#171: Have a Facebook Free Month

The facebook Free Month goal was something my friend Mark did and I liked the idea. I have a pretty addicting personality so I thought it would be hard (and it was), but it was made easier with my former roommate moving. He canceled the cable and internet and I deleted my facebook app on my phone, so it was a easy in that sense.

Anyway, I didn't like this goal. It sucked. It did not make me a better person. I'm not overly addicted to facebook, so I did not get hours of my life back. I did not blog more. I did not read more. I just went on reddit more and missed large pieces of information that everyone else knew like engagements. I also missed important messages that were facebooked to me from people who didn't see I was taking the month off.

Having a cell phone free month would be stupid. So was this. Anyway, it's done. It's nice to know I could give up facebook if I wanted to, and I didn't miss it that much. Also, I've been on facebook all day instead of finishing moving, so I probably did a lot of other productive things while I was off it. I think a reddit free month would be better for me, and something I will never do.

Also: I completed #260 (have a nature themed concert) and #223 (Hear Emma say my name!).

#36, #105, #254

I thought I had done more. Oh well.

#36: Middle School Musical, Beauty in the Beast.

#105: The Biography was about Patrick Conway by Dr. Mark Fonder.

#254: Portal 2 co-op!! Beat it with Patrick!

#123: Read a Novel

I feel like a piece of me was ripped out. Mockingjay was great, and I look forward to reading this series of books again in ten years. I finished a while ago and am now on to reading "Patrick Conway and his Famous Band" by Dr. Mark Fonder (!!)

Looking forward to Hunger Games in a few weeks. Until then, all I can do is have playing tests in band resemble the games. I feel a Quarter Quell coming on...

#122: Read a Novel

The second book in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Read it on my kindle and finished it last night. Started the third right after. I am burning through these and am already sad that it's almost over. I almost want to take more time in between books but I can't! I'm looking forward to the movie too and am interested in how they look at characters that are in book one but pretty unimportant while making a bigger appearance in books two and three. Anyway, I plan on finishing Mockingjay (book three) in the car on the way to Connecticut. This has been a pretty successful vacation for my goals! Who knew?!

#121: Read a Novel

The Hunger Games. First one I read in full on my Kindle! The book is amazing and there are two more to come. Katniss reminds me of my sister, so I quickly told her about it and of course she has already read all three. The book is just excellent.

The movie is going to be released in mid March, but if you want to read the book before hand you can quickly go through it. I read the first in about three days. Really great stuff.

#326: Make a Basket in a Basketball Game (Instant Goal)

I got two. AND ONE WAS A THREE POINTER!!

It was the last day of school before vacation in the faculty vs. student game. It was a game-winning shot! The faculty was up by about twenty points, and after my three pointer they were up by twenty three. Game winning.

I proceeded to do the gayest dance around the gym after each basket. Especially the one from down town.

The fourth graders even made me signs!!

#17: See and Opera I Haven't Seen

Boston Lyric Opera gave me Peter Maxwell Davies' one act opera: The Lighthouse! Turned out I knew two people in the pit--small world!

The opera was excellent. English was good, so I didn't feel bad knowing very little about the work before hand. The pit was great, and the three men in the cast did a nice job. It was based off a true story or three lighthouse keepers who vanished!

No time to write, but it was good and this is done!