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101 in 1001

I begin this list 6/4/09

Ended 3/22/12

Inspired by

Three Word Chant

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

updated last 6/6/09, 6/14/09, 7/1/09, 10/4/09, 11/8/09, 11/27/09, 12/13/09, 12/31/09, 1/17/10, 2/3/10, 2/14/10, 2/28/10, 3/14/10, 4/11/10, 5/2/10, 6/4/10, 7/4/10, 8/16/10, 9/7/10, 10/2/10, 11/6/10, 11/29/10, 12/18/2010, 12/31/2010, 1/8/2011, 1/15/11, 1/22/11, 1/29/11, 2/5/11, 2/12/11, 2/19/11, 2/26/11, 3/13/11, 3/20/11, 3/31/11, 4/18/11, 4/30/11, 5/15/11, 5/31/11, 6/30/11, 7/31/11, 8/31/11, 9/30/11, 10/29/11, 11/30/11, 1/1/12, 1/31/12, 2/26/12


  1. Fix up my bicycle(1/2)
  2. Bicycle 1001 miles. (30.5)
  3. (X)get to work without using my car 10 times
  4. (X)Walk 1001 miles besides what I do normally(12/31/11)
  5. Lose 20 lbs and keep it that way. (start 202)(196 3/14/10)(194.5 4/11/10)(190 6/3/10)(189 9/2/10)(186 4/26/11)(182 6/25/11)
  6. (X)Learn a new sport or play one I haven’t played in a while.(soccer)
  7. Play a 3 set match in tennis.
  8. Dance 1001 dances. (110)
  9. (X)Get a physical exam(8/10/10 @10:30 am)
  10. (X)Go to the dentist 3 times(4/5/11, 4/11/11, 4/18/11)(Two teeth pulled out/ saved my life)
  11. (X)Finish my novel(11/29/10)(second draft).
  12. Finish the first draft of another(40,000 words 11/30/11)
  13. Write 5 short stories.
  14. Write 101 poems.(68)
  15. (X)Write 500 journal entries. (5/9/11)
  16. (X)Find a writing group (10/19/11).
  17. Send 5 items to publishers.
  18. (X)Enter a writing contest.(Writers Digest Short Story Contest)11/09
  19. Publish 400 blog posts. (288)
  20. (X)Comment on 101 blogs or email discussion lists (12/15/2010)
  21. Finish 50 pieces of 2 dimensional art.(37)
  22. (X)Finish 5 pieces of 3 dimensional art.(5)
  23. (X)Take a 1001 photographs.(1022) 1/6/10
  24. Become fluent in Spanish enough to complete a conference with a parent who doesn’t speak English.
  25. Translate a Spanish Poem.
  26. (X) Read a book in Spanish. El Canto de Las Ballenas (1/3/2012)
  27. Write 5 blog entries in Spanish.
  28. (X) Watch 10 Spanish movies without subtitles(2/21/12)
  29. (X)Read or listen to 101 books of all sorts. 11/11/11
  30. Watch 20 of Akira Kurosawa‘s movies with subtitles.(17)
  31. Learn to play 5 songs well on the piano.
  32. (X) Play guitar and sing for an audience.(Many times now at BCS) 7/09
  33. (X) Write a song.(10/11)
  34. Speak about or give a demonstration about teaching in a professional setting.
  35. (X) Go to the ocean (the Sound doesn’t count, there must be waves not just wake)(Oregon Coast 8/28/11)
  36. Go camping.
  37. Go out in a boat (sailing or paddling)
  38. (X) Listen to 50 bands or musicians I have not heard before.(50)(9/2/10)
  39. (X) Attend 5 live music events.(Soweto Gospel Choir 3/11/10)(Scrap Arts 3/30/10)(Built to Spill 11/20/10)(The New Porn0graphers 5/5/11, Uncanny Valley Live Karaoke 9/7/11)
  40. Hang out in a bar with a friend.
  41. (X)Have a conversation 10 people I don’t know and have no reason to talk to.(12/11)
  42. (X)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. (1/3/2011)
  43. (X) Visit my sister in Oregon (8/27/11)
  44. (X)Visit my brother and sister and friends in California.(8/17-19/11)
  45. (X) Go to Mom and Dad’s 3 times.(1/1/12)
  46. Visit my island friend 5 times.(3)
  47. Leave the country once.
  48. (1/2)Get my birth certificate or if necessary a passport. (sent for  BC)(recieved BC 1/16/10)
  49. Drive a motorcycle or scooter.
  50. Visit a state I have never been too.
  51. (X)Visit a city I have never been too.(6/27/10 Bremerton  and Poulsbo WA)
  52. (X) Read a poem I wrote, out loud, for an audience.(12/7/11)
