bluepark in 2008

2008, so far, is 99% worth living.

In 2005, bluepark did 194 things, went 10 places, met 2 people, and consumed 50 products.

Years: 2006 | 2007 | 2008
Months: All Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul

January

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Do 101 sit-ups for 101 consecutive days.
  2. Wish YRUSH a Happy Birthday (Feb 1) — completed about 9 hours later
  3. Wish the vibrant and beautiful Meliflower a smile filled Birthday February 2nd — completed 1 day later
  4. post random questions daily and see if anyone plays with me and answers them :) — completed 7 days later
  5. Sing Happy Birthday to Romantic Rosie on February 2nd as she turns 40! — completed 17 days later
  6. Celebrate with SnickerdoodleMacBear as he turns 1 year old on January 29th — completed 26 days later
  7. PLAY "Two Truths & a Lie" — completed 41 days later
  8. Celebrate Abbeynormal's Birthday (and everyone else's UNbirthday) at a very special Mad Tea Party the week of February 10th — completed 58 days later
  9. post lyrics to songs that get stuck in my head — completed 130 days later
  10. Go to the Hands on Atlanta Orientation in FEB — completed 135 days later
  11. stop watching the news — completed 157 days later
  12. Give 9000 cheers — completed 159 days later
  13. finish my studio. — completed 162 days later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. celebrate Sister Golden Hair Surprise's birthday on Jan. 8th and every other day, for that matter — Not worth doing
  2. Become friends with other 43T'ers on Facebook — Not worth doing
  3. Wish Annie Dee the happiest of birthdays on January 12th! — Not worth doing
  4. Send happy birthday greetings to Mike on January 15th — Not worth doing
  5. Wish SallyKitt a picture-perfect birthday on January 16th — Not worth doing
  6. Make my playlists. — Worth doing!
  7. Wish Nycinephile on his Birthday on January 14th — Not worth doing
  8. Wish Tiddilywinks a smooth-sailing birthday on January 18th — Not worth doing
  9. Wish the wise and witty DWLT a SUNNY birthday on January 18th — Not worth doing
  10. Wish GlobetrotterI an adventurous birthday on January 18th — Not worth doing
  11. Wish a certain 43ter from New Jersey a Happy Birthday on Jan 18th! — Not worth doing
  12. Wish TheGreatBeyond a (belated) birthday beyond compare on January 18th — Not worth doing
  13. Wish Gypsy a fabulous January 18th birthday (even if we are a tad bit late) — Not worth doing
  14. wish the one and only MollieK a Memorable, Positive and Gracious Birthday on January 21 — Worth doing!
  15. Give HippieChick a hug — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. Do 101 sit-ups for 101 consecutive days.
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. Sherlock loves summer!
  2. Sir Aaron
  3. balanced in Germany
  4. stagebunny is feeling the sun again.
  5. hunnypie
  6. wren
  7. intothebreach
  8. Romantic Rose
  9. DRight Pt 2 is . . .
  10. abbeynormal
Watched:
  1. The Office - The Complete Collection BBC Edition (First And Second Series Plus Special) — Worth consuming!

