Crimson Sundown

Maybe we can bring back the light

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks.

Some common goal setting tips:

1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.

And here’s my list! I’ll keep you updated whenever I can, and please feel free to try and make your own list. Thanks to Liv for the idea!

Completed!

In Progress!

Start Date: Friday, December 19, 2008
End Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011

1. Produce at least one school play/musical.
2. Stay at least 1 week ahead on lesson plans
3. Implement Reading for Pleasure program at school
4. Make $50,000 a year
5. Acquire a respectable wardrobe.
6. have sex at least once a week
7. tell Joe I appreciate him once a day
8. Be 140 lbs by my wedding
9. Exercise at least a little bit at least 3 days a week.
10. Learn how to cook food that tastes as good as my moms (at least 5 things)(5/5) London Broil with Red wine sauce, Lemon wine chicken, whole chicken, Chili, Chicken Stir-Fry
    
11. Have a dinner party at least once a year.
12. have girls night once a month. 10/24)
13. Complete “In Search of Lost Time”. (0/7)
14. Take a least 1 graduate class.
15. Learn how to cook at least 5 dishes that are delicious and healthy (3/5) Pasta with tomatoes and garlic, Chicken Stir Fry, Stuffed Zucchini
    
16. Put things in my house back were they belong the second I’m done using it.
17. Send something to our troops once a month (1/32)
18. Write an essay on literature for publication.
19. Go to 10 places I’ve never been. (5/10) The Electric Factory (phili) The Prudential Center (Newark) Hynes Convention Center(Boston), Las Vegas,
    Valley Forge PA
20. Keep nail polish for a week straight. (7/7)
21. Be able to call myself a non smoker.
22. Paint my apartment.
23. See Ben Folds live. 2/14/09
    
24. Have a date with Joe once a month.(17/32)
25. Be able to do 3 different types of pullbacks and timesteps in Tap class. (5/6) Single Standard Time Step(single Double and triple) , Buck Time Step(single double and triple) Traveling Time Step (Single double and triple)
    
26. Go to a spa with my girlfriends overnight.
27. Visit the mall of America.
28. Grow something from a seed.
29. Go somewhere where I need a passport.
30. Paint something I want to hang on the wall.
31. Complete a crossword puzzle.
32. Go on 5 roller coasters I’ve never been on. (0/5)
33. Learn how to knit more then scarves.
34. Sew something that I want to wear in public.
35. Beat Joe in scrabble 5 times. (1/5)
36. Get Married.
37. Give away, sell, or get rid of all the stuff that I don’t want or use.
38. Finish my scrapbook.
39. Make an effort to meditate twice a month. (2/64)
40. Visit 50 diners. (7/50) Hibernia Diner (Rockaway)Alexis Diner(denville) Pauls Diner (Denville) Andover Diner, Blue Colony  Diner (somewhere in CT) Tick Tock Diner, Empire Diner
    
41. Get another tattoo.
42. Learn at least basic sign language.
43. See 5 plays. (2/5) The Producers, Equuis
44. Eat at least one vegetable whenever it’s served.
45. Go to every type of live sporting event popular in this county. (2/4) Basketball, Hockey
    
46. Make something and sell it.
47. Make something and give it away.
48. Get up on water skis at least once!
49. Complete a puzzle 1,500 pieces or greater. (This shit’s gettin too easy)
50. Read 100 new books. (20/100) Firmin, Plum Spooky, Plum Lucky,the Waves, Self Made Man, Finger Lickin 15, Treasure Island, Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors, Unsweetined, A Christmas Carol, The South Beach Diet, Shutter Island, The Zone Diet, The Mysterious Benadict Society, The Mysterious Benedict Society 2, Looking for Alaska, The Kitchen God’s Wife, Winning by Losing, Sizzling 16,
    
51. Get SCUBA certified.
52. Find 3 new drinks that I like. (1/3) Patron Margarita
    
53. Go to 3 museums. (0/3)
54. Do my hair and makeup every day for one week straight. (0/7)
55. Have at least $5000 in the bank.
56. Go to a murder mystery party.
57. Get my teeth whitened.
58. Clean the crap off my computer.
59. See Cape cod in the off season.
60. Post new pictures on my facebook once a week. (27/143)
61. Take Joe Horseback riding.
62. Bake a loaf of bread.
63. Buy a house.
64. Put $100 on a long shot in Vegas.
65. Spend an entire day outside.
66. Make a cream soup where the cheese doesn’t separate.
    
