Money does not grow on trees

My money seed failed to grow for a second time, so I have decided to give up this one for the time being.

Finally!

The seed seems to be growing now towards the right direction (after I had to reorient it!). You would have thought that reading the 3 line instructions would have made a difference. Hopefully, in 3-4 days there will be signs of the first leafs... and signs of me finally finishing this Thing.

Toooo slow

I got another seed kit and planted my second money seed, hoping I will be more successful this time. I placed it next to the window and watered it regularly. I even read the instructions this time. Still, four days later no result. I always knew gardening (and plants in general for that matter) was not my cup of tea, but this is now getting ridiculous. Lets give it another 2-3 days and see what happens.

Vote now!

A few days ago I added a poll (check the right hand side column). It will stay open for 101 days. So, get voting! After all, you don't want to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to make a difference, right?

Thing #35: Learn how to ask someone out

You would have thought that years of practice would have made this easier. Think again! I guess people don't get better at asking other people out as such. They just handle rejection easier. Then, it is so much easier to ask someone one! Before you get old and boring you tend to take things personally a bit more than you should really do. When you are old enough, and wiser if I may say, you realise it's not the end of the world if you get reject. In fact, even if you do go on a date, you will need to probably ask someone else out sooner or later (that's what statistics say anyway). I guess this is why this Thing is actually called 'Learn how to ask someone out and... how to dump them'! Both useful social skills for emotionally balanced individuals!

Now if you are a girl reading this blog please read this: How to ask a guy out (as if you really need to!). If you are a boy reading this blog please read this: How to ask a girl out (you most probably need this!). Either way, if you still struggle, get the "101 Things to do before you are old and boring" and pretend you ask someone out only because it's in the book. It's a good way to start a conversation about the Things you've done, it proves you are not yet old and boring and if at the end you get rejected... you can always blame the book!

Feel old and boring? Talk2Me

Dan is yet another person who woke up one day and felt (almost) old and boring. So, he decided to talk to people about what it means to be old and boring (as if we don't know!). How would you spot Dan? Well the sign and his t-shirt give him away, don't you think?

Find out more about Dan's 101 Things at his blog.

Thing #22: Invent a secret code

When I was a kid I thought it would have been cool if we had a secret code to chat without being understood. By chat I don't mean... online! The Internet as we now it today did not exist back then. So, I reinvented the wheel by adopting a straight number for letter substitution. It was not difficult to crack but assuming you could the substitution quicker than those that you were trying to fool (i.e. the other kids) that was fine. If you want to see how this works click here. So I would like to retrospectively put my ingenuity forward and tick the box for this Thing.

By the way, secret codes are very helpful things, especially if you are to have your own secret society, right?

2 leaves

Twenty days in the making and ladies and gentlemen we have two leaves. That's not very exciting so I will save myself the embarrassment and try this again. I need to go and buy one more of the seed kits (and even follow the instructions this time!). Thinking in a genuinely geeky way I could use the existing kit to plant normal seeds and compare them to the money-seed. It would be interested to see if the money tree worths its money by outperforming the normal seeds! Ironic eh?

one week later...

It's now been a few days since I planted my seed and my money tree is still to come to life. I was wondering today whether it would come to life after all... due to a few 'minor' issues. For example, planting the seed the wrong way (it was the instructions fault) or watering it too much (again the instructions - they did not say much) or placing the seed under the light (it was not in a dark cupboard or anything but still). I was thinking of getting another one equipped with my newfound wisdom to try this once more, when I noticed the seed has actually grown a bit the last couple of days. Perhaps I should give it a bit more time and take it from there!

No words needed...

Thing #31: Host a party

I am hosting a party and you are all invited!

Thing #3: Make an oregami crane (Reader contribution)

For a previous Thing I had to make an oregami crane. Well I did not, but a reader did and sent me a photo!





If you want to contribute with your own stories or photos of Things you have done, leave a comment with your email and I will email you back.

Thing #24: Grow something from a seed

In case you are wondering what I've been up to (yeah right!) I've been waiting for a seed to grow so that I can post the photos (or video if i get around to make one) online. It takes time you know! It's actually a bean which writes 'money' on it. Who said money does not grow on trees?!? In anyway, it's a good example of how the book can give meaning to a meaningless stroll at the shops (yes I know, I used the word meaningless and shops in the same sentence), as I found this little 'toy' accidentally. I will wait a few more days and then update you on the seed's progress. Lets all pretend this is something very exciting!

Thing #97: Take great photos - Done!

Sometimes you don't need to know how to take great photos. The landscape renders them great photos because it's just so beautiful. This certainly helps a hopeless photographer like myself!

Anyway, all the photos below were taken in Santorini. I resized them so that you can use them for wallpapers (4:3 screens - they may will look a bit funny if stretched for use on a wide screens)! Just click on any of them, then on the new window right click on the photo and 'Set as background', if you are using Internet Explorer.