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27. Make a fanvid

With 2 days until the submission deadline for a convention vidshow, I decided to make the fanvid I'd been thinking about for almost a full year. I think it turned out all right, and it was accepted into the show! It's the first fanvid I've made in over a decade.

Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Pairing: Gollum/The One Ring

Watch on YouTube

27. Make a list of 10 books on my BookCrossing TBR shelves and read those books

8. The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time by Bob Harris
This is a book ring book, so I should have finished it in a month or two; instead, it took me 3 years. Yikes! But I finished it on the bus ride from New York to Virginia yesterday. So now it can make its way to the next reader. I enjoyed learning about the people involved in Kiva--from this loaner to the staff to the the MFIs to the hard working people who receive the loans. There was a lot of information packed into this book, but also some humor and humanity, both of which I loved.
Review: http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/256873.html
The Book: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11729899/

Progress: 10/10

27. Make a list of 10 books on my BookCrossing TBR shelves and read those books

7. Booth by David Robertson
This was a fictional historical biography, which is an interesting animal already. I liked a lot of aspects of it, especially the dive into photography... which apparently was not John Surratt's profession and was added specifically for the narrative. It was interesting seeing Booth from the perspectives in this book. I don't feel like many questions were answered, but I definitely got a picture of him as a man rather than a terrible legend. Definitely an interesting read.
http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/255634.html

Progress: 9/10

27. Make a list of 10 books on my BookCrossing TBR shelves and read those books

10. A Time for Trolls: Fairy Tales from Norway by Joan Asbjornsen and Moe; Roll-Hanson
An enjoyable but sometimes strange collection of fairy tales, not all of which had trolls in them. Most starred peasants and many taught some important lessons about being clever and kind and not milking a cow on the roof of a house.
http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/254087.html
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9822077/

Progress: 8/10

27. Make a list of 10 books on my BookCrossing TBR shelves and read those books

2. I Capture the Castle by Dotie Smith
It took me a while to really get into this book. But, once I did, I definitely loved it. The style is creative, the characters rich, and the story engaging. I was definitely rooting for Cassandra throughout!
Review: http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/253571.html
The Book: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8162584

Progress: 7/10

27. Make a list of 10 books on my BookCrossing TBR shelves and read those books

6. What Makes Me a Muslim? by Catherine M. Petrini
This is the shortest book on my list and it's been on Mt. TBR since 2009. Embarrassing! Yesterday I sat down and read it finally! I'm glad I did. I thought it was an accessible and informative look at the world's largest religion.
Review: http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/248154.html
The Book: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6080379/

Progress: 6/10

27. Make a list of 10 books on my BookCrossing TBR shelves and read those books

5. Time and Again by Jack Finney

I've had this on my shelf since 2008. I didn't love it, but I did definitely like it. The time travel device left me cold, and the plot was not as dramatic as I'd have liked. But I liked the main character, and I loved all the details that made me feel like I was right there in 1882 along with him. The lovely drawings here and there throughout the book helped as well. I also liked what went unsaid in the story--the way it revealed how you really have to be at a historical event in person in order to understand what really happened.

Review: http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/247007.html
Book: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5653119/

Progress: 5/10

27. Make a list of 10 books on my BookCrossing TBR shelves and read those books

9. The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
What a fun book! The characters (a brave girl named Gratiity, a cat named Pig, and a hilariously fish-out-of-water alien named J.Lo). This book had everything from alien invasions to flying cars to theme parks. It's a daughter out to find her mother. And it's an alien trying to save his newly acquired world from bigger, badder aliens. There are drawings and comics and a great, fun conversational storytelling tone I couldn't get enough of.
Review: http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/237880.html
Book: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12115603/

Progress: 4/10

27. Make a list of 10 books on my BookCrossing TBR shelves and read those books

4. Three Women of Kintail by Mildred M. McBride

The quality is consistent with most self-published books. There were a lot of problems (grammar, structure, story-telling, historical details). I still have no idea which of the women were supposed to be the three referenced in the title. But the characters were good, some of the scenes excellent, and the culture so much fun to jump into. In the end, I didn't love it, but I'm glad I read it, because of course I've been to Kintail and my username is based on the area. Reading a book set there was fun.

