Bill Turner in 2005

2005 was 93% worth living.

In 2005, Bill Turner did 91 things, went 72 places, met 11 people, and consumed 328 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. Learn how to use Movable Type — completed about 1 month later
  2. Start using SVN. — completed about 1 month later
  3. start using del.icio.us — completed about 1 month later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. see the northern lightsWorth doing!
  2. install a wikiWorth doing!
  3. Have my own Domain NameWorth doing!
  4. Have songs that I've listened to logged via Audioscrobbler.comWorth doing!
  5. visit NYCWorth doing!

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February

Added to 43 Things:
  1. do my taxes — completed 5 days later
  2. Read "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" — completed 2 months later
  3. learn to use XMLHttpRequest — completed 9 months later
  4. start using the library — completed over 2 years later
  5. start drawing again — completed over 3 years later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Get a gmail accountWorth doing!
  2. buy a homeWorth doing!
  3. Get a digital SLR cameraWorth doing!
  4. Learn how to use Movable TypeWorth doing!
  5. Start using SVN.Worth doing!
  6. go to ItalyWorth doing!
  7. Get my poetry publishedWorth doing!
  8. own my own homeWorth doing!
  9. Visit RomeWorth doing!
  10. Visit ItalyWorth doing!
  11. Visit VeniceWorth doing!
  12. visit FlorenceWorth doing!
  13. learn Quicksilver for OS XWorth doing!
  14. Support tsunami - earthquake reliefWorth doing!

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March

Added to 43 Things:
  1. re-design my website — completed 2 months later
  2. get a 4.0 GPA this semester — completed about 1 year later
  3. make wine — completed about 1 year later
  4. build something — completed over 2 years later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. learn how to drive stick-shiftWorth doing!
  2. Own a MacWorth doing!
  3. Be on a panel at SXSWWorth doing!
  4. Try out 43 ThingsWorth doing!
  5. drink more waterWorth doing!
  6. start using del.icio.usWorth doing!
  7. get a laptopWorth doing!
  8. Get (or renew) a passportWorth doing!
  9. get a jobWorth doing!
  10. Fly First ClassWorth doing!
  11. Read moreWorth doing!
  12. print photos in a darkroomWorth doing!
  13. make my own wineWorth doing!
  14. become fluent in englishWorth doing!
  15. take a photography classWorth doing!

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April

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Invest
  2. Learn Objective-C
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. learn to shoot a gun
  2. Read "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"Worth doing!

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May

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. trade mix CDsWorth doing!
  2. re-design my websiteWorth doing!
  3. learn to develop B&W filmWorth doing!
  4. Buy a pro account of FlickrWorth doing!
  5. Travel to ItalyWorth doing!
Watched:
  1. Shrek 2 (Widescreen Edition)Not worth consuming
  2. Vera DrakeWorth consuming!
  3. This Is Spinal Tap (Special Edition)Worth consuming!
  4. Springtime In a Small TownWorth consuming!

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June

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Fall in loveWorth doing!
  2. plant a treeWorth doing!
  3. get an apple powerbookWorth doing!
  4. Help test Tootietails: the next new thing from The Robot Co-opWorth doing!
  5. move my travel "things" to 43placesWorth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Barcelona
  2. Dallas — visited about 1 month later
  3. Venezia — visited about 1 month later
  4. Napa Valley
  5. Japan
  6. France
  7. Montreal
  8. Morocco
  9. Cinque Terre
  10. San Francisco
  11. Praha
  12. Alaska
  13. Seattle
  14. Hawai'i
  15. Paris
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. ItalyWorth visiting!
  2. RomaWorth visiting!
  3. LondonWorth visiting!
  4. FirenzeWorth visiting!
  5. New OrleansWorth visiting!
  6. ShreveportWorth visiting!
  7. Grand Canyon National ParkWorth visiting!
  8. ChicagoWorth visiting!
  9. New York CityWorth visiting!
  10. ColumbusWorth visiting!
  11. Campo de' FioriWorth visiting!
  12. TexasWorth visiting!
Listened to:
  1. The Further Adventures of Lord QuasWorth consuming!
  2. IllinoiseWorth consuming!
  3. Fisherman's WomanWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Napoleon DynamiteWorth consuming!

