The List: 101 in 1001

(completed tasks will be in bold; items in process will be in italics)

Donate blood six times - tried but unable to complete

I used to donate blood regularly when I was in college. It's such an easy thing to do, but it does a lot of good. It's also something Daddy always used to do, but I'm not sure if he still does -- something to ask him about.

Leave a note in a book for someone to find - completed January 23, 2013

This has a lot of appeal because of the though of affecting someone else's life. I think the trick is deciding what to say -- what tone should the note have? It could easily go very cheesy.

Go to a concert by myself (not the symphony) - completed May 31, 2013

I have missed so many concerts that I would love to see (i.e. Eric Clapton), because I didn't have anyone to go with for one reason or another. Just like anything else I do by myself, I shouldn't be missing out on something I love just for lack of another person. It might be uncomfortable at first, but it will be worth it!

Can something or make pickles/jam/jelly - completed August 8, 2013

I've done a lot of cooking, but canning something seems like a lot of work and very difficult. But it also seems like it would be very satisfying. I bought a kit at the State Fair, so hopefully that will help.

Make a will and a living will

This is something I believe everyone should have, and I'm certainly not getting any younger. I hate the idea of having to get a lawyer, though. How does one go about finding a lawyer?

Send a secret to Post Secret - completed January 15, 2013

I've been fascinated by this website for years, so it only seems right that I should participate. I always thought I didn't have any secrets that were interesting enough to submit, but I think that the point of that project is that people are not alone -- it's amazing how many people relate to something that the submitter probably thought was theirs alone. Besides, I do have a few good ones.

Get a massage

This is a lot about being comfortable with my body. About having someone else touch me. Plus, I am really ticklish, so I don't know if I would be able to relax enough to enjoy it.

Go on a road trip - completed July 15, 2013

This may be hard because of being able to take off enough time to make it worthwhile. I'd love to follow the old Route 66.

No fast food for a month - completed October 6, 2011

I eat entirely too much fast food. I know that it's expensive and very unhealthy, but it's quick, easy, and usually very tasty. I'm hoping that by giving it up for a month, that will be long enough to help break the cycle. This one will be hard for me.

Attend the midnight premiere of a movie - completed July 14/15, 2011

I've always thought this would be fun, so why not do it?!?

Volunteer on a Habitat House - completed May 10, 2012

I think Habitat for Humanity is a wonderful organization, and I like the idea of being able to actually do something for someone. I think I haven't done this before now because I don't have any skills that would be useful. And because of my shyness.

Renew my passport - completed January 29, 2011

Out of sight, out of mind. This one of those things I just keep forgetting to do.

Not log-in to Facebook for two weeks - completed March 1, 2011

I have a bad habit of logging in and then wasting hours on Facebook. This is probably one that I should do more than once!

Watch only one hour of TV per day for a month - completed June 27, 2013

Yet another bad habit. If I'm home, then the TV is usually on. I don't think TV's necessarily a bad thing, but I should watch less of it. This will be an interesting challenge, since I'm placing a limit rather than cutting it out entirely.

Eat dinner at my dining room table every night for a week - three times - x1

I pretty much always eat sitting on the sofa in front of the TV. I'm hoping this will help me enjoy my meal more and be be more aware of what I'm eating.

Finish decorating my bedroom

If I don't put a time limit on this, it will never get done. And I want to enjoy my beautiful new house! And make it a home.

Finish knitting Grandpa's afghan

It's been more than two years. That's just ridiculous. I want him to be able to use it before he dies.

Get a facial

A little bit like getting a massage, this is partially about not wanting someone touching me. Also, I'm afraid they'll mess up my skin. And they're expensive.

Buy something from Etsy - completed January 1, 2011

It's a great way to support artists. There is some beautiful stuff on that site!

Watch a meteor shower - completed October 21, 2012 and December 13, 2012

I've never seen one, and I think I should.

Try making cheese - completed January 15, 2012

I love cheese, so this would be a lot of fun. I just recently found out this is something you can do at home. And if it ends up tasting good, then even better!

Put away $10 for every goal completed - completed September 2013

Individually, this is a tiny bit of money, but it will add up to a pretty big sum. (kind of like the effect of this project on my life!) Trying to decide what to do with the total amount will be fun!

