The List

Okay, I'm finally done with my list. I will edit this post whenever there's progress, and I'll probably also write a post about it. Or something. Items in italics are in progress. Completed items are bolded until I can figure out how to do strike-through. I retain the right to abandon this project in two weeks. 

read 30 books for fun (1/30)
go see 5 matinee movies (0/5)
discover 2 new bands to love (0/2)
read all of the unread books on my bookshelf
read all of Barbara Gowdy’s books (1/8) - Mr Sandman finished 2/10/09
start a blog
watch 30 Rock from the beginning
watch Mad Men
complete all 36 levels of Brickbreaker, then NEVER PLAY AGAIN
read Bill Clinton’s autobiography

walk 1 mile
walk 2 miles
walk 3 miles
walk 4 miles
walk 5 miles
climb 3 flights of stairs
climb 4 flights of stairs
climb 5 flights of stairs
climb 6 flights of stairs
ride my bike 1 mile
ride my bike 2 miles
ride my bike 3 miles
ride my bike 4 miles
ride my bike 5 miles
ride my bike 6 miles
resolve head numbness issue
give up red meat for 1 month
give up all meat for 1 month
give up sugar for 1 week
give up soda for 6 months
drink a ton of water every day for 2 weeks
try oysters or mussels
try mushrooms again
go six weeks (non-consecutive) without eating/drinking out (0/6)
try ten new recipes (1/10)- Last night, Suzanne and I made vegetarian tamale pie. Excellent.
make homemade chicken stock - completed 2/9/09
make bread from scratch
recreate The Bread Store’s chocolate muffins
make chicken pot pie
get 3 pedicures (0/3)

post a personal ad/profile - posted a profile on okcupid.
go on one date
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go three months (non-consecutive) without shopping (food & gas excluded) (0/3)
find a form of income for 6 months (non-consecutive) (0/6)
put unwanted books on half.com
sell five things on eBay (0/5)

frame paris prints
buy new mattings for Florence paintings
frame Florence paintings
hang paris prints
hang Florence paintings
get new bedsheets
set up dishwasher - 2/3/2009, best. day. EVER.
put island together
get a stool/tall chair for kitchen
print 3 favorite Europe photos
frame above photos
hang above photos
get rid of all old magazines
rip and get rid of all CDs
get rid of all VHS tapes
get rid of VCR
get rid of old powerbook
clean out the storage boxes under my bed
organize and fill up fancy new storage closet
donate 3 bags of clothes (0/3)
spend 15 minutes/day straightening apartment, every day for 3 weeks (non-consecutive) (0/3)
call rental company to have porch light fixed
call rental company to have kitchen light fixed
only run my NEW DISHWASHER when it’s full, not just all the time for funsies
clean/dust mini blinds
clean baseboards
clean light fixtures
do filing
clean old documents out of filing box

listen to 100 spanish podcasts (0/100)
make a solid plan to visit a spanish-speaking country
apply for BA/graduation
apply to graduate school
read ten Spanish newspapers (0/10)
get straight As for at least one more semester - working on it!
apply for scholarships for 09/10 school year - submitted 2/10/09

go to Fresno 5 times (0/5)
go to San Francisco 8 times (0/8)
hang out with Jessica L. at least once
make one new, local friend
send Christmas or New Years cards in 2010
go wine tasting
throw a graduation party
make Josh play tennis with me 3 more times (0/3)

Saturday night dinner with grandparents (1/50) - 2/14/09
take at least 100 pictures during May 2009 camping trip

adopt a kitty
volunteer for an animal rescue organization
make twenty lists of five things I’m grateful for (0/20)
help to convince one registered voter to support the reversal of Proposition 8
make Paul register to vote
dress up for halloween once
find the perfect summer shoes, and buy them
find a new favorite dress
stock up on tights next time they go on sale, like STOCK UP for serious
eat at a fancy restaurant in SF
get my car fixed (fender, rearview mirror)
avoid traffic violations (please please please)