we are meant to test our own limits, to push ourselves harder/further. problem is, when testing someone else's limits, you never know when the next test/push is going to push them over the edge.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903596904576520690515394766.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

http://blog.chemistry.com/2011/08/11/top-10-cities-romantic-man/

not sure that i agree with this list..

courtesy of grey's

The early bird catches the worm; a stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we haven't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to ‘seize the day'. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore, until we finally understand for ourselves like Benjamin Franklin meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping. And that even the biggest failure, even the worst most intractable mistake beats the hell out of never trying.

#86 - professional tennis match

legg-mason tennis classic in dc; i took my 6-year-old cousin to the national parks and recreation family day, so it kind of counts. we watched part of one of the qualifying round matches...kids don't find tennis very exciting, which is sad...plus it was hot. really hot. (when it was really quiet, he said "this is so boring!" really loud. haha.) sadly i didn't take any pictures. but we, minus little ones, plus beer, are going sat night for semifinals. so maybe i'll take pictures then.

i also got a haircut, but it wasn't exactly new, so i'm going to target this goal for september/october after i have some more funds.

break from posts about 101

to post the following:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/13/AR2007101301426.html?sid=ST2007101902742

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/walter-reed/index.html

These stories are ridiculous. And it's sad that nothing really seems to have changed from what we've seen. I'm really tempted to call the reporters from these stories and tell them J's story. But I think he'd tell me he would get in trouble, etc.

what to do what to do

i'm going to pick a few goals to target each month, so here are the ones for end of july through august:
-try bikram yoga (just bought a groupon! wooo)
-go to sleep before 11pm for a full week
-start yoga nidra 2x a week
-start elements/foundations course
-get a new passport (i just found my old passport with my old last name so, i really don't feel like doing this but i need to)
-go to a free movie (apparently these are over, so this will have to wait until next year.)
-shoot a gun (maybe on hold)
-buy another dresser
-clean out closets/storage/get rid of/give away a bunch of stuff in storage
-get a new haircut (ok, moving this to sept/oct when i actually maybewill have $$)

-go to a professional tennis match (legg mason 7/29-30)

-create a dc bucket list post

i think 11 is a good number of goals to try to complete (or start) in the next month :)