Wednesday, December 15, 2010
This is Silly
I have a design blog, a personal blog, and a photo blog and soon I'll be eliminating the photo blog and blogging from http://pointfocusflash.tumblr.com/. So I've decided that in the interest of streamlining I'm going to combine by design blog and my personal blog. Now it's where I put things that aren't photos. You can find me at http://nataliekirkpatrick.tumblr.com/ !!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Book I'm Reading . . .
I'm reading The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. Has anyone read it? Does anyone have some good book suggestions?
Train "Am I Reaching You Now"
I'm so close to the end! I've hit U2 today and aside from the fact that I have 128 U2 songs on my iPod, I CONTINUE!
Not the best video but a great song.
Not the best video but a great song.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Hot Chocolate and Memoirs
Took this photo of my hot chocolate today. It reminded me of this six word memoir:
"Must Remember: people, gadgets. That order." -- Brian Lam
Saturday, November 13, 2010
1001 Revisited
Italicized items are in process
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
Beginning: January 20, 2009
End Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
1. Learn Conversational French
2. Learn Sign Language
3. Swim with a dolphin
4. Host a board game night
5. Visit all 50 states
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona (April of 2011)
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
6. Put my feet in the Pacific Ocean (I put my feet in the Gulf of Mexico!)
7. Don’t text message for an entire month (January 6, 2010-February 6, 2010)
8. Build something
9. Visit the Ben and Jerry’s Factory (In Waterbury, VT)
10. Go to Ireland
11. Watch Star Wars for the first time (just the first movie) Watched Episodes 4, 5, & 6 on 02/14/09, finish the whole series on 09/19/09.
12. Take daily vitamin every day straight for a month (Finished May 2009!)
13. Set and FOLLOW a month long workout routine.
14. Learn how to drive a manual.
15. Make a photography portfolio
16. Buy a bicycle
17. Go two weeks without cursing
18. Keep a piggy bank and put ALL excess change in said bank
19. Read the entire Harry Potter Series… again
a. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
b. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
c. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
d. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
e. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
f. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
g. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
20. Read at least 4 books off of a greatest books ever written list
a. Gone With the Wind
b. Pride and Prejudice
c. Schindler's List
d. The Thorn Birds
21. See Dave Matthews in Concert... no matter how old he is and no matter how old I am. (http://www.davematthewsband.com/). July 23rd, 2010!
22. Decorate an entire room of my own by myself.
23. Go to the New Jersey Botanical Gardens
24. Straddle 5 state lines… Photographed. (2/5)
25. Finally organize all of the postcards I have collected.
26. Create and mail in a Post Secret postcard.
27. Don’t watch any television for a week.(Vowing not to watch TV on vacation in 2010!)
28. Don’t use any plastic bags for a month. (Thanks to the DC Bag Tax I haven’t used plastic bags!)
29. Don’t buy bottled water for a month.
30. Paint a room a crazy color
31. Run in a mini marathon (Ran a 5k in April of 2010!!)
(http://cherryblossom.org/results/2010/2010cucb5k-f.htm)
32. Dress up for Halloween (seriously, even though you hate Halloween)
33. Watch the end of the West Wing series
Season 1
Season 2
35. Learn how to surf
36. Learn how to play guitar
37. Go to a wine tasting (Silver Decoy in NJ, Feb 13, 2010)
38. Go to a drive in movie
39. Go to a planetarium
40. Listen to all of the music on my iPod (5535 items, 49.7 days worth of music)
41. Skip dessert for a month
42. Stop biting my nails for an entire month (Would you believe I did this? No me either.)
43. Make something from blown glass
44. Learn how to make pottery
45. Color an entire coloring book
46. Send 101 cards (115/101)
47. Read Gone With the Wind
48. Don’t use Facebook for two weeks
49. Pay Dad back for the accident ($500)
50. See 50 of IMDB’s top 250 movies (http://www.imdb.com/chart/top)
51. Do Photo Project 365 (http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/)
52. Go to a Salsa Club
53. Buy nothing for a week.
54. See the sunrise (01/20/09, Inauguration morning, the day I started 1001!)
55. See the sunset.
56. Do the 26 Things project (http://sh1ft.org/projects/) Planning to do it December of 2010!
57. Reread Childhood books
58. Attend a film festival
59. Go to Atlantic City (Post 05/05/09) and gamble with only $40. Whatever happens, happens, no continuing with winnings.