67. Start a book club and meet regularly.
68. Be Tourist acceptable in 5 languages.(1/5)
69. Learn about feng shui, and attempt to harmonize my apartment.
70. Go Geo caching.
71. Visit the liberty science center.
72. Learn how to change the oil in my car.
73. Totally clear all the spam out of my email inbox, and keep it that way.
74. Go to at least 1 Opera at the Met.
75. Keep a food diary.
76. Finish my first novel, or collection of short stories.
77. Teach sparrow how to use the toilet.
78. Reconfigure my portfolio with new lessons
79. Beat Joe in 3 video games. (2/3) Cooking Mama, Poker Smash
80. Get wii fit and use it to get fit.
81. Send out Christmas cards.
82. Organize a kickball game.
83. Blog for every event completed.
84. Host a pleasure party with my girlfriends.
85. Go to Disneyworld!
86. Watch 100 new movies. (23/ 100) My Bloody Valentine, Escape from NY, The Thing, Coraline, Twilight,The Babysitters, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, UP!, Inglorious Bastards, The Wrestler, The other Bolyn Girl, Zombieland, Revenge of the Nerds, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Youth in Revolt, The Exorcist, Misery,Zoolander, How to Train a Dragon, Dispicable Me, Inception, The Joy luck club, Iron Man 2
    
87. Learn CPR.
88. Go 1 Month without soda. (0/30)
89. Go see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
90. Sell something on Ebay.
91. Take a vacation with my friends.
92. Get a set of good knives for cooking.
93. Figure out if I can give blood and then do it.
94. Play poker in a Las Vegas casino.
95. Take my mom to brunch.
96. Get a hot stone massage.
97. Go to a Thai restaurant with Joe and find something I like to eat.
98. Go out to the movies 10 times. (12/10) My Bloody Valentine, Coraline, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, UP!, Inglorious Bastards, Youth in Revolt, Zombieland, Shutter Island, How to Train a Dragon,Iron Man 2, Dispicable me, Inception
    
99. Make a kick ass dessert.
100. Donate $1 for every goal not completed.

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks.

Some common goal setting tips:

1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.

And here’s my list! I’ll keep you updated whenever I can, and please feel free to try and make your own list. Thanks to Liv for the idea!

Red – Completed tasks!
Blue – In progress tasks …

Start Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008
End Date: Friday, September 9, 2011

1. Take a trip to New Orleans
2. Lose 20 pounds (10/20)
3. Post on my Blog at least once a week (16/142)
4. Record a non-RPG related Podcast at least once a month (16/32)
5. Follow through and actually have CosWatch at an Anime Convention, with live coverage on Crimson Sundown *May 22, Anime Boston!*
   
6. Organize a game of 5-on-5 basketball with my friends
7. Plan out a Fantasy Football live draft BBQ with 10 teams
8. Go see The Living End, and Ben Folds live (1/2) *Update* Going to see Ben Folds on February 14!
   
9. Travel to Japan
10. Completely fill up my 80gb Zune with only music (48/80)
11. Go see at least 6 basketball games (6/6)
12. Fully paint my Tyranid 40k Army
13. Get 100% Xbox 360 achievements for at least 5 major game releases (1/5)
14. Go out drinking with Chris & KFJ and whoever else wants to come, at least once a month (15/32)
15. At some point go to Penny Arcade Expo (PAX)
16. Compile and print out the history of Jimmy Jackal
17. Have a Diablo 2 LAN Party Weekend with a full team of 4 people *Completed March 13-14!  Amazing time*
    
18. Have a personalized jersey with my last name and number (Valenti / 57) for Football, Basketball, and Hockey … Baseball blows =)
19. Take an Olde Time Photo with Katie (lots of cleavage) and the rest of the group
20. Bring my World of Darkness Adventure to a conclusion
21. Draw a badass picture of Anime Joey V, without anyone else helping me and frame it
22. Get my third tattoo of a scarab
23. Go over 100 mph in my Mustang *Completed on July 18, 2009 on the way to KFJs!  105 mph!*
    
