The List
I've decided to create an eternal and neverending to-do list--- that is, instead of making a new one every few days like I've been doing, I'm just going to continually update one very large to-do list. Then, everyday, I'm going to attempt to complete at least five items on that list...no matter what the cost.
The catch is this:
1) I will do whatever five to-do's get the most votes, by you, readers.
2) I will only do five at one time, and, once done, may not repeat them unless they are entered into the list.
3) Once decided , the five to-do's are set in stone.
4) Against each To-do, the reader may raise a challenge in addition to the to-do--- That is, if the to-do is "Go to Spain," you may challenge it with something like, "Go to Spain, WHERE YOU MUST attack a windmill with a lance."
Also, the order in which the five to-do's will also be largely up to the votes made by you, readers. Some to-do's take longer than usual, or may require larger funds than I happen to have at that moment--- thus, not all of them can be done the instant they're decided to be done. However, those obsticles are no excuse--- once the five to-do's are decided, the decision is set in stone.
Further, I will take suggestions on what to add to the list (though, ultimately, I'll decide what I intend to do.) Though I may consciously attempt to do five to-do's at once, should the easy opportunity arrise to do any other items on the list, or, in doing the to-do, other to-do's are also satisfied, there is no reason why not to do it. That is, I am not limited to only five, so long as the selected five are also in the process of being done.
This list is intented to last a lifetime. While it will be numbered, the number is in no way at all meant to represent the order in which these goals must be completed---it's simply to keep track of the size of the list. Goals are entered in the order that they are thought of. Lastly, the list can only be comprised of things I can actually do. For instance, I can put, "Travel to India," because I can consciously decide to do that, with nothing but a bit of work in the way. However, I cannot put, "Win the Lottery," on the list, as that's not actually something I can actually do because of my conscious decision to do so. (If it were, I'd be rich, obviously.) I could, however, write "Play the lottery," which I can do just fine.
I suppose that's all of the ground rules; if I remember one I forgot, or the need for a new one arises, I'll be sure to take care of it. Here is the list so far...
TO-DO:
The catch is this:
1) I will do whatever five to-do's get the most votes, by you, readers.
2) I will only do five at one time, and, once done, may not repeat them unless they are entered into the list.
3) Once decided , the five to-do's are set in stone.
4) Against each To-do, the reader may raise a challenge in addition to the to-do--- That is, if the to-do is "Go to Spain," you may challenge it with something like, "Go to Spain, WHERE YOU MUST attack a windmill with a lance."
Also, the order in which the five to-do's will also be largely up to the votes made by you, readers. Some to-do's take longer than usual, or may require larger funds than I happen to have at that moment--- thus, not all of them can be done the instant they're decided to be done. However, those obsticles are no excuse--- once the five to-do's are decided, the decision is set in stone.
Further, I will take suggestions on what to add to the list (though, ultimately, I'll decide what I intend to do.) Though I may consciously attempt to do five to-do's at once, should the easy opportunity arrise to do any other items on the list, or, in doing the to-do, other to-do's are also satisfied, there is no reason why not to do it. That is, I am not limited to only five, so long as the selected five are also in the process of being done.
This list is intented to last a lifetime. While it will be numbered, the number is in no way at all meant to represent the order in which these goals must be completed---it's simply to keep track of the size of the list. Goals are entered in the order that they are thought of. Lastly, the list can only be comprised of things I can actually do. For instance, I can put, "Travel to India," because I can consciously decide to do that, with nothing but a bit of work in the way. However, I cannot put, "Win the Lottery," on the list, as that's not actually something I can actually do because of my conscious decision to do so. (If it were, I'd be rich, obviously.) I could, however, write "Play the lottery," which I can do just fine.
I suppose that's all of the ground rules; if I remember one I forgot, or the need for a new one arises, I'll be sure to take care of it. Here is the list so far...
TO-DO:
(finished 'to-do's' in bold.)
