List #764: Thoughts on the Hunger Games Books, pt II

List #764: Thoughts on the Hunger Games Books, pt II (now that I've finished them)

1. Is it wrong that I thing a 'Hunger Games' video game would be really cool

2. I think the real-life video-game aspect is what makes it likeable by boys too

3. The third book was the least good. The second book got much better at the end.

4. The movies might be too intense

5. The third book moved to quickly.

List #736: List #395 -- 2011 Goals -- reportcard

List #736: List #395 -- 2011 Goals -- reportcard

1. Be better at my job --- MOSTLY

2. Go on a date (hopefully more than one, but let's not get greedy)* --- HECK YES

3. Run 5k in under 26 minutes* -- NOPE 27:59 was the best

4. Get caught up on the "Wheel of Time" books* ---NOPE, 1.5 remaining

5. Finish a song* --- YESSS

6. Add Sauce-making to my kitchen repertoire -- ADDED A FEW, BUT NOT ENOUGH

7. Make a cheesecake* -- YES, HELPED WITH #2

8. Make my bedtime and wake-up time 15 minutes earlier* --- EARLIER BEDTIMES, NOT WAKEUP

9. Have better variety in workouts -- MOSTLY

10. Play more Games -- NOT ENOUGH

11. Be less negative -- MOSTLY

List #596 Goals for the Summer Revisited

List #596 Goals for the Summer Revisited (see earlier List)

1. Be Barefoot or Five-Fingers-ed as much as possible (YES!)

2. Run more often (NO)

3. Read 8 Books (more like 5)

4. At Least 3 Trips to Vermillion (NO)

5. At least 3 times seeing the Trio at Blackwater (Yes)

6. Eat smarter (Sometimes)

7. Go to the Twin Cities (NO)

8. Go up the Shore at least once (YES)

9. Disc Golf (3 Times)

10. Make a video with my brother (NO)

11.Suggestions? ('Go to Pike Lake a lot and hang out with My Grandpa.... YES)

List #550: Yearly Goals (Mid Year Report)

List #550: Yearly Goals (Mid Year Report or

List #395: Goals for 2011 which are mostly measurable)

1. Be better at my job --- UNDECIDED (I didn't get worse)

2. Go on a date (hopefully more than one, but let's not get greedy) - EPIC WIN

3. Run 5k in under 26 minutes --- NOT YET (was coming off an illness so ran it in 32 min)

4. Get caught up on the "Wheel of Time" books-- PROGRESS (Finished the final Jordan one, own the Sanderson ones)

5. Finish a song -- WIN ( The Shadow Government)

6. Add Sauce-making to my kitchen repertoire -- NO (I have the book, but haven't tried it yet)

7. Make a cheesecake -- WIN (with raspberries and marshmallow and Nilla Wafer crust)

8. Make my bedtime and wake-up time 15 minutes earlier -- OCCAISIONALLY

9. Have better variety in workouts -- KIND OF ( I added more cardio, and sometimes VertiMax)

10. Play more Games -- YES

11. Be less negative -- BASICALLY YES

List #486: Computers I have had [Revised]

List #486: (Revised) Computers I have had (including family computers when I lived at home, "*" means I paid for it on my own)

1. Apple IIc (1988-1995)
2. Acer - Pentium, 75mhz, 500 MB hard drive Windows 3.? (1995-1998)
3. *Citon Research - Windows 98, 8 GB hard drive (1998-2004)
4. *HP Media Center - 250 GB hard drive, Windows Media Center (2004-2009), Linux 9.04 (2009-Spring 2010)
5. Dell Laptop (work computer)- (2006- present)

6. *Dell - 1.5 TB harddrive, Windows 7, some other specifications, 2 monitors (fall 2010-present)

7. *Dell netbook - Windows XP (fall 2010- present)

Bonus List: Those Computers' Names (I need to double check these)

3. Total Mass Retain

4. Relayer (windows), Siberian Khatru (linux)

6. Perpetual Change

7. Roundabout

List #465: Favorite Nerdy Games

List #465: Favorite Nerdy Games (a semi-revision of List #64)

1. Magic: the Gathering (Commander/EDH)
2. Settlers of Catan
3. Tsuro
4. Hearts
5. Heroclix
6. Apples to Apples
7. Trivial Pursuit, Genus I Edition (not "GenIus"... ugh)
7a: Trivial Pursuit in a Can
8. Regular old Magic: the Gathering
9. Scrabble/ Speed Scrabble /Scrabble Slam
10.Phase 10

List #459: Web Comics I like (Revisited)

List #459: Web Comics I like, or read on a regular basis (Revisited SEE List#172)

* indicates I'm 'caught up'.

Also some are "R" rated.

