Friday, February 01, 2008

31 on 31

Today's my birthday, so wish me happy birthday, dammit!

So with year 31, I'm going to lay out a list of 31 things I'd like to do before I turn 32. (Hey, that rhymes! Oh, Nipsey...)

1. Go back to the gym.

2. Cook a 3-course dinner for me and at least one of my friends.

3. Compose a song. (Done: May 15, 2008)

4. Make a music video for aforementioned song in item #3. (Done: May 15, 2008)

5. Start a regular series of video podcasts.

6. Actually make a 2nd episode of aforementioned series of podcasts in item #5.

7. Score at least 100 points in a real game of bowling.

8. Defeat four people in Mario Kart Wii. (Done: Throughout May 2008)

9. Get a hole in one in mini-golf.

10. Eat Spam.

11. Visit San Francisco.

12. Go to Catalina.

13. See Wicked.

14. See two other musicals. (Done: February 16 and June 14, 2008)

15. Eat an all-veggie meal.(Done: March 5, 2008)

16. See the movie that wins this year's "Best Picture" Oscar

17. Spend an afternoon at the beach. (Done: April 13, 2008)

18. See a concert of somebody whose album I do not own. (Done: May 30, 2008)

19. Go a full day without using the Internet.

20. Go a full day without talking.

21. Watch every episode in one of my full-season TV-on-DVD sets (must be at least 13 episodes).

22. Go to a live sporting event. (Done: August 1, 2008)

23. Go to Vegas.

24. Play craps during the aforementioned trip for at least 20 minutes.

25. Go line dancing. (Done: February 28, 2008)

26. See a comedy show at a comedy club or improv theater.(Done: March 5, 2008)

27. Get a new bedframe and headboard.

28. Walk to a place that I would normally drive to. (Done: May 2, 2008)

29. Go a full day without sending or reading a text message.

30. See a performance at the Disney Hall. (Done: June 28, 2008)

31. Travel somewhere that's at least 1,000 miles away from Los Angeles. (Done: June 13 - 15, 2008)

How many of these will I complete before February 1, 2009? Place your bets!

4 Comments:

  • At 11:04 AM, Anonymous Chris M said…

    Happy Birthday, Mandel!!! Great list you've put together, I'll need regular status updates please. =)

     
  • At 11:08 AM, Blogger AnimateTed said…

    I CAN'T WAIT FOR ITEM NUMBR 20!!!!

     
  • At 4:14 PM, OpenID slai said…

    Hi Mandel,

    Happy birthday!


    Sonia =}

     
  • At 4:52 PM, Anonymous Siobhan said…

    Happy Birthday!!! day before yesterday. Mine was Jan 30. I'm now 22. yay. Hooray us! Have fun with those. I sure could do some of them.

     

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