Ken's To Do List 2006

This is the only post on this blog. The date of it doesn't change, but I do update the list as items get done.

There is information and some background about online To Do Lists and so-called Uber Lists in the archived posts for January 2006 -- go to the main blog and scroll down.


Here they are, in no particular order...

(Some of these To Do's are Jack's as well)

1. Clean out and organize the garage
   
2. Paint the laundry room Gecko Green
   
3. Store more things in the attic Doing much better as of April
   
4. Get more books from the library...and don't buy so many
   
5. Lose 50 pounds
   
6. Learn how to sell things on Ebay
   
7. Don't buy so many things on Ebay
   
8. Go out to gay clubs more often
   
9. Visit a museum, at least five different ones in 2006
   
10. Clean up my messy CSS pages
    
11. Check out the local, gay-friendly Unitarian Church
    
12. Finish replacing the carpeted floors with tile
    
13. See a movie in a theater every month
    • in January -- none
    • in February -- none
    • in March -- none
    • in April -- none
    • in May -- none
    • in June -- none
    • in July -- none
    
14. Meet some gay people and make friends
    
15. Sell some CDs on wherehouse.com and buy DVDs with the credits
    
16. Check the previous owner's ceiling speakers and see if they work
    
17. Get a huge HD TV Done on April 18
    
18. Install a theater sound system
    
19. Read at least three books every month
    Books read so far
    • In January
    Before the Parade Passes By: Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical, by John Anthony Gilvey
    The Middle-Aged Man & The Sea, by Christopher Meeks
    The Diaries of Dawn Powell, 1931-1965, by Tim Page
    • In February
    A Tramp Abroad, by Mark Twain
    Who the Hell's In It, by Peter Bogdanovich
    • In March
    Syndicating Web Sites with RSS Feeds for Dummies, by Ellen Finkelstein
    • In April
    The Authorised Biography of John Gielgud, by Sheridan Morley
    • In May
    Second Act Trouble: Behind the Scenes at Broadway's Big Musical Bombs, by Steven Suskin
    Present at the Creation, Leaping in the Dark, and Going Against the Grain: 1776,
    Pippin, M. Butterfly, La Bete, and Other Broadway Adventures, by Stuart Ostrow
    Buzz Marketing with Blogs for Dummies, by Susannah Gardner
    • In June
    Video Green, Los Angeles Art and The Triumph of Nothingness, by Chris Kraus
    Atlas of the Pacific Islands, by Max Quanchi
    Evita, The Real Life of Eva Peron, by Nicholas Fraser & Marysa Navarro
    • In July
    Darling Judy, A Celebration of Judi Dench, edited by John Miller
    Chef's Secrets, Insider Techniques From Today's Culinary Masters, by Francine Marqukian
    Adventures of a Hollywood Secretary, edited by Cari Beauchamp
    Introducing Quantum Theory, by J.P. McEvoy and Oscar Zarate
    • In August
    The Making of 'Gypsy', by Keith Garebian
    The Making of 'My Fair Lady', by Keith Garebian
    
20. Don't let the magazines pile up unread
    
21. Go to a circus
    Done on January 28, February 4, February 5, March 9, March 12 and April 7
    
22. Support local theater productions
    • in April -- Thoroughly Modern Millie (National Tour)
    
23. Get off the computer everyday, take a walk
    
24. Get really good at Flash & ActionScript
    
25. Go through books and give some away
    
26. Go to the beach more
    
27. Volunteer somewhere
    
28. Make some money on a website
    
29. Keep this blog up to date
    
30. Get a wet/dry carpet vacuum cleaner for cat accidents
    Done on March 22
    
31. Go the the gym three times a week
    Ooops, quit gym membership on March 24
    must buy bike and ride every day
    
32. Buy bike and ride daily
    
33. Cats to the vet for shots on time
    
34. Floss twice daily
    
35. Dental cleaning every 4 months
    Done on April 18, so far so good
    
36. Replace flagpole
    Done on March 2
    
37. Shock the pool once a week during warm weather
    
38. Remove ugly patches of black mildew from around pool Done on March 12-15
    
39. Get pool water tested regularly
    
40. Prune the plants at the beginning of March Done on March 11
    
41. Plant new shrubs where the dead ones are
    
42. Put pretty red bark mulch around before the weeds start up
    Done, in the back yard, March 29
    
43. Clean out the gutters
    
44. Plant nice, large things in the planters by the deck
    Done on March 20
    
45. Organize all the photos
    
46. Make my website XML compliant
    
47. Clean and refurbish patio lights
    Done on March 21
    
48. Put furniture glides on the nesting tables
    Done on January 12
    
49. Clean out and organize the kitchen drawers
    Done on February 13
    
50. Update and add items to this 2006 To Do List
    
51. In December 2006, start working on the 2007 To Do List