IYG in 2008

2008, so far, is 93% worth living.

In 2005, IYG did 90 things, went 39 places, met 159 people, and consumed 4399 products.

Years: 2006 | 2007 | 2008
Months: All Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug

January

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. brush teeth
  2. shower
  3. get my own car
  4. win a contest
  5. go on a college spring break trip
  6. go to a kegger/wild college party
  7. french kiss
  8. be in a swordfight
  9. go to New York
  10. Learn stuff from other culutres
  11. Be able to pass minesweepers on expert
  12. go to tokyo
  13. move to a new city
  14. do karoke
  15. tell someone i don't like that i don't like them
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Orlando
  2. Toronto
  3. The Chocolate Bar
  4. Pablo Picasso, Guernica
  5. Leonardo da Vinci - The Adoration of the Magi
  6. Raphael - The School of Athens
  7. Rembrandt van Rijn - Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
  8. Francisco Goya - The Third of May 1808
  9. Edouard Manet - The Dead Torero
  10. Jan van Eyck The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin
  11. Hieronymous Bosch - The Garden of Earthly Delights
  12. Sandro Botticelli - La Primavera
  13. Vincent van Gogh The Starry Night
  14. Walt Disney World
  15. The Mall
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Andrzej Wajda
  2. Norman Taurog
  3. Anatole Litvak
Read:
  1. Dawn of the Dead
  2. Saving Private Ryan
  3. The Mystery of the Talking Skull (Three Investigators Classics)
  4. Harry Potter series
  5. Sleepless in Seattle
  6. The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot
  7. ALFRED HITCHCHCOCK AND THE MYSTERY OF THE SHRINKING HOUSE
  8. The mystery of the Screaming Clock
  9. The Secret of Terror Castle
  10. The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy
  11. The Mystery of the Green Ghost
  12. The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure
  13. The Mystery of the Silver Spider
  14. Alfred Hitchcock And The Three Investigators: The Mystery Of The Invisible Dog
  15. amiable
Listened to:
  1. Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers At RKO: Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology
Watched:
  1. Death Wish V: The Face of Death
  2. Targets
  3. The Warriors
  4. War Games
  5. Lois & Clark - The New Adventures of Superman - The Complete First Season
  6. Undercover Blues
  7. The Warriors - The Ultimate Director's Cut
  8. Red Planet
  9. The War Room
  10. Blackmail
  11. Mademoiselle Julie
  12. Darkman
  13. Killer of Sheep
  14. That's Entertainment III
  15. Species
Consumed:
  1. Egg Nog
  2. Grapes
  3. Gimlet
  4. Planter's Punch
  5. Blue Hawaiian
  6. Hurricane
  7. Bananas
  8. Peaches
Consumed:
  1. supercilious
  2. Attack of the Crab Monsters
  3. Earth vs the Spider
  4. empathy
  5. Gluttony
  6. Maxim
  7. Maverick
  8. 12 Angry Men
  9. Carrie
  10. allegory
  11. apocryphal
  12. binary
  13. bi-polar
  14. Carpe diem
  15. collegial

