101 things in 1001 days (2013-2015)

Okay, here we go again! The first time I tried the 101 things in 1001 days, I really enjoyed it. I didn't finish it, but I got more than halfway through, and I had fun doing it. I think I learned a bit about what kind of things work on a list like this, and what kind of things don't. Armed with that knowledge, and eager to get back to having a structured list of interesting things to do as a fallback plan for when I've got free time, I'm plunging into the 101 things world once more.

For those who are just tuning in, this is like a bucket list, but with less focus on "before I die" and more focus on "in the next few years". (Hopefully, but not assuredly, quite different things.) It's a big list of stuff you want to do. The deal is, you make a list of 101 things you want to do, and then you have 1001 days (roughly 2.75 years) to complete as many items on your list as possible. For my money, they should be a good combination of fun and necessary (leaning more towards fun), and easy and difficult (leaning more towards being a bit of a stretch). Also, it's nice if they can span various aspects of your life, although mine leans noticeably towards entertainment, health, and technology.

My calculations inform me that, starting today, I have until October 14th, 2015 to try to complete these tasks. Wish me luck. Without further ado, here's the list...

Total: 8/101

Creative - 0/10
1. Design and create a board game
2. Draw five episodes of a webcomic
3. Enter a photo contest
4. Plan (but don't execute) an elaborate heist
5. Plan, film, and produce a short film
6. Quilt something
7. Set up a kickstarter project
8. Sketch or paint an interesting outdoor scene
9. Write a novel
10. Write a short story including snippets of overheard conversations
    
    Entertainment - 4/20
11. Ask five friends/family members what their favourite books are, and read them
12. Beat 10 video games
13. Beat Diablo III
14. Beat Skyrim
15. Get to level 50 in n0tpr0n, documenting steps to get there
16. Go to Bard on the Beach
17. Lose $27.50 (or thereabouts) at a casino
18. Make a (YouTube?) playlist of 100 favourite songs
19. Make another Christmas mix (CD or digital/web)
20. Organize YouTube playlists
21. Play 5 new board games
22. Read 100 books
23. Read the first Harry Potter book to Sophie
24. Read Winnie the Pooh to Ellie
25. Send something unexpected/stupid to Trish in the mail
26. Take Holly to an eat-in-the-dark restaurant
27. Take Holly to the ballet or some dance performance
28. Take Holly to the symphony or opera
29. Try karaoke
30. Watch 10 fun movies with Sophie
    
    Family - 0/6
31. Arrange a monthly date night with Holly, and do at least 6 months in a row
32. Arrange a weekly Sophie/Dad time, and do at least 20 weeks in a row
33. Clean out bedroom closet at Heartwood
34. Make Ellie a Hallowe'en costume
35. Make Sophie a Hallowe'en costume
36. Write a birthday email to the girls every year
    
    Health/Exercise/Outdoors - 2/20
37. Bike to work 40 work days in a row
38. Bike to work at least three times every month for a whole calendar year
39. Bike up to SFU and back
40. Do the Grouse Grind with Ellie
41. Do the Grouse Grind without Ellie
42. Do three local hikes with one or more family members
43. Drink just water for a month
44. Get 4 assists in a hockey game
45. Get a hat trick in a hockey game
46. Go 20 hockey games in a row with no penalties
47. Go car camping every year
48. Go for a bike ride that involves three different bridges
49. Go for a hike in Mount Seymour Provincial Park
50. Go overnight backpack camping with at least one of Holly, Sophie, or Ellie
51. Hike/jog around Burnaby Lake
52. Hike/jog around Deer Lake
53. Run a 5k run in under 30 min
54. Run a 10k run in under an hour
55. Run a half marathon
56. Try indoor rock climbing
    
    Home - 0/6
57. Buy/rent a 3+ bedroom place
58. Clean out walk-in closet
59. Make 3 new recipes
60. Make 3 types of pie
61. Put up bookshelf extenders
62. Update emergency kit food/water
    
    Self - 0/7
63. Accomplish at least 70/101 things
64. Accomplish something awesome, where awesomeness is to be determined after-the-fact
65. Enter a contest
66. Fast (food and water?) for an entire day (24 hrs?) (sunrise-sunset?)
67. Make a list of 5 experiments (thought or physical), carry them out
68. Take a course
69. Write a fan letter to a favourite author or TV star or something
    
    Social/Volunteer - 0/4
70. Clean up the garbage in a park/on a street/along a beach
71. Give blood three (or more) times
72. Volunteer for a charity or non-profit organization
73. Write a letter to my MP about the electoral system
    
    Tech - 0/12
74. Digitize VHS tapes and get rid of them
75. Have an offsite backup system
76. Make/buy a remote shutter release
77. Properly organize bookmarks and bookmark synchronizing
78. Set up a home webserver
79. Write Remindomatic V2
80. Write Remindomatic V2 app
81. Write a non-Remindomatic app
82. Write a program to organize, launch, rate, and make notes on computer games
83. Write a Rubic's Cube-solving program
84. Write a text-based adventure game
85. Write/expand media player (music and video) to the point where Holly will use it
    
    Travel - 0/5
86. Go to the top of Mt. Prevost
87. Go to Tofino
88. Travel by train
89. Travel somewhere significant by myself
90. Visit the San Juan Islands
    
    Vancouver - 0/8
91. Organize scavenger hunt / amazing race
92. See a Canadians game
93. See a Giants game
94. See a horserace
95. See a Lions game
96. See a Whitecaps game
97. Take one/both girls to a book event at bookstore or library
98. Try a new vegetarian restaurant in Vancouver
    
    Work - 2/3
99. Have all theatrical release movies on my IMDB page's "known for" section
100. Update resume
101. Write recommendation for someone on LinkedIn