The 101 List

11: Partcipate In An Exhibit - Complete

2011-12-27T14:26:00.000-08:00

I participated in a small art show of local artists at the City Coffee House in Allen Park, Michigan.

My art and I

Katie Hale

Project 365: Update One

2011-12-27T14:08:00.000-08:00

Here is a mini-chronicle of my life from November 28 to December 27.

Happy Birthday!

2011-11-17T10:33:00.000-08:00

John got me a Canon EOS Rebel T3 (EF-S 18-55 IS II Kit) for my birthday! Aaaaah!

Now I just have to read the manual and learn to use this bad boy!

Movies Progess List

2011-10-17T09:15:00.000-07:00

Movies I've seen:

Graffiti Bridge
Cowboys & Aliens
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Shark Night
The Ward
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Insidious
Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Gypsy 83
Black Death
Dream House
Trollhunter
Monsters
Case 39
The Thing
Death Becomes Her
Girl Interrupted
Let Me In
Tangled
John Carpenter's The Thing
The Shrine
Cry Baby
Allosaurus: A Walking With Dinosaurs Special
Empire Records
Muriel's Wedding
This Is Spinal Tap
The Producers (2005)
Heathers

Concerts

2011-10-15T21:14:00.001-07:00

Smashing Pumpkins (Fillmore, Detroit 10-15-2011)

Zoo-tacular!

2011-10-01T15:42:00.000-07:00

Lions and Tigers and Transvestites!

2011-10-01T13:52:00.000-07:00

Went to the Detroit Zoo with John today. It was fantastic, some animals weren't out, namely the Red Panda, but all the animals that were out were very close to their audience so it was awesome and we got some great pictures. Will be uploading pictures later when John brings his camera over or something.

Another goal will be completed tonight for we are going to see the Rocky Horror Show at midnight! Ahhh, it's good to be in October finally. Today was a GREAT start to the month. Let the festivities commence!

Photobooth

2011-09-22T11:20:00.000-07:00

The photo John and I took at Zap Zone at their janky and small photobooth. We tried to select a different border but the photobooth decided it was Valentines Day.

One or Five?

2011-09-19T06:34:00.000-07:00

So last week I lost three pounds, which plenty of people probably think is no big deal and it's just weight fluctuation but I'm proud to say I've weighed myself this morning and I have lost at least one pound. By no means is this leaps and bounds but it's confirmation that I'm keeping those three pounds off and have lost an additional pound which adds up to a whole four pounds. If I can keep this up, it will certainly snow ball. I will definitely have to step up my game though because to be honest I haven't cut down my eating that much and have still indulged in ice cream and cake these past two weeks. I don't plan on entirely cutting out those delectable treats but I do plan on cutting it down to rare occurrences rather than frequent splurges.

When I first weighed myself this morning it said I had lost five pounds. I was elated but quickly became skeptical. How could I have lost five pounds this week? So I checked again... and again.... and again... all three times stated the same as the first- I have lost five pounds. I, a woman of science, decided to test the variables out and changed my position on the scale weighed myself once again- this time stating the less exciting one pound worth of loss. This seemed more believable. I stepped on once again in the relatively same position and it reaffirmed the one pound loss. I'm not sure exactly why the scale was giving me two different weights but I'm determined to find another scale in the house to weigh myself once more to find the one true weight for definite weight loss calculation. I am happy either way, to say the least.

Books

2011-09-09T08:25:00.001-07:00

Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Harvey by Herve Bouchard
Cat Burglar Black by Richard Sala

Renaissance Festival

2011-09-08T15:22:00.000-07:00

I did end up going to the Renaissance Festival in Holly about two weeks ago! I almost forgot about it actually, which is why I didn't blog about it right away. I didn't even take any pictures to be honest, oh well!

It was a spur of moment, last minute kind of thing when John and I were looking for something to do. I didn't dress up because I didn't have the time nor a corset to complete my outfit.

We only stayed for about an hour and a half but we managed to cover the entire grounds and go back to some places.

We mostly just walked around and looked at things, looked at most of the shops, saw part of a show, and I ate a piece of teriyaki jerky.

It wasn't incredibly exciting but it was nice to go back, it looked just like how I had left it four years ago. I would like to go back again someday and spend more time, see more shows, maybe buy something. The one thing I realized though while I was there was that my tastes have really changed. I used to be in awe of everything I passed and wanted to buy everything there but now as I passed through shops (mostly stopping to look at jewelry as I was on the prowl for such) I was looking at things and thinking to myself that the things looked cheaply made- that I could do it myself or find something better on the internet.

It was fun and it'd be awesome if I could acquire a corset (or at least the money for one) in the next year or two so that I may be able to dress up in the full one of the next times I go.

Video Games Progress List

2011-08-07T14:54:00.000-07:00

Video games beaten:

Saints Row 2

The List

2011-07-27T13:57:00.000-07:00

About The Project
Welcome to Day Zero, the home of the 1001 Day Project. A unique challenge that inspires you to set and achieve your personal goals in life.

