With Christmas gifts, I get to update and cross off a few things!
I'll do one for now (since I'm strapped on time)
31. Get coffee beans and grind my own coffee
I got a coffee grinder and two bags of coffee - one Irish Cream and one Amaretto. So far I'm working on the Irish Cream, and I can definitely tell that the coffee is a bit better when I grind it and brew it fresh. I also set a new sort-of goal of making coffee every morning when I work (so 3-ish days a week) and bringing it in with the new coffee travel mugs I bought, and so far I've done it every day.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
New music
I've recently come across a lot of new music, so I should update my goal of getting new songs!
The Avett Brothers' I And Love And You (13 songs) - "Kick Drum Heart" is my favorite song right now, and I think my favorite song of the entire year.
Rodrigo Y Gabriela's 11:11 (11 songs) - I've always wanted more guitar-only music, and that's what they do, and they do it well.
Owl City's Ocean Eyes (12 songs) - He's from MN and "Fireflies" caught my attention too many times for me not to buy this CD, and it's good (even though it's a type of music I never though I'd enjoy).
Paramore's Brand New Eyes (11 songs) - Good but not great...not as good as their last one.
A Fine Frenzy's Bomb in the Birdcage (11 songs) - A bit different sound than her last album, but still good.
Pearl Jam's Backspacer (11 songs) - Solid PJ CD as always. "Just Breathe" is my favorite song on the CD.
Total of 69 new songs, to bring my total from 86/360 to ... ugh, math in my head...155/360? Yeah, 155/360. Almost halfway there!
The Avett Brothers' I And Love And You (13 songs) - "Kick Drum Heart" is my favorite song right now, and I think my favorite song of the entire year.
Rodrigo Y Gabriela's 11:11 (11 songs) - I've always wanted more guitar-only music, and that's what they do, and they do it well.
Owl City's Ocean Eyes (12 songs) - He's from MN and "Fireflies" caught my attention too many times for me not to buy this CD, and it's good (even though it's a type of music I never though I'd enjoy).
Paramore's Brand New Eyes (11 songs) - Good but not great...not as good as their last one.
A Fine Frenzy's Bomb in the Birdcage (11 songs) - A bit different sound than her last album, but still good.
Pearl Jam's Backspacer (11 songs) - Solid PJ CD as always. "Just Breathe" is my favorite song on the CD.
Total of 69 new songs, to bring my total from 86/360 to ... ugh, math in my head...155/360? Yeah, 155/360. Almost halfway there!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Updates...omg, updates
Alright, I've been putting this off for far too long. Time to update.
#4 - Play frisbee golf - I got some frisbee golf discs for my birthday in August, and sometime in I think September, Amanda and I went to the course in St. Cloud. It was fun, and I have to do it more next year.
#9 - Run 15k in races - I ran the Anoka Halloween 5k race. I put off training for far too long, but I managed to finish in 33 minutes. Horrible, yes, I know. But for the shape I'm in, I was happy just to finish, and to not throw up.
#17 - Buy a new pair of jeans - I've purchased two new pairs of jeans since I've updated this. I've looked for another pair, though I can't find the pair that's just perfect. I'm super picky when picking out jeans.
#22 - Get a digital camera - I'm cheating on this one, but since I got my new phone a few days ago, I think it'll suffice. It's got a 3 megapixel camera on it, and it takes really good pictures.
#26 - Get a new desk - Luckily I didn't say "buy a new desk," because I started using my old dining room table as my computer desk (it's a 3'x3' table that's well, about 3' tall), and I use my La-z-boy as my desk chair. It's freakin' sweet.
#27 - Get a new futon frame or sofa - I got a "new to me" sofa. It was free, and it does what a sofa should do.
#45 - Wake up before 7:30 a.m. at least 75 times a year - I'm doing some guesswork here, but to be on the safe side, let's just say I've done it 10 times since I last updated.
#53 - Do all my paper filing at work - this one's in progress...I made a huge step today at work and finished the first big hurdle of my paper filing, and I finished everything that I had let build up for the past 6 or so months...now I just have to finish the recent stuff.
#56 Fix 5 things with duct tape - I "fixed" my old pair of glasses, and even though there's duct tape holding them together, I wear them more than my other pair because I can see a ton better with them. I can barely make out my computer screen with my old crappy glasses.
