Thursday, 2 June 2011

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.


30. Read 20 Biographies. (2/20)

31. Read 33 Graphic Novels (2/33)

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


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.



  • 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)

Saturday, 16 April 2011

Week 14 + 15

8. Go to bed before/at 22.00 101 times. (13/101)
I've been sleeping so much...

This is still going very slowly!


25. Study 1001 hours. (13/1001)
4 hours icelandic

26. Read 500 Books. (27/500)
25. Stefan Zweig - Chess Story (14.04.2011)
26. Frederic Patenaude - The Raw Vegan Coach (15.04.2011)
27. Arne Bellstorf - Baby's in black. The story of Astrid Kirchherr & Stuart Sutcliffe (15.04.2011)

17. Frederic Patenaude - The Raw Vegan Coach (15.04.2011)

30. Read 20 Biographies. (2/20)
2. Arne Bellstorf - Baby's in black. The story of Astrid Kirchherr & Stuart Sutcliffe (15.04.2011)

31. Read 33 Graphic Novels (1/33)
1. Arne Bellstorf - Baby's in black. The story of Astrid Kirchherr & Stuart Sutcliffe (15.04.2011)

18. Winter's Bone (?.04.2011)

40. Watch a movie at the cinema 150 times. (3/150)
3. Winter's Bone (?.04.2011)

100. Clean Flat Once A Week. (13/143)
.... since my boyfriend is here at the moment ive been cleaning a lot due to him being messy and sensitive to mess, pfff.

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Week 12+13

Finished

Go on a last-minute travel OR Travel alone to meet friends:

Well, it was last-minute because I decided two days in advance AND I travelled on my own to meet friends in London.



Failed

Every week write down something that made you happy. (1/143) - Epic Fail, clearly.





In Progress


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

  • Go to 50 different cafés/restaurants. (9/50): Four places in London & one in Bristol.
  • Study 1001 hours. (8/1001): Studied some Spanish for three hours, pretty randomly.
  • Read 500 Books (24/500):
20. Stephen Fry - Moab Is My Washpot (audiobook) (25.03.2011)

21. Virginia Woolf - The Lady in the Looking Glass (30.03.2011)

22. Crimethink - Days of War, Nights of Love : Crimethink For Beginners (30.03.2011)

23. Jaron Lenier - You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto (30.03.2011)

24. Matte Resists - How and Why: A Do-It-Yourself Guide (30.03.2011)

  • Read 50 Non-Fiction books. (16/50):
13. Stephen Fry - Moab Is My Washpot (audiobook) (25.03.2011)

14. Crimethink - Days of War, Nights of Love : Crimethink For Beginners (30.03.2011)

15. Jaron Lenier - You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto (30.03.2011)

16. Matte Resists - How and Why: A Do-It-Yourself Guide (30.03.2011)

  • Read 20 Biographies. (1/20):
1. Stephen Fry - Moab Is My Washpot (audiobook) (25.03.2011)

  • Listen to 101 records you hadn't listen to before. (2/101): Beady Eye - Different Geer, Still Speeding
  • Go to ten different record shops. (5/10): Two in London & one in Bristol
  • Go to 50 Concerts. (3/50): Beady Eye@ Royal Albert Hall, London; Patrick Wolf@ Koko, London; Patrick Wolf@ Thekla, Bristol.
  • Make a mixtape for myself every month. (2/33)
  • Go to 50 Museums/ Exhibitions. (5/50): British Museum, London
  • Write 101 letters. (4/101): Wrote a long letter to my penpal Lawrence
  • Try NaPoWriMo. (0/3): Started the National Poetry Writing Month. I decided to do ScriptFrenzy next month, because I don't think doing both in the same month would be clever/doable.
  • Meet three online friends / penpals I haven't met before. (2/3): Vicky & Christina.
  • Grow something (herbs or tomatoes, etc): They started blooming but I only want to check this off once I ate some.
  • Take part in 1001 competitions. (70/1001): I won a ticket to see some band, too. But I was in London at the time. Ha.