Hype's 2012 Life Achievement List http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-year-of-doing-big-fun-scary-things-together/threads/49542 Hype A little late, but that's alright! Doing it a little different this year, making this into a bit of a game to keep me motivated to finish things. Each goal comes with experience points, needed to level up! <strong>Current Level:</strong> 1 (0 Exp) <strong>Exp. Points Needed for Level 2:</strong> 25 3X5 (+50) Fill a photo album. COME CLEAN (+25) Stop biting my nails. GOD, THAT’S GOOD! (+50) Eat at 10 new places. <strong>(1. Front Page News | 2. Manuel's Tavern | 3. Nino's Cucina Italiana)</strong> HOMEMADE WINE (+50) Try 10 new recipes. CAN’T BUY ME LOVE (+50) Pay off the credit card. MONEY HONEY (+75) Donate to 4 charities. WORDS, WORDS, WORDS (+100) Read 50 books. <strong>(4/50)</strong> NOVEMBER HAS COME (+100) Win NaNo 2012. PEOPLE ARE STRANGE (+150) Attend DragonCon. WEST COAST FRIENDSHIP (+200) Attend Night of Writing Dangerously. HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING? (+100) See 2 concerts. THAT GREEN GENTLEMAN (+50) Keep 5 plants without killing them. ART ISN’T REAL (+150) Finish the spiral alphabet drawings. BUT IT’S BETTER IF YOU DO (+150) Finish 10 art/DIY projects. YOU’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES (+50) Put up at least 5 items in my Etsy shop. AT LEAST I’M KNOWN FOR SOMETHING (+100) Sell 1 thing from my Etsy shop. WRITINGS ON THE WALL (+50) Improve the blog. At least 24 posts. LADIES IN THEIR SENSITIVITIES (+25) This goal is a secret! PRETTY PINK RIBBON (+25) Buy a dress to wear to rehearsal picnic. FOREVER (+250) Get married. IF MY HEART WAS A HOUSE (+75) Move to a new, larger place. NEIGHBORHOOD #2 (LAIKA) (+175) Get a pet...of the barking variety. 3RD AND LONG (+25) Another football game at Southern. FREEWAYS OR FLIGHT (+100) Visit another state. SKIN DEEP (+75) Get a tattoo. GET LOW (+25) Be able to do the splits. RE: YOUR BRAINS (+25) Finish the Run for Your Lives 5k. RAINBOW VEINS (+25) Finish the Color Run. LIGHTNESS (+100) Lose 15 pounds. FEELING GOOD (+25) See a general physician. CROOKED TEETH (+25) See a dentist. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I’M SEEING? (+25) See an optometrist. HOPE HAS A PLACE (+100) See a dermatologist. DEATH OF AN INTERIOR DECORATOR (+50) Organize my home workspace. ROMANTIC COMEDY (+25) See 5 movies in theaters. IN THE FLESH? (+50) Dress up for Halloween. LOST TIME (+75) Host 3 get togethers/parties. KIND AND GENEROUS (+50) Send thank you cards. NO PHONE (+75) Disconnect from electronics for one full weekend. ELEVATOR LOVE LETTER (+75) Write and send 10 letters, other than thank you notes. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:13:19 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-year-of-doing-big-fun-scary-things-together/threads/49542?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1090334 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-year-of-doing-big-fun-scary-things-together/threads/49542?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1090334 Zookeeper A tattoo? What of? I have for years given thought to getting a tat, but it would have to be something I loved so much I'd want to marry it, and I never even loved a man that much. (Well, I did. He didn't. But that's beside the point.) Besides, at my age, I don't think it would go over as cute and sexy. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:32:26 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-year-of-doing-big-fun-scary-things-together/threads/49542?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1090742 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-year-of-doing-big-fun-scary-things-together/threads/49542?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1090742 Hype Tattoo is going to be my fraternity motto: Vita brevis, ars longa. Rough translation: Life is short, art is long. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:12:13 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-year-of-doing-big-fun-scary-things-together/threads/49542?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1091581 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-year-of-doing-big-fun-scary-things-together/threads/49542?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1091581 Zookeeper Maybe mine should be "Life is short. Eat dessert first." But in Latin or something. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:20:34 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-year-of-doing-big-fun-scary-things-together/threads/49542?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1093468 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-year-of-doing-big-fun-scary-things-together/threads/49542?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1093468 Dragon Gal Wow, Hype, I love love LOVE the idea of doing your BFS list as a game! That is brilliant! I so must try this! How much experience have you got so far? Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:30:49 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-year-of-doing-big-fun-scary-things-together/threads/49542?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1109211 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/the-year-of-doing-big-fun-scary-things-together/threads/49542?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1109211