63. Try at least 30 new recipes

1. A VERY modified Angel-hair Pasta with Thai Spiced Prawns.
First of all, I couldn't find angel hair pasta so I bought some egg fried rice instead. I also used green curry paste instead of red, and I didn't put tomatoes in the sauce because that's gross. I also didn't use the wine it called for because I'm not supposed to have any alcohol. But it turned out absolutely AWESOME, probably thanks to the lime juice. I am definitely making this one again.



2. Simple Chimichangas.
All I really did was heat some oil in a pan, get a tortilla and put cheese, bell peppers and chuncks of chicken inside, fold the tortilla so the stuff wouldn't fall out, and I fried it in the oil until it was crispy all over. These taste good and are more than easy so I'll be making them again a lot, I think.

51. Gradually become more comfortable going out in public; reduce panic attacks

I'm really trying. I've been forcing myself to come out of my room and hang out with my roomies in the kitchen most days, and I've had dinner with them a few times. I went out for drinks with Al and I was scared to death of that before. I've signed up for a tour with a few other people and I'm going to a pub meet for the people on the BUNAC visa. I've gone to a uni here and took a short campus tour and met with a lady about hosting exams.

It's hard but once I actually get out of the house I'm usually fine.

19. When living overseas on the BUNAC visa, continue doing social things

I went out last week with my friend Al to a little bar in the city center, and on Tuesday or Wednesday I'm gonna go on a bus tour with a few other people. I also agreed to have coffee with a friend on Myspace if she ever gets back to me, and I'm gonna go see PJ Harvey (hopefully with Al) in early March. I'm gonna mark this as a task in progress for right now but I'm pretty proud of myself so far.

51. Gradually become more comfortable going out in public; reduce panic attacks

I'm really trying. I've been forcing myself to come out of my room and hang out with my roomies in the kitchen most days, and I've had dinner with them a few times. I went out for drinks with Al and I was scared to death of that before. I've signed up for a tour with a few other people and I'm going to a pub meet for the people on the BUNAC visa. I've gone to a uni here and took a short campus tour and met with a lady about hosting exams.

It's hard but once I actually get out of the house I'm usually fine.

84. Make some real effort toward improving my health/appearance (teeth/weight/eyesight/etc.)

I got some really nice new glasses on Thursday, and they make me look really good. In fact I was just in the bathroom and caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, and I thought I actually looked pretty.

Also, I've been doing at least a hundred stairs a day (it's 20 steps from my apartment to ground level so that one's pretty simple, just up and down five times) and I can feel my legs getting a little firmer. I'm not anywhere close to what I want to look like yet but I'm trying.

84. Make some real effort toward improving my health/appearance (teeth/weight/eyesight/etc.)

I got some really nice new glasses on Thursday, and they make me look really good. In fact I was just in the bathroom and caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, and I thought I actually looked pretty.

Also, I've been doing at least a hundred stairs a day (it's 20 steps from my apartment to ground level so that one's pretty simple, just up and down five times) and I can feel my legs getting a little firmer. I'm not anywhere close to what I want to look like yet but I'm trying.