24. Take up some sort of gym workout schedule or a martial art *Bally’s for the win!*
    
25. Tell Katie that I love her in some fashion, every day
26. Buy no more than one video game a month
27. Have sex outside under a full moon (hawwwwwwwwwwwt)
28. Go out more, and see at least 10 movies in the theater … make sure Katie picks 5 of them. (10/10) | (5/5)
29. Own at least two nice suits (1/2)
30. Keep my beard / goatee trimmed and under control … don’t get lazy!
31. Create a new RPG adventure, D&D or any other system that is not WoD
32. Have to stimulate the mind, so read 10 full books that are not RPG related (1/10)
33. Only eat out for lunch once a week when at work at the very most
34. Create another Anime Music Video and enter it into a contest
35. Create an online catalog of my music, movies, and video games
36. Make a Harry Potter cosplay at some point, Slyverian ftw
37. Own a Johnny Utah and Shane Falco jersey
38. Host at least two themed movie marathons each year for a new tradition *Russelathon & Halloween in one year, tradition it is!*
    
39. Play paintball *it nearly killed me!*
    
40. Make it part of my routine to take the recyclables out each week
41. Keep my Mustang clean: Wash the windows more, and take it to the car wash more, about once every three months, and throw out the trash
42. Play with Nerf Guns more, go play Nerf with KFJ
43. Don’t always have to come to me, so go out to everyone else’s house more
44. Create a full folder of music, stories and podcasts for everyone in the nWoD adventure
45. Buy a house
46. Once I have enough room, get a dog
47. Visit my Central & South Jersey friends more, at least 5 times each. KFJ (3/5) Paul (5/5) Josh (5/5)
48. Finally get a chance to try absinthe *Yay, thanks Liv and Dan!*
    
49. Be able to order a fish dish that is not sushi, out at a restaurant and actually enjoy it *Chilean Sea Bass rules*
50. Successfully keep a Betta fish that will survive for longer than two weeks
51. I love Anime, but I’ve been lazy. Watch some new series or finish up the ones that I started (0/5)
52. Keep the apartment clean, so clean at least one thing every day *Respect the chore chart!*
    
53. Learn enough Japanese so that I can make my way around Tokyo with little issues if I had to
54. See a Cirque show live *Completed, saw Beatles Love in Las Vegas!*
    
55. Add Photo Gallery capabilities to Crimson Sundown.com
56. I’ve got a camera, so I need to use it! Take at the very least take one picture a week, no matter what!
57. Wear a bright pink item of clothing in public
58. Donate blood
59. Have a candlelit dinner with Katie
60. Have a professional massage
61. Learn to play craps *Now just time to go out and play!*
    
62. Go skinny dipping
63. Compile a list of 50 favorite films
64. Compile a list of 50 favorite songs
65. Compile a list of 50 favorite albums
66. Play poker in a Las Vegas poker room
67. Fire a real gun at a shooting range
68. Sell off my physical CD collection, whether all together or in piece meal *Pawned it off on my Brother-in-Law!*
    
69. Go sledding! *Went during PBL session #2!  We nearly died!*
    
70. Take Katie to a Hockey game
71. See a baseball game at Fenway Park
72. Go to the West Chester, PA Food Festival
73. Go to a place that is advertised as being haunted
74. Do 100 sit-ups without taking a break (best: 30/100)
75. Do 50 push-ups without taking a break (best: 25/50)
76. Get a good kite and fly it
77. Host and podcast a beer tasting night
78. Starting right now, play 10 different board games that I haven’t played before (10/10) *Red Dragon Inn, Candyland Crap fest, Lord of the Fries, Bang!, Hunter: Deadly Prey, Settlers of Catan,  Fury of Dracula, Betrayal at House on the Hill, Once Upon A Time, Two random games at Anime Boston*
79. Hand write a blog entry and scan it to the blog
80. Attend a comedy show
81. Document a “day in my life” with photos
82. Write ten short stories that lead into my eventual new RPG adventure (0/10)
83. Slowly build up a better work wardrobe
84. See 50 of the top 100 moves on Bravo’s Top 100 Horror Movie Moments (34/50)
    
85. Hit golf balls at a driving range and see how far I can hit it
86. Get rid of all the clothes I don’t like or can’t fit into
87. Use a teeth whitening kit, because it couldn’t hurt
88. Go to a murder mystery dinner or B&B
89. Sing “Bizarre Love Triangle” at a Karaoke bar somewhere
90. Donate $100 to Child’s Play Charity
91. Grow out the Obi-Wan beard again and dress up for Halloween *Did it for Kenny’s party!*
    
