Status report and other musings.
After sleeping from pretty much yesterday afternoon at 4pm until today, I figured I should probably take a second and update people on the current state of the Plan and what's been going on in general.
First off, the sheer amount of people who have crawled out of the woodwork...some of whom I've not spoken to in years...is frankly staggering. I owe everyone who's read this or the myspace counterpart to it a huge load of thanks. Never let it be said that even when the chips are down I didn't have people who were willing to drop everything and help me out.
The driving is going quite excellent and I'm well on track for meeting this goal. That being said, once it's reached, I'll have to acquire an automobile. Don't have much cash saved at the moment but I figure once my TV sells (a 42" 1080 HD projection monster) I figure I'll have enough scratch to at least put a down payment on something I can beat up for a while until I can afford a decent ride. I'm asking 500 for it, more if I can get it, and so far the responses have been good. If any of you know someone looking for such a viewing panel, by all means let me know.
Socially, things are going better than I thought they would following everything. I've been hitting the clubs again and, thanks in part to my new diet, I am able to dance for at least a couple of songs before collapsing which, though I know it sounds faintly pathetic, is indeed progress all things considered. 2 pounds lost this week and as long as I can keep that up, I'll hit my goal weight by september. I've also managed to meet a few new people in my forays, some of whom are very, very interesting.
Another odd change to my psyche is the fact that, for once, I don't have any desire for a relationship with anyone. Don't get me wrong, I miss the intimacy and can't express my sexual frustration in human terms at the moment, but really, I'm quite okay just working on my life and being happy with myself. I don't get up in the morning wishing that I didn't wake or dreading the day so bad that I almost have a panic attack. Even work, which I still loathe with a passion that borders on religion, is less distressing and now that I'm on a slightly reduced hour schedule with no closing shifts. It allows me to set up more gigs and have more time to work on the things I need to.
My goal to quit smoking seems to be the only thing that I can't get a good hand hold right now. I suppose this is due to my sudden need to change everything at once. With the next three days off I have, I think I'll try and cut down my intake and see if that sticks once this mini vacation is over. From there, I'll try to whittle it down to nothing. In the meantime, I'll excorsize more and try to build up my wind. If all goes well, I should be able to get it under control and, with any luck, I'll be saving a pretty decent chunk of change every week.
Things are looking up, my friends. I'm almost scared to see what changes all this sudden maturity will have on my behavior. ;)
First off, the sheer amount of people who have crawled out of the woodwork...some of whom I've not spoken to in years...is frankly staggering. I owe everyone who's read this or the myspace counterpart to it a huge load of thanks. Never let it be said that even when the chips are down I didn't have people who were willing to drop everything and help me out.
The driving is going quite excellent and I'm well on track for meeting this goal. That being said, once it's reached, I'll have to acquire an automobile. Don't have much cash saved at the moment but I figure once my TV sells (a 42" 1080 HD projection monster) I figure I'll have enough scratch to at least put a down payment on something I can beat up for a while until I can afford a decent ride. I'm asking 500 for it, more if I can get it, and so far the responses have been good. If any of you know someone looking for such a viewing panel, by all means let me know.
Socially, things are going better than I thought they would following everything. I've been hitting the clubs again and, thanks in part to my new diet, I am able to dance for at least a couple of songs before collapsing which, though I know it sounds faintly pathetic, is indeed progress all things considered. 2 pounds lost this week and as long as I can keep that up, I'll hit my goal weight by september. I've also managed to meet a few new people in my forays, some of whom are very, very interesting.
Another odd change to my psyche is the fact that, for once, I don't have any desire for a relationship with anyone. Don't get me wrong, I miss the intimacy and can't express my sexual frustration in human terms at the moment, but really, I'm quite okay just working on my life and being happy with myself. I don't get up in the morning wishing that I didn't wake or dreading the day so bad that I almost have a panic attack. Even work, which I still loathe with a passion that borders on religion, is less distressing and now that I'm on a slightly reduced hour schedule with no closing shifts. It allows me to set up more gigs and have more time to work on the things I need to.
My goal to quit smoking seems to be the only thing that I can't get a good hand hold right now. I suppose this is due to my sudden need to change everything at once. With the next three days off I have, I think I'll try and cut down my intake and see if that sticks once this mini vacation is over. From there, I'll try to whittle it down to nothing. In the meantime, I'll excorsize more and try to build up my wind. If all goes well, I should be able to get it under control and, with any luck, I'll be saving a pretty decent chunk of change every week.
Things are looking up, my friends. I'm almost scared to see what changes all this sudden maturity will have on my behavior. ;)