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patentdragonCurrent number of items on the list: 101 (26th April 2012)
Variable contingencies (in brackets): None.
Tasks Completed (scored through): 33.5
- 3, 4, 8, 10, 18, 22, 23, 27, 29, 42, 43, 47, 50, 52, 62, 65, 67, 68, 70, 72, 73, 78, 79, 83, 85, half of 86, 87, 89, 92, 95, 96, 98, 100
Tasks In Progress (bold italic): 35.5
- 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 17, 19, 26, 28, 31, 33, 39, 42, 44, 45, 48, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 59, 63, 66, 69, 82, half of 86, 88, 90, 97, 99
Tasks Failed (scored through, red): 2
- 14, 64
Tasks Modified: 1 - Task 28
Tasks Changed: 4 - Task 8; Task 11 (twice); Task 64; Task 83
Tasks Open: None
List Last Updated: 21 September 2012
Health And Well-Being
1 - Lose a meaningful amount of weight (10kg)
2 - Eat more sensibly
3 - Complete at least 100 worthwhile walks (at least one hour outdoors) a year (165/100 (05-08-2010), 133/100 (07-07-2011), 75/75 (mid-August))
4 - Walk to another town and back in a day (15-09-2012)
5 - Make use of some natural means of stress relief (meditation, or some such)
6 - Save lie-ins for weekends only
7 - Learn to cook 12 dishes (2/12)
8 - Grow my own vegetables (previously "Find a "signature dish", and perfect it") (27-06-2012)
9 - Cook dinner at least once a month (16/33 +2)
10 - Investigate laser eye surgery
11 - ( Undergo laser eye surgery if suitable ) Replaced with: Prepare a second Mission 101 list! Commit to "The Gap Year" (Mission 101.1)
12 - Find another healthy drink I enjoy *NEW 21-01-10*
Family
13 - Provide genuine support for Mum as she deals with her "health issue"
14 - Take Mum to the (?University) Christmas performance of Handel's Messiah at least once (Missed 2010)
15 - Help Mum scan and organise photos and negatives *NEW 21-01-10*
16 - Tidy up after myself! *NEW 21-01-10*
17 - See a lot more of Jan!
Travel
18 - Renew my passport (24-05-2012)
19 - Visit five cities not on my regular "list"
20 - Set foot in another foreign country (not the US!)
21 - Travel East overseas at least once (0/1)
22 - Spend at least one full week away from home (whichever it is) (31-08-12)
23 - Camp outside at least once (1/1) (27-07-2010)
24 - See an ocean I never saw before...
25 - Visit The Eden Project in Cornwall
26 - Get more familiar with my home town - street names and the like *NEW 21-01-10*
Culture
27 - See one stage show a year (3/3)
28 - Watch one "classic" film for each month of my Mission (24/33)
29 - Buy a book a month from an actual bookshop (33/33) (20-09-2012)
30 - Attend at least one convention
31 - Thank three personal influences in person (1/3)
32 - Get at least one piece of commissioned art
33 - Buy at least three pages of original comic art (1/3) *NEW 21-01-10*
34 - Go to The Edinburgh Tattoo (again) (lol - my "get a tattoo")
35 - Brush up on my existing language skills (French, German)
36 - Learn some more Hindi/Urdu
37 - Learn some Japanese
38 - Learn some Elvish
39 - Learn some Na'vi
40 - Learn more Klingon
41 - Properly organise, bag and catalogue the comic collection *Updated 21-01-10*
42 - Get comic orders in more promptly (33/33) (19/09/2012)
43 - Stop watching so much repeat crap on Dave (27-02-10)
44 - Master some origami *NEW 21-01-10*
My Stuff - Arts And Crafts
45 - Make regular progress on current and forthcoming "projects"
46 - Continue and complete "The Archive Project"
47 - Refresh my art skills (01-03-2011)
48 - Do proper reference sheets for at least six of my characters (0/6)
49 - Create "covers" for each complete "season" of each project
50 - Create "proper" pieces of art, fit to hang, or give as gifts (13-03-2011)
51 - Create something to sell, and sell it!