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February

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. make an origami crane
  2. finish a sudoku puzzle
  3. do a strip tease/lap dance
  4. track down/look up an old friend
  5. dance a hora
  6. put your MP3 player on and sing along while you are in public
  7. ride a double-decker bus.
  8. Push all the buttons in the elevator
  9. win at poker
  10. send a text that makes absolutely no sense to someone
  11. Find Waldo
  12. Play the Nintendo Wii
  13. Eat Squid
  14. In another state
  15. In a bed!
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. The Alamo
  2. Walt Disney World Resorts
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Rhett Butler
  2. Dory the Angelfish
  3. Mira Nair
  4. Indiana Jones
  5. Jack Sparrow
  6. Darren Aronofsky
  7. Darth Vader
  8. James Stewart
  9. Amy Heckerling
  10. Rocky Balboa
  11. Katharine Hepburn
  12. Ellen Ripley, Lieutenant
  13. Han Solo
  14. Anakin Skywalker
  15. Henry Fonda
Read:
  1. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Norton Critical Editions)
  2. Forest Gump
  3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  4. Treasure Island (Signet Classics)
  5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)
  6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Deluxe Bloomsbury UK Special Collector's Edition (Harry Potter UK Deluxe First Editions, Volume 7)
  8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Listened to:
  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  2. The Passion of the Christ (Score)
  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  4. Alexander
  5. Angels in America
  6. The Hours (Score)
  7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  8. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
  9. The Terminal (Score)
  10. A.I. - Artificial Intelligence: Original Motion Picture Score
  11. Far from Heaven (Score)
  12. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
  13. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
  14. This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race - Fall Out Boy (song)
  15. Who Knew
Watched:
  1. Love in the Afternoon
  2. Beverly Hills, 90210 - The Complete First Season
  3. Pierrot Le Fou
  4. Park Row (1952)
  5. Steel Magnolias - Special Edition
  6. Darling Lili
  7. Mauvaise Graine (B&W Sub)
  8. Flawless
  9. King Ralph
  10. Barbary Coast
  11. 100 Girls
  12. Teacher's Pet
  13. Annie (Special Anniversary Edition)
  14. Chicken Run
  15. Princess Mononoke
Consumed:
  1. Black Eyed Peas - My Humps (single)
  2. Star Trek The Next Generation: The TV Series
  3. How To Save A Life (single) - The Fray
  4. Idaho
  5. Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  6. Twin Peaks
  7. U2 - Beautiful Day (single)
  8. Nickelback - If Everyone Cared (song)
  9. dilettante
  10. perfunctory
  11. Fergalicious - Fergie (song)
  12. WarGames
  13. West Side Story
  14. Jaws - 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition
  15. Vanya on 42nd Street

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March

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. On a strangers bed
  2. With simultaneous orgasm
  3. Strip naked
  4. First thing in the morning
  5. In reverse cowgirl
  6. Over an hour long
  7. In the shower
  8. In total darkness
  9. own a t-shirt with a bandname on it
  10. share a plate of spaghetti with a loved one like the lady and the tramp
  11. kiss someone under a waterfall
  12. raid someone's fridge
  13. have a pirate party
  14. go to Italy
  15. learn how to play chess
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Luc Besson
  2. Lasse Hallstrom
  3. Cameron Crowe
  4. emir kusturica
  5. Spike Lee
  6. Atom Egoyan
  7. Bryan Singer
  8. Robert Redford
  9. John Cassavetes
  10. Bob Fosse
  11. Gordon Parks
  12. William Friedkin
  13. Ken Loach
  14. Sydney Pollack
  15. John Hughes
Read:
  1. Pulp Fiction
  2. The Soulforge (Dragonlance: The Raistlin Chronicles, Book 1)
  3. Test of the Twins (Dragonlance: Dragonlance Legends)
  4. aberration
  5. alacrity
  6. cajole
  7. chide
  8. connive
  9. fractious
  10. Enfranchise
  11. Dragons of Spring Dawning (Dragonlance Chronicles, Vol. 3)
Listened to:
  1. The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
  2. Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture
Watched:
  1. Coming to America
  2. Drunken Master
  3. Author! Author!
  4. What About Bob?
  5. Captain Kidd
  6. Maverick
  7. Nosferatu / Phantom of the Opera
  8. Seance on a Wet Afternoon (B&W)
  9. Doctor Dolittle
  10. Force of Evil
  11. M. Night Shyamalan Vista Series Collection (The Sixth Sense/Signs/Unbreakable)
  12. Take the Money and Run - Uncut (Widescreen Edition)
  13. Lilith
  14. The Turning Point
  15. The Woody Allen Collection - 8 pack
Consumed:
  1. Fried Chicken
  2. Mini Doughnuts
  3. Taco Bell
Consumed:
  1. Half-Life
  2. Civilization
  3. Doom
  4. Super Mario World
  5. Diablo I
  6. Baldur's Gate
  7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  8. Supernatural
  9. That 70's Show
  10. abrogate
  11. Max Payne
  12. The Sims
  13. Halo 3
  14. Tetris
  15. Street Fighter II (super nes)

