tow31: final tally

interested in hearing how i did on this year's goals?

1. watch 31 johnny depp movies: done! thanks to the joy that is netflix i watched every movie available to me before Alice in Wonderland premiered in march. yup. i watched 35 johnny depp movies in less than a month. it was a good month. :) grand total: 38 johnny depp movies.

2. read 31 chapters: done! i finished this goal fairly early in the year, but my summer vacation really pumped up my final number. it was nice having no job and plenty of time to read. grand total: 446 chapters.

3. go 31 days without watching Friends: done! and on my first try - impressive, no? okay, in fairness i stopped watching Friends while i was watching all the johnny depp movies. but still ... i did it. grand total: 32 days.

4. make 31 new recipes: done! some of my favorites were the lemon rice soup (both recipes i tried), stuffed strawberries, parmesan puffs, chocolate chip zucchini muffins, pasta fra diavolo, pork puertorriqueno, curry roasted chicken and peanut butter bacon cookies. grand total: 44 new recipes.

5. prepare food for someone else 31 times: done! and even without gaining a roommate to cook for, i would have met this goal. grand total: 38 preparations.

6. take 31 photos a day for 31 consecutive days: done! and (thankfully) on my first try. some days were much easier than others, but i got it done. grand total: 31 days.

7. send 31 pieces of mail: done! thanks to a couple of bulk mailings this year, i soared right past this goal. grand total: 89 pieces.

8. blog 31 days in a row: done! i've actually blogged every day since october 4. grand total: 113 days.

9. watch 31 episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent: done! as soon as the johnny depp movies were done, i started in on CI. in less than a month i had the goal accomplished, but i was only on season 2 and i do love vincent d'onofrio. so i watched all six seasons available on netflix. and then, (even though this doesn't count towards the grand total) i watched all eleven seasons of SVU. and i tried the original series from the beginning, but it was too hard to get into. i did watch the entire series of the spinoff Conviction, which was really good. and i'd like to watch L&O: Trial by Jury and UK, too. all in good time. :) grand total: 133 episodes.

10. watch 31 Friends episodes in preparation: done! i don't have an exact date for when i finished this or an exact number of episodes i watched. for some reason, i didn't keep a running total when i started the series over again after my fast. i think it's probably safe to assume i watched the entire series at least once this year, but maybe not. when i re-started the series in august i kept track, and it took me almost three months to watch 31 consecutive episodes. that's when i realized how hard it was for two of us to watch the series on the same dvd player at different paces. so i've quit trying to watch them in order. i watch whatever disc happens to be in, and i'm okay with there being gaps between the episodes i watch. i've still got pages of good notes for a Friends party. now i just need the people to invite. :) grand total: somewhere between 31 and 331.

11. take 31 photos of the same object or scene: done! this took a different turn than i expected, but it was so much fun! i ended up making a couple of stop-motion videos. it was a good time. grand total: 737 photos.

12. do 31 things i've never done before: done! some were fun, some were scary - but it's been a good year. and there may be things i've forgotten, or didn't realize were firsts. but i'm pleased. grand total: 35.

13. lose 31 pounds.: nope, but i'm okay with it. really. know why? because i did lose weight this year. and i'm starting this year lighter than i started last year - so i didn't just lose weight to gain it all back. and i'm starting back onto the weight watchers system, which makes me feel good for paying attention to what i'm eating. it's a process, and this year was successful. grand total: 18 pounds.

14. drive 31 miles on US Route 31: done! grand total: 92 miles.

15. go 31 days without meat: haha. yeah ... i like animal. it's tasty. grand total: 5 days.

16. make 31 pieces of jerky: done! i thought i'd have to concede defeat on this one since i gave away my food dehydrator, but i found a pretty nice way to dry out meat in the oven. grand total: 33 pieces.

17. sew 31 seams on a quilt: done! without a stitch wasted. ;) grand total: 31 seams.

18. take at least 3100 photos: done! grand total: 3967 photos.

19. play a 31-game series of Phase 10 with liz: done! and we finished about as close as possible. i was one phase ahead and had 100 point less. she won 15 games; i won 16 games. so i won, but it could not have been much closer. crazy! grand total: 31 games.

20. fill 31 holes: done! i don't know how many holes the photo wall left. but they're all filled in now, and that's what counts. :) grand total: a few more than 31.

21. make use of 31 photos from Ireland: not quite. i got 18 into my photo album, and i have a plan for more as part of the bedroom art project. but that project is currently on hold. grand total: 18 photos.

22: play 31 notes on a musical instrument: done! i pulled out my cornet and flubbed my way through parts of an old band solo. and then i flubbed my way through some piano music over christmas. it was fun. grand total: 3331 notes.

23. ride 31 miles on my bike: ha! i did pull my bike out, but it needs some work done on the tires. they're not holding air so well. grand total: .84 miles.

24. scan 31 old photos: i was going to do this while i was home for christmas, but i did not. grand total: 0 photos.

25. go 31 days without leaving dirty dishes in the sink for more than 31 hours: done! and one the first try. :) grand total: 49 days.

26. list 31 positive points about my job: done! i wrote these down little by little, though the majority came when i turned in my resignation. in fact, number thirty-one was "not having to ever go back there again. :)" grand total: 31 positive points.

27. give 31 handmade gifts: i gave several handmade gifts. crocheted animals, cross stitched art, coiled magazine bowls, felt owls ... and i love having been able to give every one. grand total: 22 handmade gifts.

28. finish Christmas presents at least 31 hours early: done! i had the gifts done and wrapped in plenty of time. (even if i did leave two of the gifts at home! grand total: 36 hours.

29. print 31 photos for the photo album: done! grand total: 31 photos.

30. print 31 more photos for the photo album: done! grand total: 31 photos.

31. print another 31 photos for the photo album:done! these last three goal brought me from spring 2007 to summer 2010. no, not quite up to date ... but definitely better! grand total: 102 photos.