Review: http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/231844.html
The Book: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13400470

Progress: 3/10

27. Make a list of 10 books on my BookCrossing TBR shelves and read those books

3. JK Rowling's Harry Potter Novels by Philip Nel
There is everything from a short biography of J.K. Rowling, to analysis of themes and character references, to a list of popular fan websites, to a discussion of the reception of books, to speculation regarding what will happen in the rest of the series. I found some of that hilariously wrong, some was obvious, and some was quite perceptive.
Review: http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/227758.html
The Book: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12977477

Progress: 2/10

27. Make a list of 10 books on my BookCrossing TBR shelves and read those books

I've had this list floating about in my head since the beginning of the month. It represents books I've received from BookCrossers I love, so I feel guilty about keeping their books unread on my shelves for a long while. It also represents a lot of books I REALLY need to read for one reason or another--book rays, books that should move on to others, etc. I started with the first book on this list already, but I don't have to read them in any particular order.

The List:

The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

JK Rowling's Harry Potter Novels by Philip Nel

Three Women of Kintail by Mildred M. McBride

Time and Again by Jack Finney

What Makes Me a Muslim? by Catherine M. Petrini

Booth by David Robertson

The International Bank of Bob by Bob Harris

The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex

A Time for Trolls: Fairy Tales from Norway by Joan Asbjornsen and Moe; Roll-Hanson

1. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
Six years. I've had this book sitting on my shelf for six years. But, finally, I have read it! I finished it just two hours ago, actually. It was such a quick read once I started it, and I never wanted to put it down. It was like a train wreck you can't look away from... and you don't want to....
Review: http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/225985.html
The Book: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5768146/

Progress: 1/10

27. Watch all of Oz

I just finished the last episode tonight. I plan on watching the commentary tomorrow before I send the disc back to Netflix, but I'm technically done. Wow. Well THAT was a rollar coaster ride of a show!

Before watching Oz, I basically knew one thing, which was a joke of a line Brian says about gay sex in prison in an episode of Queer as Folk (on a rival network). I knew it was a show about prison and that's about it. I didn't expect quite so much violence (I guess I imagine prisons to be, I don't know, better regulated or something) and I didn't expect to fall in love with any of the guys.

But it's hard to not feel for them. Yeah, they're murderers and rapists and drug dealers and the worst of the worst. Yet, somehow, you sympathize with them. Some of them still have humanity. And that was fascinating to watching. No one's all good or all bad and you wouldn't want them to be. They feel real. But they also feel like they're on one of the best TV shows ever. They get away with a whole lot more than I suspect real prisoners would get away with, for the sake of drama.

I laughed (this is the best thing ever), I cried (BOTH times I watched 6x06--literally shaking with sobs), I totally fell for Beecher and McManus, and I still have no idea how that hat stayed on Adebisi's head.. I will admit to screaming out loud during the last episode (and crying a little). I will also say that you shouldn't listen to ANY Season 6 commentaries until you've seen the whole series. Two different commentaries completely spoiled huge things for me. Although, in one case, it helped prepare me so that wasn't too bad. It was also SUPER strange at frist to see Michael and Mr. Echo together in prison and not lost on an island. Took me almost a whole season to get past that.

Anyway, this show was a wonderful journey of emotions and I'm glad I made myself go on it! It was really fantastic.

27. May 2012 Project

On May 24, I started my very first group on swap-bot: Fandom in a Bag

It's been a fun way to geek out with other fans and to craft fun fandom things as well!

After finalizing the concept and putting together a good description and group image, I put together a schedule for the rest of the year for fandom bags. Then I went through swaps and communities that were geeky and invited a ton of people. The community is still going strong and it's a lot of fun!

Here's the wrap up of my first list of 101 Thing in 1001 Days. I accomplished 50 (so about half) of the things. Not a great result, considering at the time I made the list, I thought I would do them all. But, I did try hard and I got a lot more done than I would have without the list. So even though it was a half-fail, I'm still glad I did it.

Self-Improvement/ Personal

1. Take a basic car maintenance class/workshop
I did look for such an animal but I couldn't find one anywhere. I even called my car insurance place and they didn't know of any locally. So I was unable to complete this one.

2. Sign-up for a dating service
I checked out a few online dating sites. I even started my profile for one. But, in the end, I chickened out. Bad self image is my biggest hurdle.

3. Stay in touch with college friends I’ve reconnected with
Didn't do so well with this. I did reconnect with some of them, but I haven't been in contact as much as I wish I'd been.

4. Keep in touch with my KS better- 3/10/10
I've done a bit better here. And now that Kate tweets, it's easier to say hi every so often on top of e-mail & snail mail. I love my KS *hugs*

5. Re-write weekly schedule and try better to follow it
Yikes. I did try to follow it at first, but it was a pretty strict schedule and, honestly, my life has changed so much that a schedule re-done 1001 days ago just didn't work for me for long.

