A play about choosing career vs. family

Watched a 3-hr play/comedy "Rapture, Blister, Burn" One female classmate built a career as a rock-star academic while the other built a home with a husband and children, and both are unfulfilled in opposite ways and each woman wants the other’s life. Didn't we have the same struggle making the choices?!
— at Round House Theatre.

Bourbon tasting

I learned the history of bourbon of Maker’s Mark® and tasted 4 kinds of bourbon including Maker’s 46®, Knob Greek, and 3 kinds of bourbon cocktails, also received nice souvenirs dipped in a red wax pot. Somehow the maker in KY has a barrel for me since 2008 — at Magruder's DC.

Healthy Cooking demonstration

Attended a Cooking demonstration and sampling party by Chef Jonathan Bardzik, and tasted some healthy and delightful vegetarian dishes
— at Halstead Square - Dunn Loring Metro.

My favorite Indian restaurant in DC

Had great Indian food  with a good friend at Curry Mantra - Restaurant in fairfax, my favorite Indian restaurant in DC.

More Winter Exercises?

Skipped work and had my 2nd $ 1 ice skating. — at Kettler Capitals Iceplex.

It appears that people have more time to exercise on snow days. Last night self defense class was full house, and my practicing partner sweating like in hot yoga

ALS, a disease took many lives aorund us....

I ran 13.1 miles this afternoon in memory of my college classmate just died from ALS with his wife and two children left behind. Let us turn sorrow into power to make differences as in this TED talk

— at George C. Marshall High School.

Improv comedy

Watched the improv comedy by Porkchop Valcano group — at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse. 
Improvisational theatre, often called improv or impro, is a form of theater where most or all of what is performed is created at the moment it is performed. I saw better groups before, yet this one was entertaining for a cold Saturday night.

My 1st corssfit class

Almost got killed on the crossfit class after my 2nd Israeli self defense class. I was exhausted after 2 cycles of 8 routines — at Vienna Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense.  CrossFit, Inc. is a fitness company founded by Greg Glassman and Lauren Jenai in 2000. Promoted as both a physical exercise philosophy.

Funny comments from a friend "Don't kill yourself at crossfit trying to keep up with the 20 year olds. You aren't a spring chicken anymore." 

Presentation on "Cycling the Great Allegheny Passage

Attended the presentation on "Cycling the Great Allegheny Passage" with Adventure Cycling, got info and a nice biking hat— at REI Tysons. I am thinking about biking (self-contained) on the C & O Canal and  the Great Allegheny Passage either separately or together in late Spring 2015 to test my body and biking gears before my trans-America biking trip in May-July 2015.  I can ride one-way and then take a train back home.

Israeli self defense

Took my first Israeli self defense class with basic moves, kicks, a static choke sequence, and under gun point defense. These skills will be handy for my cross US cycling trip in summer 2015 — at Vienna Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense. Israeli Self defense is used by special forces soldiers and effective in real life situations.

Here is a Youtube clip on "How to Defend against a Gun to the Face"

I was robbed in Turkey once and so attached to my passport such that I did not fight, but now I know better.

Ran in a sunny winter afternoon

Ran13 miles to make up for the short hike (missed recoding 3 miles after taking a business call and forgot to resume tracking) — in Falls Church, Virginia.

A short winter hike

Took a short hike to enjoy the sun — at White Oak Canyon Shannendoah Virginia.

Plays on police power

Watched two plays back to back: Crime (bloody hostage showdown between police and a fugitive in a diner) and Punishment (an unlikely romance between an overnight cell mate and a jail cook) in America
— at The American Century Theater.

Skipping work to ice skate on Tuesday afternoon

Paid $1 to skate 1.5 hrs this afternoon, and fell once on my tailbone when skating clockwise : (  — at Kettler Capitals Iceplex.

Running as a habit

Felt my left angle acting up so stopped running at 10 miles (10:54 per mile). Now running becomes a habit even though no plan for any race— in Falls Church, Virginia.