101 Tasks in 1001 Days

Description

Project 1001 is a global meme, also known as the "101 things to do in 1001 days" project, found at Triplux. The idea is to create a list of 101 tasks that then have to be completed within 1001 days. The only limitation on tasks is that they must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is measureable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of effort). I started my list on 1st Jan 2008, and expect to finish on 28th Sep 2010

Stat List

Start Date: 01/01/08
End Date: 28/09/10
Tasks Completed: 7
Tasks In Progress: 12

Meta Tasks

Save £1 for every completed task to splurge after the 1001 days are up
Donate £5 to charity for every incomplete task after the 1001 days are up

Health and Fitness (0/10) - top

1. Complete the Three Peaks Challenge
2. Reduce my BMI to 28
3. Complete 50 pushups in 5 minutes
4. Complete 100 situps in 5 minutes
5. Drink only water for 31 days (0/31)
6. Complete a marathon
7. Learn to sail
8. Give blood 3 times (0/3)
9. Join a gym
10. Eat healthily (5 portions of fruit/veg a day, most days. Ongoing task)

Creative (0/5) - top

11. Write a novel
12. Write a filmscript
13. Write a play
14. Complete my Wotmania "Unsung Hero" story +

20/02/08 - (+0)
Prologue and first 3 chapters completed
15. Improve my encaustic art skills

Self Improvement (2/21) - top

16. Learn to play the guitar
17. Stop using plastic bags when shopping
18. Improve my Norwegian (02/04/08) +

25/03/08 - (+0)
Spending 2 weeks in Norway, improving reading skills and vocabulary

02/04/08 - (+1)
Returned from Norway, common consensus there was that my Norwegian has improved dramatically
19. Start learning another European language
20. Learn to bake bread +

17/08/08 - (+0)
Baked rolls for a wine'n'cheese type evening at my flat in Edinburgh. I used some sort of just-add-water mix though, so I don't know if that counts as learning to bake bread...
21. Learn to cook 10 new dishes (0/10)
22. Get a job (01/07/08) +

20/02/08 - (+0)
Completed 3 phone interviews for a position with Google, next interview in Zurich on 06/03/08

25/03/08 - (+0)
Didn't get Google job, am now looking at other options

01/07/08 - (+1)
After a year of job hunting down south, I managed to get a job up in Edinburgh on my first day looking here! I work as a Web Developer for a company called Mercury Tide. Start date: 14/07/08
23. Read the Featured Article on Wikipedia every day for a 50 days (0/50)
24. Get up at 7am every day for 31 days (0/31)
25. Learn how to solve rubix cubes
26. Develop my photoshop skills
27. Open a new savings account and deposit £2000 by the end of the 1001 days (0/2000)
28. Fast for 24 hours 3 times (0/3)
29. Make an address book (virtual or otherwise) and keep it up to date
30. Learn to snowboard properly
31. Make a list of all online accounts/usernames
32. File tax returns as soon as possible
33. Complete all of the Sudoku puzzles on the first DS Brain Training game (80/100) +

20/02/08 - (+76)
Have already completed 76%

03/04/08 - (+14)
80%
34. Start a pension plan
35. Cook a gourmet 3 course meal for friends/family
36. Learn how to distinguish between wines

Intarwebs, Computers and Games (0/14) - top

37. Complete the family website +

20/02/08 - (+0)
Need Naomi and Jonathan to submit information, set Sarah up with a blog
38. Create a 101 things in 1001 days website
39. Update journal at least once a week for a year (8/52) +

Ongoing - (+19)
01 - 080229 - *steps up, taps microphone*
02 - 080308 - How those Google interviews in Zurich went...
03 - 080317 - o/~ Forget Norway, Kenyaaaaa...
04 - 080323 - Right then. Time for a plan!
05 - 080403 - Yikes. Home again already! 06 - 080404 - Lifestuff 07 - 084011 - The future is definitely *not* Orange 08 - 080418 - Back to Square 1. Again. 09 - 080427 - Lightpainting 10 - 080507 - I've sold my soul :/ 11 - 080513 - Keep on swimming! 12 - 080522 - More job gubbins 13 - 080527 - Oh woes 14 - 080601 - On London 15 - 080609 - Holiday over, time to crack on! 16 - 080616 - The nature of Me 17 - 080625 - I euthanised my faithful companion :/ 18 - 080629 - Fancy dress is fancy. 19 - 080710 - A Man, A Plan, A Flat, Edinburgh. 20 - 080714 - First day at work 21 - 080724 - Busybusybusy 22 - 080727 - The Dark Knight 23 - 080803 - It's been a busybusy week. 24 - 080814 - Bill Bailey!
40. Start a blog and update it at least once a week for a year (0/52)
41. Complete my couchsurfer profile and participate in the website
42. Register and participate with postcrossing.com
43. Join Bookcrossing.com and release 10 books (0/10)
44. Set up a "What I'm up to" mailing list for family/friends, and send an email out every month
45. Blog about every item on this list as I complete them (6/101) +

