100 Dares | One Man doing 100 unique things in 2009

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1.   Try 30 new wines and write about them.
2.   Be an extra on a t-show or movie.
3.   Paint a painting
4.   Memorize a monologue from Shakespeare
5.   Volunteer at a hospital.
6.   Write a play and put it on.
7.   Make a short movie.
8.   Make my own beer.
9.   Publish a book of original poetry.
10. Publish a novel.
11. Publish a book of short stories.
12. Take a road trip out of New York state.
13. Go on a blind date.
14. Record an album of original songs.
15. Build a piece of furniture.
16. Create a musical instrument.
17. Write a sit-com and submit it to a network.
18. Publish a book of original photography.
19. Read my poetry at a poetry reading.
20. Volunteer at a soup kitchen in New York City.
21. Make a music video.
22. Lean to play the piano.
23. Pen pal with someone in Europe.
24. Write a children's book.
25. Compose a piece of classical music.
26. Make a flip animation.
27. Create 5 original cocktails.
28. On Women's Day give 50 roses to random women.
29. Go to 12 new bars in New York City and write reviews about them.
30. Start a band and release an album.
31. Go to 10 gallery openings in New York City and write about them.
32. Drink 20 foreign beers and write about them.
33. Invent a game.
34. Start a business.
35. Make my own wine.
36. Go to 10 museums in New York City.
37. Write a cook-book.
38. Go camping.
39. Audition for a movie or tv-show.
40. Give someone a tour of New York.
41. Create a radio show.
42. Translate 15 poems from Russian to English.
43. Apply to graduate school.
44. Type over 90 words per minute.
45. Make a tv show for public access or on-line.
46. Make a zine.
47. Start a collection.
48. Make pickled vegetables.
49. Make my own jam.
50. Create my own signature sandwich.
51. Visit the home of Edgar Allen Poe.
52. Build a website.
53. Make a sculpture.
54. Start a blog.
55. Draw a watercolor picture.
56. Write 50 haikus.
57. Write 25 sonnets.
58. Write a guide to New York City.
59. Travel out of the country.
60. Go fishing.
61. Donate blood.
62. Submit 15 poems to 15 different journals.
63. Go the Museum of Russian Icons in Boston.
64. Spend a day or more at a monastery.
65. Perform at an open mic night.
66. Grow my own food.
67. Cook General Tso's Chicken.
68. Write a comic strip.
69. Play the lottery at least 5 times.
70. Donate to at least 5 charities.
71. Create an emergency bag
72. Get a bonsai tree.
73. Bike-ride through Long Island's wine country.
74. Make a self portrait.
75. Make an album of songs in Russian.
76. Learn to fillet a fish.
77. Learn to knit.
78. Learn to make pasta.
79. Make kvass.
80. Attend a lecture.
81. Make Russian dolls.
82. Make sushi.
83. Learn to tie a bow tie.
84. Memorize a poem in French.
85. Make a spoken word album.
86. Start a clothing line.
87. Start a micronation.
88. Hike up a mountain.
89. Surf.
90. Kayak.
91. Learn glass blowing.
92. Try 12 new types of cheese and write about them.
93. Make my own font.
94. Work in a community garden.
95. Visit the Jack Kerouac memorial in Lowell, Mass.
96. Walk each walk-able bridge in NYC.
97. Make a series of handmade chapbooks.
98. Start a literary journal.
99. Make borsh.
100. Go on vacation.

About

Welcome to 100 Dares! This site started simply with a list of resolutions for the new year. Then it evolved into trying to achieve these 100 things within one year and to monitor the progress. I thought it would be awesome for others to be able to see the progress and comment on it!

Thanks,
Alex

Checked Off

52. Build a website.
67. Cook General Tso's Chicken.
54. Start a blog.
43. Apply to graduate school.
23. Pen pal with someone in Europe.

Currently Working On

1.   Try 30 new wines and write about them. - 5%
3.   Paint a painting - 40%
9.   Publish a book of original poetry - 90%
57. Write 25 sonnets - 5%
56. Write 50 haikus.
92. Try 12 new types of cheese and write about them.
42. Translate 15 poems from Russian to English.

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