Day Zero

My Day Zero project.
101 things to do in 1001 days.

Started: July 1st, 2011
Ends: March 28th, 2014

Progress: 43.56% (44/101)

OMG TRAVEL:
1. Reach the top of the Empire State Building. (9/13/11)
2. Go to a blues bar in Chicago.
3. Play craps in Vegas.
4. Visit an active volcano. (4/22/12)
5. See Mount McKinley.
6. See another Wonder of the World (New or Natural).
7. Drive/fly somewhere on a whim, with no planning.
8. Go to an away MSU game. (B1G Championship, Indianapolis; 12/3/11)
9. Go SCUBA diving with my sister. (4/22/12)

OMG MEDIA:
10. Read 10 “classic” books. (Ender’s Game, Slaughterhouse Five, Fahrenheit 451, Moby Dick, Jekyll & Hyde, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Call of the Wild, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Old Man and the Sea, Treasure Island; 8/28/12)
11. See 10 “classic” movies. (Big Lebowski)
12. Reread the entire Dark Tower series. (9/12/12)
13. Reread all of A Song of Ice and Fire. (7/18/11)
14. Read 10 new books/series. (Ringworld, Hyperion, John Carter of Mars, Ender Quadrilogy, The Hunger Games, Wheel of Time)
15. Finish all the Steven King books I haven’t read (Carrie, Firestarter, Cujo, Misery, Gerald’s Game, The Green Mile, Cell,  Lisey’s Story, Duma Key, Just After Sunset, Full Dark No Stars, 11/22/63, Wind Through the Keyhole).
16. Watch all of LotR extended editions in one day.

OMG MONEY:
17. Earn $2000 from selling unneeded things from Craigslist, ebay, etc.
18. Start an emergency fund and keep at least $5,000 in it. (9/28/12)
19. Pay off my credit card. (2/15/12)
2o. Pay back my mom.
21. Start saving for retirement (401k, Roth IRA, whatever). (9/19/11)
22. Buy a motorcycle (… with cash?)
23. Save for a down payment for a house/car.
24. Set monthly budgets, and stick to them. (2012)
25. Go 1 week without buying anything but groceries. (1/3/14 – 1/10/14)

OMG JOB:
26. Get a raise to at least $50,000 a year. (9/19/11)
27. Get a raise to at least $80,000 a year.
28. Move out of Detroit.

OMG OM NOM NOM:
29. Learn to like a salad.
30. Go out to eat at a fancy restaurant. (Bella Piati, 9/7/12)
31. Discover a wine I like.
32. Don’t go out for lunch for two weeks straight. (10/13/11 – 11/30/11)
33. Make an all-day chili from scratch.
34. Find something new to cook, and cook it for someone else.
35. Find a new cocktail I like.
36. Try 5 foods I didn’t think I liked, and learn that I actually do like them.
37. Try a super-hot sauce extract. (Dave’s Ghost Pepper Naga Jolokia; 8/23/11)
38. Brew my own beer.

OMG MUSIC:
39. See Ted Leo in concert. (11/10/12)
40. See a new band in concert. (Suicide Machines, 9/13/13)
41. Learn an entire song on the guitar, start to finish.
42. Download album art for my mp3 collection. (8/4/12)

OMG NERD:
43. Learn to play DragonForce’s “Through the Fire and the Flames” from Guitar Hero III on Expert.
44. Complete 10 classic NES/SNES games. (3/10) (Super Mario Brothers 3, Megaman 2, Legend of Zelda)
45. Beat “I Wanna Be The Guy”
46. Memorize every State, it’s order of statehood, and its capital.
47. Memorize every president and their order.
48. Go to a midnight opening of a movie.
49. Write a short story or poem and submit it to be published.
50. Beat Super Mario Brothers 3 without using warp whistles. (7/3/11)

OMG ME:
51. Complete the “Couch to 5k” program. (6/12/13 – 7/12/13)
52. Run a 5k. (7/27/13, actually a 11.3k)
53. Track my food on the Daily Plate for two months. (3/1/12)
54. Complete the 100 pushups program.
55. Complete the 200 situps program.
56. Do p90x for the full 90 days.
57. Donate blood. (9/27/11)
58. (And find out my blood type.) (A+; 11/20/11)
59. Learn how to shave with a straight razor.
60. Throw away all my socks and boxers and start again. (2/4/12)
61. Make a will.
62. Get a new suit / shirt / tie. (8/15/11)
63. Get down to 155-160 lbs again. (157.4, 7/13/13)
64. Ride a bike to work for a week. (6/24/13 – 6/28/13 If you count the motorcycle.)

OMG MASON:
65. Teach Mason 5 new tricks. (Oshiwa)
66. Have Mason be able to get me a beer, without dropping it, from anywhere in the house.
67. Email the lady I got Mason from back. (6/19/11)
68. Get Mason groomed. (12/24/11)

OMG SPORTS:
69. Play another season of Ice Hockey. (7/10/11)
70. Get a hat trick. (11/4/11, 12/9/11, 12/7/12, 1/31/13)
71. Get a shutout.
72. Learn to juggle.
73. Learn how to finish a rubix cube.
74. Bowl over a 200.
75. Go golfing.
76. Shoot under par at putt-putt golf.
77. Build my own corn-hole board, MAME machine, or life-size Jenga.

OMG LAME:
78. Send a postcard to PostSecret.
79. Kiss in the rain.
80. Go skinny-dipping.
81. Cook dinner for someone. (11/12/11)
82. Eat dinner by candlelight. (11/12/11)
83. Date a girl longer than 6 months. (10/8/11 – 6/2/12)

OMG ZOMBIES:
84. Build a kegerator. (12/5/13)
85. Bake a birthday cake for someone. (3/16/12)
86. Listen to “I’m On A Boat” while on a boat. (Wolverine Lake; 7/3/11)
87. Go to 5 different museums. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History)
88. Go to a zoo. (Detroit Zoo; 8/3/11)
89. Touch a live giraffe and/or zebra.
90. Go to Cedar Pointe.
91. Shoot a gun. (Glock 27, 1/9/13)
92. Take off, fly, and land a plane on my own.
93. Learn 4 different knots.
94. Learn how to tie a tie two ways without looking at a reference.
95. Inspire 5 people to make their own 101 goals list.

OMG I DIDN’T THINK FAR ENOUGH AHEAD:
96. See all 30 NHL teams in person. (Added 11/3/11)

97. See the Aurora Borealis in person. (Added 12/21/11)
98. Hike/camp in Yellowstone. (Added 12/24/11)
99. Recover my savings bonds. (11/26/12, added 8/4/12)
100. Learn to whistle with my fingers. (Added 1/12/13)
101. Travel Overseas (Pacific and Atlantic) (Japan, May 2013; Ireland, October 2013)

OMG MAN CARD BONUSES
102. Grow epic beard. (November 2012)
103. Kill 12 point buck with bow.
104. Earn huge face scar.
105. Rescue kitten from tree.
106. Take up smoking tobacco from pipe.
107. Survive rattlesnake bite.
108. Build log cabin.
109. Stop purse snatcher.
110. Drink Glenlivet 18, neat.
111. Rebuild engine (any).
112. Hike Appalachian Trail solo.
113. Enter lumberjack contest.
114. Learn to weld.
115. Carry buckskin knife.
116. Save child from imminent death.