52 - Complete some craft projects I've started Blogged about here! (30-10-2011)
53 - Deal with my "overspill" of crap
54 - Make at least one short movie, with at least one other real-life cast member
55 - Take more photographs
56 - Create a proper album of best photos
My Stuff - Technology
57 - Design and establish new personal web-site, with actual content - thepatentdragon.com...
58 - Make more worthwhile use of computer kit
59 - Learn to upgrade PCs
60 - Revitalise one PC, or build an entire new one
61 - Sharpen my HTML/CSS skills
62 - Totally revise my blog template Blogged about HERE(28-11-10)
63 - Do some more RP in Ultima Online *NEW 21-01-10*
Changed Task!
64 - Complete The Move without any serious drama (starts 08-12-2010) (was Try and run an RP thread on Gaia)
My Stuff - Personal And Financial
65 - Celebrate each and every Spiritwalk (May 22) and Patent Saturday (December 1) like they really mean something (which they do!) (2/3, 2/2) (22/05/12)
66 - Get back into the habit of properly balancing my finances
67 - Start a new personal tradition Blogged about HERE. (29-04-2010)
68 - Forgive charity shops... (16-01-2010)
69 - ...and visit them regularly for useful materials and items
70 - Re-organise my notice-board (31-07-2011)
71 - Post at least one secret to PostSecret *NEW 21-01-10*
Nature
72 - See an aardvark in the flesh (31-08-12)
73 - See a binturong in the flesh Blogged about here! (29-10-2011)
74 - See an orca in the flesh, preferably in the wild
75 - Hand-feed an exotic wild/zoo animal
76 - Go into the Highlands and see at least three cool species of wildlife
77 - Get "up close and personal" with some birds of prey *NEW 21-01-10*
78 - Build a kick-ass snowman Link to blog post! (09-01-2010)
Politics And That Sort Of Thing
79 - Protest against CLAN (30-07-2010)
80 - Publicly "confront" a major politician who deserves it!
81 - Actively protest in support of a deserving cause
82 - Give £1 to charity for every task not completed, and an additional £10 for every 10 not completed! Currently at £37
+ £1 to Fishermans Aid (via collection box)
+ £10 to London Zoo Sumatran Tiger SOS Project via collection box
+ £25 to Sophie Lancaster Foundation via online donation
+ £1 to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) via collection box...
And The Rest!
83 - Get a good, solid, long-lasting office chair! (30-12-11) (Changed 1 September 2011; was "Get my bloody chair fixed!")
New Additions
- 23 January 2010 -
84 - Learn to make my own paper...
85 - ...and make my own books! (28-09-11) Blogged about HERE.
86 - Properly organise (01-02-2010) and chronicle my efforts!
- 24 January 2010 -
87 - Get a decent computer desk that DOESN'T have a metal frame! (06-12-2010)
- 28 January 2010 -
88 - Create usable stage/screen/cosplay props of three pieces of costume or equipment from my own projects (1/3): Mane-of-Night's dancing bells...
89 - Create a portable list of tasks for on-the-hoof reference and updates (03-03-2010) - blogged about HERE.
90 - Go to at least five concerts (3/5)
91 - Create a "personal goddess"
92 - Pay Mum the share of the new central heating boiler I promised (but haven't through no fault of my own) (28-09-2010)
- 12 February 2010 -
93 - Speak my mind with confidence more often.
- 22 May 2010 -
94 - Make a PD-worthy pair of boots from scratch!
- 6 June 2010 -
95 - Go on a early morning/dawn photography expedition, and come back with good pics (28-06-2010) - blogged about HERE
Reserved For 2011 - 2012
96 - Watch the original version of The Prisoner in its entirety (17/17). (31-03-2012)
97 - Build a diddley bow (added 4 September 2010)
98 - See each of the "Avengers" cycle of movies on opening day! (Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), Captain America - The First Avenger (2011), Avengers (2012)) (4/4) (26-04-2012)
99 - Reach an audience! (added 31 December 2010)
100 - Go for one last "midnight strut" in "The Old Neighbourhood" (04-06-2011) (added 4 June 2011)
101 - Keep my new bedroom and office CLEAN AND TIDY! (added 15 June 2011)
Stay tuned for regular updates! Also, watch for posts at:
- Mission 101 Community at LiveJournal
- Mission 101 2010 Community at LiveJournal
Variable contingencies (in brackets): None.
