a breakdown of some of the 101:
13- the list of ten drinks:
• bloody mary
• cosmopolitan
• eggnog
• long island iced tea
• manhattan
• margarita
• martini
• old fashioned
• piña colada
• tequila sunrise
78- the best picture winners/nominees from the last 15 years that i haven't seen:
• 8 from 2010 - the king's speech, black swan, the fighter, the kids are all right, the social network, toy story 3, true grit, winter's bone
• 6 from 2009 - the blind side, district 9, an education, precious, up, up in the air
• 4 from 2008 - the curious case of benjamin button, frost/nixon, milk, the reader
• 2 from 2007 - atonement, michael clayton
• 4 from 2006 - babel, letters from iwo jima, little miss sunshine, the queen
• 5 from 2005 - crash, brokeback mountain, capote, good night and good luck, munich
• 5 from 2004 - million dollar baby, the aviator, finding neverland, ray, sideways
• 3 from 2003 - master and commander, mystic river, seabiscuit
• 4 from 2002 - chicago, gangs of new york, the hours, the pianist
• 3 from 2001 - gosford park, in the bedroom, moulin rouge
• 2 from 2000 - erin brockovich, traffic
• 3 from 1999 - the cider house rules, the green mile, the insider
• 2 from 1998 - elizabeth, saving private ryan
• 2 from 1997 - the full monty, good will hunting
• 3 from 1996 - the english patient, secrets & lies, shine
and an update:
• i watched true grit yesterday. movie progress: 1/56
• i'm trying to put 1000 yen into savings everyday, but i just ran out of money so i'm using 1 yen coins as place holders until i can go to the bank. current total: ¥2001
• i blogged last week and with this post am blogging this week as well. weekly blogging: 2/144
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
my 101 in 1001
thanks to my friend sara, i've been inspired to create a list of 101 things i want to accomplish in the next 1001 days. i'm officially starting today (june 24, 2011), which means i will finish by march 20, 2014 at 11:59:59 pm.
be forewarned, a number of the items on my list might be considered tmi ("too much information" for the layperson). here we go:
1- visit china
2- be vegetarian for 30 days (again)
3- blog weekly (0/144)
4- vlog monthly (0/34)
5- learn to play 10 new songs on the bass (0/10)
6- do the splits (front-ways)
7- do a street performance (dance or music)
8- read 50 books (0/50)
9- get rid of all my facial hair
10- translate and subtitle a japanese drama series
11- write and direct a movie
12- host a dinner party at my house (3+ guests)
13- learn how to make 10 classic drinks (0/10)
14- read 5 japanese novels (0/5)
15- record an album
16- visit australia
17- go inside a pachinko parlor
18- write a letter by hand
19- wax my legs
20- bike to mito
21- learn 5 new recipes for every meal (0/15)
22- read the qur'an
23- appear on japanese tv
24- amass a savings of 1,000,000 yen (approx. $12,000)
25- take a yoga class
26- start/join a band
27- be "out" at work
28- bring a sketchbook to the zoo and draw animals
29- memorize the lyrics to 20 japanese songs (0/20)
30- engage in a gyoza-eating competition
31- pass jlpt level 1
32- legally change my name
33- take one picture a day for 30 days in a row
34- make an animated short
35- learn 15 pop dance routines (0/15)
36- find and meet with a therapist
37- visit shikoku
38- visit okinawa
39- make my own kimchi
40- drink beer in a bowling alley
41- watch "buffy the vampire slayer" in its entirety
42- NaNoWriMo
43- learn the prefectures and capitals of japan
44- do an all-day photo shoot
45- take in a bath in something aside from water
46- develop my own series of english, japanese, and chinese lessons
47- make a friend online and meet them in real life
48- literally meet someone for a cup of coffee
49- convince a friend to visit me in japan
50- buy an apron
51- have a sleepover at my house (2+ guests)
52- go to and use the public library
53- go to 20 new bars (0/20)
54- memorize 10 monologues in english and japanese (0/20)
55- buy an area rug
56- memorize the names and numbers of the first 151 pokemon in japanese
57- make a snow angel
58- survive a summer without turning on my ac
59- write a comedy routine
60- wear sunglasses at night
61- experience love
62- do a scavenger hunt
63- learn to play the ocarina
64- draw/write a graphic novel
65- buy something just to smash it
66- eat an entire meal upside down
67- draw my self portrait with crayons
68- sleep in the storage closet under my bed
69- decide what kanji i would use to represent my name
70- organize an enkai
71- get a part time job completely unrelated to teaching
72- dress as dr. girlfriend for halloween or some other costumed occasion
73- make an avocado milkshake
74- find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie-pop
75- get rid of the boys (like you cared to know?)
