Kate Can Cook

I’ve tried to come up with an intro to this — why I’m doing it, etc. — but I can’t. I’m just doing it. I don’t want to waste this. After all, life is too short to wash your china by hand.

101 Things in 1,001 Days: 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).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Start Date: April 5, 2008.
End Date: January 1, 2011.

Note: I will donate $2.00 to ADA for every item not completed.

The Key:
Not Started
In Progress
Accomplished (with the date)

1. Get at least one facial. April 12, 2008
2. Stop drinking soda for one month (0/30).
3. Read at least 24 new books (6/24).
4. Get contacts.
5. Eat vegetarian for one week (0/7).
6. Take photography class.
7. Watch 150 movies (21/150).
8. Visit 3 states with Jason that we haven’t been to as a couple (1/3). California.
9. Go camping 4 times (0/4).
10. Go fishing 4 times (0/4).
11. Go hiking at a minimum of 10 parks (0/10).
12. Buy a car. 2009 Mazda 3!
13. Pay off at least $15,000 of student loans ($8000/$15,000).
14. Buy a coffee table.
15. Walk in the ADA walk each year (2008, 2009, 2010).
16. Write a children’s book and have Jazz illustrate it.
17. Get a tattoo.
18. Vote in the next prez. elections
19. Send only handmade (either by me or someone else) gifts for Christmas one year
20. Send a secret to PostSecret.com
21. Identify 101 things that make me happy (1/101)
22. Move.
23. Host at least 2 movie marathons (0/2).
24. Learn to crochet/knit.
25. Walk/run over 300 miles (100/300).
26. Play basketball 20 times (1/40).
27. Play tennis 20 times (0/20).
28. Finish campaign on Gears of War.
29. Grow my own herbs. They died, but I think it still counts.
30. Lose 28 more pounds (12/28).
31. Get rid of 101 material items (6/101).
32. Photograph the sunrise or sunset from 20 different locations (3/20). San Diego. Los Angeles. Blue Bell, PA.
33. Go to Atlantic City.
34. Go to Vegas and see where Jazz grew up.
35. Stop biting my nails and get a manicure.
36. Run in a 5K with my brother. 05/24/08
37. Increase retirement contributions to at least 12% (current: 8%).
38. Have a “no TV/internet” weekend with Jazz, at least 3 times (1/3).
39. Get a passport.
40. Buy a coloring book, new crayons, and complete it.
41. Ask 5 people for two movie recommendations (that I haven’t seen) and watch them (0/10).
42. Ask 5 people for a book recommendation (that I haven’t read) and then read them (0/5).
43. Eat one piece of sushi roll. first week of June 2008
44. Take Jazz down to Jarratt, VA, to meet my ancestors.
45. Have a picnic with Jazz. 05/17/08
46. Make a will.
47. Attend a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater.
48. Make carrot cake, completely from scratch.
49. Trade something on GimmeYourStuff
50. Buy only clothes that make me feel fabulous. Get rid of anything that doesn’t.
51. Participate in a Habitat for Humanity build.
52. Take Jazz to awesome places in Philly, including the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and Molly Pitcher’s house in Old City; the Italian market in South Philly; and Reading Terminal Market in Center City.
53. Go to at least one Nats game in the new stadium.
54. Go to at least one Ikea that I’ve never been to.
55. Go to a farmer’s market at least 10 times (3/10).
56. Buy a bento box. Got one for Christmas!!
57. Commission a painting through here: http://www.wvsarts.org/gallery/index.html
58. Do one full (non-knee) push-up.
59. Go to the Colts new stadium and get picture of Jazz and I at our brick.
60. Teach Jazz to ice skate.
61. Learn to play one song on guitar.
62. Buy at least 10 pairs of GOOD new shoes, including at least one in a crazy color (5/10).
63. Go on an all-day shopping excursion and find a sense of style.
64. Throw a penny into a wishing well and make a frivolous wish.
65. Either fix or replace the carpet that Dylan busted at my parent’s house.
66. Go tubing down the Delaware River.
67. Take a train somewhere.
68. Walk around Georgetown.
69. Eat a cheesesteak at South Street Steaks.
70. Ask 5-10 people for their favorite 2 songs and make an iTunes mix/CD (0/10-20).
71. Learn how to meditate.
72. Take pictures of all my stuffed animals, and donate most of them (need to define most!) to help kids who need a friend to squeeze.
73. Buy ice cream from an ice cream truck.
74. Make sure I own everything on Tim Gunn’s style list, and that they are up to snuff (Basic Black Dress, Trench Coat, Classic Dress Pants, Skirt, Blazer, Classic White Shirt, Day Dress, Cashmere Sweater, Jeans, Sweatsuit Alternative, Bonus: One Indulgent Trendy Item Under $20)
75. Learn how to make applesauce — the nectar of the gods — and make it.
76. Send a “just because” care package to someone
77. Put together an emergency kit for the car
78. Compile emergency supplies for home
79. Compose a “If something dire ever happens to me” letter and give it to a family member
80. Visit Arlington National Cemetery
81. Attend a dance performance
82. Attend a play/musical — The Producers in June!
83. See an author read from his or her work
84. Transfer my parent’s home videos to DVD.
85. Scan and upload photos from when I was younger
86. Document a “day in my life” with photos
87. Make my own jelly/preserves
88. Finish this list by January 1, 2009.
89. Finish a 5K in less than 40 minutes.
90. Finish a 5K in less than 30 minutes.
91. Perform one random act of kindness.
92. Run in an 8K
93. Run in the Broad Street 10-miler
94. to be added later
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100. to be added later
101. Make a new list of 101 Things by the time my 1001 days are done

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Movies watched:
1. Castle in the Sky — very cool!
2. There Will Be Blood — technically couldn’t even get through it; I thought it was boring.
3. The Forbidden Kingdom — very cool kung fu!
4. Psycho — awesome movie; I shouldn’t have waited this long to see it; I think I’m a bona fide Hitchcock fan!
5. Rocket Science — AMAZING!!!!
6. Fever Pitch — not Colin Firth’s best movie
7. Deja Vu — good movie if you stop believing in reality
8. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — very true to Indy, I loved it!!
9. One Missed Call — ehhh. Not worth it.
10. The Incredible Hulk — really good, but not as good as Iron Man
11. Iron Man — AWESOME!
12. Kung Fu Panda — AWESOME!
13. Enchanted — very good, lots of references to other Disney movies, funny as crap!
14. Semi-pro — funny, about a B.
15. Rambo First Blood II — love it!
16. Tropic Thunder — love it!
17. Rachel Getting Married — overrated
18. The Spirit — I got hung up on the characters names and want to see it again
19. Wall-E
20. The Dark Knight
21. Twilight — much better than the book

Books:
1. The Golden Compass (started: 5/28/2008; finished: I don’t remember)
2. Half-Assed (started: 06/13/2008; finished: 06/15/2008)
3. The Subtle Knife
4. The Amber Spyglass
5. Twilight — movie was much better than the book.
6. China Road — this was excellent.

Shoes:
1. Liz Claiborne brown faux snakeskin slingbacks
2. Black and white KangaROOS.
3. Black flats
4. Gray flats
5. Gold flats

Things that make me happy:
1. Running

Movie Recommendations:
1. Fail Safe
2. Once

Book Recommendations:
1. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
2. World War Z by Matt Brooks
3. Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng
4. An Invisible Sign of My Own by Aimee Bender

Song List:
1. The ‘59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem
2. Radio by Alkaline Trio
3. Help Me by Alkaline Trio
4. Shadow Stabbing by Cake