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Friday, 08 October 2004

The List: 101 Things in 1001 Days.

As seen on triplux.com, via Negro Please: The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part). So:

  1. Do 80 sit-ups as soon as I wake up or before going to bed, preferably both, five days a week, between October 10, 2004 and January 1, 2005.
  2. Put new cabinets, countertop, sink and garbage disposal in the new condo.
  3. File Limited Liability Corporation papers.
  4. Read Anthony Robbins' "Awaken the Giant Within," Stephen R. Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," "Maximum Achievement" by and "Time Power" by Brian Tracy and Gary Keller's "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent." Read first, judge second.
  5. Running: average between 70 and 80 miles a week between June and September, 2005.
  6. Stretch for twenty minutes a day, five days a week between June and September, 2005.
  7. Run the 2006 Boston Marathon in under 2 hours and 50 minutes.
  8. Read "Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution," "Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Power," "Alexander Hamilton, American" and "Lincoln."
  9. Compile a personal top 100 movies list.
  10. Find out who my biological father is, once and for all.
  11. A romantic weekend spent here; it's only fair.
  12. Watch my beloved Boston Red Sox beat down the Yankees at Fenway and in New York in the same season. Beeyotch!
  13. Perform standup comedy at an amateur night.
  14. Have sex in a 4-star hotel room.
  15. Beat—no, mercilessly destroy—my nephew on the PS2 and PS3 versions of Madden.
  16. Attend a town hall meeting and have something to contribute.
  17. Learn sign language for babies.
  18. Qualify for and finish The Western States 100 Endurance Run.

The complete list after the jump.

As seen on triplux.com, via Negro Please: The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part). So:

