Joy! I just learned that the MacBook Pro that I'm saving up for (goal #56) not only went down in price, but the default RAM doubled! It's now 4gig instead of 2gig, and it starts at $1,699, rather than $1,999! This makes the goal much more reachable. I'm very excited.
I'm also going through and updating my list after I finish posting this. :3
Monday, June 8, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Updates and figures
So, I've done a bit in regards to 101 in the last few days.
I went and saw Star Trek the other day, with John. I might have already written about this, but just in case, that's movie 17/50 for goal #22.
I also figured out how much it'll cost me to buy a brand-new Macbook Pro. With Apple Care, and minus the discount from my boyfriend's sister, it'll be about $2,136. Which is.. a lot. That's figuring in tax, too. I emailed my dad earlier today, asking him about matching me to help me pay for it, since it'll be great for school etc. No answer yet, but my fingers are crossed. If he does, I'll only need to pay $1,068. Which would be.. awesome. That goal (#56) is now in progress, by the way--I put 100$ towards it.
I also finished goal #101, think of 200 options for my next 101 in 1001 list. If you look over there ---->
{under February) you can see a link to it. Tell me what you think of it all.
Also, TimeToast was being a jerk and not letting me in. Hopefully it's working now. I'm going to go check now.
I went and saw Star Trek the other day, with John. I might have already written about this, but just in case, that's movie 17/50 for goal #22.
I also figured out how much it'll cost me to buy a brand-new Macbook Pro. With Apple Care, and minus the discount from my boyfriend's sister, it'll be about $2,136. Which is.. a lot. That's figuring in tax, too. I emailed my dad earlier today, asking him about matching me to help me pay for it, since it'll be great for school etc. No answer yet, but my fingers are crossed. If he does, I'll only need to pay $1,068. Which would be.. awesome. That goal (#56) is now in progress, by the way--I put 100$ towards it.
I also finished goal #101, think of 200 options for my next 101 in 1001 list. If you look over there ---->
{under February) you can see a link to it. Tell me what you think of it all.
Also, TimeToast was being a jerk and not letting me in. Hopefully it's working now. I'm going to go check now.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Unexpected goal time!
I completed an unexpected goal!
Goal #16, beat John at a first-person shooter.
He's teaching me how to play Time Splitters, a shooter for the Game Cube. A few weeks ago, he taught me the basics--how to move, aim, shoot, etc. Today, he had me practice some more, learn to use new weapons, and to use their specialties.
I won the first round, but only because he let me, basically. He taught me how to shoot by letting me shoot him. And then when I was one kill from winning, he started playing all-out, killed me like four times, until I finally got the last one.
In the next round, we played to 15 kills again. He let me have two kills, I think, but I got the other 13 by myself. He only killed me six times, I believe. So I won! I won when we were both honestly playing each other.
I'm very proud of myself.
Goal #16, beat John at a first-person shooter.
He's teaching me how to play Time Splitters, a shooter for the Game Cube. A few weeks ago, he taught me the basics--how to move, aim, shoot, etc. Today, he had me practice some more, learn to use new weapons, and to use their specialties.
I won the first round, but only because he let me, basically. He taught me how to shoot by letting me shoot him. And then when I was one kill from winning, he started playing all-out, killed me like four times, until I finally got the last one.
In the next round, we played to 15 kills again. He let me have two kills, I think, but I got the other 13 by myself. He only killed me six times, I believe. So I won! I won when we were both honestly playing each other.
I'm very proud of myself.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Updates and Counts
Hello! Just a general update.
As I posted, I finished The Golden Compass. I'm most of the way through The Subtle Knife, but not quite. Once I'm done with that, it'll be the first book for my 'Read 5 banned books' goal.
I also watched Les Miserables, which counts towards my 50 previously unseen movies, and I watched Goodbye, Lenin!, which in in German, for anyone who doesn't know. This means that my 'watch/read 10 books/movies in German goal' has officially started. I'd seen it once before, though, so it doesn't count towards my 50 movies goal.
I counted it all up earlier today, and I found that I've got 13 goals completed, and 25 in progress, leaving only 63 completely untouched!
I'm very proud of myself. :3
As I posted, I finished The Golden Compass. I'm most of the way through The Subtle Knife, but not quite. Once I'm done with that, it'll be the first book for my 'Read 5 banned books' goal.
I also watched Les Miserables, which counts towards my 50 previously unseen movies, and I watched Goodbye, Lenin!, which in in German, for anyone who doesn't know. This means that my 'watch/read 10 books/movies in German goal' has officially started. I'd seen it once before, though, so it doesn't count towards my 50 movies goal.
