Wednesday, April 7, 2010

091. Talk to Christian every day on the phone.

That unfortunately has failed miserably so far. I plain forgot last night, and I woke up to discover ... *cue evil music* that my phone was no longer in service, due to my phone bill being to much for to long. *sigh* So, as originally intended, but never stated, this point is meant to be as much as possible. Daily, if possible.

I do hope to have my phone back in service by the beginning of next week, though!

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Top 100 movies (by IMDb)

001. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
002. The Godfather (1972)
003. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
004. Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
005. Pulp Fiction (1994)
006. Schindler's List (1993)
007. 12 Angry Men (1957)
008. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
009. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
010. The Dark Knight (2008)
011. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
012. Star Wars (1977)
013. Casablanca (1942)
014. Shichinin no samurai (1954)
015. Goodfellas (1990)
016. Fight Club (1999)
017. Cidade de Deus (2002)
018. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
019. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
020. Rear Window (1954)
021. The Usual Suspects (1995)
022. Psycho (1960)
023. C'era una volta il West (1968)
024. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
025. The Matrix (1999)
026. Se7en (1995)
027. Memento (2000)
028. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
029. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
030. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
031. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
032. North by Northwest (1959)
033. Citizen Kane (1941)
034. Léon (1994)
035. Apocalypse Now (1979)
036. Forrest Gump (1994)
037. American Beauty (1999)
038. American History X (1998)
039. Taxi Driver (1976)
040. Vertigo (1958)
041. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
042. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
043. Alien (1979)
044. Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
045. WALL·E (2008)
046. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
047. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
048. The Shining (1980)
049. Paths of Glory (1957)
050. The Departed (2006)
051. The Pianist (2002)
052. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
053. Aliens (1986)
054. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
055. Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
056. M (1931)
057. Double Indemnity (1944)
058. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
059. Chinatown (1974)
060. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
061. The Third Man (1949)
062. L.A. Confidential (1997)
063. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
064. Das Boot (1981)
065. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
066. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
067. City Lights (1931)
068. El laberinto del fauno (2006)
069. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
070. Avatar (2009)
071. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
072. Raging Bull (1980)
073. The Prestige (2006)
074. Up (2009)
075. Back to the Future (1985)
076. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
077. La vita è bella (1997)
078. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
079. Modern Times (1936)
080. Der Untergang (2004)
081. Some Like It Hot (1959)
082. Amadeus (1984)
083. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
084. Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)
085. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
086. Braveheart (1995)
087. Gran Torino (2008)
088. Rashômon (1950)
089. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
090. All About Eve (1950)
091. The Green Mile (1999)
092. Metropolis (1927)
093. The Elephant Man (1980)
094. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
095. Sin City (2005)
096. The Great Dictator (1940)
097. Rebecca (1940)
098. The Apartment (1960)
099. The Sting (1973)
100. Gladiator (2000)

Whoaa.. so that was an all-day affair, re-formatting that from the table that IMDb had setup. I took this list for their top 250 best movies of all time, and obviously just took the first 100. In italics, I have all the movies that I want to see. At the time of this (origional) post, I have a mere 35 picked out. Most of which I have seen already. So, I definitely have some work to do, in picking out some more movies. I have (obviously) seen all of the LoTR movies (who hasn't?!) but I'm keeping that. Why, you ask? Well.. me and my roommate are going to find a horrifically-weathered summer day and watch the extended movies, all in a row. Yes, a LoTR marathon. It'll be ~12 hours of epic-ness.

Also, I've included Avatar, which I do believe is still (technically) in theatres. I saw that with my sister in January, but since I can't really go see it again (unfortunately, I'm not in the position to splurg on such things as going to the movies), I will count it as a watched movie, for now. That may change down the road. 'Cause, y'know, I only got about 998 more days to figure it out... :D

Sunday, April 4, 2010

The List.

Started: April 5th, 2010.
Finished: December 31th, 2012.

