101 Things in 1001 Days - The Official List

Hello All! As per my previous post .... I PRESENT, LADIES and GENTLEMAN the OFFICIAL LIST!!!!!

101 Things in 1001 Days
Start: 04 Jan 2011
Finish: 01 Oct 2013

1 Start and Complete a 365 Photo Project
2 Run 1/2 Marathon
3 Attend Four MLB Games a Year
4 Attend 3 Phillies Games (One a Year)
5 Visit San Francisco and Meghan Twice
6 Call Grandparents at least once a month
7 Bench 150lbs
8 Read 100 New Books
9 Attend at least one NFL Game
10 Attend at least one MLB Playoff Game
11 Visit 10 of the 20 states have yet to visit
12 Fix Bike
13 Play at leat three songs on the guitar
14 Knit at least 7 sweaters
15 Go to Europe
16 Join Rock Climbing Gym
17 Join sports team for at least a season
18 Watch Dexter, The Tudors and The Wire
19 Write a short story
20 Watch Oscar Noms from 11, 12, and 13
21 See Celine Dion in Las Vegas w/ Ryan and Dustin
22 Go to St. Louis Zoo
23 Buy and complete Falling Water Lego Set
24 Visit Boston and Rich at least twice
25 See the Phillies and Red Sox at Fenway
26 See on movie in the theater every month
27 Visit Chris Newman in Phoenix for non fraternity fun
28 Pay off at least 60% of my debt
29 Learn sign language enough to converse
30 See Brendan James or Chris Dallman in Concert
31 See Lady Gaga in concert
32 Go the top of the Gateway Arch
33 Skype to Nicole and the Boys at least once a month
34 Attend a college football game
35 Plan an awesome Bachelor party for my best friend
36 Go on at least one river float
37 Start swimming again
38 Get promoted at least once
39 Go sky diving again
40 Go back to Freeport and that restaurant
41 See a Muscial in NYC again
42 Go to at least once show a year in STL
43 Learn to shoot skeet
44 Meet at least 10 new people in St Louis
45 Get involved with a community theater group
46 Spend time with Ack
47 Ski in the Rockies
48 Donate at least $150 to charities a year
49 Meet or attend an event with Anne Rice
50 Visit New Orleans
51 Watch a session of the US Senate in person
52 Attend Phillies Spring Training
53 Go to Jackson, MO at least once
54 Go to the Burj Dubai
55 Try Fish Fingers and custard
56 Visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame
57 Visit the Baseball HOF
58 Buy stock
59 See a live taping of tv show
60 Get a bar tenders liscense
61 Start a Masters Degree Program
62 Take a cruise
63 Read the Bible and the Koran in full
64 Visit Morocco
65 Bake something rediculous
66 Win some sort of contest (radio, survey etc)
67 Hike or Climb a mountain
68 See the Buffalo Bills
69 Go one week without eating any candy or chocolate
70 Go the entire time with out any soda
71 Paint at least two more pieces of pottery
72 Learn to cross country ski
73 Get my degree framed
74 Volunteer for a local organization
75 See Mandy Moore in Concert
76 See Sara Bareilles in concert
77 Recycle all plastic and paper from home
78 Go two weeks without eating out at all
79 Read All of Shakespeares Plays
80 Spin my first handspun yarn
81 Make my first shawl
82 Get at least 4 new hard rock pins
83 Try Indian Food for the first time
84 Take a ten week yoga class
85 Buy a coffee table
86 Go on a crazy adventure with Christopher Miofsky
87 Go on a crazy adventure with Dustin Thompson
88 Visit a train yard
89 Take a cross country trip
90 Attend Surpreme Court Session
91 Run a full marathon
92 Select date for triathalon with Meghan
93 Take a picture with someone famous
94 Meet the president of the United States
95 Take Ballroom Dancing Classes
96 Attend at least two Charting Ceremonies for DLP
97 Watch an Hour of Fox News
98 Buy a DLP Sweatshirt Hoody or Track Jacket
99 Attend a Biological Seminar
100 Bunjee Jump
101 Visit Mt. Rushmore

Change of Purpose

Hello Blog!

So since I havent really used this forum very much for running and knitting. And Frankly, since I have moved into St. Louis and the months preceding, I did not do much of either knitting or running, I thought I might update the purpose of my writting. I will still work to include all my knitting efforts and my running efforts, but this will not be limited to those alone. I will have kitten stories and adventures as well as the monumental task of updated my Hard Rock Cafe Pin Collection, something else I have neglected recently. The main purpose will be discussed in the next paragraph.