Ongoing - (+6)
18 - Yikes. Home again already!
22 - An end of an era.
55 - Bill Bailey!
62 - Vroom vrooom!
83 - Ho hum
100 - Ho hum
46. Work on the Projects section of nebhead.com
47. Set up and use customised web home page (iGoogle, Netvibes, Pageflakes)
48. Complete a Final Fantasy game
49. Complete Guitar Hero 3 on Expert
50. Play through all 5 Myst games (Myst, Riven, Exile, Revelations, End of Ages) again without using hints (1/5) +

10/04/08 - (+1)
Played through Myst in just under 4 hours. Took some time to remember all the little tricks in the Ages, but I got there eventually. I hooked up the computer to the TV, made for good playing. Next, Riven!

Read/Watch (1/10) - top

51. Read 101 books (26/101) +

Ongoing - (+26)
001 - 080120 - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Volume I) - Susanna Clarke
002 - 080121 - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Volume II) - Susanna Clarke
003 - 080122 - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Volume III) - Susanna Clarke
004 - 080125 - This Present Darkness - Frank Peretti
005 - 080205 - Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
006 - 080208 - Making Money - Terry Pratchett
007 - 080226 - Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
008 - 080303 - Un Lun Dun - China Mieville
009 - 080312 - Perdido Street Station - China Mieville
010 - 080330 - The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse - Robert Rankin
011 - 080407 - The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
012 - 080411 - Skulduggery Pleasant - Derek Landy
013 - 080414 - Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch
014 - 080415 - Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire - Derek Landy
015 - 080418 - The Innocent Mage - Karen Miller
016 - 080422 - The Awakened Mage - Karen Miller
017 - 080425 - Bridge of Birds - Barry Hughart]
018 - 080513 - The Last Wish - Andrzej Sapkowski
019 - 080517 - The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie
020 - 080521 - Before They Are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie
021 - 080605 - Replay - Ken Grimwood
022 - 080610 - Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco
023 - 080626 - Iron Council - China Mieville
024 - 080707 - The End of Mr Y - Scarlett Thomas
025 - 080721 - Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks - Christopher Brookmyre
026 - 080815 - A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away - Christopher Brookmyre
52. Watch 101 movies (43/101) +

Ongoing - (+43)
001 - xxxxxx - Inside Man
002 - xxxxxx - Short Circuit
003 - xxxxxx - Smokin' Aces
004 - xxxxxx - Casino Royal
005 - xxxxxx - Lucky Number Slevin
006 - xxxxxx - Family Guy: Blue Harvest
007 - xxxxxx - Kung Fu Hustle
008 - xxxxxx - Twelve Monkeys
009 - xxxxxx - Evan Almighty
010 - 080203 - Chicago
011 - 080203 - Labyrinth
012 - 080203 - The Fifth Element
013 - 080225 - Ghostbusters
014 - 080321 - True Lies
015 - 080322 - Pleasantville
016 - 080323 - Crash
017 - 080325 - Spun
018 - 080327 - High School Musical 1
019 - 080329 - Evolution
020 - 080329 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
021 - 080503 - Iron Man
022 - 080503 - St. Trinians
023 - 080504 - Enchanted
024 - 080518 - Matrix Reloaded
025 - 080518 - Matrix Revolutions
026 - 080525 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
027 - 080526 - Futurama: Bender's Big Score
028 - 080601 - Hairspray
029 - 080602 - The Fountain
030 - 080602 - Cloverfield
031 - 080614 - The Island
032 - 080707 - My Cousin Vinny
033 - 080719 - The Incredibles
034 - 080721 - The Kingdom
035 - 080721 - Wanted
036 - 080725 - Batman Begins
037 - 080726 - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
038 - 080726 - The Dark Knight
039 - 080801 - Wall-E
040 - 080802 - Big Fish
041 - 080810 - You Don't Mess With Zohan
042 - 080810 - Jumper
043 - 080815 - Mirrormask
53. See 3 "West End" plays (1/3) +

