Awhile ago, a friend told me about a project called 101 Things in 1001 Days. Check it out. Here’s my list (Some of the stuff on here I’ve done before…but would like to do again):

  • Biking
    1. register with the USAC and USCF
    2. race regularly
    3. obtain at least cat 3 (preferably cat 2) status
    4. fix crank and bottom bracket of my orange road bike
    5. get a winter bike 19 OCTOBER 2008
    6. get bike rollers to train indoors during winter
    7. build a fixed gear/track bicycle (just to have, and to train) 19 OCTOBER 2008 (would still like to build one)
    8. join a cycling club/team
    9. bike over 25mph for at least 10 miles
    10. bike to a different state (of the United persuasion—the mind is a given)
    11. bike through the valley (With Ginnie and Phil)
  • Exercise/Outdoors
    1. run at least 4 miles per week for 4 weeks
    2. run 10k (AUTUMN 2010)
    3. start doing yoga again, at least 3 times per week if not more
    4. do daily calisthenics
    5. go camping
    6. go canoeing
    7. go kayaking
    8. camp for 3 days with only a knife
    9. canoe the Milwaukee River
  • Business
    1. register my business with the state and IRS as an LLC
    2. finish developing letterhead/business cards (SEPTEMBER 2009)/document system
  • School
    1. finish college! (Holy Shit! 11 January 2010)
  • Job/Work
    1. quit my current job (Double Holy Shit! 16 January 2010)
    2. get a real job (one that pays me what I’m worth) 30 September 2010
    3. put together a portfolio for getting a job! (In progress) (JUNE 2010)
    4. work 2 jobs simultaneously (2009)
  • Food
    1. take a cooking class
    2. learn how to make sushi (20 November 2009)
    3. grow an awesome garden(MAY-NOV2009)
    4. complete with vermiculture bin
    5. and composting heap(MAY 2009)
    6. harvest urban fruit (will do this soon! 2011 raspberries in summer & pears during autumn…)
    7. make falafel (15 JANUARY 2010)
    8. find or develop a consistent and easy French bread recipe 29 DECEMBER 2008 (taught 25+ at the CCC)
    9. maintain my own bread dough starter(Spring 2009)
    10. bake at least one batch of bread per week DECEMBER/JANUARY 2009 (Have been baking 3+ batches weekly)
    11. make limoncello
    12. brew beer (SUMMER 2010)
    13. make wine from grapes (SUMMER 2010)
    14. make dolmades with fresh grape leaves (SUMMER 2010)
    15. make cheese from scratch(JUNE 2009)
    16. make flour
    17. bowhunt for deer
    18. trap hare and cook them
    19. go fishing and cook my catch
    20. catch octopus and cook it
    21. slaughter a chicken (and cook it?) (June 2010)
    22. harvest honey
    23. teach 10 people how to cook a simple, fast, flexible meal 15 JANUARY 2009
    24. find five good ethnic food stores/markets in Milwaukee, not including El Rey or Pete’s (Viet Hoa, Pacific Produce, Asian Mart, Jasmine , Chu Hai)
  • Crafts/Projects
    1. teach at least 5 people how to knit (1. Gavin 11 DECEMBER 2008 2. Dana 29 December 2009)
    2. knit a sweater
    3. knit socks
    4. make shoes or slippers (more like moccasins) by hand
    5. sew some curtains
    6. build a bookshelf
    7. improve my sewing skills (learn to sew from a pattern)
    8. sew some aprons
    9. make a messenger bag from old plastic bags
    10. make grocery bags out of recycled t-shirts and other scraps
  • Housing/Household
    1. move to a new apartment [house] 15 FEB 2010
    2. care for a cat
    3. clean my closet 13 FEB 2010
    4. fix the light fixture in the back room
  • Time Management/Organization/Fixing
    1. develop a daily routine
    2. develop a weekly routine
    3. develop a monthly routine
    4. wake up before 8am regularly without an alarm clock (almost there…)
    5. organize my books
    6. buy/make a daily planner, and use it…daily 14 FEB 2010
    7. install subversion on my webhost Switch to GIT
  • Entertainment/Leisure/Volunteering
    1. watch at least the first ¼ of the original Dr. Who series in order
    2. read one fiction book per month for pleasure
    3. hold a David Lynch marathon viewing festival weekend
    4. volunteer at People’s Books at least 20 hours
    5. volunteer at the Bike Collective at least 20 hours (6 hours total: 10 JANUARY 2009)
  • Travel/Destinations
    1. West Coast (San Francisco, Spring 2011)
    2. New York City
    3. Greece (and possibly travel through Europe)
    4. a planetarium(AUTUMN 2010)
    5. the Domes
    6. the Milwaukee County Historical Society (do research for old Rustbelt businesses, typefaces, logos, etc)
  • Writing
    1. blog at least 4 times per week, consistently for 6 months
    2. finish The Ruthless King book and illustrations
    3. finish the Busku book and illustrations
    4. start writing another children’s book (Concept developed 21 JANUARY 2009)
    5. write a book for big people (In progress)
  • Design/Photography/Programming
    1. redesign my blog
    2. model something in 3D with Maya
    3. find 10 easily accessible rooftops in Milwaukee and take photographs from atop (3 found so far…)
    4. walk around the city collecting textures with photos and rubbings (then organize them) (MAY 2010 – in Wausau)
    5. design another cd package
  • To Buy/Pay for
    1. get a nice digital SLR
    2. library fines
    3. buy OR BUILD a really nice bike (race worthy) and accessories (shoes, helmet, etc) (helmet, gloves, socks 21 JANUARY 2009)(shoes – OCTOBER 2010)(dura ace 7800 full component group – MAY 2011)
    4. buy some nice Golas 28 SEPTEMBER 2008
  • Learn/Education/Exploration
    1. all the constellations in the zodiac
    2. take another French class
    3. find a good secret hiding spot in the city(19 JULY 2009)
    4. determine my haplotype distribution

I am certain I’ll add more things to this list, so here’s an area for additional tasks:

  1. make papermaking equipment, then paper
  2. keep bees (Still illegal in Milwaukee: I found this out on 20 JANUARY 2009)
  3. learn to drive stick (APRIL 2010)
  4. make kombucha
  5. make vinegar
  6. teach another cooking class
  7. go morrelling
  8. grow mushrooms (Started 16 FEB 2010)
  9. make screen printing equipment
  10. make PCB etching tank (March 2011)

Progress: 43/101 (111)

Finally, I found this awesome artist duo from São Paolo called mulheres barbadas (bearded ladies, in Portuguese) while looking through some websites. Here’s one of their collaborations:

Mulheres Barabadas - Black & White Book