1. Finish a screenplay/book/story idea of some kind.
STATUS: Nope! Yeah, not even close. I get ideas and I maybe write down some notes. I hope in the coming years I actually sit my butt down and write! I will one day! ONE DAY!
STATUS: DONE! Btw, San Antonio and Austin are amazing places to visit
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| Could I look any more like a tourist? |
3. Travel to New York City and/or Los Angeles.
STATUS: Done! Well, at least, NYC. I'm glad I gave myself a week to check it out and not just a weekend. I saw "The Band's Visit" on Broadway, I geeked out when I saw the Jim Henson Exhibit at the Moving Image Museum, I dined at some amazing places (including some amazing pizzerias), and so many other wonderful places!
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| A cool piece of graffiti I saw on my trip. |
4. Do some volunteer work. Because I feel like I need to give back to people in some form.
STATUS: Sadly no.
5. Raise money for charities. I want to channel my frustration into something positive.
STATUS: Done!
6. Do something that involves public speaking. Auditioning for a play, speaking somewhere, anything like that.
STATUS: Oh no doubt I did this! Matter of fact, a good chunk of my time the last year or so has been occupied with this. I auditioned for a community theater production and I got hooked. I haven't stopped! I don't want to stop! I love it!
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| How it all got started |
STATUS: Done.
8. Be more active in my blog writing.
STATUS: Eehhhhhhh. Yeah.... I wish I could say otherwise. Here's hoping that, much like with number 1, I actually sit my butt down and write stuff!
9. Watch all movies that won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Director, Acting, and Writing.
STATUS: Nope.
10. Watch at least half of the movies nominated for similar categories at the Razzies.
STATUS: Nope... not even close,
11. Read the books I own but haven’t read yet.
STATUS: Nope but I have been making progress. Audiobooks help out a great deal.
12. Watch the movies I own but haven’t watched yet. See number eleven.
STATUS: Nope
13. Watch (in some cases listen to) all Doctor Who episode.
STATUS: Nope. Right now I'm still in the William Hartnell era. I have been listening to a ton of Big Finish audio dramas.
14. Take up a fitness class.
STATUS: Haven't done. I joined a gym but haven't taken advantage of the classes they have.
15. Organize my home office.
STATUS: I'm considering this a victory. It's not quite how I want it but it's fine.
16. Practice video editing.
STATUS: Nope.
17. Bake at least five dishes featured in the Great British Bake Off.
STATUS: Completed. Among the things I've baked included Paul Jagger's soda bread (S6), Candice's chocolate cake (S7), Paul Jagger's poached pear frangipane tart (S6), Richard's Swedish tea ring (S5), and Mary Berry's reduced-sugar carrot cake (Masterclass)
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| The tea ring |
STATUS: Sadly no. Babish recently came our with his second cookbook which is basically the first 100 recipes of his show which I think I'll reference in the future. Though I did bake a nice bundt cake from Rollins' book.
19. Get under 200 pounds.
STATUS: I was so freaking close!
20. Make a voice acting demo.
STATUS: No.
21. Walk three different hiking trails.
STATUS: No.
22. Read my Great-Uncle’s service letters.
STATUS: Sadly, no.
23. Visit the statues dedicated to Mr. Rogers and Jim Henson and get a photo with them
STATUS: Nope. I almost went to the Henson one but I had to cancel the trip.
24. Go see three live shows.
STATUS: Complete! I saw "The Band's Visit" on Broadway, a couple local shows that I've covered (including an awesome Irish band called The Drowsy Lads), community theater productions of "Gypsy" and "Sweeney Todd" that some friends of mine were in, and I saw Patton F**KING Oswalt perform!
25. Frame my pictures and posters.
STATUS: Not done.
26. Learns songs to play on guitar, mandolin and ukulele.
STATUS: Complete. I'm counting because I learned Dolly Parton's Jolene on the guitar to perform for a show I was in. This was the first time I played guitar for a crowd, I sang solo for an audience, and the first time I did my impressions for a crowd.
27. Organize and catalog my books and movies.
STATUS: No.
28. Paint a Bob Ross-style painting.
STATUS: No.
29. Learn and make different cocktails.
STATUS: No.
30. Try ten new restaurants.
STATUS: Done! I went to NYC, how on Earth could I NOT complete this!?
IN TOTAL: 10/30
I wish I could've gotten at least half but it's more than I thought. But I can say that a lot of my time has been spent accomplishing a couple of them and one them formed into a hobby. That lead me to make more friends and growing in confidence! I did things I never thought I'd get the guts to do.
So, yeah, despite me not accomplishing all the things, I'm satisfied with the things I did accomplish.
I'll be making a 35 Before 35 list. It'll carry-over the things I didn't accomplish here along with some new ones.
Thank you all for reading and I'm looking forward to my 30s!