Get a mammogram

I'm already the age my mother was when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. I should have done this a long time ago. Partially I hate having to find a doctor, and partially I'm a little bit scared.

Go to the dentist - completed August 24, 2011

I'm not one of those people who is afraid of the dentists, so I don't know why I keep putting this off. Guess I just hate hearing that I should be flossing.

Tip someone 100% - completed April 14, 2012

What a fun way to hopefully put a big smile on someone's face. But now I'm going to be evaluating all my waiters/waitresses to see who's worthy.

Take a foreign language class - completed April 2013

Two years of high school Spanish and a six-week adult ed French class do not up to being fluent in anything, which has always been a life goal for me. It will probably be French, but I need to pick a language and go for it.

Visit a financial advisor - completed July 19, 2012

This is another one of those grown-up adult things that I should have done before now. But I don't know how to find a good one, and I don't want to give control of my money to a virtual stranger.

Get contact lenses - completed July 7, 2011

I had contacts for four years in high school and college, but they seemed like too much trouble at the time. I've always thought I looked better with glasses anyway. But I want to make sure I'm not hiding behind the glasses. And I want to be able to buy some of the cute non-prescription sunglasses out there!

Try false eyelashes

Because every girl needs a little extra glamour in her life sometimes

Attend an opera - completed December 8, 2012

I'm not generally fond of opera, but I think I need to see one in person before I write it off altogether.

Complete a 1000-piece puzzle - completed August, 2012

I like jigsaw puzzles, but I usually never have the patience to see a big one through to completion.

~~Have the kids over to spend the night~~

One of the first things they said when they saw the house was when could they spend the night. I have to admit that it makes me a little nervous, but I'm supposed to be the fun Auntie, right?!?

Make a $1000 donation to Butler - completed March 9, 2012

It's a good school. I want to do something good for them. I also kind of want to see my name in the alumni magazine under the Ovid Society section.

Take a cooking class

I've wanted to do this for a long time, because I can follow a recipe but I don't feel like I actually have any cooking skills. And maybe if I learn some tips to do it better and easier/faster then I will want do it more often.

Make a Day Zero scrapbook

Because I want to have a way to go back and look at what I've accomplished. I'm a pen and paper person, so I need to have something I can hold and see.

Send all birthday cards/gifts on time for a year - completed August 2013

The older I get the worse I've been about this. It's embarrassing for me and hurtful to the people I love. It needs to stop.

Complete a 365 day photo challenge

I like taking pictures, but I'm not good about doing it regularly. This will also help me become a better photographer (hopefully) and help me remember to look at everything around me.

Memorize a poem

I've always been impressed by people who can recite poetry. I'm horrible at memorizing things though, so this will be a challenge for me.

Make something on my sewing machine - completed

The sewing machine. Early attempts by my mother to teach me how to use it ended mostly in screaming and frustration, but a last-ditch effort a few years ago actually resulted in a usable tote bag. I think I owe it to her and myself to try again. Of course, I'll have to remember how it works!

Organize my digital music - completed September 20, 2011

After my PDA stopped functioning, I've never taken the time to choose a new device and get it all functional again. I love music and am working to make a much larger part of my life again.

No dirty dishes laying around for six weeks - completed January 7, 2012

It is truly pitiful that I had to make this a goal. I don't know why I seem to have such a difficult time putting my dishes in the dishwasher!

Buy a bicycle - completed April 24, 2013

This has two purposes. The first is part of my ongoing effort to be more green and eco-friendly. Since moving into this house, there are a lot of places that would be within easy biking distance. The second is, of course, for fitness reasons. I used to love riding my bike as a kid, but I don't want to think about the sight of my behind now on a bicycle seat.

Write a letter to my grandparents every month completed September 2013

I am very bad about letting time get away from me, and I am very lucky to still have one set of grandparents alive. I know hearing from me more often would mean a lot to them. I regret not communicating better with my other grandparents, especially just before they died, and I don't want to have that same regret again.

Start savings accounts for the kids - completed March 26, 2011

These are my godchildren -- probably the closest I'll ever get to having children of my own. And since I have the means to do so, I would like to help provide for their futures.

Find new music to listen to - completed 2011

I love music. But it's easy to get in a rut, and there is a lot of good music out there. I just need to find it.