60. Keep a journal everyday.
61. Go to church every Sunday for three months straight
62. Organize iTunes
63. Organize all of my crap/memorabilia
64. Don’t eat out for an entire month
65. Ride in a hot air balloon
66. Graduate
67. Make my own website (buy the web space... don’t cop out)
68. Keep a dream glass
69. Get over it.
70. Sing in front of people
71. Read five banned books
72. Dress up for an entire week for no reason.
73. Go crabbing
74. Donate to Locks of Love (1/1-2)
75. Buy fruit from local farmers for an entire month
76. See Penguins in their natural habitat (Saw penguins LIVE at the Florida Aquarium 03/14/09 and the Lowry Park Zoo 03/08/10).
77. Travel to a Spanish speaking country and use as much Spanish as possible
78. Seriously consider backpacking across Europe in 07/2010. Do everything humanly possible to go.
79. Read more books per year than the previous year (32 in 06, 33 in 07…)
80. Donate to a charity every year (1/3)
YEAR 1: Doctors Without Borders for relief in Haiti $35
YEAR 2:
YEAR 3:
81. Go to the beach without getting sun burned (Achieved in Tampa!)
82. Finish and frame a puzzle with over 5,000 pieces in it.
83. Attempt (legitimately) a NaNoWriMo (http://www.nanowrimo.org/)
84. Write a message in a bottle and let it go at my favorite spot by the beach.
85. Go through an entire semester without missing class.
86. Go sky diving.
87. Conquer my fear of horses and ride one (vacation 2010!).
88. Send someone I love flowers anonymously.
89. Keep five plants/flowers/trees, and keep them alive. (I have 4 and they are doing well!)
90. Fill someone’s expired meter.
91. Go to high school reunion. (November of 2011)
92. Give up all caffeine (including chocolate) for two months. (Gave it up for lent! 40 days!)
93. Go to ten new restaurants on the list of Washingtonians Cheap Eats 2009 list.
(http://www.washingtonian.com/packages/cheapeats)
1. A & J in Rockville
2. Four Sisters in Vienna
3. Joe’s Noodle House in Rockville
4. Guajillo in Arlington
5. Comet Ping Pong on Nebraska Avenue
6. Surfside on Wisconsin Avenue
7. Amma Vegetarian Kitchen in Vienna
8. Kotobuki in the Palisaides
9.
10.
94. Shadow a journalist, designer, or Mr. Zink for a day.
95. Write your life story in a day.
96. Edit it later, make a memoir?
97. Identify 100 things that make you happy.
98. Start a blog and keep up with it. (And I started a Photo Blog!)
99. Finish all shopping for the year by Halloween (Birthdays, Christmas, Etc.)
100. Donate $10 to charity for every item I do not achieve by 10/18/2011
101. Create another list.
I certainly have a lot of work to do, but I have a plan of attack to make the majority of these things happen! I'm also working on my next list. Suggestions?
Red items are completed!
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
Beginning: January 20, 2009
End Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
1. Learn Conversational French
2. Learn Sign Language
3. Swim with a dolphin
4. Host a board game night
5. Visit all 50 states
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona (April of 2011)
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
6. Put my feet in the Pacific Ocean (I put my feet in the Gulf of Mexico!)
7. Don’t text message for an entire month (January 6, 2010-February 6, 2010)
8. Build something
9. Visit the Ben and Jerry’s Factory (In Waterbury, VT)
10. Go to Ireland
11. Watch Star Wars for the first time (just the first movie) Watched Episodes 4, 5, & 6 on 02/14/09, finish the whole series on 09/19/09.
