It's also on my 101 Things in 1,001 Days Project list to organize the pantry quarterly.
Before:
After:
It's a big improvement, but there is definitely more that can be done to make it look better.
Here are some cool ideas that I've found.
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Showing posts with label 101 Things. Show all posts
Friday, August 3, 2012
10 Minute Pantry Organization
Since we got our new kitchen cabinets, with a lazy Susan, I have neglected cleaning out and organizing the pantry. I decided to take 10 minutes to go through and organize the middle 3 shelves that we encounter in a typical week.
It's also on my 101 Things in 1,001 Days Project list to organize the pantry quarterly.
It's a big improvement, but there is definitely more that can be done to make it look better.
Here are some cool ideas that I've found.
It's also on my 101 Things in 1,001 Days Project list to organize the pantry quarterly.
It's a big improvement, but there is definitely more that can be done to make it look better.
Here are some cool ideas that I've found.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Friday Night with Friends
We had Grandma and Grandpa watch Samuel so that we could go out with friends in Louisville and see the Smithereens in concert. Obviously, it wasn't a very large venue, but it was a nice show.
Before they started playing their few popular songs, we headed over a few blacks and had BBQ. Really good BBQ.
After the main concert, we walked over to an area where a band was sent up and, for being so young, they were pretty good.
I hope that we sent another night like this with our friends.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
101 Things in 1,001 Days Update- End of January
101 Things- Changes Needed
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
101 Things in 1,001 Days Update- Already
Here is the full list.