~~Stop drinking pop for a month - three times (x1)~~ Limit pop to two per week for a month - two times

I'm not in it for the caffeine... I just love the fizz! Sometimes I just get into cycles of drinking too much pop, mostly because of all the fast food and buying lunch at work. This is to help snap me out of those cycles.

Don't spend any money (outside of bills and groceries) for two weeks - three times - completed

I think this will take some planning. It's one thing to stick to a budget, but it's another to not spend any money at all. I hope this will make me aware of all the little mindless spending.

Bake a pie from scratch

I've made cakes, cookies, cinnamon rolls, and eclairs all from scratch. Time to tackle the pie crust.

Start a garden

In my head I would love to have a full-blown vegetable garden, but in reality I would be happy to have a few herbs. This will be the first time I can plant things in the actual ground instead of pots, and I want to make sure to take full advantage.

Start composting

I'm not in love with the idea of keeping trash around, but I think this is the next step in my eco journey.

Get an energy consultation for my house

This house was built in 1941. I know it can't possibly be 100% energy efficient. It will be good for the environment, and it will also help me become more familiar with my house. I don't want to make stupid mistakes down the road or run into problems because there were things I didn't know about.

Visit three states I haven't been to before - completed July 12, 2013

I was recently appalled to find out that I've only been to 22 states. I really thought it was more than that. This will at least get me to the half-way point.

Visit the Butler observatory

It's kind of pitiful that I was there for six years and never went to the observatory.

Pick pumpkins from a patch - completed October 27, 2013

It always looks like so much fun in the pictures! Plus fall is my favorite season, and there are plenty of pumpkin patches nearby.

Plant rosebushes - changed to peonies - completed

Roses are beautiful. And with some of the new varieties that are available now, maybe I can manage not to kill them.

Play my clarinet - completed July 29, 2012

Now that I have the house, I feel like I can play without disturbing anyone. Which is a good thing, because after not playing for almost ten years, this is going to be painful.

~~Floss every day for a month - three times~~ Brush teeth in the morning and before bedtime for a month - three times - x2

This goes back to the dentist thing. I hate flossing, but I want to keep my teeth.

Change the oil in my car by myself

Here is another one that has to do with being independent and self-sufficient. I know how to check the oil and change a tire. Now I want to be one of those women who can say I've changed the oil in my car.

Find out twelve friends' favorite movies and watch them - x1

This will be an interesting way to learn more about my friends and maybe see a few movies I haven't seen before.

Keep a list of the books I've - completed September 2013

I've done this before but it kind of trickled off. It's fun and interesting to look back over what I've read.

Talk to or e-mail my dad at least once every two weeks - completed September 2013

I talk to my mother nearly every day, but she's the parent that drives me crazier.. After the divorce, my relationship with my dad changed and became somewhat strained. I don't really know why. Like correspondence with my grandparents, time slips by too easily sometimes without contact, so I'm hoping this will help bring us closer together again.

Invite my neighbors over

One of the things I was really looking for when house hunting was a nice neighborhood where you actually saw and talked to the people who live around you. I found a great neighborhood, and I've met quite a few of my neighbors, but I want to take it a step further. It doesn't have to be anything elaborate, but I want to reach out. This will definitely be pushing myself beyond my comfort zone!

Have the porch finished - completed June 4, 2011

I had really intended and wanted to have this done this summer. I even have all the supplies that are needed. But because of some delays with the handyman and then my own procrastination, I still have an unfinished porch. I know this will make me feel good, and I'll be able to enjoy it even more than I did this summer.

Hire someone to clean my house at least once

It's always been a dream/fantasy of mine to have someone come clean my house on a regular basis. But it seems like such an extravagant expense, and the concept of paying someone to clean my house does bother me on some level. Also, I'm not sure of the best way to go about finding someone. But I've been finding out that I know quite a few people who have their houses cleaned, so now it will be my turn. No better time than the present!

Write a fan letter - completed

I don't generally think of myself as the fan letter type, but there have been two authors in particular who I often thought of writing to but didn't, and now they are both dead and I'll never have the chance to tell them how much their books meant to me. I think people like to hear when they have helped or touched someone, and I should do that. Even if it's someone famous who doesn't know me from Adam. (Madeline L'Engle and Kurt Vonnegut)

Make a list of 15 books to read and read them - x12

I love books and read a lot, but there are some basics I've seemed to miss over the years. I tried to choose a mix of new and old classics.