12. Take daily vitamin every day straight for a month (Finished May 2009!)
13. Set and FOLLOW a month long workout routine.
14. Learn how to drive a manual.
15. Make a photography portfolio
16. Buy a bicycle
17. Go two weeks without cursing
18. Keep a piggy bank and put ALL excess change in said bank
19. Read the entire Harry Potter Series… again
a. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
b. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
c. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
d. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
e. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
f. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
g. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
20. Read at least 4 books off of a greatest books ever written list
a. Gone With the Wind
b. Pride and Prejudice
c. Schindler's List
d. The Thorn Birds
21. See Dave Matthews in Concert... no matter how old he is and no matter how old I am. (http://www.davematthewsband.com/). July 23rd, 2010!
22. Decorate an entire room of my own by myself.
23. Go to the New Jersey Botanical Gardens
24. Straddle 5 state lines… Photographed. (2/5)
25. Finally organize all of the postcards I have collected.
26. Create and mail in a Post Secret postcard.
27. Don’t watch any television for a week.(Vowing not to watch TV on vacation in 2010!)
28. Don’t use any plastic bags for a month. (Thanks to the DC Bag Tax I haven’t used plastic bags!)
29. Don’t buy bottled water for a month.
30. Paint a room a crazy color
31. Run in a mini marathon (Ran a 5k in April of 2010!!)
(http://cherryblossom.org/results/2010/2010cucb5k-f.htm)
32. Dress up for Halloween (seriously, even though you hate Halloween)
33. Watch the end of the West Wing series
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
34. Watch the end of the O.C. series
35. Learn how to surf
36. Learn how to play guitar
37. Go to a wine tasting (Silver Decoy in NJ, Feb 13, 2010)
38. Go to a drive in movie
39. Go to a planetarium
40. Listen to all of the music on my iPod (5535 items, 49.7 days worth of music)
41. Skip dessert for a month
42. Stop biting my nails for an entire month (Would you believe I did this? No me either.)
43. Make something from blown glass
44. Learn how to make pottery
45. Color an entire coloring book
46. Send 101 cards (115/101)
47. Read Gone With the Wind
48. Don’t use Facebook for two weeks
49. Pay Dad back for the accident ($500)
50. See 50 of IMDB’s top 250 movies (http://www.imdb.com/chart/top)
51. Do Photo Project 365 (http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/)
52. Go to a Salsa Club
53. Buy nothing for a week.
54. See the sunrise (01/20/09, Inauguration morning, the day I started 1001!)
55. See the sunset.
56. Do the 26 Things project (http://sh1ft.org/projects/) Planning to do it December of 2010!
57. Reread Childhood books
58. Attend a film festival
59. Go to Atlantic City (Post 05/05/09) and gamble with only $40. Whatever happens, happens, no continuing with winnings.
60. Keep a journal everyday.
61. Go to church every Sunday for three months straight
62. Organize iTunes
63. Organize all of my crap/memorabilia
64. Don’t eat out for an entire month
65. Ride in a hot air balloon
66. Graduate
67. Make my own website (buy the web space... don’t cop out)
68. Keep a dream glass
69. Get over it.
70. Sing in front of people
71. Read five banned books
72. Dress up for an entire week for no reason.
73. Go crabbing
74. Donate to Locks of Love (1/1-2)
75. Buy fruit from local farmers for an entire month
76. See Penguins in their natural habitat (Saw penguins LIVE at the Florida Aquarium 03/14/09 and the Lowry Park Zoo 03/08/10).