Personal
1. Get a massage- 5 times
2. Get a pedicure- 5 times
3. Get acupuncture
4. Win a photography contest with a cash prize
5. Take a Photoshop class
6. Buy and drink an expensive bottle of wine (> $100)
7. Get another tattoo (if #61 is completed)
8. Get a new job
Activities
9. Go to a concert
10. Have 2 no TV weekends
11. Try at least 10 new wines
12. Take a cooking class.
13. Attend a dinner theater
14. Make a Christmas tree ornament
15. Make Christmas cookies from scratch for Brian and Sam
16. Make Christmas cards
17. Plant a tree
18. Drive a convertible with the top down
Crafts
19. Sew blackout curtains for Sam’s room
20. Sew child blanket that I’ve had for years
21. Make Sam Christmas jammies one year
22. Complete at least 1 art project with Sam each month
Family
23. Fly a kite
24. Produce at least one scrapbook page of our family once a month
25. Update family blog once a month
26. Go on a picnic.
27. Go GeoCaching
28. Go to a theme park
29. Go horseback riding
30. Go to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (Colorado Springs)
31. Go to a Broncos regular season game
32. Visit 6 different museums
33. Take Sam to the park at least twice a month during nice weather
34. Get a family portrait done each year
Friends
35. Make 5 new friends
36. Go out with friends 10 times
37. Entertain friends at our house five times
Financial
38. Pay off more debt
39. Get a safety deposit box
40. Make a will
41. Max out Roth IRA at least 1 year
Fitness
42. Get down to 170 pounds
43. Run a full marathon
44. Snowboard at least three times
45. Take a self-defense course
Healthy Mind & Body
46. Shop for fruits and veggies at our local farmer’s market once a month during the summers
47. Floss every day for a month
48. Volunteer once a week for three months
49. Donate blood twice
Organization/ House
50. Have Brian build basement shelves
51. Have Brian build a patio
52. Install double sink in upstairs bathroom
53. Clean out basement- Purge items & Build shelves
54. Have Brian build craft area for sewing and scrapbooking
55. Complete Command Center in Kitchen
56. Paint family room
57. Organize DVDs and put away those that are too old for Sam
58. Clean and organize pantry quarterly
59. Organize master bedroom closet
60. Organize coat closet
61. Organize garage and have Brian build shelves
Travel
62. Get back to OH for a visit
63. Visit my sister in Philadelphia
64. Visit my father outside of a holiday
65. Ride the Durango/Silverton train
66. Go rafting
67. Visit one state I’ve never been to (AK, AL, IA, MS, ND, VT, WI)
68. Renew my passport with my married name
69. Take Brian and Sam to NYC
70. Go away for one of our wedding anniversaries
71. Go camping 6 times
72. Road trip to just take pictures
73. Visit 8 State Parks or Forests
Watch American Film Institute Movies
74. Lawrence of Arabia- AFI Rank 5
75. The African Queen- AFI Rank 17
76. Chinatown- AFI Rank 19
77. High Noon- AFI Rank 33
78. Doctor Zhivago- AFI Rank 39
79. The Birth of a Nation- AFI Rank 44
80. A Clockwork Orange- AFI Rank 46
81. Amadeus- AFI Rank 53
82. All Quiet on the Western Front- AFI Rank 54
83. The Third Man- AFI Rank 57
84. Stagecoach- AFI Rank 63
85. An American in Paris- AFI Rank 68
86. Shane- AFI Rank 69
87. Wuthering Heights- AFI Rank 73
88. The Gold Rush- AFI Rank 74
89. City Lights- AFI Rank 76
90. The Wild Bunch- AFI Rank 80
91. Modern Times- AFI Rank 81
92. Watch Mutiny on the Bounty- AFI Rank 86
93. Frankenstein- AFI Rank 87
94. The Jazz Singer- AFI Rank 90
95. My Fair Lady- AFI Rank 91
96. The Searchers- AFI Rank 96
Wedding
97. Complete scrapbook of advice cards from wedding
98. Complete scrapbook of all wedding activities
Other
99. Donate $2.00 to charity for each task that isn’t completed (charity to be determined and updated at a later time)
100. As I complete each task, write about my accomplishments, set-backs, experiences, etc.
101. Make a new list of 101 Things to Do by the time my 1001 days are done
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
My 101 Things in 1,001 Days
On September 28th, my My 101 Things in 1,001 Days project ended
I was only able to complete 34 items. That only a completion rate of 33.6%. Not only was I only able to complete 34 items, I failed at writing about those accomplishments and posting them to the blog.
Therefore, I'm starting another one on January 1, 2012 with a revised list. Here is what it looks like. Wish me luck!!
