RIP Mr. Wizard
Yes, it’s been a month since I posted. Sorry for the vacation.
Via Metroblogging, a nice clip of Mr. Wizard on David Letterman.
We’ll miss you!
My 101 in 1001
1. Revamp my blog for this project2. Take pictures of all of my 101 in 1001- 3. Pay off my credit cards
4. Cut another TV show- 5. Increase my income to $100k/yr.
- 6. Prepare my will
- 7. Take a violin lesson
- 8. Take a typography class
- 9. Take a DJ class at Scratch DJ academy
- 10. Take a magazine writing class
- 11. Learn screenprinting
- 12. Learn music theory well enough to improvise on the piano
- 13. Learn the words to every Neil Diamond song in my collection
- 14. Play a perfect game of 9-ball
15. Learn binary arithmetic- 16. Learn PHP
- 17. Learn Flash
- 18. Play tuba in a Dixieland jazz band
19. Learn to play bocce ball- 20. Learn to salsa dance
- 21. Take a photography class
- 22. Learn to play one great song on the guitar
23. Figure out where to put a desk & get one24. Get a great antique ring to wear every day25. Get new business cards26. Get all new underwear27. Have my astrological charts done- 28. Find a French handwriting guide and use it
29. Get a Lomo camera and use it at least 3 times- 30. Get a medium format camera and learn to use it
31. Test drive a Mini Cooper- 32. Get a Vespa or other scooter
33. See the sights in Downtown LA34. Go wine tasting with a guy (not with my parents)- 35. Go to New York City for 2 weeks
36. Visit Jake (in NY?)- 37. Visit Miami
38. Take the bus somewhere new39. Go on a train trip40. Go to Alcatraz- 41. Go to Croatia
42. Go to Disneyland to see the "Nightmare Before Xmas" haunted house- 43. Go away for the weekend with a friend
44. Stay in a suite at a nice Vegas hotel45. Visit LACMA46. Attend a taping of Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson- 47. Attend a taping of Oprah
- 48. See Josh Groban in concert
- 49. See Elton John in concert
50. See Billy Joel in concert51. Watch a friend perform something live52. Complete the UJ's Intro to Judaism course53. Attend Jewish services54. Eat something I think is disgusting55. Perfect a cupcake recipe56. Make eggs benedict57. Make crème brulee- 58. Give up sugar for a week
- 59. Make s'mores over a campfire
60. Have dinner on a deck overlooking the ocean- 61. Do a home renovation project with a friend
62. Hang or display the art I own and love- 63. Make a household inventory (with pictures!)
- 64. Work on a car
- 65. Build a fort
66. Kiss a boy on New Year's Eve- 67. Freebie
68. Track down someone I haven't talked to in at least 5 years- 69. Have my picture taken by 3 different friends
- 70. Take pictures of all of my good friends
71. Beat someone at Scrabble72. Date a man who makes me swoon- 73. Get married
- 74. Start having kids
75. Throw a dinner party- 76. Give a toast
- 77. Wear fake eyelashes to an event or dinner
- 78. Freebie
- 79. Complete the Couch-to-5K Running Plan
- 80. Reduce weight to 145 or less
- 81. Wear my suit to something
82. Go to the dentist- 83. Pitch and sell a TV show
84. Start UncommonPath.com podcast/web site- 85. Organize my photos
86. Find 6 great things about 6th Street87. Blog daily for a month88. Build my personal web site- 89. Build a family web site
- 90. Get an article published
- 91. Pay for the person behind me at a fast food drive-thru
92. Conduct a random act of kindness93. Watch the scariest movie I can think of94. Read a Stephen King book I haven't read95. Finish reading the Torah- 96. Meet John Cusack, Jon Stewart or John Corbett
97. Ride a bike98. Watch all of the films Woody Allen wrote or directed- 99. Spend a weekend at Costanoa
100. Walk all of Wilshire Blvd- 101. Start a new list of 101 Things on August 24, 2008
FINANCIAL / CAREER
THINGS TO LEARN
SHOPPING
TRAVEL
CONCERTS/SHOWS/ETC.
SPIRITUALITY/RELIGION
FOOD
HOME
FRIENDS / RELATIONSHIPS
PERSONAL
WEB / WRITING
GOOD WILL
MISC
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I became an engineer, and Mr. Wizard was probably partly responsible (also Mr. Crozin in ninth grade algebra.) I was a faithful watcher.
By Mom on 06.13.07 9:22 am
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