6. Learn basic sign language (i.e. more than what I know already)
I learned a little, but have forgotten most of it now. I need to make a more serious attempt at this in the future (a future monthly project, perhaps)

7. Learn how to tie a tie- 04/20/08
Every time I go to tie one, I have to look up the instructions to refresh my memory. But I generally have the right idea.

Health & Fitness

8. Lose 15+lbs
This SO did not happen. I'm still a fatty. LOL!

9. Work out at least 3 times a week
I did have periods of time where I worked out this much. But for the most part, I didn't work out at all for months on end.

10. Start wearing pedometer again and keep track of steps walked- do sit-ups if I fall below my average

melydia even gave me a new pedometer (after the batteries in my old one died) but I didn't like the new one as much (couldn't calibrate it to my pace/walking style) so I had doubts about its accuracy at times. In the end, I didn't keep up with this one either.

11. Floss at least 5 times a week if not every single day
I definitely improved on this for a while, but I went through periods of doing well and others where I did not so well. On a whole, i call this a fail but I know I need to keep up with this.

12. Drink & finish a bottle of water every week
I made an attempt at this, but I just really hate the taste of water. Couldn't do it for the long term.

13. Go to the optometrist (it’s been 9+ years) and get new glasses- 6/22/07
I still have my glasses, and they're wonderful

14. Go to the gynecologist (haven’t been since I was in college)- 12/12/07
Actually, I should go again...

15. Get juicer out of storage and start using it
I never made any effort on this. Which is a shame.

16. Start taking Centrum vitamins again
Once again, for a while I was doing well with this, but then I lapsed and didn't keep up

17. Walk to the library at least once a month (weather permitting)
I made this goal back when I was going to the library to buy used books every Saturday afternoon. Now I volunteer at that library on Monday nights (used to be Thursday nights) and it's too dark when I'm done at the end of the night to safely walk home. So this one became unrealistic very shortly after I made it.

Good Things

18. Try 5 times to give blood
I did give it a good shot a few times. When I made the goal, I didn't realize what a problem it would be for me to give blood. After more complications arose, it made it virtually impossible for me to donate blood. What a shame, because I used to be so good at doing it every few months like clockwork.

19. Grow hair out to 10+ inches past chin and donate to Locks of Love- 03/10/10
My hair is SHORT now! But I hope my hair will go to help a kid who needs/wants it

20. Send 30 care packages to soldiers through AnySoldier.com
I managed to send 10 out of 30, which isn't too bad at all. I made the goal of 30 back when I sent 1 every month and I just wasn't able to keep up with that pace. But it's still 10 more units out there benefitting from what I've sent.

21. Donate 100 books to charity/the library- 03/29/09
With Accio Books last year, this was done in practically one drop off. LOL

22. Buy 10 things for Toys for Tots- 12/19/07
It's a nice program, and it was fun looking for toys that I thought kids would like.

23. Raise $250+ for AIDS Walk Washington- 9/27/07
Thanks to the generosity of family and friends, I more than exceeded this goal!

24. Get involved with the Cairn rescue group somehow
I did sign up, but I haven't built any pages for them. I feel guilty for letting that slip.

25. Buy fruit at a farmer’s market- 07/02/09
Nom nom nom! I wish there were a farmer's market closer to my house that was open when I wasn't working so I could visit it regularly.

26. Put a recycling bin in the laundry room and empty it myself regularly- 3/10/10
I let this slide for a while, but I've been pretty good about storing up recycling and then taking it up on trash/recycling night

Home/Things

27. Get rid of 5 boxes of things in my room/storage unit
Actually, I have another box of stuff to go. But a full 5 boxes? VERY close but no cigar. I could stretch it and say this was finished, but, honestly, I fell a little short.

28. Separate laundry (don’t just wash all at once on cold)- 3/10/10
I've actually been doing a phenomenal job at this. Seriously, my laundry skills have improved significantly over the past 1001 days.

29. Clean from 3pm-5pm every Sunday- no excuses!
I have no excuse, I just didn't do this

30. Make small fixes to car (paint in front, dome light, reflectors on holes, side shade)- declared finished on 3/13/09
My car looked nice!

31. Keep car gas level at least half full at all times
Fail. I did manage to do this for a while, but there were some pretty important times my tank was definitely on empty.

32. Clean out car (even vacuum)- 8/17/09
I did clean it out a few times (both my last car and the new one)

33. Start making smoothies again
I didn't even make ONE! But we might be getting a blender at work, which means I'll have an excuse to eat/drink yummy soon. A little late for the 1001 days though.