Tasks Completed (scored through): 33.5
- 3, 4, 8, 10, 18, 22, 23, 27, 29, 42, 43, 47, 50, 52, 62, 65, 67, 68, 70, 72, 73, 78, 79, 83, 85, half of 86, 87, 89, 92, 95, 96, 98, 100
Tasks In Progress (bold italic): 35.5
- 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 17, 19, 26, 28, 31, 33, 39, 42, 44, 45, 48, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 59, 63, 66, 69, 82, half of 86, 88, 90, 97, 99
Tasks Failed (scored through, red): 2
- 14, 64
Tasks Modified: 1 - Task 28
Tasks Changed: 4 - Task 8; Task 11 (twice); Task 64; Task 83
Tasks Open: None
List Last Updated: 21 September 2012
Health And Well-Being
1 - Lose a meaningful amount of weight (10kg)
2 - Eat more sensibly
3 - Complete at least 100 worthwhile walks (at least one hour outdoors) a year (165/100 (05-08-2010), 133/100 (07-07-2011), 75/75 (mid-August))
4 - Walk to another town and back in a day (15-09-2012)
5 - Make use of some natural means of stress relief (meditation, or some such)
6 - Save lie-ins for weekends only
7 - Learn to cook 12 dishes (2/12)
Sweet and sour chicken stir-fry with noodles; banana muffins
8 - Grow my own vegetables (previously "Find a "signature dish", and perfect it") (27-06-2012)
9 - Cook dinner at least once a month (16/33 +2)
10 - Investigate laser eye surgery
3 August 2010 - Initial enquiry. "Not guaranteed 100% of contact-lens vision, but possible..."
31 March 2012 - decided not to proceed.
11 - ( Undergo laser eye surgery if suitable ) Replaced with: Prepare a second Mission 101 list! Commit to "The Gap Year" (Mission 101.1)
12 - Find another healthy drink I enjoy *NEW 21-01-10*
Family
13 - Provide genuine support for Mum as she deals with her "health issue"
14 - Take Mum to the (?University) Christmas performance of Handel's Messiah at least once (Missed 2010)
15 - Help Mum scan and organise photos and negatives *NEW 21-01-10*
16 - Tidy up after myself! *NEW 21-01-10*
17 - See a lot more of Jan!
Travel
18 - Renew my passport (24-05-2012)
19 - Visit five cities not on my regular "list"
1st August 2010 - Perth
20 - Set foot in another foreign country (not the US!)
21 - Travel East overseas at least once (0/1)
22 - Spend at least one full week away from home (whichever it is) (31-08-12)
23 - Camp outside at least once (1/1) (27-07-2010)
24 - See an ocean I never saw before...
25 - Visit The Eden Project in Cornwall
26 - Get more familiar with my home town - street names and the like *NEW 21-01-10*
Culture
27 - See one stage show a year (3/3)
Doctor Who Live - Glasgow SECC - 15 October 2010(30-08-12)
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers - St Andrews Byre Theatre - 3 November 2011
War Horse - London New London Theatre - 30 August 2012
28 - Watch one "classic" film for each month of my Mission (24/33)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Brighton Rock (1947)
On The Waterfront (1954)
Fort Apache (1948)
The African Queen (1951)
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)
From Here To Eternity (1953)
Casablanca (1942)
North By Northwest (1959)
The King's Speech (2010) Honorary entry!
The Wrong Man (1956)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
Anatomy Of A Murder (1959) Mid-point surpassed!