1. Write a novel. (Chapters 1-5.)
2. Write a screenplay. (Pages 1-20)
3. Go to Spain.
4. Go skydiving.
5. Purchase a bottle of wine, and drink it immediately.
6. Drink a case of Guiness.
7. Write a poem. (Of any type of length)
8. Learn to surf.
9. Go to Australia.
10. Climb the Alps.
11. Visit an isolated monastery.
12. Visit a jungle.
13. Go trespassing.
14. Get in a physical fight.
15. Donate to a charity.
16. Read about a style of Architecture.
17. Read about a form of Art.
18. Read about a form of Music.
19. Read about a Science.
20. Go to Greensburg.
21. Quit my job. - March, the Last. I hate making salads.
22. Get a new job. - I'd much rather serve. And sell real-estate.
23. Do my laundry. - I should do it again someday.
24. Meet a stranger.
25. Give away something of significance to me to someone who needs it more.
26. Start a business. (Initial steps.)
27. Reformat this webpage.
28. Read a book.
29. Run a marathon.
30. Earn an orange belt.
31. Go to college.
32. Submit college papers.
33. Learn to fight with a weapon. (nonfirearm)
34. Learn to shoot a gun.
35. Begin lessons for an instrument.
36. Create a sculpture.
37. Destroy something valuable.
38. Go to India.
39. Found a country. (Initial steps)
40. Play the lottery.
41. Get a new car.
42. Race someone. (on foot)
43. Race someone. (in a car)
44. Ask a model to the movies.
45. Befriend someone famous.
46. Go to L.A.
47. Travel via ship.
48. Travel via train.
49. Learn to skateboard.
50. Invent something.
51. Get a tan.
52. Go on a date.
53. Buy a suit.
54. Buy a new shirt. - March, the Last. At Express Men. On sale. 10 bucks.
55. Embrace a stranger warmly, and tell him/her that I love them.
56. Pretend to be someone's long-lost relative.
57. Engage in a fiery argument over something I know nothing about.
58. Learn about what I argued about in 57. (order sensitive---cannot happen until after 57.)
59. Write the next part of Haemon's Belmar.
60. Write the next part of the Epic of Storyiness.
61. Read the Bible. In one sitting.
62. Read another religion's book.
63. Read about Greek mythology.
64. Experiment with crashing cars.
65. Revise the above theories.
66. Found a new country.
67. Draft an ideal government.
68. Research other ideal governments--- (The Greek Three, Locke, Stalin, etc.)
69. Smoke the hooka.
70. Buy a giant box of gumballs.
71. Infiltrate a high-security building unnoticed, take a picture to prove it, then leave, unnoticed. 72. Make two other blogs --- one for this To-Do list, another for my periodical writings, leaving this cite for journaling/fuming/whatever.
1. Write a novel. (Chapters 1-5.)
2. Write a screenplay. (Pages 1-20)
3. Go to Spain.
4. Go skydiving.
5. Purchase a bottle of wine, and drink it immediately.
6. Drink a case of Guiness.
7. Write a poem. (Of any type of length)
8. Learn to surf.
9. Go to Australia.
10. Climb the Alps.
11. Visit an isolated monastery.
12. Visit a jungle.
13. Go trespassing.
14. Get in a physical fight.
15. Donate to a charity.
16. Read about a style of Architecture.
17. Read about a form of Art.
18. Read about a form of Music.
19. Read about a Science.
20. Go to Greensburg.
21. Quit my job. - March, the Last. I hate making salads.
22. Get a new job. - I'd much rather serve. And sell real-estate.
23. Do my laundry. - I should do it again someday.
24. Meet a stranger.
25. Give away something of significance to me to someone who needs it more.
26. Start a business. (Initial steps.)
27. Reformat this webpage.
28. Read a book.
29. Run a marathon.
30. Earn an orange belt.
31. Go to college.
32. Submit college papers.
33. Learn to fight with a weapon. (nonfirearm)
34. Learn to shoot a gun.
35. Begin lessons for an instrument.
36. Create a sculpture.
37. Destroy something valuable.
38. Go to India.
39. Found a country. (Initial steps)
40. Play the lottery.
41. Get a new car.
42. Race someone. (on foot)
43. Race someone. (in a car)
44. Ask a model to the movies.
45. Befriend someone famous.
46. Go to L.A.
47. Travel via ship.
48. Travel via train.
49. Learn to skateboard.
50. Invent something.
51. Get a tan.
52. Go on a date.
53. Buy a suit.
54. Buy a new shirt. - March, the Last. At Express Men. On sale. 10 bucks.
55. Embrace a stranger warmly, and tell him/her that I love them.
56. Pretend to be someone's long-lost relative.
57. Engage in a fiery argument over something I know nothing about.
58. Learn about what I argued about in 57. (order sensitive---cannot happen until after 57.)
59. Write the next part of Haemon's Belmar.
60. Write the next part of the Epic of Storyiness.
61. Read the Bible. In one sitting.
62. Read another religion's book.
63. Read about Greek mythology.
64. Experiment with crashing cars.
65. Revise the above theories.
66. Found a new country.
67. Draft an ideal government.
68. Research other ideal governments--- (The Greek Three, Locke, Stalin, etc.)
69. Smoke the hooka.
70. Buy a giant box of gumballs.
71. Infiltrate a high-security building unnoticed, take a picture to prove it, then leave, unnoticed. 72. Make two other blogs --- one for this To-Do list, another for my periodical writings, leaving this cite for journaling/fuming/whatever.
73. Research the effects of computer usage on sleep.
74. Build something enormeous.
75. Take a cruise.
76. Invent a new dessert.
77. Build a car.
78. Go to California.
79. Go to Japan.
80. Become a Habatchi chef.
81. Cut down a tree with just an ax. Yell 'Timber!' Sing 'The Lumberjack Song.'
82. Watch all things Monte Python.
83. Watch all things Hitchcock.
84. Visit Mt. Rushmore.
85. Aquire a priceless work of art.
86. Buy a new pair of pants.
87. Go to New York City.
88. Eat the muffin on the coffee. (Time senstitive---before it's stolen, or goes stale.)
89. Write T's paper and collect pay.
90. Fight J. or W., Fight Club style.
91. Find the stupid remote.
92. Cook steaks.
93. Smoke two Bidis at once.
94. Listen to all things Matisyahu.
95. Listen to all things Sublime, since I claim they're one of my favorites.
96. Do something about Hollywood's idiot inablity to make anything isn't a remake of something else.
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posted by Monte at 9:42 AM
1 Comments:
I love number 56. But what type of relative. Perhaps you could pretend to be someones great aunt, or adopted brother.
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