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Well, here it is. My list of 101 things to do in 1,001 days.

As I complete each of the items below, they will turn into a hyperlink so you can read all about it!

Start Date: 27th August 2009
End Date: 24th May 2012

Without futher ado:

GIVING

1. Buy 2 copies of the Big Issue (1/2)
2. Donate £5 to charity for every item not completed
3. Donate £1,000 to 3 charities, total £3,000
4. Do a sponsored bike ride
5. Do a sponsored walk
6. Give money to a homeless person
7. Volunteer to do some local work
8. Donate 500,000 grains of rice via: www.freerice.com (207,200/500,000)
9. Do something nice for someone without them knowing

JUST FOR FUN

10. Get a parking ticket
11. Watch a comedy act/stand-up
12. Go to the theatre to see a show
13. Go to a live jazz session
14. Visit 3 museums that I’ve never been to before
15. Try 50 different beers
16. Watch 26 films beginning A to Z (2/26)
17. Watch a film from the year I was born
18. Complete 10 x Times Cryptic Crosswords without help (6/10)
19. Complete a whole Sudoku book
20. Go indoor karting
21. Go down an old coal mine
22. Go fishing and keep going until I catch a fish
23. Have a picnic
24. Watch 10 episodes of The Simpsons with the kids (0/10)
25. Buy a random book and read it
26. Do a Tesco Value weekly shop
27. Go to bed every weeknight at 11pm or earlier for a week
28. Go to a book signing and get a book signed
29. Buy and read a copy of Viz
30. Have a trip on a steam train
31. Buy and learn how to solve the Rubik’s Cube again
32. Have a water balloon fight with the kids
33. Reply to 10 spammers/scammers to wind them up
34. Go to the zoo
35. Complete a game on the PS3 or DS
36. Place a bet on a horse
37. Try to cook a 3 course meal for the family
38. Get a pedometer and log 500 miles of walking
39. Visit and document an abandoned place in Wigan
40. Go on a brewery tour

@HOME

41. De-clutter my computer space at home and get rid of what I can
42. Re-do my office at home
43. Re-decorate living room
44. Re-decorate bathroom
45. Re-decorate kitchen
46. Clear out wardrobe

GEEKERY

47. Learn javascript
48. Move all sites to own server and close 1&1 account
49. Publish a useful website
50. Create a blog entry for every item completed on list
51. Re-do my main website in XHTML with no errors
52. Join a PHP forum site and help 10 people with coding (0/10)
53. Go train spotting for a day
54. Tweet for 30 days in a row
55. No Microsoft at home, all MacOS and Linux
56. Buy a geek t-shirt online and wear it
57. Buy something else from Apple
58. Create a “vanity domain”, so people can find you by name

WRITING / CREATIVE

59. Write a letter to local MP
60. Object to a planning application
61. Write article and get published in print
62. Write a letter of praise to a company for good service
63. Write a letter of complaint to a company for poor service
64. Draw something and finish it
65. Enter photography competition online
66. Enter 10 postal competitions (4/10)
67. Publish a magazine

PERSONAL

68. Open new savings account
69. Save £10,000
70. Read a classic novel
71. Listen to a complete audio book
72. Spend 1 week without TV
73. Buy a lottery ticket for me and another for someone else
74. Attend a session at the local magistrates court
75. Buy a new bike
76. Start family tree
77. Walk to work for a week
78. Cycle to work for a week
79. Walk another canal in full
80. Try 10 new food dishes
81. Go metal detecting
82. Find a new bottle digging site
83. Eat healthily for an entire week
84. Buy a nice gift for my wife, no occasion
85. Buy a nice gift for my son, no occasion
86. Buy a nice gift for my daughter, no occasion
87. Make time for breakfast for an entire week
88. Keep a diary for a year
89. Stop smoking

ODDITIES

90. Watch a Wigan Rugby League game away from home
91. Buy a bunch of flowers for no reason
92. Take 26 photos of things around Wigan beginning with A to Z (0/26)
93. Bake a loaf of bread
94. Learn how to use the washing machine
95. Learn how to iron clothes properly
96. Have a bath
97. Spend a weekend without the computer being switched on
98. Visit Leigh for a days shopping and spend at least £50
99. Buy something from the Continental Market next time it’s in town
100. Play a round of golf
101. Inspire someone else to write a 101 in 1001