"Can't keep quiet, this time we need more than a riot" - Talib Kweli + Dead Prez, Shuffering + Shmiling [buy the album]
Here's the Complete List in case you have no idea what the hell I'm talking about here.
2. Lose 30 pounds.
1.5 pounds have gone bye bye. A little more dancing, a supreme lack of fried foods and a lot more fruit seem to be the culprits.
12. Play Texas Hold 'Em at a casino table in Vegas.
No moves on this but did you see Celebrity Poker Showdown this week? Amy Poehler is now my third SNL girlfriend, moving ahead of Tina Fey but still quite a ways behind Maya Rudolph. And, wow, I can't believe it's going to be an all-dudes final this time. At least David Cross is amusing, Dave Navarro talks a lot, and Steve Harris is serious about his cards. My pick to win is Seth Meyers, though. He's not a great card player but he's consistent, he reads players well, and he's easily the least famous person at the table. I still don't know who he is.
13. Learn enough Spanish to be able to watch Como Agua para Chocolate without subtitles.
¿Dónde está el computador? El computador está en la mesa.
Baby steps, people. It's amazing how much español has escaped my brain since I cheated and charmed my way to solid Bs in 2 years of the class in high school.
15. Find a charity to support and volunteer at least 2 hours of my time to it weekly.
I've committed some time to working with Human Rights Campaign but I don't think that it's going to be one. Equality of Marriage Rights is important to me but I don't want my eventual regular volunteer work to be as political. It needs to be more of a social service.
19. Attend a Town Hall Meeting.
My Congressman is having a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday August 29th at 2pm at Reseda High School. It is on my calendar. If you're in the 818, maybe you should join us and fill out his Federal Issues Questionnaire. Mr. Sherman sits on several committees and is very much one of the good guys, in my opinion, in the House. ch-ch-check him out.
30. Watch all available seasons of Homicide : Life on the Street on DVD.
Yesterday I watched the first 4 episodes of season 4 and, as I am with almost every episode, just completely overwhelmed with how exceptional the acting is. I cannot say that there has ever been a better acted drama on television than Homicide. Andre Braugher is a thespian, damnit.
52. Complete the upcoming Legend of Zelda game without a FAQ or guide.
Nothing to do with Zelda but with my current gaming obsession, Sudeki. I broke down and checked a FAQ on it today as I'm stuck battling this bastard of a boss with what is easily my weakest character. The FAQ hasn't helped. He's still kicking my ass.
57. Compile a personal top 100 films list.
Some films vying for space on my list (in no particular order): Léon, The Shawshank Redemption, Big Trouble in Little China, Bowfinger, The Color Purple, Ferris Beuller's Day Off, Jackie Brown, Deep Cover, Dancer in the Dark, A Christmas Story, Tombstone, Silence of the Lambs, Signs, The Great White Hype, Face/Off, When We Were Kings, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Back to the Future, 12 Monkeys, A Soldier's Story, The Abyss, The Matrix, Rear Window, The Sixth Sense, Goonies, Ocean's Eleven, and The Royal Tenenbaums.
44. Define my political ideology (completed).
In Fanatics and Fools, Arianna Huffington quotes John Winthrop's speech upon arriving in Massachusetts in 1630. It's a speech I read in several of my poli-sci courses at GW and one in which I had framed an essay around. Winthrop says:
We must bear one's burdens...We must knit together in this work as one man. We must entertain each other in brotherly affection; we must be willing to abridge ourselves of our superfluities for the supply of others' necessities...We must delight in each other, make others' conditions our own, rejoice together, mourn together, labor and suffer together: always having before our eyes our community as members of the same body."Any politician or organization seeking to have government do exactly that has my support, interest, and vote. 97. See Shaquille O'Neal play live as a member of the Miami Heat. The Heat visit Staples Center and the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, January 14th 2005. I love knowing season ticket holders.
Notes: Jeez, I still have a lot of work...This week includes a commitment to physical activity so that means Dance Dance Revolution, Sit-ups, and Push-ups, I'm looking at you...Jessica has joined the fun...I'm a web guy and I haven't done either of the web projects on the list. How lame is that?