Make a list of ten movies to watch and watch them - completed January 5, 2013

Like the books, there are some classics that I have somehow never seen. Hopefully this will fix some of that!

Finish all of the PSAP chapters

I signed up to do the PSAP chapters as a bit of a challenge for myself -- to see whether I would keep up with them if I ever got BCPS certified. So far I have failed miserably. I think this is the only thing on my list that directly has to do with my career. It's important to me to be a good pharmacist. Time to get back on track.

Do something fabulous and fun for my 40th birthday - completed July 7-14, 2012

It's my 40th birthday -- of course it should be fun and fabulous! I've never really had a real birthday party. So this doesn't necessarily need to be a party, but it is a major milestone and should be duly celebrated.

Figure out all the perks of my phone and set it up to use at work - completed February 10, 2013

I sometimes like to pretend that I'm all cool and current with technology, and my current cell phone was one of those moments. I've had it for over a year and basically use only three or four functions. I need to suck it up, sit down, and figure out what all this thing can do. At the very least, it will help me out at work.

Decorate my house for three holidays during one year - completed

It's pretty much out of sheer laziness that I don't decorate, even though I always like the results when I do. Now that I have an actual house, all my really good excuses are pretty much gone. This will help me enjoy life more fully.

Do all my knee exercises for both knees every day for a month

If there's something I can do to allow myself to be in less pain, and I know it works, and it will postpone the inevitability of surgery, then I need to do it. Period.

Try one new recipe every month - completed September 2013

This is a prompt to get myself cooking more. I have a ton of cookbooks and clipped out recipes, and I like to cook. This will be fun!

Try geocaching

I've been reading about this for years but haven't tried it yet. It sounds like fun, and it would probably be a good activity to do with the kids.

Drive a convertible with the top down

I love driving. I really love driving fast. Driving a convertible with the top down just seems like the ultimate driving experience!

Shoot a gun

I don't like guns. I strongly support gun control. With the possible exception of hunting, I don't think there is any need for a person to own a gun. Especially hand guns. But I have never held or shot a gun, and I think that I should. I guess it's kind of a "know your enemy" thing.

Leave flowers on three random graves - completed May 31, 2012

I drive by the country's third largest cemetery every day, and I often wonder about all the people who are buried there. Since I have so very little family and only a few close friends, I sometimes think about how there won't be anyone to visit my grave when I die. So this is just my way of showing that a few random people are being thought of. It's not meant to be morbid, but the idea of never being remembered after you're gone is a little sad.

Get Ray's headstone fixed - completed July 21, 2012

When my grandparents died, it was a bad time. And then the stone cutters didn't do the design right on Ray's headstone. My mother has talked off and on over the years about getting it fixed, and I have thought about it too, but it hasn't been done. In fact, neither of us has been back to the cemetery since his funeral. But I would like to take care of this.

Learn how to play my Lego games on the Wii

I asked for and received these last Christmas, but I really have no idea how to play them. And they look like so much fun!

Finish unpacking all my boxes

I've been here for six months and have made a fair dent in the unpacking process. I think 33 more months is perfectly reasonable as a time table to finish. This is my permanent house, so there is absolutely no excuse not to unpack every single box.

Have a yard sale - completed August 10, 2013

After all that unpacking, there are bound to be some things I don't want or need anymore. I usually donate things, but it would be nice to may be make a little money this time around.

Take a multivitamin daily for two months - completed March 21, 2011

I always say that everyone can benefit from taking a daily multivitamin. I'm certainly not exempt from that. And I'm hoping that by the end of two months it will have become a habit, and it will continue on. The real challenge here will be the act of swallowing the tablet, which is something I have trouble doing. It would be nice if someone made half-strength vitamins, and then I could take two smaller tablets.

Spend a whole day in a bookstore(s) - completed June 22, 2013

This seems like such and indulgent luxury for someone who loves books and reading as much as I do. So what's wrong with giving into such a harmless vice just this once?

