Progress July 2011

Finished:

54. Go to the theatre.

went with my brother to a small theatre in Berlin

91. Meet three online friends / penpals I haven't met before. (3/3)

- met my friend Tord from Norway finally :)

In Progress:

9. Work out (at the Gym, riding bike, yoga, etc) for 1001 hours. (12/1001)
- Finally did like 8 hours of working out, phew.




11. Spend 101 Euros on food in a month (3x times).(0/3)
- Argh, doing it this month. It's horrible. I want to eat more fruit and veg but it's so expensive. I'm living on Vegan cheap Junk! Rice with ketchup? Here I go...




12. Try out/make up 101 new recipes /take pictures & post them on both vegan blogs regularly (4x a month). (8/101)

Kale & Basil Pesto

Tiramisu

Caramalized aubergines & couscous




13. Go to 50 different cafés/restaurants. (15/50)


3 more. vegan food, nom nom.




25. Study 1001 hours. (23/1001)
- only wrote down 4 hours but studied more..

26. Read 500 Books. (55/500)

38. Ammon Shea - Reading the OED (12.06.2011)
39. Melanie Joy - Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows (12.06.2011)
40. Karl Pilkington - Happyslapped by a jellyfish (12.06.2011)
41. Brendan Brazier - Thrive:The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports&Life (13.06.2011)
42. Randy Pausch - The Last Lecture (16.06.2011)
43. Stephen Batchelor - Confession of a Buddhist Atheist (17.06.2011)
44. Kate Harding -Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere:Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body (21.06.2011)
45. Ryūnosuke Akutagawa - Hell Screen (27.06.2011)
46. P.G. Wodehouse - The Crime Wave at Blandings (27.06.2011)
47. Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion (audiobook) (re-read) (28.06.2011)
48. TC Campell - China Study (03.07.2011)
49. Michael Blanding - The Coke Machine (04.07.2011)
50. Sabine Neumann- Das Mädchen Franz (06.07.2011)
51. Markus Wild - Tierphilosophie zur Einführung (09.07.2011)
52. Jonathan Safran Foer - Eating Enimals (re-read) (10.07.2011)
53. Alison Bedchel - Dykes and Sundry Other Carbon-Based Life Forms to Watch Out For (15.07.2011)
54. Donald Barthelme - Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby (20.07.2011)
55. J.M. Coetzee - The Lives of Animals (20.07.2011)

29. Read 50 Non-Fiction books. (33/50)

... i read 11 more nonfiction books. thats actually a lot easier than fiction at the moment.

31. Read 33 Graphic Novels (3/33)

3. Alison Bedchel - Dykes and Sundry Other Carbon-Based Life Forms to Watch Out For

35. Read everything by Irvine Welsh.
- I've read "you'll have had your hole" and currently reading "Porno (2002)".

36. Write a review for every book I read.

"The God Delusion" & "The Crime Wave at Blandings"

39. Watch 300 Movies. (34/300)

22. Joschka und Herr Fischer (?.06.2011) (cinema)
23. Leaving Amish Paradise (?.06.2011)
24. Trouble in Amish Paradise (?.06.2011)
25. Soldiers in the Army of God (5.06.2011)
26. To Be Fat Like Me (08.06.2011)
27. Metropolis (12.06.2011) (cinema)
28. Les Amours imaginaires (11.07.2011) (cinema)
29. The Tree of Life (14.07.2011) (cinema)
30. Capitalism: A Love Story (re-watch) (15.07.2011)
31. Ghost World (20.07.2011)
32. Daria: Is It Fall Yet? (21.07.2011)
33. Spiderman 2 (21.07.2011)
34. Spiderman 3 (21.07.2011)




40. Watch a movie at the cinema 150 times. (8/150)

5. Joschka und Herr Fischer (?.06.2011)
6. Metropolis (12.06.2011)
7. Les Amours imaginaires (11.07.2011)
8. The Tree of Life (14.07.2011)

41. Write a short review for myself & Update Bedchel Test Blog


Heartbeats




48. Make a mixtape for myself every month. (3/33)

- need to catch up with them, only made one mixcd more.




52. Go to 50 Museums/ Exhibitions. (6/50)

6. went to the ramones museum :)

61. Write 101 letters. (7/101)

- only two.... anyone here wanting to exchange letters? Ive got of stopped having penpals :/

Read 33 Graphic Novels

1. Arne Bellstorf - Baby's in black. The story of Astrid Kirchherr & Stuart Sutcliffe (15.04.2011)

2. Fil - Diddi & Stulle 3 (13.05.2011)

3. Alison Bedchel - Dykes and Sundry Other Carbon-Based Life Forms to Watch Out For (15.07.2011)

4. Manuele Fior - Fünftausend Kilometer in der Sekunde (23.07.2011)

5. Michel Onfray - Nietzsche (26.08.2011)

First five months

Health/Body




1. Donate Blood.

- Can't do this yet as I'm still on antidepressants.

2. Register as an organ donor. √

- Did this and got the card in my wallet.