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February

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Cheer Niel Malan across the finish line in the Deloitte Pretoria 10K on March 1st! — completed 4 days later
  2. Celebrate with Jessy and her husband the remarkable progress they have made in his recovery the last 2+ years! — completed 6 days later
  3. Paint the shop — completed 15 days later
  4. Declare March 23 thru March 29 the 'King of Cool: Steve McQueen Avatar Week' — completed 26 days later
  5. Party with Jessica (miamismartgirl) as she celebrates her 21st birthday on February 21st! — completed 37 days later
  6. Celebrate Adar's Accomplishment on 43Things with Cheers and Toasts — completed 33 days later
  7. Give 10,000 cheers — completed 78 days later
  8. give 12,000 cheers — completed 56 days later
  9. buy a hammock — completed 81 days later
  10. Finish the necklaces for JKD and Ula. — completed 103 days later
  11. eliminate the stuff from my life which doesn't fulfill me spiritually, emotionally or creatively — completed 132 days later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Wish YRUSH a Happy Birthday (Feb 1) — Worth doing!
  2. Wish the vibrant and beautiful Meliflower a smile filled Birthday February 2nd — Worth doing!
  3. post random questions daily and see if anyone plays with me and answers them :) — Worth doing!
  4. Wish Celtic Christian a verry Happpy Birthday on Feb. 1 !! — Worth doing!
  5. Wish Myself the happiest birthday ever on February 3rd! — Worth doing!
  6. vote on 5 February 2008 - Super Tuesday ! — Worth doing!
  7. Send to Hauki all the best birthday wishes on February 5, along with the Cheerbomb she deserves!!! — Worth doing!
  8. Have a rocking, cruising and hugging birthday celebration for CropTillDawn on March 21 st — Worth doing!
  9. Declare 12 Feb-19 Feb Roman de Tirtoff avatar week — Worth doing!
  10. cheer WooWinter — Worth doing!
  11. Wish chaiTgirl a very happy birthday on February 10th! — Worth doing!
  12. Party with Malc on his February 11th birthday! — Worth doing!
  13. Come to the second annual surprise party on Feb 12 for Kanard with lots of chocolate and anything fun you can think of - and this time she really doesn't know anything about it! — Worth doing!
  14. wish DRight Part Deux a warm and wonderful birthday on February 15 — Worth doing!
  15. join Amnesty International's Greetings Card Campaign 2007 — Not worth doing
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. Understand cheer math
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. heaveemetal
  2. DarkDog
  3. howyadoin
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. gbear
Read:
  1. Myths to Live By — Worth consuming!
  2. The World Without Us — Worth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. Wreck of the Day — Worth consuming!
  2. Amos Lee — Worth consuming!
  3. This Perfect World — Worth consuming!
  4. Bareback — Worth consuming!
  5. Till the Sun Turns Black — Worth consuming!
  6. Neon Bible — Worth consuming!
  7. Jolene — Worth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations — Worth consuming!
  2. Dexter - Complete First Season — Worth consuming!
  3. 300 (Full Screen Single Disc Edition) — Worth consuming!
  4. Elizabeth (Spotlight Series) — Worth consuming!
  5. Gone Baby Gone — Worth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. fish tacos — Worth consuming!
  2. Shortbread Cookies — Worth consuming!
  3. vanilla malt — Worth consuming!
  4. Ben & Jerry's Karamel Sutra — Worth consuming!
  5. White Tea — Worth consuming!
  6. Baked Spaghetti — Worth consuming!
  7. Ceviche — Worth consuming!
  8. Pad Thai — Worth consuming!
  9. Rooibos Tea — Worth consuming!

