July hodgepodgery

Alright well I was a busy, busy, Zeetlebee in the month of July and sadly, it had little to do with my list. But things are slowing down for me as the summer draws to a close and I should crack down harder in the months to come.

But for now, let's do this thing!

1. Finish notes on all Hitchcock films

I finished notes on three Hitch films this month!

Rich and Strange



Blackmail



Young and Innocent



Okay, I've said it before and I'll say it again...British Hitch movies from the 1930s are the SHIZ!!

13. Eat at one new restaurant every month

So I did nada in terms of checking out new Mil-town restaurants this month but I made up for it and then some on my trip to Iowa last weekend. I had me some killer corned beef hash and biscuits & gravy at The Kitchen at the I-80 Iowa Truckstop, THE most delicious steak and crab stuffed shrimp ever at The Big Steer, Southwestern Spring Rolls and Cajun Pizza at The Court Avenue Brewing Co., and Huevos Rancheros and MORE biscuits & gravy at Drake Diner. Sigh. So good.

15. Donate $5 to 1-3 charities of your choosing every month

This month I donated $15 to the Bone Cancer Research Foundation. The inspiration was a young guy named Dustin Eglseder who got to sing the 7th inning stretch at a Cubs game after winning a contest. He recently past away after struggling with bone cancer for a little over a year. Dustin was an amazing person and a true Cub fan and it's tragic that he was taken from the world so soon. I should also mention that him being from Iowa also struck a chord with me :)


So being that I'm a little more than halfway through the year, I decided it was time to make a few adjustments to my list. Seeing as a lot of the remaining things on here either involve saving money, paying people back, or spending money, I thought that realistically speaking I would have to do a little tweaking.

SO instead of 3. Take a wine class which costs upwards of $150, I'm going to instead tackle breaking my 'movie viewings in the theater' record that to this day remains at five for Spider-Man. Since I've seen The Dark Knight three times in the theater, it's probably going to be that one. And this task will only cost me around $50 which is MUCH better than $150.

AND instead of 23. Take a yoga class/join a gym/take up tennis, I'm going to do a Pilates Challenge. This involves like 30 pilates sessions within a matter of two months or something along those lines. I plan on tackling it after my 5K, and the best part is...it's totally free!

Alrighty that should do it!