Walk a labyrinth - completed June 12, 2012

I've always been fascinated by the designs of labyrinths. And since I have been exploring different aspects of spirituality, they have taken on additional layers of mystique. I think there are a few in the area, so I want to try it and see if it does anything for me. This is actually something I plan to do several times, but I want to be doing it because I want to, not because I wrote it on a list. It's on the list just so I don't keep postponing the first time.

~~Ride a roller coaster~~

I think the last time I rode a roller coaster was in college at King's Island. They are on of those things that I dread the whole time I'm standing in line, but then love in the moment. There's probably a life lesson in there somewhere. The other deeper darker reason I haven't been on a roller coaster or even put myself to be in a position of getting on any amusement park rides is because of my weight. I can't imagine a greater embarrassment than having to get off a ride because I don't fit. So this is the only item on the list that has to do with weight loss. And then I'm going to get past the nerves and remember how much I like the ride.

See a dermatologist about my redness - completed July 10, 2013

For my entire life I've hated how red my face is. It's not rosacea, but I've read enough articles to feel like there might be a treatment for it. After living with it for almost 40 years, it's time to find a dermatologist and see what they say.

Volunteer for the same organization five times - completed October 20, 2012

I make donations, but I also feel like it would be better to actually do something. This is one of those times when I usually allow my shyness to overcome me and I don't go back. I'm hoping if I find something I really believe in, then that will overcome my desire to run and hide.

Get a makeup lesson after getting contacts - completed August 6, 2011

It's taken me this long to half-way figure out makeup with glasses. If I'm going to get contacts, then I need to complete the whole look.

Take donated clothes to Dress for Success - completed June 29, 2012

I've been meaning to do this for over a year. They're not doing anyone any good sitting in my closet.

Buy lottery tickets at least once a month

Sometimes I fantasize about what I would do if I won money in the lottery. Well, it's never going to become a reality if I don't do my part. Besides, some of the scratch off tickets look really fun.

Research and find three charities I really want to support

Sometimes I am hesitant to send money to charities, because I don't know enough about what they do with the money. So I want to find a few that I feel like I can support 100% with money and/or volunteer work.

Post a video on YouTube

I'm not 100% sure why I put this on the list, but it does hold a certain odd appeal. Since I don't normally take videos, I'll have to keep this one in the back of my mind.

Take the kids out by myself for a fun day - completed May 28, 2011

I really thought I would have done this already, but I guess it's too easy to let schedules and lack of planning get in the way. Plus a lack of car seats. But I really want to do this, so here it is.

Organize the basement storage area - completed

I don't want to have one of those scary dark basements, and I want to be able to find things down there. I bought the shelves last month, so that's a step in the right direction!

See four plays/musicals that I haven't seen before - completed July 20, 2013

I love going to the theatre, but like so many other things, it's easy to let it slide. This is just to make sure I keep doing things that I enjoy.

Learn to cook a great meal from memory - completed

Because everyone should be able to fix a good meal, and you can't always carry the cookbooks around with you.

Take a cake decorating class - completed March 11, 2013

I have wanted to take a cake decorating class ever since I was in middle school, but I just never have. There is no reason to keep putting it off.

Try five new restaurants in Indy - completed September 8, 2012

There are so many restaurants in this city, and it would be nice to find some local places to support.

Build a snowman - completed January 1, 2013

I've only built one snowman in my entire life. It was approximately 18 inches tall, because when you grow up in Memphis, that is what an entire front yard's worth of snow gets you. But now I live in a city that gets actual measurable snow, so I want to invite the kids over and build a respectable snowman.

Consolidate my 401(k)'s

Another one of those things I meant to do by now. The result of having held several jobs is several tiny retirement funds. I need to figure out exactly what I've got and get it all together in one place.

Upload some of my photos to a photography site

I think I've taken some pretty good pictures, so it would be interesting to put some of them out there and see what other people think. The ultimate would be if someone else wanted to buy or download one! I'm not holding my breath, but you never know.

Attend a Roller Derby bout (replaces #32) - completed February 2, 2013

Roller Derby looks like so much fun on TV and in the movies. I have to admit that the chance to get down and dirty appeals to me on a certain level, so at least going to watch it in person should be fun! And I've heard that Indy has a great team, so all the more reason to go.