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March

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down! — completed 37 days later
  2. get promoted
  3. join a gym — completed 68 days later
  4. enjoy the second quarter of 2008 by having one new and fulfilling experience in April, May, and June. Woo Hoo! — completed 62 days later
  5. learn encaustic painting — completed 76 days later
  6. confront my crazy neighbors — completed 83 days later
  7. Have even BIGGER container gardens this year.
  8. Give you the nickel tour of Atlanta
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Wish OasisofCalm a memorable 21st birthday on March 1st (even though we didn't remember it on time)! — Worth doing!
  2. sculpt more — Not worth doing
  3. Wish Mahinui a fabulous, worry-free birthday on March 3rd! — Worth doing!
  4. Wish MamaKitty a (belated) "believe in myself" birthday on March 1st! — Worth doing!
  5. Display a Monopoly Avatar March 2nd - 8th for it's 75th Anniversary on March 7th — Worth doing!
  6. Cheer Niel Malan across the finish line in the Deloitte Pretoria 10K on March 1st! — Worth doing!
  7. Wish GrammaG a fun-filled 31st birthday on March 5th! — Worth doing!
  8. Celebrate with Jessy and her husband the remarkable progress they have made in his recovery the last 2+ years! — Worth doing!
  9. jump into a fountain — Worth doing!
  10. donate my hair again — Worth doing!
  11. Paint the shop — Worth doing!
  12. Wish TheGreatBeyond An International Birthday (Jan. 18) — Worth doing!
  13. Wish NeoQSerenity a very Happy Birthday on March 11th — Worth doing!
  14. Wish Adar a very happy birthday on March 10!! — Worth doing!
  15. Cheerbomb You! — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. do the insomnia challenge
  2. be a giraffe
  3. give up sweets for 30 days
  4. make 2007 the Best Year of My Life
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Mozambique — Worth visiting!
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. denises
  2. songwine
Read:
  1. Water for Elephants — Worth consuming!
  2. In Defense of Food — Not worth consuming
  3. Duma Key: A Novel — Worth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. White Ladder — Worth consuming!
  2. The Singles 86>98 — Worth consuming!
  3. Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop — Worth consuming!
  4. An End Has a Start — Worth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series — Worth consuming!
  2. Into the Wild (Special Collector's Edition) — Worth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. Rooibos Tropica Tea — Worth consuming!
  2. IBC Cherry Limeade — Worth consuming!
  3. Horin Sake — Worth consuming!
  4. Jasmine Tea — Worth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. i.d. bareMinerals — Worth consuming!
  2. Yankee Candles — Worth consuming!
  3. Dove Conditioner — Worth consuming!
  4. House, M.D. - Season Two — Worth consuming!
  5. Carol's Daughter products — Worth consuming!
  6. Calm One Calm All bubble bath — Worth consuming!

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April

Added to 43 Things:
  1. use the spell check
  2. Wish 'howyadoin' a carefree, fun-lovin' and best birthday yet on May 13th, with a spa-treatment and Stoli Doli on the side as she turns "20-10" :) — completed 25 days later
  3. celebrate spring — completed 43 days later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Wish New_Start the best birthday ever on April 1! — Worth doing!
  2. have winning brackets again for the NCAA tournament! — Worth doing!
  3. run again — Not worth doing
  4. wish Ru a wonderfully special birthday which will envelope all her senses with magic (on April 8th) — Worth doing!
  5. Wish Abby (SublimeFallacy) a Stress-Free, Just Right Birthday April 17th — Worth doing!
  6. Send a message in a bottle — Worth doing!
  7. remember all my dreams — Worth doing!
  8. Give 10,000 cheers — Not worth doing
  9. give 12,000 cheers — Not worth doing
  10. Wish infiniteissabella a birthday full of mystery and delight — Worth doing!
  11. 43things TEAM PROJECT: support fellow artists in their artistic projects — Worth doing!
  12. wish Girl in the Curl a rockin' birthday on April 22! — Worth doing!
  13. Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down! — Worth doing!
  14. Finish my drawings and Pour my new molds! — Worth doing!
  15. Remember 'Grunge' — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. use the spell check
  2. get promoted
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Monterey Bay — Worth visiting!
  2. New River — Worth visiting!
  3. Arizona — Worth visiting!
  4. New Jersey — Worth visiting!
  5. Cabo San Lucas — Worth visiting!
  6. Coconut Grove — Worth visiting!
  7. Oregon — Worth visiting!
  8. New York State — Worth visiting!
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. Stitch
  2. Anthony Bourdain
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. lorddjc
Listened to:
  1. Blue Days Black Nights — Worth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 1 - Episode 8: Las Vegas — Worth consuming!
  2. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 2 - Episode 9: Ireland — Worth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. warm sake (kanzake) — Worth consuming!
  2. dried cherries — Worth consuming!
  3. Sea Salt and Vinegar Kettle Chips — Worth consuming!
  4. Zipang Sparkling Sake — Worth consuming!