34. Pair down closet and move all clothes out of Simon’s room
I did give away several boxes/bags of stuff. But I still have about 20 things in the upstairs closet I need to get rid of.

35. Clean out/sort Outlook Express Inbox
I am beginning to believe I will never get this mess sorted

36. Back up computer completely once every two months- 3/10/10
I have been backing up quite a lot, and my external hard drive is awesome. Except during the past month, my computer won't recognize it. ACK! I spent some time tonight trying to figute it out, to no avail.

37. Buy a display cabinet and put things in it- 07/02/07
I love my display cabinet so much

38. Get/buy some sort of cataloging software & catalog all books, CDs, tapes, DVDs, video games, and videos
My entire collection isn't yet in there, but the majority is, and I've been keeping up with my new purchases.

39. Go through Real Simple magazines and create a binder of useful pieces
I have a big binder of these, but lately I've thought it would be better to put them all in plastic sleeves instead of punching holes in the flimsy pages. So I'm going to have to re-do what I've already done and then work on all the new issues.

40. Go through digital camera cards and print/save/delete all photos
I'm lazy when it comes to my photos, apparently

Hobbies

41. Register all books waiting to be registered for BookCrossing
At this point, it seems unlikely that I'll ever be 100% caught up on this. I have several hundred unregistered at the moment.

42. Make/refine my BookCrossing car kit- 08/12/07
I still use it

43. Write & submit another BookCrossing article- 09/09/07
I'm proud of my articles

44. Start a state map postcard for book trade on BookCrossing
I'm shy and never worked up the courage to start this

45. Create the Around the World in ? Days Challenge on BookCrossing
Ditto. I acquired 2 copies of the book, but by then I learned that someone else did something fun with the book and I lost my nerve.

46. Send out 25 Ray it Forwards at BookCrossing (books I've actually read first)
Not even close! I did send out some, which is good, but not 25!

47. Create a BookCrossing iCal (publish it?)- 12/29/07
I created it, yes, but didn't keep up with it.

48. Start a Fannish BookBox- 07/06/08
I did one round of an online bookbox before I decided I don't like online bookboxes.

49. Start an LGBT BookBox- 07/06/08
I have since set out two different LGBT bookboxes!

50. Start an LGBT BookRelay and keep it going
Someone else created one, but I participated in it for a while

51. Start an anime BookRelay and keep it going
Someone else created one of these as well, but I participated in it for a while, too

52. Make a better list/system of books I mail out (spreadsheet) and keep up with it
I created a nice spreadsheet, but didn't find it as useful as I had hoped it would be. So I stopped using it.

53. Clear 50 books off my To Be Read bookcase- 09/25/09
Hardly feels like I made any dent at all, but I did read them

54. Watch every nominated movie from the Academy Awards (excluding foreign film) from 2007-2009
Wow. I honestly thought this would be no problem. But I didn't even come close to watching them all

55. Get a P.O. Box and do PostCrossing; send out 50 postcards- 3/5/10
I still have my PO Box (love it) and I sent 50 postcards out!I got some great ones back, but I probably won't keep up with PostCrossing much in the future.

56. Finish my website portfolio- 6/5/09
It's not perfect, but it exists :-)

57. Add to Max’s scrapbook
I actually couldn't find it for the longest time. But I recently un-lost it and plan to pick it back up again.

58. Catalogue Eeyore collection- 01/04/09
I love having a catalogue/list of all my Eeyores!

59. Find out about displaying my Eeyore collection at the library- 12/02/08 through 12/30/08
I am so proud that I got to do this

60. Get a new library card (mine is 20 years old and almost in pieces)- 11/10/07
I love my new library card!

61. Learn how to play Mahjong- 07/29/07
I could probably use a refresher course, and apparently I learned the Chinese version, not the US one. But now I know how it's supposed to be played.

62. Decide what big thing to build out of LEGOs and begin planning- 08/03/07
I built amazingness and displayed them at my first LEGO convention as a participant in 2009

63. Bring TG’s Realm website up to date- 01/31/10
This is one I am especially proud of. I did massive updates.

64. Bring Kintail: the Dreamscape & BookCrossing websites up to date
I wish I'd done as much to this site. I've updated parts a little, but it's not completely done.

Fannish Stuff

65. Make Remus & Sirius sock puppets
I still want to do this!

66. Catch up on Stargate
I bought the whole thing on DVD, so I should be able to get this done during the next 1001 days without problem

67. Catch up on The 4400- 08/17/07
What a great series. I cannot believe they cancelled it just when it was getting amazing.

