Day Zero Project Results

Well, I've finally reached the 1001th day (end of the Day Zero Project), so let's see how I did.

Notable Completes:

• Get a perfect score on at least one exam. (Lab Practical Midterm)
• Get 20 notifications on Facebook since the lack check. (Completed 2009, but there's been revisions on what's been considered a notification these days, previously each app request, comment, tag, etc. were considered as one separate notification, now it's group. Ex. instead of 10 people tags in a photo being ten notifications of someone being tagged, it will show one saying someone tagged 10 of your friends in a photo.
• Get into the Circle K club
• Computer Stuff and Gaming: Build a more powerful computer (05X, which actually has 4x the power of my 2008 computer)
• Play and beat Final Fantasy VII (Completed 8/13/11)
• Record a speedrun demo for a game (Dig N Rig, which wasn't widely viewed)
• Finish a game in the Fallout series (Fallout 3, 5/22/11)
• Play Starcraft II. (game purchased on 4/23/10, although I didn't actually play any multiplayer games yet. And its still undergoing a lot of balance changes)
• Play a MMORPG for a month (Vindictus, Maplestory, abandoned when I was unable to find any of friends who was playing them... that were near my level, which is 26)
• Get 1st place in a racing arcade game (and that was at Zaps Zone)
• Win at least 2,000 tickets in one session. (at Boomer's)
• Purchase a stylus. (Completed 12/25/09, received as a gift)
• Watch a full season of 24 (Completed 2/5/10, Season 1)
• Watch 50 movies [32/50]
• Take at least 50 panorama shots.
• Visit 9 Fry’s locations in California. (9 was considered all known locations in California at the time of goal writeup, but apparently there are a lot more than that)
• Ride a real roller coaster. (Big Thunder Railroad)
• Have a status report liked by at least five people [best: 18]
• Don't listen to music for one day.
• Get a better friendship with someone back in high school who currently doesn't see me as a close friend (as of 2009). (Amalee Elayyan)
• Attend at least one dance or party.
• Enclose a message to the future about what it looks like now. (Completed 11/3/09)
• Navigate the corn maze in the dark.

Not Completed... but possible

• Get at least 40k in Tetris Ultra-Tetris Friends (Looks I didn't master T-Spin mastery yet), Of course I still bypassed my friends in the game by a wide margin (at least before the introduction of #ngannu, which reduced the top score difference quite a bit, she's 2nd in all my leaderboards there btw)
• Play DDR at least once in the arcade and finish the game.
• Create a 3d model from a 2d figure
• Try out all the flavors of ice cream at ColdStone [2/20]. (Yes, I still have a gift card remaining, but I can only use it on one other person)
• Go hiking somewhere with someone else. (This will be covered in a Jun 16 writeup.)
• Find and hammer in all 50 state quarters (Missing Alaska state quarter)

Halfway There

• Get together and talk with my close friends back in high school at least once,. (I actually forgot all the people who I considered close friends at the time I wrote the goal so I'm basing it off the friend list on FB)
  • Ahtif - UOP
  • Khuyen - two occassions, the most recent being at Mongolian BBQ
  • Viren and Bubba, Cassandra Sysouvanh - while watching a movie and hangout on July 10, 2010
  • Angelle - Mongolian BBQ
  • Ahbid - Precision Cuts
  • Julie Lin - Family visit
  • Rose Blackford - UOP
  • Joanne Simien - Delta College (August 2010)
  • Christina Pheng (Mongolian BBQ, but...)
  • Rakeeb (not completed)
• Watch at least one season of an anime show (Hetalia, 15 of 51 episodes completed)
• Read and finish a book that's not on the computer.
• Run 5 miles in one session (closest: 5K walk/run)

Goals in Limbo

• Complete the campaign for Starcraft (MCPE Campaign, which uses MCHS Students*, in the same way that Seltaire uses Hetalia characters for Americana Dawn). Only twenty levels were completed total in the campaign. The filesize for the first part is rather large (73MB) so I'll release if I receive enough interest.
• Map out the world map for multiplayer for Dungeon Siege (a hard drive crash destroyed my only working copy, but in short, it's actually quite large and if you attempt to piece the world tiles continuously like in Paint you would end up with many overlaps)
• Sketchup my college campus

Those that were an epic Fail:

• Get A’s in all classes this semester (The most GPA I've gotten out of all semesters are 3.78 with one B and the rest A's)
• Communications: Send a total of 10,000 IM messages. (around 1,400, but it didn't count FB chat, which accumulated over at least 1,500 more, but still not enough)
• Respond in the same language when sent a message that isn't in English (No one actually did that)
• Complete all four games in the Halo Series (0 of 4, but I didn't buy any games in that area either)
• Get a driver's license and enough money to buy a car (there were problems negotiating with my parents in order to get this, however the second case is reasonable given the high price of college)
• Visit the gym twice a week for three months (seriously, I don't want to know how others would react if I went in with anything other than shorts
• Enclose a message addressing #91 after reading it and after completing at least 90% of the goals.

