Long Overdue Update

I got really busy starting in April, but things have wound down now, so I will be blogging again.

New Progress:

4. Buy a new car - I've been setting aside money for this, and I'm just about ready to start looking.

5. Floss daily (?/1001) - I've tried to floss most every day, but I stopped counting and might have missed a day or two. Flossing has become a habit now.

18. Learn how to use photo-editing software - I have Photoshop CS5 now, and I learned how to edit portraits. I still need some more practice before I'll count this as completed.

19. Go 10 places with a photography group (1/10) - I went with one of my Meetup groups to a few of the Metro stations and took pictures at the stops. My favorite of the stops was Union Station.

21. Build some credit - I went to the bank on Thursday and applied for a credit card. I think I was approved? I guess I'll find out in a week or so.

38. Run a 5k - Instead of signing up for a 5k, I signed up for the Tinkerbell Half Marathon that will take place in January 2012.

44. Read 25 books (2/25) - I read Digital Portrait Photography for Dummies last week. Other than that, I haven't finished any other books.

46. See 25 films in theaters (5/25) - I treated my mother to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Also, I was babysitting my cousin one day, so we went and saw Kung Fu Panda 2. Both films were very entertaining.

47. Get to 751/1001 movies seen from the book "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" (574/1001) - I saw "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", "Rope", "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", "The Celebration", "Storm Over Asia", "Red", "L'Atalante", "Rain Man", "La Dolce Vita", "Jules and Jim", "Black Orpheus", "Shoot the Piano Player", "Delicatessen", "All That Jazz", "Pickpocket", "Cleo from 5 to 7", "Onibaba", "Man Bites Dog", "Closely Watched Trains", "Walkabout", "A Clockwork Orange", "Nashville", and "Suspiria". My favorite was probably Red, and my least favorite was Cleo from 5 to 7.

56. Go to 10 concerts (2/10) - I won tickets to see System of a Down from KROQ in May, and for Mother's Day I purchased my mom a pair of tickets to the KROQ Weenie Roast 2011. Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, and a bunch of other bands performed there. I'm going to see Muse again in July at the L.A. Rising concert.

64. See the Cirque du Soleil show "IRIS" - My grandmother gave me money to buy tickets to this for my birthday, so we are going to go soon.

90. Eat at 50 new places (8/50) - Hmmm. I haven't been keeping track (except on foursquare, when it works), so I might have missed a few. I ate at Equator, Fuddruckers, ESPN Zone, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., and Hollywood Grill.

Newly Completed:

54. Visit a haunted place - I went on my first paranormal investigation. Unfortunately, I'm not supposed to reveal where I investigated, but it was a lot of fun and kind of spooky. I practiced my paranormal photography skills. We are going on another investigation in a few weeks.

So that's it so far. I've finally finished one goal!