100 things from the past year: the anniversary edition
Today is Crista and my one year dating anniversary. In honor of the occasion, I have created my third 100 things list. It contains 100 things that I have done over the past year that I probably wouldn’t have done otherwise. So without further ado, look inside for the list!
- Burned incense in my room
- Eaten fondue on my balcony
- Practiced a little tango to an instructional dvd
- Visited a dinner theater
- Watched a play at South Coast Rep
- Visited the Pageant of the Masters (go Cate!)
- Visited Laguna Beach
- Stayed up late talking and eating at Denny’s
- Drank a pina colada
- Danced with a woman in a parking lot
- Skipped in public
- Delivered fake “sushi pizza”
- Put plants on my balcony
- Eaten 5 fruit and vegetable servings in one day
- Visited Dana Point harbor
- Made a bonfire at Huntington beach and roasted marshmallows.
- Sent/received over 300 txt messages in 30 days
- Taken lots more pictures
- Visited San Diego Wild Animal Park
- Kissed in front of other people
- Kissed in front of my parents!
- Visited a therapist
- Visited a psychiatrist
- Watched a theater rehersal
- Visited Inglewood
- Visited different churches
- Learned to better cope around drunk people
- Ate lamb out at a restaurant
- Made fortune cookies
- Ate at Pei Wai
- Discovered the Quail Hills shopping center
- Ate at a Thai restaurant
- Watched a dance class
- Visited Disneyland
- Hiked at Peter’s Canyon with a friend
- Watched fireworks at Irvine High on July 4
- Walked the track at Northwood Park
- Drank a green tea frapachino
- Saw the Daryl Smith Band play, many times
- Played with the Daryl Smith Band
- Bought a new electric guitar
- Bought a photo printer
- Watched radically less television
- Went to a beach bbq with mostly strangers
- Played frisbee on the beach
- Visited a Jazz lounge
- Visited a seedy karoke bar
- Visited a seedy plain old bar (for about 30 seconds)
- Ate real sushi
- Read Shel Silverstein outloud
- Had breakfast at the beach
- Danced in my kitchen
- Bought groceries more frequently
- Listened to the latin jazz station on XM radio
- Listened to the broadway musical station on XM radio
- Switched from cologne to axe (usually, not always)
- Learned about cognative behavioral therapy
- Talked non-stop with Chris on AIM
- Went to a memorial day bbq at Justin’s house
- Saw Kenny’s house and new son
- Played poker
- Lost horribly at poker
- Visited a doctor
- Got a massive eye infection (ok, not an improvement, but memorable)
- Got an iPod
- Switched to Mac
- Went bowling
- Played miniature golf
- Played DDR
- Played DDR in public!
- Played DDR at a friends house, in front of strangers!
- Visited Downtown Disney
- Watched fireworks in a month other than July
- Gave driving directions to a stranger on the phone
- Drank lots of martenilli’s sparkling apple cider
- Celebrated Thanksgiving twice in one day
- Watched “Dirty Dancing Havanna Nights” (so bad it’s good?)
- Watched “Newlyweds” with Crista
- Danced on the bridge at South Coast Plaza
- Learned to appreciate Gene Kelly
- Flown a spongebob kite in a park
- Flown a kite at the beach
- Bought a yoga mat
- Learned to cope with three cats at once
- Browsed a pet store with a woman
- Purchased an RC plane
- Bought exactly one copy of the “Weekly World News”
- Drove my girlfriend’s mom to the airport
- Ate yams with salt on them
- Hummed a whole lot at work
- Gone to a BBQ at Cate and Kaisara’s house
- Bought candles shaped like candy corns
- Played beach volleyball (and beach volleyball not at the beach!)
- Visited a craft store multiple times
- Visited Knott’s Berry Farm (well, technically I am doing that tomorrow)
- Spent time in an apartment with more women than men
- Carved pumpkins
- Had the opportunity to go to a wedding and didn’t even consider bailing
- Developed the habit of grocery shopping more than once a month
- Fallen in love
—Aug 25, 2005