Just living my life

7. Watch all movies on AFI's top 100 (35/100) - in progress

I watched "MASH" last Monday, and once again fell asleep in the last half hour. I sure hope the last half hours don't hold the climax and resolution of the movies I've been watching, cause I'd sure be missing out... Oh wait. In any case, I wasn't impressed by the MASH. It didn't seem to have a very formal plot, and I was wanting something more at stake.

8. Read 50 books (47/50) - in progress

I read "Eat Pray Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert in two days this week -- I got sucked into the romance of the "Leave everything behind and travel the world, easily making friends and eating fabulous food and spending time in meditation" lifestyle that I am terrified to actually live. I thought it was a pretty good book, and I think Julia Roberts would do well playing the author, so I'd like to see the movie too.

25. Learn to cook 52 new recipes and organize them in one place (31/52) - in progress

I made zucchini bread today, because my aunt visited overnight this past weekend and brought two of the most gigantic zucchinis I have ever seen in my LIFE, and I didn't know what else to do with them. Honestly, the things are like the size of wine bottles. I used half of one for three cups of grated zucchini. And while I love breads, this one doesn't have much flavor. I might try a different recipe for my next batch.

37. Own a plant for a year without killing it - accomplished

I don't know if I can technically call this accomplished, because about a ten days ago, some punk animal came into my fenced patio / courtyard area and annihilated my orchid, literally within an inch of its life. Not only dug around in the dirt, but stripped it's stems / branches and really did a number on it. I moved it inside, and I am trying to nurse it back to life (and to be honest, if it survived in my parents' basement for a year with limited light and only sporadic watering, it should survive a raccoon attack). So it's not all brown and crumbly yet, which means... I mothered a plant for a whole year! And it even bloomed in April. Bam, suckers.

40. Enter a tournament - accomplished

I also may be stretching this one, because what I technically entered was a giveaway contest that I had no control over whatsoever, BUT I TOTALLY WON, so I am counting it. It was a giveaway for a necklace on a blog I follow. And let's be totally honest, I put this on the list thinking I'd enter the beer pong tournament that my roommate's frisbee team hosted at school, so "downgrading" to a giveaway is really almost an upgrade.

56. Exercise 2-3 times a week (34/143) - in progress

I worked out twice last week, but nothing this week. It happens, I guess.

69. Shop at a farmer's market during season for fruits & vegetables I buy - in progress

I haven't been to the farmers market in a few weeks, but like I said, my aunt brought me enough produce to feed an army -- green peppers, hot peppers, zucchini, a cucumber, broccoli, peaches and plums. I don't know what it is about peaches this time of year but they are out of control delicious.

About four days behind on the prompts, but still chugging along.

-- Till next time.