#68 - Read 6 books - I've read all 7 Harry Potter books, some of them multiple times through now...so this one's complete.
#69 - Rearrange my room three times - I've done this probably 3 or 4 times actually...it's been fun. I have a pretty sweet setup right now I think. This one's completed.
#73 - Vacuum my room 18 times - I know I've vacuumed at least three times so far.
#77 - Watch 5 Timberwolves games a year - I've watched two so far...they're kind of painful to watch this season. :-(
#78 - Watch 8 Vikings games a year - I've watched somewhere between 6 and 8 games for sure. I'll say 6 to be safe. But I almost always watch them, they're very exciting this year and we have a good shot at the Super Bowl if Brett Favre stays healthy.
#79 - Win 3 free shirts - I won a free UFC t-shirt at BWW's when I went there for the Brock Lesner fight awhile ago. I "won" a free t-shirt at my new favorite bar, Lincoln Depot (or is it Lincoln Station? I always forget). Well, you get a free t-shirt for buying 2 of these Minnesota-made hard lemonades that weren't very good, but I'm counting it towards this goal.
Ok, there's all my updates. Hopefully I'll be updating more often than once every three-four months! >.< I still have to figure out if I can / how to post stuff on here from my phone, because I just got a phone with unlimited data stuff, so I'm finding out all the cool things that I can do now.
#4 - Play frisbee golf - I got some frisbee golf discs for my birthday in August, and sometime in I think September, Amanda and I went to the course in St. Cloud. It was fun, and I have to do it more next year.
#9 - Run 15k in races - I ran the Anoka Halloween 5k race. I put off training for far too long, but I managed to finish in 33 minutes. Horrible, yes, I know. But for the shape I'm in, I was happy just to finish, and to not throw up.
#17 - Buy a new pair of jeans - I've purchased two new pairs of jeans since I've updated this. I've looked for another pair, though I can't find the pair that's just perfect. I'm super picky when picking out jeans.
#22 - Get a digital camera - I'm cheating on this one, but since I got my new phone a few days ago, I think it'll suffice. It's got a 3 megapixel camera on it, and it takes really good pictures.
#26 - Get a new desk - Luckily I didn't say "buy a new desk," because I started using my old dining room table as my computer desk (it's a 3'x3' table that's well, about 3' tall), and I use my La-z-boy as my desk chair. It's freakin' sweet.
#27 - Get a new futon frame or sofa - I got a "new to me" sofa. It was free, and it does what a sofa should do.
#45 - Wake up before 7:30 a.m. at least 75 times a year - I'm doing some guesswork here, but to be on the safe side, let's just say I've done it 10 times since I last updated.
#53 - Do all my paper filing at work - this one's in progress...I made a huge step today at work and finished the first big hurdle of my paper filing, and I finished everything that I had let build up for the past 6 or so months...now I just have to finish the recent stuff.
#56 Fix 5 things with duct tape - I "fixed" my old pair of glasses, and even though there's duct tape holding them together, I wear them more than my other pair because I can see a ton better with them. I can barely make out my computer screen with my old crappy glasses.
#68 - Read 6 books - I've read all 7 Harry Potter books, some of them multiple times through now...so this one's complete.
#69 - Rearrange my room three times - I've done this probably 3 or 4 times actually...it's been fun. I have a pretty sweet setup right now I think. This one's completed.
#73 - Vacuum my room 18 times - I know I've vacuumed at least three times so far.
#77 - Watch 5 Timberwolves games a year - I've watched two so far...they're kind of painful to watch this season. :-(
#78 - Watch 8 Vikings games a year - I've watched somewhere between 6 and 8 games for sure. I'll say 6 to be safe. But I almost always watch them, they're very exciting this year and we have a good shot at the Super Bowl if Brett Favre stays healthy.
#79 - Win 3 free shirts - I won a free UFC t-shirt at BWW's when I went there for the Brock Lesner fight awhile ago. I "won" a free t-shirt at my new favorite bar, Lincoln Depot (or is it Lincoln Station? I always forget). Well, you get a free t-shirt for buying 2 of these Minnesota-made hard lemonades that weren't very good, but I'm counting it towards this goal.