1. Order of the Stick *

2. Questionable Content *

3. xkcd *

4. Unshelved *

5. Hark, A Vagrant *

6. Goblins *

7. Our Valued Customers *

8. Penny Arcade *

9. Hijinks Ensue *

10. Scandinavia and the World *

11. Wondermark

12. 1 / 0

13. Wasted Talent

14. Let's Be Friends Again *

15. Julia Wertz / The Fart Party *

16. PvP

17. Perry Bible Fellowship *

18. Dumbing of Age *

19. Shortpacked

20. ComicCritics.Com *

Bonus: A few that I'm just starting

1. Dresden Codak

2. Mermaid Hostel

3. Today Nothing Happened

And One I need to

1. Dinosaur Comics

List #455: Spring Break Plan Checklist (list 445 revisited)

List #455: Spring Break Plan Checlkist (list 445 revisited)

0. first Survive Parent Conferences -- SUCCESS!

1. Play outside with someone awesome -- SUCCESS!

2. Read all of Calvin and Hobbes -- 66% Success!

3. Yardwork -- Success!

4. see The Joy Formidable @the Black Cat -- SUCCESS!!! (and it was loud. and good!)

5. Sleep -- Not enough

6. Read more of "The Wise Man's Fear" -- Not Enough

7. Get my electric guitar fixed -- SUCCESS!

8. Play music with people -- SUCCESS!!

9. Some kind of Accomplishment -- Almost, but not. FAIL.

10. Run -- FAIL

11. Make a Pizza -- FAIL

12. Try a new thing -- SUCCESS!

List #357: List #2 Revisited

List #357: List #2 Revisited (with links to the lists, or the closest ones. Somehow I thought I did more. Well, eventually I'll get to the rest)

"List #2: Potential Future Lists (in no particular order)"
1. #3Things I own that Glow In the Dark
2. Favorite Blankets
3. Countries I need to visit
4. #82, #86, #271, #304 Soups I have made
5. #16 Top 10 Counselor Hunt moments
6. #99 Names of my theoretical children
7. Cities I would Live in
8. #97 Teachers that I appreciated
9. Food-Beverage combinations that I enjoy
10. Things which Peanut Butter does/does not go well with
11. Favorite Artificial Flavors
12. #6 Musical instruments that automatically improve a piece of music
13. #137, #331 Television character crushes
14. Favorite TV show seasons
15. Places I've lost my lunch
16. #79 (kind of) Things I avoided that turned out to secretly be awesome
17. #8 The 10 Rs of the 1920s (10th Grade American History)
18. Things that don't fit in my pocket
19. Words that I enjoy
20. #134 Words that I do/did not enjoy
21. #11 Ongoing Comics Series that make me very happy
22. #5 Favorite Vegetables (chronologically)
23. Best Sports moments I have personally witnessed
24. #26 Concert Highlights
25. Books that Changed My Life
26. #104 Personal Structural Flaws
27. Things You Can Do with a Chickpea
28. Things I've gotten from my Secret Buddies
29. Superpowers I would like to have
30. Superheroes I would like to Be
31. Greatest Strong Bad Emails
32. #18 (kinda) Things that still make me laugh
33. #13 Things I miss about Duluth
34. #(many see the various "5 people I like and..." and "7 facts about..." lists) People I know and things I respect/admire/appreciate about them
35. Things I have never eaten
36. Songs/Artists that I enjoy un-ironically
37. Favorite kinds of sausage
38. #114 Things I like about winter
39. Favorite Inventions
40. Things that need to be invented
41. #347 Things I'd do if I had a million dollars
42. #21 Inanimate objects that I have named
43. #111 Nicest/Meanest things anyone's ever said/done to me
44. Things I just don't get
45. Magazines that I read regularly
46. Things I see on a daily basis that I'm glad I see on a Daily Basis
47. #210 (kinda) Beards I have had
48. #105 Fictional realities I would like to inhabit
49. Subcultures I'm not a part of, but find interesting
50. Ways to Leave your Lover (or ways to find one)
51. Favorite Free Software
52. Subjects I would write a Ph.D. Thesis on
53. Scars I have accrued
54. #314 Secrets that I'll never tell
55. Firefox Tabs I have open right now
56. #47 Clothing Items of great significance or age
57. #57 Favorite Sauces
58. #222 (more specific) Websites I find indispensible
59. Things not as easy as one would have you believe
60. Courses I took in High School and one thing I learned from each
61. #348 (partal) Courses I took in College and one thing I learned from each
62. #127 Favorite Los Campesinos! Shout-Along choruses
63. #352 (kinda) Best Restaurants (and best dish)
64. Epic plans that never came to fruition
65. Musical Supergroups that I would like to form
66. #346 One word I remember from each language I've ever known
67. #115 Miles Davis recordings
68. More Potential Lists that I could possibly write

List #178: List 74 Revisited

List #178: List 74 ("Things I can do with my Summer") Revisited

1. Work at Camp Alexander with Travis for a week or two: DONE!
2. Hang out with my awesome grandpa: DONE!
3. Learn useful real-life skills from my uncle: no
4. Finally visit Jonathan Miller in the cities again: no
5. Road trip to Montana(?): no
6. Enjoy Duluth unrushed: Enjoy, YES; Unrushed: NO
7. Be at all of Preseason and go to Virginia Beach: N/A
8. figure out how to stay in shape and not eat crap (that's a big loss): Not so well
9. Miss the daycampers: Yes but also NO (see #1)
10.Try to keep my family alive: mostly