6.18.2009

101 Goals in 1001 Days

I painstakingly crafted the following list of 101 goals to be completed in 1001 days. Hopefully some of these will lead to situations involving incredible folly, danger, perhaps even intrigue, subterfuge, and ... mudeeerrrr?

001 Get an LCD TV no smaller than 40"
002 Make my lower abdominal muscles more chiseled
003 Stop cutting myself while shaving
004 Buy a house without going broke
005 Buy an engagement ring
006 Propose
007 Get married
008 Have a kid (considered complete at conception)
009 Learn conversational Spanish
010 Break 6 figures
011 Make my website idea usable just for the hell of it
012 Go to Europe again
013 Avoid the hospital
014 [redacted]
015 Help improve Alejandra's credit score
016 Score in the double-digits in the company basketball league
017 Update my blog (more often)
018 Bring the average grocery bill down to $150 or less
019 Use my power drill for some kind of home project
020 Go on a trip with my brother
021 Put up the ceiling fan
022 Get back to benching 250 lbs at the gym
023 Have lunch with DC every now and again
024 Try to hang out with Eric and Alvin more
025 Get that noise that the car tire makes taken care of
026 Fix the name on my driver's license
027 Run a 10k
028 Run a half marathon
029 Read the Nikon manual and understand the features
030 Learn how to make 'holodets' from my grandfather
031 Get myself a decent pair of eyeglasses
032 Get my summer suit altered
033 Stick to drinking mainly water
034 Become better at picking wines
035 Complete the 100 push up challenge
036 Visit the Guggenheim for the first time
037 Visit MoMA for the first time
038 Go see an interesting exhibit at the MET
039 Take Alejandra to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden
040 Take Alejandra to the Coney Island Aquarium
041 Go to the dentist for regular cleanings every 6 months
042 Be done with Invisalign
043 Sketch Alejandra
044 Do a DIY project from Lifehacker
045 Play my guitar at least once every 2 weeks
046 Go see a taping of the Colbert Report
047 Read the Dark Tower series by Stephen King
048 Snowboard at least 5 days every winter
049 Donate my blood at a blood drive
050 Take part in a volunteer opportunity
051 Visit Washington D.C. with Alejandra
052 Go to Napa/Sonoma Valleys
053 Learn how to bake my mother's apple pie
054 Do the summer dancing thing at Lincoln Center
055 Call my grandparents once every 2 weeks
056 Use that "The Art of Shaving" coupon that's lying around
057 See a Broadway musical and attempt to enjoy it
058 See the movie "Up"
059 No more FCRF blunders
060 Buy more better-fitting boxers
061 Watch Labyrinth and The Princess Bride back-to-back
062
Take Alejandra row-boating in Central Park
063 Start a college fund for progeny
064 Go on a Caribbean cruise
065 Practice singing while playing guitar (in key)
066 Take Alejandra to Brighton Beach, have her try my favorite Russian treats
067 Participate in an Improv Everywhere event
068 Read a book in a day
069 Go ice skating at least once every winter
070 Get a famous person to reply to my on Twitter
071 Finally see Haresh's new apartment
072 Finally see Matt's new condo
073 Go apple picking
074 Go berry picking
075 Smoke a cigar
076 Get a manicure
077 Get a pedicure
078 Get a couples massage
079 Attend the 4th of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship
080 See a Yankees game at the new stadium
081 See my first Rangers game (bonus for playoffs)
082 Visit the Intrepid museum
083 Walk from our apartment to the West Village
084 Get a new hair style
085 Reach 100 followers on Twitter
086 Go to my high school reunion, make at least 3 people jealous
087 Do a cartwheel in public (again)
088 Brew my own beer
089 Contribute to an open source project
090 Submit something to Digg, break triple-digits
091 Change someone's political opinion
092 Vote
093 Cook a special dinner for mah behbeh once every 3 months
094 Rent something from Rent-A-Center
095 Become a charmer in social situations
096 Answer a newspaper ad for anything
097 Go fishing
098 Play cupid/matchmaker
099 Invest at least $1,000 in a stock tip
100 Go to a book signing or a book reading
101 Render someone speechless