The List of 101 Things To Do In 1001 Days

Alrighty. I got this idea from my good friend Dr. Teeth. He got the idea from his friend Xeryfyn. I don't know where she got it from, but basically it all boils down to this; you make a list of 101 things to do, then try to do them in 1001 days.

So here I go.

As of midnight tonight, I will begin my quest to fulfill my list of 101 things. When I'm done, it will be January 16, 2008. Whew.

I'll update this list and page as I check things off, but the basic list is thus.

Scotty Bomb's 101 in 1001 List

1. Become an editor at the Gateway.
2. Complete a “Grand Slam” at the Gateway.
3. Have a Gateway article or comic picked up and run in another publication (i.e.: become syndicated).
4. Go on a photo-tour of Edmonton with Nita and Oreo.
5. Return to Disney World, this time with friends.
6. Cook dinner for friends.
7. Get my driver’s license (at last).
8. Go on a road trip with friends.
9. Attend a political rally.
10. Complete a list of my top 100 movies.
11. Complete a list of the 50 movies I absolutely have to see, then see 25 of them within 6 months.
12. Complete a list of every movie I’ve ever seen.
13. Collect 10 more Fighting Fantasy CYOA books.
14. Complete the World’s Largest Dungeon.
15. Complete a good Ravenloft campaign.
16. Write, direct and mount a play.
17. Spend a day in another province.
18. Visit Lougheed Alberta and the graves of my grandparents.
19. Take a 5 pound steak challenge (don’t need to win, just try it).
20. Read all the books on the all-time best horror list.
21. Watch Yojimbo, a Fist-Full of Dollars and Last Man Standing, all in a row.
22. Pay rent.
23. Complete NaNoWriMo.
24. Work out for at least 10 minutes, every day for a month.
25. Attend E3 or GenCon. (One of the hardest!)
26. Write three articles for online RPG magazines.
27. See a show in New York.
28. Watch all three extended edition LOTR movies in one sitting.
29. See a professional massage therapist.
30. Meet a celebrity in person, if possible get photographic proof.
31. Get a daisho set. (Katana and wakizashi.)
32. Lean Feng Shui, rearrange a room to maximise its chi.
33. Get an article published in a local newspaper (weekly or daily).
34. Learn to play two cords on guitar.
35. Play an MMORPG for a month.
36. Attend a Science Fiction convention.
37. Play in an L5R storyline tournament.
38. Hand-write a love letter.
39. Write and mail a concerned letter to an official (corporate or governmental).
40. Write and mail a fan letter.
41. Open my adoption record.
42. Go on a thrill ride with Nita.
43. Win a carnival prize for Nita.
44. Organise a social event for my immediate cousins, have at least 4 show up.
45. Go geocaching.
46. Buy art.
47. Write and mail a letter to an old teacher.
48. Go on a picnic in the river valley.
49. See the Edmonton opera.
50. See the Edmonton orchestra.
51. Spend one day in costume at the Animathon.
52. Buy and share an expensive bottle of wine.
53. See a U of A sporting event live.
54. Buy someone flowers for no other reason.
55. Buy someone a present for no other reason.
56. Buy a piece of furniture from a garage sale.
57. Go hiking in the mountains.
58. Learn some basic photography.
59. Get a decent camera.
60. Go fishing.
61. Make a new cocktail 1/week, for 2 months.
62. Become less white on the dance floor.
63. Find out how all my ex-girlfriends are doing. (Melissa, Jaime, Andrea, Leah, Orianna)
64. Make a short film.
65. Go ghost hunting to get over irrational fear of ghosts.
66. Read the “Game of Thrones” series by George R. R. Martin.
67. Re-read the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” series by Douglas Adams
68. BBQ an entire meal.
69. Beat all the Mega Man games, 1 – 8.
70. Give $20 to a homeless guy.
71. Have a pig roast.
72. Do the full Edmonton Tour between May and September in one summer. (Odysseum, Galaxyland, World Waterpark, WEM, Muttart, Fort Edmonton, Provincial Museum, Valley Zoo, Edmonton Art Gallery)
73. Do the full Edmonton Festival Tour during the summer. (At least Fringe, Street Performers, Klondike Days, Heritage Festival)
74. Build a snow fort.
75. Have sex at least 4 times in one day.
76. Attempt at least 4 different positions from the Kama Sutra.
77. Frame and display a photograph I’ve taken.
78. Teach myself calligraphy.
79. Attend at least 12 plays in a year.
80. Get my own business cards.
81. Be clean-shaven for one month.
82. Shave every day for a week.
83. Grow Jonathan Frakes-esque full-beard.
84. Complete a list of my 50 favourite authors.
85. Get a book signed by one of the authors from #84.
86. Read 10 books recommended by friends, no questions asked.
87. Draw a set of Major Arcana Tarot cards.
88. Get a new credit card.
89. Wear a suit for a day for no other reason.
90. Go to a fancy “suit and tie” restaurant.
91. Don’t eat fast food for a week.
92. Bake a pie.
93. Learn to juggle 3 or more balls.
94. Learn to make at least 2 different balloon animals.
95. Sample all 30 flavours at Baskin’ Robins.
96. Win at least $10 on a scratch-and-win ticket.
97. Freelance for, or apply for a job at a major RPG publishing house.
98. Expand my movie collection to 200 DVDs.
99. Go to a firing range and shoot a handgun.
100. Get an exotic pet. Love it.
101. Expand my music collection to 100 CD’s.

Looks good. Let's do this thing.
- Scotty Bomb