61. 1/5 Movies Seen in Theater

Now this one may not seem like a huge deal to people, but it is to me. I rarely see movies in the movie theater. It isn't that I don't like them -- it is just that with all the crazy amounts of activities I did while in school, I was never free on Friday and Saturday nights to go with my friends. Once college hit, not only was the theater pretty hard to get to (we couldn't have cars on campus), but I didn't even think of it as an option when hanging out with friends.

This has led to me having NO idea what people are talking about when making movie pop-culture references. This has led to people assuming I hate movies. Granted, I have a really hard time sitting through long ones (maybe I am just not used to it) but I have found I really love them. I just recently saw Pulp Fiction, and I thought it was superb. I also learned why people randomly say "Zed is Dead. Zed is Dead." This item, in conjunction with #63 (Watch all the movies on my blockbuster queue as of this moment) is my attempt at getting caught up and staying with it.

So my first foray into movies was the movie Up.

A grainy camera phone picture will have to suffice until I unpack my camera:


Up was fantastic, and I may or may not have cried at many points (i.e., the whole damn entire movie). I went with the brilliant Jeremy Lott (buy his book: The Warm Bucket Brigade, trust me) who is basically my evil twin when it comes to movies. While I rarely see movies in theater, he sees them each about ten times, personally funding the movie industry. At least I always know someone willing to see a movie.

I was not feeling well at all yesterday, but I really needed to get out of my apartment. So, I've been meaning to see Up, and was surprised it was still even out. I am not a movie reviewer, so I am not even going to try to do that (plus, I'm still stuck in the mode of discerning reality vs. fantasy with these new fangled movies), but I will comment a little. Up really made me think about this list and all I want to do in life. This list completely isn't my bucket list, because I can't put a time constraint on certain things I want to accomplish -- but things like Bora Bora (#1), I've always wanted to do. But if I accomplish other, more meaningful things in life, I will never care if I actually set foot in Bora Bora. I've spent enough time planning vacations I could never afford to go on in the past that I get joy out of doing simply that.

And the List LAUNCHES!

Welcome one and all to my crazy list of 101 things I want to do in the next 1001 days.

Now, let me first explain this is in no way a "bucket list". That list would be completely different, and a lot more meaningful. This is merely a list of things I have wanted to do, but put off every time something comes up in life. I hope having this list will push me to complete all of them, thus being one step closer to happiness and inner peace (next step: world peace!)

This list is inspired by my classmate from grammar school--Brian. He apparently got the idea from someone else named Erik, so check out both their blogs!

My friend Steve is doing this list as well. We both launch at midnight. I haven't seen Steve in ages, but maybe this list will help bridge the distance of our friendship. (Though, the internet has done a fine job of that already).

This post is mostly launch-house keeping, but I promise more interesting posts in the future... especially about which items seem the most difficult. Feel free to post questions in the comments, and I'll try to answer them when I talk more about the list and myself.

And with that, I rip off, without permission, Brian's set of rules:

"So this list is simple, 101 things I hope to accomplish over the next 1001 days (approx 2.75 years). The only rule is they must be done within the 1001 days. Therefore, if it is something I have already done, I need to do it again. "