Day Zero • TLMK (bibliothekla) on Day Zero - The Home of the 101 Things in 1001 Days Project

Note added to goal Find a real job

To my surprise and delight, I can now call myself a "Reference & YA Librarian" -- huzzah!

Marked goal Find a real job as Done!

Marked goal Learn to speak basic Spanish as in progress.

Marked goal Clean out my closet as Done!

Marked goal Go to 5 different museums/archives as Done!

Note added to goal Go to 5 different museums/archives

So far:

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Museum of Fine Arts Houston

University of Houston Special Collections

University of North Texas Rare Book & Texana Collections

Rosenberg Library Museum

Note added to goal Listen to, watch, or see in person 5 operas or ballets

11-29-11 listened to: Carmen (opera by Bizet) performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra

1-29-12 watched: The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky) performed by the Royal Ballet

10-25-12 watched: Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky) performed by the Royal Ballet

1-20-13 watched: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (ballet by Christopher Wheeldon) performed by the Royal Ballet

Marked goal Watch every episode of Star Trek: TOS as in progress.

Note added to goal Finish reading the Wheel of Time series

Got the 14th and final book in the series on release day. Now I'm just waiting for some friends to finish reading it so we can talk about it.

Marked goal Finish reading the Wheel of Time series as Done!

Marked goal Read the entire "A Song of Ice and Fire" series as in progress.

Note added to goal Read 101 books

I read 75 books in 2011 (http://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/16182) and 80 books in 2012 (http://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/224302)

Marked goal Read 101 books as Done!

Note added to goal Join a book club

Joined "Team Barn" -- we're trying to make it through a hefty selection from NPR's Top 100 YA Novels list: http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novels

Marked goal Join a book club as Done!

Note added to goal Get a smartphone

Droid RAZR HD -- a Christmas gift from my mom and in-laws ^__^

Marked goal Get a smartphone as Done!

Note added to goal Get a book signed

I wrote about this on my website (in French): http://www.lonestaronalark.com/2012/12/en-francais-smitten-kitchen-la-blue.html

Marked goal Get a book signed as Done!

Note added to goal Try 10 new wines

I posted about this on my blog: http://www.lonestaronalark.com/2012/11/day-zero-project-wine.html

Marked goal Try 10 new wines as Done!

Marked goal Vote as Done!

Note added to goal Make a list of 20 places I want to visit and why

Posted on my blog: http://www.lonestaronalark.com/2012/10/day-zero-places.html

Marked goal Make a list of 20 places I want to visit and why as Done!

Marked goal Read 10 biographies or autobiographies as in progress.

Added the following goals to list 101 Things in 1001 Days

Read some missed/overlooked/forgotten classic books

Re-read Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonriders of Pern" series

4 months ago

Marked goal Make a list of my 30 favorite books as Done!

Marked goal Bake bread from scratch as Done!

7 months ago

Marked goal Make an item of clothing for myself as Done!

7 months ago

Marked goal Maintain a 4.0 GPA as Done!

Marked goal Graduate as Done!

Marked goal Learn to sew as Done!

I made a skirt! A purple one! With pockets!

Photo added to goal Learn to sew

Marked goal Have hair long enough to play with -- and play with it! as in progress.

Note added to goal Try 10 new foods

So far:

Thai coconut chicken soup

Salted chocolate caramel cookies

Daal

French toast casserole

Flax seeds

Chana magaj (chickpea fudge)

Chickpea fritters

Note added to goal Go to a library convention

Went to TLA (TXLA) 2012 in Houston! Only got to see the exhibits & do the Lariat lunch on Thurs, but it was really fun & inspiring.

Marked goal Go to a library convention as Done!

Note added to goal Obtain a vintage or well-made vintage repro dress

Well, it isn't strictly vintage, but I did get myself a semi-vintage-style dress as an early birthday present (using Christmas gift cards, but still). It’s a bright coral color with a big bold print of black & white flowers (roses?) all over. It’s kind of a mid/late 20th century style -- not over-the-top ‘50’s fem but not quite ‘60’s mod.