101 in 1001

I've never claimed to be the most original person on the planet. Highwaygirl and eyeball have both been on my case to do one of these, so here goes...

The Mission:
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 my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as new year's resolutions. 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 or outdoor activities.

1. Learn to ride a horse [Completed 10/11/06]
2. Go to Paris [Completed 16/12/05]
3. Sell a photograph
4. Go to Jerusalem [Completed 19/04/05]
5. Buy a digital SLR camera [Completed 17/08/05 - Canon EOS 350XT]
6. Meet a boy
7. Go to culinary school
8. Be a blonde (again) [Completed 22/01/05]
9. Read The DaVinci Code [Completed 24/01/05]
10. Lose 5 lbs.

11. Join a gym
12. Knit a scarf
13. Spend a stupid amount of money on one pair of shoes [Completed 2/01/06 ($142.62USD and so what if they were spiffy Adidas running shoes and not sexy stilettos?)]
14. Go to Ireland (*waves at heewee!*)
15. Live on my own (again)[Completed 23/02/05]
16. Climb a rock wall [Completed 16/04/05]
17. Bake a layered cake [Completed 31/12/04 - Nigella's Autumn layer cake.]
18. Learn to appreciate red wine (this one might be my downfall) - I can now drink a glass or two without wanting to spit it out, which I think qualifies. There are some I even quite enjoy (Dalton's Canaan, particularly)!
19. Learn to swim freestyle
20. Grow my own herbs [Started 11/03/2005 - Mint, oregano, thyme, sage, and rosemary, so far]
21. Learn to scuba dive
22. Borrow a book from a library
23. Return a book to the library by its due date
24. Obtain a local credit card [Completed 13/01/05 - Banks are the devil.]
25. Get a cat [Completed (x2) 4/05/05]
26. Name it Schnitzel [ibid]
27. Or And Kiwi [ibid]
28. Go to a movie solo [Completed 1/05/05 - The Wedding Date]
29. Go camping (shut up, eyeball!) [Completed 15-16/04/05]
30. Cook a whole chicken
31. Make a Challah cover
32. Wear a halter top
33. Learn to use a sewing machine
34. Sew myself an item of clothing
35. Be part of a television studio audience [Filming of Rechov Sumsum, the Israeli Sesame Street. And so what if the audience was me, the filming crew and the two children of the head writer? It still counts!]
36. Learn to drive stick - Started 11/11/06, a bumpy start if you will, but a start nonetheless...
37. Learn to drive a scooter
38. Reopen sixth ear piercing - Sort of, as 5th piercing also closed, decided to forgo third pair altogether. I'm all about symmetry
39. Wear earrings in all 64 piercings
40. Buy pretty Michal Negrin earrings - [Completed 14/12/05, 2 pairs]
41. Make cream-filled, chocolate-topped profiteroles
42. Kiss a boy on New Year's Eve [Completed 31/12/2006]
43. Whiten my teeth [Started 01/01/05 - Crest White Strips 7 day program]
44. Get stylish glasses (sun or other) - [Completed 07/05, needing to be redone as I cracked the lens about 2 weeks later][Redone][And once more]
45. Make flavoured vinegar
46. Using my home-grown herbs
47. Decline a wedding invitation [Completed 22/08/05]
48. See at least one movie a month at the theatre [January: Ocean's 12/Alfie, May: The Wedding Date, June: Monster-in-Law]
49. Go to a psychic.
50. Watch all movies Oscar-nominated for best movie in 2004 and 2005 [2004: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King/Lost in Translation/Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World/Mystic River/Seabiscuit 2005: The Aviator/Finding Neverland/Million Dollar Baby/Ray/Sideways] [Completed 4/7/05]
51. Start running - [Started August 2006, have gone out about 4 times. Still too tenuous to consider complete, but definitely in progress. After running 2k the other day, my boyfriend said - only 40 more to go! (He's under the impression we're running the NYC marathon next year).][Stopped September 2006. Started again January 2007.]
52. Participate in a race
53. Read 150 books
54. Keep reading list [Started 04/01/05]
55. Learn to make a cappuccino with an apple on top
56. Go bowling
57. Visit museum [Completed 04/01/05 - Tel Aviv Museum]
58. Get a museum membership [Completed 04/01/05 - Tel Aviv Musem]
59. Read about photography
60. Learn to program the VCR [Marking as complete as a. I have no VCR and b. I knew how to program my last one]
61. Get bangs in my hair [Completed around 10/02/05]
62. Do laundry once a week for three months [Completed around 25/09/05]
63. Wear funky socks [Completed 06/12/06, if by fancy you mean not plain black, but rather brown with cool blue swirly pattern.]
64. Redesign my site - [Completed 30/12/05]
65. Go out with a friend at least once a week for a month - [Completed - I've been a social butterfly in the summer of 2006]
66. Subscribe to Donna Hay magazine [Completed 27/08/05]
67. Figure out Israeli tax benefit and open appropriate tax plans
68. Go to a concert in Caesaria ampitheatre
69. Volunteer for a worthwhile cause [Started 8/02/05]
70. Learn to play pool
71. Get the black pants I bought at Gap last December (2003!) hemmed [Dropped off 28/03/05]
72. Frame my photos and hang them on walls
73. Do 100 situps a day for a week [Completed 29/01/05 - 04/02/05]
74. Buy a bed
75. Learn to use bitorrent [Completed 05/01/05]
76. Get a physical
77. Buy an expensive purse [Completed 09/06 - not exactly a purse, but a $160 camera bag from Crumpler certainly counts]
78. Purchase music from iTunes[Completed 28/03/05 - Crowded House]
79. Watch all Lord of the Ring movies: Fellowship of the Ring 18/06/05 / The Two Towers 22/06/05 / Return of the King 25/06/05.
80. Watch the first season of 24[Started 10/01/05 - Completed, uh, sometime after 10/01/05]]
81. Throw a fancy dinner party - [Completed 14/07/06]
82. Buy flowers every week for a month - [Completed April 06]
83. Eat a meal at "Catit"* - [Completed 06/07/07]
84. Successfully bake a passionfruit tart - [Completed... can't recall, at A & A's house, using the awesome recipe from the Orna and Ella cookbook]
85. Go for a walk in the rain (intentionally, rather than getting caught in downpour) [Completed 5/01/07 - actually went out for a run while it was pouring, which very much counts in my mind. Repeated the exercise 6/01/07.]
86. Make a charitable donation [Completed on a couple of occasions. Most Recent to Israeli Society for the Blind]
87. Register with a political party - [Completed (can't remember date), The Israeli Green Party]
88. Do a crossword puzzle a month. Possibly in Hebrew.
89. Play a board game other than monopoly
90. Receive a bouquet of flowers from a boy - [Completed 19/06/06 (squee!)]
91. Cook a recipe a week from my cookbook collection (and not from the net) for two months.
92. Get whisks and dough hook for hand-me-down Kenwood mixer - [Completed 25/08/06]
93. Make donoughts for Hannukah - [Completed 31/12/05]
94. Wear a watch[Started 27/02/05]
95. Create a photo log for this site (or, um, find someone to do it for me)
96. Get a scanner [Completed 12/10/95 - HP PSC 1315 All In One]
97. Go to a play [Completed 03/05 (can't recall exact date), Stephen Belber's "Match", adapted by the Beit Lessin Theatre.]
98. Get an Israeli driver's license
99. Get hold of a car and go on a road trip from one end of the country to the other
100. Start and document a photography project
101. Watch the sun rise from Masada