I have never been a big fan of the Academy Awards. So when I took up the goal to see all of the best picture winners I wasn't really sure what I was getting my self into. I just watched The Departed so I am glad I am a little closer to being able to cross of a goal. Plus the movie was amazing. It was a great mafia movie with very little mafia cliche.
The mob was Irish not Italian. The guy going after the mob was a member of the mob while it there is an under cover aspect so one of the mobster was actually a cop. Plus it was really cool how the movie seemed to be rapping up but had me guessing for the next half hour. This is probably news only to me since I am the only person on earth that is out of touch with popular enough not to have seen this movie.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Read the Bible
So I have for the most part been reading the Bible every day since I started the 1001 day project but I haven't been really committed to any plan and haven't really been keeping track of what I was reading so I searched for a read the Bible in 365 days on Google and came across this plan from the great people at Bible Gateway. This goal seems like it will be an average goal. While it doesn't require money which I feel all of the hardest goals do (because I don't have any money) it does take time and discipline. And my lack of discipline makes me feel like I never have time so, I am pretty excited for this new challenge.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
How to Build a Desser???
So I was thinking about what goals may be the hardest and take the longest. I figure even if I am not ready to start the goal now I need some preparation for some of my goals. One of those is building a dresser. I have never done wood working other than stripping down a end table my step-mom had bought at a garage sale.
So I was looking on line at sites that might help me know what to do.
I came across this link to the full instructions in popular mechanics. It sounded really cool since it was made out of cherry wood. But then I decided that I did it was completely what I was looking for and it look hard.
Then immediately after I saw another popular mechanics link to a kids dresser which actually seems more like what I am going for but I am not sure yet.
But I am beginning to see a trend that building a dresser is not something to be put off until the last minute. Well I will keep looking.
So I was looking on line at sites that might help me know what to do.
I came across this link to the full instructions in popular mechanics. It sounded really cool since it was made out of cherry wood. But then I decided that I did it was completely what I was looking for and it look hard.
Then immediately after I saw another popular mechanics link to a kids dresser which actually seems more like what I am going for but I am not sure yet.
But I am beginning to see a trend that building a dresser is not something to be put off until the last minute. Well I will keep looking.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Internet Surfing Hell - Blogger Play Edition
So I have fallen into an internet surfing rut. I need to prevent my self from doing things that don't come to an end. I think I have spent the last 6 or 7 hours looking a Blogger Play. It is a website that shows you pictures that people are uploading to their blogger accounts. Plus the pictures have a link to the blog that they are going to. So I have been lazily browsing the pictures and some times the blogs for hours upon hours. I know it is just a Sunday but I have a lot of things to do I really shouldn't have wasted all that time. The problem is there really is no end to it after a few seconds some one else will always up load a picture.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Music Blog/ Recap
So I started a music blog for my friend Zee Kewlmin (isn't that the most awesome name ever) it can be found at zeesmusic.blogspot.com. The only entry so far is a retrospective documentary on Becks album Mellow Gold. I highly recommend you take a look at it.
Well it has been 1o days ( I am on the 11th) and checking off the goals has been pretty hard. I have done 5 of the 101 items on my list which from one perspective is really awesome because to be on track I would really only need to acomplish one goal every 9.9 days. But from what may be a more realistic perspective I am just eliminating all of the easy goals. My fear is that when I only have hard to acomplish goals left at one point and then I will get discouraged and quit. Well lets hope for the best.
Well it has been 1o days ( I am on the 11th) and checking off the goals has been pretty hard. I have done 5 of the 101 items on my list which from one perspective is really awesome because to be on track I would really only need to acomplish one goal every 9.9 days. But from what may be a more realistic perspective I am just eliminating all of the easy goals. My fear is that when I only have hard to acomplish goals left at one point and then I will get discouraged and quit. Well lets hope for the best.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
More Photoshop
I have always wanted to be an artist. Though I have some eye hand coordination problems as a result of a mysterious fever I had when I was a little kid. So see working on Photoshop projects as being a forgiving way for me to express my self artistically.
This desire to be an artist has made my 1001 hours of practicing Photoshop pretty easy. For some reason there are a lot of tutorials on changing normal pictures to be Pop Art pictures. This latest tutorial is from Melissa Clifton at melissaclifton.com. It shows you how to turn a photo in into a Lichtenstein-esque masterpiece. I need to do a little more time practicing on this tutorial, and there is another tutorial that shows you how to outline the photo by making it a line drawing. Here is the result of my practice.
