Maggie in 2006

2006 was 90% worth living.

In 2005, Maggie did 167 things, went 369 places, met 32 people, and consumed 383 products.


Years: 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
Months: All Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

January

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Ride a horse — completed about 1 month later
  2. sell my car — completed about 1 month later
  3. post a poem to my blog once a week — completed about 1 year later
  4. devise a radical self-improvement plan
  5. plan a rock n' roll poetry event
  6. Marry several times
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Celebrate the 1 year anniversary of 43 ThingsWorth doing!
  2. learn to ride a horseWorth doing!
  3. care about my finances for one yearWorth doing!
  4. Eat Breakfast every dayWorth doing!
  5. ride The Duck in SeattleWorth doing!
  6. drink a mint julepWorth doing!
  7. eat a twinkieNot worth doing
  8. go cross country skiingWorth doing!
  9. go snowshoeingWorth doing!
  10. find a signature scentWorth doing!
  11. take the train from Seattle to VancouverWorth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. get a flu shot
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Zig Zag CafeWorth visiting!
  2. HazlewoodWorth visiting!
  3. Summit Public HouseWorth visiting!
  4. Cafe CampagneWorth visiting!
  5. KuhlmanWorth visiting!
  6. Cafe Venus and the marsBarWorth visiting!
  7. Lo_Fi Performance GalleryWorth visiting!
  8. 5 Point CafeWorth visiting!
  9. Cowgirls Inc.Not worth visiting
  10. Hurricane RidgeWorth visiting!
  11. VancouverWorth visiting!
  12. Vancouver AquariumWorth visiting!
Read:
  1. Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics)Worth consuming!
  2. Confessions of a Failed Southern LadyWorth consuming!
  3. The HoursWorth consuming!
  4. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingWorth consuming!
  5. Persepolis : The Story of a Childhood (Alex Awards (Awards))Worth consuming!
  6. Persepolis 2: The Story of a ReturnWorth consuming!
  7. EmbroideriesWorth consuming!
  8. The Da Vinci CodeNot worth consuming
  9. To Kill a MockingbirdWorth consuming!
  10. Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly LineWorth consuming!
  11. Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseWorth consuming!
  12. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay : A NovelWorth consuming!
  13. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A NovelWorth consuming!
  14. The Old Man and The SeaNot worth consuming
  15. Box Office PoisonWorth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. The MeadowlandsWorth consuming!
  2. The Duchess of HazardWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Some Like It Hot (Special Edition)Worth consuming!
  2. Big FishWorth consuming!
  3. Super Size MeWorth consuming!
  4. It's a Wonderful LifeWorth consuming!
  5. The Sopranos - The Complete Fifth SeasonWorth consuming!
  6. The Sopranos: The Complete First SeasonWorth consuming!
  7. Cool Hand Luke
  8. FargoWorth consuming!
  9. The CoolerWorth consuming!
  10. The Sopranos: The Complete Second SeasonWorth consuming!
  11. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Special Edition)Worth consuming!
  12. The Sopranos: The Complete Third SeasonWorth consuming!
  13. American Graffiti (Collector's Edition)Worth consuming!
  14. Just Like HeavenNot worth consuming
  15. The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (Full Screen Edition)Worth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. Chicken FeetNot worth consuming

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February

Added to 43 Things:
  1. help 43 Things win the SXSW People's Choice award — completed 16 days later
  2. do my taxes — completed about 1 month later
  3. create a murder ballad mix
  4. Milk a cow or a goat — completed about 1 year later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Learn GoLiveWorth doing!
  2. learn to use chopsticksWorth doing!
  3. kiss in a libraryWorth doing!
  4. write for my college paperWorth doing!
  5. Work at McDonaldsNot worth doing
  6. check groceries at Haggen'sWorth doing!
  7. perform quality control tests on peas at Twin City FoodsWorth doing!
  8. Ride a horseWorth doing!
  9. Brush my shoulders offWorth doing!
  10. Send a postcard to PostsecretWorth doing!
  11. take accordion lessonsWorth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Shorty's Coney Island — visited 12 days later
  2. Elysian Brewing Company — visited 2 months later
  3. Petosa Music
  4. Northwest Trek
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Osteria La SpigaWorth visiting!
  2. VeilWorth visiting!
  3. TacomaWorth visiting!
  4. Bob's Java JiveWorth visiting!
  5. Engine House No. 9Worth visiting!
  6. Katie Down'sWorth visiting!
  7. Museum Of GlassWorth visiting!
  8. Point Defiance ParkWorth visiting!
  9. Tacoma DomeNot worth visiting
  10. The Grand CinemaWorth visiting!
  11. Tacoma Art MuseumWorth visiting!
  12. Camp 6 Logging MuseumWorth visiting!
  13. Machiavelli RistoranteWorth visiting!
  14. The HideoutWorth visiting!
  15. Alibi RoomWorth visiting!
Read:
  1. Everything Is Illuminated: A NovelWorth consuming!
  2. East of EdenWorth consuming!
  3. White Teeth: A NovelWorth consuming!
  4. Geek Love: A NovelWorth consuming!
  5. Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual WorkplaceWorth consuming!
  6. Edie: American GirlWorth consuming!
  7. I Love You More Than You Know: EssaysWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Cat on a Hot Tin RoofWorth consuming!
  2. Six Feet Under - The Complete Fourth SeasonNot worth consuming
  3. CapoteWorth consuming!
  4. Brokeback MountainWorth consuming!
  5. Love and AngerNot worth consuming
  6. Ciao Manhattan (Ws Dol)Worth consuming!

