101 goals in 1001 days… final tally

On October 1st, 2009, I posted an entry where I threw down a gauntlet that will keep me busy for the next three years. 101 goals to complete in 1001 days.

According to my math, 1001 days expired on June 25th, 2012. I am sorry to say that I didn’t complete all the tasks I set forth for myself. To be fair, this list was written a half a year before the separation/divorce which kinda threw a monkey wrench into my plans.

Despite that, I will make a final tally so see what the the final number was. So here goes:

Creativity:

001. Finish the three novels I’m currently writing (3/3)

I’ve actually completely 5 books since starting this list:

1) Comleting The List (2009)

2) The Summer Home (2010)

3) Rock My World (2011)

4) Outspoken (2012)

5) The Card Counter (2012)

Four of these are also three Nano projects, so that goal is done too!

002. Write one poem a month (55/34)

Not only have I written more poems, I posted a book and am halfway through writing another, so this one’s done too!

003. Write a short children’s story for Ethan

Not only did I write a children’s story, Ethan co-write it with me!

004. Write a romantic story that makes someone cry

I’m not finished the book yet, but there are chapters that make me cry. I guarentee someone will cry when I hand this one out.

005. Complete three NaNoWriMos (3/3)

The three books listed above were Nano projects. All three are great books that I am going to push for publication in 2012.

006. Complete two script frenzys: One adapted script (1/1) and one original script. (1/1)

007. Raise 660 dollars for charity writing the the next three Blogathons (1000+/660)

The Blogathon has either been cancelled or I’ve not been healthy enough to participate… but that doesn’t mean I stopped doing my part for charity. I’ve done a lot of face painting and other things to raise money for those less fortunate than myself. Over the last year I’ve raised over a thousand for various charities… so that’s still a win in my books.

008. Publish one book (1/1)

I’ve self-published several books. You can see them online on Smashwords and Lulu…

Self:

009. Loose 101 pounds (65/101)

Not finished, but still proud I got this far.

010. Get a new gym pass (1/1)

011. Make a few pieces of clothing that don`t fit… wearable again. (3/3)

Not only do things that not fit now fit again, I’ve had to poke two new holes into my belt. That’s progress!!!

012. Get an exercise machine for my new place

013. Finish pro level in all the Wii fit games (15/20)

Never happened, Leah and the kids use the Wii now.

014. Do something special for my 35th birthday (Oct 28th, 2010)

Rather than do something for myself, I took the boys to see the Wiggles which to them was quite a night. Sharing something fun with my boys is always special…

015. Get a new suit.

016. Learn how to play a song on the piano. (0/1)

I am going to resume lessons next year, I will make sure this one is completed and I will be posting a video to prove it!

017. Do Kareoke once a year (3/3)

I went to the final one with my support group, we had a great time!

018. Complete a walk for charity.

This one is complete. I did a walk for the ‘Kids Help Phone’ in May of 2010, and raised over $250 dollars for charity.

Places to Go:

019. Travel to visit a relative I haven’t seen in 10 years.

020. Go on a cruise or some tropical island for vacation.

021. Hit a Casino and not lose everything

022. Have a picnic at Queenston Heights

023. Take a friend to Canada’s Wonderland

024. Visit a historic site.

025. Visit an Art Gallery

026. Visit a Museum

027. Visit a friend currently living in the US.

028. Go back to the Island (Newfoundland), visit some friends.

029. Take a friend to the Hockey Hall Of Fame

030. Take the kids to Disney World.

Playtime and Entertainment:

031. Reach level 75 with my Paladin in World Of Warcraft.

032. Play Starcraft II

Man, this game was a major disappointment. I’m glad I didn’t buy it and just tried Chris’ copy… cause it sucked!

034. Get 100% playing meduim on Guitar Hero.

I have it on my Wii, and Jonathan actually likes to dance around when I’m playing it.

035. Get 100% playing drums on Guitar Hero (on Medium).

Never happened, couldn’t do it.

036. Play drums and sing vocals on Guitar Hero at the same time while performing ‘Hotel California’.

This would have been cool, never got the time to try.

037. Take Leah to see a once in a lifetime concert (1/1)

Leah and I went to see KISS on Oct 2nd, 2009. These guys are Rock Icons and it was a once in a lifetime show… and we had a lot of fun.