68. Catch up on The Dead Zone- 12/13/07
DITTO! The ending was amazing. I want more!

69. Finish Farscape series
I came close. Just one season & the Peacekeeper Wars left

70. Finish Gabaldon series to date (reread Outlander-Fiery Cross and read A Breath of Snow & Ashes)
I re-read the first two books and bought the newest. I've got a long way to go with it.

71. Mark up Harry Potter paperbacks with post-its
I really thought this would be useful, but I use the Lexicon so often instead, that maybe I don't need to do this after all.

72. Go to at least one hockey game every season- 9/15/09
I am so happy that I accomplished this one! I saw them win 1 game out of the 5 I went to, I think (so I think I'm 3 in 7 for my whole life). Maybe I'm jinxing them and shouldn't go any more...

73. Read the entire Hornblower series of books- 03/29/09
Oh Horatio, how I love you!

Work

74. Finish archiving the Chronicle and complete the Photo Archives
Chronicle: yes. Photo Archives: still in progress.

75. Get everyone moved to Adobe CS3- 02/18/08
We're all on CS4 now

76. Get a new graphics card for my PC and set up monitors- declared finished on 03/12/09
This was the bane of my existence for so long. I'm glad I completed it finally

77. Bring goodies to work bi-weekly- 3/10/10
Okay, maybe not exactly bi-weekly, but I did bring in a LOT of stuff, and that was my whole point of this goal.

78. Update Webmaster/Admin html manual
I have updated it several times, but it needs a total overhaul now

79. Update Software Inventory & keep it updated!- 09/14/07
Hmm. I did finish that huge project, but I didn't keep it updated throughout 2009.

80. Bring caricature of self to work and put on wall- 08/17/07
It's still there.

Writing

81. Do & win NaNoWriMo 2007, 2008, etc.- 11/25/09
Many, many words written! And I finished my 2009 attempt last month.

82. Keep an ongoing master list (spreadsheet) of all stories I finish- 3/10/10
I absolutely love my spreadsheet of stories. It's a great resource and fun to compile

83. Finish 5 more Strokes stories- 03/10/10
My Strokes boys need more love. But I definitely wrote at least 5.

84. See about doing the Writers’ Roundtable twice a month- 07/25/07
We still have 2 meetings each month.

85. Make one entry every month to my Rectacular journal
Now that I have a separate Twitter account for recs, I've been updating it more easily and frequently. Not quite every month, but an improvement.

86. Finish 25+ WIPs which have been waiting/ignored for a while
Wow. 25. Really? What was a thinking. I tried, though. And I'm happy of the ones I did work on and especially the ones I finished.

87. Submit something to be published
Didn't even try. I'm making next time's goal 5 submissions as a penalty. LOL

88. Start a file of rejection letters- 03/10/10
It's a nice file folder. I hope it doesn't get too full

89. Enter more dreams in my dream journal
Often I said to myself "Kate, that was an amazing dream. Go write it down in your journal" and then I would forget and be lazy and just not do it. Bad Kate.

90. Read 5 books on writing
Um, I am drowning in books. I've read parts of many, but only finished 1 completely.

Miscellaneous

91. Start reading slash-dot and try to keep up with techie news- 3/10/10
I have the RSS feed on my browser and I pay attention to it much more than I used to. Not as much as I should, but I'm more aware on a whole of things that are going on in the Tech world

92. Set up a special savings account and put $1 into it every day for a total of 1001 days- 3/10/10
I am so happy I made this goal. Now I have more than $1020 to spend as I see fit!

93. Go to a Free-For-All Friday at Mix 107.3
Nope. I didn't do this. What a shame.

94. Get a new computer with a flat screen monitor- 06/01/08
I love my new computer, even when it doesn't cooperate with me.

95. Go to the International Spy Museum in DC (for the first time)
I gave my family money for tickets on Christmas a few years ago, but we haven't gone. I did step inside the entrance because I won tickets to the Spy in the City contest. But that was for a GPS tour of the city in a hunt, not something inside the museum

96. Go to the Zoo (see new Asia section & new panda before he’s gone)- 10/05/08
I'm glad I got to see him before he left for China

97. Go to Mount Vernon to see the new museum/exhibits/theaters- 03/07/10
I wish I'd known to watch the full intro movie. But apart from that, I had an excellent time with friends!

98. Visit a lighthouse- 10/31/09
I didn't get to go inside, but I did see one :-)

99. See the Washington Capitals practice at their new facility- 01/02/09
I love Kettler. My boys have such a nice home now (and so much closer to where I am, too). I really want to take my mother there soon.

