rain's 101 in 1001

striken items are complete, itallic items are being actively pursued, and bold items are notes. my 1001 day project ends in

1. ten to thirty minutes cardio six times a week for six months
2. learn an entire tai'chi form - any style
3. attend wing chun three mornings a week for six months
4. yoga twice a week (on the mornings I'm not doing wing chun) for six months
5. one hour Saturday morning jogs, preferably in Duke Forest, every weekend for six months
6. keep a food / exercise journal and...
7. consume less calories than I burn every day until I weigh...
8. one hundred twenty-five pounds
9. maintain that weight for one year
10. earn and maintain a six pack (sweet sweet abs!)
11. earn and maintain proportional body measurements (if physically possible and healthy)
12. no caffeine for a month
13. no sugar for a month
14. don't kill Pontus, the cats or anyone else during the no sugar and no caffeine months
15. no electronics (cell phone, computer, internet, cars, lights, treadmill) for one weekend (omg omg omg omg)
16. family vacation somewhere hot
17. family vacation overseas
18. one weekend holiday with P every season
19. visit Jacque and Chadleton
20. get a job. that i love. with benefits. for a company I believe in. that pays enough to...
21. pay off my credit cards
22. pay off my student loans
23. pay off my car
24. pay off the mortgage
25. clean up my credit report
26. save enough to cover all expenses for three months
27. put $100 of each paycheck in a savings account
28. don't spend anything for one week
29. don't use the credit card for one month
30. don't go to any restaurants for one month
31. go on a picnic with the walking and the wine and the bread and cheese and blanket and cold chicken and potato salad and chocolate strawberries in the grass with the nature and don't forget the off bug spray
32. see the dentist
33. see the vision doctor
34. see the femme doctor
35. have a baby (if we're ready... fiscally, etc)
36. sell our house
37. spring cleaning. even the basement.
38. replace that shingle
39. get the chimney inspected / cleaned
40. rake the leaves. all of them. front and back.
41. get that damned dog house roof removed
42. remove the basketball hoop thingie
43. move
44. buy a new house
45. write and discuss our living wills with each other and our parents
46. discuss our donor preferences with our parents
47. write our last will and testament
48. establish life insurance for both of us
49. master HTML
50. master CSS
51. master PHP
52. master MySQL
53. master Javascript
54. learn Java
55. learn email marketing
56. learn google analytics / ppc
57. study linux / red hat enterprise linux / fedora
58. purchase the RHCE book that Huber recommends
59. purchase a used linux server on ebay
60. set up linux hosting
61. earn the RHCT
62. earn the RHCE
63. study drupal
64. develop an elgg site
65. study logo design
66. study graphic design
67. design and develop a wordpress template
68. design and develop a drupal template
69. offer hosting / internet marketing / ppc through oss design
70. submit my designs / sites to a dozen contests
71. design / develop the cranky economist site
72. design / develop the organic baby consultant site
73. design / develop the beer burglar site
74. design / develop the analytics site
75. design / develop the writer's portfolio site
76. update the oss design blog twice a week
77. learn to sell my services online
78. learn to manage my own business
79. incorporate oss design
80. be not afraid (of collecting money owed)
81. network through mensa
82. network through meetup
83. network through linkedin
84. study tantric buddhism
85. read The Places That Scare You
86. read Always Maintain a Joyful Mind
87. read Awakening Loving-Kindness
88. read Comfortable with Uncertainty
89. read Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
90. read When Things Fall Apart
91. read Teachings of the Buddha
92. read The Complete Kama Sutra
93. no cursing for one week
94. release ten helium balloons with my web site address
95. release a helium balloon with a $20 bill tied to it
96. write to jacque every week for a year
97. send her those dance magazines, too
98. send ten anonymous gifts
99. update rainsdance.com at least twice a week for a year
100. quit procrastinating. now. until forever.
101. begin a new list of 101 things no sooner than a month after this one is finished

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