I Love This Game
 

“A perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility.”

~Billie Jean King, about tennis

Here’s a fun little video from my time at Rhode Island of one of my favorite pastimes – tennis! To whoever has never played this wonderful game – play it.  I think it is the perfect sport. Really.  Nothing is as peaceful and aggressive at the same time, it’s great therapy.  I liken every stroke to drawing – the search for a perfect stroke, the perfect line.  And when you hit it, everything in the world is very simply good and true.  One of the greatest things about studying at RISD was my proximity to the free, indoor tennis courts at Brown! Not to mention the many, many outdoor courts that were within walking distance of my place.  It was bliss.

the video was filmed and edited by Andreas (http://www.andreasarnheiter.com/).  Niggah, plz.

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. – Reverend Larry Lorenzoni

Find out interesting things about your birthday! I knew I was limiting myself to just the Greek horoscope! I now have a plethora of tools at my disposal!   

Things I really liked reading were my life path number , birth tree, native american astrological sign, and chinese sign.  You can also find some cool sites about your greek sign too on my earlier post. From these 5 or so sources, I must admit one would be pretty much able to figure out everything about me! For morbid facts about your birthday, go here. 142,078 people died on my birthday.

I really liked the postive attributes (good for the self esteem – curt nods in agreement), but the negative attributes were often spot on and hilarious; my birth tree was especially harsh:

Poplar, the Uncertainty
very decorative, no self-confident behaviour, only courageous if necessary, needs goodwill and pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, artistic nature, good organiser, tends to philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership serious.

Excuuuuse me, birth tree. 

For 8/6/1984 As of 4/20/2008 3:06:44 PM EDT
You are 23 years old.
You are 284 months old.
You are 1,237 weeks old.
You are 8,658 days old.
You are 207,807 hours old.
You are 12,468,426 minutes old.
You are 748,105,604 seconds old.

Hooray!

SCHOOL IS OUT!