Mission Plans: December

I only have one goal is month and that is to get my passport. scratch that. I am going to do my yearly mix tape as well. Its fun and simple - all you have to do is pick songs from the year that remind you of a good time or you pick the top 10-20 songs of the year and then years later you can see how your tastes have changed or listen to it for nostalgia's sake. I realize that my New Year's Resolution should be : BE MORE PROACTIVE!

I'm also wishing everyone happy holidays and a wonderful new year!

Mission Plans: November

I have unfortunately being falling behind in my accomplishments of my list :( However I will complete at least these three tasks:

• Mission #46 : Meditate everyday for 30 days
• Mission #52: Get a Passport
• Mission #6: Write and SEND a fan letter to T+S

Mission Plans: October

• Mission #52: Get a Passport
• Mission #6: Write and SEND a fan letter to T+S

Mission #70 - 5 new music artist to fall in love with - The Big Pink

Here's a link to a band called The Big Pink I've been listening non-stop to since discovering them a few weeks back. Hope you enjoy it. http://www.myspace.com/musicfromthebigpink

Mission Plans: September

• Mission #46 : Meditate 20 mins. everyday for 30 days
• Mission #52: Visit the CN Tower
• Mission #86: Keep a Diary for min. 1 year
• Mission #22: Do a Detox
• Mission #52: Get a Passport

Mission Plans: August

The mission plans for august will be the same as July, I realise I should focus on the tasks I find the most difficult because those are the ones that will truly signify personal growth.

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PS

As some followers may have notices I have changed the format of my blog. The reason I did so was that it no longer felt like me and to be honest it started to look a bit jumbled and too dark and drab for my liking. Maybe its a sign that I'm venturing into new territory, well only time will tell.

Mission Plans: July

Mission #101: Drink 6-8 glass of water a day for 30 day (habit)

Mission #54: Get A Passport

Mission #72: Re-do my bedroom

Mission #22: Do a Detox

Mission #52: Visit the CN Tower

1984 - Book Review

This classic dystopian novel centres around Londoner Winston Smith, a frustrated and repressed man who works for the totalitarian government in Oceania in the Nineteen-Eighty-Four. Smith attempts to rebel against the oppression he feels in the society and as a result is eventually exposed as a traitor and his life is jeopardized. I enjoyed reading this novel, it's a classic as the themes do not wavier with time; what is the role of government in society and what is the true nature of history and reality. It is a book one could easily read twice over as the symbolism and richness of the text may not be fully appreciated on first reading as one is to busy getting accustomed to the strange new world the author is laying out in each chapter. All in all, a must read for those that like dystopian literature, interesting books and for those looking to understand what it means when someone uses the phrase "Big Brother is Watching" and the word "Orwellian" in a sentence.
If you like this try: V for Vendetta (graphic novel or movie)

Mission Plans : May

April Update: I completed all my missions except Mission #98 so it will carry over to this month's Mission Plans

• Mission #27: Read Six Books: 1984, The Catcher and The Rye, Songbook, Elements of Style, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Dairy of Anne Frank (subject to change)

• Mission #98: Watch the Sun Rise and Set in the same day
• Mission #64: Do yoga 10 mins daily of 30 days
• Mission #6: Write and SEND a fan letter to T+S
• Mission #22: Do a Detox
• Mission #5: 30 day gratitude journal

Some missions that are not discussed in this post are in progress.

Kings on Fire - Mission #24 - 1/10

This week blew by as I was studying for two exams but I managed to catch a concert the day before one of my exams which is a highly un-Sloane thing to do and thrilling to say the least. The band performing was Kings of Leon, a band composed of three brothers and a cousin from the U.S . I had heard good things from mags like Spin and from Strombo but, I never thought to take a listen till one of my friends was like, "I'm in love" (however this was not so much a reference to her enjoyment of their music more so a reference to the bass player). Anywhoo I listened and I liked. We ended up getting tickets to the sold out show and I personally had never been to a rock concert that hyper or big and the experience was overwhelming in a good way; thousands of people signing together was an amazing spectacle and everyone stood till the end even the people like me in the upper most balcony of the stadium. Safe to say it was memorable. Unfortunately it was a no camera/video show and my friend's camera phone wasn't of much use since we were so far away, still got the memory and that's good enough. I think everyone should go to at least one massive rock concert in their life time.

Mission #61 : Make Mandala - Complete

A mandala is an object from Hindu and Buddhist traditions, which is essentially a diagram of spiritual or personal significance to establish a sacred space and/or place for meditation. They are very unique, some more complicated that others. Please be kind, this my first attempt but, it completes one of my goals. I worked out some math and I should complete one mission per week to succed at my list . However you may see more of these on the site as a find my technique. This mandala has a spiritual Celtic construction because its part of my roots and I thought the design would be good for a beginner. On a side note: this mission helps me to move towards my meditation mission. If you are interested in making your own mandala here is a helpful link http://mandalaoasis.blogspot.com/2008/06/making-your-own-mandalas.html

