#69 Go have Rolling Stone’s Top 100 albums in my iPod

(accomplished October 7, 2008)

I got all the Top 100 albums in my iPod!  I had most of the top 25 already but the rest are a lot of bands that I had always heard of but never heard.  Now I just have to take the time to listen to them.

I think I will share my personal list of Top 10 or 25 soon, maybe even later today…I’m not sure how I would begin to do my own 100.

On a personal note, I’m noticing that I haven’t been posting up a lot of photos.  I love photos but I find it hard to use on wordpress.  I would like then to have a uniform size if possible (al least one of the sides should always be the same) but I haven’t figured out how to do that yet.  I’ll try to work on that.

#94 Go see a show at least once a month…been going to a lot of shows lately…

(accomplished October 1, 2008)

Since this was one that really had now timeline to finish, other than then end of the 1001 days, I am declaring it officially done!  I’ve been going to tons of shows lately and am sure to continue but I’m satisfied that I’ve finished this goal.

AFI’s 100 Years…100 Films

I am posting the list of all AFI’s 100 Years…100 Films that I am supposed to see to fulfill my #71 Go see all the AFI’s 100 Years…100 Films for my 101 in 1001.  I am chosing to use the 1998 list rather than the 2007 list because, quite simply, I think that the 2007 list is weak and most of the new additions will not stand the test of time.  I’ll be adding them all the Netflix asap.  I think I also may combine this with #34 Go host a movie marathon.

Update:

September 10, 2008 – Bonnie and Clyde

October 28, 2008 – The Godfather, The Godfather II (way inferior to the first), Bringing Up Baby.

November 2, 2008 – Some Like It Hot, All About Eve (51 left!)

 

 Here they are:

1	Citizen Kane	1941
2	Casablanca	1942
3	The Godfather	1972
4	Gone with the Wind	1939
5	Lawrence of Arabia	1962
6	The Wizard of Oz	1939
7	The Graduate	1967
8	On the Waterfront	1954
9	Schindler’s List	1993
10	Singin’ in the Rain	1952
11	It’s a Wonderful Life	1946
12	Sunset Boulevard	1950
13	The Bridge on the River Kwai	1957
14	Some Like It Hot	1959
15	Star Wars	1977
16	All About Eve	1950
17	The African Queen	1951
18	Psycho	1960
19	Chinatown	1974
20	One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest	1975
21	The Grapes of Wrath	1940
22	2001: A Space Odyssey	1968
23	The Maltese Falcon	1941
24	Raging Bull	1980
25	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982
26	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	1964
27	Bonnie and Clyde	1967
28	Apocalypse Now	1979
29	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	1939
30	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre	1948
31	Annie Hall	1977
32	The Godfather Part II	1974
33	High Noon	1952
34	To Kill a Mockingbird	1962
35	It Happened One Night	1934
36	Midnight Cowboy	1969
37	The Best Years of Our Lives	1946
38	Double Indemnity	1944
39	Doctor Zhivago	1965
40	North by Northwest	1959
41	West Side Story	1961
42	Rear Window	1954
43	King Kong	1933
44	The Birth of a Nation	1915
45	A Streetcar Named Desire	1951
46	A Clockwork Orange	1971
47	Taxi Driver	1976
48	Jaws	1975
49	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1937
50	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	1969
51	The Philadelphia Story	1940
52	From Here to Eternity	1953
53	Amadeus	1984
54	All Quiet on the Western Front	1930
55	The Sound of Music	1965
56	M*A*S*H	1970
57	The Third Man	1949
58	Fantasia	1940
59	Rebel Without a Cause	1955
60	Raiders of the Lost Ark	1981
61	Vertigo	1958
62	Tootsie	1982
63	Stagecoach	1939
64	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	1977
65	The Silence of the Lambs	1991
66	Network	1976
67	The Manchurian Candidate	1962
68	An American in Paris	1951
69	Shane	1953
70	The French Connection	1971
71	Forrest Gump	1994
72	Ben-Hur	1959
73	Wuthering Heights	1939
74	The Gold Rush	1925
75	Dances with Wolves	1990
76	City Lights	1931
77	American Graffiti	1973
78	Rocky	1976
79	The Deer Hunter	1978
80	The Wild Bunch	1969
81	Modern Times	1936
82	Giant	1956
83	Platoon	1986
84	Fargo	1996
85	Duck Soup	1933
86	Mutiny on the Bounty	1935
87	Frankenstein	1931
88	Easy Rider	1969
89	Patton	1970
90	The Jazz Singer	1927
91	My Fair Lady	1964
92	A Place in the Sun	1951
93	The Apartment	1960
94	Goodfellas	1990
95	Pulp Fiction	1994
96	The Searchers	1956
97	Bringing Up Baby	1938
98	Unforgiven	1992
99	Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner	1967
100	Yankee Doodle Dandy	1942