Rope (1948)
Blithe Spirit (1945)
The Searchers (1956)
Scrooge (1951)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Paper Moon (1973)
Went The Day Well? (1942)
Updated from "Watch one "classic" film a month"; 4 September 2010 - "classic": highly rated or regarded, made no later than 1975; must be something I have only seen no more than 30 minutes of before
29 - Buy a book a month from an actual bookshop (33/33) (20-09-2012)
The Colour Of Magic (Terry Pratchett (Sir))
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites
Penguin Popular Classics - A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Greatest Show On Earth (Richard Dawkins)
Oxford World's Classics - The Bhagavad Gita
Runaways - Pride And Joy (Series 1, issues 1 to 6)
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Scott Pilgrim Vol 1 - Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Bryan Lee O'Malley)
Scott Pilgrim Vol 2 - Scott Pilgrim vs The World (Bryan Lee O'Malley)
Runaways - Teenage Wasteland (Series 1, issues 7 to 12)
Scott Pilgrim Vol 3 - Scott Pilgrim and The Infinite Sadness (Bryan Lee O'Malley)
Civil War - Young Avengers/Runaways
Eye Classics: At the Mountains of Madness (Lovecraft/Culbard)
Scott Pilgrim Vol 4 - Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together (Bryan Lee O'Malley)
Scott Pilgrim Vol 5 - Scott Pilgrim Vs The Universe (Bryan Lee O'Malley)
Scott Pilgrim Vol 6 - Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour (Bryan Lee O'Malley)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Kick Ass (Hit Girl edition) (Mark Millar/John Romita Jr)
Mort - Sir Terry Pratchett
Sourcery - Sir Terry Pratchett
Wyrd Sisters - Sir Terry Pratchett
War Horse - Michael Morpurgo
A Game Of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
Pyramids - Sir Terry Pratchett
New Holland Concise Garden Wildlife
The Boot - Bradley Quinn
Farm Boy - Michael Morpurgo
FEAR ITSELF: The Fearless - Bunn/Fraction/Yost/Bagley/Pelletier (hardback)
Haynes THUNDERBIRDS Agents' Technical Manual - Denham/Bleathman
X-MEN: Age Of X - Carey/Mann/Hurth
Lonely Planet Phrasebook: Hindi, Urdu and Bengali
A Street Cat Named Bob - James Bowen
30 - Attend at least one convention
31 - Thank three personal influences in person (1/3)
1 August 2010 - Seasick Steve
32 - Get at least one piece of commissioned art
33 - Buy at least three pages of original comic art (1/3) *NEW 21-01-10*
34 - Go to The Edinburgh Tattoo (again) (lol - my "get a tattoo")
35 - Brush up on my existing language skills (French, German)
36 - Learn some more Hindi/Urdu
37 - Learn some Japanese
38 - Learn some Elvish
39 - Learn some Na'vi
40 - Learn more Klingon
41 - Properly organise, bag and catalogue the comic collection *Updated 21-01-10*
42 - Get comic orders in more promptly (33/33) (19/09/2012)
43 - Stop watching so much repeat crap on Dave (27-02-10)
44 - Master some origami *NEW 21-01-10*
My Stuff - Arts And Crafts
45 - Make regular progress on current and forthcoming "projects"
46 - Continue and complete "The Archive Project"
47 - Refresh my art skills (01-03-2011)
48 - Do proper reference sheets for at least six of my characters (0/6)
49 - Create "covers" for each complete "season" of each project
50 - Create "proper" pieces of art, fit to hang, or give as gifts (13-03-2011)
51 - Create something to sell, and sell it!
52 - Complete some craft projects I've started Blogged about here! (30-10-2011)
53 - Deal with my "overspill" of crap
54 - Make at least one short movie, with at least one other real-life cast member
55 - Take more photographs
56 - Create a proper album of best photos
My Stuff - Technology
57 - Design and establish new personal web-site, with actual content - thepatentdragon.com...
58 - Make more worthwhile use of computer kit
59 - Learn to upgrade PCs
60 - Revitalise one PC, or build an entire new one
61 - Sharpen my HTML/CSS skills
62 - Totally revise my blog template Blogged about HERE(28-11-10)
63 - Do some more RP in Ultima Online *NEW 21-01-10*
Changed Task!