30/05/08 - (+1)
Saw Avenue Q at the Noël Coward Theatre with Silje, Monique and John
54. See Eddie Izzard live
55. See Bill Bailey live (13/08/08) +

14/08/08 - (+1)
Went to the Guilded Balloon 21st Birthday Comedy Gala with Tim. Bill Bailey compered the third section. Woo Bill Bailey!
56. Host either a Star Wars or LotR movie marathon
57. Complete watching every episode of Stargate (SG-1 and Atlantis)
58. Go to a concert
59. Attend a movie premiere
60. Be a part of the audience for a TV broadcast (preferably either HIGNFY or QI)

Self Gratification (2/20) - top

61. Host a murder mystery party
62. Get my UK driving license () +

20/02/08 - (+0)
Failed test (2 majors) on 05/02/08

07/04/08 - (+1)
Passed test (8 minors) on 07/04/08! Hooray!
63. Go geocaching
64. Buy a car
65. Learn the Animaniacs "Countries of the World" song
66. Fly a kite
67. Fold 1001 paper cranes and leave them in random places (0/1001)
68. Purchase Absolute Sandman vol.3
69. Make a Tesla coil
70. Watch a sunrise
71. Watch a sunset
72. Go cloud watching with a friend
73. Host a Disney sing-along-athon
74. Go to, and sing at, a karaoke bar with friends
75. Grow a cactus
76. Have a snowball fight (22/03/08) +

10/06/08 - (+1)
Completely forgot that, during my trip to Norway at the end of March 08, Silje and I had a massive snowball fight. Need to update journal accordingly!
77. Go bowling
78. Go paintballing
79. Win a pub quiz
80. Make a bottle rocket

Travel (1/14) - top

81. Visit Anna and my Ugly Doll in Hungary +

20/02/08 - (+0)
Meeting Anna in London on 21/02/08. Doesn't count as a trip to Hungary though ;)
82. Visit Jennifer in Bangor
83. Visit Roh before she goes back to India (26/12/08) +

26/02/08 - (+1)
Went to Edinburgh for a weekend (22nd-25th Feb 2008) and met up with Roh, Tim, Bekah and Camilla
84. Visit Anh/Sruthi/Tina/Lynn/Karthik et al in California
85. Visit 5 new countries (1/5) +

07/03/08 - (+1)
Went to Switzerland (for all of 24hrs) for job interviews with Google
86. Hike through 5 of the UK's national parks (0/5)
87. Go on a roadtrip
88. See the Northern Lights
89. Attend 3 wotmania gatherings (1/3) +

07/03/08 - (+1)
Edinburgh Gathering at the start of July - Pictures
90. Meet 10 new wotmaniacs (5/10) +

26/02/08 - (+1)
Met Camilla during a weekend in Edinburgh (22nd-25th Feb 2008)

28/05/08 - (+1)
Met the other Camilla (Sansa) in London when during her visit to London (28-29th May 2008)

30/06/08 - (+1)
Came up to Edinburgh the week before the Edinburgh Gathering and stayed with Tom (DragonTam) while I looked for a job and a flat

03/07/08 - (+2)
Met Paul (Legolas) and Angie (Clover at the Edinburgh Gathering (4th-6th July 2008)
91. Get lost
92. Spend a night under the stars in the Sahara Desert
93. Go camping
94. Go to Roskilde again

Photography (1/6) - top

95. Participate in the "Year in Photos" challenge (one photo a day for 365 days) (0/365)
96. Learn how to take HDR photographs
97. Visit and photograph 5 Cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites (0/5)
98. Visit and photograph 5 Natural UNESCO World Heritage Sites (0/5)
99. Enter 3 photo competitions (0/3)
100. Buy a new pocket camera (19/02/08) +

15/02/08 - (+0)
Looking at either a Fufi F50fd, a Casio Exilim EX-Z1200, or a Canon IXUS 75

19/02/08 - (+1)
Purchased a black Fuji Finepix F50fd from bestcameras.co.uk for £155

And Finally (0/1) - top

101. Create a new 101 list before the end of the 1001 days