  1. Stretch for ten (10) minutes a day.
  2. Do 80 sit-ups as soon as I wake up or before going to bed, preferably both, five days a week, between October 10, 2004 and January 1, 2005.
  3. Remove old appliances from the condo.
  4. Paint kitchen.
  5. Put new cabinets, countertop, sink and garbage disposal in the new condo.
  6. Rewire the condo for surround sound.
  7. Put track lighting in condo.
  8. Paint remainder of the condo.
  9. File Limited Liability Corporation papers.
  10. Order business cards.
  11. Running: average 5 miles/day, six days a week, during the month of January, 2005.
  12. Lose ten (10) pounds from my October 10, 2004 weight by February 28, 2005.
  13. Read Anthony Robbins' "Awaken the Giant Within," Stephen R. Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," "Maximum Achievement" by and "Time Power" by Brian Tracy and Gary Keller's "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent." Read first, judge second.
  14. Running: average 8 miles/day, six days a week, during the month of April, 2005.
  15. Do 120 sit-ups as soon as I wake up or before going to bed, five days a week, between January 2, 2005 and April 30, 2005.
  16. Lose twelve (12) pounds from whatever I weigh on February 28, 2005 by July 1, 2005.
  17. Running: average between 70 and 80 miles a week between June and September, 2005.
  18. Stretch for twenty minutes a day, five days a week between June and September, 2005.
  19. Run a marathon in under 3 hours and 15 minutes in either October or November of 2005, which will qualify me to run the Boston Marathon.
  20. Be measured at no more than 8 percent body fat by February 1, 2006.
  21. Run the 2006 Boston Marathon in under 2 hours and 50 minutes.
  22. Read "Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution," "Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Power," "Alexander Hamilton, American" and "Lincoln."
  23. Watch all of the films from AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time list.
  24. Compile a personal top 100 movies list.
  25. Own the top 25 films from my top 100 movies list.
  26. Compile a personal top 100 albums list.
  27. Own all of the albums on my personal top 100 albums list.
  28. Find out who my biological father is, once and for all.
  29. Learn CSS and apply that knowledge to make chillin' out in these parts mo' tight.
  30. Learn Spanish well enough to watch Como Agua Para Chocolate without subtitles.
  31. Play Texas Hold 'Em at a casino table in Vegas. Wake up in the morning to hear her laughing softly about the previous night's adventures as we greet the day in our room here.
  32. While we're in the area: Penn & Teller.
  33. A romantic weekend spent here; it's only fair.
  34. Watch my beloved Boston Red Sox beat down the Yankees at Fenway and in New York in the same season. Beeyotch!
  35. Practice Bikram Yoga once a week for six consecutive months.
  36. Start a retirement fund.
  37. Read to Gloria Yumeko twice a week, three weeks a month, for six consecutive months.
  38. Perform standup comedy at an amateur night.
  39. Get a spec'd out new iMac.
  40. Have sex in a 4-star hotel room.
  41. Take pictures of all of my friends and family.
  42. Create a photo section in my abode with framed photos of friends and family.
  43. Just for the heck of it, make a list of everyone I've ever slept with. Take said list with me as I go for a walk along the beach. Burn the list before I return.
  44. Attend the Kentucky Derby.
  45. Wake up one morning and shuffle sleepily into the living room. Hit the remote to get my morning cup of MSNBC and ESPN via a 42" plasma tv. Kick back with several cups of coffee as I attempt to jump-start my brain.
  46. Spend two weeks in Amsterdam.
  47. Beat—no, mercilessly destroy—my nephew on the PS2 and PS3 versions of Madden.
  48. Buy a third home as an investment before I'm priced out of the market.
  49. Sell four apartment complexes containing eight or more units.
  50. Be in the mood to propose. This doesn't mean that I'll actually do so; it simply means that I'll have met someone who makes me want to do so.
  51. Attend a town hall meeting and have something to contribute.
  52. Go to a baseball game solely for the purpose of seeing Randy Johnson pitch.
  53. Learn sign language for babies.
  54. Close on a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 3 car garage home of my own.
  55. Go to an Arena Football game.
  56. Learn to juggle.
  57. Go on a ski vacation with someone I love.
  58. Guitar lessons, to the point at which I can passably play James Taylor's "Secret 'o Life."
  59. Take pilates lessons for three consecutive months.
  60. Learn how to properly carve a turkey at Thanksgiving.
  61. Hike along the base of the Grand Canyon.
  62. Lower my blood pressure.
  63. Run a 5k or 10k race for charity six times within a two-month period.
  64. Spend at least a week in Japan.
  65. Spend at least a week in Russia.
  66. Learn how to salsa.
  67. Take motorcycle riding classes and renew my motorcycle license.
  68. Own every Spike Lee film on DVD.
  69. Watch every available season of The Sopranos on DVD.
  70. Take part in a poetry slam.
  71. Learn how to mix a specialty drink.
  72. Throw a theme party.
  73. Buy some original art work.
  74. See a professional boxing match in Vegas.
  75. Go sky diving. Twice.
  76. Meet someone from another city that I first met through blogging.
  77. Add sections to t2urner.com to make it more than my online diary. Include resume, a professional bio and a section for my freelance and online projects.
  78. Get a manicure.
  79. Get a pedicure.
  80. Get a professional massage every two months beginning in January, 2005.
  81. Keep my checkbook balanced monthly between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005.
  82. Pay all of my bills online for three months.
  83. Re-connect with an old friend from college.
  84. Purchase an authenticated jersey autographed by one of my favorite professional athletes.
  85. Prepare all my meals for a week (no fast food, no restaurant food), once a month, for six consecutive months.
  86. Prepare all my meals for at least 4 days/week, for eight consecutive months.
  87. Buy and wear a Utilikilt to at least five Meetin.org social events. Oh, what the heck: buy two. Wear the first Utilikilt to an event no later than May, 2005.
  88. High jump 5'8" as a participant in an outdoor open track meet.
  89. Eliminate twenty-five percent (25%) of either my graduate school debt or my real estate debt, whichever is most economically beneficial from an investor's perspective.
  90. Finish the Old Pueblo 50 Mile Endurance Run in 2006.
  91. Run and finish the Old Pueblo 50 in a competitive fashion (60th percentile or better) in 2007.
  92. Find a good dentist and receive checkups on a regularly-scheduled basis.
  93. Become a licensed Realtor in three states.
  94. Become a licensed Real Estate Broker in two states.
  95. Take part in a pillow fight that devolves into absolutely, positively curl your toes and then stretch as far out as you can passionate sex.
  96. Qualify for and finish The Western States 100 Endurance Run.
  97. Give an honest assessment of a relationship's potential within no more than three dates, especially if it falls into the category of, "I can only see things between the two of us working if..."
  98. Take a weekend's worth of high performance driving classes.
  99. Sign up to attend the 2007 World Championships of Track & Field in Osaka, Japan.
  100. Host a Chili, red wine and corn bread dinner.
  101. On Day 1001, publish a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list.

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