Have hair professionally colored (replaces #85) - completed March 21, 2013

I've been coloring my hair for years, but I have always done it myself because I just couldn't justify the cost of paying to have it done. But I am curious to see if it comes out any better when it's professionally colored, and I have the money now to splurge.

My list to read (#66 on the list):

The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand - started 3/10/11
On the Road - Jack Kerouac - started June 2013
anything by Jane Austen - Persuasion - completed 6/9/13
Night - Elie Wiesel - completed 4/16/11
A Month of Sundays - Julie Mars - completed 10/7/11
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi - completed 4/1/12
Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez - completed 1/13/13
The Odyssey - Homer - completed 6/15/13
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley - completed 6/13
Life of Pi - Yann Martel - completed 10/14/12
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte - started
Empire Falls - Richard Russo - completed 3/8/11
Peyton Place - Grace Metalious - completed 11/2/11
Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery - completed 7/29/11
A Girl of the Limberlost - Gene Stratton-Porter - completed 6/17/13

Books I've read (#60 on the list):

Rescue - Anita Shreve
Critical Conditions (audio) - Stephen White
Wedding Belles - Haywood Smith (didn't finish - had to return to library)
The Cookbook Collector (audio) - Allegra Goodman (didn't finish - had to return to library)
A Vintage Affair - Isabel Wolff
Domestic Bliss: simple ways to add style to your life - Rita Konig
Sundays at Tiffany's (audio) - James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
Manner of Death - Stephen White
Remember Me? (audio) - Sophie Kinsella
A Homemade Life: stories and recipes from my kitchen table - Molly Wizenberg
The Soloist (audio) - Mark Salzman
Empire Falls - Richard Russo
The Alchemyst - Michael Scott
Lost and Found (audio) - Carolyn Parkhurst
Tethered (audio) - Amy MacKinnon
Night - Elie Wiesel
Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: confessions of cooking alone and dining for one - Jenni Ferrari-Adler
Certain Girls - Jennifer Weiner
Trail of Crumbs: hunger, love, and the search for home - Kim Sunee
One Fine Day (audio) - David Nicholls
Dead Reckoning - Charlaine Harris
Alex Cross's Trial (audio) - James Patterson and Richard Dilallo
The Land of Painted Caves - Jean M. Auel
Eat, Pray, Love (audio) - Elizabeth Gilbert
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Dead Days of Summer (audio) - Carolyn Hart
Cross Fire - Alex Cross
Minding Frankie - Maeve Binchy
Namaah's Blessing - Jacqueline Carey
This is Where We Live (audio) - Janelle Brown
Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Beach House (audio) - James Patterson and Peter de Jonge
Timeline - Michael Crichton
Anne of Avonlea - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven - Fannie Flagg
Little Pink Slips - Sally Koslow
Worst Case (audio) - James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
A Turn in the Road - Debbie Macomber
A Month of Sundays - Julie Mars
Peyton Place - Grace Metalious
Flash and Bones - Kathy Reichs
The King of Torts - John Grisham
The Best Revenge - Stephen White
Jacob Have I Loved - Katherine Paterson
The Flirt - Kathleen Tessaro
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen - 2012 -
The Quilter's Apprentice - Jennifer Chiaverini
Brida - Paulo Coelho
I Still Dream About You - Fannie Flagg
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi
Life After Yes - Aidan Donnelley Rowley
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson
Good Grief - Lolly Winston
The Girl She Used to Be - David Cristofano
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
The Lover's Knot: A Someday Quilts Mystery - Clare O'Donohue
Blinded - Stephen White
Kill Me - Stephen White
Room for Improvement - Stacey Ballis
Range of Motion - Elizabeth Berg
To Dance in the Desert: a Novel - Kathleen Popa
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven - Susan Jane Gilman
Back When We Were Grownups - Ann Tyler
Life From Scratch - Melissa Ford
Real Murders - Charlaine Harris
Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris
Sleeping Roses - RaShelle Workman
Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin
Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris
Left Neglected - Lisa Genova
An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris
A Bone to Pick - Charlaine Harris
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse - Charlaine Harris
Arranged - Catherine McKenzie
Deadlocked - Charlaine Harris
Grave Secret - Charlaine Harris
The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry - Kathleen Flinn
Working It Out - Nicola May
A Week at the Beach - Virginia Jewel
Completely Restored - Robert Kerr
India's Summer - Therese
The Wishing Year: A House, A Man, My Soul: A Memoir of Fulfilled Desire - Noelle Oxenhandler
Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession - Julie Powell
Bones are Forever - Kathy Reichs
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Woodstock - Forty Years Later - Steven Jay Griffin
Sleeping Tigers - Holly Robinson
Room - Emma Donoghue
Commencement - J. Courtney Sullivan
Cover the Butter (audio) - Carrie Kabak
A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Madeiline L'Engle
A Wind in the Door - Madeiline L'Engle
The Baker Street Letters - a mystery (audio) - Michael Robertson
Man on Wire - Philippe Petit
Many Waters - Madeiline L'Engle
An Acceptable Time - Madeiline L'Engle
Leaving the Comfort Café - Dawn DeAnna Wilson - 2013 -
Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
The Night Circus - Erin Morganstern
Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
Spinning Forward - Terri Dulong
A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows - Diana Gabaldon
A Winter's Week - Maeve Binchy
Once Upon a Time is Now - Stephen Carpenter
The Girl in the Red Hoodie - Stephen Carpenter
Snow White - Stephen Carpenter
All is Bright - Sarah Pekkanen
Free Gift with Purchase - Jackie Pilossoph
Dead Ever After - Charlaine Harris
The Paris Wife - Paula Mclain
Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn
Persuasion - Jane Austen
The Odyssey - Homer
The Girl of the Limberlost - Gene Stratton-Porter
Starting Now - Debbie Macomber
Inferno - Dan Brown
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
The Face at the Window (audio) - Sarah Graves
Silver Girl - Elin Hilderbrand
Every Last One - Anna Quindlen
The Ladies Auxillary - Tova Mirvis
These Girls - Sarah Pekkanen
The Fault in Our Stars - JohnGreen
Geoducks are for Lovers - Daisy Prescott
Until I Say Goodbye - Susan Spencer-Wendel
Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin

My picks (#67 on the list):

Citizen Kane - 12/9/12
The Godfather - 10/12/12
It Happened One Night - 3/3/12
Jaws - 1/2/12
Million Dollar Baby - 10/12/12
Gandhi - 8/25/11
Rocky - 1/5/13
Alien - 1/23/11
Vertigo - 12/3/12
Rebel Without a Cause - 1/21/12

Friends' recommendations (#59 on the list):

1776 - Caryn O'Hearn

Movies I've watched (not on the list, but wanted to do it anyway!):

Dear John
Invictus
Legion
Black Swan
When in Rome
Tangled
Georgia Rules *
Letters to Juliet
The Craigslist Killer
(500) Days of Summer
No Strings Attached
Alien
Freedom Writers
Eat, Pray, Love *
Whip It *
Nell *
The Bourne Supremacy *
The King's Speech
Mamma Mia! *
All the President's Men
The Social Network
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Sex and the City *
Raiders of the Lost Ark *
Unknown
Inkheart
Must Love Dogs *
Limitless
The Invention of Lying
Halloween (2007)
The Tourist
How Do You Know
District 9
Bridesmaids
Kung Fu Panda 2
Tha Hangover Part 2
Bride and Prejudice
Poltergeist
X-Men: First Class
Shrek Forever After
Sex and the City 2*
True Grit (1969)
Date Night
Milk
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1*
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince *
Mother*
Lords of Dogtown
The Bone Collector*
Crazy Heart
Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon 3D
Crazy Stupid Love
The Last King of Scotland
Funny People
No Reservations*
Entrapment*
The Lovely Bones
Sylvia
The Young Victoria
The Help
Labyrinth
Clash of the Titans (2010)
The Adjustment Bureau
Source Code
Gandhi
Contagion
United 93
Where the Wild Things Are
I Don't Know How She Does It
Ghost Writer
Mona Lisa Smile*
Sex and the City*
Sex and the City 2*
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Crazy Sexy Cancer*
Burlesque
You Again
Easy A
Just Go With It
Anonymous
The Shining*
A Man Named Pearl
Lincoln Lawyer
Valley of the Dolls
The Family Way
Our Family Wedding
Love and Other Drugs
Motherhood
Edge of Darkness
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Extraordinary Measures
Tower Heist
Something Borrowed
Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Dilemma
Conviction
The Book of Eli
The Bourne Identity*
The Bourne Supremacy*
I Am Number Four
Never Let Me Go
Life As We Know It
The Soloist
Friends with Benefits
One Day
Larry Crowne
Julie and Julia*
Cowboys and Aliens
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - 2012 -
Jaws
The Bourne Ultimatum*
One Week
Bag of Bones
Super 8
I Don't Know How She Does It*
Freakonomics
Rebel Without a Cause
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
I Hate Valentine's Day
The Devil Wears Prada*
Kiss Me Kate
Nine
All I Wanna Do*
The Quiet Man*
The Way We Were*
Desk Set*
Hugo
The Help*
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Artist
Midnight in Paris
How To Marry a Millionaire*
Star Trek*
It Happened One Night
Remember Me
Charly
Trapped
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part I
Love in the Afternoon
Flawless