The Challenge:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on your part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.

Bold is for completed goals and goals in italics are in progress.

START JULY 27, 2011 END APRIL 23, 2014

THE LIST

Mental Health/Fitness:

    1)    Meditate 20 times (0/20)
    2)    Work out three times a week for a month (0/4)
    3)    Lose 50 pounds (50/50)
    4)    No soda for 3 months (0/3)
    5)    Take a multivitamin every day for a month (30/30)

Art Projects:

    6)    Finish a comic
    7)    Do an art trade with someone
    8)    Buy a pair of ear spirals/hanging style jewelry
    9)    Finish a Wreck Journal
    10)    Make homemade perfume
    11)    Participate in an exhibit
    12)    Decoupage a piece of furniture
    13)    Practice free association writing 10 times (0/10)
    14)    Publish something
    15)    Finish go-go dress
    16)    Make a pair of dread falls
    17)    Knit something
    18)    Finish painting my Nuclear Girl converse shoes
    19)    Leave 5 pieces of guerrilla artwork in public (0/5)
    20)    Journal once a week for a year (1/52)
    21)    Bind a book
    22)    Make Kanzashi flowers
    23)    Make a dried/pressed flower necklace
    24)    Make a record bowl or an art piece using the method
    25)    Paint a set of Russian nesting dolls
    26)    Make t-shirts into pillow cases
    27)    Come up with a costume and assemble it before Halloween
    28)    Get something with my art on it from Zazzle
    29)    Create 10 pieces of jewelry (0/10)
    30)    Make a Super Sculpey (ball-jointed) doll
    31)    Make a gloomy bear backpack and/or shoulder bag
    32)    Take a photo every day of the year. Project 365 (42/365)
    33)    Complete the 100 Journal Ideas by Keri Smith (2/100)
    34)    Take photographs to frame and hang in house
    35)    Paint/Illustrate a piece of art to frame and hang
    36)    Sew something
    37)    Complete at least 5 finished pieces of art for myself (5/5)
    38)    Make 4 pieces of art using recycled cardboard (0/4)
    39)    Make burlesque pasties
    40)    Paint/sculpt on/modify my Munny
    41)    Make an art piece for Nana
    42)    Learn to play three songs on the guitar (0/3)

Community:

    43)    Donate blood
    44)    Volunteer
    45)    Sign up to be an organ donor
    46)    Donate 1 million grains of rice through FreeRice.com (7,720/1,000,000)

Enjoyment of Life:

    47)    Read 50 books (3/50)
    48)    Go ice skating
    49)    Go on a road trip
    50)    See an opera
    51)    Visit a zoo
    52)    Go on a picnic
    53)    Host a dinner party
    54)    Carve a pumpkin
    55)    Acquire a digital SLR camera
    56)    Visit the Detroit Science Center
    57)    Grow an herb
    58)    Get a chelsea mohawk
    59)    Go geocaching
    60)    Take a bike ride around town
    61)    Go on a train ride
    62)    Attend a drive-in movie
    63)    Stretch ear to 00 gauge (left ear: 2g right ear: 2g)
    64)    Get pictures taken in photo-booth
    65)    Get a $12+/hr paying job
    66)    Watch 100 movies (29/100)
    67)    Try a new recipe every month for a year (0/12)
    68)    Go firefly catching
    69)    Find/buy a vintage Chinese ad/poster
    70)    Grow my hair out to shoulder length
    71)    Go to an art museum other than the DIA
    72)    Go to the DIA 3 times (0/3)
    73)    Write 10 snail mail letters (1/10)
    74)    Beat 10 of my video games (1/10)
    75)    Buy wall decals or make them
    76)    Visit an apple orchard
    77)    Attend a play (other than the Rocky Horror Show)
    78)    Get my nails did
    79)    Visit my brother for a weekend
    80)    Cook thanksgiving dinner (invite friends)
    81)    Bake a cake
    82)    Throw Halloween party
    83)    Go to see the Rocky Horror Show
    84)    Have a custom corset made for me or make one myself
    85)    Go to Chicago
    86)    Go to 3 concerts (1/3)
    87)    Henna tattoo myself
    88)    Go to the Renaissance Festival
    89)    Tattoo
    90)    Dye my hair: pink, blue, mint green and lavender
    91)    Buy an original piece of art or an art print
    92)    Buy a sex toy

Miscellaneous:

    93)    Maintain a daily chore chart for a year
    94)    Phase paper napkins out of home life
    95)    No shampoo for at least 1 month (0/30)
    96)    Move out
    97)    Find a job
    98)    Blog at least once a month with progress of 101 list (6/12)
    99)    Make a new 101 list at the end of the 2.75 years
    100) Write a letter to myself to open after 1001 days
    101) Use reusable shopping bags for 10 shopping trips (0/10)

Goals completed: 13/101