#27, #160, #243, # 250, #268

Can I start this by saying I tried to do #197 and failed? FML, but I will prevail. Also, I would like to make an unofficial addendum to #247 (write a musical based on Animal Crossing) saying that Meryl Streep will have a role that is integral to the plot, and that only she can play. Her name will be Meryl Sheep. FYI: I did send an e-mail to Nintendo. They have yet to respond.

On with my successes:

#27: Be in a Musical
Two down, one to go! (I am not counting the opera I was in over the summer, mainly because I know I will be in next years ETC production.) This show was an original piece based off a story by Hans Christian Anderson. I had five students perform with me in the production and a cast of ~75. It was wonderful, and lots of fun!

#160: New Recipe
Ok, I stole these off Melanie's facebook (I would link to her blog, but she never updates it. If she does, I will edit this) and they did not turn out well. Too goopy. I'm sure that    hers, if she attempted them, came out better. Anyway, the recipe is for Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells. They looked better than they tasted, and they really didn't look that good.

#243: Get my DAMN oil changed
Only took 70,000 miles.

#250: Watch all the episodes of Big Love
Sooo good. I was recently at a board meeting with a lot of women and pretended they were my harem of wives. This is probably because I'm reading a book (that I'm counting for #105) about polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. Big Love didn't help.

#268: Move to a new condo!
I did this a while ago. No pictures, just come over or get over it.

This was an odd update, but isn't it IS an update, so there's that! Woohoo!

The Next 45

The Next 45 Goals can be viewed here, or just look at the sidebar. Some are easy, some are hard, and some are postdated, so watch out for that. Might do some tweaking before the new year, but will set it in stone as of January 1, 2012.

If you are unfamiliar with The List, check it out at the sidebar. It shows all goals, including ones that were already completed and when that happened. The Next 45 have also been added to that list. Happy Stalking.

#11, #22, #33, #40, #68, #100, #228

Here's what's been happening, before I post the next 45!

#11: Visit Melanie in Connecticut: Went down a few weekends ago. Great time! Lots of performances, and my first solo trip to Foxwoods (to purchase HRC pins....)

#22: See ECSC: With Melanie as a soloist!! It was a wonderful concert--Bach's Magnificat.

#33: Sing at a Christmas Eve service: Checked that sucker off a few nights ago.

#40: Compose an original piece for chamber ensemble: I wrote a clarinet/flute duet for two siblings students I have. It's too hard for them, but I still wrote it.

#68: Buy new cuff links: Well, Dad got me some for Christmas. Still counts?

#100: Go to a CES game: 5-6th Grade Co-Ed Soccer.

#228: Get the CES piano tuned: Solely to appease that demonic high school teacher.

Next 45 will be here soon!

#224: See a Moose in the Wild

Melanie found it!

#120: Read a novel

The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time. Read it in a day. Excellent.

#7, #12, #167, #202, #225, #229, #325

Lots done over the past few days. It makes most sense to start with #225: Be in a Wedding Party (!!)

The lucky bride and groom are friends from college. I was groomsman number six, the most important groomsman. My duties included (but were not limited to): hand out rocks, hold keys, tell groomsman number 5 who everyone was that he didn't know, look awesome in a tux and create a wind tunnel under a table at the bachelor party. All of these were essential to the wedding, and I was happy to do my best in the situation. Being at the wedding helped me achieve goal #7: visit Jessica in Rochester, as it was her wedding! Kind of cheating, as it wasn't a unique trip, but she and her husband are moving, and I was specific, so it counts.

Speaking of being in Rochester and being unspecific, I went to a museum! Granted, it was a museum I had already been to, but that was years ago and The Strong Museum of Play has gone through a lot of changes! #202 is my sixth museum. Bangin'! Something that happened that I wasn't so proud of was #167...eat a garbage plate. Let me be clear: I LOVE plates...but it is simply not a good idea to go at 11:00 AM. It's just not. That being said, it's checked off.

We went to Ithaca for a few days in between and did an INSTANT GOAL! #325 is something I had wanted to do for a LONG time, but never thought I was going to be able to: Get all the recordings from Ithaca College from ensembles that I performed in. Made about 12 cds with works band (Maslanka's Golden Light, Hindemith sonata, The Cowboys, Sasparilla, Sleep...) to chorus (Faure Requiem, African Sanctus, NIA!...) to Vocal Jazz (September Song, Do You Know What it Means, Why Get Up...), to things I didn't perform in but loved (anything from WoCho...). Life is complete.

After Ithaca, Will and I went back to Rochester to present at the Mu Phi Epsilon conference. Lambda brought 7 collegiate members, and I was so happy to see all of them! Boston Alumni was well-represented, and Yuki won the performance contest, so I was psyched to see her perform at Eastman. Also so friends from Rochester Alumni, and a whole mess of faces I haven't seen in a while. Our workshop was well received, and we were very happy.

Ok, so it wasn't really planned this way...but Plymouth to Rochester to Batavia to Rochester to Ithaca to Batavia to Rochester to Batavia to Plymouth...that's a road trip. Holy F. I think a road trip is different every time, and as we spent a week driving all over creation, it totally counts. #7 is checked off.

So there you have it! Now, please don't comment on the fact that I have checked off almost ALL of the food items, and zero of the "fitness" or "hiking" or "sports" items.

#159 and #324

Back from Seattle! Here's what else happened...

#159: Try a New Recipe
Another delicious at home meal. Jill helped. Actually, she did most of it, but I made the sauce! Added lime, fish sauce, tamarind sauce, sugar and hot sauce of some kind. Fish sauce smells bad, but our Shrimp Pad Thai was delightful.

So have you ever thought, "I've ALWAYS wanted to do that!" about something supremely obscure? Part of the reason I added "add 50 new items on day 333/666" was for the goals I had forgotten about, or new goals to have. I've already started on these--watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail, hug Anderson Cooper, meet Jeanne Shaheen, deep fry something that no one has deep fried before...but there are some rare opportunities that come along and I've wanted to add them to the blog, but there was not a place for them. So I'm creating one. By taking away 5 from each of the "add 50 new goals" I get 10 new goals: Instant Goals.


#324: Instant Goal! Try Revolving Sushi!


The one that happened in Seattle (really a lot of them happened, but this one was the BEST) was eating sushi off of one of those revolving sushi lines. It was AWESOME.

Also, if you follow the blog avidly, which I know is a whole bunch of person, I've added pictures to the rest of the Seattle posts. Wonderful! (said like Prof. Oak in pokemon snap)