doing the 100 things

1. Be a successful published author—since this is already on my 42 Things list, I don’t think I need to repeat it.

2. Own an incredible artifact, like a mastodon skeleton.

3. Pay cash for a car—I’m not in the market for a new car until the one I have dies. That means I’ve got at least another 5 years. I’m not going to keep this goal here for that.

4. Get my Ph.D. —Again, this is on my 43 Things list already

5. Own a casino. —I own casino stock. I’m happy with that.

6. Dye my hair an outrageous color like blue or bright red. —Not going to happen. I like my job and I like my hair. This would have been fun, but I’m over it.

7. Own my bakery/apartment building free and clear. —This falls under the sucessful business.

8. See where my Aunt was born in Sicily. —If this happens, it happens, I’m not pinning happiness on it.

9. Get the name of an editor at The New Yorker. —Easy to get. Getting them to publish you? Not so easy.

10. Take a cruise around the world. —I don’t know. I’m thinking I’d actually be bored as all get out on a cruise. I’m planning much more hands on traveling.

11. Get a pilot’s license. —I’m going to add this to my 43 Things.

12. Find clothes that are as comfortable as my work out clothes, but actually look good for a change. —Done.

13. Go to the Smithsonian museums. —Every year, Baby. Every year.

14. Get my Two Towers and Pirates posters framed to match my “Kill Bill” poster. —I’m not sure if I want them to match anymore.

15. Wear a costume—hehe…

16. MST3K a movie with friends—Every time I watch a movie it seems.

17. Drive up Rt. 15 or through PA to actually visit some of the places I’m used to seeing on the side of the road (Clyde’s Reptile House for example)—I’m just going to put this under traveling/road trip and leave it at that.

18. Find or display our collection of international stamps. —So not into stamps these days.

19. Watch and old Cary Grant movie. —The old ones are the best. Charade, Arsenic and Old Lace, To Catch a Theif. happy sigh

20. Watch old 80’s shows like MacGyver or the A-team—Hulu.com.

21. Get a piece of found item art (or make it myself). —Gonna make this myself.

22. Get another good piece of garden statuary—Haven’t seen anything I’ve liked in years.

23. Watch fireflies—From the back porch every 4th of July

24. Play the piano—It’s almost dug out from under the recycling. Got a new song-book too. One that has Rainbow Connection.

25. Get a well=written rejection letter—See published author

26. Write poems—Again, I’ve done this. Even been published. Time to move on.

27. Finish exercise goals to get my rewards—Wii Fit. Wii Fit ROCKS.

I got my nails done. Well, that lasted about half a week. Which meant I had to redo it. Oy! It was so much harder than I remembered it being. Still, it means that my polish is no longer just sitting in a drawer. (I’ve also sold about half of it.)

Travel piggy is full to the brim. It’s time for me to empty him into a travel account. :)

Hell, MI here I come.

Not 100 things left on the list. grins

1. Be a successful published author.

2. Own an incredible artifact, like a mastodon skeleton.

3. Pay cash for a car.

4. Get my Ph.D.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12. Own a casino.

13. Dye my hair an outrageous color like blue or bright red.

14. Own my bakery/apartment building free and clear.

15. See where my Aunt was born in Sicily.

16. Get the name of an editor at The New Yorker.

17. Take a cruise around the world.

18. Get a pilot’s license.

19. Find clothes that are as comfortable as my work out clothes, but actually look good for a change.

21. Get my flute out and play it.

22. Find an antique sword to add to my collection.

25. Go to the Smithsonian museums.

26. Get my Two Towers and Pirates posters framed to match my “Kill Bill” poster.

27. Wear a costume ¬ Wear one to work on Halloween, and maybe make one to wear to the Ren Faire this year.

30. Look for interesting tattoos on people in the malls and things. Ask about them if I’m feeling brave.

31. MST3K a movie with friends

32. Go to a science museum and activate the displays.

33. Drive up Rt. 15 or through PA to actually visit some of the places I’m used to seeing on the side of the road (Clyde’s Reptile House for example)

34. See a musical on stage ¬ Check out the local listings. See what’s playing at the High Schools later this year.

35. Find or display our collection of international stamps.

37. Giggle over out-rageous plot twists ¬ Work on our H.I.T. stories.

40. Watch and old Cary Grant movie.

41. See an actor I like in a good movie for once ¬ Hope and persistence. There’s got to be a few out there, right?

42. Watch old 80’s shows like MacGyver or the A-team ¬ I have the DVD’s. I just need to clear some space in my schedule.

43. Come up with a complex story line and actually be able to pull it off ¬ Plotting, characters, just do it and get it written for once!

47. Get a piece of found item art (or make it myself).

50. Not take any more meds than the ones I’m taking right now ¬ Focus on losing weight, controlling my diet and blood sugars so that I don’t develop Type II diabetes!

51. Get another good piece of garden statuary ¬ Maybe a green man for the back wall?

53. Find out a new piece of information about Alice in Wonderland collectibles ¬ Research, research, research. I love it. I just have to do it.

54. Watch fireflies ¬ Go out on the porch and look over into the tree preserve and watch them flitting about. They’ll only be out for a few more months. Fall is coming.

55. Play the piano ¬ clean off the bench (put the newspapers out for the recycling, put the wrapping paper in its box, put all of the knick-knacks where they belong.)

56. Get a well=written rejection letter ¬ Send out submissions. Can’t get rejections if I don’t try to get published right?

57. Write poems ¬ I need to sit down and just do this on the back porch. I can watch the hawk and see if the heron comes flying by before the geese shove off for the winter.

