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!

1. Burned incense in my room
2. Eaten fondue on my balcony
3. Practiced a little tango to an instructional dvd
4. Visited a dinner theater
5. Watched a play at South Coast Rep
6. Visited the Pageant of the Masters (go Cate!)
7. Visited Laguna Beach
8. Stayed up late talking and eating at Denny’s
9. Drank a pina colada
10. Danced with a woman in a parking lot
11. Skipped in public
12. Delivered fake “sushi pizza”
13. Put plants on my balcony
14. Eaten 5 fruit and vegetable servings in one day
15. Visited Dana Point harbor
16. Made a bonfire at Huntington beach and roasted marshmallows.
17. Sent/received over 300 txt messages in 30 days
18. Taken lots more pictures
19. Visited San Diego Wild Animal Park
20. Kissed in front of other people
21. Kissed in front of my parents!
22. Visited a therapist
23. Visited a psychiatrist
24. Watched a theater rehersal
25. Visited Inglewood
26. Visited different churches
27. Learned to better cope around drunk people
28. Ate lamb out at a restaurant
29. Made fortune cookies
30. Ate at Pei Wai
31. Discovered the Quail Hills shopping center
32. Ate at a Thai restaurant
33. Watched a dance class
34. Visited Disneyland
35. Hiked at Peter’s Canyon with a friend
36. Watched fireworks at Irvine High on July 4
37. Walked the track at Northwood Park
38. Drank a green tea frapachino
39. Saw the Daryl Smith Band play, many times
40. Played with the Daryl Smith Band
41. Bought a new electric guitar
42. Bought a photo printer
43. Watched radically less television
44. Went to a beach bbq with mostly strangers
45. Played frisbee on the beach
46. Visited a Jazz lounge
47. Visited a seedy karoke bar
48. Visited a seedy plain old bar (for about 30 seconds)
49. Ate real sushi
50. Read Shel Silverstein outloud
51. Had breakfast at the beach
52. Danced in my kitchen
53. Bought groceries more frequently
54. Listened to the latin jazz station on XM radio
55. Listened to the broadway musical station on XM radio
56. Switched from cologne to axe (usually, not always)
57. Learned about cognative behavioral therapy
58. Talked non-stop with Chris on AIM
59. Went to a memorial day bbq at Justin’s house
60. Saw Kenny’s house and new son
61. Played poker
62. Lost horribly at poker
63. Visited a doctor
64. Got a massive eye infection (ok, not an improvement, but memorable)
65. Got an iPod
66. Switched to Mac
67. Went bowling
68. Played miniature golf
69. Played DDR
70. Played DDR in public!
71. Played DDR at a friends house, in front of strangers!
72. Visited Downtown Disney
73. Watched fireworks in a month other than July
74. Gave driving directions to a stranger on the phone
75. Drank lots of martenilli’s sparkling apple cider
76. Celebrated Thanksgiving twice in one day
77. Watched “Dirty Dancing Havanna Nights” (so bad it’s good?)
78. Watched “Newlyweds” with Crista
79. Danced on the bridge at South Coast Plaza
80. Learned to appreciate Gene Kelly
81. Flown a spongebob kite in a park
82. Flown a kite at the beach
83. Bought a yoga mat
84. Learned to cope with three cats at once
85. Browsed a pet store with a woman
86. Purchased an RC plane
87. Bought exactly one copy of the “Weekly World News”
88. Drove my girlfriend’s mom to the airport
89. Ate yams with salt on them
90. Hummed a whole lot at work
91. Gone to a BBQ at Cate and Kaisara’s house
92. Bought candles shaped like candy corns
93. Played beach volleyball (and beach volleyball not at the beach!)
94. Visited a craft store multiple times
95. Visited Knott’s Berry Farm (well, technically I am doing that tomorrow)
96. Spent time in an apartment with more women than men
97. Carved pumpkins
98. Had the opportunity to go to a wedding and didn’t even consider bailing
99. Developed the habit of grocery shopping more than once a month
100. Fallen in love

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