A New 101 in 1001

I'm going to make an attempt to revive this shared blog. Here goes!

1. Defend my dissertation proposal.
2. Finish and submit 1st dissertation paper.
3. Finish and submit 2nd dissertation paper.
4. Finish and submit 3rd dissertation paper.
5. Defend my dissertation.
6. Earn my PhD.
7. Get a cat.
8. Get a better job.
9. Move out of Chapel Hill.
10. Apply for German citizenship.
11. Find a new place to stay awhile.
12. Coauthor a paper with a professor.
13. Coauthor a paper with my partner.
14. Edit and resubmit my master's thesis for publication.
15. Edit and resubmit my IRB application to study musicians.
16. Publish at least one academic journal article.
17. Learn basic SAS.
18. Learn basic R.
19. Learn basic ATLAS/TI.
20. Learn to program in STATA.
21. Move my money to a local bank or credit union.
22. Open a retirement account.
23. Maintain at least 1 year's salary in savings.
24. Buy into an index fund.
25. Spend more of my money at businesses I like, and less at ones I don't.
26. Submit a work of creative nonfiction for publication.
27. Submit a work of creative fiction for publication.
28. Write first chapter of my first novel.
29. Write and illustrate a children's book.
30. Self-publish a zine.
31. Make a stencil.
32. Make an ink stamp.
33. Make a screen print.
34. Make a set of paper dolls.
35. Make a map.
36. Make an art book.
37. Make a samizdat.
38. Paint on a canvas.
39. Paint using water colors.
40. Draw using pastels.
41. Build a pinhole camera.
42. Develop a roll of 35 mm film.
43. Develop a roll of medium format film.
44. Invent postage and currency for a fictional country.
45. Build a diorama.
46. Make a ViewMaster wheel.
47. Make a cheese.
48. Make a batch of ice cream.
49. Grow an herb.
50. Grow a vegetable.
51. Infuse a palatable flavored whiskey.
52. Infuse a palatable gin from a neutral spirit.
53. Make a vegetable burger from scratch.
54. Make a casarole.
55. Bake gingerbread cookies.
56. Bake a traditional fruit cake.
57. Bake a pie.
58. Refinish a piece of furniture.
59. Make a game board.
60. Build a spirit radio.
61. Use my microscope.
62. Use my Max-O-Scope.
63. Grow bacteria or fungus in a petri dish.
64. Host a board game party.
65. Host a garden party.
66. Host a formal tea party.
67. Host a dinner party.
68. Host a holiday dinner.
69. Eat a dinner off fine china using real silverware.
70. Follow an Iditarod.
71. Follow a Cricket World Cup.
72. Watch a curling match.
73. Watch a kabaddi match.
74. Play croquet.
75. Play exquisite corpse.
76. Play Braid.
77. Play The Path.
78. Play Spore.
79. Play Carcassone.
80. Play Cosmic Encounter.
81. Learn to play Spades.
82. Learn to play Hearts.
83. Relearn how to play Euchre.
84. Participate in a Magic The Gathering draft.
85. Participate in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
86. Read at least 12 sociology books per year.
87. Read at least 12 fiction books for pleasure per year.
88. Read more essays.
89. Read more short stories.
90. Read more books by international authors.
91. Watch at least 6 new movies per year.
92. Watch more films by international directors.
93. Try at least 6 new restaurants per year.
94. Eat at least 1 salad per week.
95. Go out dancing at least 6 times per year.
96. Go for at least 12 walks per month.
97. Go swimming at least 12 times per year.
98. Visit Kansas.
99. Visit Japan.
100. Visit India or Nepal.
101. Keep fighting the good fight. Do not go quietly into the great goodnight.

Comprehensive Exams

I found out this afternoon that I passed both my comprehensive exams. Goals #3 and #5 are officially complete!

Also, I made lentil soup tonight. Only 3 new soups left until I complete goal #40.

Goal #1, Finally

#1 Write and defend my masters paper

Complete as of 3:00 this afternoon. Yay! The past couple months have been really busy for me, but I should be completing a few more of my academic goals really soon.

Also, I'd like to count #43 Make and drink my own soda. I made my own fig syrup, and used it to make an Italian soda. So I think this should count.

We Have Goals, RIP?

Does anyone visit this blog anymore? Just checking.

While I'm posting, I should note that I've completed a ridiculous number of goals since I last updated.

16) Eat ice cream on Division Street. (I went back to Division St, but the ice cream parlor is no longer there. I'm counting this goal as completed since I tried.)

17) Attend an academic conference.

30) Invest in a socially responsible stock.

39) Take a martial arts or self-defense class.

40) Brew tea from tea leaves.

51) Do my taxes by myself.

72) Paint my small table.

77) Hang a birdfeeder.

81) Send a package of gifts to the people I stayed with in Mumbai.

83) Make my own sushi.

91) Buy The Sims.

93) Buy art from the artist.

#37 Try a new baking recipe and perfect it

Here are my Rocky Road Bars. They are simple but quite a hit. I made them for the party Jess and I threw on Friday. Let me know if you're interested in the recipe.

Lots of goals, lots of fun!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I am accomplishing-away here. Since the end of November I've accomplished five goals. These included making dinner for my grama (#1), visiting the Museum of Contemporary Art (#36), eating fondue and tapas (#'s 50 & 49), and buying a Christmas present for someone I don't know (#99). It's been fun and (ful)filling! For more details, check out my blog. Happy goal-completing everyone!

P.S.-With Jess' help, I am on my way to completing #19. We are having a Christmas/Holiday party on December 29. Come one, come all!

#20 Sand and stain my bookshelf

I took an unfinished bookshelf, and stained it green. I also decopaged the interior. Here it is!