101 in 1001 Update - Completed

2. Send more letters to friends - Since I've moved away, I have written tons of letters. Granted, many of them were to supporters, but some of them were just for fun. More of these to come, I hope!
6. Make a new friend and keep them - I guess by now you KNOW how much I love Sarah and Paul! Also, obviously, all my new Texas friends, of course!

All because of MCA:
13. Move out - Well, for the most part. I guess I still live here when I'm in town, but I live halfway across the country, so I vote that counts.
14. Leave the country - Mexico, anyone?
44. Volunteer at an orphanage - I will post breakdancing orphans videos soon.
47. Get an internship in radio/tv/magazine/movies/photo - I count this because I am putting ads in magazines and doing a lot of video and photo work.
91. Get a job - Yep.
97. Fly alone - Done it so much that I get bored now [which is a good/bad thing].

17. Watch the sunset from my hammock alone - Check. 
19. Drink only water for 30 consecutive days (30/30) - Check.
21. Go to a play - Breehan took me to see Beauty and the Beast for my 21st birthday in Nashville.
23. Participate in an organized 5k - Check. But my time was terrible. I'll have to work on that.
26. Laugh until I cry - More than once. But the time I recall was with Tanner at the dinner table.
27. Cook dinner for a friend - Family dinners at MCA.
29. Get moleskin journals - Check.
35. Go thrifting - Check.
36. Say “yes” to something to which I would normally say “no” - I've done this a few times too. The first time I went with a friend to something where I knew I would know no one else. It turned out alright.
39. Get a picture published - The East Tennessean. The Monitor. RGV Mag.
40. My room clean for a month straight (31/31) - I've actually done this twice because my room was clean for the first month in TX.
53. Finish knitting something - All the girls I gave presents to got scarves with their gifts this year

54. Have a big hair day - Check
55. Do something completely embarrassing and memorable - Check. There's a post on here somewhere about it.
58. Design a t-shirt, just for kicks - It's not cool looking, but it's got sparkles.
62. Give someone the perfect gift - Check.
64. Start a slow clap in a crowded place - This was one of my favorite moments of the year.
65. Go to an NBA game - Unfortunately the game I went to was at ETSU where no one really had an alliance to either team, so cheering was minimal.
70. Face a fear - Moving out? Going to Mexico?
77. Get a puppy - Yes, after 10 years of begging, just months before I move across the country, my parents decide to get a puppy.
81. Be picked first for Ultimate Frisbee - Check, but it was on my birthday so I don't know how legit that is. [Probably too legit to quit]
84. Make an awesome mix CD for a random friend - Made one for my friend Trip, and it was goooood. 

101 in 1001 Update

6. Make a new friend and keep them
Technically we still haven't been friends all that long, but I do have a new friend or two and I plan to keep them.


13. Move out/14. Leave the country/44. Volunteer at an orphanage/91. Get a job
Today I met with a missionary about working with them for the next school year. It's looking very good. All of these will be accomplished if I go. More details to come.

16. Read 50 books (6/50)
Clearly, I am doing terribly on this one. But I'm reading this book and it's really boring and I can't get through it. [Excuses, I know.]
 
19. Drink only water for 30 consecutive days (30/30)
Technically I changed this to coffee and water because I decided that I can't live without coffee for 30 days.

21. Go to a play
My bestie bought me tickets to see Beauty and the Beast in Nashville last week. So fun!

29. Get moleskin journals
I got one for graduation and have been writing in it almost every day since my birthday.

40. My room clean for a month straight (31/31)
Done and done.

43. Graduate with a 3.5 GPA or higher
This one is debatable as to whether or not I accomplished it. I graduated Cum Laude but my GPA actually ended up being a 3.44. Oops.

54. Have a big hair day
Check.

55. Do something completely embarrassing and memorable
See here and here.

64. Start a slow clap in a crowded place
One of the best moments of my life for sure. I was chaperoning a youth conference and there were about 200 people in the room. It. Was. Classic.