Personal
1. Get a massage- 5 times
2. Get a pedicure- 5 times
3. Get acupuncture
4. Win a photography contest with a cash prize
5. Take a Photoshop class
6. Buy and drink an expensive bottle of wine (> $100)
7. Get another tattoo (if #61 is completed)
8. Get a new job
Activities
9. Go to a concert
10. Have 2 no TV weekends
11. Try at least 10 new wines
12. Take a cooking class.
13. Attend a dinner theater
14. Make a Christmas tree ornament
15. Make Christmas cookies from scratch for Brian and Sam
16. Make Christmas cards
17. Plant a tree
18. Drive a convertible with the top down
Crafts
19. Sew blackout curtains for Sam’s room
20. Sew child blanket that I’ve had for years
21. Make Sam Christmas jammies one year
22. Complete at least 1 art project with Sam each month
Family
23. Fly a kite
24. Produce at least one scrapbook page of our family once a month
25. Update family blog once a month
26. Go on a picnic.
27. Go GeoCaching
28. Go to a theme park
29. Go horseback riding
30. Go to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (Colorado Springs)
31. Go to a Broncos regular season game
32. Visit 6 different museums
33. Take Sam to the park at least twice a month during nice weather
34. Get a family portrait done each year
Friends
35. Make 5 new friends
36. Go out with friends 10 times
37. Entertain friends at our house five times
Financial
38. Pay off more debt
39. Get a safety deposit box
40. Make a will
41. Max out Roth IRA at least 1 year
Fitness
42. Get down to 170 pounds
43. Run a full marathon
44. Snowboard at least three times
45. Take a self-defense course
Healthy Mind & Body
46. Shop for fruits and veggies at our local farmer’s market once a month during the summers
47. Floss every day for a month
48. Volunteer once a week for three months
49. Donate blood twice
Organization/ House
50. Have Brian build basement shelves
51. Have Brian build a patio
52. Install double sink in upstairs bathroom
53. Clean out basement- Purge items & Build shelves
54. Have Brian build craft area for sewing and scrapbooking
55. Complete Command Center in Kitchen
56. Paint family room
57. Organize DVDs and put away those that are too old for Sam
58. Clean and organize pantry quarterly
59. Organize master bedroom closet
60. Organize coat closet
61. Organize garage and have Brian build shelves
Travel
62. Get back to OH for a visit
63. Visit my sister in Philadelphia
64. Visit my father outside of a holiday
65. Ride the Durango/Silverton train
66. Go rafting
67. Visit one state I’ve never been to (AK, AL, IA, MS, ND, VT, WI)
68. Renew my passport with my married name
69. Take Brian and Sam to NYC
70. Go away for one of our wedding anniversaries
71. Go camping 6 times
72. Road trip to just take pictures
73. Visit 8 State Parks or Forests
Watch American Film Institute Movies
74. Lawrence of Arabia- AFI Rank 5
75. The African Queen- AFI Rank 17
76. Chinatown- AFI Rank 19
77. High Noon- AFI Rank 33
78. Doctor Zhivago- AFI Rank 39
79. The Birth of a Nation- AFI Rank 44
80. A Clockwork Orange- AFI Rank 46
81. Amadeus- AFI Rank 53
82. All Quiet on the Western Front- AFI Rank 54
83. The Third Man- AFI Rank 57
84. Stagecoach- AFI Rank 63
85. An American in Paris- AFI Rank 68
86. Shane- AFI Rank 69
87. Wuthering Heights- AFI Rank 73
88. The Gold Rush- AFI Rank 74
89. City Lights- AFI Rank 76
90. The Wild Bunch- AFI Rank 80
91. Modern Times- AFI Rank 81
92. Watch Mutiny on the Bounty- AFI Rank 86
93. Frankenstein- AFI Rank 87
94. The Jazz Singer- AFI Rank 90
95. My Fair Lady- AFI Rank 91
96. The Searchers- AFI Rank 96
Wedding
97. Complete scrapbook of advice cards from wedding
98. Complete scrapbook of all wedding activities
Other
99. Donate $2.00 to charity for each task that isn’t completed (charity to be determined and updated at a later time)
100. As I complete each task, write about my accomplishments, set-backs, experiences, etc.
101. Make a new list of 101 Things to Do by the time my 1001 days are done.
If you want to follow my progress, please visit http://my101things2012.wordpress.com/.
IN COMPLETE FAILURE
I was only able to complete 34 items. That only a completion rate of 33.6%. Not only was I only able to complete 34 items, I failed at writing about those accomplishments and posting them to the blog.
Therefore, I'm starting another one on January 1, 2012 with a revised list. Here is what it looks like. Wish me luck!!
Personal
1. Get a massage- 5 times
2. Get a pedicure- 5 times
3. Get acupuncture
4. Win a photography contest with a cash prize
5. Take a Photoshop class
6. Buy and drink an expensive bottle of wine (> $100)
7. Get another tattoo (if #61 is completed)
8. Get a new job
Activities
9. Go to a concert
10. Have 2 no TV weekends
11. Try at least 10 new wines
12. Take a cooking class.
13. Attend a dinner theater
14. Make a Christmas tree ornament
15. Make Christmas cookies from scratch for Brian and Sam
16. Make Christmas cards
17. Plant a tree
18. Drive a convertible with the top down
Crafts
19. Sew blackout curtains for Sam’s room
20. Sew child blanket that I’ve had for years
21. Make Sam Christmas jammies one year
22. Complete at least 1 art project with Sam each month
Family
23. Fly a kite
24. Produce at least one scrapbook page of our family once a month
25. Update family blog once a month
26. Go on a picnic.
27. Go GeoCaching
28. Go to a theme park
29. Go horseback riding
30. Go to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (Colorado Springs)
31. Go to a Broncos regular season game
32. Visit 6 different museums
33. Take Sam to the park at least twice a month during nice weather
34. Get a family portrait done each year
Friends
35. Make 5 new friends
36. Go out with friends 10 times
37. Entertain friends at our house five times
Financial
38. Pay off more debt
39. Get a safety deposit box
40. Make a will
41. Max out Roth IRA at least 1 year
Fitness
42. Get down to 170 pounds
43. Run a full marathon
44. Snowboard at least three times
45. Take a self-defense course
Healthy Mind & Body