100. Keep a separate 101 LiveJournal- 06/13/07
You're looking at it!

101. Start a new 101 list when I’m down to my last few things to do- 03/10/10
I've got a new list. I'll post it next! Wish me luck!

Current Mood: accomplished

It occurred to me today that I have less than a year to go before my 1001 days are up. Yikes! So I thought I'd summarize my progress to date and go through my list to see how probably it is to do the unfinished things.

So far, I've finished 27 out of 101.

1. Take a basic car maintenance class/workshop
I called my car insurance company to ask if they knew of any classes/workshops. And I checked out the adult learning programs in my area. I wasn't able to find anything. Unless one falls into my lap, I probably won't accomplish this one.

2. Sign-up for a dating service
Hmm. Haven't done this. Thought about signing up at a geek dating service but I'm not sure I'm geeky enough for that. And I'm too geeky enough for a regular dating service. LOL But lately I've felt less and less interested in this (life's just too busy at the moment) so we'll see

3. Stay in touch with college friends I’ve reconnected with
I haven't done much on this front, I admit. Bad Kate.

4. Keep in touch with my KS better
Not doing too badly with this one. Could do better. *hugs* I love you, KS!

5. Re-write weekly schedule and try better to follow it
When I wrote my schedule, I truly believed I could follow it just fine. It was realistic. But I'm lazy. LOL So I didn't follow it much. Maybe I'll re-write it again.

6. Learn basic sign language (i.e. more than what I know already)
I learned a little. I really should stick the DVD back in and learn some more.

8. Lose 15+lbs
Yeah... no.

9. Work out at least 3 times a week
Since the demise of my VCR, I haven't worked out much. I need to either start a new routine that doesn't involve my beloved VHS Tae-Bo tape or switch out my VCR with the one my parents just stopped using when they bought their new VHS/DVD combo player.

10. Start wearing pedometer again and keep track of steps walked- do sit-ups if I fall below my average
I still haven't replaced the battery in it in order to use it. I really should, shouldn't I?

11. Floss at least 5 times a week if not every single day
Hmm. Have been slacking on this one as well.

12. Drink & finish a bottle of water every week
I can't even remember making this one! I definitely haven't been doing this. I should. But I just don't like the taste of water.

15. Get juicer out of storage and start using it
Apparently, my juicer IS out of storage. I haven't used it yet, but I should. Maybe when I get some fruit from the farmers market in Thing 25 I'll make something nummy :-)

16. Start taking Centrum vitamins again
I bought some, but stopped taking them after a while. I should start again and make it part of my routine.

17. Walk to the library at least once a month (weather permitting)
I'm not going to do this one. I haven't even tried walking there and back once. I started volunteering there after work on Thursdays instead of going there leisurely on Saturdays. So there's no time to walk there and the walk back would be in the dark, which isn't safe. So I won't be accomplishing this one.

18. Try 5 times to give blood
I've tried 1 out of 5 times. My doctor suggested I not give blood since I have so much trouble with the process (lately it's been the pulse rate, but other times it's the iron or bleeding slowly or them not being able to find a vein).

19. Grow hair out to 10+ inches past chin and donate to Locks of Love
I'm almost there! I just bought some new conditioner a few days ago that's supposed to help prevent split ends in longer hair. So I'm going to see it through another inch or so then chop it off!

20. Send 30 care packages to soldiers through AnySoldier.com
I've sent 8 out of the 30. I've slacked off a bunch with this one (I used to send one or so a month) but I have a bunch of things set aside for care packages. So I'll have to step this up. I want to get this done but, if I fall short, I want to send at least half the goal number.

21. Donate 100 books to charity/the library
I've done 80 out of 100. I'm collecting books to donate right now because of the Accio Books! project. I have about 200. So... that's a little more than 20 :-) I'm planning on donating the kids books to ECHO and the adult books to the library or the hospital where I used to candy stripe (though I haven't heard back from them)

24. Get involved with the Cairn rescue group somehow
I got involved! However, I haven't had time yet to make any of the website pages for the memorial section of their website, as I promised I would. That's awful of me. I resolve to rectify that soon.

25. Buy fruit at a farmer’s market
Last week at a girl scout meeting I met a woman who sells her food at some of the local famer's markets. Apparently there's a really nice one in Kingstowne. So once the spring & summer roll around and the markets open, I'll head over and check that one out some Friday afternoon.

26. Put a recycling bin in the laundry room and empty it myself regularly
I have one there that I've used. But I filled it once and never emptied it. LOL What a lazy arse I am! I feel so embarrassed about that that I'll do better now.

