101 in 1001

I begin this list 6/4/09

Inspired by

Three Word Chant

As it is written so it shall be done before 1001 days has transpired on March 22, 2012 .

updated last 6/6/09, 6/14/09, 7/1/09, 10/4/09, 11/8/09

1. Fix up my bicycle.
2. Bicycle 1001 miles. (18.5)
   
3. Bicycle to work 10 times(3)
4. Walk 1001 miles besides what I do normally(106.5)
   
5. Lose 20 lbs and keep it that way. (start 202)(201)(198)(197)
   
6. Learn a new sport or play one I haven’t played in a while.
7. Play a 3 set match in tennis.
8. Dance 1001 dances. (21)
   
9. Get a physical exam.
10. Go to the dentist 3 times.
11. Finish my novel.
12. Finish the first draft of another.
13. Write 5 short stories.
14. Write 101 poems.(6)
15. Write 500 journal entries. (93)
    
16. Find a writing group.
17. Send 5 items to publishers.
18. Enter a writing contest.
19. Publish 400 blog posts. (23)
    
20. Comment on 101 blogs. (5)
    
21. Finish 50 pieces of 2 dimensional art.(3)
22. Finish 5 pieces of 3 dimensional art.(1)
23. Take a 1001 photographs.(727)
24. Become fluent in Spanish enough to complete a conference with a parent who doesn’t speak English.
25. Translate a Spanish Poem.
26. Read a book in Spanish.
27. Write 5 blog entries in Spanish.
28. Watch 10 Spanish movies without subtitles.
29. Read or listen to 101 books of all sorts.(24)
30. Watch all of Akira Kirasawa’s movies with subtitles.(2)
31. Learn to play 5 songs well on the piano.
32. (X) Play guitar and sing for an audience.(Many times now at BCS)
    
33. Write a song.
34. Speak about or give a demonstration about teaching in a professional setting.
35. Go to the ocean (the Sound doesn’t count, there must be waves not just wake)
36. Go camping.
37. Go out in a boat (sailing or paddling)
38. Listen to 50 bands or musicians I have not heard before.(10)
39. Attend 5 live music events.
40. Hang out in a bar with a friend.
41. Have a conversation 101 people I don’t know and have no reason to talk to.
42. Be in 101 places I haven’t been. It doesn’t have to be far. I just have to pay attention to the fact that it is new to me even if it is right by my house. (8)
    
43. Visit my sister in Oregon
44. Visit my brother and sister and friends in California.
45. Go to Mom and Dad’s 3 times.
46. Visit my island friend 5 times.(2)
47. Leave the country once.
48. Get my birth certificate or if necessary a passport.
49. Drive a motorcycle.
50. Visit a state I have never been too.
51. Visit a city I have never been too.
52. Read a poem I wrote out loud for an audience.
53. Help 5 people that I don’t know (in person not a charity or candlelight vigil). Basically good Samaritan stuff.
54. Help somebody move.
55. Attend 5 parties or picnics or fun gatherings and have fun. (Really not the easiest thing for me)(1)
56. Kiss my wife 10,010 times (the easiest thing for me). (1345)
    
57. Have 10 days (not necessarily consecutive) without screens (computer, tv, etc)(1)
58. Fly somewhere, most likely in some kind of airplane.
59. Take a train somewhere.
60. Learn 101 words in languages other than English or Spanish and use them with someone who speaks that language.
61. Try 5 foods I have never tried. (2)
    
62. Try 5 foods I don’t like but haven’t tried in a while.
63. Make a group of more than 10 people laugh on purpose. (no accidental slapstick)
64. Admit a mistake and correct it.
65. Buy or make 5 special gifts for no special occasion.(1)
66. (X) Find a job I love.(BCS)
67. (75%) Go through all of my stuff and get rid of things I do not use.
68. Attend 5 church services or spiritual or religious gatherings of some kind.
69. Make 5 new friends who I keep track of on at least a monthly basis.
70. Take a friend out to lunch.
71. (X) Get rid of the old car.(7/20/09)
72. find a post graduate program that fits my goals as an educator and enroll in it.
    
73. Plant and grow some flowers.
74. Make a sound sculpture.
75. Inspire 1001 works of preschool art by providing space, materials and encouragement.(272)
76. Make 20 good pieces of documentation about projects (books, posters, mobiles, etc.) with student help.(4)
77. Record and transcribe 20 interactions in the classroom.
78. Write 20 detailed observations of deep learning.
79. (75%)Organize my files so that I can use them.
80. Read 10 books I own and haven’t read.
81. Give away something I love.
82. Get a laptop.
83. Write in 50 different places.(1)
84. Learn to fix something I don’t know how to fix.
85. Learn to make something I don’t know how to make.
86. Sing very loudly in a moment no one is expecting it.
87. Make  a piece of art that moves.
    
88. Take a writing class or attend a writing seminar or workshop.
89. Plan and complete 150 activities that inspire my creativity.(2)
    
90. Take some harsh but constructive criticism without being defensive.
91. Use a critique to improve something I’m working on.
92. Find someone I disagree with on a subject that is important to me and listen to them for as long as they want to talk, only speaking to ask clarifying questions.
93. Spend a whole day purposefully listening, speaking only to let people know I am present and paying attention.
94. Drive fast on a windy road 5 miles or more.
95. Do some trail riding.
96. Climb a tree.
97. Howl at the moon.
98. Learn 3 new stories to tell out loud.
99. Write a story to tell.
100. Tell a story to 5 different audiences.
101. Commit 101 random acts of art as I am out in the world.(2)