77. Travel to a Spanish speaking country and use as much Spanish as possible
78. Seriously consider backpacking across Europe in 07/2010. Do everything humanly possible to go.
79. Read more books per year than the previous year (32 in 06, 33 in 07…)
80. Donate to a charity every year (1/3)
YEAR 1: Doctors Without Borders for relief in Haiti $35
YEAR 2:
YEAR 3:
81. Go to the beach without getting sun burned (Achieved in Tampa!)
82. Finish and frame a puzzle with over 5,000 pieces in it.
83. Attempt (legitimately) a NaNoWriMo (http://www.nanowrimo.org/)
84. Write a message in a bottle and let it go at my favorite spot by the beach.
85. Go through an entire semester without missing class.
86. Go sky diving.
87. Conquer my fear of horses and ride one (vacation 2010!).
88. Send someone I love flowers anonymously.
89. Keep five plants/flowers/trees, and keep them alive. (I have 4 and they are doing well!)
90. Fill someone’s expired meter.
91. Go to high school reunion. (November of 2011)
92. Give up all caffeine (including chocolate) for two months. (Gave it up for lent! 40 days!)
93. Go to ten new restaurants on the list of Washingtonians Cheap Eats 2009 list.
(http://www.washingtonian.com/packages/cheapeats)
1. A & J in Rockville
2. Four Sisters in Vienna
3. Joe’s Noodle House in Rockville
4. Guajillo in Arlington
5. Comet Ping Pong on Nebraska Avenue
6. Surfside on Wisconsin Avenue
7. Amma Vegetarian Kitchen in Vienna
8. Kotobuki in the Palisaides
9.
10.
94. Shadow a journalist, designer, or Mr. Zink for a day.
95. Write your life story in a day.
96. Edit it later, make a memoir?
97. Identify 100 things that make you happy.
98. Start a blog and keep up with it. (And I started a Photo Blog!)
99. Finish all shopping for the year by Halloween (Birthdays, Christmas, Etc.)
100. Donate $10 to charity for every item I do not achieve by 10/18/2011
101. Create another list.
I certainly have a lot of work to do, but I have a plan of attack to make the majority of these things happen! I'm also working on my next list. Suggestions?
Michael Jackson & 'N Sync
I ran through my Michael Jackson collection on my iPod and it reminded me of this performance. Check out some of these amazing outfits.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Six Word Memoirs
I just finished reading, "Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six Word Memoirs by Famous & Obscure Writers" and figured I'd share a few of my favorites . . .
"Sometimes I'm crazy, sometimes I'm sane." -- Bella Von Phul
"I take photographs. I see life." -- Daniel James
"Discovered moral code via Judy Blume." -- Beth Greivel.
"In a Manolo world, I'm Keds." -- Colleen Cook
"Boys liked her. She preferred books." -- Anneliese Cuttle
"I'm just here for the beer." Alex Vournas
"Really, I'm doing fine, thanks for asking." -- Fuzzy Gerdes
"I have not done it all." -- Aaron Knoll
"Well, I thought it was funny." -- Stephen Colbert
"Can't read all the time. Bummer." -- Rina Bander
"Four eyes are better than two." -- Marissa Walsh
"Adolescence, internet, internet, internet, internet, death." -- Josh Rosenfield
"Must Remember: people, gadgets. That order." -- Brian Lam
"Clumsy girl found adventure. Also, bruises." -- Rebecca Campbell
"Sometimes I'm crazy, sometimes I'm sane." -- Bella Von Phul
"I take photographs. I see life." -- Daniel James
"Discovered moral code via Judy Blume." -- Beth Greivel.
"In a Manolo world, I'm Keds." -- Colleen Cook
"Boys liked her. She preferred books." -- Anneliese Cuttle
"I'm just here for the beer." Alex Vournas
"Really, I'm doing fine, thanks for asking." -- Fuzzy Gerdes
"I have not done it all." -- Aaron Knoll
"Well, I thought it was funny." -- Stephen Colbert
"Can't read all the time. Bummer." -- Rina Bander
"Four eyes are better than two." -- Marissa Walsh
"Adolescence, internet, internet, internet, internet, death." -- Josh Rosenfield
"Must Remember: people, gadgets. That order." -- Brian Lam
"Clumsy girl found adventure. Also, bruises." -- Rebecca Campbell
Monday, October 25, 2010
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