10 minutes in and nek minit*, all over

It's a touch hard to exercise when ones recently repaired knee decides that it doesn't want to cooperate with cardio. It also makes it hard to do sit ups when it decides to start sublexating. Not cool bro.

Stupid knees. Who needs them?


*Yes, I'm trying to be all hip and cool like the youngsters. Shut up and get off my lawn!

Whoops, but look! A list!

Um, so I kind of got busy and forgot about this. And then when I did remember, I felt guilty and avoided it, cos you know - the internets may think badly of me. Or something. And lately there has been rugby (Go All Blacks! 2011 World Cup is ours!...and sorry Canada for smashing you today).

But I'm back! I have things to say too. Firstly, had my surgery (pretty successful, still v amused when I scratch the medial side, the lateral side (which is numb) feels it instead), and got my Gamsat results (63!), applied and got denied, and didn't actually care very much, so there was that. Move to Australia, got a job (finally!) and am enjoying getting paid lots of money. This may or may not be the thing that is pushing me away from med for the moment, but more on that later.

Since I've decided to give med a break for a few years, I've decided to do a 101 in 1001 list. It took me over a month to come up with goals; I got stuck on 70 for a long time. I am very excited about doing this, it's really pushing me out of my comfort zone and giving me a chance to have a reason for doing some things. There are a couple of things on the list that are rather random, and a few that I really should have done by now. I started on Sept 24 2011, and will finish on June 21st 2014 (shortest day of the year). I wanted to have a finishing date of May 31st 2011 (day before my 29th birthday), but didn't finish in time. Oh well, maybe I will finish them early.

My list:

Number	Goal	Status
1	Leave a note in a book
2	Find a quote and make some art/décor with it
3	Start writing a book
4	Complete a colouring book
5	Go skydiving
6	Run a 10k
7	Visit the Grand Canyon
8	Learn conversational Portuguese
9	See a musical on Broadway
10	Shoot at a gun range
11	Join a community service group
12	Post a secret to postsecret
13	Fly business class
14	Build a model (pref working)
15	Go on a mystery flight/weekend
16	Go paintballing
17	Send someone flowers
18	Do a boot camp
19	Wear more dresses
20	Blog about 101 completions
21	Buy something off TV
22	Experience a V8 lap
23	Join the Bone Marrow Registry
24	Get motorcycle license
25	Do 100 sit ups in a row
26	Go on a kayaking day trip
27	Learn a martial art/self-defence method
28	Do 100 push ups in a row
29	Fall in love
30	Use left arm for a whole day
31	Get a Brazilian
32	Be debt free (other than Student Loan)
33	Learn all the words to Poi E (not just humming)
34	Keep a plant alive for six months
35	Buy some original art
36	Donate at least 10,000 grains of rice
37	Inspire someone to do a 101 list and help them achieve it
38	Take at least one photo a week
39	Get a goldfish
40	Keep on top of household chores
41	Modify my car
42	Go four wheel driving
43	Snorkel without freaking out
44	Visit all capital cities of Australia
45	Save 50% of a house deposit
46	Break a bad habit
47	See a movie at the cinemas once a month
48	Go to a music festival
49	Go to a rodeo
50	Buy myself flowers for no reason
51	Bring lunch from home for a week
52	Back five new recipes from Edmonds
53	Participate in the 26 things photo project
54	Build a piece of furniture (not ikea!)
55	Get Australian citizenship
56	Learn to wear lipstick
57	Be published in three professional journals
58	Go gokarting
59	Learn to drive manual
60	Own a real diamond ring
61	Watch an NFL game
62	Climb Mt Coo-tha
63	Give to charity once a month
64	Send a surprise gift to someone
65	Learn to cook risotto
66	Have a helicopter ride
67	Visit Machu Picchu in Peru
68	Play Blackjack in Las Vegas
69	See Uluru
70	Visit the Great Barrier Reef
71	Eat a piece of fruit a day
72	Take a hip hop dance class
73	Give up lollies for a month
74	Kiss someone at midnight on NYE
75	Come mid-front of pack in a mini tri
76	Get my hair done every three months
77	Get a manicure
78	Go to a famous comedy gig
79	Watch a new movie of every letter of the alphabet
80	Learn a new word every day
81	Lose 10kg by Christmas
82	Regularly complete callisthenics programme
83	Drink a cocktail in/by the pool in a resort
84	Watch an Ice Hockey game
85	Have no road rage for a week
86	Ski on natural snow
87	Go to the South Island
88	Go whitewater rafting
89	See Kayla/Nitya at least once a month each
90	Buy expensive underwear
91	Drink 1L of water/equiv. every day
92	Join a social sports team
93	Have a mole check
94	Improve my posture
95	Learn a poem by heart
96	Learn how to look good in photos
97	Do a random act of kindness per month
98	Take a basic mechanics course
99	Stop and help someone who has broken down
100	Secure a long term A06 position
101	Visit to Auckland every six months and see everyone