PurpleHeather in 2006

2006 was 96% worth living.

In 2005, PurpleHeather did 98 things, went 141 places, met 16 people, and consumed 665 products.


Years: 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
Months: All Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

January

Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. Ivor Cutler
Read:
  1. The Light of Other DaysWorth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. Paper TigersWorth consuming!
  2. My Life in the Bush of GhostsWorth consuming!
  3. SUPERNATUREWorth consuming!
  4. Dead 60sWorth consuming!
  5. The Madcap LaughsWorth consuming!
  6. Floored Genius: The Best of Julian Cope and the Teardrop Explodes 1979-1991Worth consuming!
  7. Squeeze - Greatest HitsWorth consuming!
  8. YesWorth consuming!
  9. OpelWorth consuming!
  10. BrooochWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Little Shop of HorrorsWorth consuming!
  2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (25th Anniversary Edition)Worth consuming!
  3. Phantom of the ParadiseWorth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. JägermeisterWorth consuming!

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February

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Take a wine tasting class — completed about 1 month later
  2. Go a whole month only buying food and other necessities — completed about 1 year later
  3. learn Tai Chi — completed about 1 year later
  4. Shop only from independent shops for 14 days — completed over 2 years later
  5. Skydive
  6. read godel, escher, bach: an eternal golden braid
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Cumbria — visited about 1 year later
  2. London — visited about 1 year later
  3. Czech Republic — visited about 1 year later
  4. Ireland — visited about 1 year later
  5. Monaco — visited about 1 year later
  6. Macedonia
  7. Slovakia
  8. Slovenia
  9. Serbia
  10. Ukraine
  11. Albania
  12. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  13. Russia
  14. Estonia
  15. Lithuania
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. British MuseumWorth visiting!
  2. Tate ModernWorth visiting!
  3. Madame TussaudsNot worth visiting
  4. British Airways London EyeWorth visiting!
  5. Barbican Arts CentreWorth visiting!
  6. Regent's ParkWorth visiting!
  7. Holland ParkWorth visiting!
  8. Museum Of LondonWorth visiting!
  9. The O2Worth visiting!
  10. MarlowWorth visiting!
  11. AylesburyNot worth visiting
  12. CornwallWorth visiting!
  13. The Lake DistrictWorth visiting!
  14. EryriWorth visiting!
  15. Scottish Highlands And ObanWorth visiting!
Read:
  1. Burning Chrome
  2. VurtWorth consuming!
  3. Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!Worth consuming!
  4. Songs of Distant EarthWorth consuming!
  5. Childhood's EndWorth consuming!
  6. Canal DreamsWorth consuming!
  7. The Crow RoadWorth consuming!
  8. Notes from a Small IslandWorth consuming!
  9. The Cyborg HandbookWorth consuming!
  10. IdoruWorth consuming!
  11. Count ZeroWorth consuming!
  12. Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk AnthologyWorth consuming!
  13. NeuromancerWorth consuming!
  14. Double WhammyWorth consuming!
  15. The Virgin SuicidesWorth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. DoolittleWorth consuming!
  2. No!Worth consuming!
  3. The CoralWorth consuming!
  4. American IdiotWorth consuming!
  5. Please Describe YourselfWorth consuming!
  6. EmploymentWorth consuming!
  7. Asleep in the Back [Bonus Track]Worth consuming!
  8. Dear Catastrophe WaitressWorth consuming!
  9. The Golden AgeWorth consuming!
  10. GreenWorth consuming!
  11. Murder BalladsWorth consuming!
  12. The FutureheadsWorth consuming!
  13. Surfer RosaWorth consuming!
  14. Hullabaloo SoundtrackWorth consuming!
  15. ShowbizWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. A Bug's LifeWorth consuming!
  2. HeathersWorth consuming!
  3. Toy StoryWorth consuming!
  4. The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)Worth consuming!
  5. AVP - Alien Vs. Predator (Full Screen Edition)
  6. Toy Story 2Worth consuming!
  7. Good Bye, Lenin!Worth consuming!
  8. Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition)Worth consuming!
  9. SwingersNot worth consuming
  10. Boogie NightsWorth consuming!
  11. Walk the LineWorth consuming!
  12. The EdukatorsWorth consuming!
  13. The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Full Screen Edition)Worth consuming!
  14. American BeautyWorth consuming!
  15. Shrek 2Worth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. Blueberry MuffinsWorth consuming!
  2. TofuWorth consuming!
  3. Green & Blacks Organic chocolateWorth consuming!
  4. Ben & Jerry's Oatmeal Cookie ChunkWorth consuming!
  5. Baileys with a splash of ButtershotWorth consuming!
  6. Ben & Jerry's Cherry GarciaWorth consuming!
  7. chocolate covered blueberriesWorth consuming!
  8. Ben & Jerry's Fossil FuelWorth consuming!
  9. pumpkin curryWorth consuming!
  10. marmiteWorth consuming!
  11. MaltesersWorth consuming!
  12. lindorWorth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. XX Olympic Winter GamesWorth consuming!
  2. Red Roses cologneWorth consuming!