67. Pet an intense animal - tiger, elephant, giraffe, rhino, etc
I pet a camel but I don't really know if that counts.

77. Get a puppy
Yep! Love my baby, Ivan.

81. Be picked first for Ultimate Frisbee
My little brother picked me first. But it was my graduation day and I told him to so I don't really know if that counts.

84. Make an awesome mix CD for a random friend
Made one for my friend, Trip

5k

Gotta hit the sack because I will be running in a 5k tomorrow thus completing #23 "Participate in an organized 5k"

Yes, it will be cold.
Yes, it will be early.
Yes, my lungs will catch on fire and burn the whole city down.

Nevertheless, I will feel accomplished.

101 in 1001 Vlog

Yep, my first vlog. I know, I'm a total nerd. Whatevs.



[And what a cute screencap, right? No.]

101 in 1001 Update

1. Run 5 miles without stopping

Well, I did go running the other night and did 2 miles without stopping which is really not that big of an accomplishment. I mean, I HAVE run a 5k without stopping but lately I've been pretty bad at running.

16. Read 50 books (1/50)

Finished The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. It was pretty good but it was so looooong. Those girls just talk and talk and it follows them through 50 years. I thought the story would end while they're still in their teenage years but noooo.

26. Laugh until I cry

CHECK! Tanner was moving his mouth while I was talking for him. It was so stupid but way fun!

28. Shoot a gun

I haven't done this yet but I have had a lot of offers for people to take me!

29. Get moleskine journals

CHECK!

35. Go thrifting

CHECK! I got a wolf t-shirt! Ha. I'm such a hipster now.

36. Say “yes” to something to which I would normally say “no”
I got an opportunity to do this on Sunday but had band practice so I still had to say no. Boo.

40. My room clean for a month straight (13/31)
Yeah! This is like some kind of record.

64. Start a slow clap in a crowded place
I've tried SO many times but no one wants to comply. I think I need it to be more crowded anyways.

84. Make an awesome mix CD for a random friend
CHECK! Trip is getting a CD with the following songs on it (You should definitely look them up!):

1. Abba Father - Daniel Doss Band
2. Blue Eyes - Cary Brothers
3. Bulletproof Weeks - Matt Nathanson
4. Can't Let Go - Landon Pigg
5. Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine
6. Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap
7. I'm Ready - Jack's Mannequin
8. If My Heart Was A House - Owl City
9. Just Let Go - Mae
10. Meteor Shower - Owl City
11. Mexico - Jump Little Children
12. Old Fashioned Letters - Jason Reeves
13. September 22nd - Nathan Angelo
14. Stay Awhile - Erick Baker
15. Such Great Heights - Iron & Wine
16. There Is None - The Working Title
17. Who I Am - Nick Jonas and the Administration

Thoughts? Any songs you love that I really need to hear?

101 in 1001 Update

Here's a little update on how my 101 in 1001 is going thus far.

29. Get moleskin journals

Tomorrow I am planning to go to Barnes and Noble to use the gift card I got for Christmas from my best friend to purchase my moleskins!

37. Go on a date with John Taylor

For those of you who don't know who JT is, he is the Jonas Brothers' music director and guitar player. My best friend and I decided on December 28th (right?) that we have 6 months to get a date with John Taylor and Greg Garbo (JB's bassist). Since we're pretty lame when it comes to dudes we have come up with a plan of attack. First we have a workout plan:

1. Work out 4x weekly

2. Twice weekly - Run/Stairstep/Elliptical for 30+ min

3. Twice weekly - Do something physical! Workout video/Wii Fit/Random Cardio

4. Daily - 20+ pushups, 50+ situps, 100+ jumping jacks/jump ropes/butt kicks/etc

5. Twice weekly 20+ minutes strength

Next we have a confidence building plan:

1. Twice weekly - Wake up early, do hair and makeup, wear a cute outfit

2. Have a meaningful conversation with a boy once a week

3. During the semester go on one practice date with a friend

4. Text one boy per week (at least 3 different boys)

5. No negative connotations--verbal or nonverbal-- about your body at all for the entire semester - every time you do, put $.10 in a jar

Yeah, we've totally got this in the bag. HA!

Garbo (left) and Joe (right):

Kevin (left) and John Taylor (right)

40. My room clean for a month straight (5/31)

Yep, I've kept my room clean for 5 days as of right now!

