)
30. Go on an insane roadtrip with Jenny.
31. Register to vote. - Completed in late October, post here.
32. Participate in Post Crossing (Thanks to http://www.lunky.net/101.html for this goal).
33. Donate blood.
34. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice at FreeRice.org. (0/1,000,000)
35. Do all the homework/reading that has been assigned for this week (10/5/2008-10/11/2008) during the weekend so that I can start the school week with no work to be completed (This means lit mag packet as well).
36. Learn to make 10 new meals. (0/10)
37. Add more pictures to my wall. Take pictures of my wall and post them here.
38. Take pictures of Spinner, Champlain Campus and my apartment and room. Post them here.
39. Keep caught up in classes. Aim for Dean's List.
40. Continue to use a planner to keep self organized.

Watching
01. Watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy in a day or a weekend.
02. See "Twilight" in theaters.
03. Watch the original Star Wars movies in a day or over a weekend.
04. Watch the movie version of one or more books that I read. Read the book first.
05. Rewatch all the episodes of Stargate SG-1 and the movies. (0/214 + 0/2)
06. Rewatch all the episodes of Stargate Atlantis. (0/100)
07. Watch the Stargate Atlantis movie (when it becomess available/if it becomes available in time).
08. Watch 100 movies. (0/100)
09. Write a review for every movie I watch. Post the review here.

Web/Computer Goals
01. Post a video on YouTube.
02. Update blog (this one) at least twice a month (if not once or more a week).
03. Make a website using Flash (outside of Digital Interactive Design).
04. Learn the difference between relative positioning and absolute positioning of divs. Make a website using both absolute and relatively positioned divs.
05. Become more confident with XML. Build a site using XML to prove confidence and competence.
06. Become more confident with PERL. Build a site using PERL to prove confindence and competence.
07. Participate in a graphics challenge.
08. Read through past web class books and underline/take notes.
09. Redesign Got Nothin' (this blog).
10. Play The Sims 3.
11. Play the same family/household in Sims 2 Apartment at least 4 separate times. (0/4)

Miscellaneous
01. Blog about the completion of each goal (and the work towards completion of each goal). Take pictures for goals that should have pictures taken for them.
02. Based on how successful I am with this list decide whether to do this again.
03. If I decided to do this again, write list for next 1001 days.
04. Have 101 goals by 1am Oct 4, 2008. completed 10/4/2008, post here.

My Newest Desktop Picture and Associated Obsession

I present to you ("you" meaning anyone other than me that is reading this) my newest desktop picture. Ta da!

Along with this wallpaper (which took me two-three hours to make in Photoshop) I present my newest obsessions: Doctor Who and David Tennant (and Torchwood, but that's not in the wallpaper).

I went on a Doctor Who and Torchwood bender. I watched all of the new!Who, the show that restarted in 2005, and Torchwood in about three and a half weeks. During that time I also went to classes and socialized. It was great fun. I am, at this moment, listening to the Torchwood soundtrack, and have been doing so for the past week or so. Because one of the first things I noticed when I started watching Torchwood was that I really liked the music. I also really like the opening. I'm taking a class called Digital Interactive Design this semester. It's a Flash class. And I would love to be able to make a sequence as cool as the Torchwood opening in Flash.

Creatures and Lengends Myths for My NaNo

"List of Legendary Creatures," at WikiPedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legendary_creatures)
This seems like a good place to start. A jumping off point of sorts.

"Top 10 Mythical Creatures," at List Universe (http://listverse.com/bizarre/top-10-mythical-creatures/)

These are creatures that I really don't want to use in my NaNovel unless I dig really deep into research and do them differently than others have before. I just think that they are too common. Also: dragons and angels, but I am willing to change my mind if the story needs it.

NaNoWriMo: Is It November Yet?

I've given up on doing homework for the night, and instead I'm looking through the NaNoWriMo forums. I don't why looking through the forums gets me so pumped for November, but it does. I'm ready, well, inpiration wise. I have no plot, or characters. But those things don't really matter for NaNoWriMo anyway.

One thing that I've found that looks interesting (while looking through the forums) is a program called Temptation Blocker. The link is here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/temptblocker/, and I think I'll be putting it on my laptop when I get home from work tonight.

I've also just noticed that I can't find my NaNo 2007 winner badges, so I'm going to look for them online and steal them, because I thought I'd posted them on here, but apparently not. I did win though. No doubt about it.

101 Goals in 1001 Days?

I think I'm going to write up a list of 101 goals to achieve in 1001 days. It seems like an interesting concept, and I really love lists. I've fallen a little bit behind in my homework and need a few days to catch up and write my list of goals, but once I've made the list I'll post it here on my blog so that other people can attempt to keep me going toward my goals.

If you think the concept of 101 Goals in 1001 Days Sounds interesting and would like to learn more, here is the web address: http://www.101goalsin1001days.com/.