3. Get a tattoo.
- I found a guy that is Vegan so I'll write him...

4. Brush my teeth twice a day three month in a row.
- Kind of embarrassing that this is taking so long.

5. Do the sit up challenge.


6. Do the squats challenge.

7. Do push-ups challenge.

8. Go to bed before/at 22.00 101 times. (15/101)
- Need to do this more!

9. Work out (at the Gym, riding bike, yoga, etc) for 1001 hours. (3/1001)
- Horrible!




Food/Cooking




10. Write down all you eat at sparkpeople.com 7 days in a row 5x times and aim for something healthy like 1200-1600. (0/5)

11. Spend 101 Euros on food in a month (3x times).(0/3)

12. Try out/make up 101 new recipes /take pictures & post them on both vegan blogs regularly (4x a month). (6/101)

13. Go to 50 different cafés/restaurants. (12/50)


14. Make 101 Bentos to take to university. (2/101)
- I need to make more and take pictures, too!







Education




15. Get my Bachelor of Art in Scandinavian Studies & Philosophy.
- Well, I've been going to university so...

16. Be able to identify every country on the map & learn the capitals.

17. Read „ A short story of nearly everything“ & take notes.

18. Read “Bildung – Alles was man wissen muss” & take notes.

19. Read “Naturwissenschaften: Alles was man wissen muss” & take notes.

20. Read „An Incomplete Education“ & take notes.

21. Work through “Teach Yourself Welsh”.

22. Work from my Turkish self-study book.

23. Take up Finnish at university.
- Next semester.

24. Read important pieces of the five main religions:

I. The Bible. - Started.

II. The Torah.

III. The Koran. - Started.

IV. The Upanischaden.

V. Read Bhagavadgita.

VI. Read Die vier edlen Wahrheiten: Texte des ursprünglichen Buddhismus.

VII. Read a book by the Dalai Lama.

25. Study 1001 hours. (19/1001)

Books

26. Read 500 Books. (37/500)

27. Read all books on my shelves.

28. Sort out books.

29. Read 50 Non-Fiction books. (22/50)

30. Read 20 Biographies. (2/20)

31. Read 33 Graphic Novels (2/33)

32. Read 5 books from each decade in “1001 books”

33. Read books in five different languages. (3/5)

34. Read everything available by Sartre.

35. Read everything by Irvine Welsh.
- I've read most by now!

36. Write a review for every book I read.

37. Read all Man Booker Prize Winners. (3/43)

38. Read these lists from the Reading Journal to broaden your horizon:

• Adventure Favourites. (0/11)

• Epic Novel Favourites. (1/10)

• Gothic/Horror Favourites. (1/9)

• Mystery/Detective Fiction Favourites. (0/10)

• Romance Favourites. (0/7)

• Science Fiction Favourites. (0/10)

• Spy Novel Favourites. (0/10)

Movies




39. Watch 300 Movies. (21/300)

40. Watch a movie at the cinema 150 times. (4/150)

41. Write a short review for myself & Update Bedchel Test Blog



42. Watch 101 movies from New York Times “1000 Best Movies Of All Time” list. (0/101)

43. Watch “Empire Magazine's 50 Greatest Independent Films”. (0/50)




Music




44. Listen to 101 records you hadn't listen to before. (3/101)

45. Listen to your CDs & Vinyls and write a short review.

46. Go to ten different record shops. (5/10)

47. Go to 50 Concerts. (3/50)

48. Make a mixtape for myself every month. (2/33)

- Argh! I have to hurry up with these! I wasnt living alone so I didnt feel comfortable making them with my boyfriend around.

49. Go to a festival.

50. Listen to all records in Basisbibliothek Pop&Rock and write a short review.

51. Listen to Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of the 90s List. (0/100)







Art/Culture




52. Go to 50 Museums/ Exhibitions. (5/50)

53. Recite three poems from memory (1.Blake, 2.Larkin, 3.choose) (0/3)

54. Go to the theatre.

55. Watch a ballet.

56. Read “A World History of Art” & take notes.




Creative




Writing

57. Use all my notebooks.

58. Keep a dream diary (until it's full).

59. Write 1001 hours. (20/1001)

60. Write 101 hours fiction (not reviews/notebooks,etc) (1/101)

61. Write 101 letters. (5/101)

62. Write with 30 prompts. (0/30)

63. Finish a novel/novella.

64. Try NaNoWriMo. (0/2)

65. Try NaPoWriMo. (0/3)

66. Try ScriptFrenzy. (0/3)




Painting/Art/Photography

67. Paint/Draw/Craft for 101 hours. (12/101)

68. Finish a notebook of drawings/drafts.

69. Make a zine & distribute.

70. Wreck this journal.

71. Finish This Is Not A Book.

72. Take & Upload & post a photograph 1001 times (1/1001)

73. Try out 10 new techniques. (1/10)




Crafting

74. Learn knitting & finish something.

75. Buy a sewing machine.

76. Sew a piece of clothing and wear it for a day (also outside!).




Music

77. Record 10 songs. (0/10)

78. Take music classes.

79. Play music for 101 hours. (0/101)







Self-Esteem




80. Make a list of 100 things I want to do in my life.

81. List 100 qualities you like about yourself

82. Audition to be on TV or in a movie.

83. Go Swimming.

84. Go Horse Riding.

85. Take Dance Classes.

86. Every week write down something that made you happy. (1/143) FAILED

87. Go to a Health Spa.

88. Get a Massage.

89. Go on a last-minute travel OR Travel alone to meet friends. √
- That was so much fun. I visited my friend Maarit in London :D

90. Ask someone I like to spend time with me.

91. Meet three online friends / penpals I haven't met before. (2/3)
- Vicky & Christina...( and no... not in barcelona... but in London)

92. Take part in 10 creative competitions. (0/10)




Charity

93. Donate ___ cups of water. (0/)

94. Donate X grains of rice. (0/)

95. Volunteer for some charity work

( ). Donate five Euros for each Goal I don't compete, donate all at the end.

Misc.




96. Grow something (herbs or tomatoes, etc). √
- yummy herbs!

97. Take part in 1001 competitions. (70/1001)

98. Sell things on a flee market.

99. Have christmas presents ready by 1th december.

100. Clean Flat Once A Week. (15/143)

101. Write down what you want to/need to do the next day (10/101)