The Big 101

I am working to increase my knowledge in everything lately, and this endeavor should motivate me to continue. I am 17 years old and will be 20 years old when I am finished. I use MemoryLifter (ML) as my virtual flashcards program and it's beyond amazing! Download it for yourself here. It's free and you will be amazed, too. I am willing to submit my dictionaries into the public domain upon request. Viscoldi is a vocal language I am developing and Codename Little Richie is the character system, or alphabet, for it. Information on these projects can be obtained here.

Note: This is an updated version. See the changes here.

101 Goals list to be completed in 1001 days
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Start: January 1, 2007
End: September 28, 2009

Quest for Knowledge
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001. Become fairly fluent in French
002. Become fairly fluent in German
003. Become fairly fluent in Spanish
004. Complete the structure of Viscoldi
005. Begin creating Viscoldi Dictionary
006. Be able to read and write Codename Little Richie as easily as Latin-based characters
007. Learn 100 new English words and import them into ML
008. Learn 100 new Spanish words and import them into ML
009. Complete and fully memorize the Anatomy dictionaries in ML (Download my dictionary)
010. Learn to locate ALL countries on a map, as well as their capitals and flags (ML)
011. Read the "Random article" on Wikipedia every day for a month
012. Star-view 50 times
013. Read all of the books on my book list
014. Read the Bible in a Year (I get it through daily emails)
015. Continue on the path toward earning my Bachelor's Degree
016. Retake the ACT and score a 30 or higher
017. Take a photography class
018. Purchase a binary watch and learn to read it well

Recreation
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019. View all 100 of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time (AFI)
020. Watch the Wizard of Oz to the tune of Dark Side of the Moon
021. See 25 different bands in concert
022. Design and build a 3D pc game from scratch
023. Get eBay feedback score to 100 or more
024. Build a computer for my father and connect it to his stereo system
025. Convert to Mac/Linux (become Windows-less)
026. Install a car stereo, amp, and speakers
027. Host 25 different websites that *aren't* mine
028. Buy a designer wallet
029. Coach a sport
030. Get a licence for reffing WIAA soccer
031. Lay in an intersection with the woman of my dreams (The Notebook)
032. Kiss the woman of my dreams at the turn of the year in Times Square
033. Repeat the star date with the woman of my dreams (I gave her a star)
034. Sleep on a beach with the woman of my dreams
035. Hug 25 different people in one day
036. Gift flowers spontaneously for my mother
037. Buy gifts for 25 different people on random days
038. Buy something on a stranger's wish list on amazon.com
039. Create something special for all those who have made a difference in my life (I can't say what it is because YOU might be one of them ;-)
040. Dress Goth, Punk, Prep, Hippy, Gangsta, and Formal for each day of a week
041. Camp out a day in advance for a black friday sale with a friend
042. Get 15 people to sign the ONE pledge (http://www.one.org)
043. Get 15 people to join LOST (http://www.lost.eu/12ff7)
044. Buy a lottery ticket
045. Reach ten days of music in iTunes (Starting at 5 days)
046. Take one photo a day for a month
047. Kill my MySpace
048. Write down and interpret meaning (10000 Dreams Interpreted) in 10 dreams that I have (I hardly ever dream)
049. Argue/debate with a Catholic Priest about religion
050. Go horseback riding

Improve My Physique
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051. Run the Chicago Marathon (Signed up on January 18, 2007)
052. Run in 25 races
053. Complete a Century (100-miles long) Bike ride
054. Be able to do 100 consecutive pushups 7 days in a row
055. Benchpress three sets of 10 at 175
056. Run a five minute mile
057. Run at least twice a week
058. Turn my 6-pack into an 8-pack
059. Get my teeth straightened
060. Maintain teeth (brushing well on a regular basis, floss, etc.)
061. Stay tobacco-free for all 1001 days
062. Stay soda-free for all 1001 days
063. Never wake up later than 10am for all 1001 days
064. Rid my fear of water and swim on a regular basis
065. Learn to play the piano
066. Take voice lessons
067. Learn ballet

Places to Visit
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068. Visit all 50 States and eat at a local restaurant in each of them
069. Perform the "Introductory Tour of Washington, DC" Itinerary (as found on their tourism website)
070. Spend a whole day shopping at West Edmonton Mall (Canada)
071. Visit Every store at Mall of America in a weekend
072. See the Grand Canyon
073. See Niagra Falls
074. Visit 25 National Parks
075. Go to Mexico
076. Go to the top of the Sears Tower
077. Go to Navy Pier
078. Visit the Museum of Science and Industry
079. Visit the Louvre
080. See the Wall in Berlin
081. Spend a night in Paris
082. Go on a road trip with no preset destination
083. Go to Disney World and visit all the theme parks before leaving
084. Take a whole day at the Milwaukee County Zoo

Getting Set for the Future
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085. Build an attractive Flash! résumé
086. Take a job as a model
087. Take a job at a bank
088. Be on time for EVERY shift for EVERY job
089. Buy a truck
090. Save $100 a month and allow it to accumulate interest
091. Get a credit card and never pay late
092. Never again hand in a late assignment due to procrastination
093. Get a 3.5 GPA for Second semester of 12th grade
094. Write a will
095. Start a 401k
096. Buy a share of stock in a company
097. Get Life insurance
098. Pay off all debt I have incurred in the past
099. Draw out the blueprints of my dream house
100. Buy a promise ring

101. Create another 101 in 1001 list

It just so happens that I completed this list exactly 6 minutes before it goes into effect. I've been working on it for over a week now. Hopefully it will help me grow tremendously in the next 1001 days.

Stay classy, fellow bloggers.