March 2012
14 posts
FEBRUARY 27th
MISSION: Select a topic for a dream and try to dream about it.
SOURCE: Farrah
DETAILS: I decided to dream about my mother. It didn’t happen though. Hopefully soon…
STATUS: Incomplete
FEBRUARY 28th
MISSION: Count the starts in the sky… then find out just how many there actually are.
SOURCE: Peter
DETAILS: I counted, but started to lose track around the 75 mark every time. After a little research, I found out that there are 1024 stars in the sky.
STATUS: Complete
FEBRUARY 25th
MISSION: Give food to a homeless person.
SOURCE: Jake
DETAILS: Popular Mission. I went to the Greenpoint Deli, and while I was waiting for my sandwich, I bought some popcorn and bottled water and brought it to the two homeless men that were sitting on the corner. They thanked me and as I was heading home I saw them enjoying their snack.
STATUS: Complete
FEBRUARY 22nd
MISSION: FEAR. There is a list of weird phobias online. Read it.
SOURCE: Anonymous
DETAILS: The Complete list is found here: http://www.2spare.com/item_65894.aspx My favorites however, are:
- Arachibutyrophobia Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
- Dextrophobia: Fear of objects at the right side of the body
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fear of...
FEBRUARY 23rd
MISSION: Give a random stranger a compliment.
SOURCE: Elizabeth
DETAILS: “You have a really pretty smile” I told a girl on the corner as I walked by. She smiled, but I didn’t stop.
STATUS: Complete
FEBRUARY 19th
MISSION: Find the fountain of youth.
SOURCE: Ezra
DETAILS: I Googled the Fountain of Youth and a bunch of spas and health centers popped up. Ponce de Leon searched for it in 1513 what is present day Florida. It is typically associated with that region. I looked, but it’s not in Brooklyn.
STATUS: Complete
FEBRUARY 20th
MISSION: Subscribe to a new magazine - one you’ve never read.
SOURCE: Charlie
DETAILS: February 6th’s Mission was to read about the Council on Foreign Relations - an influential group accused of having secret plots to globalize all national governments. During that research I learned that the CFR publishes a bimonthly magazine called Foreign Affairs. I bought the next...
FEBRUARY 17th
MISSION: I’ve seen some of your quizzes, but you haven’t taken the best one… Google “Greek God Quiz.”
SOURCE: Delia
DETAILS:
Found here: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_greek_god_or_goddess_are_you
Finally a good result: Zues - Greek God and Ruler of the Mount Olympus. God of the sky and thunder. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull and the...
FEBRUARY 18th
MISSION: Find out how many wars are taking place right now.
SOURCE: Will
DETAILS: According to Wikipedia there are 10 wars taking place right now (Columbian Armed Conflict, Afghan Civil War, Somali Civil War, Insurgency in Iraq, War in Northwest Pakistan, Mexican Drug War, Sudanese Nomadic Conflicts, Sudan-SPLM-N Conflict, Yemeni Uprising, Syrian Uprising). Please note that other...
FEBRUARY 15th
MISSION: Make two wishes: one for you, and one for someone you love.
SOURCE: Jewel
DETAILS: For me I wished for more time with my family (nieces, nephews, cousins and everyone in between). For a friend of mine, I wished for guidance as they figure a few things out about themselves.
STATUS: Complete
FEBRUARY 14th
MISSION: Say Happy Valentine’s Day to strangers all day.
SOURCE: Heather
DETAILS: I said to just about everyone who looked at me… and some who didn’t. Most people were really receptive actually. Some looked like they were having a rough Valentine’s Day.
STATUS: Complete
FEBRUARY 13th
MISSION: Buy an album of an artist outside your normal genre of music.
SOURCE: Ronnie
DETAILS: I don’t really listen to 70’s funk, so after a little research, I settled on Sly and the Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Going on.
STATUS: Complete
FEBRUARY 12th
MISSION: Read George Orwell’s 1984.
SOURCE: Carrie
DETAILS: I bought this on iTunes and began reading. Definitely going to finish this one.
STATUS: Complete
FEBRUARY 11th
MISSION: As a stranger one thing they’re good at… and one thing they’re awful at.
SOURCE: Natalie
DETAILS: I met a guy and the street and asked him these questions. He said he was good at skateboarding, but bad at money management.
STATUS: Complete
FEBRUARY 10th
MISSION: There is a Russian scientist who said he can photograph the soul leaving the body. Research this.
