101 Things
Sunday, March 6, 2011 is my deadline for my 101 Things, if I start Sunday, June 8th, 2008. I will have pictures or entries linked as proof of completion, as necessary. Italic mean the Thing is in progress. Strikethrough means it has been completed.
001| Get my nose pierced [photo; January 15, 2009]
002| Get a tattoo [photo; January 16, 2009]
003| Go on a cross-country road trip [Los Angeles, CA; July 17-19, 2009]
004| Reach 115 pounds
005| Drink only water for one week
006| Work out 30 minutes everyday for two weeks [4square; June 1st, 2010]
007| Take a yoga class [May 27th, 2010]
008| Finish The Faghag’s Bible
009| Rent a hotel room by myself [tweet; July 6, 2009]
010| Move out into my own apartment [tweet, July 19, 2009]
011| Get a passport
012| Buy an original piece of artwork
013| Get a new car [photo; October 29th, 2008]
014| Fall in love
015| Donate blood
016| Eat no fast food for a month
017| Start recycling [Los Angeles, CA; October 13, 2009]
018| Support the Farmer’s Market
019| Blog at least once a week for a month
020| Stop biting my nails [July 2010]
021| Play a board game
022| Create a budget [June 10th, 2010]
023| Get a job I actually like [Memphis Literacy Corps; February 4, 2009]
024| Go out of the country
025| Visit New York City [photo; March 10, 2009]
026| Be fluent in Italian
027| Make a new friend [July 14th, 2010]
028| Have an entire spa day
029| Dye my hair a crazy color [pink; July 2, 2009]
030| Sing in front of an audience [Rock Band competition; July 4, 2009]
031| Spend a weekend volunteering
032| Start a collection [city keychains; March 10, 2009]
033| Write a song
034| Smile at everyone I see for an entire day [NYC; March 10, 2009]
035| Get paid for a bartending gig
036| Visit a religious center of every major belief
037| See a well-known standup comedian’s show [Christian Finnegan; March 10, 2009]
038| Go to a taping of a live show [The Brian McKnight Show; September 14, 2009]
039| Stay in the best suite in a hotel for a night
040| Throw a successful party [1920s theme; July 9th, 2010]
041| Visit a theme park and ride all of the rides [Arlington, TX; June 30, 2008]
042| See the all-time greatest films
043| Be an extra in a film ["The Space Between"; October 15, 2009]
044| Go scuba diving or snorkeling
045| Film a movie
046| Have a campfire on a beach
047| Buy a PS3
048| Participate in NaNoWriMo
049| See a psychic [entry]
050| Be kissed spontaneously in the rain
051| Bungee jump [photo]
052| See my nieces [photo]
053| Fill parking meters for others [Dallas, TX; July 2, 2008]
054| Get a Brazilian wax [January 28th, 2010; tweet]
055| Fly a kite as long as I can
056| Have a successful picnic
057| Donate canned goods
058| Get on staff for the Q*Bee [Workerbee; July 13, 2008]
059| Complete a half-marathon
060| Have my own office [photo; June 17th, 2010]
061| Perform at an open-mic night
062| Participate a tournament/LAN
063| Meet somebody famous [Jack Thompson; July 4, 2009]
064| Get an article published ["Is free better for gamers?"; March 25, 2009]
065| See a drag show [Backstreet, Memphis, TN; January 17, 2009]
066| Drive with no predetermined destination [August 15, 2009]
067| Spend a day doing things I wouldn’t normally do [road trip; July 17, 2009]
068| Successfully meditate [August 29, 2009]
069| Be spontaneous for a day [August 16, 2009]
070| Go to a video game convention [Fan Faire 2008, Las Vegas, NV; August 14, 2008]
071| Eat dinner on a plane
072| Practice my Italian at a gathering [Little Italy, NYC; March 10, 2009]
073| Join a student organization [SPJ and NABJ; September 8, 2008]
074| Go to a nightclub in a different city
075| Quit smoking
076| Be known for something at school [The video game journalist/gamer; N/A]
077| Learn to make sushi
078| Have a successful bento box lunch
079| Speak in a foreign accent for a day [August 30, 2009]
080| Make something crafty
081| Build my own computer from scratch
082| Sustain myself for six months [January 1, 2010]
083| Get back into internet DJing [Game On Radio; February 8, 2009]
084| Finish something I started a long time ago
085| See Times Square [photo; March 10, 2009]
086| Visit San Francisco [photo; August 30, 2009]
087| Attend a video game convention as a member of the press [SGC; July 3, 2009]
088| Change my surroundings [Move to L.A.; July 19, 2009]
089| Have an epic gaming session, at least 24 hours
090| Buy a piece of furniture [bookshelf; July 29, 2009]
091| Donate some baked goods
092| Meet a legend [Conan O'Brien; May 16, 2010]
093| Write an investigative piece outside of gaming
094| Pay off my credit card
095| Drink legally
096| Visit home — Memphis, TN [January 26, 2010; tweet]
097| Visit home — Dallas, TX
098| Finish this list [July 13, 2009]
099| Finally be happy
100| Create a new list
101| Put away $5 for each completed task
