Week three

I did a lot this week, but I still did not cross anything completely off the list. At least I am on my way.

Mark and I watched two more movies on the AFI list. We were entertained with Double Indemnity. Excellent flick. The one thing I love about these old movies is the dialect. There are some fantastic lines and innuendos littered throughout the entire movie. Nothing is canned and predictable. Even the camera work is fabulous. Directors used every camera angle possible and really took advantage of the lighting. I have learned that I will take an old classic over a CGI-filled flick any day. My new word of the week is dame.

We also watched A Streetcar Named Desire. Marlon Brando delivered an amazing performance along with some memorable lines. He is also a fox. Two enthusiastic thumbs way up!!


Listened to:
Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas--good until they started doing this talk-over thing. At that point, it got weird.
Arc Angels-Kinda bluesy and bubblegum at the same time. I did not think that was possible, but I stand corrected. There was not the gravel, growl voice that I would associate with the blues. It was slightly pedestrian.
Boston--It was Boston, what else can I say?
Boston, Don't look Back--see above comment.
Blind Dog, Dark Eyes--Another blues band. This one had more soul, so I dug it more.
Blue Oyster Cult, Spectres--So someone will probably flame me for this, but this album put me to sleep. Godzilla was good, but everything else was making me want to shut my eyes.
Army of Anyone--This album did not stand out to me, but it did not suck either

Continuing with the new regimen of flossing, drinking water, and turning water off while showering. Nothing new on that front--just maintaining.

I did 50 consecutive situps on the Bender Ball, #14. My chiropractor had a couple of choice words concerning that activity. Apparently, doing sit-ups is uber bad for my whiplash, so I will have to move that one down to a later date. Good thing I have 3 years!!

The beginnings of a vegetable garden are beginning to take hold, #24. I have two tomato plants that are sprouting high and one bean plant that somehow survived my black thumb last spring. Who knew? I am going to move the garden to a different area of the back yard. The current location is getting water-logged from the run-off on the roof. At any rate, it is not a full garden, but it is starting.

I had lunch/coffee with two friends this month. My friend Bill on the 20th and my friend Michelle on the 15th. That makes me 1 out of 33!

Started reading The Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zepplin Saga this week. I just realized recently that I like Led Zepplin, so this is a good read for me.

Catch you next week.....

Week two

So week two proved to be somewhat fruitful. Still drinking 3 bottles of water and flossing every day and turning the water off in the shower while soaping, shaving, shampooing and conditioning. I have not missed a day yet and I have actually established a fairly regular schedule concerning these three things.

CD's that were listened to:
Aerosmith, Pump--excellent
Audioslave, Out of Exile--excellent
Audioslave, Audioslave--good, but not as strong as Out of Exile
At the Drive-in, Relationship of Command--not my thing, alot of screaming
ACDC, Back in Black--excellent

I finished the first book on my list, One Flew Over the Cuck00's Nest. Uber excellent read. I can't wait to watch the flick. It is on AFI's top 100, so it is a must see. It would be a definite re-read.

Speaking of AFI's Top 100 Movies, we watched On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando. He is so young in this movie. You almost don't recognize him. Then he starts talking and there is no doubt. Also did not realize that Fred Gwynne has a bit part with two speaking lines. He is best known for playing Hermann Munster and if you blink you will miss him in this flick. He is first seen in the backroom of the bar lumbering his large frame in a small chair and you see him instantly. Mark saw him first.

Mark got his first footrub(shudder). I don't like feet, so we took the first one slowly. It lasted about 10 minutes on each foot and then I had to stop. His toes were sore after playing a disc golf tourney over the weekend, so I thought I would throw him a bone. He said I did a swell job, so he expects more. I told him one a month. #36

Speaking of Mark, he also received his first love note. I hid it in his bag that he took to the tournament. #35

I also stared putting money away for the savings account, #101, and the extra principal payment on the mortgage, #5.

That is about it for this week. Tune in next week. Same battime, same batchannel....

Week one

So week one is coming to a close and all is well.
As you can see, the blog is set up now. That is the first completed task. Felt good to mark something off the list.

I have started a couple of things on the list. #19-drink 3 bottles of water daily and #87-floss daily have been done, well, everyday.

Started reading the first book of 40, One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Mark got his first foot rub #36. This is going to be a big one for me to complete. I hate hate hate feet!!

Listened to Paula Abdul(not sure how that got in the collection), 3 Aerosmith albums, ACDC this week #74. Again, this will be a huge task as Mark has like 10,000 cd's in his collection. That is a fib, but he has a ton of music. It is a little overwhelming. At least, with the exception of Paula, he has outstanding taste. I will be enjoying a lot of classic rock over the next 3 years.

So, making progress. Starting a lot of things and once we get past the wedding, I will be able to really move forward with the completion percentage.

Tune in next week for .............Week 2!!

So it begins

So the object is simple. Complete 101 tasks in 1001 days. It breaks down to 1 item completed every 10 days. Obviously, some tasks will take longer than that. Other items--not so much.

I have every intent of completing this inaugural list in 1001 days. Time will tell if it was too ambitious to undertake.

I am looking forward to attempting everything. I guess we will see if 1001 days can have an impact.