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March

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. go hang glidingWorth doing!
  2. help 43 Things win the SXSW People's Choice awardWorth doing!
  3. do my taxesWorth doing!
  4. Roll on your side down a grassy bankWorth doing!
  5. Make a mud pieWorth doing!
  6. Make your own modelling dough mixtureWorth doing!
  7. Make a papier-mache maskWorth doing!
  8. build a sandcastleWorth doing!
  9. climb a treeWorth doing!
  10. Make a painting using your hand and feetWorth doing!
  11. Have your face paintedWorth doing!
  12. Make some breadWorth doing!
  13. make snow angelsWorth doing!
  14. Create a clay sculptureWorth doing!
  15. Take part in a scavenger huntWorth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Kingfish Cafe — visited 3 days later
  2. Cascadia Restaurant — visited about 1 year later
  3. Salumi
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Tin HatWorth visiting!
  2. NiteliteWorth visiting!
  3. Beth's CafeWorth visiting!
  4. Harvard Exit TheaterWorth visiting!
  5. Egyptian TheatreWorth visiting!
  6. CineramaWorth visiting!
  7. Guild 45th TheatreWorth visiting!
  8. Neptune TheaterWorth visiting!
  9. Uptown CinemasWorth visiting!
  10. Crest Cinema CentreWorth visiting!
  11. Big PictureWorth visiting!
  12. Seven Gables TheatreWorth visiting!
  13. Restaurant ZoeWorth visiting!
  14. PortaWorth visiting!
  15. TwistNot worth visiting
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Eric Hodel
  2. Todd Gehman
  3. Alyssa
Watched:
  1. CasablancaWorth consuming!
  2. TitanicNot worth consuming
  3. American BeautyWorth consuming!
  4. The ApartmentWorth consuming!
  5. Ordinary PeopleWorth consuming!
  6. Chicago (Widescreen Edition)Worth consuming!
  7. All About EveWorth consuming!
  8. The Godfather (Widescreen Edition)Worth consuming!
  9. The Godfather, Part II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)Worth consuming!
  10. Kung Fu Hustle (Widescreen Edition)Worth consuming!
  11. Million Dollar Baby (Two-Disc Special Edition)Worth consuming!
  12. Rain ManWorth consuming!
  13. Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)Not worth consuming
  14. The Sound of Music (Single Disc Widescreen Edition)Worth consuming!
  15. The Lost WeekendWorth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. SushiWorth consuming!
  2. ChocolateWorth consuming!
  3. EdamameNot worth consuming
  4. Caprese SaladWorth consuming!
  5. bagel with lox and cream cheeseWorth consuming!
  6. Chai LatteNot worth consuming
  7. Ferrero RocherNot worth consuming
  8. BBQ'd SalmonWorth consuming!
  9. KebabWorth consuming!
  10. CheesecakeWorth consuming!
  11. VenisonWorth consuming!
  12. PastaWorth consuming!
  13. ahi tunaWorth consuming!
  14. hummusWorth consuming!
  15. Fried ChickenWorth consuming!