58. Finish exercise goals to get my rewards Walk 1 more hour and I’ll get a new pair of shoes!

Well, I ought to start at least working on the list for this one, non? Hmmm… let’s see….

1. Be a sucessful published author.

2. Own an incredible artifact, like a mastodon skeleton.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12. Own a casino.

13. Dye my hair an outrageous color like blue or bright red.

14. Own my bakery/apartment building free and clear.

15. See where my Aunt was born in Sicily.

16. Get the name of an editor at The New Yorker.

17. Take a cruise around the world.

18. Get a pilot’s license.

19. Find clothes that are as comfortable as my work out clothes, but actually look good for a change.

21. Get my flute out and play it.

22. Find an antique sword to add to my collection.

23. Find someone who is willing to discuss nonsensical things like the mean of grey just for the heck of it. My co-worker with whom I currently and will after the next move still, share an office with. We talk about all sorts of unusual things.

25. Go to the Smithsonian museums.

26. Get my Two Towers and Pirates posters framed to match my “Kill Bill” poster.

27. Wear a costume – Wear one to work on Halloween, and maybe make one to wear to the Ren Faire this year.

30. Look for interesting tattoos on people in the malls and things. Ask about them if I’m feeling brave.

31. MST3K a movie with friends

32. Go to a science museum and activate the displays.

33. Drive up Rt. 15 or through PA to actually visit some of the places I’m used to seeing on the side of the road (Clyde’s Reptile House for example)

34. See a musical on stage – Check out the local listings. See what’s playing at the High Schools later this year.

35. Find or display our collection of international stamps.

36. -Discovering old corespondence– Did this one better and started corresponding with some people I haven’t talked to in years.

37. Giggle over out-rageous plot twists – Work on our H.I.T. stories.

38. IM my friend in Japan and catch up on his life. He’s now in the states again and working only a state away. Wonder if we’ll actually manage to meet again.

-39. Choreograph fight scenes and dance scenes to music– My newest characters love to spar and there’s no better way to write them than to music.

40. Watch and old Cary Grant movie.

41. See an actor I like in a good movie for once – Hope and persistence. There’s got to be a few out there, right?

42. Watch old 80’s shows like MacGyver or the A-team – I have the DVD’s. I just need to clear some space in my schedule.

43. Come up with a complex story line and actually be able to pull it off – Plotting, characters, just do it and get it written for once!

44. See a wedding I’ve planned come together Done and over and probably never again. We’re giving up on the event planning and going right to the cake!

45. Get more purple accents for my office. Got two new gorgeous throw-pillows

-46. Have flowers survive in my garden– Did some major planting this weekend. We made sure to chose plants we could plant and pretty much ignore.

47. Get a piece of found item art (or make it myself).

48. Use my nailpolish – Find my dryer, get my polish out and start painting.

49. Eat fresh corn on the cob : It’s corn season.

50. Not take any more meds than the ones I’m taking right now – Focus on losing weight, controling my diet and blood sugars so that I don’t develop Type II diabetes!

51. Get another good piece of garden statuary – Maybe a green man for the back wall?

52. Use 50 cent words in conversation without defining them unless someone asks. Word of the day, kids, is tintinabulation. Meaning ringing in the ears. I’ve started doing this so much that my office-mates have started demanding a word of the day.

53. Find out a new piece of information about Alice in Wonderland collectables – Research, research, research. I love it. I just have to do it.

54. Watch fireflies – Go out on the porch and look over into the tree preserve and watch them flitting about. They’ll only be out for a few more months. Fall is coming.

55. Play the piano – clean off the bench (put the newspapers out for the recycling, put the wrapping paper in its box, put all of the knick-knacks where they belong.)

56. Get a well=written rejection letter – Send out submissions. Can’t get rejections if I don’t try to get published right?

57. Write poems – I need to sit down and just do this on the back porch. I can watch the hawk and see if the heron comes flying by before the geese shove off for the winter.

58. Finish exercise goals to get my rewards Walk 1 more hour and I’ll get a new pair of shoes!

-59. Re-read old stories I’ve written to see if they’re salvagable– I’ve started working on several of these again. They just need some work.

60. Fill up my piggy bank until it’s almost impossible to move it – Winnie’s in storage, so I’m filling up my travel piggy. He’s got aliens on one side (for Roswell) and a devil on the other (for Hell, Michigan). He’s getting full, but he’s not full yet!

I picked up some corn at the farmers’ market when I was in PA. We had it the next day and it was perfect. I love corn season.

Well, it was a sucess at the end of the day and we got paid for it, but it was chaotic.

The best man text messaged that he wasn’t coming the day before the wedding with no explination.

The sub best-man was late.

The venue was stormed out and we had to have the wedding inside instead of at the beach.

The flower girl disappeared. We were inches away from calling 911 when her grandmother found her sulking in the closet. If I’d had my way she wouldn’t have been sitting at the reception.

Then, after the ceremony, while folks were at the reception, the ENTIRE WEDDING PARTY disappeared for 1/2 hour.

Still, at the end of the day, the food was excellent, the DJ was top-notch, and the photographer was incredible. The ceremony was lovely and we had a lot of people tell us that it was the best wedding they’d ever been to.

I’m calling it a good learning experience and a sucess. (Especially once the check clears.)

Took some gorgeous black and whites in Hawaii. I’ve even gotten them developed. Now I have to figure out what to do with them.

When my best friend came down from NYC, we went and hung out at the park and played on the playground. It was completely abandoned because it was the middle of winter, but it was a lot of fun. I remember slides and things being a lot bigger when I was a kid. I still have no monkey-bar strength.

Made Irish soda bread for the first time this week.

I also made Challa (first time as a loaf as opposed to a roll) and French Bread.