One of my goals that hasn't got much attention on my journey of 1,001 days would be Number 3--that is, Save $5,000. That's probably because I don't have a job, or any source of income, for that matter, and when the numbers in your bank account stay stagnant, there isn't really much to report. However, I got an interesting email yesterday that just may let me cross off that pesky little Goal Number 3...
I know, I know. As a general rule, emails "giving" you money are NEVER legitimate. So this may sound kind of sketchy, but bear with me, please! I entered a contest back in April sponsored by AllState. Basically, they were offering $2,000 to students who had encouraged safe driving in their communities, and as I am an active member of my local SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) chapter, I definitely help target teens on matters of safe vs. dangerous driving. I submitted my entry a little haphazardly and certainly at the last minute, and I wasn't really expecting to win anything. So you can imagine my surprise when, via email yesterday morning, I was notified that I was one of the selected winners of the contest--and have a fat $2,000 check headed my way. Hello, money!
Now, I'm not counting my chickens before they hatch, and I won't really say I've met Goal #3 until I have my brand-new, $2000 increase marked on my bank balance slip. But, in the meantime, things are looking pretty good! I got my dad (a CPA) to check it all out, and he says it sounds like I will definitely be getting my money--a little reward for all the work I put into my SADD chapter, this year. I guess it goes to show you that some good deeds do, in fact, get rewarded.
... But still. I can't believe I actually won two grand! How crazy is that?
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
If it looks like Open Mic Night and it sounds like Open Mic Night...
... It probably is Open Mic Night.
Well, Goal #97 specifically states "Go to Open Mic night at Starbucks," but you don't mind if I fudge a little on this one, do you? I hope not, because it's been forever since I've crossed off a goal, and the days are just ticking away. (There are 681 left.)
I went to an open poetry reading at a local coffee shop called The Fairgrinds (conveniently located across from The Fairgrounds racetrack, and sporting an all-too-appropriate jockey theme, as well!), which segued into an open "poetry to music" mic night. And don't be fooled--poetry to music is just a fancy word for song.
It was basically just a bunch of teenage girls drinking coffee and getting hit on by too-old waiters, listening to other teenage girls venting about life in rhyme and meter. There were funny poems, sad ones, rambling ones, pessimistic ones, cute ones... And I am not the biggest fan of amateur poetry, but I did enjoy the experience, and it even has me in a poetry-writing mood. Which is strange, if you know me at all, because I very much prefer prose. (This blog being case-in-point.)
It was an interesting outing, to say the least, but not really something I'd go to again anytime soon. At the risk of using a metaphor on the verge of a conceit, I'll say that my "Open Mic Night" was wasabi to the creative sushi. A good spice to have, but a little goes a long way.
Well, Goal #97 specifically states "Go to Open Mic night at Starbucks," but you don't mind if I fudge a little on this one, do you? I hope not, because it's been forever since I've crossed off a goal, and the days are just ticking away. (There are 681 left.)
I went to an open poetry reading at a local coffee shop called The Fairgrinds (conveniently located across from The Fairgrounds racetrack, and sporting an all-too-appropriate jockey theme, as well!), which segued into an open "poetry to music" mic night. And don't be fooled--poetry to music is just a fancy word for song.
It was basically just a bunch of teenage girls drinking coffee and getting hit on by too-old waiters, listening to other teenage girls venting about life in rhyme and meter. There were funny poems, sad ones, rambling ones, pessimistic ones, cute ones... And I am not the biggest fan of amateur poetry, but I did enjoy the experience, and it even has me in a poetry-writing mood. Which is strange, if you know me at all, because I very much prefer prose. (This blog being case-in-point.)
It was an interesting outing, to say the least, but not really something I'd go to again anytime soon. At the risk of using a metaphor on the verge of a conceit, I'll say that my "Open Mic Night" was wasabi to the creative sushi. A good spice to have, but a little goes a long way.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Lookin' Like Hot Stuff
Well... How are we liking the new layout? I'm so ready for summer, and the colors of this place always reflect my mood. So yeah, we're a little bright and happy right now.
On the down side, I did a bit of math and figured out how many days I have left until Day One Thousand and One. Well, actually, me doing math is a bit of a joke. I actually plugged in the date on a handy dandy Time Calculator and voila! 682 days until my own, personal D-Day.
682 days?! That's a little less than two years for 86 goals. It's sounds both impossible and completely do-able at the same time... Either way, I know that if I don't get my derriere into action over the summer, I'm SOL.
Remember that Road Trip of Awesome I mentioned awhile back? Well, it's back on! And it's grown. Humongously. It's now something like the Road Trip of Total Epic Win, but that's it a bit of a mouthful, so I think I'll stick with the old name. I'll be blogging from the road this summer, it seems. From highway motels and latenight Waffle Houses. So this should be interesting.
I'm not going to give you the full outline of The Road Trip of Awesome just yet because A) that would be counting my chickens before they've hatched (let's not forget last time) and B) that would ruin the surprise of my blog posts all through the month of June. But I will let you know that I will have two blogs to be keeping updated, plus all the tons and tons of things that I will actually have to do on the road trip. So pay no mind if my posts get a little frantic.
But I will let you know that I will specifically be working on at least eight different goals on this Road Trip of Awesome, so be prepared for some major accomplishment here, folks.
Counting down the days till summer... It sounds so easy.
On the down side, I did a bit of math and figured out how many days I have left until Day One Thousand and One. Well, actually, me doing math is a bit of a joke. I actually plugged in the date on a handy dandy Time Calculator and voila! 682 days until my own, personal D-Day.
682 days?! That's a little less than two years for 86 goals. It's sounds both impossible and completely do-able at the same time... Either way, I know that if I don't get my derriere into action over the summer, I'm SOL.
Remember that Road Trip of Awesome I mentioned awhile back? Well, it's back on! And it's grown. Humongously. It's now something like the Road Trip of Total Epic Win, but that's it a bit of a mouthful, so I think I'll stick with the old name. I'll be blogging from the road this summer, it seems. From highway motels and latenight Waffle Houses. So this should be interesting.
I'm not going to give you the full outline of The Road Trip of Awesome just yet because A) that would be counting my chickens before they've hatched (let's not forget last time) and B) that would ruin the surprise of my blog posts all through the month of June. But I will let you know that I will have two blogs to be keeping updated, plus all the tons and tons of things that I will actually have to do on the road trip. So pay no mind if my posts get a little frantic.
But I will let you know that I will specifically be working on at least eight different goals on this Road Trip of Awesome, so be prepared for some major accomplishment here, folks.
Counting down the days till summer... It sounds so easy.
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