SOURCE: Yuri
DETAILS: The scientist’s name is Dr. Konstantin Korotkov. He is working with gas discharge visualization which apparently can get an image of what most would call the soul. What I found most interesting is that the images of the souls of people who die...
February 2012
45 posts
FEBRUARY 6th
MISSION: Read about the Council of Foreign Relations.
SOURCE: Anonymous
DETAILS: I read a few different articles, watched a youtube video, then finally CFR’s own video. There are a lot of conspiracy theories on what the Council on Foreign Relations does and the influence that it has had on American politics. The list of members is an impressive one, however the video I...
FEBRUARY 3rd
MISSION: Talk to a stranger about religion.
SOURCE: Marie
DETAILS: I chatted with a girl at a bar for a few minutes. She was raised Catholic, but isn’t particularly religious. We talked about God, the afterlife and how religion has positively and negatively effected history. Nice conversation.
STATUS: Complete
FEBRUARY 2nd
MISSION: Learn something you shouldn’t know.
SOURCE: Zack
DETAILS: It’s surprisingly easy to find information on flammable and explosive household items and what you can do with them. I’m probably on a government list right now for my Google searches.
STATUS: Complete
FEBRUARY 1st
MISSION: Say “hi” to a beautiful woman.
SOURCE: Erica
DETAILS: Her name is Melody. Met her at T.B.D. in Brooklyn. Amazing smile.
STATUS: Complete
JANUARY 30th
MISSION: Go to Omegle.com. Chat with a stranger.
SOURCE: Max
DETAILS:
Me: what’s up?
Stranger: Nothing. You?
Me: procrastinating/trying to sleep
Stranger: that’s me every night. ya know what normally helps?
Me: what’s that?
NOTE TO ALL: Never ask an open ended question like this to a stranger over the Internet. Upon reading the answer I turned off my...
JANUARY 29th
MISSION: Get a slice of pizza at Di Fara’s in Brooklyn. It is the best.
SOURCE: Ricardo
DETAILS: I didn’t make it before closing. Got to go back.
STATUS: Incomplete
JANUARY 27th
MISSION: Look up GFAJ-1.
SOURCE: Elliot
DETAILS: In December of 2010 Felisa Wolfe-Simon discovered a bacteria in Mono Lake, California that when starved of Phosphorus, can incorporate Arsenic into it’s basic DNA and continue growing. Until this discovery, the six elements that life depended on were Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sulfur. So if...
JANUARY 26th
MISSION: Find an old person. Ask them what the most significant event that they witnessed in their lifetime was.
SOURCE: Anna
DETAILS: I met an old lady with a Polish accent walking her dog in Greenpoint, Bk. I said hello with a smile and asked her the above question. She thought for a moment, then answered, “9/11. This country… the entire world… everything...
JANUARY 22nd
MISSION: Complete a NY Times Crossword.
SOURCE: Brandon
DETAILS: Not even close.
STATUS: Incomplete
JANUARY 21st
MISSION: Go on a blind date.
SOURCE: Jen
DETAILS: Last minute plans fell through. I’ll have to try again.
STATUS: Incomplete
JANUARY 20th
MISSION: Physical Challenge - How many push-ups can you do in one minute?
SOURCE: Walt
DETAILS: 37
STATUS: Complete
JANUARY 19th
MISSION: Watch the Beatles’ Let It Be video.
SOURCE: Mark
DETAILS: Amazing song. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdopMqrftXs.
STATUS: Complete
JANUARY 18th
MISSION: Meet an actor/director/author/entertainer (hopefully someone famous). Get an autograph.
SOURCE: Anonymous
DETAILS: This is something I’m going to have to get back to. No stars were easily accessible.
STATUS: Incomplete
JANUARY 17th
MISSION: Read the Communist Manifesto.
SOURCE: Tyler
DETAILS: People talk about Communism a lot, but I don’t think I know anyone who has actually sat down and read the Manifesto. Parts of it were interesting. Parts of it were confusing. One part that I definitely disagree with was the idea that change cannot come without a revolution: “The elimination of social...
JANUARY 16th
MISSION: I saw that you donated to a few charities… Go to givewell.org and research which charities are best. Make a donation.
SOURCE: Peter
DETAILS: I went to www.givewell.org and clicked on “Top-rated Charities.” This site ranks charity organizations and tells the reader which ones are best/most efficient. The number one charity was Against Malaria Foundation...