Ok, there's all my updates. Hopefully I'll be updating more often than once every three-four months! >.< I still have to figure out if I can / how to post stuff on here from my phone, because I just got a phone with unlimited data stuff, so I'm finding out all the cool things that I can do now.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Paperless billing / AT&T Wireless annoyances
I went to go pay my cell phone bill - and I'll start off on a positive note - I love how easy it is to do with AT&T to pay my bill. I get the bill in the mail, I log on, I hit "Make a Payment" then click "ok" or whatever and I take a screenshot and save it in case I need proof...done and done. Quite easy. Ok, now that I started off on a positive note, here goes with my rant.
How come every time I log onto any site dealing with bills or banking, right after logging on, they have to try and sell me on paperless banking/billing? I think paperless banking/billing is a good idea but I hate the fact that I have to reject it EVERY TIME. And maybe if they didn't try to sell it to me as a way to be more green and to save trees and crap, I'd do it. I know that the main reason they try to get me to do it is because it would save them money, so I reject it out of spite. If you want to do it to save money, give me something for doing it instead of trying to make me feel like I'm doing the "right thing" and being green. Give me a $0.25 credit toward my account each month, or $5 right now, or something. If you give me the option and it saves you money while I get nothing in return, why should I change what's already working for me?
Secondly, I hate how AT&T Wireless (and I have a feeling this will carry over to other cell phone companies) hides things from their customers. The last time I signed a 2 year contract, I practically had to beg them to let me onto a cheaper phone plan, because I didn't use even half my minutes, and they I finally got them to give me a cheaper, unadvertised plan only because I had been with them (as AT&T, then Cingular, then AT&T again) so long. Now that my previous 2 year contract is done, I have the distinct pleasure of having to do this again. I need to get a new phone and I need to ask about getting a better texting plan, as I tend to run over my plan (200 texts/month) by 10 or 20, so it would be nice to have 300 to 500 texts a month. However, they only advertise 200/month, 1500/month, or unlimited, which I have a feeling is exactly what they're going to say when I ask if they have a 500/month plan. I just wish they'd be more transparent with the available options, instead of only showing what likely will make them the most money.
How come every time I log onto any site dealing with bills or banking, right after logging on, they have to try and sell me on paperless banking/billing? I think paperless banking/billing is a good idea but I hate the fact that I have to reject it EVERY TIME. And maybe if they didn't try to sell it to me as a way to be more green and to save trees and crap, I'd do it. I know that the main reason they try to get me to do it is because it would save them money, so I reject it out of spite. If you want to do it to save money, give me something for doing it instead of trying to make me feel like I'm doing the "right thing" and being green. Give me a $0.25 credit toward my account each month, or $5 right now, or something. If you give me the option and it saves you money while I get nothing in return, why should I change what's already working for me?
Secondly, I hate how AT&T Wireless (and I have a feeling this will carry over to other cell phone companies) hides things from their customers. The last time I signed a 2 year contract, I practically had to beg them to let me onto a cheaper phone plan, because I didn't use even half my minutes, and they I finally got them to give me a cheaper, unadvertised plan only because I had been with them (as AT&T, then Cingular, then AT&T again) so long. Now that my previous 2 year contract is done, I have the distinct pleasure of having to do this again. I need to get a new phone and I need to ask about getting a better texting plan, as I tend to run over my plan (200 texts/month) by 10 or 20, so it would be nice to have 300 to 500 texts a month. However, they only advertise 200/month, 1500/month, or unlimited, which I have a feeling is exactly what they're going to say when I ask if they have a 500/month plan. I just wish they'd be more transparent with the available options, instead of only showing what likely will make them the most money.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Updates
6. Play volleyball
I played volleyball last Monday with 6 other people and we're trying to get together every week to do it now too, which I hope works out, because volleyball's a pretty fun game
10. Take Neilly for a walk 20 times a year (2/20)
Amanda and I took Neilly to a park for my grandma's birthday celebration and took her for a walk around while Amanda got to take some great pictures with her fancy camera and and finish off the roll of black and white film.