  53. Help 5 people that I don’t know (in person not a charity or candlelight vigil). Basically good Samaritan stuff.(3)(pushed car in front of library, helped family locked out of car in Ross parking lot)(Helped  a woman carry some boxes)
  54. (X) Help somebody move.(Rowan and Jordan)
  55. (X)Attend 5 parties or picnics or fun gatherings and have fun. (Really not the easiest thing for me)(11/18/11)
  56. Kiss my wife 10,010 times (the easiest thing for me). (9,800)
  57. Have 10 days (not necessarily consecutive) without screens (computer, tv, etc)(9)
  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. (X)Try 5 foods I have never tried. (3/5/2011)
  62. Try 5 foods I don’t like but haven’t tried in a while.1 (hummus), 2(Kefir), 3(brewers Yeast), 4(homony)
  63. (X)Make a group of more than 10 people laugh on purpose. (no accidental slapstick)(told joke at BCS)1/15/10
  64. (X)Admit a mistake and correct it.(X)
  65. Buy or make 5 special gifts for no special occasion.(3)
  66. (X) Find a job I love.(BCS)
  67. (90%) 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.(1. UU Fellowship 1/2/2011)
  69. Make 5 new friends who I keep track of on at least a monthly basis (1)
  70. (X)Take a friend out to lunch.(Mark 3/7/10)
  71. (X) Get rid of the old car.(7/20/09)
  72. write 50o,500 words(230,000). Replaced post-graduate program goal due to lack of interest on my part.
  73. (1/2) Plant and grow some flowers.(4/19/10 planted some wildflower seeds with Kameron and Tristan)(6/4 no flowers yet)
  74. Make a sound sculpture.
  75. (X)Inspire 1001 works of children’s art by providing space, materials and encouragement.(Finished 5/18/10)
  76. Make 20 good pieces of documentation about projects (books, posters, mobiles, etc.) with student help.(10)
  77. Record or transcribe 20 interactions in the classroom.(5)
  78. Write 20 detailed observations of deep learning.
  79. (95%)Organize my files so that I can use them.
  80. (X) Read 10 books I own and haven’t read(8/7/11)
  81. (X) Give away something I love. (The tempera and wood piece I made inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe‘s flowers)
  82. (X)Get a laptop.10/15/10
  83. (X)Write in 50  places other than my home.(11/30/11)
  84. (X) Learn to fix something I don’t know how to fix (My Guitar).
  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.(9)
  90. (X)Take some harsh but constructive criticism without being defensive.(12/8/2010 at ELC, Not Very Harsh)
  91. (X)Use a critique to improve something I’m working on.(Many times at ELC)
  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. (X)Drive fast on a windy road 5 miles or more.(5/24/10)
  95. (X) Do some trail riding. (down from Lake Padden to BCS)(4/24/10)
  96. (X) Climb a tree.(6/2/10 a plum tree at BCS)
  97. Howl at the moon.
  98. (X) Learn 3 new stories to tell out loud (11/23/11).
  99. (X)Write a story to tell.(The Monkey and the Magic Pebble)(10/26/11)
  100. (X)Tell a story to 5 different audiences.(The Lizard’s Song)(10/2011)
  101. Commit 101 random acts of art as I am out in the world.(7)
  102. Completed 49 out of 101

5 Comments leave one →
  1. March 25, 2012 8:30 pm

    That you’ve made so many goals (and not just little ones either) and almost reached 50% is quite amazing. Congratulations! I’m going to make it my goal to make a goal list. :)

    • March 26, 2012 4:32 am

      Three years is such a long time. So much of my life shifted out of the path of many of the goals I set, but there were some things that I kept track of that taught me something about my priorities. In that way it is good to make lists as guides, and not let them take over your life.

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