final tally: 81/101 completed!

this project started as a catalyst for keeping myself busier than i had been... and it exploded. i can't remember the last time i had a day or night free to myself and without any obligations. i mostly like it that way.

so, the project definitely worked.

a couple months ago i realized i wasn't going to complete everything on the list. so a new goal of mine was to take it easy on myself and not really care that it's not going to get finished in time. (this includes removing my "punishment" of donating $25 for every unmet goal. i'm too broke for that, and have already made three kiva donations in the last six months. good enough for now).

the point was to explore. learn new things. grow. and i did all those to the max.

so, in summation, here is my final post with an update on the last few goals i accomplished this summer.

no pics here - ain't nobody got time for that. some are on facebook anyway. i'm not even proofreading this post - that's how busy/carefree i've become!

there will be more lists. they will be shorter in length but longer in timeline. onward!

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#4 (get a tattoo) is on its way. my good friend and wonderful artist vanessa is designing it. it will most likely happen in 2012, and it will be beautiful.

#6 (read all the books i've bought) this one mostly happened. i at least started all the books that had been purchased when this project began. so i'm gonna count it good.

 #14 (ride a rollercoaster) so, i didn't get this one done. but i've been on a kajillion rollercoasters in my lifetime anyway. so when the opportunity arose to do a similarly exhilarating (but totally new) thing this summer, i took it. my parents took me to the gun range up north. scary at first, fun by the end. and it turns out i'm kind of a natural. on my third round i hit our paper plate target eight out of ten shots from about fifty feet. i'm still totes anti-guns, though...

#15 (go skydiving) ...IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IN FIVE MINUTES! in life, really. just amazing. probably my favorite accomplishment.

#18 (go water skiing) YES THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED! at my parents' home in upper michigan. and i got up on two legs for a record 4 seconds or so. success! (loosely defined!)

#29 (group scavenger hunt) the groupon has been purchased! and brian and i are planning on using it in the next month(ish). so, y'know, almost there.

#31 (go to a drive-in) technically, i went to a drive-in two years ago. and discovered that my AM radio don't work. and we have plans to go soon. so, i'm crossing this off. :P

#33 (watch 20 oscar winners) this ended up being kind of a silly goal, because it's so difficult to keep track. in the end i'm sure i watched 20, but who knows really? i'll leave it uncrossed. ditto for #34.

#53 (get some DNA art). guys... DNA art is EXPENSIVE. so i changed this to just "buy some more art." and i did! come over if you want to see.

#47 was "take a metalworking class," which is something that, mark my words, i will do one day. just, not anytime soon, because it's muy expensivo. so, it's been replaced by something that was on my expanded 150+ list (the one that got trimmed down to this 101 list). host pub trivia! i'll get pictures of this one soon (hopefully) but friends who have been attending regularly know that i'm doing it, and i'm kicking ass at it.

#69 was "go snowmobiling" BUT the stuipd place wouldn't validate my stupid groupon before the stupid season has passed... but i did something similarly adventurous (and something i never, ever would've done a few years ago)... indoor rock climbing!

#88 (tobacco free for 1001 days) I DID IT!!! i went from about a pack a day to zero ciggies and managed to maintain that for nearly three years. here's to the next three.

#93 (throw a surprise party for someone) ok ok, i didn't plan the party. i mean, not most of it. but i planned the surprise! we all waited in the living room, i was the lookout, and i timed the "happy birthday!" ambush perfectly. maggie was terrified.

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