68. Read 6 books (5/6)
Just about an hour ago I finished up the fifth Harry Potter book - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I just wish I had the 6th book to read, but I'm asking for it for my birthday, so I'll be Harry Potterless for at least 6 more days. :-(
79. Win 3 free t-shirts (1/3)
A few weeks ago I went to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the Brock Lesnar UFC fight, and they had us fill out a little thing with our name on it for drawings, and I ended up winning a free UFC t-shirt. Sweet! Not that I'll wear it a whole lot, cuz I'm not so big of a UFC fan that I'd display it on a t-shirt, but it is comfortable and works well as an undershirt.
Wishlist
Wishlist (in no particular order):
--Futurama - Season 2 DVD
--Punch-Out for the Wii (new or used)
--Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii (used)
--The new Mario Wii game?
--Metroid Prime 3 for Wii
--A new TV, 25"+ flatscreen
--A new computer, Dell only
--New sunglasses
--New glasses
--Digital camera
--A new coffeemaker - Kuerig one maybe?
Always wanted:
--Orbit Bubblemint or Stride Uberbubble gum
--Yoohoo
--Rockstar, Shockwave, Nos, or Rockstar/Monster coffee-energy drinks (half-juice varieties preferred, i.e. Rockstar Juiced)
--Gift cards for clothes - Kohls, JCPenneys, Target, Northtown mall, etc.
--Chocolate anything
No longer needed (either I bought it, got it somehow, or decided against it):
--Wired optical mouse with 4+ buttons (must be left-handed or either-handed, NOT right-handed)
--Harry Potter 1-5 DVD set (Widescreen)
--Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Year 6) book (new or used, paperback)
--Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Year 7) book (new or used, paperback
--Wii Sports Resort (new)
--A new computer monitor, 24" wide/flat-screen (something like this one)
--A new cell phone & a new cell phone plan w/ more texting and possibly internet
--Two (or four if they only come in a set of four) lowball (the straight glasses that are like 3-4" tall and about the same width) glasses - that hard unbreakable plastic if possible, otherwise glass
--Running shoes
--Okami for Wii
--Headset or new microphone for my computer (Logitech or Microsoft brand)
--CD wallet that holds 50-100 CDs
--Mousepad from Quirky.com
--Faster internet
--How I Met Your Mother Season 4 on DVD
--Camelback Podium Chilljacket water bottle
--Coffee grinder
--New file cases...gotta get a better filing system going
--Memory foam pillow
--An iron & ironing board
--Futurama - Season 3 DVD
--Futurama - Season 2 DVD
--Punch-Out for the Wii (new or used)
--Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii (used)
--The new Mario Wii game?
--Metroid Prime 3 for Wii
--A new TV, 25"+ flatscreen
--A new computer, Dell only
--New sunglasses
--New glasses
--Digital camera
--A new coffeemaker - Kuerig one maybe?
Always wanted:
--Orbit Bubblemint or Stride Uberbubble gum
--Yoohoo
--Rockstar, Shockwave, Nos, or Rockstar/Monster coffee-energy drinks (half-juice varieties preferred, i.e. Rockstar Juiced)
--Gift cards for clothes - Kohls, JCPenneys, Target, Northtown mall, etc.
--Chocolate anything
No longer needed (either I bought it, got it somehow, or decided against it):
--Wired optical mouse with 4+ buttons (must be left-handed or either-handed, NOT right-handed)
--Harry Potter 1-5 DVD set (Widescreen)
--Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Year 6) book (new or used, paperback)
--Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Year 7) book (new or used, paperback
--Wii Sports Resort (new)
--A new computer monitor, 24" wide/flat-screen (something like this one)
--A new cell phone & a new cell phone plan w/ more texting and possibly internet
--Two (or four if they only come in a set of four) lowball (the straight glasses that are like 3-4" tall and about the same width) glasses - that hard unbreakable plastic if possible, otherwise glass
--Running shoes
--Okami for Wii
--Headset or new microphone for my computer (Logitech or Microsoft brand)
--CD wallet that holds 50-100 CDs
--Mousepad from Quirky.com
--Faster internet
--How I Met Your Mother Season 4 on DVD
--Camelback Podium Chilljacket water bottle
--Coffee grinder
--New file cases...gotta get a better filing system going
--Memory foam pillow
--An iron & ironing board
--Futurama - Season 3 DVD
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