101 update

Blinky st. james — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:53:37 GMT

Recently my list was rediscovered here on PNN by suzannethemom and I remembered my list. To be honest with all that's been going on the past few months I've forgotten about the things on it, although I haven't forgotten it existed. So I thought I'd go ahead and go over the list again and see what's been accomplished since last I looked.

18) Do a sketch I like with Copic markers (no pencil) - I actually did one one night when I was bored...and then we moved and it got packed before I got the chance to scan or photograph it. But I actually did do one.

23) Edit an image really well in GIMP or Photofiltre - I sort of did this one, depending on your definition of editing. I altered some photos in Photofiltre on a whim, but they're different than I was thinking for this Thing To Do. I still think I did pretty good...

38) Post comments on 5 blogs I've never commented on before - I have already put one on there called hole in my pocket, but recently I've been exploring PNN more and are following more people. (That's how I got 4 comment cups in like a month. Mugs, sorry. I meant comment mugs.)

41) Reply to the emails in my inboxes so that they're both empty - this has only somewhat happened, but when it did it felt good. One day I spent hours just opening and replying to emails, and almost got one of my inboxes empty. It wasn't quite there, but it was a heck of a lot better than it was and it felt GOOD. Since then both of me boxes have gotten scarily full, but still for that one evening I was doing good. So I guess this doesn't count as being fulfilled yet but oh well.

51) Read (at least) 10 books per year - I'm not at the end of the 1001 days, but for 2009 I've gotten over 10 books read. For me, graphic novels count.

79) Photograph some signs for fun - I haven't taken any photos like I was thinking when I first wrote the list, and I probably won't. But they have turned up in some of my pictures and they were either the focus of the picture or part of the focus, and that counts. :)

80) Watch Beverly Hills Chihuahua - I did! It was cute! I know it's a kid's movie and critics didn't like it or whatever, but you should know that I like kiddy things and animated movies and that's just the kind of person I am.

88) Take the bus - When we had to get a tire, the car was at a car-place far from where we were, and luckily we were able to catch the bus. I think it's some kind of bonus that we took it on my birthday (I for some reason have developed a strong liking for public transit of all kinds. Not really because it's greener than cars, but for other reasons. I don't know what they are.)

92) Ride on a swing - I was swing deprived as a kid. My elementary school refused to have swings because they thought kids would run in front of them and get kicked over. Yeah the kids there were stupid but not THAT stupid. I mean, they had hang gliders for pete's sake. And tanbark. And that boring circle-swirly thing. All those can get kids killed too. Anyway, we recently went to the park for a bit and I was able to swingy swingy swingy. :D

95) Try a new flavor of Ben & Jerry's - I'm not sure when I tried Half Baked, but it might have been after I started this list. Actually, I think it was. Yay! (Btw, it's a good flavor.)

So yeah...that's how I'm doing so far. :P

101 in 1001

Blinky st. james — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:24:36 GMT

Cereals is doing it, that's how I found out about it. I'm going to take the 101 things to do in 1001 days challenge! :D I doubt I'll actually be able to complete the 101 things I put here but you never know. It looked fun anyway.

As I do the stuff on this list I'll make a post about it, and link to that post. Makes it fun. :D

Start date: 3/25/2009

End date: 12/21/2011

Art stuff

1) Make a 101 in 1001 button

2) Do a sketch of what's out my window

3) Finish episode 1 of my comic

4) Finish the first issue (like about 25 pages) of my comic

5) Make at least 3 more MS Paint movies (1 2 3)

6) Do at least 3 non-people sketches I'm proud of (1 2 3)

7) Do at least 3 people sketches I'm proud of

8) Make a new header for ABH (ABH)

9) Make new header for B2 (B2)

10) Post at least 4 art tips (index doesnt count!)