92. Go see my very first professional football game
93. Paint a picture!
94. Complete a 26-Things Photo Scavenger Hunt
95. Be able to complete 25 different “6-Degrees of Separation” , just by  memory, no IMDB! (14/25)
    *Liv*
    Sandra Bullock to Tobey Maguire
    • Sandra Bullock in Speed with Keanu Reeves
    • Keanu Reeves in Devil’s Advocate with Al Pacino
    • Al Pacino in Ocean’s Thirteen with Brad Pitt
    • Brad Pitt in Interview with a Vampire with Kirstin Dunst
    • Kirstin Dunst in Spider Man with Tobey Maguire

    Sandra Bullock to Michael Duncan Clarke

    • Sandra Bullock in Forces of Nature with Ben Affleck
    • Ben Affleck in Armageddon with Michael Duncan Clark

    Tobey Maguire to Richard Gere

    • Tobey Maguire in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with Benecio Del Toro
    • Benecio Del Toro in Snatch with Brad Pitt
    • Brad Pitt in Ocean’s Twevel with Catherine Zeta Jones
    • Catherine Zeta Jones in Chicago with Richard Gere

    Tobey Maguire to Gary Oldman

    • Tobey Maguire in Cider House Rules with Michael Caine
    • Michael Caine in Batman Begins with Gary Oldman

    Sandra Bullock to Luke Wilson

    • Sandra Bullock in Practical Magic with Dianne Wiest
    • Dianne Wiest in Birdcage with Gene Hackman
    • Gene Hackman in Royal Tenenbaums with Luke Wilson

    *Katie*
    Liam Neeson to Kevin Bacon

    • Liam Neeson in Star Wars: The Phantom Menance with Samuel L. Jackson
    • Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction with Bruce Willis
    • Bruce Willis in Charlie’s Angels 2 with Demi Moore
    • Demi Moore in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon

    Nicole Kidman to Anne Hathaway

    • Nicole Kidman in Days of Thunder with Tom Cruise
    • Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 3 with Phillip Seymore Hoffman
    • Phillip Seymore Hoffman in Doubt with Meryl Streep
    • Meryl Stree in The Devil Wears Prada with Anne Hathaway

    Tom Welling to Rosario Daweson

    • Tom Welling in Cheaper by the Dozen II with Eugene Levey
    • Eugene Levey in The Man with Samuel L. Jackson
    • Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction with Bruce Willis
    • Bruce Willis in Sin City with Rosario Daweson

    Kevin Bacon to Tom Greene

    • Kevin Bacon in A Few Good Men with Demi Moore
    • Demi Moore in Charlie’s Angels 2 with Drew Barrymore
    • Drew Barrymore in Charle’s Angels with Tom Greene

    Rosie Perez to John Malkavich

    • Rose Perez in White Man Can’t Jump with Woody Harleson
    • Woody Harleson in Natural Born Killers with Robert Downey, Jr.
    • Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man with Samuel L. Jackson
    • Samuel L. Jackson in 1408 with John Cusak
    • John Cusak in ConAir with John Malkavich

    Madonna to Rhea Pearlman

    • Madonna in A League of Their Own with Tom Hanks
    • Tom Hanks in Catch Me If You Can with Christopher Walken
    • Christopher Walken in Batman Returns with Danny Devito
    • Danny Devito in Matilda with Rhea Pearlman

    Helen Hunt to Keenen Ivory Waynes

    • Helen Hunt in Twister with Bill Paxton
    • Bill Paxton in Titanic with Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Leonardo DiCraprio in Man in the Iron Mask with Jeremy Irons
    • Jeremy Irons in Dungeon & Dragons with Marlon Waynes
    • Marylon Waynes in Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood with Keenen Ivory Waynes

    Lindsey Lohen to Sean Connery

    • Lindsey Lohen in Freaky Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis
    • Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies with Bill Paxton
    • Bill Paxton in Tombstone with Kurt Russel
    • Kurt Russel in Grindhouse with Nicolas Cage
    • Nicolas Cage in The Rock with Sean Connery

    John Stamos to Kenneth Branagh

    • John Stamos in Party Monster with Seth Green
    • Seth Green in Old Dogs with John Travolta
    • John Travolta in The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 with Denzel Washington
    • Denzel Washington in Much Adu About Nothing with Kenneth Branagh
96. Own season tickets to the Nets or Knicks
97. Create and document an awesome dickerdoodle
98. Be able to actually suffer through and complete any one game in the Metal Gear Solid franchise
99. Own a Blu-Ray player and a TV that will make it worthwhile, immediately playing “Shoot ‘Em Up” *Woo, looks amazing!*
    
100. Sell something on E-Bay
101. At the end of the allotted time, take one booze shot for each item that is not completed

G-d be with me, because this is going to be crazy!