"Please Don't Talk My Mind is Out for a Walk"

I find myself unable to come up with catchy titles for blogs, but find comfort in song lyrics. While my favorite Dave Matthews quotes were too long for the designated 50 or so characters, this song "Paradise" by Ana Serrano van der Laan offered the perfect opportunity for a song title that fits. 

"Please don't talk // My mind is out for a walk // Just go on touching me...

Paradise sounds pretty nice // But nothing could be better than this // 
Nothing could be better than this"

I realized that I have two other blogs that are professional by nature, but no legitimate blog where I can have an opinion (because we all know real journalists can't have opinions). Thereforce, Secondary Humor was born.

What I found myself wanting to tell someone about most was my newest endeavor, 101 things to do in 1001 days, which I hope will continue to change my life like it has in the past 11 days. ((http://www.dayzeroproject.com/))

Here's the list:

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

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
6. Put my feet in the Pacific Ocean
7. Don’t text message for an entire month
8. Build something
9. Visit the Ben and Jerry’s Factory
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
12. Take daily vitamin every day straight for a month
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
20. Read at least 4 books off of a greatest books ever written list
21. See Dave Matthews in Concert... no matter how old he is and no matter how old I am.
22. Decorate an entire room of my own by myself.
23. Go to the New Jersey Botanical Gardens
24. Straddle 5 state lines… Photographed.
25. Finally organize all of the postcards I have collected. (In the process of designing a cover for the portfolio they are all in!)
26. Create and mail in a Post Secret postcard.
27. Don’t watch any television for a week.
28. Don’t use any plastic bags for a month.
29. Don’t buy bottled water for a month.
30. Paint a room a crazy color
31. Run in a mini marathon
32. Dress up for Halloween (seriously, even though you hate Halloween)
33. Watch the end of the West Wing series
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
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
43. Make something from blown glass
44. Learn how to make pottery
45. Color an entire coloring book
46. Send 101 cards. (30/101)
47. Read Gone With the Wind
48. Don’t use Facebook for two weeks
49. Pay Dad back for the accident ($500) //  (o/500)
50. See 50 of IMDB’s top 250 movies (http://www.imdb.com/chart/top) (0/50)
51. Do Photo Project 365 (http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/) (Began on 01/20/09)
52. Go to a Salsa Club
53. Buy nothing for a week.
54. See the sunrise (Saw on 01/20/2009, the day I started!)
55. See the sunset.
56. Do the 26 Things project (http://sh1ft.org/26things/)
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 //  downsize. 
64. Don’t eat out for an entire month
65. Ride in a hot air balloon
66. Graduate (Early?)
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 (more than once)
75. Buy fruit from local farmers for an entire month
76. See Penguins in their natural habitat (Planning to see them LIVE in FL on Spring Break... TWICE!)
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 (0/3)
81. Go to the beach without getting Sun burned
82. Finish and frame a puzzle. (Framing in progress!)
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.
88. Send someone I love flowers anonymously.
89. Keep five plants/flowers/trees, and keep them alive.
90. Fill someone’s expired meter. (Again!)
91. Go to high school reunion.
92. Give up all caffeine (including chocolate) for two months.
93. Go to the top ten best rated restaurants in DC.
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. ((Welcome to the Blog I started and am attempting to keep up with))
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. 

Feel free to comment. I'd love to hear the responses. I began on January 20, 2o09 with the 365 Project. 

More later. Off to celebrate Saturday... and Irina's birthday.