Looks like I have 58 films to watch in the next couple years.

Latest 99 update…33 down

I’m updating this list as I just learned that some of these places are closed now…they still count towards my total! 

 

(updated 9.21.08: Now 39 down!  And 40 when I go to Tacos Baja Ensenada tonight!)

(updated 9.22.08: I went to El Hurache too!)

 

Abode (closed)

Alcazar

Angeli Caffe

Angelini Osteria

A.O.C.

Apple Pan

Attari (updated June 7, 2008)

A-Won

Babita

Bar Marmont

Beacon: An Asian Cafe

Bin 8945 (closed)

Blue Velvet

Border Grill

Bulgarini Gelato

Caioti Pizza Café (updated July 26, 2008)

Campanile

Canele

Casa Bianca

Chamea

Chichén Itzá

Chung King

Ciudad

Cora’s Coffee Shoppe

Cut

Daikokuya

Dino’s Burgers

Drago

El Huarache Azteca (updated September 22, 2008)

El Parian

Elite

Euro Pane Bakery

Father’s Office (updated June 6, 2008)

Fogo de Chao

Foundry

Fraîche (updated August 9, 2008)

Golden Deli

Golden Triangle

Grace  (updated September 14, 2008)

Green Village

The Grill on the Alley

Guelaguetza

Hatfield’s

The Hungry Cat (updated July 26, 2008)

Il Moro

Jar

JiRaffe

Kagaya

Kiriko

Koi

Krua Thai

Langer’s

La Casita Mexicana

La Terza

Literati II

The Lodge

Los Balcones del Peru (updated June 20, 2008)

Lou (updated June 17, 2008)

Lucques

M Café de Chaya

Macau Street

Marouch

Max

Meals by Genet

Mélisse

Metro Café (updated May 2008)

Michael’s

Mimosa (updated June 13, 2008)

Musso & Frank Grill

Noodle House

Nook

101 Noodle Express

Oinkster (updated June 16, 2008)

Opus

Orris

Ortolan

Patina

Philippe the Original

Phillips’ Barbecue

Pizzeria Mozza

Pollo a la Brasa

Providence

Rajdhani

Royale (closed)

Sapp Coffee Shop (updated May 2008)

750ml

Simon L.A.

Sona

Spago (updated September 2, 2008)

Square One

Tacos Baja Ensenada (updated September 22, 2008)

Tama

Urasawa

Uzbekistan (closed)

Valentino

Village Idiot

Vincenti

Water Grill

Woodlands

#74 Go read Hillary Clinton’s Living History

(accomplished August 4, 2008)

I finished Living History at work today.  I feel like it is more interesting as a work of history rather than a well-written biography if that makes any sense.  Some parts were taken directly from It Takes a Village.  I enjoyed it to get a better insight on Clinton’s view of situtations I had know of growing up but nothing was too revealing.  I’m going to think about this some more and write something better later.

#39 Go donate to a candidate I believe in

(accomplished July 7, 2008)

So I have donated to Hillary before.  I love her and the Clintons. 

But yesterday, I decided to donate to Barack.  I do like him, have liked him, hope he can deliver on what he has promised (I’m already seeing some signs that this is questionable).  I’ve never been against him, just for someone else.  I think he can do well for our country and I’m hoping that he will have some good people in his corner to support him in the November elections. 

I need a win here people!

#49 Go walk across the Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

 (accomplished July 6, 2008)

 

I was in San Francisco for the 4th of July weekend.  I had a great time! 

 

Drove with A to Modesto first so go to a friend’s BBQ.  I hadn’t seen him in ages so it was really good to be there.  Great, massive spread of food, drinks, and a pool. 

