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
10 comments:
This is quite an ambitious list! How are you going to eat the meal upside down? Will you be standing on your head? How big does the block of cheese need to be? Maybe you should get extra credit for eating the cheese upside down.
Haaaa... I love these. Hey, I did nanowrimo last November. I've been trying to edit the novel since beginning of June, but I'm not very disciplined. Heh
We hope to learn how many licks it take to get to the center of the tootie pop. Some things are important.
A sleepover? Haaa... you sound like a kid. Are you still a kid inside?
Thanks for sharing. :)
This is funny. Anna Marie posted just before me. Isn't it nice to know the fam is keeping track of you Sami?
P.S. Are you going to have a memorial service for the boys? Not that I'd want to be invited.
I loved reading this! And by the way, I just made my own kimchi this week (my first time). It is sitting in the fridge getting tastier by the second.
And btw, some sad news. Remember my suggestion that you sell your "boys" to science? After an extensive google search (okay, 20 seconds), it would appear that such a transaction would be illegal and, worse yet, that supply outweighs demand. Looooot of testicles for sale out there, not a lot of buyers.
Oh goodness, I'm so glad I've inspired you! I especially like numbers 30, 45, 56, 65, and 68 (I always wanted to do that!).
There's an onsen in Hakone that has a wine bath, a curry bath, a ramen bath, and I think a chocolate bath.
Also, I'm definitely doing NaNoWriMo this year, so if you do it, too, we'll have to cheer each other on!
i love the list EXCEPT for the kimchi. ive had very bad experiences with it. we seemed to practice the homelessness quite a bit in college - spending many nights on those grates. but i love the ambitiousness of the list. im also hoping to finish NaNoWriMo. keep us updated on your progress!
Can we help you with some of these in Tahoe? I volunteer to accompany you for David Bowie karaoke night, the drunken bicycle ride, and the snow angel (we have to go for a long hike for that, but I'll bet we can find snow). I haven't checked with Zack yet, but I'm sure he'd love to swallow some gum with you and have you buy something so you can both smash it.
Great news! I'm sitting here with Mom, and she just volunteered to be our sober companion when we go on our drunken bike ride in Tahoe!
What Rebekah said is true BUT there are lots of things I'd much rather do with you.... like assist with (and/or taste) your vegetarian sandwich and avocado milkshake, have a scavenger hunt, watch one of the best picture nominee movies, go to the public library, sew, and volunteer. What an amazingly varied list you have!
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