038. Watch all four seasons of Burn Notice (6/4)

I’ve actually watched six season now, this show is awesome!

039. Take a friend to see a broadway play.

040. Attend ten concerts (11/10)

1) KISS (Oct 2nd, 2009)

2) Playhouse Disney (Jan 17th, 2010)

3) Alan Frew (July 2nd, 2010)

4) Bon Jovi (July 20th, 2010)

5) The Wiggles (October 24th, 2010)

6) The Imagination Movers (April 4th, 2011)

7) Big Sugar (July 3rd, 2011)

8) The Tea Party (August 9th, 2011)

9) David Wilcox (June 29th, 2012)

10) Yanni (July 21st, 2012)

11) Roxette (August 20th, 2012)

041. Attend one sports event in every major league (NHL, NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS, CFL) at least once. (1/6)

I took Jon and Ethan to see a Blue Jay game but I still got a ways to go to finishing this one.

042. See a baseball game at Fenway Park or Wrigley Field.

Not sure if this will happen, but we’ll see.

<br>Relationships:

043. Meet five people on my OD favs list (0/5)

044. Reach out to friends I haven`t talked to in a while. (1/1)

045. Take my little brother out for a sports event.

046. Do something special for my neice’s 5th birthday.

047. Host an Academy Awards party

048. Do something special for my parent’s 40th Wedding Anniversary (May 21st, 2011)

049. Make one surprise dinner per year (3/3)

050. Take my older brother to a Sci-fi Convention

051. Take a non-immediate family member out for dinner

052. Do something nice for a complete stranger

I completed this when I sent out some hand down clothes from Ethan and Jon’s closet that they no longer needed. They are being used by a kid in Missori who was in need of clothes for his size. Jon grew like a weed some some of the 24 months stuff I sent was hardly used. I’m hoping the little guy there will enjoy them.

053. Host a ‘V for Vendetta’ party on the 5th of November.

I actually did this. I only had a small gathering, but we had great food and watched V for Vendetta on Blu-ray. It was awesome!

Parenthood:

054. Teach Ethan how to ride a bike.

055. Take someone to one movie (in cineplex) once a month (33/34)

This one is being edited, because Ethan doesn’t like going to the movies that much. He hates being in a dark theatre. The ones put into the list now are movies I’ve taken a friend or a relative to go see.

1. Zombieland, Oct 2009 (w/ Pat and Chris)
2. The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Nov 2009 (w/ Ethan)
3. Sherlock Holmes, December 2009 (w/ Leah)
4. Avatar, January 2010 (w/ Chris)
5. Valentine’s Day, Feb 2010 (w/ Leah)
6. Repo Men, Mar 2010 (w/ Pat and Chris)
7. Kick-Ass, Apr 2010 (w/ Pat and Chris)
8. Iron Man 2, May 2010 (w/ Pat)
9. The A-Team, June 2010 (w/ Chris)
10. Inception, June 2010 (w/ Pat)
11. Scott Pilgram Vs. The World Aug 2010 (w/ Pat)
12. The Expendables Aug 2010 (w/ Chris)
13. Machete Sept 2010 (w/ Pat)
14. Resident Evil: Afterlife Sept 2010 (w/ Pat)
15. The Social Network Oct 2010 (w/ Chris)
16. Hereafter Oct 2010 (w/ Pat and Chris)
17. Harry Potter and the Deatlhy Hallows Part 1 Nov 2010 (w/ Pat)
18. TRON Legacy Dec 2010 (w/ Pat and Chris)
19. The King’s Speech Dec 2010 (w/ Pat)
20. True Grit Dec 2010 (w/ Pat)
21. The Green Hornet Jan 2011 (w/ Pat)
22. The Company Men Jan 2011 (w/ a date)
23. Drive Angry Feb 2011 (w/ Pat)
24. The Adjustment Bureau Mar 2011 (w/ Chris)
25. Battle: Los Angeles Mar 2011 (w/ Dad)
26. Sucker Punch March 2011 (w/ Pat and Chris)
27. Thor May 2011 (w/ Pat and Chris)
28. X-Men: First Class June 2011 (w/ Pat and Chris)
29. Horrible Bosses July 2011 (w/ Pat)
30. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 July 2011 (w/ Pat)
31. Captain America: The First Avenger July 2010 (w/ Pat)
32. The Three Musketeer Oct 2011 (w/ Chris)
33. The Muppets Nov 2011 (w/ Ethan)
34. The Avengers May 2012 (w/ Pat & Chris)