11) Finish the Tarot deck I am making for a friend

12) Make something mixed media

13) Publish a zine

14) Make a comic short story

15) Make blog bookmarks and maybe get some new readers haha

16) Make a piece of jewelry

17) Get some more Copic markers

18) Do a sketch I like with Copic markers (no pencil)

19) Do a drawing that shows the characters of my comic

20) Do a drawing that shows the characters of my novel

21) Do a drawing with writing in it

22) Get more bristol board

23) Edit an image really well in Gimp or Photofiltre

24) Make a copic color chart on bristol board

25) Make a color pencil chart

Sewing stuff

26) Make another Softie

27) Crochet something

28) Make more Lolita accessories (Lolita)

29) Make some sort of cute clothing for myself that I actually like (accessories don't count!)

30) Make something ethereal

31) Make something for Angelica & LulaBelle

Writing

32) Complete this list and submit it (Mine's 'Blinky does 101')

33) Finish my article for Tonic (Tonic)

34) Finish one of my novels

35) Modify this list if something is no longer relevant

36) Participate in NaNoWriMo (NaNoWriMo)

37) Write a short story for my blog

38) Post comments on 5 blogs I've never commented on (hole in my pocket; Carm's Bliggety Bloggity; Sunny Days in DC; Procomicdiva's blog; From the Heart of Sally G.)

39) Send unexpected postcards to friends

40) Let some bloggers know I like their blogs

41) Reply to the emails in my inboxes so that they're both empty

42) Make a blog post that makes people happy

43) Blog about Embrance Change 09 (It's Ikea)

44) Participate in NaBloPoMo (NaBloPoMo)

Techie stuff

45) Get extra memory for Plaid Terry (my computer)

46) Finally post about different browsers I've tried out

47) Find Black Books somewhere and laugh (Black Books)

48) Submit a topic to Plinky (Plinky)

49) Submit a topic to Illustration Friday (IF)

50) Submit something to Rough Edit (Rough Edit)

Reading stuff

51) Read (at least) 10 books each year

52) Purchase Gothic Lolita Punk (book)

53) Purchase Gothic & Lolita Bible 5 (book)

54) Read the books I own about Palmistry

55) Read the books I own about Numerology

56) Go to Kinokuniya Books (store)

57) Visit a comics shop

58) Finish reading HTML XHTML & CSS for Dummies (book)

59) Learn the meanings of words I don't know

60) Get a San Jose Library card

61) Read Getting into Character (book)

62) Read something by Stephen King

63) Get a random book from the library and read it

64) Actually finish 3 nonfiction library books in 2009

65) Read Lenore # 14 if it comes out

66) Read Fruits Basket 23 (manga)

Spirituality

67) Do something spontaneous and anonymous

68) Read a lot of my Bible (this one!)

69) Take steps to be more happy with myself

70) Be a nicer person

Other stuff

71) Inject myself into the space around me (be more me)

72) Hang up my fairy lights!

73) Get rid of clothes I don't wear

74) Lose 40 lbs

75) Teach Angelica and LulaBelle to walk on a leash

76) Teach Angelica and LulaBelle not to bark at people so we can take them into Santana Row's Borders and show them off (HAHA just kidding maybe)

77) Stay organized for at least a month, hopefully longer

78) Do the puzzles everyday for a week

79) Photograph some signs for fun

80) Watch Beverly Hills Chihuahua

81) Truly have some free time by getting done everything that I need to get done

82) Stop procrastinating

83) Watch season one of FMA (FMA)

84) Develop a fun daily routine

85) Open a checking account

86) Save up and get some more music for Pebble (mp3 player)

87) Save up and get something at Morning Glory (stationery)

88) Take the bus (bus!)

89) Take the Light Rail (Light Rail!)

90) Take the train (CalTrain)

91) Take a "foreign" bus (like SamTrans or something)

92) Ride on a swing

93) Cut Angelica's & LulaBelle's nails

94) Use the kitchen table as a desk since I dont have a desk and there's no room for a adesk

95) Try a new flavor of Ben & Jerry's

96) Replace the lightbulb outside with our patriotic one

97) Do something nice for Mom

98) Make a list 0f 100 things that make me happy

99)Waste less paper and recycle whenever possible

100) Have enough svaed up for a random purchase

101) Make a looking back post, start another list, and move the undone things from this list to that list

...That list was really hard to fill up, there aren't that many things that I want to do that I think about regularly. But here they are! Yay! :D Should be interesting doing this stuff.

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