RENT! The Musical
Detroit Opera House
February 19, 2009

Yes, I took the BAKE! We Dig Donuts class again! I brought K along this time and we ended up making around 5 dozen donuts. Num num! I brought most of them to work where I forgot to take pictures before they were scarfed down.

The first batch was deliciously light and fluffy.

The second batch that we made from the take-home dough didn’t turn out the same. Because the dough was refrigerated, the donuts dropped the temperature of the oil when they fried. Precise frying temperature is crucial is making good donuts! In my case, the oil wasn’t hot enough, so the donuts came out greasier.

I couldn’t find my cookie cutters, so the donuts ended up looking like candy onion rings and Christmas trees with sprinkles.

I’m updating my list of Things to Do Before I’m 30. While looking for inspiration, I encountered this neat meme called 101 Things to Do in 1001 Days. Very fun! However, I still want to stick to my 30 goal plus I’m a bit of an overachieving GTD geek so… This is my list of 101 Things to Do Before I’m 30!

Crazy? You bet! I have 389 days to complete it. It starts with some items on my old list and continues with some gimmes and a couple of big ones (which will more than likely roll into the next iteration of the list but it’s good to start planning for them). Bold face indicates completion.

1. Live alone
2. Get happy-drunk
3. Get my webpage up and running (with a blog!)
4. Ski or snowboard
5. xxxx xxxx xx xxxxx xxxx xxxx xx xxx xxx
6. Travel alone
7. xxxxxxx xxx xx xx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx
8. xxxxxxx x xxxxx xxxxx
9. Sing or dance on stage
10. Hanglide or skydive
11. Train in a martial art
12. Design my dream house
13. Go on an African safari
14. Cook a 5-course meal from scratch
15. Plant a tree
16. Spend the night in a woodsy cabin with a fireplace
17. Dive with the whales (or sharks)
18. Sleep nude on luxurious silk sheets
19. Go commando on a normal day
20. Perfect a Latin dance
21. Go on a cruise
22. Paint my house
23. Put away $5,000 in savings
24. Write a handwritten letter to 3 friends/family
25. Publish a book
26. Fly business class on an international flight
27. Visit the DIA
28. Talk to a National Guard recruiter
29. Read every book on my to-read shelf
30. Host a dinner at my place
31. Write a 55
32. Win NaNoWriMo
33. Visit Seattle
34. Meet 10 new people outside work
35. Promote my blog
36. Wear grown up jewelry
37. Get all dressed up for dinner
38. Create my own letterpress stationery
39. Roast beef
40. Volunteer at the rabbit sanctuary
41. Give someone flowers
42. Wear shorts in the summer
43. Send Zingerman’s food to someone
44. Sleep with the windows open
45. Throw a party
46. Join a book club discussion
47. Find my go-to red and white wines
48. Stay up for 24 hours outside the house
49. Attend a costume party
50. Meet my neighbors
51. Go running at sunrise
52. Detail my car
53. Watch a D&D game
54. Sell something on eBay
55. Go off the grid (sans-Internet and phone) for 48 hours
56. Blog everyday for 1 straight week
57. Have my portrait done
58. Get a bikini wax
59. Email 5 people I haven’t talked with in a long time
60. Evaluate my stock portfolio
61. Picnic in the park
62. See the Grand Canyon
63. Write 5 book reviews
64. Prepare a recipe from every cookbook I own
65. Wear a bikini
66. Drive through a car wash
67. Build a snowman
68. Borrow books from the library
69. Flirt with a stranger
70. Sled down a hill
71. Design a theme for my website
72. Wear a dress to work
73. Give a book as a gift for no occasion
74. Write a blog post with my MacSpeech Dictate
75. Learn to make puto
76. Hang art on my bedroom wall
77. Figure out what to do with the extra bookshelf in the garage
78. Get my new old camera fixed
79. Memorize a song on the Ocarina
80. Attend a Toastmasters session
81. Do a handstand against the wall
82. Train to do 3 half pull-ups
83. Do 30 push-ups non-stop
84. Have dinner with Bob
85. Find a shoe storage solution for the entryway
86. Wake up at 6 am
87. Eat out in a restaurant I haven’t tried before
88. Watch a musical/ballet
89. Deliver a presentation
90. Write a fan letter
91. Donate money to a charity
92. Get Moo cards
93. Bake mochi cake
94. Go hiking
95. Make fresh pasta
96. Watch season 1 of Lost
97. Finish season 3 of Deadwood
98. Tell my parents I love them
99. Attend a BAKE or cooking class
100. Get my rugs cleaned
101. Start an online community

Feel free to place bets on my final completion rate.

Update (March 5, 2010): The GTD101 deadline has past. I’d call it a success!