Usually this is when I do the recap of 2008. But 2008 pretty much sucked. So I won't be doing this year. Let's just leave it at that.

This is usually also when I post my New Years resolutions. This year I'm doing something different. I joined a community that was spotlighted this week, mission101_2009. It's where you set 101 goals to accomplish in 1001 days, which is approximately 2.75 years. So I guess these are my resolutions for the next 3 years.

1. Get my bachelors degree.
2. Decide on a plan for after graduation.
3. Learn to play guitar.
4. Road trip to the west coast.
5. Win Nanowrimo.
6. Finish the 50bookchallenge.
7. Publish 3 short stories.
8. Finish and edit and revise a novel.
9. Finish memoirs.
10. Reach 10% of the 1001 Books To Read Before You Die list.
11. Audition for a play.
12. Reach my goal weight of 130.
13. Practice yoga.
14. Travel overseas.
15. Become financially independent from my family.
16. Sleep in a haunted hotel.
17. Live in another country for at least 1 month.
18. Take a mission trip.
19. Get another tattoo.
20. Document one of my days for adayinmylife.
21. Read the entire bible.
22. See a Broadway show.
23. Sing karaoke.
24. Make and stick to a budget.
25. Get a sewing machine.
26. Learn to use said sewing machine.
27. Make a quilt.
28. Learn to knit.
29. Learn to crochet.
30. Give $1000 to those in need.
31. Volunteer 100 hours.
32. Finish my planner for the year.
33. Build a daily journaling habit.
34. Unpack from my most recent move.
35. Make that perfect road trip mix CD.
36. Drive Route 66.
37. Have a Hurricane at Pat O’briens.
38. Stop shopping at Walmart.
39. Participate in a charity walk.
40. Go to Cornerstone Music Festival.
41. Trace back my family history to pre-American Revolution.
42. Learn sign language.
43. Go to Portland.
44. Go to the movies by myself.
45. Stop drinking sodas.
46. Stop eating refined sugars and carbs.
47. Review all the movies I see in my LJ.
48. See the Rockies.
49. See the Grand Canyon.
50. Make money blogging.
51. Take a train trip.
52. Fly in a plane.
53. Ride a roller coaster.
54. Learn to cook my own Greek food.
55. Read Lord of the Rings.
56. Read the Chronicles of Narnia.
57. Re-read the Harry Potter series.
58. Read A Series of Unfortunate Events.
59. Sew an outfit of clothing.
60. Have a garden.
61. Track what I eat everyday.
62. Finish 2009 Reading List.
63. Walk everywhere that I can within distance that is safe.
64. Get and stay organized.
65. Bake myself muffins once a week.
66. Go to Voodoo Music Festival
67. Return to the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival with an all access pass.
68. Get my financial aid back.
69. Go to three concerts of bands I like.
70. Pass all my classes.
71. Make 3 new girlfriends.
72. Have a girls night dinner once a month.
73. Eat Indian food with Ben O. before the end of January.
74. Call out of town friends at least once a week.
75. Call my Dad once a week.
76. Call Grandma once a week.
77. Visit Grandma and Daddy once a month.
78. Dress up for Halloween.
79. Watch the entire Buffy the Vampire Series.
80. Watch the entire Lost Series.
81. Read the newspaper or check news online everyday.
82. Find a cool pen pal and actually keep up with them.
83. Get my cat fixed. L
84. Go to the dentist.
85. Try a totally new food every season (4 times a year).
86. Donate hair to Locks For Love.
87. Shave my head for St. Baldricks.
88. Find a job while in college that doesn’t completely stress me out and make me hate life.
89. Actually learn and retain Spanish.
90. Go to the movies once a month.
91. Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop.
92. Publish something in Relevant Magazine.
93. Go to S3 every week until I graduate.
94. See all of Tyler Perry’s plays.
95. See the remaining Harry Potter films on opening night.
96. Pay off old debts and student loans.
97. Get a cell phone with a monthly plan instead of prepaid.
98. Win ScriptFrenzy.
99. Get cardio exercise at least 3 times a week.
100. Start assignments on the day the are assigned.
101. Finish college with above a 3.5 GPA.

Also, I have moved back to Hammond. Yay!