 

Spent some time at the new pad in Pacific Heights.  Nice neighborhood.  I hope to spend more time here.  Saw some more friends and just explored.

 

Wandered a bit and then remembered that walking across the Golden Gate Bridge was on my 101 list!  Took about 1hour 45 minutes for the round trip and the weather was a bit windy and chilly but I did it!

Where to take visitors in LA

Recently, I have been trying to come up with ideas of places in LA to take out of towners in.  I know there are some traditional spots to take people but these aren’t the places that I want to show them (I think Venice is kind of gross and definitely overrated).  I have decided that LA is a great place to live, but not necessarily visit, so my choices vary.  This is a work in progress but here are places that I want to highlight in Southern California.  Some traditional and some not so much.

Attractions:

• The Getty
• Disneyland
• MOCA
• BCAM
• Cinespia
• Zuma Beach
• Griffith Park
• Huntington Library
• Dockweiler Beach for bonfires and airplanes

Food:

• King Taco
• Langer’s
• Father’s Office
• Samnamlung Cafe
• Soot Bull Jeep
• T.O.T.
• Pink’s
• Homegirl Cafe
• Crepe in the Grip
• In-N-Out
• Cielto Lindo
• Earthen
• Ocean Star dim sum
• Paradise Cove
• Pinkberry (not sure about this one)
• any taco truck
• any hot dog cart

 

Drink:

• Tiki Ti
• The Edison (weeknights only people!)
• Redwood Bar
• Red Lion
• Star Shoes
• Library Bar
• Cosmos
• The Standard roof bar

More 99 down!

I went to 2 more this weekend!  Now 29 down, 70 to go!  This is getting expensive.

 

Abode

Alcazar

Angeli Caffe

Angelini Osteria

A.O.C.

Apple Pan

Attari (updated June 7, 2008)

A-Won

Babita

Bar Marmont

Beacon: An Asian Cafe

Bin 8945

Blue Velvet

Border Grill

Bulgarini Gelato

Caioti Pizza Café

Campanile

Canele

Casa Bianca

Chamea

Chichén Itzá

Chung King

Ciudad

Cora’s Coffee Shoppe

Cut

Daikokuya

Dino’s Burgers

Drago

El Huarache Azteca

El Parian

Elite

Euro Pane Bakery

Father’s Office (updated June 6, 2008)

Fogo de Chao

Foundry

Fraîche

Golden Deli

Golden Triangle

Grace

Green Village

The Grill on the Alley

Guelaguetza

Hatfield’s

The Hungry Cat

Il Moro

Jar

JiRaffe

Kagaya

Kiriko

Koi

Krua Thai

Langer’s

La Casita Mexicana

La Terza

Literati II

The Lodge

Los Balcones del Peru (updated June 20, 2008)

Lou (updated June 17, 2008)

Lucques

M Café de Chaya

Macau Street

Marouch

Max

Meals by Genet

Mélisse

Metro Café (updated May 2008)

Michael’s

Mimosa (updated June 13, 2008)

Musso & Frank Grill

Noodle House

Nook

101 Noodle Express

Oinkster (updated June 16, 2008)

Opus

Orris

Ortolan

Patina

Philippe the Original

Phillips’ Barbecue

Pizzeria Mozza

Pollo a la Brasa

Providence

Rajdhani

Royale

Sapp Coffee Shop (updated May 2008)

750ml

Simon L.A.

Sona

Spago

Square One

Tacos Baja Ensenada

Tama

Urasawa

Uzbekistan

Valentino

Village Idiot

Vincenti

Water Grill

Woodlands

 

[updated June 20, 2008...2 more this week!  Lou and Los Balcones del Peru.  Now 31 down.]

Desert Island Albums

At this moment in time, these are my 10 “desert island” albums, the 10 that I could listen to forever, in no particular order:

1. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
2. The Man Who, Travis
3. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys
4. Up the Bracket, The Libertines
5. Parklife, Blur
6. OK Computer, Radiohead
7. Automatic for the People, R.E.M.
8. London Calling, The Clash
9. Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan
10. Odelay, Beck

It’s a little hard to decide on the rest…I want to bring a Best of Morrissey and the Marie Antoinette soundtrack but I don’t think they can count.  The list should just be perfect albums…no compilations and no skips.