Tasks #17 And #67 Begun

On the 22nd I returned from a trip to Germany to visit my brother who is studying over there. During the trip we visited the capital of Germany, Berlin, and this photo shows me standing next to a piece of the famous Berlin Wall, situated in Potsdamer Platz:

So thus begins the challenge to visit every European capital city.

Task #67 - Begun!

Whilst in Germany, I stayed with my brother in a little town called Jena in the old East Germany. Whilst there I noticed that the little green man used to signal when people could cross the road was different to that in the UK. This picture shows what it looks like:

I found it amusing that the green crossing man was wearing a little hat. Then, when we visited Berlin I saw much more of the wee man. All credit to the Germans, they know when they are on to a winner, and sure enough the little guy was popping up on mugs and T-Shirts in all of the tourist shops. I saw this in one of the shops and had to have it as a reminder:

It was when I returned to the hotel that it occured to me that this little man could be the beginning of my pointless collection of a keyring from each European capital city.

Task #17 - Begun!

Task #55 - Score A Winning Goal

Over my 4 years of playing football, I played in the two positions of central defender, and in the last two years goalkeeper. These postions (especially the goalkeeping positon) provide few opportunities to score goals. However, I did indeed manage to score two goals during my time as a defender.

Goal 1:

At a corner kick, I was positioned near the 6 yard box when the ball came sailing over. The ball bounced off one of my teammates' back and dropped at my feet. Without thinking I prodded te ball into the back of the net.

Goal 2:

At yet another corner kick, I positioned myself at the egde of the box, by the "D", and as the corner was taken I began my run towards the front post. As I reached the edge of the 6 yard box the ball landed perfectly on my forehead, so all I had to do was steer it into the corner of the net and reel away in celebration.

Task #55 - Complete

Task #3 - Win An Award

Below is a picture of the trophies I was awarded from playing football (soccer for our American cousins).The trophies were awarded to me for various reasons. These range from two consecutive years of personal achievement as well as for being in the team for various tournaments, and even in one case, for being in the team that came second in the league.

Task #3 - Complete!

Tasks #52 and #57 Lists

I have now added links to external sites where the lists for which books are to be read to complete task #52 and which films to watch to complete task #57.

I have chosen to use these sites to display the lists as it provides a way to quickly scan the list and also check off the books/films as I finish them. It also provides a handy percentage of how much of the list is completed to help spur me on.

Tasks I've Completed

Ok so I guess the best way to start this blog is to cross of the things on the list that I have already completed prior to starting this blog:

Task #3 - Win An Award/Trophy

During my teenage years from 11 to 15 I played for a Sunday League football (Soccer for our American friends) team. During my time in the team I was awarded a couple of trophies, both as part of the team and individually. I will go into a little more detail in a future post.

Task #12 - Get A Piece Of Art Into An Exhibition

At High School in art class I created some piece of art that I now have no recollection of either what it was or what the subject matter was, but all I remember is that it was on a piece of paper of about A5 size. Anyway, despite not being very good at art in my opinion, this piece of art was chosen to be displayed in a short exhibition of art created in all of the local schools and was displayed in a gallery somewhere in Stockport, UK. Although my memory may not be the clearest on this task I can at least remember it achieved it so can check it off the list.

I hope in the future to produce someting else that I can have displayed in an exhibition, but for now I am happy with this task being complete.

Task #51 - Learn Another Language

Another task achieved thanks to attending High School. From the age of 11 through to 16 I studied french and from 12 to 16 I learnt German, taking German as an option for the first year of college.

Task #55 - Score A Winning Goal

During my football playing years, being a central defender never gave me many goal scoring opportunities. However, I can proudly check off this task as I managed to score two goals, with a third being cruelly denied to me. I shall explain these in a future post.

Task #91 - Publish A Cult Website

For now I am half claiming this as checked off as I hope that one day many people will follow this blog and allow me to completely check this off, but I also have other ideas that may one day come into fruition that will allow me to create a truely cult website.