~ Within the time-frame allowed by The Mission, I had one on Oct. 16, 2004. I'm hoping to have one monthly, going forward.
6. Buy a hybrid vehicle
7. Buy a new sofa
8. Buy actual bedroom furniture
9. Replace my long lost turntable
10. Visit the Yosemite High Country
11. Play Craps, in Vegas

- March, 2006:I played in Tahoe. Does that count?
12. Finish writing my novel…or screenplay…or whatever it turns out to be
13. Become friends with George Clooney (hey, it can happen!)
14. Visit 50 new (to me) restaurants in the Long Beach/LA Area and write reviews in my journal

~ 1. Marriano's at the Grove. See http://ikss.typepad.com entry 1-31-05

~ 4. City Mex, Signal Hill June 22, 2005
15. Volunteer for an organization which is important to me
16. Visit the Hollywood Wax Museum

- the one I meant (in Buena Park) closed its doors in early 2006!
17. See Chaco Canyon
18. See Canyon de Chelley
19. Visit Alaska

20. Master Texas Hold ‘Em and play in a real poker tournament
21. Complete the Breast Cancer 3 Day
~ Completed Oct. 8 - 10, 2004
22. Have the “Assistant” removed from my title

- done. January, 2006
23. Learn more about and participate in Credit and Financial Analysis
~ Toward this end, I have taken on the additional job duties of Credit Analyst, as of Nov. 29, 2004 (previous Analyst resigned).
24. Buy a kayak (receiving one as a gift also counts, *wink, wink; nudge, nudge*)
25. Take at least one real kayaking lesson
26. Master Babble, so that I get at least 1000 pts. on all puzzles I attempt
27. Buy a laptop to use at home
28. Read at least one entire, full-length book each month
~ Oct. 2004: "The Cat Who Could Read Backwards" by Lilian Jackson Braun
~ Oct. 2004: "The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern" by Lilian Jackson Braun
~ Nov. 2004: "The DaVinci Code" by Dan Brown

~ No book read Dec. 2004, but since I read two in October, I consider myself ahead of the game anyway.
29. Save at least $6,000 toward retirement
~ Toward this end, I increased the amount taken out of my check (and put to my 401k) by $125 twice per month, beginning Oct. 1, 2004
30. Learn to surf
31. Go swimming at least twice/week
32. Find a band to sing with on a regular basis

- started singing with "The Overage White Band" Nov., 2005
33. Buy a dog
34. Go to Italy

- done. Feb., 2006
35. Get laser eye surgery

- done. January, 2006
36. At least look in to Laser Hair Removal
37. Continue to adhere to my vow of No Fast Food

~ Ongoing
38. Continue to adhere to my vow of No Red Meat (aside from Arnett's Christmas ham)

~ Ongoing
39. Make a concrete and permanent decision about my relationship with John

~ we reuniated and moved in with each other April, 2006
40. Make at least one new friend

~ I've made two - D & Jenn
41. Make at least one piece of pottery
42. Buy a camera
~ Don't have to. I was given one as a gift on Oct. 23, 2004 (thanks John!)

- hey, I also won one in May, 2006. And it's even better! (thanks NAE!)
43. Take more pictures
~ Ongoing
44. Tour Alcatraz

~ done. Sunday, June 26, 2005
45. Stay at least one night at The Standard
46. Go on a “ghost hunt”
47. Get a pedicure

~ May 7, 2005 at the Glen Ivy Day Spa
48. Stay at the Bellagio in Las Vegas
49. Go to a wine-tasting event
~ Attended Learn About Wine's "Friday Night Wine Tastings Under the Stars" series Friday Oct. 29, 2004 - Wines of Paso Robles

~ Attended Learn About Wine's "Friday Night Wine Tasting" Feb. 4, 2005 - Wines of France

50. Learn how to record my own CDs and make mixed CDs
51. Learn to make at least one kick-ass cocktail, for which I will become known within my circle of friends
52. Vote in every election in which I am eligible to vote

~ 11/04 Presidential Election
53. Take a road trip with “The Winnebabes” (Winnebago optional)
54. See at least three movies in an actual movie theater

- Thanksgiving, 2005: WALK THE LINE
55. Buy (and wear for at least one night) a piece of sexy lingerie

~ Purchased June 8, 2005...
56. Go camping at least once
57. Roast marshmallows
58. Keep my dishes washed, rather than sitting dirty in the sink for a week
59. Order room service

~ 3/6/05 dinner at the Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, FL
60. Visit Mann’s Chinese Theater and try to fit my feet into the stars’ prints
61. Go back to LACMA
62. Go river rafting on the Colorado
63. Buy new silverware, even if it really isn’t made of silver
64. Learn to golf
65. Write at least one poem or song each month

~ See http://iksspoetry.blogspot.com
66. But a flat-screen television
67. Find a copy of “A Town Without Pity” by Gene Pitman
68. Watch my sister get married in Santa Fe

~ Done. May 14, 2005
69. Create a new (non-diaryland) web site for my writing projects and blogging

~ http://ikss.typepad.com (created 1/05)
70. Attend a Family Reunion in Kentucky
71. Plant something and watch it grow

- Jasmine plants - May, 2006
72. Fall in love

- Done. Spring, 2006
73. Get a grip on my road rage
74. Find a new mota-connection

~ Done, 3/05 (thanks Nancy!)
75. Go back to Santa Fe and visit at least one new (to me) restaurant while there

~ Well...I ordered food to be deleivered from a place I had never been to before on May 15, 2005...but I don't remember the name of the place! So I don't know if this one counts.
76. Discover at least one heretofore undiscovered (by me) part of Los Angeles proper

~ The Grove, 1/30/05
77. Hang out in Silverlake, at least once
78. Hang out in Echo Park, at least once
79. Hang out in Los Feliz, at least once
80. Visit all of the museums in Long Beach
~ Museum of Latin American Art, Nov. 7, 2004
81. Return to the Long Beach Aquarium
82. Find a perfume/cologne that I like on me

- White Musk, found at the Body Shop
83. Meet up with Jerianne for lunch...or something
84. Meet up with Marina and Jeni for lunch…or something
85. Meet up with John and Michele for lunch…or something
86. Visit the Liberace museum, in Vegas
87. Visit Red Rocks, outside of Vegas
88. Find and explore that ghost town that’s also outside of Vegas
89. Explore more of Colorado
90. Visit Prescott, Arizona
91. Offer to live with June and assist her
~ I offered in Octber of 2004. But it appears June will instead be moving to an "assisted living" complex.
92. Go on a hike at least once/month

~ June 18, 2005: Peter's Canyon; Orange County, CA - 6 miles
93. Start (and play, regularly) a monthly poker game
94. Continue to walk with D & Jenn at least twice/week
~ E-mailed everyone on Oct. 18 - walks to resume on Thursday, Oct. 21
95. Renew my subscription to Outside Magazine
96. Attempt to get at least one thing published somewhere…anywhere
97. Increase monetary donations to charitable causes
98. Get DirectTV

- got the Dish Network, May, 2006
99. Visit my OBGYN on a regular, annual basis
100. Get my first Mammogram
101. Get the girls back to Glen Ivy for a Spa Day