A Freewheelin' Time

I am need at least one blog post a week so I'd thought since times-they-are- a- crazy (bad joke) with school, I'd write short book review on Suze Rotolo's memoir, A Freewheelin' Time. Rotolo is best know for being linked to Bob Dylan.The book consists of short anecdotes about her time spent in Greenwich Village with Dylan and by herself during the early sixties, with some stories about her time away, travelling to Italy, other parts of Europe and North America. I have to say I enjoyed this book, but I must note I have a strange fascination with the sixties and stuff associated with Dylan, (maybe I was a hippie in a past life) which means I may like it more than the average reader. However Rotolo's choice of stories seem haphazard at times and lack flow but, they are, nonetheless, very interesting stories that seem impossible to have occured in such a short span of time. This memoir reminds readers to do what you love and that one person or action can change your life . I'll end this post with my favourite quote:
"Those who feel they are not part of the mainstream are always somewhere, however. Greenwich Village is calling. Though it is a concept now priced out of its physical space, as a state of mind, it will never be out of bounds, In the end, like finds like: it doesn't matter whether there is a actual neighbourhood or not. A compelling and necessary idea will always find a place to plant itself. The creative spirit finds a way. "(Rotolo 365)

Missions Plans: April

• MISSION #27 - Read 3 books: Persuasion, A Free Wheelin' Time, Breakfast At Tiffany's



• MISSION #24 - 1(2or 3) Concerts: Kings of Leon, The Sounds (if D ever returns my message) + (maybe An Horse, fingers crossed they'll add another/change the date/ or l'll see half a set)



• MISSION #99 - Girl's Night Out/In


• MISSION #58 - Blog 3X
• MISSION #93 - Time of Your Life (Tony Robbins)
• MISSION #98- Watch Sun Rise and Set in Same Day

101 Missions/1001 days

Hello, I'm Sloane Peterson. I hope whoever reads this blog and follows me on my journey out of my thick shell, will feel more certain about his or her own path or ask the question "Am I living a life I'm proud of and excited about?" . For about a year or so, I've been having a somewhat of "pre-quarter life crisis" (if such a thing exists). I realise now I'm not living a life I consciously chose. So I sat down and wrote a list of missions that would bring me closer to the passionate life I want to live and the courageous person I want to be.





101 Missions/ 1001 Days





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1. Start a Blog



2. Practice guitar everyday for at least a year (give or take)



3. Visit Europe



4. Receive 4.0 GPA for at least one year of school



5. 30 day Gratitude Journal



6. Write and SEND a fan letter to T+S



7. Knit a Scarf



8. Learn how to sew



9. Obtain Perfect Pitch



10. Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity



11. Skydive



12. Go on 3-5 day camping trip w/ friends



13. Drive for the first time



14. Get G2



15. Get G



16. Travel with friends to another city



17. Surf in Halifax



18. Celebrate St. John Baptiste Day in Montreal



19. Skate on the Rideau Canal



20. Visit Serendipity's in N.Y.



21. Join a Soccer Team



22. Do a Detox



23. Write a Short Story



24. Go To Ten Concerts (4/10)



25. Get Backstage At a Concert



26. Write and Record 10 original guitar parts for 10 songs



27. Read 150 books (11/150)



28. Do a 5km run or marathon



29. Visit One of a Seven Wonders of the World (Other than Niagara Falls)



30. Write a Screenplay



31. Learn how to cook twenty different meals (3/20)



32. Make a Toast in a Bar or Restaurant



33. Learn a second language



34. Grow a small Flower Garden



35. Participate in a Protest or March



36. 85% of wardrobe is people and planet friendly



37. Take a vow of silence for 1 week



38. Write/FB/Phone each of my close friends min. once a week



39. Go to the Doc's and Dentists every six months



40. Kiss the Blarney Stone



41. Raise a pet



42. Be or Spectate at a Parade



43. Photography Project " A Year in Pictures"



44. Make a Scrapbook Based Upon " A Year in Pictures"



45. Wake up at 7 am every day



46. Meditate 2o mins. everyday for 30 days



47. Find a New Job that pays approx $13-15/hr



48. Perform with Band at a Sold Out Show



49. Get a Ear Piercing



50. Buy a VW Westphalia Van



51. Donate Blood



52. Visit the CN Tower



53. Go To A Poetry Reading



54. Get a Passport



55. Climb a Mountain



56. Bungee Jump



57. See the Northern Lights



58. Blog min. once a month (8/33)



59. Join a Parkour Team



60. Make a Mobile



61. Create a Mandala



62. Meet S. and T. Quin



63. Go Whale watching



64. Do yoga 10mins daily 30 days (habit)



65. Do Tai Chi 10 mins daily 30 days (habit)



66. Plant a Tree



67. Learn Verbal Self-Defense



68. Make a Self-Portrait



69. Send a Message in a Bottle



70. Find 5 new music artist to fall in love with



71. Learn How to Silk Screen



72. Re-Do My Bedroom



73. Plan a Surprise Party



74. Send a Postcard



75. Find a Hangout



76. Adopt an Accent for a Day



77. Build a School in a Foreign Country



78. Sing Karaoke



79. Sleep under the Stars



80. Climb a Tree



81. Meet a hundred new people



82. Build an Igloo



83. Build a Time Capsule



84. A Yearly Mix-Tape



85. Go on a ghost tour for Toronto



86. Keep a Diary for min. 1 year



87. Have a Night at the Opera



88. Get My Fortune Told



89. Go on a Trek



90. Do 100 (real) push-ups in one set


91. Eat a Beaver Tail



92. Buy a Polaroid Camera



93. min. 1 audiobook a month (4/33)



94. Polar Bear Plunge



95. Find a Career I Love



96. Dye My Hair



97. Live out of a Van for 3 months



98. Watch the Sun rise and set in the same day



99. Have a Girl's Night Out/In at Least once a Month (8/33)



100. Climb Sydney's Harbour Bridge



101. Drink 6-8 glass of water a day for 30 day (habit)