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May

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Go to I.C.E. Atlanta — completed 33 days later
  2. Throw WyvernDust a birthday party, because she's turning 39 on May ???! — completed 28 days later
  3. Celebrate an awesome birthday with HobokenMartha on May 29th — completed 37 days later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. enjoy the first quarter of 2008 by having one new and fulfilling experience in January, February, and March — Worth doing!
  2. buy a hammock — Worth doing!
  3. Wish 'howyadoin' a carefree, fun-lovin' and best birthday yet on May 13th, with a spa-treatment and Stoli Doli on the side as she turns "20-10" :) — Worth doing!
  4. celebrate spring — Worth doing!
  5. Wish ToddieM a "Foot"-Stompin, "Sole"-fully Delightful Birthday on May 18th — Worth doing!
  6. Celebrate with Adar as she is ordained as a rabbi on May 18th! — Worth doing!
  7. Help "bluepark" celebrate her Birthday (This Memorial Day Weekend) with Lots of Love (similar to what She bestows on ALL her 43T Friends) — Worth doing!
  8. post lyrics to songs that get stuck in my head — Worth doing!
  9. join a gym — Worth doing!
  10. Read "Love the One You're With" — Not worth doing
  11. be there for my parents — Worth doing!
  12. wish Moose a magnificent birthday on May 27th! — Worth doing!
  13. Finish the necklaces for JKD and Ula. — Worth doing!
  14. Finish the video of my pup Charlie — Worth doing!
  15. enjoy the second quarter of 2008 by having one new and fulfilling experience in April, May, and June. Woo Hoo! — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. figure out where all the people like me are hiding
  2. see the northern lights
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. WyvernDust

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June

Added to 43 Things:
  1. enjoy the third quarter of 2008 by having one NEW and FULFILLING experience in July, August, and September
  2. Give ToddieM a Fantastic Welcome Back to 43T on July 2nd — completed 2 days later
  3. Have people send prayers,hugs and all around good mojo to Bluepark. for a speedy recovery. — completed 12 days later
  4. Cast some new sculpture
  5. Well Hung: A 43T Gallery. Located at the intersection of Dreams & Reality
  6. scrapbook and journal
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Go to the Hands on Atlanta Orientation in FEB — Worth doing!
  2. landscape my yard — Worth doing!
  3. Go to I.C.E. Atlanta — Not worth doing
  4. learn encaustic painting — Worth doing!
  5. Make a 43things Cookbook — Not worth doing
  6. eliminate the stuff from my life which doesn't fulfill me spiritually, emotionally or creatively — Not worth doing
  7. Share contemporary art — Not worth doing
  8. Drive Route 66 — Worth doing!
  9. Share some art that inspires me — Not worth doing
  10. do headstone rubbings — Worth doing!
  11. push my limits — Worth doing!
  12. read good books — Worth doing!
  13. spread the word about the Sister Study. — Worth doing!
  14. record my dreams — Worth doing!
  15. make a doll for my mother — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. illustrate a graphic novel
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Denver — Worth visiting!

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July

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Give ToddieM a Fantastic Welcome Back to 43T on July 2nd — Worth doing!
  2. Have people send prayers,hugs and all around good mojo to Bluepark. for a speedy recovery. — Worth doing!
  3. Cheerbomb Bookish is......! — Worth doing!
  4. cheerbomb camis — Worth doing!
  5. eat more pizza and drink more beer — Worth doing!
  6. Celebrate an awesome birthday with HobokenMartha on May 29th — Worth doing!
  7. Give 700 cheers — Worth doing!
  8. disappear — Worth doing!
  9. drink lots of coffee — Worth doing!
  10. cheerbomb Pete! — Worth doing!
  11. cheerbomb ed wynn — Worth doing!
  12. Cheerbomb Johann — Worth doing!
  13. Cheerbomb Cubalibre! (because I take capoeira too!) — Worth doing!
  14. Cheerbomb Saara! — Worth doing!
  15. cheerbomb ravynsong! — Worth doing!

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