update: 101 goals

Just a few updates to my 101 goals in 1001 days project, because not every little update deserves its own blog post.

1.  Molly and I had our monthly dinner in June at Pei Wei. Yum. Sadly, we missed July’s dinner because of our trip to California. We’re going to try to double up in August to make up for it.

2.  Molly, Mom, and I went to see a show at the Cactus Theater called “Walkin the Line,” which was a tribute to/impersonation of Johnny Cash. It was pretty good, much better than the Johnny Cash show we saw at the City Bank Auditorium a few years back as part of Celebrity Attractions.

3.  Visited PawPaw in Brownwood over Father’s Day weekend. Details here.

8.  So far, right on schedule with the dog grooming. Sophie is happy.

11 & 15.  Most brilliant idea evah: pay Molly to do these for me!

19.  Had the car washed in June, then had to skip July because of travel and copious rain.

22.  It’s with a heavy heart that I must report the demise of the tomato plant. He grew pretty well, although he never once made a bloom, much less a tomato, and then one day he plunged to his death in my yard. Remember, he was living in a Topsy Turvy planter, which was hanging from the ceiling of my patio. I guess my poor tomato plant was having feelings of inadequacy because somehow he unscrewed himself from the ceiling and plummeted one whole story, fracturing several limbs upon his landing. He was properly disposed of and he will be fondly remembered. Better luck next summer, I guess.

25.  Is it just me, or is watching the local news the most boring thing on the planet? Very hard to force myself to do this, and even then I can only make it about halfway through. Ugh.

27.  I don’t think I’m quite writing twice a week, but maybe I’ll have more to write about once school actually gets started. Of course, then I won’t have any time.

32, 35, & 38.  Right on track with the pedicures, manicures, and hair appointments.

43.  So when I said I wanted to floss every day for a month, I didn’t specify that it had to be 30 days in a row.

48.  I did compile a lifetime reading list (which you can view here). It’s a work in progress, meaning that it will probably never be fully complete. Alas, my ability to cross books off the list is subpar.

49.  The Netflix movie goal is sadly neglected. I had such good intentions.

51.  For my nonfiction book I read Law School Confidential. I hope I can use some of the helpful hints in that book during law school.

52.  The one Shyamalan movie I’ve rewatched is “The Happening.” What a crappy ending. It starts off so well, and ends so horribly. This man really knows how to disappoint.

59.  The one movie of this category that I’ve watched also just happens to be the one Netflix movie I’ve watched (see 49 above), and that was “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” I hadn’t seen it before and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Jack Nicholson… what can I say about him that hasn’t already been said? He’s fabulous.

68.  The saving-change project is well underway and we’ve already almost filled up an entire mayonnaise jar with change. Molly has already started talking about the places she wants to go with our post-bar-exam-trip money.

73.  I promised Molly at the beginning of the summer that if she’d completely organize her bedroom and get rid of a bunch of stuff, I’d redo her room for her. She previously had baby pink walls and a quilt with pastel horses on it, and that was so not cool for a newly minted 6th grader. Believe it or not, it only took her two days of hard work in her room to get it almost Martha-Stewart organized. Amazing how quickly that can get done when there’s a good incentive! Anyway, she has gotten new bedding and we’re preparing to paint the walls gray. After that, she’s getting new carpet. I’ll post pictures when it’s finished.

77.  The office organization project — are you sitting down? — is almost completely done. Yep, you read that right. If you’ve ever seen my office before now, you can appreciate the gravity of this statement. I’m so excited about having a functional office (almost) again!!

83.  The new city we visited was Anaheim, California, on the dance trip (details here). We also spent one day in San Diego/Coronado Beach, but I didn’t count that because we were just there for the day.

86.  We’re a little behind on the two recipes per month, but not too far behind yet. We can make up for it with a little work.

87.  The three new beers I’ve tried are (a) Shock Top Belgian White brewed by Anheuser-Busch, (b) Warsteiner Dunkel brewed by Warsteiner-USA, and (c) Thunderhead India Pale Ale brewed by Pyramid Breweries. Of the three, I liked the Warsteiner Dunkel the best. The Shock Top, I suppose, was meant to compete with Blue Moon, but it just didn’t come close. The Thunderhead IPA was good, but a little hoppy for my taste.

89.  I’ve only tried one new bottle of wine so far, and that was Chateau Ste Michelle 2006 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. I’m no professional or even wannabe pro wine taster, so I can’t really speak to the flavors it had. I just know that I liked it.

91.  The five new restaurants I’ve counted were all in California. I didn’t count any airport restaurants (and I use that term loosely here) or any park food. They are (a) breakfast at Steakhouse 55 at the Disneyland Hotel, (b) pizza at a pizzeria in San Diego, the name of which I can’t remember, (c) Bubba Gump’s in Anaheim, (d) Tortilla Joe’s in Downtown Disney, and (e) House of Blues in Downtown Disney. All of it was good, but the guacamole at Tortilla Joe’s, the awesome omelet at Steakhouse 55, and the humongous pizza in San Diego were my favorites.

So, that pretty much gets all my progress up-to-date. Have you started your list of 101 goals yet (I’m looking at you, Cousin Laura!)?