76- eat a block of cheese in one sitting
77- play hide and seek with people my age
78- watch the best picture winners/nominees from 1996-2010 (0/56)
79- sing a david bowie song at karaoke
80- be homeless for a week
81- go 30 days without facebook
82- go 12 days without the internet
83- design the floor plan of my dream house
84- swallow a piece of gum
85- develop the habit of brushing and flossing daily
86- write a ransom note using letters/words cut out from magazines
87- roll down a grassy hill
88- be someone's slave for a day
89- write 70 poems (0/70)
90- fly a kite
91- win a staring contest
92- visit south korea
93- learn how to sew
94- pick up a chicken
95- make a savory vegetarian sandwich with at least 5 ingredients
96- give a high five to each of the following: a policeman, a cook, and a store clerk
97- eat fresh wasabi root
98- ride my bike while completely drunk
99- swim a mile
100- volunteer
101- lose my virginity to someone i care about
be forewarned, a number of the items on my list might be considered tmi ("too much information" for the layperson). here we go:
1- visit china
2- be vegetarian for 30 days (again)
3- blog weekly (0/144)
4- vlog monthly (0/34)
5- learn to play 10 new songs on the bass (0/10)
6- do the splits (front-ways)
7- do a street performance (dance or music)
8- read 50 books (0/50)
9- get rid of all my facial hair
10- translate and subtitle a japanese drama series
11- write and direct a movie
12- host a dinner party at my house (3+ guests)
13- learn how to make 10 classic drinks (0/10)
14- read 5 japanese novels (0/5)
15- record an album
16- visit australia
17- go inside a pachinko parlor
18- write a letter by hand
19- wax my legs
20- bike to mito
21- learn 5 new recipes for every meal (0/15)
22- read the qur'an
23- appear on japanese tv
24- amass a savings of 1,000,000 yen (approx. $12,000)
25- take a yoga class
26- start/join a band
27- be "out" at work
28- bring a sketchbook to the zoo and draw animals
29- memorize the lyrics to 20 japanese songs (0/20)
30- engage in a gyoza-eating competition
31- pass jlpt level 1
32- legally change my name
33- take one picture a day for 30 days in a row
34- make an animated short
35- learn 15 pop dance routines (0/15)
36- find and meet with a therapist
37- visit shikoku
38- visit okinawa
39- make my own kimchi
40- drink beer in a bowling alley
41- watch "buffy the vampire slayer" in its entirety
42- NaNoWriMo
43- learn the prefectures and capitals of japan
44- do an all-day photo shoot
45- take in a bath in something aside from water
46- develop my own series of english, japanese, and chinese lessons
47- make a friend online and meet them in real life
48- literally meet someone for a cup of coffee
49- convince a friend to visit me in japan
50- buy an apron
51- have a sleepover at my house (2+ guests)
52- go to and use the public library
53- go to 20 new bars (0/20)
54- memorize 10 monologues in english and japanese (0/20)
55- buy an area rug
56- memorize the names and numbers of the first 151 pokemon in japanese
57- make a snow angel
58- survive a summer without turning on my ac
59- write a comedy routine
60- wear sunglasses at night
61- experience love
62- do a scavenger hunt
63- learn to play the ocarina
64- draw/write a graphic novel
65- buy something just to smash it
66- eat an entire meal upside down
67- draw my self portrait with crayons
68- sleep in the storage closet under my bed
69- decide what kanji i would use to represent my name
70- organize an enkai
71- get a part time job completely unrelated to teaching
72- dress as dr. girlfriend for halloween or some other costumed occasion
73- make an avocado milkshake
74- find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie-pop
75- get rid of the boys (like you cared to know?)
