Well, this is awkward...
So... it's um... been a while... and I... uh... OHGAWDI'MSOSORRYPLEASETAKEMEBACK!!!
Yes? I guess you're LJ, so you'll take whomever you can get. Even someone who has neglected you for years.
But a random friend request sent to my email brought me back, and I realized that I missed typing out my thoughts. So... here we go.
The last year has been...actually really good. My father's death really flipped a switch in me and that, along with my eldest brother's continuing worsening health from morbid obesity made me realize I hated myself and I hated being as fat as I was. I mean, I always hated myself, physically speaking (and using that word is very accurate), but something just snapped and I decided it was time to not just change a little, but change the game completely.
So, I started losing weight. Through diet (helped majorly from a phone app called MyFitnessPal) and working out 3-5 times a week, I went from 354.9 pounds to 234.5 pounds as of today. And a hundred pounds of that was lost between April 2011 to Now. A lot sprang from that. I lost 15 inches from around my waist, went from a 3XL shirt to an XL / L shirt, and most importantly, after 10 years of being away from Tang Soo Do, the martial art that was a part of my life for 10 years before that, I rejoined my home Dojang in November of 2011. And it is such a great feeling to be learning again. The only downside is that I'm learning how to use a body that I've never known before, along with relearning a martial arts stored away in a "TO DO" file in my brain for a decade. Now, I'm facing my first tournament in a very long time in less than 3 weeks from now and I'm happily terrified.
Aside from that, this last year was my official premiere as General Manager of the Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire. Basically, the owner, Patrick Colleton, looked at me and said "Make me a Ren Faire how you want to do it, hire the people you want to do it, and put it where you want it." So I did pretty much just that, and it was a financial and critical success. And we're well into the swing for this year too. A huge cast, a big storyline (that I wrote), and a lot of possibility to make this year gigantic.
Which I'm going to need because shortly after the Ren Faire, Rachel and I are getting married. After seven years together, I'm very happy to be finally making it happen. It's just a lot of money to make it happen. And that's the only stressful part. Everything else, the planning, the location, the menu, the guests... that's all fine. It's the money. But hopefully, everything will work out fine.
Rachel and I are doing great together. Oddly enough, my recent weight loss has caused a bit of friction because Rachel is afraid I'm going to leave her because she doesn't see herself as beautiful (which I, of course, do). Which I know is silly, but there isn't much more I can do to convince her of that, particularly considering our lifestyle. I'll just keep telling her and showing her how much I love her and hope for the best.
My other mistress, Magic, is also doing very well. Last October in Salem, I premiered my first Grand Illusion and it was very well received. My first real step towards a full illusion show. And aside from that, it looks like I'll be performing in Maryland for the first time and I've decided to rebrand myself and refocus my marketing as Daniel GreenWolf: Celtic Magician. It allows me a niche that no one else is doing and perhaps, corner a market. This could be just what I needed to put me where I desperately want to be.
Well, lets see if I can make another post relatively soon. Maniacal laugh... maniacal laugh...
Yes? I guess you're LJ, so you'll take whomever you can get. Even someone who has neglected you for years.
But a random friend request sent to my email brought me back, and I realized that I missed typing out my thoughts. So... here we go.
The last year has been...actually really good. My father's death really flipped a switch in me and that, along with my eldest brother's continuing worsening health from morbid obesity made me realize I hated myself and I hated being as fat as I was. I mean, I always hated myself, physically speaking (and using that word is very accurate), but something just snapped and I decided it was time to not just change a little, but change the game completely.
So, I started losing weight. Through diet (helped majorly from a phone app called MyFitnessPal) and working out 3-5 times a week, I went from 354.9 pounds to 234.5 pounds as of today. And a hundred pounds of that was lost between April 2011 to Now. A lot sprang from that. I lost 15 inches from around my waist, went from a 3XL shirt to an XL / L shirt, and most importantly, after 10 years of being away from Tang Soo Do, the martial art that was a part of my life for 10 years before that, I rejoined my home Dojang in November of 2011. And it is such a great feeling to be learning again. The only downside is that I'm learning how to use a body that I've never known before, along with relearning a martial arts stored away in a "TO DO" file in my brain for a decade. Now, I'm facing my first tournament in a very long time in less than 3 weeks from now and I'm happily terrified.
Aside from that, this last year was my official premiere as General Manager of the Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire. Basically, the owner, Patrick Colleton, looked at me and said "Make me a Ren Faire how you want to do it, hire the people you want to do it, and put it where you want it." So I did pretty much just that, and it was a financial and critical success. And we're well into the swing for this year too. A huge cast, a big storyline (that I wrote), and a lot of possibility to make this year gigantic.
Which I'm going to need because shortly after the Ren Faire, Rachel and I are getting married. After seven years together, I'm very happy to be finally making it happen. It's just a lot of money to make it happen. And that's the only stressful part. Everything else, the planning, the location, the menu, the guests... that's all fine. It's the money. But hopefully, everything will work out fine.
Rachel and I are doing great together. Oddly enough, my recent weight loss has caused a bit of friction because Rachel is afraid I'm going to leave her because she doesn't see herself as beautiful (which I, of course, do). Which I know is silly, but there isn't much more I can do to convince her of that, particularly considering our lifestyle. I'll just keep telling her and showing her how much I love her and hope for the best.
My other mistress, Magic, is also doing very well. Last October in Salem, I premiered my first Grand Illusion and it was very well received. My first real step towards a full illusion show. And aside from that, it looks like I'll be performing in Maryland for the first time and I've decided to rebrand myself and refocus my marketing as Daniel GreenWolf: Celtic Magician. It allows me a niche that no one else is doing and perhaps, corner a market. This could be just what I needed to put me where I desperately want to be.
Well, lets see if I can make another post relatively soon. Maniacal laugh... maniacal laugh...