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April

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Complete "The Artist's Way"
  2. have a picnic — completed about 1 year later
  3. track what's on my zeitgeist — completed about 1 year later
  4. read, understand and memorize three poems — completed over 2 years later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. make a list of all my good ideasWorth doing!
  2. Eat no candy for one week.Not worth doing
  3. spring clean
  4. Buy original artWorth doing!
  5. Save moneyWorth doing!
  6. Take an Acting ClassWorth doing!
  7. have dim sum for breakfastWorth doing!
  8. Memorize Hamlet's, "What a piece of work is man" speechWorth doing!
  9. Be a riot grrrlWorth doing!
  10. flirtWorth doing!
  11. Shake hands with someone famousWorth doing!
  12. Suddenly decide on and leave for a tripWorth doing!
  13. stay in bed all dayWorth doing!
  14. have a Barbie collectionWorth doing!
  15. Write a letter to the editorWorth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Isle Of Berneray
  2. Frites — visited about 1 month later
  3. West Village — visited 22 days later
  4. Oysterville
  5. Two Bells Tavern — visited 9 months later
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Kingfish CafeWorth visiting!
  2. LarkWorth visiting!
  3. Blue Star Cafe & PubWorth visiting!
  4. RedwoodWorth visiting!
  5. Northwest Film ForumWorth visiting!
  6. Beecher's Handmade CheeseWorth visiting!
  7. Green Lake ParkWorth visiting!
  8. Volunteer ParkWorth visiting!
  9. Woodland ParkWorth visiting!
  10. Espresso VivaceWorth visiting!
  11. Zeitgeist CoffeeWorth visiting!
  12. Victrola Coffee & ArtWorth visiting!
  13. Bleu BistroWorth visiting!
  14. NeumosWorth visiting!
  15. Comet TavernWorth visiting!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. alicetiara
  2. Jason Sutter
Read:
  1. The Mother TongueWorth consuming!
  2. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  3. Wake Up, Sir!: A NovelWorth consuming!
  4. The Year of Magical ThinkingWorth consuming!
  5. The Love WifeWorth consuming!
  6. The Year of YesNot worth consuming
  7. The Final Solution: A Story of Detection (P.S.)Worth consuming!
  8. Last Report On The Miracles At Little No HorseWorth consuming!
  9. The Final Problem
  10. The Falling Boy: A NovelWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. BeetlejuiceWorth consuming!
  2. L.A. ConfidentialWorth consuming!
  3. The Last Temptation of Christ - Criterion CollectionWorth consuming!
  4. His Girl FridayWorth consuming!
  5. RushmoreWorth consuming!
  6. Like Water for ChocolateWorth consuming!
  7. Raising ArizonaWorth consuming!
  8. Dead Man WalkingWorth consuming!
  9. Bob Dylan - Don't Look BackWorth consuming!
  10. Boys Don't CryWorth consuming!
  11. The Remains of the Day (Special Edition)Worth consuming!
  12. Say AnythingWorth consuming!
  13. The Philadelphia StoryWorth consuming!
  14. Mulholland DriveNot worth consuming
  15. The HoursWorth consuming!

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May

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. see Death Cab for Cutie live
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Fork — visited about 1 month later
  2. Maximilien Bistro
  3. Cafe Metropolitain — visited 4 months later
  4. Theo Chocolate — visited 5 months later
  5. Kimchi Bistro — visited 8 months later
  6. Olympic Sculpture Park — visited 8 months later
  7. Seward Park — visited 9 months later
  8. XO Bistro
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Seattle Art MuseumWorth visiting!
  2. The Triple DoorWorth visiting!
  3. Gas Works ParkWorth visiting!
  4. Seattle CenterWorth visiting!
  5. Safeco FieldWorth visiting!
  6. Alki BeachWorth visiting!
  7. BabelandWorth visiting!
  8. The Vera ProjectWorth visiting!
  9. Western Washington UniversityWorth visiting!
  10. Ray's BoathouseWorth visiting!
  11. University Of WashingtonWorth visiting!
  12. Pacific Science CenterWorth visiting!
  13. 611 SupremeWorth visiting!
  14. Bimbo's Bitchin' Burrito KitchenNot worth visiting
  15. The Broadway Grill
Marked as failed on 43 Places:
  1. Petosa Music
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Eric Weaver
  2. fambai
Read:
  1. SurfacingWorth consuming!
  2. Are Men Necessary?Worth consuming!
  3. Are Men Necessary?: When Sexes Collide
Watched:
  1. Sweet Bird of YouthWorth consuming!
  2. Masculin Feminin - Criterion CollectionWorth consuming!
  3. drawing restraint 9
  4. BrickWorth consuming!

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June

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. create a personal poetry anthologyWorth doing!
  2. Buy a non-vintage, carry-on sized wheely suitcaseNot worth doing
  3. Grow my hair outWorth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Lake Stevens — visited 11 months later
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Observation DeckWorth visiting!
  2. Umi Sake HouseWorth visiting!
  3. AnacortesWorth visiting!
  4. ArlingtonWorth visiting!
  5. AuburnNot worth visiting
  6. Bainbridge IslandWorth visiting!
  7. Battle GroundNot worth visiting
  8. BellevueWorth visiting!
  9. BellinghamWorth visiting!
  10. BothellNot worth visiting
  11. BremertonWorth visiting!
  12. BurienWorth visiting!
  13. BurlingtonNot worth visiting
  14. CentraliaWorth visiting!
  15. ClarkstonWorth visiting!
Marked as failed on 43 Places:
  1. Stumptown Comics Fest
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. haikugirl — met 2 months later
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. ario
  2. CriminalSalt
Read:
  1. Man Walks Into a RoomWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Thank You for SmokingWorth consuming!
  2. The Break-UpNot worth consuming
  3. An Inconvenient TruthWorth consuming!
  4. Mistrz (The Master)
Consumed:
  1. Coca-Cola BlākWorth consuming!
  2. Coke Blak

