101 Things in 1001 Days: The List

So, reading lots of blogs on the interwebs, you come across various ideas for posts and blogger-y things.  My sister does a "7 on the 7th" bit; some people do "Things I Love Thursdays," others do "Some Days are Tuesdays."  But my favorite type of these blogging activities is the "101 in 1001" lists, wherein you make a list of 101 things you would like to accomplish in the coming 1001 days.  Given my love of to-do lists (I make them on a daily basis, even if the day just involves routine activities), I had to give this a try.  So, below the cut is my list of 101 things that I need to accomplish in the coming two and a half years.  Some are huge; some are ridiculously tiny.  Some are time-intensive, others are not; a few of them require very little commitment, but most of them require some sort of ongoing effort.


We'll see how it goes.


I did start this list on July 11th, so some of the items have clearly already been completed (#96 - Buy a yukata--yeah, last post has pictures of me wearing it).  I'll get an update post for the last two months up tomorrow, just in case anyone's interested. :P

Festivals & Homesickness

Arriving in Japan in the summertime, I have been taking part in the obligatory, highly-expected "foreigner comes to Japan and participates in the local culture via summer festivals" bit.  And yes, that involved me dressing in a yukata (summer kimono), which is generally supposed to be one-size-fits-all.  Of course, when you are a foreigner with, shall we say, slightly different proportions than the average Japanese woman, this results in retail clerks helping you try on the yukata while making "hmm... mmm..." sounds before hesitantly saying "Chotto chiisai..." (It's a little small).  This, in turn, results to be going into stores and buying things without trying them on, because I know I can MAKE it fit if I really try.

Internet & Inawashiro

So, I believe that the most exciting news of the moment is that I now have internet at my apartment!  It took five weeks, but it's here now, and I am a much happier camper.  It also means that I can upload pictures, so I'll be doing some recaps of stuff that already happened.

Part One - Inawashiro Lake, July 16, 2011