Monday, 5 January 2009

AFI 100 greatest films

CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2 GODFATHER, THE (1972)
3 CASABLANCA (1942)
4 RAGING BULL (1980)
5 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
6 GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
7 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
8 SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
9 VERTIGO (1958)
10 WIZARD OF OZ, THE (1939)
11 CITY LIGHTS (1931)
12 SEARCHERS, THE (1956)
13 STAR WARS (1977)
14 PSYCHO (1960)
15 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
16 SUNSET BLVD. (1950)
17 GRADUATE, THE (1967)
18 GENERAL, THE (1927)
19 ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
20 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
21 CHINATOWN (1974)
22 SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
23 GRAPES OF WRATH, THE (1940)
24 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
25 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
26 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
27 HIGH NOON (1952)
28 ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
29 DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
30 APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
31 MALTESE FALCON, THE (1941)
32 GODFATHER PART II, THE (1974)
33 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
34 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
35 ANNIE HALL (1977)
36 BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE (1957)
37 BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE (1946)
38 TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, THE (1948)
39 DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
40 SOUND OF MUSIC, THE (1965)
41 KING KONG (1933)
42 BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
43 MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
44 PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE (1940)
45 SHANE (1953)
46 IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
47 STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A (1951)
48 REAR WINDOW (1954)
49 INTOLERANCE (1916)
50 LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE (2001)
51 WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
52 TAXI DRIVER (1976)
53 DEER HUNTER, THE (1978)
54 M*A*S*H (1970)
55 NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
56 JAWS (1975)
57 ROCKY (1976)
58 GOLD RUSH, THE (1925)
59 NASHVILLE (1975)
60 DUCK SOUP (1933)
61 SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941)
62 AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
63 CABARET (1972)
64 NETWORK (1976)
65 AFRICAN QUEEN, THE (1951)
66 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
67 WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966)
68 UNFORGIVEN (1992)
69 TOOTSIE (1982)
70 CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (1971)
71 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
72 SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE (1994)
73 BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
74 SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE (1991)
75 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)
76 FORREST GUMP (1994)
77 ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976)
78 MODERN TIMES (1936)
79 WILD BUNCH, THE (1969)
80 APARTMENT, THE (1960)
81 SPARTACUS (1960)
82 SUNRISE (1927)
83 TITANIC (1997)
84 EASY RIDER (1969)
85 NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A (1935)
86 PLATOON (1986)
87 12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
88 BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
89 SIXTH SENSE, THE (1999)
90 SWING TIME (1936)
91 SOPHIE'S CHOICE (1982)
92 GOODFELLAS (1990)
93 FRENCH CONNECTION, THE (1971)
94 PULP FICTION (1994)
95 LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE (1971)
96 DO THE RIGHT THING (1989)
97 BLADE RUNNER (1982)
98 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
99 TOY STORY (1995)
100 BEN-HUR (1959)

Sunday, 4 January 2009

Day Zero

My best friend suggested i do this, so here we go.

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

The Start Date:
January 5th, 2009.

The Finish Date:
October 3nd, 2011.

The Tasks:
1) Get my tattoo of a butterfly.
2) Lose 20lbs and maintain that weight.
3) Get my right nipple pierced.
4) Buy flowers for my mother, every month.
5) Read every book on my reading list (will type up).
6) Visit paris with Amee and Shmind.
7) Stand at the top of the Eiffel Tower and not faint.
8) Pass all if my AS levels.
9) Apply to attend Parsons New school of Art and Design to do Fashion Design.
10) Keep my vanity table clear for a month.
11) Visit three different states (i have already done this, but i want to visit three new ones).
12) Go to bed, before Midnight, for one month (0/31).
13) And then another month (0/28).
14) Pass my driving test.
15) Go to Leeds fest.
16) Meet three of my favourite bands/artists.
17) Write a short story.
18) Draw everyday.
19) Actually complete NaNoWriMo.
20) Dye my hair magenta.
21) Tidy my bedroom and keep it tidy for a week (0/7).
22) Go on a road trip, with four of my favourite people.
23) Have a Yes Man-esque Harry Potter party with Amee.
24) Watch the sunrise 10 times, with 10 different people i love (0/10).
25) Sent a postcard into Post Secret.
26) Run a 5k run for Macmillan nurses.
27) Do something about Rian.
28) say yes to something i would normally say no to.
29) Discover ten bands I didn't know about (0/10).
30) Get an actual job.
31) Get rid of 101 personal things I no longer need.
32) Go skinny dipping.
33) Buy a pair of trousers which i like and wear them once a month (0/33).
34) Smile everyday, for no reason what so ever (14/1001).
35) Visit Italy.
36) Go to Barcelona with my mother.
37) Watch 250 films, which i have never seen before (0/250).
38) Sing in public.
39) Stop impulse buying and actually think about it for once.
40) Visit iceland.
41) See the northern lights.
42) Stop Biting my nails.
43) Re-read harry potter (0/7).
44) See a Shakespeare play performed.
45) Go bowling.
46) Go ice-skating.
47) Sleep under the stars with somebody i love.
48) Throw another fancy dress party.
49) Do karaoke with Amee.
50) Sleep under the stars.
51) Drink a litre of water a day for a month (0/30).
52) Stay up with friends to watch both the sunset and the sunrise.
53) Eat five fruit and veg a day for a week (0/35).
54) Learn to snowboard.
55) Send in a sentence to onesentence.org
56) Send my future self a letter with futureme.org
57) Be silent for a whole day.
58) Learn to play piano, to a reasonable standard so i can sing and play at the same time.
59) Run through the williamson square fountain and get absolutely drenched.
60) learn when it is appropriate to shut up.
61) Send ten hand-written letters.
62) don't drink alcohol for a month (0/31).
63) Go see Top Gear.
64) Compliment a complete stranger.
65) Buy five gifts for my friends 'just because'.
66) Buy myself a new phone.
67) Swap my iPod with someone for a week.
68) Play chess once a week (2/142).
69) Go and see Laura Marling.
70) Go see Regina Spektor, again..
71) Go to london with Shmind.
72) Clear out my wardrobe of everything i never wear.
73) Donate it all to charity.
74) Do something new every weekend (0/142).
75) Complete a game on the xbox.
76) Post this list online.
77) Go to southport fireworks display twice (0/2)
78) Give up something for Lent.
79) Write down all of my favourite recipes down, to pass on to my future children.
80) buy soya milk, so shmind can drink tea in my house.
81) Laugh everyday(14/1001).
82) Make someone else laugh everyday (14/1001).
83) Make all my friends birthday cards.
84) Don't say FUCK for a week (0/7).
85) Go to egg at least once a month.
86) Learn to play Guitar hero.
87) Take a picture, everyday, for a year (0/365).
88) Spend each art lesson with Lauren, pretending to be someone else.
89) Wear my glasses.
90) Dance everyday (2/1001).
91) Do ALL my own ironing for a month (0/31).
92) Tell someone i love them everyday (14/1001).
93) Take 1001 pictures (149/1001).
94) Post them on here.
95) Watch AFI 100 films to watch before you die (24/100).
96) Eat veggie food for a week.
97) Get singing lessons.
98) Desgin 4 dresses/outfits a week.
99) Try and get tickets for london fashion week.
100) Pass My A2 levels.
101) Make another list.