This year, I have decided to begin a 101 items in a 1001 days project. So the main purpose of this blog will be documenting the my progress for this monumental task. Okay, so maybe not so monumental, but fun and adventurous. There will be photos, fun stories, travel and the like. I will include movie reviews and regular updates on progress for those tasks that will take longer or cannot be done in an instant.

The full list will be included in the following post. I will also a have a couple of updates, but will be included in individual posts. The official start date is 04 Jan 2010 and the official end date is 01 Oct 2013.

Enjoy, comment and consider doing it yourself.
~Brendan

Sweaters ... Seaming ... and Spring!!!

So ... back to the swing of things. Currently in a long stretch of Chaos, which unlike most people I actually enjoy. Travel, Friends and Family :-)

On the knitting front, I have decided that I will NEVER do a set in seam sweater again. At least without some better caveots. I am still trying to make it work. My lovely blue and brown sweater is still mostly in pieces. After two attempts, including to try and pin, I have failed. So it is currently resting, piecefully, until I have some patience back. I assume thats better than attacking it with a big pair of sissors, after which i would be quite side. I really do like the sweater, its just evil :-)

If you have never seen it ... Picture to the left! At least of the sleave

In the mean time, I have managed to finish a cute pair of fingerless mitts, modified with some BoSox patterns for my best friend, and some other little things are on my needles. I have been a little slow on the knitting front lately. Too many good books have come out. And reading puts a small dent in my knitting.

OH! and one more thing ... I HAVE STARTED THE MOST INCREDIBLE SWEATER EVER. Every time I look at it, I squeal like a two year old on Christmas. I just finished the back, but I dont have a picture yet so you will have to settle for a small snippit of the pattern. Or maybe not cause I cannot figure out how to add another picture. If anyone out there knows, give me a shout. Anyway, the pattern is a neat Puruvian type dilly and its made using a mosaic technique, saving the hassel of tangling yarns like one does in Fair Isle. Its also made out of the most squooshiest, soft, fluffy yarn ever; Silka by Mirasol. Its 60% Merino, 30% Alpaca and 10% Silk. The only downside is that I get covered in fuzz when I am working on it. Check ravelry for details!!Also, its currently beautiful in Philly ... just thought Id share. Yay Spring!!! Now just do not get any hotter!!!Peace!

Running Distance and Time 06 Mar 2010

Ran 2.78 Miles
Time 28:08 min
About 6-7MPH average
:-)

Hope Everyone is enjoying this beautiful weekend!!

And so it begins ...

Soooo, since blogging is this new trend I have been hearing about ... and since I need an excuse to write more of my thoughts down, I figured I would chronicle my semi-new interests ... Knitting and Running, hence my delightfully witty blog title!!

I caveot that other topics will occasionally rise (Baseball, anyone?), but I want this to be a more postive energy type thing, so no ranting (as I have been known to do). So thanks for listening and commenting.

Just as some background ....
Knitting - So I know this may come as a suprise, but I have wanted to learn to knit since I saw Meredith Grey do it on Grey's anatomy (I no longer watch), but never really took up the initiative. Then Christmas 2008, one of my Best Friends in the Whole Universe(TM), Tracy, learned how and I no longer had an excuse not to. So I knit a scarf ... a very sorry example of a scarf. I cast on 15 stitches and bound off 45 ... and don't ask how, I have no effing clue. Then I knit and iPod sock and a blue and yellow striped scarf, this time managing to keep a constant stitch count. Then I stopped. Then I started and stopped again.

Then I discovered what shall always be called ... the Scarf from HELL!!!! Otherwise known as the Gryffidor Harry Potter Scarf ... its not done yet. For details about this monstrosity look on ravelry and read comments ... its torture. But becasue of that scarf I began to regularly attend a knitting circle. One thing led to another and now I knit sweaters .... I blame Nicole ... notwosnowflakes on Etsy. She has an awesome store of hand dyed yarns ... definately check her out ... link http://www.etsy.com/shop/notwosnowflakes Anyway, I dont ever intend on going back!! I love knitting and it has become a major destressor for me!!

Running - So the time came for New Years Resolutions and I was like, nah, those are for losers. Right. Anyway, I have a really horrible body image ... Probably shouldn't but for the most part I have either been mildly overweight or skinny fat for the greater part of my life. So this last December, I decided I would go to the gym and lift ... like for real for once. Low and behold I saw results, and was really happy.

But not enough. I still have a flabby belly region, so I tried the ellipitcal and eh, not really resulting in anything. Back to my New Years Resolution ... decided on the spot during a meeting. I am going to Run a half marathon by the end of the year. So the running has begun, to much better effect the ellipitical. With the added bonus of my dad has signed on so we have bet.

Anyway, thats all I got. Looking forward to writing more and figuring out how to post pictures on this thing!!!

Probably with the add photo button ...*facepalm*