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March

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. recycle my old computersWorth doing!
  2. Host a dinner partyWorth doing!
  3. Switch to reusable shopping bags for groceriesWorth doing!
  4. reduce, reuse, recycleWorth doing!
  5. recycle more than I throw in the binWorth doing!
  6. Try Vietnamese foodWorth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Amoeba MusicWorth visiting!
  2. Eden ProjectWorth visiting!
Listened to:
  1. AbsolutionWorth consuming!
  2. Franz FerdinandWorth consuming!
  3. Black CherryWorth consuming!
  4. Stop Making SenseWorth consuming!
  5. Mars Audiac QuintetWorth consuming!
  6. FloodWorth consuming!
  7. Copper BlueWorth consuming!
  8. Factory Showroom
  9. The Monkees - Greatest HitsWorth consuming!
  10. Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997Worth consuming!
  11. Your New Favourite BandWorth consuming!
  12. The Best of Talking Heads: Once in a LifetimeWorth consuming!
  13. Learning English: Lesson IWorth consuming!
  14. Thunder and ConsolationWorth consuming!
  15. WilderWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. V for VendettaWorth consuming!
  2. Frasier - The Complete Second SeasonWorth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. cat hairNot worth consuming
  2. Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia Low Fat Frozen YogurtWorth consuming!

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April

Added to 43 Things:
  1. get a parking ticket — completed 3 months later
  2. See The Mighty Boosh play live — completed 6 months later
  3. Try West Indian Food — completed about 1 year later
  4. Try Ethiopian food
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. buy sunglassesWorth doing!
  2. Take a wine tasting classWorth doing!
  3. visit an archaeological digWorth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Luxembourg City — visited 8 months later
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. North America
  2. Europe
  3. Mont Saint MichelWorth visiting!
  4. Palma de MallorcaWorth visiting!
  5. Piazza San MarcoWorth visiting!
  6. Venice Simplon-Orient-ExpressWorth visiting!
  7. MuranoWorth visiting!
  8. The Grand CanalWorth visiting!
  9. BuranoWorth visiting!
  10. GhettoWorth visiting!
  11. Cipriani HotelNot worth visiting
  12. Basilica di San MarcoWorth visiting!
Read:
  1. Night Watch
  2. Brave New WorldWorth consuming!
  3. Kane & AbelNot worth consuming
  4. Witches Abroad
  5. Reaper ManWorth consuming!
  6. Guards! Guards!
  7. MortWorth consuming!
  8. Soul Music
  9. HogfatherWorth consuming!
  10. Small GodsWorth consuming!
  11. Men at Arms
  12. Charlotte's Web (Trophy Newbery)Worth consuming!
  13. The Secret Garden
  14. Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)Worth consuming!
  15. Grapes of Wrath, The (20th Century Classics)Worth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. (What's The Story) Morning Glory?Not worth consuming
  2. The Velvet Underground & NicoWorth consuming!
  3. Strangeways, Here We ComeWorth consuming!
  4. Automatic for the PeopleWorth consuming!
  5. The BendsWorth consuming!
  6. Abbey RoadWorth consuming!
  7. OK Computer
  8. Reading, Writing and ArithmeticWorth consuming!
  9. Nevermind
  10. Original Pirate Material
  11. Up the BracketWorth consuming!
  12. The Dresden DollsWorth consuming!
  13. Mezmerize
  14. A Certain Trigger
  15. DryWorth consuming!