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July

Added to 43 Things:
  1. get out of Dallas — completed over 2 years later
  2. Learn and practice Tai Chi
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Join flickrWorth doing!
  2. get used to wearing my contactsWorth doing!
  3. learn ruby on railsWorth doing!
  4. Get my photolog onlineWorth doing!
  5. Have KidsWorth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Napoli
  2. Glasgow
  3. The Alamo — visited 2 months later
  4. Pompeii
  5. Edinburgh
  6. Walt Disney World — visited 9 months later
  7. Florida Keys
  8. Sicilia
  9. Pittsburgh — visited 10 months later
  10. Cedar Point — visited 11 months later
  11. Milano
  12. District of Columbia
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. OhioWorth visiting!
  2. SteubenvilleWorth visiting!
  3. AkronWorth visiting!
  4. Deep EllumNot worth visiting
  5. American Airlines CenterWorth visiting!
  6. Book DepositoryWorth visiting!
  7. River WalkWorth visiting!
  8. San AntonioWorth visiting!
  9. DentonWorth visiting!
  10. AustinWorth visiting!
  11. BeerlandWorth visiting!
  12. Whole Foods MarketWorth visiting!
  13. Stubb's Bar-B-QWorth visiting!
  14. AubreyWorth visiting!
  15. HoustonWorth visiting!
Watched:
  1. Galaxy QuestWorth consuming!
  2. Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (Unrated Widescreen Edition)Worth consuming!
  3. Hotel RwandaWorth consuming!
  4. The Lost WeekendWorth consuming!
  5. The Kid Stays in the PictureWorth consuming!

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August

Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Piazza San MarcoWorth visiting!
  2. ColosseoWorth visiting!
  3. Vatican CityWorth visiting!
  4. Basilica Di San PietroWorth visiting!
  5. Sistine ChapelWorth visiting!
  6. St. Peter's SquareWorth visiting!
  7. East LansingWorth visiting!
  8. Michigan State UniversityWorth visiting!
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. Daniel Spils — met about 1 year later
  2. libby — met 3 months later
  3. Kathryn Yu — met 7 months later
  4. Alaina Browne — met 7 months later
  5. Miranda Gaw
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Buster McLeod
  2. dealingwith
Read:
  1. The Fortress of Solitude: A NovelWorth consuming!
  2. Superman: Red Son (Elseworlds)Worth consuming!
  3. Stranger Things Happen: StoriesWorth consuming!

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September

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. get a laptop and wireless networkWorth doing!
  2. toss a coin in the trevi fountainWorth doing!
  3. Help test 43people.com: the next new thing from The Robot Co-opWorth doing!
  4. Learn to drive a stick shiftWorth doing!
  5. get my passportWorth doing!
  6. use quicksilverWorth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Positano
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. The AlamoWorth visiting!
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. Andy Baio — met 6 months later
  2. lia bulaong — met about 1 year later
  3. Leonard Lin — met 6 months later
  4. David Heinemeier Hansson
  5. Caterina
  6. David Jacobs — met 6 months later
  7. Stewart Butterfield
  8. Paola
  9. Meg Hourihan
  10. Michael Buffington — met 6 months later
  11. Anil Dash — met 7 months later
  12. Clara Turner — met 3 months later
  13. Merlin Mann
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. bluishorange
  2. finn
  3. David Sedaris
Read:
  1. The Crying of Lot 49Worth consuming!
  2. Norwegian WoodWorth consuming!
  3. Men and Cartoons: StoriesWorth consuming!
  4. LolitaWorth consuming!
  5. The Great GatsbyWorth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. Quelqu'un M'a DitWorth consuming!
  2. NolitaWorth consuming!
  3. Getz/GilbertoWorth consuming!
  4. DesormaisWorth consuming!
  5. Not Going AnywhereWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Spirited AwayWorth consuming!
  2. Shaun of the DeadWorth consuming!
  3. Princess MononokeWorth consuming!
  4. The Station AgentWorth consuming!
  5. Akira (Special Edition)Worth consuming!
  6. Howl's Moving CastleWorth consuming!
  7. Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition)Worth consuming!
  8. Me and You and Everyone We KnowWorth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. Arrested DevelopmentWorth consuming!
  2. katamari damacyWorth consuming!

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October

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Buy original art — completed 4 months later
  2. become more handy — completed 6 months later
  3. learn to ride a motorcycle
  4. learn to sew
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. take vitaminsWorth doing!
  2. witness a birthWorth doing!
  3. mosh at a concertWorth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. P.F. Chang's China Bistro - Jollyville RdWorth visiting!
  2. Kerbey Lane CafeWorth visiting!
  3. The Boiling PotWorth visiting!
  4. Trevi FountainWorth visiting!
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. Amy
  2. Pete Prodoehl
  3. Chris Griego — met 4 months later
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Mike Watt
Read:
  1. White Noise (Contemporary American Fiction)Worth consuming!
  2. Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on EarthWorth consuming!
  3. WatchmenWorth consuming!
  4. Gary Benchley, Rock StarWorth consuming!
  5. TrickedWorth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. Why Should the Fire Die?Worth consuming!
  2. Extraordinary MachineWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. SerenityWorth consuming!
  2. The 40 Year Old VirginWorth consuming!
  3. A Boy & His DogWorth consuming!