64 - Complete The Move without any serious drama (starts 08-12-2010) (was Try and run an RP thread on Gaia)
My Stuff - Personal And Financial
65 - Celebrate each and every Spiritwalk (May 22) and Patent Saturday (December 1) like they really mean something (which they do!) (2/3, 2/2) (22/05/12)
66 - Get back into the habit of properly balancing my finances
67 - Start a new personal tradition Blogged about HERE. (29-04-2010)
68 - Forgive charity shops... (16-01-2010)
69 - ...and visit them regularly for useful materials and items
70 - Re-organise my notice-board (31-07-2011)
71 - Post at least one secret to PostSecret *NEW 21-01-10*
Nature
72 - See an aardvark in the flesh (31-08-12)
73 - See a binturong in the flesh Blogged about here! (29-10-2011)
74 - See an orca in the flesh, preferably in the wild
75 - Hand-feed an exotic wild/zoo animal
76 - Go into the Highlands and see at least three cool species of wildlife
77 - Get "up close and personal" with some birds of prey *NEW 21-01-10*
78 - Build a kick-ass snowman Link to blog post! (09-01-2010)
Politics And That Sort Of Thing
79 - Protest against CLAN (30-07-2010)
80 - Publicly "confront" a major politician who deserves it!
81 - Actively protest in support of a deserving cause
82 - Give £1 to charity for every task not completed, and an additional £10 for every 10 not completed! Currently at £37
+ £1 to Fishermans Aid (via collection box)
+ £10 to London Zoo Sumatran Tiger SOS Project via collection box
+ £25 to Sophie Lancaster Foundation via online donation
+ £1 to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) via collection box...
And The Rest!
83 - Get a good, solid, long-lasting office chair! (30-12-11) (Changed 1 September 2011; was "Get my bloody chair fixed!")
New Additions
- 23 January 2010 -
84 - Learn to make my own paper...
85 - ...and make my own books! (28-09-11) Blogged about HERE.
86 - Properly organise (01-02-2010) and chronicle my efforts!
- 24 January 2010 -
87 - Get a decent computer desk that DOESN'T have a metal frame! (06-12-2010)
- 28 January 2010 -
88 - Create usable stage/screen/cosplay props of three pieces of costume or equipment from my own projects (1/3): Mane-of-Night's dancing bells...
89 - Create a portable list of tasks for on-the-hoof reference and updates (03-03-2010) - blogged about HERE.
90 - Go to at least five concerts (3/5)
Kiss - Glasgow SECC - 9th May 2010 - blogged about HERE and reviewed HERE
Seasick Steve - Perth Concert Hall - 1st August 2010 - reviewed and blogged about HERE
Rush - Glasgow SECC - 14 May 2011 - reviewed HERE
91 - Create a "personal goddess"
92 - Pay Mum the share of the new central heating boiler I promised (but haven't through no fault of my own) (28-09-2010)
- 12 February 2010 -
93 - Speak my mind with confidence more often.
- 22 May 2010 -
94 - Make a PD-worthy pair of boots from scratch!
- 6 June 2010 -
95 - Go on a early morning/dawn photography expedition, and come back with good pics (28-06-2010) - blogged about HERE
Reserved For 2011 - 2012
96 - Watch the original version of The Prisoner in its entirety (17/17). (31-03-2012)
97 - Build a diddley bow (added 4 September 2010)
98 - See each of the "Avengers" cycle of movies on opening day! (Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), Captain America - The First Avenger (2011), Avengers (2012)) (4/4) (26-04-2012)
99 - Reach an audience! (added 31 December 2010)
100 - Go for one last "midnight strut" in "The Old Neighbourhood" (04-06-2011) (added 4 June 2011)
101 - Keep my new bedroom and office CLEAN AND TIDY! (added 15 June 2011)
Stay tuned for regular updates! Also, watch for posts at:
- Mission 101 Community at LiveJournal
- Mission 101 2010 Community at LiveJournal
