End of August Report Card

Three more days till the end of August... let's measure my accomplishments (or there lackof) against my goals...hor hor hor...

1. Amazing Race - Praise God for his protection and blessing!! Stay tuned for Amazing Race 2!
2. Climb Half Dome - On Augst 19, 2006 @ 11:30AM...WE MADE IT.
3. Scrub down the jacuzzi - uhm...
4. Reinforce the gazebo in the yard - I still have 2 days....
5. Install electrical outlets/switches in the house - It's already been a year, what's another month?
6. Fix the darn plumbing... (why does it never end?) - Replaced the kitchen faucet. But there's still a minor drip. Only this time, I know how to fix the drip. And just last night...the toilet handle breaks. Sigh...the neverending saga...
7. Rediscover my stroke (DRIVING RANGE BABY!!!) - I watched Tiger Woods for 5 minutes during the PGA Championships. Works for me.
8. Read an average of 2 non-sports-related books every week - Read a few chapters of Celebration of Discipline and some European travel books. So there!
9. Prepare for the overdue housewarming - Still very warm.
10. Slim down to 165 lbs of lean muscle (or glorious blubber...whichever) - No comments.
11. Build up my alcohol tolerance in preparation for France and Italy - AND I can sleep in on Saturday mornings.
12. Plan my European trip!!! - Just seven more days....woohoo!!
13. Learn French and Italian (at least the words for all the food) - Un grande cafe creme, s'il vou plait.
14. Celebrate the inevitable big "2-5." (Denial is a good thing) - Feels good to be 25 again....and again...and again....
15. Furnish the rest of the house - This may happen by default! God provides in mysterious ways!
16. Learn to play tennis - Can't be too perfect in August. Gotta save room for improvement in September.
17. Fix my computer (was it the HDD or the Mobo that crashed?) - Sigh...lost everything on my C drive. Good thing - wiped out all my pirated software and MP3's. Bad thing - wiped out all my legit software, pictures and homework!!
18. Sharpen those Analog Circuit Design skills... (heh...) - With a business trip coming up, gives me something to do on the plane.
19. Cities and Knights (ANNNNDERSON!!!!) - "Anyone gotta wheat???"
20. Somewhere in between all that... I think I'll sit back, relax, bust open a cold one and enjoy Giants / Niner pre-season game... - Giants back in the pennant race. Niners looking like the Niners of last year. Yet..... I BELIEVE!!!!

Kinda sad just thinking about all the things I won't be able to do once school starts again...