27. Get rid of 5 boxes of things in my room/storage unit
I've gotten rid of 2.5 out of 5. But I have every intention of doing a huge spring cleaning this year and getting rid of A LOT. So I should be able to do this one.

28. Separate laundry (don’t just wash all at once on cold)
I've been doing an excellent job with this one, actually. Kind of proud of myself. I've been separating lights and darks and hots, colds, and warms.

29. Clean from 3pm-5pm every Sunday- no excuses!
Yeah, well, not so good here either. I've cleaned a few times but mostly I have had better things to do 3pm-5pm on Sundays :-)

31. Keep car gas level at least half full at all times
Wow, I totally forgot I made this goal as well. I've been awful about this, but I'll try to do it from now on because it's a good idea. Glad I thought of it at one point. LOL

33. Start making smoothies again
I haven't. Doesn't seem that hard to do, though.

34. Pair down closet and move all clothes out of Simon’s room
I've made a lot of progress here, but there's still a ways to go. I'm hoping to try out the space-saver thing in my wardrobe this weekend. If it works all right, I'll buy a few more and that will make room in my wardrobe for the clothes left in the closet upstairs in Simon's room (which is now Sugar's room)

35. Clean out/sort Outlook Express Inbox
It was clean and organized at one point... but I really need to do this again. Now. Tens of thousands of unorganized e-mails need homes!

36. Back up computer completely once every two months
Ever since I installed FreeByte Backup, I've backed up my important files quite often, sometimes more than once a week. I no longer live in complete fear of losing it all. heehee Definitely a great improvement.

38. Get/buy some sort of cataloging software & catalog all books, CDs, tapes, DVDs, video games, and videos
I have about half my collection cataloged and I'm hoping to get a little more done this weekend.

39. Go through Real Simple magazines and create a binder of useful pieces
I've started this project, but it's unfinished. I bought a bunch of sleeve inserts that should make it easier (no more hole-punching and worrying about ripping pages when I leaf through them in the binder).

40. Go through digital camera cards and print/save/delete all photos
Why haven't I done this yet? I need to do this now! My old camera died so I need to make sure I have all the photos saved off the cards that fit in that camera. Since I've tried out the 'send a file on your computer to CVS to print' and it worked nicely, I am less worried about keeping the cards around in order to print the pretty photos :-)

41. Register all books waiting to be registered for BookCrossing
So close and yet so far. I still have about a hundred unregistered books sitting by my computer. Maybe I'll make a mass effort this weekend.

44. Start a state map postcard for book trade on BookCrossing
Haven't started this yet but I'll get to it. A list of the ones I do & don't have are here: http://www.kintailscape.com/BC/mappostcards.html

45. Create the Around the World in ? Days Challenge on BookCrossing
I'm having second thoughts about this one. Maybe I'll revise what I thought I was going to do for this one.

46. Send out 25 Ray it Forwards at BookCrossing (books I've actually read first)
I've sent 11 out of 25. Not bad but I need to step it up!

50. Start an LGBT BookRelay and keep it going
I've participated a lot, but it hits its slow moments

51. Start an anime BookRelay and keep it going
I've participated a lot, but it hits its slow moments

52. Make a better list/system of books I mail out (spreadsheet) and keep up with it
My list system rocked... but I didn't keep up with it. So maybe it wasn't as good a list/system as I thought it was. I'll have to think about how to do a better job of this

53. Clear 50 books off my To Be Read bookcase
I'm not sure what my current count is, but I don't think I'll have trouble finishing this one within a year (if I haven't already). My last documented amount was 46 out of 50. I'm sure I've read 4 off my bookcase since August.

54. Watch every nominated movie from the Academy Awards (excluding foreign film) from 2007-2009
I still have quite a few left. 84 to be exact. Yikes!

55. Get a P.O. Box and do PostCrossing; send out 50 postcards
I've sent 20 out of 50. I'm not sure if the stamps I have are the proper amount now for international postcards. So I'll check on that next time I'm at the post office and get back into the game here.

56. Finish my website portfolio
Totally haven't done this.

57. Add to Max’s scrapbook
I just figured out where I PUT this the other day. I'll open it up and add some things :-) Maxwell's sitting right here between my keyboard and monitor right now. He agrees. heehee

63. Bring TG’s Realm website up to date
Whoa. SO not done with this. It's a huge project and only getting huger.

64. Bring Kintail: the Dreamscape & BookCrossing websites up to date
Same deal. The BookCrossing website is doing all right, but the Dreamscape needs lots more love. I'm such a slacker.

65. Make Remus & Sirius sock puppets
Aw, why haven't I done this one yet? I must. I really must!

66. Catch up on Stargate
I recently bought the entire series on DVD. So I should be able to get through it now, so long as I can make the time.