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July

Added to 43 Things:
  1. explore using flexcar.com — completed 9 months later
  2. go whale watching
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Portfolio Restaurant
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Golden Gardens ParkWorth visiting!
  2. Snoqualmie PassWorth visiting!
  3. Snow LakeWorth visiting!
  4. Fun ForestWorth visiting!
  5. Tractor Tavern
  6. QuincyWorth visiting!
  7. Duke's Chowder House
  8. Galleria's
Marked as failed on 43 Places:
  1. Barbacoa
Read:
  1. Play It As It Lays: A NovelWorth consuming!
  2. In Cold BloodWorth consuming!
  3. The History of Love: A NovelWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition)Worth consuming!
  2. Strangers with CandyWorth consuming!
  3. WordplayWorth consuming!

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August

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Drink a New York Egg Cream — completed 14 days later
  2. track everything I eat for a week
  3. change my name for a year
  4. clean my carpet and armchairs
  5. detox — completed 4 months later
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. Complete "The Artist's Way"
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Sitka and Spruce
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Lombard StreetWorth visiting!
  2. Russian HillWorth visiting!
  3. Pesce
  4. The Tonga Room And Hurricane BarWorth visiting!
  5. Hemlock TavernWorth visiting!
  6. Swan Oyster DepotWorth visiting!
  7. Grace Cathedral Episcopal ChurchWorth visiting!
  8. Quetzal Internet CafeWorth visiting!
  9. Nob HillNot worth visiting
  10. Bambuddha LoungeWorth visiting!
  11. Phoenix HotelWorth visiting!
  12. Mission DistrictWorth visiting!
  13. 826 ValenciaWorth visiting!
  14. The Fish TheaterWorth visiting!
  15. Pirate Supply StoreWorth visiting!
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. Joe — met about 1 month later
Read:
  1. My Year of MeatsWorth consuming!
  2. Life of PiWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Cobra VerdeWorth consuming!
  2. Baby DollWorth consuming!
  3. Little Miss SunshineWorth consuming!
  4. The Oh in Ohio

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September

Added to 43 Things:
  1. track everything I spend for a week — completed about 1 month later
  2. Eat a burrito for all three meals one day — completed 3 months later
  3. learn to cook delicious soup — completed 3 months later
  4. make limoncello
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Drink a New York Egg CreamWorth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Cafe Metropolitain
  2. SnohomishWorth visiting!
  3. Airial Balloon CompanyWorth visiting!
  4. Rivertown Ale HouseWorth visiting!
  5. Bob's Corn
  6. Viceroy
  7. Flowers Bar & RestaurantWorth visiting!
  8. FeierabendWorth visiting!
  9. Elliott Bay Book Company
  10. Benaroya Hall
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Joe
  2. Ian McKellar
  3. stacy
Watched:
  1. Howl's Moving CastleWorth consuming!
  2. Chuck & Buck
  3. Band of Outsiders - Criterion CollectionWorth consuming!
  4. Match PointWorth consuming!
  5. The Science of Sleep

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October

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. erg
  2. be healthy for 30 days
  3. do the landmark forumWorth doing!
  4. track everything I spend for a weekWorth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. McLeod Residence — visited 29 days later
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. SeattleWorth visiting!
  2. Boka Kitchen And BarWorth visiting!
  3. Brooklyn Seafood, Steak & Oyster HouseWorth visiting!
  4. Theo Chocolate
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. venessa
Watched:
  1. The Seven Year ItchWorth consuming!
  2. Bus StopWorth consuming!
  3. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyWorth consuming!
  4. Marie AntoinetteWorth consuming!

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November

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. hold a human brainWorth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. King Street Station
  2. Pitcairn ScottWorth visiting!
  3. Rendezvous
  4. Cyclops
  5. McLeod ResidenceWorth visiting!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. CaseyLeigh
  2. russellelbert
Read:
  1. The House of Mirth (Dover Thrift Editions)Worth consuming!
  2. Roustabout: A FictionWorth consuming!
  3. Special Topics in Calamity PhysicsNot worth consuming
Watched:
  1. Storytelling
  2. ShortbusWorth consuming!
  3. For Your Consideration
  4. Casino RoyaleWorth consuming!

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December

Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Serious PieWorth visiting!
  2. GeorgetownWorth visiting!
  3. Jules Mae'sWorth visiting!
Watched:
  1. You, Me and DupreeNot worth consuming

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