mizuntitled’s Neighborhood

the bad;
clean my room
clean the rest of the house
go through my wardrobes
do laundry
pack
run errands before i go on vacation

the good;
going on vacation!
seeing one of my best friends
seeing him
the weather

It's so hard to write this and yet I feel it must be done.

Please note, I do come by every once in awhile, but for the most part I'm not "with you". I've neglected you. I've found someone else and sort of moved on. It happened quicker than I expected.. I'm now focused on someone else and MMA HotStuff has consumed my blogging life.

I've loved you from the start. You have given me an outlet to document the randomness that happens in ones life and a way to reflect. While you have never let me down, I've let us down.

I love how you and my Vox friends have sent me messages wondering what has happened to me, It breaks my heart to give you the "it's not you it's me speech".

I'll continue to check in, but as far as me and my Voxing, it's at an end.

In honor of Bastille Day, show us something French.

what's more french than la tour eiffel? seriously. and i looove my lamp so voilà, something french.

Eiffeltornet

When I read Dav's post on a stuffed heart with a computer-controlled heartbeat, I knew I had to get one. One of us suffers nightmares and the other insomnia, so anything that seems soothing in a computer-gee-whiz-how-cool way seemed like the perfect little gift.

At first, it seemed a little too big - I did order the larger size, too. In retrospect, it's kind of perfect in size. I've handed it to friends who come over in sour moods, a friend who has just got done with three days of international travel and the indignities thereof, to myself when I'm in need of a little push to get into a good meditative state. I just sent one to a friend in the hospital too.*

You can keep up with them on their TypePad blog, which has some great photos of people hugging the heart in the middle of conferences - they look like little islands of happy.

*worth mentioning - their customer service is fantastic.
 

Jag älskar dig
I love you
Je t'aime
Ti amo
Te amo
Amo te
Ich liebe dich
Minä rakastan sinua
Jeg elsker dig
Eu te amo

startdate; july 1 2008
end date; march 29 2011
completed tasks; 1

01. Go abroad
02. Visit Paris again
03. Learn to speak French fluently
04. Lose 5 kg's
05. Then lose 5 more kg's
06. Get back into a regular workout routine (meaning at least 3 times a week.)
07. Start a 365 (taking one picture every day) and commit to it enough to actually finish it.
08. Buy a car
09. Read more books. At least 4 books a year
10. Do yoga at least two times a week
11. Get back to only drinking water and juice.
12. Cut out junkfood from my diet
13. Go an entire month without buying anything
14. Stop wasting money on things I don't need
15. Build a computer from scratch.
16. Listen to my entire mp3 collection on shuffle (without skipping any songs.)
17. Learn to say "I love you" in 10 languages completed 6/7-2008
18. Blog every day for a month
19. Get a tattoo
21. Get my nose pierced
22. Cut my hair shoulder length or shorter
23. Keep the receipt of everything I buy and keep a checkbook.
24. Organize my entire mp3 collection
25. Meet new people
26. Watch a French movie without subtitles (and understand it.)
27. Reach a 100.000 SEK balance in my savings account (+ wanting it to remain at that level or above at all times)
28. Live abroad or at least make plans to do so.
29. Find a job I actually like and enjoy
30. Buy a house or an apartment
31. Find that special someone I want to spend the rest of my life with
32. .. or realize who he is (in case I already met him.)
33. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day.
34. See a movie he wants to see
35. Start putting 299SEK every week into savings.
36. Drink nothing but water for an entire month
37. Go vegetarian for a week
38. Eat more fish.
39. Eat more veggies.
40. Always use the stairs
41. Floss and use mouthwash daily.
42. Take more pictures
43. Keep my mp3 player and camera with me at all times.
44. Write things down.
45. Shave my legs every 3 days instead of sporadically (read: when wearing a skirt or seeing a guy.)
46. Do weekly manicures and pedicures.
47. Go on a roadtrip without knowing where to.
48. Go to bed earlier. Get up earlier
49. Turn off the computer by midnight on weekdays
50. Make to do lists
51. Do pilates regularly
52. Read my daily horoscope (for fun!)
53. Not wear the same piece of clothing twice during a month.
54. Be more blunt and go after the things I want.
55. Not swear for an entire day.
56. Not use any emoticons in chats for an entire day.
57. Spend as much time on my feet as I do in front of the computer
58. Learn to cook other types of food. And try new dishes regularly.
60. Not spend any cash for 4 months
61. Become better at keeping in touch with old friends
62. Be more spontaneous and not plan everything ahead.
63. Live in the moment
64. Use the treadmill a couple of times a week.
65. Make the bed every day.
66. Apply for a new job.
67. Organize everything on my computers
68. See more of Sweden.
69. Clean out my wardrobes and sell, give away or throw anything and everything I don't use.
70. Only buy clothes I actually need.
71. Go for regular walks
72. Visit and experience new places
73. Complain less.
74. Watch at least one new movie every month
75. Listen to music I don't normally listen to.
76. Buy a wii (+ wii fit) and make a one month wii fit diary.
77. Read a book in French.
78. Get rid of things I don't use/need.
79. Visit a museum.
80. Learn 10 useful Spanish phrases.
81. Take a day off work and spoil myself
82. Have a spa-weekend.
83. Swim in the ocean.
84. Buy an orchid and keep it alive.
85. See Huey Lewis and the news live.
86. Kiss someone under a mistletoe.
87. Find a new perfume I actually like.
88. Get on a train and just go somewhere. Anywhere.
89. Call someone I haven't talked to in 6 months.
90. Watch an entire soccergame.
91. Visit liseberg.
92. Visit a country I've never been in.
93. Do cute things with my hair (ie ponytails, braids etc.)
94. Not wear pants (only skirts/dresses) for a week.
95. Have a picnic in a park
96. Watch all seasons of SATC again.
97. Fall in love
98. Go skinny dipping with someone I like
99. Run 10 km without dying.
100. Give someone a massage.
101. Make another 101 list.