46. Shop for fruits and veggies at our local farmer’s market once a month during the summers
47. Floss every day for a month
48. Volunteer once a week for three months
49. Donate blood twice
Organization/ House
50. Have Brian build basement shelves
51. Have Brian build a patio
52. Install double sink in upstairs bathroom
53. Clean out basement- Purge items & Build shelves
54. Have Brian build craft area for sewing and scrapbooking
55. Complete Command Center in Kitchen
56. Paint family room
57. Organize DVDs and put away those that are too old for Sam
58. Clean and organize pantry quarterly
59. Organize master bedroom closet
60. Organize coat closet
61. Organize garage and have Brian build shelves
Travel
62. Get back to OH for a visit
63. Visit my sister in Philadelphia
64. Visit my father outside of a holiday
65. Ride the Durango/Silverton train
66. Go rafting
67. Visit one state I’ve never been to (AK, AL, IA, MS, ND, VT, WI)
68. Renew my passport with my married name
69. Take Brian and Sam to NYC
70. Go away for one of our wedding anniversaries
71. Go camping 6 times
72. Road trip to just take pictures
73. Visit 8 State Parks or Forests
Watch American Film Institute Movies
74. Lawrence of Arabia- AFI Rank 5
75. The African Queen- AFI Rank 17
76. Chinatown- AFI Rank 19
77. High Noon- AFI Rank 33
78. Doctor Zhivago- AFI Rank 39
79. The Birth of a Nation- AFI Rank 44
80. A Clockwork Orange- AFI Rank 46
81. Amadeus- AFI Rank 53
82. All Quiet on the Western Front- AFI Rank 54
83. The Third Man- AFI Rank 57
84. Stagecoach- AFI Rank 63
85. An American in Paris- AFI Rank 68
86. Shane- AFI Rank 69
87. Wuthering Heights- AFI Rank 73
88. The Gold Rush- AFI Rank 74
89. City Lights- AFI Rank 76
90. The Wild Bunch- AFI Rank 80
91. Modern Times- AFI Rank 81
92. Watch Mutiny on the Bounty- AFI Rank 86
93. Frankenstein- AFI Rank 87
94. The Jazz Singer- AFI Rank 90
95. My Fair Lady- AFI Rank 91
96. The Searchers- AFI Rank 96
Wedding
97. Complete scrapbook of advice cards from wedding
98. Complete scrapbook of all wedding activities
Other
99. Donate $2.00 to charity for each task that isn’t completed (charity to be determined and updated at a later time)
100. As I complete each task, write about my accomplishments, set-backs, experiences, etc.
101. Make a new list of 101 Things to Do by the time my 1001 days are done.
If you want to follow my progress, please visit http://my101things2012.wordpress.com/.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Today, I'm Committed to Helping a Worthy Cause
Today, I signed all of the paper work to fund raise and train with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training program to complete the Canyonlands Half Marathon on March 19, 2011 on my way to complete my first full marathon Colfax Marathon in May 2011.
During my training, my goals are to:
During my training, my goals are to:
- Increase my pace.
- Continue to lose weight and get to my goal weight by the half marathon.
- Raise $2,500 to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives.
- Have fun and continue to make regular fitness a permanent part of my life.
- Make new friends.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Correction- Priceless
I accidently notied that I only progressed with one of my "Visit 10 State/National Parks or Forests I have never been to." Looking back, I have completed 4 of the 10.
1. Great Falls, VA
2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
3. World War II Memorial
4. Ford's Theatre
Also, I did not corretly list the amount of museums that I have been to. That number is 4 instead of 3.
1. Forney Museum of Transportation
2. Children's Museum of Denver
3. Littleton Museum
4. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
1. Great Falls, VA
2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
3. World War II Memorial
4. Ford's Theatre
Also, I did not corretly list the amount of museums that I have been to. That number is 4 instead of 3.
1. Forney Museum of Transportation
2. Children's Museum of Denver
3. Littleton Museum
4. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Knocking Off 3 Items During 1 Trip?- Priceless
I took the time to update my 101 Things in 1,001 Days.
I was able to complete 3 items on my list during a single trip last week.
84. Take Sam to the ocean, any ocean
85. Take Brian and Sam to Washington DC
94. Take a trip to Philadelphia to see sister
I was also able to progress on five of my items.
96. Visit 10 State Parks or Forests I have never been to (1/10)). We went to Great Falls National Park in VA.
27. Visit 10 museums (3/10). We visited the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia which is part of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. I'm not sure if any of the monuments are considered museums. I'll have to double check and update my listing.
46. Go out with friends 10 times (6/10). We stayed with cousins and went out to dinner. We had such a blast the entire week.
60. Begin a 3x/week workout program and continue it for at least 3 months. I'm currently down 17 lbs.
62. Figure out which charity race I’m going to do and sign up for it/ complete it. 2010 AIDS Walk 5K
I took too many pictures to show them all. I will go through them and post the best ones soon.
I was able to complete 3 items on my list during a single trip last week.
84. Take Sam to the ocean, any ocean
85. Take Brian and Sam to Washington DC
94. Take a trip to Philadelphia to see sister
I was also able to progress on five of my items.
96. Visit 10 State Parks or Forests I have never been to (1/10)). We went to Great Falls National Park in VA.
27. Visit 10 museums (3/10). We visited the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia which is part of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. I'm not sure if any of the monuments are considered museums. I'll have to double check and update my listing.
46. Go out with friends 10 times (6/10). We stayed with cousins and went out to dinner. We had such a blast the entire week.