Spring Break

It's finally here for me. In addition to a few projects to finish up, I've completed a lot of goals since the last update: (It's been a long time since I've done a post regarding Day Zero Project goals. Those pages will be updated soon)

Classic Day Zero Project

• 26. Fully play out a game of Civilization IV. (Completed)
• 48. Create a distinct HDR image using an SLR Camera. (Completed)
• 49. Learn PHP
• 56. Watch all the episodes of South Park [update: 9 seasons completed]

Day 1001 Project

• 6. Acqure a ooVoo / Skype account OR successfully get into a video conference. (Completed by suggestion by friend)
• 15. Reach 400 total friends on any site that counts friends. (Increased by 50)
• 46. Create a Vector Art picture or diagram. (Completed, not the best imo)
• 78. Watch a movie in the Pacific Theatre (Completed - Watched Iron Man 2)
• 80. Get a HDTV (Completed. Watching shows in HD never looked better.)
• 83. Successfully host an event. (does LNL count as one? I think so.)
• 96. Reach max level in two FB games and then quit playing them. (Completed - Pirate Clan stopped after reaching a set level of 1000, and Social City after reaching lvl 44, last unlock).
• 100. Ask 50 Formspring Questions. (up to 25) It's unfortunate that all of my friends (and most who are friends of friends) have stopped using it. I managed to get my # of questions asked to 25 though, which the 25th one was marked with a smile. Time to search elsewhere...

Day Zero Project

Overview:
The Day Zero Project is a derivation of a personal Global To-Do list (consisting of thousands of to-do list items) which were condensed into 101 goals that are both challenging and stimulating. Some goals may be adjusted for disambiguation or to make them more reasonable.

A small portion of this goal list was influenced by Gail's Day Zero Project goal list, and gave me the idea to create one.

Although the goal list is long over, it will still count goals completed after the end date.

Start Date: August 31, 2009
End Date: May 21, 2012

Notes:

• All counters start from the date when the goal list starts. Ex. Any IM messages before that start date will NOT be counted.
• The Deviantart 1,000 hits in one month will not start unless the account is up and at least one deviation is submitted. The goal can be failed if the conditions are not achieved after 30 days.
• Puzzle books start from however many puzzles were completed beforehand.
• 'Like' on posts must persist for three days before being counted.
• Some links may be broken from the time the link was originally checked.
• Day Zero Project image by K. Lam aka MigratoryEagle

Legend:
In progress
Completed and usually with date completed and link or proof
Failed goal

Academic/School:
1. Get A’s in all classes this semester. (best was 3/4)
2. Get together or study with at least 15 students from my college. (Completed 12/1/09 using best-case scenario and 4/19/10 with all rules followed)
3. Get together and talk with my close friends back in high school at least once (physically talked to 6, got together with 14)
4. Get a perfect score on at least one exam. (Counting Lab Practical as Midterm)
Communications:
5. Send a total of 10,000 IM messages. (Could not be counted accurately)
6. Get 20 notifications on Facebook since the lack check. (Completed 11/12/09 with 22 notifications including apps, and 3/10/10 with no app notifications)
7. Attend at least one of the Dota Gaming Sessions (Completed 9/25/09)
8. Get into the Circle K club
9. Reach 150 friends on FB [163/150] (Completed on 9/19/09)
10. Attend at least one Lan Network Games event (Completed 10/31/09)
11. Respond in the same language when sent a message that isn't in English
    
    • Learn Chinese (Cantonese) for translation for extended family conversation and above goal
    • Learn Korean for interpreting Starcraft Battle Report Movies
    • Learn Spanish for future career opportunities
12. Talk to a stranger or fellow student who I haven't met before and don't get rejected. (Completed 9/10/09)
13. Start 10 conversations on AIM which at least 40 posts were sent.
    • 3 attempted, 2 success (66%), 1 counts towards goal
    • 0 AIM, 1 FB, 1 YIM, Longest Conv 42 posts, avg 26
    • Goal was aborted in 2011 when AIM was no longer used.

Computer Stuff and Gaming:
14. Build a more powerful computer (the one built in 2011)
15. Complete the campaign for Starcraft
16. Create a good script for the campaign
17. Get 1 million in Bejeweled Twist (Completed 11/16/09 with a score of 1,298,250)
18. Reach 500k in the NEW Bejeweled Blitz (Completed 9/11/09) (best: 596,100 new ver)
19. Map out the world map for Dungeon Siege
20. Play Eve Online
21. Play and beat Final Fantasy VII (Completed 8/13/11)
22. Get at least 40k in Tetris Ultra
23. Try out the game “Crysis” or FarCry (Completed 2013)
24. Record a speedrun demo for a game (Robot Wants Kitty)
25. Finish a game in the Fallout series (Fallout 3)
26. Fully play out a game of Civilization IV
27. Complete all four games in the Halo Series [0/4]
28. Win a game of Risk
29. Play Starcraft II. (game purchased on 4/23/10, played on 5/24/10)
30. Play DDR at least once in the arcade and finish the game.
31. Play a MMORPG for a month (Completed 2/28/10 and leveled a character up to 35 in Maplestory)
32. Get 1st place in a racing arcade game.
33. Win at least 2,000 tickets in one session. (Completed 7/8/10 at Boomers)