This desire to be an artist has made my 1001 hours of practicing Photoshop pretty easy. For some reason there are a lot of tutorials on changing normal pictures to be Pop Art pictures. This latest tutorial is from Melissa Clifton at melissaclifton.com. It shows you how to turn a photo in into a Lichtenstein-esque masterpiece. I need to do a little more time practicing on this tutorial, and there is another tutorial that shows you how to outline the photo by making it a line drawing. Here is the result of my practice.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Photoshop Practice
I found this website love2help.com that has a lot of Photoshop how to videos. I spent a couple of hours watching some then I worked on this project to make a Pop Art photo. So here is what came of all the time and work.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Calling Ron
When I made my list of goals, I knew that two things on the list where really easy. The only reason I had them on the list is I had been procrastinating doing them for a month and a half. It probably took a total of 30 minutes to take care of both goals. But I think it was a small milestone for me.
I am not really sure why I was so nervous about calling Ron the minister at my church. He is a really cool guy. I had seen him a ton of time been over to his house several times so it is really weird. I think I was afraid because I didn't want to ask and be told no. It was a really good talk. He told me that I should have talked to him sooner and that I need to be more humble. It was good to hear that and to get some practicals from him.
I am not really sure why I was so nervous about calling Ron the minister at my church. He is a really cool guy. I had seen him a ton of time been over to his house several times so it is really weird. I think I was afraid because I didn't want to ask and be told no. It was a really good talk. He told me that I should have talked to him sooner and that I need to be more humble. It was good to hear that and to get some practicals from him.
Financial Aid
This morning one of the goals I decided I wanted to acomplish today was filing for Financial Aid. This seemed like it would be one of the easy goals on my list. I started it on 9/4 the first of my 1001 days and figured it should be no sweat. Though a week went by and I hadn't been able to acomplish the first step in filing. I figured out the problem my spam filter was blocking the email from the US Department of Education. I don't have a spam folder so there was no way to retrieve it. I figured that this would make life really hard. Though I was able to call the financial aid customer service and get an answer in less than a minute. It was amazing hopefully I will be able to cross this off today.
Update: I was able to file for Financial Aid it took about an hour and a half.
Update: I was able to file for Financial Aid it took about an hour and a half.
Friday, September 7, 2007
101 Goals
It took me a couple of days to finish but here are my goals. Near the end I had to look online for a number of my goals. I am a little scared that it will be impossible to finish but in a way that is the whole gun of the list.
Adventure
Learn To Snow Board
Climb Mount Whitney
Go White Water Rafting
Go Camping
Ride a Mechanical Bull
Career
Create a Accessories Website
Film/ Edit 5 Weddings
Get paid to Film a wedding
Make a Wedding Video Website
Talk to Ron About going being in full time Ministry
Creative
Learn to play all the songs from American Recordings I on the guitar
Make 20 Jesus Videos
Make Road trip book
Participate in National Novel Writing Month
Practice Photo Shop 1001 Hours
Practice Playing Guitar 1001 Hours
Publish 100 copies of Poetry Book
Publish 100 copies of Road Trip Book
Take a drawing Class
Write 1001 blog entries
Write 143 poems
Write book of poetry
Make a scrapbook
Start A Music Blog
Culture
Go to the Opera
Go see a Ballet
Go to 20 Different Museums
Go see Wicked
Discipline
Accomplish To do List for 90 days in a row
Clean My room
Don't Drink Alcohol for 365 days
Keep My Room Clean for a month
Education
File for financial aid
Get Admitted to a 4 year college
Get an Associates Degree
Get enrolled at COC
Graduate from COC with a 3.7 or higher
Take and pass a Spanish Class
Financial
Buy a car
Buy a Mac Book Pro (around $3500)
Buy a Video Camera
Buy an new cell phone
Buy an SLR Digital Camera (around $1000)
Call Ron About Money for Going to Camp
Get Car Insurance
Save $5000 for Emergency Fund
Pay of all my debts
Start an IRA
Buy a 32GB Ipod Touch
Fun
Collect Board Games
Collect CDs
Write a list of Board Games to collect
Write List of CDs to collect
Watch all Best Movie Oscar Winners
Watch all Best Documentary Oscar Winners
Send a Postcard to Postsecret
Watch Every Episode of the Simpsons
Watch all of Alfred Hitchcock's Movies
Go To Disney Land 6 times
Physical
Bench Press my Body Weight
Do 100 Push-ups in 100 secs
Do Yoga once a week for 6 months
Get a Physical
Get Cavities Filled
Get Wisdom Teeth Removed
Join FA
Run a Marathon
Walk 90 minutes per day for 120 days
Weigh 200 lbs
Learn to Break dance
Reading
Read 99 books
Read all of Shakespeare's Comedies
Read all of Tom Robbins Books
Read all of CS Lewis Fiction
Spiritual
Invite 300 people in one day to come to my church
Invite 800 people in one day to come to my church
Memorize Psalm 119
Raise money for 10 kids to go to Preteen Camp/ Teen Camp
Read the Bible a 2nd time
Read the Bible
Start A Household
Travel
Go to Canada
Go to Chicago, IL
Go To Disney World
Go to Germany (Estimated Cost $1500)
Go to Japan
Go to New Orleans, LA
Go to New York, NY
Buy Tickets for Olympics
Go to Paris
See the Coral Castle
Swim in the Atlantic Ocean
Drive across the whole I-40
Go to Nashville 3 times
Drive across the Whole I-10
Random
Build a Coffee Table
Build a dresser
Get my social Security Card
Write List of 101 goals
Fix up my Mountain Bike
Go out on 100 dates
Well I have accomplished one goal and that is to write the list of 101 goals. So and that took a lot longer than I thought so I am really worried that I am going to give up on my list or not accomplish it on time. Though the latter wouldn't be that bad, I really would like to do all this in the time limit.