47. Get an internship in radio/tv/magazine/movies/photo

I was looking at some of these today which sound really exciting but are also a little terrifying! Many of them are in NYC and LA, so I would be very far from home.

84. Make an awesome mix CD for a random friend
Today I made 2 mix CDs for Breehan (bribing her to make me a CD with songs from Glee on it) and a few days ago I made one for another of my friends.

Did anyone else make a 101 in 1001 list? Resolutions? Are you keeping up with them?

101 in 1001

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If anyone wants to join me for any of these or help me out with any of these, that would be awesome.

1. Run 5 miles without stopping
2. Send more letters to friends
3. Go to the west coast
4. Volunteer at a soup kitchen
5. Learn to cook
6. Make a new friend and keep them
7. Go camping
8. Go on a road trip with no intended destination
9. Learn to play guitar
10. Send thank you notes for small reasons
11. Dance with a boy
12. Cliff jump into water
13. Move out
14. Leave the country
15. Lose X amount of weight
16. Read 50 books (0/50)
17. Watch the sunset from my hammock alone
18. Watch the sunset from my hammock with someone
19. Drink only water for 30 consecutive days (0/30)
20. Randomly bake a dessert for a friend
21. Go to a play
22. Donate blood
23. Participate in an organized 5k
24. Send a postcard to Postsecret
25. Write a song I’m proud of
26. Laugh until I cry
27. Cook dinner for a friend
28. Shoot a gun
29. Get moleskin journals
30. Fill 3 moleskin journals (0/3)
31. Meet at least one Jonas Brother
32. Play an acoustic gig
33. Hold hands at the movies
34. Go to the Blue Hole
35. Go thrifting
36. Say “yes” to something to which I would normally say “no”
37. Go on a date with John Taylor
38. Memorize a chapter of the Bible
39. Get a picture published
40. My room clean for a month straight (0/31)
41. Buy a camping sleeping bag
42. Be able to do 20 standard push-ups consecutively
43. Graduate with a 3.5 GPA or higher
44. Volunteer at an orphanage
45. Go rappelling
46. Smoke a pipe
47. Get an internship in radio/tv/magazine/movies/photo
48. Get a mani/pedi
49. Get a massage
50. Go to NYC
51. Go to L.A.
52. Read 3 missionary autobiographies/biographies (0/3)
53. Finish knitting something
54. Have a big hair day
55. Do something completely embarrassing and memorable
56. Do an abstract painting, no matter how stupid
57. Print a canvas of one of my pictures
58. Design a t-shirt, just for kicks
59. Learn calligraphy
60. Fit into a single digit size of clothes
61. Learn to play Guitar Hero on hard
62. Give someone the perfect gift
63. Learn to do a cartwheel
64. Start a slow clap in a crowded place
65. Go to an NBA game
66. Learn the “Single Ladies” dance
67. Pet an intense animal - tiger, elephant, giraffe, rhino, etc
68. Get a picture with Bucky
69. See Coldplay live
70. Face a fear
71. Memorize 1 John
72. Learn to sew
73. Re-learn how to read music
74. Buy a piece of art
75. Sell something on Ebay or Amazon
76. Lean how to cut hair
77. Get a puppy
78. Use a hammer
79. Babysit for my niece or nephew (Tanner and Tiffany need to hurry up with that)
80. See Cartel and/or Mae live
81. Be picked first for Ultimate Frisbee
82. Dress up in some kind of mascot costume
83. See the redwood forest
84. Make an awesome mix CD for a random friend
85. Redo my bulletin board
86. Demolish something big
87. Cruise to Alaska
88. Acquire at least 5 vinyl records (0/5)
89. Sleep under the stars
90. Go to the drive-in
91. Get a job
92. Buy a Mac
93. Visit friends at JBC
94. See the Grand Canyon
95. Pet a penguin
96. Play in the rain and get completely soaked
97. Fly alone
98. Get a world map and some push-pins and chart everywhere I have been
99. Have a deep conversation with someone I just met
100. Sit/lay on a roof
101. Go caving