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November

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Get a library card — completed about 1 year later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. see firefliesWorth doing!
  2. buy a carWorth doing!
  3. go and see 'death cab for cutie'Worth doing!
  4. Meet David SedarisWorth doing!
  5. finish a crossword puzzleWorth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Downtown Disney — visited 5 months later
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. ManhattanWorth visiting!
  2. Grand Central TerminalWorth visiting!
  3. Guggenheim MuseumWorth visiting!
  4. Washington Square ParkWorth visiting!
  5. Museum Of Modern ArtWorth visiting!
  6. Central ParkWorth visiting!
  7. Upper West SideWorth visiting!
  8. Times SquareWorth visiting!
  9. CelebrationWorth visiting!
  10. OrlandoWorth visiting!
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. michael turner — met about 1 month later
  2. nobodysperfect
  3. Garrett Dimon
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Eliot Turner
  2. Gina Trapani
Read:
  1. CryptonomiconWorth consuming!
  2. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Worth consuming!
  3. 1984 (Signet Classics)Worth consuming!
  4. Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book)Worth consuming!
  5. UbikWorth consuming!
  6. A Scanner DarklyWorth consuming!
  7. Flow My Tears, the Policeman SaidWorth consuming!
  8. Magic for BeginnersWorth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. London CallingWorth consuming!
  2. Love in the Time of ScienceWorth consuming!
  3. Birth of the CoolWorth consuming!
  4. Let It Be... NakedWorth consuming!
  5. The Lady SingsWorth consuming!
  6. The Low End TheoryWorth consuming!
  7. Louder Than LoveWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Me and You and Everyone We KnowWorth consuming!

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December

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. learn to use XMLHttpRequestWorth doing!
  2. use linuxWorth doing!
  3. learn linuxWorth doing!
  4. install LinuxWorth doing!
  5. Contribute to an open source software projectWorth doing!
  6. speak english fluentlyWorth doing!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. libby
  2. michael turner
  3. Clara Turner
Read:
  1. The Giving TreeWorth consuming!
  2. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to MasterWorth consuming!
  3. Foucault's PendulumWorth consuming!
  4. Dr. Bloodmoney (Vintage)Worth consuming!
  5. The Fortress of SolitudeWorth consuming!
  6. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering GeniusNot worth consuming
  7. Breakfast of ChampionsWorth consuming!
  8. Pattern RecognitionWorth consuming!
  9. Slaughterhouse-FiveWorth consuming!
  10. The Book of Three (Prydain Chronicles)Worth consuming!
  11. The Cat Who Walks Through WallsWorth consuming!
  12. NeuromancerWorth consuming!
  13. The Tommyknockers (Signet)Not worth consuming
  14. Animal FarmWorth consuming!
  15. The Martian Chronicles (The Grand Master Editions)Worth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. Led Zeppelin IIWorth consuming!
  2. The Beatles (The White Album)Worth consuming!
  3. Abbey RoadWorth consuming!
  4. We Have the Facts and We're Voting YesWorth consuming!
  5. ArularWorth consuming!
  6. GueroWorth consuming!
  7. Dark Side Of The MoonWorth consuming!
  8. The Wall (Deluxe Packaging Digitally Remastered)Worth consuming!
  9. AnimalsWorth consuming!
  10. Wish You Were HereWorth consuming!
  11. A Love SupremeWorth consuming!
  12. There's Nothing Wrong With LoveWorth consuming!
  13. When It FallsWorth consuming!
  14. Version 2.0Worth consuming!
  15. Exit...Stage LeftWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Psycho (Collector's Edition)Worth consuming!
  2. The Royal Tenenbaums (The Criterion Collection)Not worth consuming
  3. Blade Runner (The Director's Cut)Worth consuming!
  4. The Good, the Bad and the UglyWorth consuming!
  5. Annie HallWorth consuming!
  6. Raising ArizonaWorth consuming!
  7. Office Space (Widescreen Edition)Worth consuming!
  8. Shakespeare in LoveWorth consuming!
  9. Dead Man WalkingWorth consuming!
  10. The MatrixWorth consuming!
  11. ChinatownWorth consuming!
  12. The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Widescreen Edition)Worth consuming!
  13. Magnolia (New Line Platinum Series)Worth consuming!
  14. Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Widescreen Edition)Not worth consuming
  15. The ApartmentWorth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich and friesWorth consuming!
  2. Diet CokeNot worth consuming
  3. WaterWorth consuming!
  4. CoffeeWorth consuming!
  5. Dr PepperWorth consuming!
  6. Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese)Worth consuming!
  7. EdamameWorth consuming!
  8. Chicken Pad ThaiWorth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. All ConsumingWorth consuming!
  2. 43 ThingsWorth consuming!
  3. FirefoxWorth consuming!
  4. 43 PlacesWorth consuming!
  5. fireflyWorth consuming!
  6. El TopoWorth consuming!
  7. del.icio.usWorth consuming!
  8. FlickrWorth consuming!
  9. last.fmWorth consuming!
  10. Red WineWorth consuming!

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