My 101 list is a list of 101 tasks or achievements to do within 1001 days, starting January 1st, 2009. This means it will be need to be completed by September 29th 2011. I hope to keep this list up to date with my progress. These are in no particular order of importance.
[23/101]
Get into University and survive the first year.
Take a hot air balloon trip.
Obtain a fish eye lens and take a really good picture that I'm proud of.
Work in an engineering environment.
Write an essay/report over 20 pages long, text only. Horrific essay on simple harmonic motion and resonance.
Take a train from Leicester, UK to Piazza Al Serchio, Italy.
Meet with a friend who lives in a foreign country outside of the UK.
Go to a music festival with a group of friends.
Join and regularly - twice a week where possible - attend a gym for at least 180 days.
Start playing a musical instrument again.
Learn a foreign language to the level that I could travel independently without a phrase book.
Visit a country in the southern hemisphere
Obtain a Solid State Hard disk for my computer.
Go to Donington park for a race.
Obtain a laser printer.
'Complete' World of Warcraft Warcrack. completed.
Drive confidently in a country that drives on the right hand side of the road.
Go to a wine tasting at a vineyard.
Attend a truly memorable new years party/gig.
Regain my fitness levels to that of when I worked in the warehouse.
Take a photo a day for 50 days.
Cook from scratch for 14 days. No jars of sauces, frozen premades.
Get my psoriasis under control.
Be able to code in one of the following languages: C/#/++, java, perl, python. currently learning C as part of my degree
Print and frame 5 pictures that I have taken.[3/5]
Fully complete Access to Engineering course with no missed or incomplete modules.
Re-rip all my cds to FLAC and have enough storage/backup to do so.
Move out – again.
Take a photo of myself every day for 60 consecutive days.
Visit my Cousins in America.
Join a training course in something unrelated to my main focus of engineering.
Go horse riding again.
Clothes shop in Europe somewhere.
Live in Italy alone for a short while.
Join the IET.
Ski or Snowboard.
Read 20 Books [5/20]
Go swimming again, pool or ocean. Not whilst on holiday.
Attend 3 live comedy gigs. [0/3]
Learn to ride a motorbike.
Learn how to use CAD productively and in 3D.
Spontaneously travel to a distant country. Canada, 5 days notice. Was:Have a spontaneous excursion to Europe with little planning.
Attend a wedding.
Travel by hover boat/ship/hydrofoil.
Use a sleeper train service.
Learn how to make crumpets.
Buy a nice pair of sunglasses.
Try Sushi
Own a suit.
Climb a mountain
Reach 10,000 twitter posts. [5339/10000]
Stop biting my nails for 60 consecutive days.
Do Brain Training for 2 months every day doing 3 activities.
Either reduce the stuff I own, or get more storage, so that everything has its place(tidiness)
Learn how to mix 4 cocktails from memory alone.
Don't use the Internet for 20 days.
Find a library that is quiet and well resourced.
Meet 5 more people from the Internet that I haven't met before. [5/5] Michelle, Lucke, Phae, Lisa, Madelaine
Learn more basic car maintenance skills: oil change, wiper change.
Be able to run/jog to the base of Casciana and back without stopping for breath.
Be able to write a report up without having to look up how/what to include.
Create something comical to share with others.
Run 100 miles over 20 days, split up into whatever chunks you'd like.
Subscribe to a profession journal.
Visit 3 museums. [0/3]
Don't drink any caffeine drinks whatsoever tea/coffee/energydrinks/coke for 21 consecutive days.
Perform a speech or presentation that is well planned with no stammering or pauses - unless choreographed! presenting questions to my class in regards to the SLT meeting/interview for sponsorship
Go to the cinema at least 15 times.[2/15]
Vote in a general and local election. [1/2] (local general election and European election)
Be asleep by 11pm local time and wake up before 9am local time for 30 consecutive days.
Write 5 blog posts in a foreign language. At least 250 words long. [0/5]
Visit 6 European countries, excluding England, but; Scotland, Wales and Ireland count.[1/6] Netherlands
Visit the north east (Geordie land).
Clear the crap underneath my bed. (Well, i cleared my crap outta there, unfortunately, it's used as storage for a few other people)
Visit 5 famous landmarks. [2/5] Stanley Park, Whistler Blackcomb mountains
Get my teeth whitened.
Count the 3 large jars of loose coins, and cash them. [3/3] £34.38!
Complete 3 assignments within 48 hours of receiving them. [0/3]
Finish watching Battlestar Galactica.
Bake 10 cakes. [3/10]
Go fishing.
Travel at over 150mph – on land.
Wash my car at least 4 times in 4 months. [0/4]
Paint a room, from start to finish.
Go to Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, London, Birmingham, Southampton. [2/6]
Get a steering wheel for racing games on pc, or on a console.
Own 6 pairs of shoes at any 1 time.
Wear earrings again
Stretch ear piercings to at least twice of what they are now. Not so keen to do so anymore tbh.
Take Vitamins daily for at least 60 consecutive days. [60/60]
Learn to read sheet music.
Make a cup of tea that I feel could taste just a bit better but doesn't. (seriously, I do this).
Try 100 different wines. [55/100]
By day 1001 ensure I am underneath £3000 debt (excluding tuition fees etc)
Try lobster.
Hand in notice to my current job, or go on a 'career break'.
Scrobble 20,000 tracks on my current last.fm account. Currently 8216/20000
Go to a rave/club/gig in a foreign country outside of the UK.
Visit the Kew Gardens.
Sell something on.
Complete more than 50% of this list.
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