101/1001: 8 done, 922 days to go

"Can't get away from holding you." - Carol Williams, Can't Get Away (From Your Love) [buy the album] In case you were wondering how I was doing on the 101/1001... 11.See New York in Spring Fall.

Update: This task has been updated because I'm making a trip to NY for the week of Thanksgiving. I might still make it to NY in Spring within this time frame but I'm calling this impending trip as counting!

12.Play Texas Hold 'Em at a casino table in Vegas.

We've had a couple Hold 'Em games locally (I came in just a dollar out of first place the last time I played. With a 10 dollar buy-in, I tripled my money) but I'm going to Vegas in January and it will be on!

17. Write a letter to my federal representative about their record.

Completed sometime in September 2004 when I wrote to my U.S. Rep about how much I appreciated his record on social issues, particularly in the face of the Defense of Marriage Act and Amendments. He sent a follow up letter just last week.

21.Find out who my biological father is.

*crossing fingers* If my mom and I actually find time for lunch in our busy schedules this week then I'll know more.

22.Get A grades on every song on Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix.

As of October 18th, 2004, I have A grades on 4 songs and an AA perfect grade on one song. This is much harder than I expected it to be. I need to put in some more work.

26. Get the Sidekick II when it's released.

I sidekick like crazy and have since I purchased it the day it was released. Don't hate.

27.Get an Apple Cinema Display completed September 6th, 2004. 28.Own every Spike Lee film on DVD.

Update: I'm altering this a bit because it's no longer what I want. I will own every spike lee film that makes my top 100 list and those that were up for consideration. Why purchase films I'd rarely watch?

29.Watch the entirety of Twin Peaks on DVD.

This is proving harder than I thought as well. For some reason, I can't stay focused while watching.

30.Watch all available seasons of Homicide: Life On the Street on DVD.

Season 5 was released. I'm currently on disc 3

37. Fix the toilet paper holder in my bathroom.

Completed on October 17th, 2004. Check the pic.

38. Buy more bookcases.

Completed on October 16th, 2004. Nobody said anything about building them.

44.Define my political ideology completed August 7th, 2004. 54.Save 5 dollars a day.

I'm actually 3 weeks from being 40% of the way there. Fiscal Jason, y'all.

57.Compile a personal top 100 films list.

I'm working seriously on it.

60.Meet someone in person from another city that I first met through blogging.

I did this way back in August 2004 when I met Monique live and in person. We had Roscoe's and laughed.

65.Take pictures of all my friends and family.

Check the flickr.com joint. I'm working on it, boss.

93.Pay all my bills on time for a month

Completed September 2004 and has been continued through October 2004 which is so hot. I find my own fiscal responsibility so sexy.

I would think I'd be stressing more considering how much time has passed and how little has been actually completed. I'm not, though, with a few exceptions. I'm sure I can do all the trips on my list because I currently have 23 days vacation time. Travelling can happen, y'all. A lot of these are also in motion and just need to be fully acted on. I haven't committed really to the self-care stuff, though, and that's nagging at me. I need to get up on it if I want to be slim, trim, and healthy by the end of these nearly 3 years. Let's Go!