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April

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. In a school
  2. In a bathroom
  3. During school
  4. Against a wall
  5. in a shower
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Robert De Niro
  2. Edward Norton
  3. Toshirô Mifune 三船 敏郎
  4. Joaquin Phoenix
  5. Morgan Freeman
  6. Christopher Walken
  7. Cary Grant
  8. Yul Brynner
  9. Vincent Price
  10. Humphrey DeForest Bogart
  11. Peter Seamus O'Toole
  12. Robert Mitchum
  13. James Cagney
  14. Sidney Poitier
  15. Frank Sinatra
Watched:
  1. Seven Faces of Dr. Lao
  2. Xena: Warrior Princess: Season One
  3. Xena Warrior Princess - Season Two
  4. Roswell - The Complete Third Season (The Final Chapter)
  5. Gregory's Girl
  6. Grass: A Nation's Battle For Life
  7. Michael
  8. Three Bad Men in a Hidden Fortress (Kakushi toride no san akunin) Japanese with English Subtitles
  9. Five came back
  10. Strangers When We Meet
  11. Broken Blossoms Silent Classic
  12. Fear Strikes Out
  13. Behold a Pale Horse
  14. The Enemy Below
  15. Casey's Shadow
Consumed:
  1. The West Wing
  2. Arrested Development
  3. South Park
  4. Seinfeld
  5. Frasier
  6. abjure - To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate.
  7. abrogate
  8. belie
  9. bowdlerize
  10. chicanery
  11. churlish
  12. interpolate
  13. loquacious
  14. The Cosby Show
  15. Quatermass Xperiment

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May

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. gone to a poetry slam
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Jean Negulesco
  2. Gordon Douglas
Read:
  1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Deluxe Edition)
  2. After the Thin Man (1936)
  3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter Ser., Year 2)
Watched:
  1. Psycho (Collector's Edition) — Worth consuming!
  2. Dead Man Walking
  3. Goldeneye (Special Edition) — Worth consuming!
  4. The Matrix — Worth consuming!
  5. The Lion King (Disney Special Platinum Edition) — Worth consuming!
  6. Nosferatu - Special Edition — Worth consuming!
  7. Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) — Worth consuming!
  8. Cold Mountain (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
  9. The Godfather (Widescreen Edition) — Worth consuming!
  10. Donnie Darko - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) — Worth consuming!
  11. Star Wars, Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back (Widescreen Edition) — Worth consuming!
  12. Star Wars, Episode IV- A New Hope (Widescreen Edition) — Worth consuming!
  13. Citizen Kane — Worth consuming!
  14. Monster's Ball
  15. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Extended Cut (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) — Worth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. Big Love
  2. From Russia with Love
  3. Birdcage
  4. You Only Live Twice
  5. Lone Star

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June

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Very rough
  2. kiss a girl
  3. live in a different country
  4. become fluent in another language
  5. facebook
  6. work on my lists of bests lists
  7. go to las vegas
  8. i would like to stay in touch with some friends from highschool
  9. Stay in touch with my friends from college
  10. kiss in an elevator
  11. See the Aztec ruins in Mexico
  12. Visit the Great Wall of China
  13. go on a road trip with friends
  14. write a short love story
  15. learn how to operate computer
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Great Wall
  2. Backstreet Cafe
  3. Star Pizza - Norfolk
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Takashi Miike
  2. Anthony Minghella
  3. Abel Gance
  4. Seijun Suzuki
  5. Bruce Beresford
  6. Robert Z. Leonard
  7. William Keighley
Watched:
  1. Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary Edition) — Worth consuming!
  2. Il Postino
  3. Life Is Beautiful — Worth consuming!
  4. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon — Worth consuming!
  5. The Incredibles (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) — Worth consuming!
  6. Garden State — Worth consuming!
  7. The Ruling Class - Criterion Collection — Worth consuming!
  8. Our Town
  9. Shaun of the Dead — Worth consuming!
  10. Star Wars, Episode VI- Return of the Jedi (Widescreen Edition) — Worth consuming!
  11. The Godfather, Part II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition) — Worth consuming!
  12. Secrets and Lies
  13. Monty Python's Life of Brian - Criterion Collection — Worth consuming!
  14. Apocalypse Now — Worth consuming!
  15. The Conversation — Worth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. Prison Break
  2. Bones
  3. 24
  4. quotidian
  5. Alliteration is the repetition of a consonant sound, not a vowel sound; thus, the phrase "avoid alliteration, always" is not funny. "Avoid assonance, always" is funny.
  6. Prodigious
  7. Diablo (PC)
  8. The World of Apu
  9. Bionic Woman
  10. Proclivity
  11. vitiate
  12. Neologism
  13. Perchance
  14. protean
  15. derision