056. Take Jonathan to his first in cineplex movie

057. Take Ethan to two concerts. (4/2)

I took Ethan to see the Backyardigans in November, and then to see Playhouse Disney last weekend… he loved both shows and we had a good time. This is more than finished, cause we also say the Wiggles and the Imagination Moviers!

058. Go camping with the kids

059. Give the kids five picnics (5/5)

060. Take Jonathan to his first concert.

061. Make Jonathan a gluten free birthday cake.

062. Teach Ethan how to play chess

Reading:

063. Read one book a month (5/34) and of those:

1) The Lasty Symbol (Dan Brown)
2) Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
3) The Old Man And The Sea (Ernest Hemmingway)
4) Dearly Devoted Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
5) Under The Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
6) The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
7)

Never happened, really slacked off on the books.

064. The entire Dexter series (3/5)

I gave up, they started to get really annoying.

065. Lisa’s first book ‘Eyes Like Stars’

066. Three books that are at least 100 years old (0/3)

067. Five that are in my collection that I never got around to (3/5)

1) The Old Man And The Sea (E. Hemmingway)
2) Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
3) The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)

068. One book recommended from someone else

Someone recommended ‘The Girl In The Dragon Tattoo’ and I loved it. I’m going to read the other two very soon!

The Root of All Evil:

069. Earn a promotion at work

070. See a dentist

Not fun.

071. Visit my member of parliment and have a long talk

072. Attend a protest and make a sign for it

This one is complete! I attended a rally to protest the G20 and it was a lot of fun. I helped with petitions…

073. Write a legitmate letter of complaint to seven major corporations (7/7)

I’ve written letter of complaint to the folling:

1) Hungry Man (for spicy meal that had no warning)
2) Kellogs (for not offering any gluten free products)
3) My political party to discuss a name change for the NDP.
4) McDonalds for lack of gluten free items on menu
5) To my local member of parliment about certain issues
6) To Taco Bell to voice my anger over the whole 30% real meat thing
7) To Imagine Entertainment for false advertising of their movie Drive, which had little to no driving in it.

074. Eat in for 1 full week each month (34/34)

This one was easy to complete when you can’t affort to eat out.

075. Go on a few dates (10/5)

Went out for a few dinners and a movie, nothing serious so far.

076. Go one full week without any unnecessary spending

This one is sooooo complete! I went a full month thanks to the break up!

077. Find an agent

All Things Nommable

078. Eat at 10 new restaurants (13/10)

079. Try a new type of Sushi

080. Eat and 3 lbs. Cheeseburger

081. Bake 25 times (25/25)

082. Try 25 new foods (25/25)

083. Host a Pot-luck dinner

084. Eat at my co-worker`s family resturant

085. Try 5 new drinks/cocktails (5/5)

086. Invite friends to my house for dinner (3/3)

087. Share a banana split with someone

088. Eat the entire Volcano menu at Taco Bell (3/3)

089. Take someone special out for dinner

Cleaning and Organization:

090. Clear that overcluttered backroom once a year (3/3)

091. Decorate the kids rooms a little more

092. paint the kitchen

093. mend the walls after years of kid abuse

094. Get a lawn mower, so grass doesn’t get out of control

095. toss out the clothes I don`t wear anymore

096. organize the kids rooms and my own

097. Move all relevant files to the new computer

098. Get a High Def. Television

099. Get a new air conditioner

100. Organize my books out of the boxes and onto a shelf

101. Get rid of 101 things that I don’t need (101/101)

Well here we are… the final total is: 71 out of 101 goals finished.

70% is not a bad finish, considering the amount of goals set. Odds of finishing this list were not bloodly likely, but just putting an effort to get this much done was worth the effort.

Evey though I’m looking back at this long past the deadline, I’m proud I was able to complete this much, which is more than half.

Does that really seem like a failure? I don’t think so…

Peter