Adventure
Learn To Snow Board
Climb Mount Whitney
Go White Water Rafting
Go Camping
Ride a Mechanical Bull
Career
Create a Accessories Website
Film/ Edit 5 Weddings
Get paid to Film a wedding
Make a Wedding Video Website
Talk to Ron About going being in full time Ministry
Creative
Learn to play all the songs from American Recordings I on the guitar
Make 20 Jesus Videos
Make Road trip book
Participate in National Novel Writing Month
Practice Photo Shop 1001 Hours
Practice Playing Guitar 1001 Hours
Publish 100 copies of Poetry Book
Publish 100 copies of Road Trip Book
Take a drawing Class
Write 1001 blog entries
Write 143 poems
Write book of poetry
Make a scrapbook
Start A Music Blog
Culture
Go to the Opera
Go see a Ballet
Go to 20 Different Museums
Go see Wicked
Discipline
Accomplish To do List for 90 days in a row
Clean My room
Don't Drink Alcohol for 365 days
Keep My Room Clean for a month
Education
File for financial aid
Get Admitted to a 4 year college
Get an Associates Degree
Get enrolled at COC
Graduate from COC with a 3.7 or higher
Take and pass a Spanish Class
Financial
Buy a car
Buy a Mac Book Pro (around $3500)
Buy a Video Camera
Buy an new cell phone
Buy an SLR Digital Camera (around $1000)
Call Ron About Money for Going to Camp
Get Car Insurance
Save $5000 for Emergency Fund
Pay of all my debts
Start an IRA
Buy a 32GB Ipod Touch
Fun
Collect Board Games
Collect CDs
Write a list of Board Games to collect
Write List of CDs to collect
Watch all Best Movie Oscar Winners
Watch all Best Documentary Oscar Winners
Send a Postcard to Postsecret
Watch Every Episode of the Simpsons
Watch all of Alfred Hitchcock's Movies
Go To Disney Land 6 times
Physical
Bench Press my Body Weight
Do 100 Push-ups in 100 secs
Do Yoga once a week for 6 months
Get a Physical
Get Cavities Filled
Get Wisdom Teeth Removed
Join FA
Run a Marathon
Walk 90 minutes per day for 120 days
Weigh 200 lbs
Learn to Break dance
Reading
Read 99 books
Read all of Shakespeare's Comedies
Read all of Tom Robbins Books
Read all of CS Lewis Fiction
Spiritual
Invite 300 people in one day to come to my church
Invite 800 people in one day to come to my church
Memorize Psalm 119
Raise money for 10 kids to go to Preteen Camp/ Teen Camp
Read the Bible a 2nd time
Read the Bible
Start A Household
Travel
Go to Canada
Go to Chicago, IL
Go To Disney World
Go to Germany (Estimated Cost $1500)
Go to Japan
Go to New Orleans, LA
Go to New York, NY
Buy Tickets for Olympics
Go to Paris
See the Coral Castle
Swim in the Atlantic Ocean
Drive across the whole I-40
Go to Nashville 3 times
Drive across the Whole I-10
Random
Build a Coffee Table
Build a dresser
Get my social Security Card
Write List of 101 goals
Fix up my Mountain Bike
Go out on 100 dates
Well I have accomplished one goal and that is to write the list of 101 goals. So and that took a lot longer than I thought so I am really worried that I am going to give up on my list or not accomplish it on time. Though the latter wouldn't be that bad, I really would like to do all this in the time limit.
The Begining
I was reading Life Hack and I came across this project that I figure would help me get my life in order and procrastinate at the same time. It was an article about making 101 goals that you want to accomplish in the next 1001 days.
So I figured that the 4th was a great day to Start because the 1001st day would be May 31st 2011. I like that cause that is about when the Spring semester of my local community college will be over and since I have a goal to go to school I figured it would be perfect.
So I figured that the 4th was a great day to Start because the 1001st day would be May 31st 2011. I like that cause that is about when the Spring semester of my local community college will be over and since I have a goal to go to school I figured it would be perfect.
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