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July

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. get laid
  2. Watch Wall-E
  3. hebrew
  4. arabic
  5. have a meaningful romantic relationship.
  6. have a fully reciprocated meaningful relationship
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower
  2. Wynn Las Vegas
  3. The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino
  4. Casino Royale
  5. Caesar's Palace
  6. Bellagio Hotel and Casino
  7. Ballys Las Vegas
  8. Paris Las Vegas
  9. New York New York Hotel and Casino
  10. MGM Grand
  11. Excalibur Hotel and Casino
  12. Luxor Hotel and Casino
  13. Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
  14. Flamingo Las Vegas
  15. Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Read:
  1. Der Himmel Ueber Berlin / Wings of Desire
  2. Drop Dead Fred
Listened to:
  1. Batman Begins
  2. Master and Commander
  3. Finding Neverland
  4. The Last Samurai
  5. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  6. City Of Angels: Music From The Motion Picture
  7. Gladiator: Music from the Motion Picture
  8. Dances with Wolves
  9. Pride & Prejudice
  10. Braveheart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  11. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  12. Glory: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  13. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings
  14. The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  15. King Arthur
Watched:
  1. Death Race 2000
  2. In the Bedroom
  3. The Enforcer
  4. Leolo
  5. Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters
  6. Kes
  7. Kandahar
  8. From the Earth to the Moon
  9. Robot Chicken, Season 1
  10. The X-Files (aka Fight the Future)
  11. Royal Wedding
  12. Bride & Prejudice
  13. House (1986) (Ws Rpkg)
  14. The Terror
  15. Down By Law [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Germany ]
Consumed:
  1. tiramisu
  2. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
  3. Turkish Cuisine
  4. Vietnamese Cuisine
  5. lasagna
  6. Iranian Food
  7. Kopiko coffee candy
Consumed:
  1. The Secret of Monkey Island
  2. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
  3. Transformers
  4. Saved by the Bell
  5. The Curse of Monkey Island
  6. Escape from Monkey Island
  7. Animaniacs
  8. Beavis and Butt-head
  9. Ren and Stimpy
  10. Bond: View to a Kill
  11. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
  12. Grim Fandango
  13. Some Like It Hot (1959)
  14. Star Trek: The Next Generation
  15. Ep.1.06 "Better Halves"

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August

Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Centre Pompidou
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Arthur Hiller
  2. Norman McLaren
Read:
  1. Quidditch Through the Ages
  2. Harry Potter and the Fantastic Beasts
Listened to:
  1. Batman: Original Motion Picture Score
  2. High Fidelity
  3. The Matrix: Music From The Motion Picture
  4. Spinal Tap
  5. Donnie Darko - Original Soundtrack & Score
  6. Lost In Translation
  7. Midnight Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Score
  8. Do The Right Thing: Original Score
  9. Dazed And Confused (1993 Film)
  10. Bladerunner Soundtrack
  11. The Pink Panther and The Return of the Pink Panther
  12. Amadeus OST
  13. Star Wars Original Soundtrack
  14. Juno
  15. There Will Be Blood Soundtrack
Watched:
  1. Beetlejuice
  2. Annie Hall — Worth consuming!
  3. Duck Soup — Worth consuming!
  4. A Fish Called Wanda
  5. His Girl Friday — Worth consuming!
  6. Raising Arizona — Worth consuming!
  7. Harold and Maude
  8. Lolita
  9. The Apartment
  10. Some Like It Hot (Special Edition)
  11. Caddyshack
  12. The Philadelphia Story
  13. Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Special Edition)
  14. The Seven Year Itch
  15. Bull Durham
Consumed:
  1. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
  2. Tetris
  3. Prince of Persia
  4. Super Mario Bros.
  5. Super Mario Bros. 3
  6. Super Mario 64
  7. How I Met Your Mother
  8. abstemious
  9. inculcate
  10. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
  11. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
  12. equanimity
  13. misnomer
  14. waft
  15. Syndicate

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