i'm an asymptote. years ago, back in high school, when i was loving the math, i decided that i exhibited asymptotic behavior [the definition of anasymptote. in so many pursuits...i get so, so, so close, but never quite there. one example: one morning, after i had decided to try and go running on a regular basis, i got dressed, put on my shoes, and even opened the door to leave the house, when, at the last minute, i wimped out and decided it was too cold and promptly went back to bed. i'm a 24 hour fitness member for the next two years [i think there's a blog entry from july 2003 about how i got roped into the membership] and i haven't stepped foot into a 24 hour fitness since the end of september...so bad. i'm hoping to get back into gym mode...very soon.