69. Finish Farscape series
Having trouble with this one since Blockbuster online has difficulty getting the discs to me. I might have to put this one on hold since I don't think I want to buy the whole series on iTunes just yet.

70. Finish Gabaldon series to date (reread Outlander-Fiery Cross and read A Breath of Snow & Ashes)
So far I earread Outlander and Dragonfly, then began Outlander again for a book club and didn't finish it. I should really get back on this one.

71. Mark up Harry Potter paperbacks with post-its
Haven't done this, but I'd still like to.

72. Go to at least one hockey game every season
Yes! So far, I've managed this one!

73. Read the entire Hornblower series of books
I have just one book left until I'm done with this, so it should be a breeze. I'll be SO sad to finish the series, though! *sob*

74. Finish archiving the Chronicle and complete the Photo Archives
I did finish the Chronicle archives but I have been slacking on the photo archives. I need to get back on top of that project. It feels overwhelming but it'll be worth it when I'm done.

77. Bring goodies to work bi-weekly
Not sure I've managed every other week, but I've certainly brought in a lot a lot more often than I used to. So I consider this a success so far

78. Update Webmaster/Admin html manual
I've done a little work on this but I'm far from finished

81. Do & win NaNoWriMo 2007, 2008, etc.
I did it for 2007 and 2008 and plan to do it for 2009. I guess we'll see in November if I've accomplished this.

82. Keep an ongoing master list (spreadsheet) of all stories I finish
Beyond keeping this list, I've actually enjoyed keeping it! I wrote up a nice recap of everything I wrote in 2008 and could nicely analyze it. I'm really glad I kept this list now (it totally paid off) so am encouraged to keep it up this year.

83. Finish 5 more Strokes stories
I've written 4 of 5 so I think I'll be able to finish this goal within a year.

85. Make one entry every month to my Rectacular journal
I started a new twitter account that feeds into my Rectacular journal (http://twitter.com/rectacular). This makes it quicker to update and quicker means I'm more likely to update. Once a month might still be beyond me but I'm doing a much better job with this.

86. Finish 25+ WIPs which have been waiting/ignored for a while
Um... ACK! I would LOVE to be able to finish 25. But so far I've only finished 2. The likelihood of me finishing so many more in just a year is small since it means I'd have to increase the rate significantly. But at least I've managed a few and maybe I'll finish a few more.

87. Submit something to be published
Hmm. Haven't even really thought about this since my last rejection. I haven't written anything good enough or ready enough. But I'll keep this goal in mind.

88. Start a file of rejection letters
I haven't done, but it's an easy goal so I'll do it soon.

89. Enter more dreams in my dream journal
I keep thinking "I should enter that!" and then I don't and I forget the dream soon thereafter.

90. Read 5 books on writing
I've read 1 of 5 and I have plenty of others to choose from. I'll definitely try to finish this goal

91. Start reading slash-dot and try to keep up with techie news
I get the e-mails and I check it out from time to time at work thanks to the RSS feed in the toolbar. I definitely feel more informed.

92. Set up a special savings account and put $1 into it every day for a total of 1001 days- 06/13/07 (set up special, separate ING savings account with weekly direct transfer)
Easiest one so far since it takes the money from me automatically. I'll have no trouble with this.

93. Go to a Free-For-All Friday at Mix 107.3
I'd definitely still like to do this one!

95. Go to the International Spy Museum in DC (for the first time)
I gave my family money for tickets for us all to the museum. So I'm hoping we'll actually go soon!

97. Go to Mount Vernon to see the new museum/exhibits/theaters
I would certainly love to do this. Maybe in April or June on a weekend when I don't have so much scheduled.

98. Visit a lighthouse
Of all my goals, this is the one I most wanted to accomplish. So I'm going to make this one a priority during the next year. I'm going to do some research and find a nice one not too far away and take a road trip there.

27. Get rid of 5 boxes of things in my room/storage unit
34. Pair down closet and move all clothes out of Simon’s room

Here's what the closet looked like at the start:

FYI, it's clearer in real life ;-)

Here's what I took out to donate to charity. I'm going to consider this to be the equivalent of one box:

And this is one box of clothes that used to be two boxes, combined (jam-packed) into one overflowing box. So... this is sort of one and a half. It's mostly all clothes from my wardrobe:

2.5 down and 2.5 to go!
I moved some clothes I'm keeping down out of the closet into my wardrobe- which is small and PACKED. I've got to make some more passes through and get rid of stuff.

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