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Updated 13/08/13

1 - Lose a meaningful amount of weight (10kg)
2 - Eat more sensibly
5 - Make use of some natural means of stress relief (meditation, or some such)
7 - Learn to cook 12 dishes (2/12):

Sweet and sour chicken stir-fry with noodles
Banana muffins

12 - Find another healthy drink I enjoy
15 - Help Mum scan and organise photos and negatives
16 - Tidy up after myself!
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)
24 - See an ocean I never saw before...
25 - Visit The Eden Project in Cornwall
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)

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)
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
44 - Master some origami
46 - Continue and complete "The Archive Project"
48 - Do proper reference sheets for at least six of my characters (0/6)
49 - Create "covers" for each complete "season" of each project
51 - Create something to sell, and sell it!
53 - Deal with my "overspill" of crap
54 - Make at least one short movie, with at least one other real-life cast member
56 - Create a proper album of best photos
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
66 - Get back into the habit of properly balancing my finances
71 - Post at least one secret to PostSecret
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
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 £137 (of £104) (26/12/12)

+ £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...
+ £100 to Alzheimers Society in memory of Gerry Anderson

84 - Learn to make my own paper...
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...

90 - Go to at least five concerts (5/5):

Kiss - Glasgow SECC - 9th May 2010
Seasick Steve - Perth Concert Hall - 1st August 2010
Rush - Glasgow SECC - 14 May 2011
Rush - Glasgow SECC - 30 May 2013
The B-52s - Glasgow O2 ABC - 12 August 2013


91 - Create a "personal goddess"
93 - Speak my mind with confidence more often.
94 - Make a PD-worthy pair of boots from scratch!
99 - Reach an audience!
101 - Keep my new bedroom and office CLEAN AND TIDY!
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