#3, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 31, 57, 61-ii, 78, 86, 90
Whew. I guess that’s what happens when you don’t update your list in a while. BUT:
#3 – I’m down to 164 (22 pounds gone!) — less than I weighed as a freshman in high school. 
Now need to add some muscles. We shall see… The one big thing I keep looking at myself in the mirror, straight in the eyes, and repeating is: Please don’t have to do this again. Keep the weight off.
#6 – bought a new bed last September ‘08 — love it. Pillowtop beautyrest. mmmm. Need to rotate it though – will do that today.
#8 – Seeing Kyle in Berlin was amazing — even though I almost didn’t make it (passport left at home) and got there a day early (not so bright – and not the first time that’d happened.) What an excellent week, though. Where do I get to visit next, Kyle?
#12 – Turning 30 was phenomenal. First dinner with the MGs in the mission (“Grace and Dignity”) was truly perfect and exactly what I wanted. And then having everyone out to the Lookout on Saturday night was beyond wonderful. Having Richard there from NYC and my cousins from the East Bay – and every single person there was on the Most Important to Me List — loved it. Annnd since I got uber whammered the night BEFORE my Lookout party (“the exact opposite” – I blame Alapaki), I got to truly enjoy and not regret anything about Saturday night.
#16 – I remembered Max’s birthday! Of course his mother screwed up the birthday gift, deciding instead to be stubborn that I was not able to make the party – but I remembered and had a great gift ready to give. Definitely about to cross this one off – let’s go 2-for-2 and do it in ‘09.
#20 – I remember thinking “yay I accomplished this” but now I can’t remember what I actually got people — will keep thinking about it — won’t officially cross it off til I remember.
#31 – February ‘08! Sober Jeffrey! Woo hoo – lost 8 pounds from JUST stopping drinking. Hard to look a drink in the eye anymore, but I’m not being totally on the wagon — just mostly. Pre-approved drinking nights continue – just a lot fewer of them. Red Bull for a night is far preferable.
#57 – Took my shirt off in a bar (Peele Hotel, Melbourne — the Badlands of Oz) and didn’t hate every single second of it. I doubt I’ll repeat it any time soon – but I did it.
#61-ii – Jordy and I had dinner at Blue Restaurant a few months ago – was great. We will be doing this again, I’m sure. One of the best surprises about moving West is getting to know my California Cousins as adults — I love them so much!
#78 – Done – two years in a row: Philly Clean-Up with Dad and Hyperion Bank. Hopefully this can be an annual event.
#86 – On my Jeff-is-so-stupid way out of the US on my way to Berlin, I got to catch up with Sarah (both a treat and a necessity – so that she could give me my passport). It was so fantastic to see her. Could use another catch-up though… maybe we’ll do this one again.
#90 – Michael read my tarot cards as part of my 30th Birthday gift (albeit a month or two late) 
What a time of perspective and change the past year was for me — 2008 was such an incredible year. And 2009 has definitely been full of change already, too. Roller coaster, for sure.
So those are the 12 things I’ve done to catch up — I need to change a bunch of them (no longer need to know the Nestle OBIs; missed the dentist in 08 altogether; missed OscarFest’09 with Neil and Kim; sailing with Michael and Sarah is less probable now that they’re in VT and I’m in CA; I’m through with twitter – although I definitely adopted it for a while, so that one might be able to be crossed off; Oasis –> TBD some other band; missed reciting the Dec of Ind in ‘08 – maybe I can do it twice in ‘09 to prove)
20 Things Done
80 Left to Do
562 Days Left to Go
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