001. Put change in someone's expired parking meter.
002. Kiss in the rain.
003. Read 101 books.
004. Dance in the rain.
005. Sleep under the stars.
006. Lose my virginity.
007. Read the bible.
008. Go on a hike.
009. Watch a meteor shower.
010. Get a tattoo.
011. Participate in a flash mob.
012. Go skinny dipping with Matthew.
013. Donate blood 5 times.
014. Make a list of 101 things that make me happy.
015. Write a novel.
016. Write a letter to The Editor.
017. Open a savings account.
018. Stop biting my nails.
019. Color an entire coloring book.
020. Fill an entire 80 page notebook.
021. Go back to school.
022. Get up to my alarm immediately, 101 different times.
023. Take pictures in a photo booth with Matthew.
024. Watch the sun rise and set on the same day.
025. Go to 3 different concerts.
026. Print and bind each year of blogging.
027. Donate 10,000 grains of rice.
028. Get a library card.
029. Learn Latin.
030. Buy a digital camera.
031. Create a list of 10 things I like about myself.
032. Do one of the things on the list to get kicked out of Wal-Mart.
033. Write a poem once a month.
034. Write a thought post a least once a week.
035. Go back to Ontario to visit.
036. Visit Winnipeg.
037. Go on a roller coaster.
038. Maintain a 101/1001 blog. (In Progress.)
039. Abstain from drinking pop for 31 days, 3 times.
040. Maintain an exercise schedule for 90 consecutive days.
041. Eat only homemade meals for 31 consecutive days.
042. Discover 1 new musical artist per month.
043. See 51 new movies.
044. Say yes to 7 situations I'd normally say no to.
045. Save $1001 dollars in coins
046. Buy 20 CDs.
047. Give 3 different people a "just because" gift.
048. Upload 1,001 songs onto my iPod.
049. Don't go on Facebook for 24 consecutive hours, once a month.
050. Bake a cake for any friend, once a year.
051. Watch 50 of the top 100 movies of all time.
052. Take part in NaNoRiMo once.
053. Start and finish at least 5 short stories.
054. Get at least 8 hours of sleep each night for 2 weeks, every 3 months.
055. Wake up before 7:30am, 75 times a year.
056. Bring in a dozen donuts to work on a Friday at least once every 6 months.
057. Finish Christmas shopping by December 15th at least once.
058. Watch Heroes, up-to-date.
059. Complete my family tree, as much as possible.
060. Complete a 1,000+ piece jigsaw puzzle.
061. Read 5 books that have won the Pulitzer Prize.
062. List 10 things I dislike about myself.
063. Take a 24 consecutive hour break from the internet, 101 times.
064. Create something unique and special for each friend and give it to them.
065. Take an hour-long walk, twice a month.
066. Save 3 months salary for a rainy day fund.
067. Hide an inspirational message in a book, and a secret in a PostSecret book.
068. Own (and use) a game system.
069. Get a new (non-crappy) computer.
070. Write a letter to be opened on the 1,001st day.
071. Write my entire story in the thought thread, every aspect of it.
072. Take a photo of myself once a month.
073. Send a postcard to PostSecret.
074. Meditate for an hour, once a month.
075. Read 'The Communist Manifesto' in it's entirety.
076. Catch up and stay ahead of my phone bill for 1 year.
077. Watch all 3 Lord of the Rings movies in a single day.
078. Attend the midnight premiere of a movie.
079. Glue a coin to the ground and observe how people react.
080. Learn all the counties and their general geographical locations.
081. Use environmentally friendly, reusable bags when grocery shopping.
082. Donate all the clothes I don't wear to charity.
083. Find an inspirational quote and frame it.
084. Complete the 5,000 question survey.
085. Do something interesting on 10/10/10, 11/11/11 & 12/12/12.
086. Spend 24 hours naked.
087. Stay awake for 24 hours consecutively.
088. Sleep in a tent for 3 consecutive nights.
089. Make a list of my 100 most favorite quotes
090. Buy a completely new set of clothes.
091. Talk to Christian every day on the phone.
092. Go streaking with Christian and Matthew.
093. Fall asleep cuddling with Christian.
094. Experience my first kiss.
095. Print off the lyrics to all the songs I listen to.
096. Visit Hamilton.
097. Stay offline for a week each summer.
098. Make a wish at 11:11 on November 11th, 2011.
099. Tie dye a dozen shirts.
100. Visit Ohio.
101. Make another list in 1,000 days.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Oh, the list goes.

I'm going to reset the timer once I finish it, but so far I'm at 42 items. I'm going to have to look at some more people's lists to get inspiration.