2. fess up - talk about how i fail
3. give them something - tell them about the presents i'll remember forever(http://www.superherodesigns.com/)
4. exploit the youth - tell them about my interactions with children
5. be a sage - talk about the advice i've gotten & offer more
6. count my blessings - tell them what i'm happy about
7. examine my paperwork - share old journal entries (http://www.queserasera.org/)
8. talk back - comment on the stuff out there, what annoys me
9. transform myself - talk about my bad habits
10. get nostalgic - talk about what i miss from youth (http://www.jenville.com/)
11. curate the web -refer to other sites i like
12. play favorites - keep running lists of my favorites (http://www.kottke.org/)
13. act on ceremony - talk about my traditions
14. watch my language - talk about the words i love, hate, or want to create
15. fill in the gaps - find memory triggers and tell their story
16. mine consumer culture - talk about the items, ideas & resources that are important to me (www.kk.org/cooltools)
17. dial a post - save & share the voicemails/texts i love (http://www.studio.odeo.com/)
18. spill everything - examin my purse or my wallet & explain its contents(www.flickr.com/whatsinmybag)
19. give them my scraps - don't throw away anything without first sharing
20. make them gasp - share stories about weird places, weird people, or weird experiences
21. address the public - write a letter to my city, town, family, or strangers
22. play their games - pitch in on a community project or start one up(http://www.askmetafilter.com/, http://www.postsecret.blogspot.com/)
23. define my inscrutables - talk about the details of what makes me Me
24. make it easy - offer productivity tips (http://www.lifehacker.com/)
25. offer classified information - write unconventional ads
26. share my expertise - teach the masses my secrets (http://www.43folders.com/)
27. show some love - talk up my friends
28. blow my budget - dream big and tell them what i'd do with 10 million
29. place myself - make maps of the places i adore (http://www.platial.com/)
30. be myself - tell them the quirky things about me (http://www.brittney.typepad.com/)
31. dig in - tell them about my perfect meal
32. break it off - talk about my relationship deal breakers & past experiences
33. spread the words - save stuff from what i've read & share
34. give a tour - tell them about where i live (http://www.burritoeater.com/)
35. show some skin - talk about my scars (www.blogjam.com/name_my_scars)
36. swallow my pride - tell them about my miserable earlier years, share miserable photos
37. find the objects of my affection - tell them what i'd look for in a fire
38. start here - write consistently, maybe 500 words a day (http://www.nanowrimo.org/)
39. choose my words - write the shortest story imaginable (http://www.mightygirl.com/)
40. cower before them - tell them about my irrational fears
41. show some family pride - create a well-timed tribute to a loved one (http://www.dooce.com/)
42. make my timeline - make a personal timeline of my past
43. show them a good time - tell them about my parties & give tips
44. take inventory - photograph my collections & explain (http://www.grocerylists.org/)
45. ante up - point them to charities & tell them how to donate
46. review my resume - tell them about my job (www.dashes.com/anil)
47. promote truth - outline 10 truths i believe to be universal
48. hang my head - outline my gravest humiliations
49. engage in finger-pointing, snickering - make fun of something (www.a.wholelottanothing.org/2006/05/macbook_man.html)
50. clean house - get rid of stuff, but photograph & share their stories first (http://www.fussy.org/)
51. risk everything - tell them about the biggest risk i could take right now
52. wear it well - talk about what i'm wearing or what i've worn & what it meant to me
53. categorize my readers - test people (www.quizbox.com/builder, http://www.evany.com/)
54. get defensive - defend what i love/the indefensible
55. take sides - do some research on something & take a side
56. go places - write about the places that mean something to me & why
57. say thanks - post thank you notes to those who have helped me
58. think back - tell them where i was during historical moments
59. offer survival tips - tell my life's survival stories
60. ask science - conduct silly experiments (www.michaelbuffington.com/cc2k1, http://www.cockeyed.com/)
61. collect the greatest hits - provide fall-back posts for when i'm off my game (http://www.defectiveyeti.com/)
62. hit the stacks - talk about the books i've read (http://www.librarything.com/)
63. make contact - exchange snail mail & post the results (http://www.20things.org/)
64. get dibs - start an online virtual collection of things i'll never afford
65. rope friends in - find a group of creative types & ban together to do something crazy
66. keep track - make lists of things throughout my day & use them later
67. tell them what i've done - record every mundane moment of my day/week (http://www.childsplayx2.com/)
68. let them cheer me on - share my struggle with something & track my progress (http://www.dieold.org/)
69. send a message - sort through old files/emails & post the good stuff
70. put it aside - create an online timecapsule
71. become an expert - put some time into my passions
72. do the right thing - find a cause & proclaim it..then make reachable goals & meet them. use my powerful words for good.
73. collect people - interview people, research them, write biographies (www.leahpeah.com/blog, www.suburbanbliss.net)
74. present my memories - make a "live scrapbook" of trips/events/etc (www.tothevolcano.blogspot.com)
75. be neighborly - share info about my neighborhood/town (www.sfstories.com)
76. change everything - tell them about my plans for big change & take them along in my journey (www.electrolicious.com)
77. show them my b-side - share the soundtracks of my life (both the ones actually present & the ones the should have played)
78. go multimedia - post videos (www.skinnycorp.com/video "Marmite Taste Off", "T-Shirt Gun Testing", & "Let's Have A Break Dance Party"
79. say cheese - get a free Flickr account & share my photos (www.flickr.com)
80. keep it in the family - seek out family history & post it (www.aperiodic.net/phil)
81. exit the comfort zone - start saying yes. seek out unusual opportunities & book them.
82. get it down - carry a notebook around to write down ideas
83. start reading - read other blogs for ideas & skills
84. break the news - blog about new info, breaking news
85. branch out - write differently than normal, offer another vantage point for readers
86. use what i have - use my surroundings as a jumpstart to a writing idea
87. do what i love - post about my passion/things i care about & dedicate a site to it (www.mightygoods.com)
88. choose my company - decide my audience first & dedicate my writing to them
89. inch my way there - take a picture for every day of a year for a story (www.pbase.com/darter02/picture_a_day_for_a_year)
90. keep it up - produce fresh content at least a couple times a week; do it before anything else, every morning
91. take up stalking - do some people watching (www.mightygirl.com)
92. look harder - pay closer attention to the things around me, for inspiration (www.textism.com)
93. share the joke - take note of the things that make me laugh
94. find like minds - give opinions on new developments (www.veen.com/jeff)
95. mine my media history - sort through old computer files & journals, etc; pull out anything amusing
96. lend them my ear - eavesdrop & share!
97. leave the house - go spend a random day out in the world
98. gripe - vent my pet peeves online
99. obsess - photograph everywhere i go for a week, record everything, make note of everything (www.geoffbadner.com/blog, www.themorningnews.org/archives/stories/appetite)
100. just write - make my own list of things i want to write about & then do it!!
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