Yes, I know this page needs updating.  Let me worry about that and you can get on with whatever you people do on the internet.

22. One Hundred Consecutive Press Ups (Gingell)

Gingell has challenged me to take part in the “One Hundred Push Ups Training Program” (which roughly translates as “One Hundred Press Ups Training Programme”).  The aim is that after four weeks I’ll be able to do 100 press ups in one go.  You can monitor my progress by checking my “pushups logger” or following me on Twitter (the “pushups logger” auto-tweets each of my workouts).  Gingell explains more in her post, at some stage I promise to blog about this challenge.  Baines, Damian and Stan are also taking part.

21. Apply to Small Ads Regularly (Stan)

I’ve been challenged to regularly respond to adverts placed on Gumtree, craigslist and similar websites.  The adverts I choose can range from the serious to the silly but I must post the results here for all to see.  Stanford says that my replies must not be “rude or destructive to the ad poster”. I say, “Stanford you’re no fun any more.”  Stanford has already started work on this challenge, see how he’s doing here.

19. Review All High School Musical Films (Gingell)

Sometimes I think Gingell is trying to fashion me into the gay BFF she never had.  However, it’s a challenge that (probably) won’t “result in death, injury or mutilation”, doesn’t “contradict one of the challenges I already have” and won’t make my life any worse, therefore I am duty bound to complete it.

18. Do Good (Holly)

One random act of kindness a week.  This challenge has not begun (I haven’t even mentioned it in a blog post yet).

16. Learn to Play the Piano (Annabel)

I lack a natural sense of rhythm.  My poor hand and eye co-ordination is documented at least as far back as my year two primary school report.  The highest number of notes I’ve managed to hit in row on Guitar Hero is three.  Nonetheless, I’ve always wanted to play piano, it’s seems a classy thing to do and hopefully when I grow old I’ll be able to play it in a whiskey commercial or a jazz bar or something.  I blame Annabel for this one.

15. Write a Letter for Amnesty International

Anyone who loiters around me long enough will eventually hear about how I make an annual donation to Amnesty.  I will probably also tell them how amazing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and how supporting all other charities is ultimately pointless until human rights are guaranteed.  This year I’m going to do something more proactive than watching the direct debit leave my account or reading the occasional email; this year I will be writing a letter for someone who has been unfairly imprisoned.

14. Learn Sign Language (Tom/ John/ Annabel/ Antonio)

Met some deaf people at a new year’s eve party.  Tried to make small talk with the one phrase I thought I knew (”tea, no milk”) ended up telling them something about ploughing that apparently was quite amusing.  So, I will be looking into the British Sign Language course at the local college and at some stage video blogging a post that is entirely signed.

13. Talk to More Girls (Tom/ John/ Annabel)

Thanks guys, this challenge makes me sound like some kind of hermit lacking social skills.  In the next year I have to speak to 12 heterosexual girls I have never met before.  How I’m meant to ascertain their heterosexuality is a point I’m still unsure on.  Also the line “I want you to appear on my website” would sound so, so creepy, probably best avoided.

12. Speed Blog (Tom/ John)

One minute, one post, stream of consciousness, no editing.  Some examples can be found on Tom and John’s now retired blog.  I did attempt this but the result was truly obscene and I’m not sure I would be comfortable sharing it with the world.

11. Eat Breakfast Daily (Tom/ John)

Tom and John defined breakfast as a meal before 12pm.  My messed up sleeping pattern means I repeatedly fail this challenge but when I do eat something vaguely interesting before midday I take a photo of it and put up here.  This is a feature I have dubbed “Blog your breakfast/ it’s easier than writing.”

10. Review Artists (Tom/ John)

This is a challenge that Tom and John collaborated on and is somewhat involved.  Each month I need to look at two works by a particular artist, compare them and then make at least one interesting point.  The only problem is they’ve picked a different kind of artist for each month, here’s the list;

• Painter
• Sculptor
• Film Director
• Playwright
• Foreign Language Novelist
• Poet
• Dancer
• Classical Artist
• Popular Artist
• Photographer
• Website Designer
• Philosopher

Any kind of help greatly appreciated.

9. Eat New Vegetables (Tom)

Yes, you read that right.  I need to eat 12 new vegetables this year.  If I run out of vegetables, and this is unlikely, Tom says I’m allowed to use a vegetable I’ve eaten before as long as I prepare it in a different way.

8. Keep Eating Steak and Crumpets (Guy/ Antonio)

Thanks to Guy and Antonio for the easiest, oddest and yet most enjoyable challenge so far.  I have already photographed crumpets with Marmite, cheese, and Marmite cheese.  Expect more crumpet related posts and features on steak (if I can ever afford steak again).

7. Complete my Degree

One day.

6. Learn to Drive

Hopefully happening later in the year when I have money.

4. Wake up at a Reasonable Hour (Frosty)

I start work at 9am every weekday and will document this for a month.

2. Get out of Debt

I blog every gory detail of my personal finances.  It’s not pretty and, yes, I’m still in debt.

1. Write More (Antonio)

1a. Update this blog regularly.
1b. Hook the blog up to Facebook.
1c. Install the Visual Bookshelf on Facebook.
1d. Do one day a week of work experience at The Sentinel.
1e. Freelance.
1f. Write a 50,000 word novel as part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November.
1g. Put together a portfolio of my work.