101 Things in 1001 Days

15. Favorite movies to rewatch marathon

I watched soooo many of my favorite movies during a weekend, but there are still many I didn't get to :-) I rewatched 17 different movies:

• The Neverending Story


• Simply Irresistible


• Troop Beverly Hills


• The Sound of Music


• The Breakfast Club


• What About Bob?


• Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory


• You've Got Mail


• Jumanji


• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade


• Clue


• Dirty Rotten Scoundrals


• The Goonies


• Back to the Future


• Gosford Park


• Adventures in Babysitting


• Anastasia

30. Rewatch an older show I own on DVD but have never rewatched

I rewatched the 2000-2002 series Invisible Man. I've owned the first season on DVD for at least a decade now and had never even opened the package, so it was about time! Some moments were pretty terrible and cringe-worthy, but I did very much enjoy seeing a few episodes I missed the first time around. And seeing the characters again was such a pleasure.

57. Spring Cleaning 2022

Well, I didn't make it all the way through my spring cleaning to do list, but I did quite a bit in the month of May, including assembling a shoe rack, scrubbing one of my bathrooms from top to bottom, buying a robot vacuum, purging both my fridge and pantry, and buying a tool to de-cat-hair my couch and curtains.



( More photos under here! )

35. Self-publish another Strokes collection

After 7 or 8 rounds of editing (part of which I did during Camp NaNo), I finally sent Thirty Tales from Quarantine out into the world. I'm super happy with how it turned out!

79. April 2022 Travel from Home Trip

In April, I fake travelled to Egypt, mainly because I wanted to watch the new version of Death on the Nile, just out on streaming services.



Meal: Egyptian Rice with Vermicelli, Three Falafel and Tahini Sauce, Baba Ghanoush
Desserts: Om Ali Pudding, Egyptian Cookies
Movie: Death on the Nile
Book: Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, Book 1) by Elizabeth Peters

I don't have a blog post written up for this trip yet, so I'll update here when I've done that.

19. Marvel marathon

During the first weekend of April, I had a mini Marvel marathon. I did want to watch ALL of the Marvel movies in order, but I knew that would take me longer than a weekend (as I did that leading up to Endgame's release). So, instead, I had a catch-up weekend and used the marathon as an excuse to get caught up on all the Marvel I could. Due to COVID, I haven't been seeing movies in theaters, so I was definitely behind. I also included some Marvel-themed workouts that weekend, for fun, and started a book I've been meaning to read for a while now.

Marathon:
Hawkeye (Show: 6 episodes)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Movie)
Marvel: What If? (Show: 9 episodes)
The Eternals (Movie)
Moon Knight (Show: 1 episode)
Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds (Book)
Marvel Indoor Walking (Workout)
Avengers (Workout)
Shang-Chi (Workout)
Avengers: Kids Tabata (Workout)
Guardians of the Galaxy Dance (Workout)

78. March 2022 Travel from Home Trip

In March 2022, I fake travelled to Afghanistan!



Meal: Vegetarian Dish: bouranee baunjan (fried eggplant), subzi (sautéed spinach), and kadu (sautéed pumpkin)
Dessert: Jelebee (Afghan funnel cake)
Movie: Three Songs for Benazir
Books: One Half from the East and Sparks like Stars both by Nadia Hashimi
Music: Learned about music bans
Link: Exploring Afghanistan's History and Culture

59. Renew my passport


My passport arrived in the mail about 6 weeks after I sent in my application. My previous passport expired this month, so I'm happy I now have a new one. I don't have a plan to go anywhere, but I want a valid one just in case.

38. Make banana pudding

I've been wanting to make banana pudding for several years now. I finally attempted it!
Pros: It is absolutely delicious, and it looks beautiful
Cons: It's so full of sugar it's probably not that good for me, and I have to eat all 20 servings myself
Pros: I get to eat all 20 servings myself

I did manage to figure out a way to eat it over the course of several days without the cut bananas going bad. I ate all the bananas I cut in days 1 and 2, and then every time I ate more, I added freshly cut bananas to the pudding. That should allow it to keep better for as long as it will take me to get through it all. No regrets, though. It is incredibly delicious!

76. January 2022 Travel from Home Trip



Meal: Cheese quesadilla and mixed vegetables
Dessert: Fried ice cream
Movie: Tell Me When
Book: Mexico City Noir
Music: Traditional music on YouTube
Link: Heading South of the Border