I forgot to post this a few days ago...
Start: April 4, 2008
End: January 1, 2011
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
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2008 1 April :: 2.21pm
:: Mood: accomplished
:: Music: Arcade Fire - (Antichrist Television Blues)
Best of 2007
This is hella late, and I still have a few flicks to pick up from Netflix, but I figured I shouldn't wait any longer.
Top Movies of 2007
1. There Will Be Blood
2. Ratatouille
3. Once (2006)
4. The Darjeeling Limited
5. Juno
6. No Country for Old Men
7. God Grew Tired of Us (2006)
8. I Am Legend
9. Knocked Up
10. The Bourne Ultimatum
11. American Gangster
12. Breach
13. Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
14. Zodiac
15. The Simpsons Movie
Top CDs of 2007
1. Arcade Fire :: Neon Bible
2. Modest Mouse :: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
3. A Fine Frenzy :: One Cell in the Sea
4. Radiohead :: In Rainbows
5. Johnathan Rice :: Further North
6. The Shins :: Wincing the Night Away
7. The Decemberists :: The Crane Wife (2006)
8. The White Stripes :: Icky Thump
9. Spoon :: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
10. Grinderman (2006)
11. Bright Eyes :: Cassadaga
12. Foo Fighters :: Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace
13. Once Soundtrack
14. Rilo Kiley :: Under the Blacklight
15. Silverchair :: Young Modern
To MSU fans everywhere:
Wanna help put Sparty on the cover of a video game? EA Sports is allowing fans to vote for their favorite mascot; the winner will be featured on the cover of the Wii version of NCAA Football '09. According to the site, Sparty is currently in second place behind Washington State (can't let them win... I don't even recognize theirs!). That means we need a good push to get him into first! The problem is that voting closes on Friday, so make sure to forward this to all of your MSU friends. You can vote once per day from each computer you are using. Here's the site:
Watched the season finale of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles tonight. There’s this scene where Brian Austin Green and Thomas Dekker are sitting in a park talking and sitting side by side. For some reason it was a romantic scene and I wanted more to happen, and the fuckers didn’t go any further.
Well kids, I know it has been way too long since I have written, but here goes nothin...
I finished college without much fanfane and after a brief stay in cadillac to care for my grandparents, I the rode the train to california and stayed with my wonderful auntie for a week. Last week I completed the final leg of my journey and have finally made it to SoCal. I am staying in San Pedro with Anne and 2 other girls, and while I currently do not have a job, i am haveing a great time.
I also wanted to tell you woohu-ers that i really miss you a lot. My night with Miche;;e a couple weeks ago really reminded me how much i HEART you guys. I will try to keep up with woohu better...promise.
My storm door died yesterday. I currently have it mended with zip ties…
From “Eleven Men Out,” I don’t want no ass bugger in my team.
Family Guy was GREAT tonight. I especially loved when Meg was holding the package of jumbo hot dogs and said she was going to pretend they were the New York Knicks. That and the men held in a cell on Tom Cruise’s property.
The Grammy’s were something… Alicia Keys couldn’t keep time with a recording of Frank Sinatra. Carrie Underwood did a great job, but had an awful dress thing. Rihanna was just plain bad, the backup singers pulled off the performance. The first half of the Beetles thing was good, until they got out the live singers. The only good thing about Kanye’s performance were the synthesized voices in the background. Fergie and John Legend were ho hum. Beyonce was useless and Tina sucked, they were even worse together. Foo Fighters voice was a little scratchy, but still enjoyable, especially the orchestra. Brad Paisley was, well a country singer. Aretha Franklin has a good voice, but that dress and the backlighting were not flattering. Feist is an annoying artist, get rid of her. Kid Rock disappointed as usual. Alicia Keys second performance was as bad if not worse than the first, although it got much better when John Mayer came out. The performance of Rhapsody in Blue was excellent. Amy Winehouse was ok as long as you listened only. That kid on the piano was pretty good too. Josh Groban and Andrea Borchelli were very good, but aren’t that great as a duo. Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis were decent for old men.
Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse.
The Lovers represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made.
Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that's actually more apt than "Lovers." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that the you have or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete.
Bridgestone: Screaming squirrel and the Saab
Bud Light: Blow flames (do you have a cat?)
Audi: Putting old luxury on notice
Toyota: Corolla & the badgers
Randall Gay? Poor bastard, bet he gets teased a lot for having that name
Halftime: Are they trying to pick the oldest bands that they can for the show? The Rolling Stones sucked last year, so this year they bring out a band equally as old that can’t hold a note because they’re so fucking old and have no lung capacity. Good songs and all, but they are far better on CD when the band was in their prime. How old is Tom Petty anyway? Ok, just looked it up, he’s 58 years old.
Sales Genie dot com gets the award for the worst commercials.
Bridgestone: Richard Simmons avoidance maneuver
The Giants actually won.
Disappointing that no company had a series of commercials besides Bud Light. Nothing very risky this year either. Would it have been that hard to have a commercial with some hot guys?
So I caught the last minute or so of “The Soup” today. The host said something very nice: “Heath Ledger passed away this week and in all the years we’ve been doing this show, we’ve never had cause to mention him. So, stop digging through the dirt weasels, a talented decent guy is gone and our thoughts go to those who knew him.”
It was just something very basic, that was so full of meaning to me.
You may be the universe’s butt puppet, but I am its right hand fist of fate.
I’ve been watching Wonderfalls, too bad it was cancelled. The show really matches my sense of humor and there are two cute guys, although they aren’t the lead. :-/
I will never think of our national anthem the same way again. If you want to see a rather odd but funny movie, watch Shortbus. Word of warning, there is a lot of nudity.