Design:
34. Get a Canon SX200 IS(Completed 12/25/09, received as a gift)
35. Purchase a stylus. (Completed 12/25/09, received as a gift)
36. Create a 3d model from a 2d figure
37. Convert this logo into a 3d logo.
38. Design a Photography Website (Basic site completed 1/25/10, version 2 6/17/10 with assistance)
39. Compose or remix a song in either Fruity Loops or REAPER (Completed 3/19/10)
40. Create a DeviantArt and accrue at least 1,000 hits on the first month.
41. Create a model in Blender and use it as a profile picture
42. Redesign the “Tech” one word project
43. Design my room / dorm room using Sketchup
44. Sketchup my college campus
45. Design a good building for Simcity 4 using gmax
46. Create a music video (Completed 5/29/10, rendered a music video for SECA)
47. Create a banner using Adobe Flash
48. Create a distinct HDR image using an SLR Camera.

Programming:
49. Learn PHP (Completed 2012)
50. Create a game in C++ (Completed 2013, the Americana Dawn dev build)
51. Learn ASM
Reading, Movies and stuff:
52. Finish the Vocab Book
53. Read Simien’s series on the Delta Artifact
54. Read the books on my reading list.
55. Read all the Starcraft novels. [0/5]
56. Watch all the episodes of South Park [8 seasons completed]
57. Watch the series of Numb3rs [67/102]
58. Watch a full season of 24 (Completed 2/5/10, Season 1)
59. Watch Mythbusters [2/142]
60. Watch 50 movies [50/50] (Completed 5/28/10)
61. Watch at least one season of an anime show (Completed Apr 2015, Makai Senki Disgaea)
62. Fully read a newspaper inside out. (Done)
63. Read and finish a book that's not on the computer. (Ender's Game)

Long Term Goals:
64. Learn to play piano better (aka play at least a two minute song).
65. Build a second time capsule. (Completed 1/1/10)
66. Get a driver's license and enough money to buy a car (Completed March 2015)
67. Finish up the book of Kakuro / Sudoku puzzles [52/273].
68. Learn how to ride a bike, scooter, or skateboard
69. Take at least 50 panorama shots.(Goal Completed 5/31/10, all 50 were uploaded)
70. Get an online blog with at least 20 posts. [31/20] (This blog)
71. Fill a photo album with postcards. (Completed November 2014)
72. Try out all the flavors of ice cream at ColdStone [2/20].
73. Get a GPS Receiver [1/1] (completed June 2013)

Exploration:
74. Reach and explore the Grand Canyon
75. Find and hammer in all 50 state quarters [50/50] (Completed 1/26/13)
76. Navigate the corn maze in the dark. (Completed 10/1/10)
77. Visit at least 30 major malls in California. [30/30] (Completed 6/16/13)
78. Visit all the Fry’s locations in California. [9/9] (Completed 6/14/11, however the San Diego ones were not completed until June 2014)
79. Go hiking somewhere with someone else. (Completed June 2012)
Out of the ordinary:
80. Work on and finish at least one crossword puzzle.
81. Try the different menu items in the dining hall at least once [36/36] (Completed 5/13/10)
82. Run 5 miles in one session
83. Visit the gym twice a week for three months
84. Complete all 1600 tangrams in the book
85. Translate a newspaper article written in Chinese
86. Ride a real roller coaster. (Completed 6/13/11)
87. Have Angelle like at least five posted status messages. [5/5] (Completed 2/21/10)
    Have a status report liked by at least five people [best: 5 on 11/08/10]
    -OR-
    get a cumulative total of 100 likes on all status reports and posts. (Completed)
88. Don't listen to music for one day. (Goal Completed 6/13/10)
89. Get referenced or mentioned by someone else in 50 different places (Excluding FB). [7/50]
    • Friends: 6 (1 blog, 2 MS, 1 tumblr, 1 photobucket, 1 youtube video)
    • USC: 1 (CSSF)
    • Lodi News Sentinel: 1 (Grad)
    • Chess Newsletter: 1
    • Appears one time in a Zuma Blitz discussion board.
90. Get a better friendship with someone back in high school who currently doesn't see me as a close friend.
91. Enclose a message to the future about what it looks like now. (Completed 11/3/09)
92. Attend at least one dance or party.
93. Stay up for at least 24 hours. (Completed 1/8/11)
94. Create 100 tweets. (Completed 4/4/10, the 100th tweet is exactly what it says)
95. Enclose a message addressing #91 after reading it and after completing at least 90% of the goals.
96. Do at least 10 hours of community service [11/10] (Completed 10/28/09)
97. Listen to at least five songs that I haven't played before each day for a month (Completed 11/14/09)
98. Don't get a to-go box for lunch for a week.(Completed after not getting boxes and used paper wrappers instead)
99. Don't open the RSS feed window for a week. (Completed 11/16/09)
100. Don't play any games for a week.
101. Do something for the purpose of impressing someone else. (Person TBA)

102. Open up searching and accumulate 1,000 hits on the blog. (Completed 5/26/10 at 02:47:33)