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May

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. see blue man groupWorth doing!
  2. finish my kitchenWorth doing!
  3. Eat Sushi from a Sushi BarWorth doing!
  4. Get married in Vegas by ElvisWorth doing!
  5. See a total solar eclipseWorth doing!
  6. Give 1000 cheersWorth doing!
  7. eat a pizza in italyWorth doing!
  8. Try Russian FoodWorth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Bletchley Park — visited about 1 year later
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. National Railway MuseumWorth visiting!
Listened to:
  1. FuneralWorth consuming!
  2. Playing the Angel
  3. A Fever You Can't Sweat OutNot worth consuming
  4. Origin of SymmetryWorth consuming!
  5. Best Of R.E.M.Worth consuming!
  6. Yes, Virginia...Worth consuming!
  7. One Step More and You DieWorth consuming!
  8. Born Under a Bad Sign
  9. Mappa MundiWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. DiG!Worth consuming!
  2. Constantine (Full Screen Edition)Worth consuming!
  3. Clerks (Collector's Series)Worth consuming!
  4. Mission Impossible III
  5. X-Men III: The Last StandWorth consuming!

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June

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. gamble in las vegasWorth doing!
  2. Donate quality clothes and accessories to Dress for SuccessWorth doing!
  3. meet my friends on the internet in real lifeWorth doing!
  4. drink absintheWorth doing!
  5. drink more waterWorth doing!
  6. Have my own Domain NameWorth doing!
  7. go campingWorth doing!
  8. watch or read the news everydayWorth doing!
  9. have a near death experienceNot worth doing
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. move house
Added to 43 Places:
  1. Luxembourg — visited 6 months later
  2. Wiltshire — visited about 1 year later
  3. Somerset — visited about 1 year later
  4. Oxfordshire — visited about 1 year later
  5. North Yorkshire — visited about 1 year later
  6. Gloucestershire — visited about 1 year later
  7. East Riding of Yorkshire — visited about 1 year later
  8. Devon — visited about 1 year later
  9. Dorset — visited about 1 year later
  10. Henlow Grange Health Farm — visited about 1 year later
Listened to:
  1. Dummy
  2. De StijlWorth consuming!
  3. Quadrophenia
  4. Modern Life Is RubbishWorth consuming!
  5. Suede
  6. Different Class
  7. Gypsy Punks Underdog World StrikeWorth consuming!
  8. In Utero
  9. ScreamadelicaWorth consuming!
  10. PsychocandyWorth consuming!
  11. Parallel Lines
  12. Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition
  13. The Invisible InvasionWorth consuming!
  14. Not Accepted AnywhereWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. Europa EuropaWorth consuming!
  2. Best in ShowWorth consuming!
  3. Fearless