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Water for Elephants
Unstoppable
Love, Etc.
The Ides of March
Charade*
Secretariat
Toy Story 3
The Blind Side*
Pan's Labyrinth
This Means War
Mamma Mia*
A Bug's Life*
The Hunger Games
Drive
Our Idiot Brother
The Descendants
Think Like a Man
Moneyball
Dream House
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Battleship
The American
Contact*
It's Complicated*
Across the Universe*
Men in Black 3
Scream 4
Changing-Up
New Year's Eve
O Brother, Where Art Thou*
Just Like Heaven*
The Avengers
127 Hours
Boogie Nights
Something Borrowed*
Imaginary Friend
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Despicable Me
X2*
Red Riding Hood
Dinner for Schmucks
Megamind
Horrible Bosses
Intolerable Cruelty*
X-Men the First Class*
Hereafter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I*
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II*
Letters to Juliet*
12 Monkeys*
Back to the Future, Part II*
Snow White and the Hunter
Signs*
Why Did I Get Married, Too?
Good Deeds
The Dark Knight Rises
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Blind Date
Almost Famous*
Divorce American Style
The Bourne Legacy
Kindergarten Cop*
Blade
Brokedown Palace*
Into the Wild
The Devil Wears Prada*
Hope Springs
Le Divorce
Fight Club*
Solitary Man
Suddenly, Last Summer
Post Grad*
Hanna
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Knight and Day*
Real Steel
The Band Wagon
The Godfather
Million Dollar Baby
South Pacific
Splendor in the Grass
Thor
The Conspirator
An American Crime
For Colored Girls
Taken 2
The Killers
Wanderlust
Twilight Breaking Dawn, Part 2
Morning Glory*
No Strings Attached*
Hot Tub Time Machine
Peace, Love and Misunderstanding
Abduction
Footloose (2011)
Vertigo
Brave
Salmon Fishing in Yemen
Argo
Citizen Kane
Young Adult
Cars 2
Guilt Trip
Captain America - 2013 -
Auntie Mame
Rocky
The Butterfly Effect*
One For the Money
How About You
Madea's Happy Family
Then She Found Me
Ocean's Eleven*
Riding in Cars with Boys*
Premium Rush
Madagascar 3
Looper
Pitch Perfect
The Words
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
The Bourne Legacy*
A Good Day to Die Hard
Silver Lining Playbook
Admission
Life of Pi
In Time
The Fast and the Furious
The Big Wedding
Olympus Has Fallen
Playing for Keeps
Remember Sunday
Friends with Kids
Star Trek into Darkness
Magic Mike
The Hangover 3
Hotel Transylvania
The Big Chill
LOL
Ironman 3
The Art of Getting By
Now You See Me
Hansel & Gretel
Warm Bodies
Dirty Dancing *
Monte Carlo
Madea's Witness Protection
The Switch
The Exorcist
Red 2
The Five Year Engagement
Miss Pettigre Lives for a Day *
This Means War *
The Day After Tomorrow *
Won't Back Down
Totall Recall (2012)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Phantom of the Opera *
Message in a Bottle *
Seven Years in Tibet *
Mortal Instrument
Beautiful People
Star Trek: First Contact *
The Avengers *
You Can Count on Me
The Big Year

* not the first time seeing this one

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