I counted it all up earlier today, and I found that I've got 13 goals completed, and 25 in progress, leaving only 63 completely untouched!
I'm very proud of myself. :3
Sunday, April 26, 2009
The Golden Compass
I'd forgotten how awesome this book is. I just finished it for the second time ever; the first being when I was 12 or 13 or so.
This brings my book count up to eight, but it doesn't count towards the five banned books, since I'd read it once before. The next two, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, will.
This brings my book count up to eight, but it doesn't count towards the five banned books, since I'd read it once before. The next two, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, will.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Day 200?!
I just realized that today is day 200 out of my 1001 days.
What does this mean?
It means that I am 20% done with my 1001 days.
It means that I should be done with 20 of my 101 goals. Or close to done, I suppose?
I'm actually done with... twelve. But! I have 24 in progress.
I calculated it out, and the following goals only require me to do one thing. Not necessarily in just one day, but just one thing:
1 - Get a new piercing
2 - Wear a 2-piece outside
18 - Read a trashy romance novel
20 - Buy merch from a webcomic I like
31 - Visit a chiropractor
33 - Move out
36 - Give blood
37 - Volunteer at HotB
38 - Go to a local concert
63 - Cover the front walk in chalk drawings
73 - Have a candlelit meal
76 - Kiss under mistletoe
77 - Go camping with friends only
78 - Go to a con outside MN
79 - Go to a con outside the midweat
80 - Go to a Wild’s game
81 - Go to a Twin’s or Saint’s game
85 - Go on a picnic
86 - Send a postcard to Post Secret
87 - Watch the sunrise with someone I love
88 - Watch the sunset with someone I love
89 - See the ocean
90 - Skinny dip
93 - Go indoor rock-climbing
94 - Be a secret santa
95 - Go bowling
97 - Visit a new state
99 - Go to RenFest
100 - Bake a Layered Cake
So maybe if I get a move on and just do some of these, I'll be more on track! I have a number of goals in progress that are so close to done. The ones I can think of off the top of my head are 'Keep a job,' and 'Update Loser Corner twice a week for six months.'
Some of them, I'm a little bit further off. I need to watch 38 movies still, for example. I need to read 43 books. Just.. for example.
I feel like I'm doing pretty well, though, all things considered.
What does this mean?
It means that I am 20% done with my 1001 days.
It means that I should be done with 20 of my 101 goals. Or close to done, I suppose?
I'm actually done with... twelve. But! I have 24 in progress.
I calculated it out, and the following goals only require me to do one thing. Not necessarily in just one day, but just one thing:
1 - Get a new piercing
2 - Wear a 2-piece outside
18 - Read a trashy romance novel
20 - Buy merch from a webcomic I like
31 - Visit a chiropractor
33 - Move out
36 - Give blood
37 - Volunteer at HotB
38 - Go to a local concert
63 - Cover the front walk in chalk drawings
73 - Have a candlelit meal
76 - Kiss under mistletoe
77 - Go camping with friends only
78 - Go to a con outside MN
79 - Go to a con outside the midweat
80 - Go to a Wild’s game
81 - Go to a Twin’s or Saint’s game
85 - Go on a picnic
86 - Send a postcard to Post Secret
87 - Watch the sunrise with someone I love
88 - Watch the sunset with someone I love
89 - See the ocean
90 - Skinny dip
93 - Go indoor rock-climbing
94 - Be a secret santa
95 - Go bowling
97 - Visit a new state
99 - Go to RenFest
100 - Bake a Layered Cake
So maybe if I get a move on and just do some of these, I'll be more on track! I have a number of goals in progress that are so close to done. The ones I can think of off the top of my head are 'Keep a job,' and 'Update Loser Corner twice a week for six months.'
Some of them, I'm a little bit further off. I need to watch 38 movies still, for example. I need to read 43 books. Just.. for example.
I feel like I'm doing pretty well, though, all things considered.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Dancing!
This past weekend was Anime Detour! I had a table in the artist alley, and I had a lotta-lotta fun. Sold some stuff, and I broke even!
But the point of this post is that on Saturday night, me, John, Gwen, and Anna all went down to the dance/rave thingy. We had a lot blast, dancing and jumping around for a couple of hours. n__n Gwen threw me at John, my boyfriend.
This would render goal # 60 (go dancing/clubbing with friends) complete. :)
But the point of this post is that on Saturday night, me, John, Gwen, and Anna all went down to the dance/rave thingy. We had a lot blast, dancing and jumping around for a couple of hours. n__n Gwen threw me at John, my boyfriend.
This would render goal # 60 (go dancing/clubbing with friends) complete. :)
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