60. Begin a 3x/week workout program and continue it for at least 3 months. I'm currently down 17 lbs.
62. Figure out which charity race I’m going to do and sign up for it/ complete it. 2010 AIDS Walk 5K
I took too many pictures to show them all. I will go through them and post the best ones soon.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Forney Museum of Transportation
We visited the Forney Museum today. It is located on Brighton Blvd. right next to the Denver Coliseum. This is the 3rd of the 10 that I am committed to visiting during my "101 Things in 1,001 Days" project.
The Forney Transportation Museum is a one-of-a-kind collection of over 500 exhibits relating to historical transportation. It began with antique cars, but soon expanded to include vehicles of all kinds. Some of these are familiar, while others spark the imagination.
The largest item in the museum is the Big Boy Locomotive, the most successful articulated steam locomotive ever built.
I wasn’t sure what I expected when we entered the door, but it was not as interesting as I had hoped for being a museum of transportation items. This museum is not as well-funded as it should be to draw in more patrons. I guess that I expected a few interactive displays and information about the items that are more sturdy than a music stand type display. It looks like they display everything that they could possibly display and overload them. What might bring people back is to have a rotating display of the items and/or make deals with other museums to loan vehicles between them.
I’d like to see what this museum could do with a higher fundraising effort.
Because Sam is too young to really appreciate the items now, we will bring him back when he is older, but there is no reason to do it often.
I posted a picture of Sam in one of the vehicles on his blog.
A Day in Sam's Life
The Forney Transportation Museum is a one-of-a-kind collection of over 500 exhibits relating to historical transportation. It began with antique cars, but soon expanded to include vehicles of all kinds. Some of these are familiar, while others spark the imagination.
The largest item in the museum is the Big Boy Locomotive, the most successful articulated steam locomotive ever built.
I wasn’t sure what I expected when we entered the door, but it was not as interesting as I had hoped for being a museum of transportation items. This museum is not as well-funded as it should be to draw in more patrons. I guess that I expected a few interactive displays and information about the items that are more sturdy than a music stand type display. It looks like they display everything that they could possibly display and overload them. What might bring people back is to have a rotating display of the items and/or make deals with other museums to loan vehicles between them.
I’d like to see what this museum could do with a higher fundraising effort.
Because Sam is too young to really appreciate the items now, we will bring him back when he is older, but there is no reason to do it often.
I posted a picture of Sam in one of the vehicles on his blog.
A Day in Sam's Life
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
My Next "101 Things in 1,001 Days" Project
I was reviewing the books listed in Peter Boxall’s book 1,001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. I thought that I would have read more of them than I had.
Of the 1,001 Book, here are the 42 that I have read.
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
The Cider House Rules by John Irving
Contact by Carl Sagan
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Shining by Stephen King
Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
Fear of Flying by Erica Jong
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Native Son by Richard Wright
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Trial by Franz Kafka
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lonely Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
That leaves a lot left to read. During my next "101 Things in 1,001 Days" Project (which I won’t be able to start until after September 2011), I’m going to add 20 of these books to my list.
Here are some that I’m most interested in reading.
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carré
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzákis
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
Ulysses by James Joyce
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
I don't think that I'm going to run out of books to read anytime soon.
* If you are interested in the list electronically, please let me know. I can e-mail it to you.
Of the 1,001 Book, here are the 42 that I have read.
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
The Cider House Rules by John Irving
Contact by Carl Sagan
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Shining by Stephen King
Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
Fear of Flying by Erica Jong
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Native Son by Richard Wright
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Trial by Franz Kafka
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lonely Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
That leaves a lot left to read. During my next "101 Things in 1,001 Days" Project (which I won’t be able to start until after September 2011), I’m going to add 20 of these books to my list.
Here are some that I’m most interested in reading.
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carré
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzákis
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
Ulysses by James Joyce
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
I don't think that I'm going to run out of books to read anytime soon.
* If you are interested in the list electronically, please let me know. I can e-mail it to you.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
101 Things in 1,001 Days Update- Jan 2010
Sam has been sick with Herpangina, so I was home for 2 days this week (Tuesday and yesterday), so I thought that I would try to watch one of the AFI Top Movies that I haven’t seen before since that is on my list.
I picked Giant since I like James Dean’s other movies and it was up for 10 Academy Awards. What a mistake. I could only get through half of it. I was bored stiff. This was the 2nd time that I had tried to watch it. I’m not going to try again. I’m counting it as completed.
Here is my blog about the process of completing my list.
I picked Giant since I like James Dean’s other movies and it was up for 10 Academy Awards. What a mistake. I could only get through half of it. I was bored stiff. This was the 2nd time that I had tried to watch it. I’m not going to try again. I’m counting it as completed.
Here is my blog about the process of completing my list.
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