76- eat a block of cheese in one sitting
77- play hide and seek with people my age
78- watch the best picture winners/nominees from 1996-2010 (0/56)
79- sing a david bowie song at karaoke
80- be homeless for a week
81- go 30 days without facebook
82- go 12 days without the internet
83- design the floor plan of my dream house
84- swallow a piece of gum
85- develop the habit of brushing and flossing daily
86- write a ransom note using letters/words cut out from magazines
87- roll down a grassy hill
88- be someone's slave for a day
89- write 70 poems (0/70)
90- fly a kite
91- win a staring contest
92- visit south korea
93- learn how to sew
94- pick up a chicken
95- make a savory vegetarian sandwich with at least 5 ingredients
96- give a high five to each of the following: a policeman, a cook, and a store clerk
97- eat fresh wasabi root
98- ride my bike while completely drunk
99- swim a mile
100- volunteer
101- lose my virginity to someone i care about
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
gyaku-nanpa!
first, some business.
• i found a soda that i immensely enjoy: pepsi dry. it has about 1/5 the sugar of regular pepsi and no artificial sweeteners—making for a crisp, subtle cola.
• i went to a club a few cities south of here, discovering i don't need to go all the way to tokyo to boogie.
• i just finished watching the drama 「ママは昔パパだった」 ("Mom Used to Be Dad"). once the torrents finish (i had to watch most of it on tudou) i'll add english subtitles and distribute to those interested.
the way i've set this up, the above was business, which would make the following pleasure? personal? i'll go with personal because it reminds me of the godfather.
this is more or less a public record, so i feel a little weird about saying this here, but i don't like someone. and i'm pretty sure the feeling isn't at all mutual. we have similar interests, hobbies, and what-have-you. we also are in similar living situations. i just can't like someone with such a icky heart.
to be a little less vague—this is someone who sees women as objects for the taking (and as "things" that he is entitled to), and other men (even friends) as potential obstacles. maybe i've been sheltered, and this is actually more common than i thought.
so why am i getting all riled up about some chauvinistic acquaintance? i suppose because it's personal (i knew the godfather choice would make sense!). both the girl in question and her actual love interest are friends of mine. i think it'd bother me regardless—this just makes it more unsettling.
new topic. something less upsetting.
i got proposed to on monday. by this girl:
whenever i see her, she's usually staring at me, drooling, and mumbling to herself things like 「超かっこいい」. then out of nowhere she asked me to marry her. i said "yes" of course, but i did tell her it might be logistically difficult, my being twice her age and her teacher.
• i just finished watching the drama 「ママは昔パパだった」 ("Mom Used to Be Dad"). once the torrents finish (i had to watch most of it on tudou) i'll add english subtitles and distribute to those interested.
the way i've set this up, the above was business, which would make the following pleasure? personal? i'll go with personal because it reminds me of the godfather.
this is more or less a public record, so i feel a little weird about saying this here, but i don't like someone. and i'm pretty sure the feeling isn't at all mutual. we have similar interests, hobbies, and what-have-you. we also are in similar living situations. i just can't like someone with such a icky heart.
to be a little less vague—this is someone who sees women as objects for the taking (and as "things" that he is entitled to), and other men (even friends) as potential obstacles. maybe i've been sheltered, and this is actually more common than i thought.
so why am i getting all riled up about some chauvinistic acquaintance? i suppose because it's personal (i knew the godfather choice would make sense!). both the girl in question and her actual love interest are friends of mine. i think it'd bother me regardless—this just makes it more unsettling.
new topic. something less upsetting.
i got proposed to on monday. by this girl:
whenever i see her, she's usually staring at me, drooling, and mumbling to herself things like 「超かっこいい」. then out of nowhere she asked me to marry her. i said "yes" of course, but i did tell her it might be logistically difficult, my being twice her age and her teacher.
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