New Noodle Resolve

While I still have things to say about legumes* (resolution 2009) and rodents (resolution 2007), and sparkling wine (resolution 2003)**, and a backlog of books to discuss, the solar year is well underway, the lunar new year begins Monday and it's time to move on.
To Noodles
In 2010 or the Year of the Tiger, I resolve to:

• cook an interesting pasta recipe (actually following a recipe) at least once a month
• learn how to make good chicken noodle soup
• eat noodle dishes from at least seven different cuisines (Thai, Italian, Chinese and Japanese noodle traditions jump immediately to mind. I know there are many others in southeast Asia and Eastern Europe and I have very little idea about noodles in the Americas or Africa. I hope to find out).
• eat noodles made from at least 4 different grains
• make noodles from scratch at least four times
• make stuffed pasta from scratch at least once (not actually a noodle, but something I want to do)
• explore noodle related media***

Soba, udon, spaetzle, kugels, pad thai, lasagna, stroganoff, "freaky space age noodles" and vermicelli may receive special attention. I did not knowingly choose this because noodles are in this year (according to my mother, who usually has a very good sense of food trends), but if I am cutting edge (or just a trendy wanna-be), so be it.
In order to help with this resolution, you can

• suggest noodle recipes
• visit and cook noodles with me
• suggest noodle-related media
• prod if I haven't posted noodle news in a while
• think of a catchy phrase or label for these posts

Noodle on!

* e.g. "check out Debbie's image of a pigeon pea in Haiti"
** Perhaps not shocking, I have nothing more to report on my 2004 resolution "losing my fear of pink".
***Off-hand I can think of two songs, "Oh top of spaghetti" and Leftover Salmon's "Pasta on the Mountain"; one movie, Tampopo; and one made up religion, pastafarians that follow the flying spaghetti monster that would count as noodle related. I obviously need suggestions.