ME
87. Find a new perfume I actually like.
48. Go to bed earlier. Get up earlier
50. Make to do lists
53. Not wear the same piece of clothing twice during a month.
54. Be more blunt and go after the things I want.
67. Organize everything on my computers
69. Clean out my wardrobes and sell, give away or throw anything and everything I don't use.
73. Complain less.
52. Read my daily horoscope (for fun!)
81. Take a day off work and spoil myself
82. Have a spa-weekend.
83. Swim in the ocean.
55. Not swear for an entire day.
56. Not use any emoticons in chats for an entire day.

APPEARANCE
19. Get a tattoo
21. Get my nose pierced
22. Cut my hair shoulder length or shorter
45. Shave my legs every 3 days instead of sporadically (read: when wearing a skirt or seeing a guy.)
46. Do weekly manicures and pedicures.
93. Do cute things with my hair (ie ponytails, braids etc.)
94. Not wear pants (only skirts/dresses) for a week.

FITNESS/HEALTH
06. Get back into a regular workout routine (meaning at least 3 times a week.)
04. Lose 5 kg's
05. Then lose 5 more kg's
10. Do yoga at least two times a week
11. Get back to only drinking water and juice.
12. Cut out junkfood from my diet
37. Go vegetarian for a week
38. Eat more fish.
39. Eat more veggies.
40. Always use the stairs
41. Floss and use mouthwash daily.
76. Buy a wii (+ wii fit) and make a one month wii fit diary.
64. Use the treadmill a couple of times a week.
57. Spend as much time on my feet as I do in front of the computer
71. Go for regular walks
36. Drink nothing but water for an entire month
51. Do pilates regularly
58. Learn to cook other types of food. And try new dishes regularly.
99. Run 10 km without dying.

LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS
31. Find that special someone I want to spend the rest of my life with
32. .. or realize who he is (in case I already met him.)
25. Meet new people
34. See a movie he wants to see
61. Become better at keeping in touch with old friends
86. Kiss someone under a mistletoe.
89. Call someone I haven't talked to in 6 months.
97. Fall in love
98. Go skinny dipping with someone I like
100. Give someone a massage.

HOBBIES
03. Learn to speak French fluently
17. Learn to say "I love you" in 10 languages
07. Start a 365 (taking one picture every day) and commit to it enough to actually finish it.
09. Read more books. At least 4 books a year
15. Build a computer from scratch.
16. Listen to my entire mp3 collection on shuffle (without skipping any songs.)
18. Blog every day for a month
42. Take more pictures
43. Keep my mp3 player and camera with me at all times.
44. Write things down.
77. Read a book in French.
80. Learn 10 useful Spanish phrases.
24. Organize my entire mp3 collection
26. Watch a French movie without subtitles (and understand it.)
74. Watch at least one new movie every month
75. Listen to music I don't normally listen to.
96. Watch all seasons of SATC again.

WORK
29. Find a job I actually like and enjoy
66. Apply for a new job.

MONEY
08. Buy a car
13. Go an entire month without buying anything
14. Stop wasting money on things I don't need
30. Buy a house or an apartment
27. Reach a 100.000 SEK balance in my savings account (+ wanting it to remain at that level or above at all times)
23. Keep the receipt of everything I buy and keep a checkbook.
70. Only buy clothes I actually need.
35. Start putting 200SEK every week into savings.
60. Not spend any cash for 4 months

TRAVEL
01. Go abroad
02. Visit Paris again
28. Live abroad or at least make plans to do so.
68. See more of Sweden.
33. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day.
47. Go on a roadtrip without knowing where to.
72. Visit and experience new places
88. Get on a train and just go somewhere. Anywhere.
91. Visit liseberg.
92. Visit a country I've never been in.

OTHER
62. Be more spontaneous and not plan everything ahead.
63. Live in the moment
65. Make the bed every day.
90. Watch an entire soccergame.
95. Have a picnic in a park
101. Make another 101 list.
78. Get rid of things I don't use/need.
79. Visit a museum.
85. See Huey Lewis and the news live.
84. Buy an orchid and keep it alive.
49. Turn off the computer by midnight on weekdays

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
~From Day Zero

i'm jumping on the wagon here and doing the mission 101. the mission is to complete 101 preset tasks in 1001 days.

i'll be adding to this list for a while and officially begin the mission in july.

All of you have fabulous taste in books, so I'm curious if you've been reading something good. I'm looking for some sort of fiction, since between life and our regular book selection around here of history/politics/media , I think I'm sorted on the real world for a bit. And I've spent enough time in the Hudson Bookstore in Penn Station lately, so I'm not going for top 10/bestsellers. (Also, dear everyone, please do not stand in the erotica section of said bookstore staring at people. Dude, gross! Get an internet.)

After all the hoopla, I'm curious about Barbara Walters' memoir, although the cover looks more Danielle Steel than Serious Book.

Yes, Sippey, I've already read The Road.

Here's a few recent favorites.

• Vart går nycklarna på din nyckelknippa?

• Har du fler saker på nyckelknippan än bara nycklar, vad?

ett dif nyckelknippeband och en ior-nyckelring då me looooves eeyore.

• Vems nyckel skulle du vilja ha, om så bara för en liten stund, och varför?

är fullt nöjd med att ha mina egna

• Var förvarar du dina nycklar, när du inte bär dem med dig?

i min väska

• Vem har förtroendet att låna din hemnyckel och av vilken anledning skulle du låna ut den?

dem jag litar på. jaa, närhelst dem behöver in här och jag inte är tillgänglig?