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July

Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. See England win the World Cup
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Brimham RocksWorth visiting!
  2. Little MermaidWorth visiting!
  3. Bayern
  4. Essen
  5. RethimnonWorth visiting!
  6. Saint Helier
  7. Red Light District
  8. Canal CruiseWorth visiting!
  9. Sex MuseumWorth visiting!
  10. BloemenmarktWorth visiting!
  11. Bellagio Hotel and Casino
  12. Circus Circus Hotel Casino and Theme Park
  13. The Venetian Resort Hotel CasinoWorth visiting!
  14. Amoeba MusicWorth visiting!
  15. Sunset Strip
Read:
  1. Children of God (Ballantine Reader's Circle)Worth consuming!
  2. Man Who Loved Only Numbers :ERDOSWorth consuming!
  3. Strip TeaseWorth consuming!
  4. HubbiesWorth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. HowlWorth consuming!
  2. TubthumperNot worth consuming
  3. Stadium Arcadium
  4. Black Holes and RevelationsWorth consuming!
  5. Morente Suena La Alambra
Consumed:
  1. World Cup 2006 in GermanyWorth consuming!
  2. 2006 WimbledonWorth consuming!

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August

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. follow a band on tourWorth doing!
  2. read 'New Scientist' every weekWorth doing!
  3. support fair tradeWorth doing!
  4. Write a willWorth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Reading FestivalWorth visiting!
Read:
  1. Life of PiWorth consuming!
  2. How Late It Was, How LateWorth consuming!
  3. Amsterdam: A NovelWorth consuming!
  4. Double WhammyWorth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. O Brother, Where Art Thou?Worth consuming!
  2. If the Beatles Had Read Hunter...the Singles
  3. AnarchyWorth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. reading festival 2006Worth consuming!
  2. BBC Proms at the Royal Albert HallWorth consuming!

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September

Visited on 43 Places:
  1. High WycombeNot worth visiting
  2. Shakespeare's Globe TheatreWorth visiting!
Read:
  1. Mr. Nice: An AutobiographyWorth consuming!

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October

Added to 43 Things:
  1. find a new job — completed 2 months later
  2. see the northern lights — completed about 1 year later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. See The Secret Policeman's Ball liveWorth doing!
  2. See The Mighty Boosh play liveWorth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. Monte CarloWorth visiting!
  2. DublinWorth visiting!
  3. Guinness StorehouseWorth visiting!
  4. Northern Ireland
Read:
  1. PostmortemWorth consuming!
Listened to:
  1. Voices of Animals and MenWorth consuming!
  2. Costello MusicWorth consuming!
Watched:
  1. SawWorth consuming!
  2. Serenity (Full Screen Edition)Worth consuming!
  3. Saw II (Full Screen Edition)Worth consuming!

See more from October


November

Added to 43 Things:
  1. get all my Christmas shopping done early — completed 2 months later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. go and see the fratellis live!!Worth doing!
  2. See The Young Knives play liveWorth doing!
  3. See the Dresden Dolls liveWorth doing!
  4. update my CVWorth doing!
  5. see the cardiacs liveWorth doing!
  6. win a premium bond prizeWorth doing!
  7. get my cholesterol checkedWorth doing!
  8. get a flu shotWorth doing!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. sofiak
Listened to:
  1. Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 (CD/DVD)Worth consuming!
Consumed:
  1. Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie DoughWorth consuming!

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December

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Drive somewhere I can see the stars — completed 11 months later
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. go to at least one concert every monthWorth doing!
  2. see MUSE in concertWorth doing!
  3. Read "His Dark Materials" by Philip PullmanWorth doing!
Visited on 43 Places:
  1. LuxembourgNot worth visiting
  2. NiceWorth visiting!
  3. Luxembourg CityNot worth visiting
  4. MünchenWorth visiting!
  5. OsnabrückWorth visiting!
Listened to:
  1. Achtung Baby
  2. The Joshua Tree
  3. Led Zeppelin II
  4. Led Zeppelin IIIWorth consuming!
  5. The B-52'sWorth consuming!
  6. Jagged Little Pill
  7. The Beatles (The White Album)Worth consuming!
  8. MTV Unplugged in New York (Nirvana)Worth consuming!
  9. London Calling
  10. Pet SoundsWorth consuming!
  11. The White StripesWorth consuming!
  12. ElephantWorth consuming!
  13. Hysteria
  14. Dark Side Of The MoonWorth consuming!
  15. The Wall (Deluxe Packaging Digitally Remastered)Worth consuming!

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