I'm up to 4.25 miles in an hour. I think I'll meet my birthday goal weight, too. Of course, that's not the end of the road for the weight loss, but it's good to meet short-term goals.

I recently got a membership again at the Y, and since Wednesday, I have gone twice. I walked 2 miles the first day and 2.78 today. I'm in a lot of pain because I have bad periods due to fibroids, but I pushed through it and feel good about it. I go through phases, though, and so far have never really stuck with working out for more than 3 months at ( Read more... )

I have decided I need to make friends no matter how difficult it is.

It has been a looooong time! I was researching Naiad Press for a project I'm doing for my Publication Practicum class and happened upon the Live Journal of a woman who was involved with Naiad when it still existed. This, of course, made me wonder about my old LJ account, so I reset my password and logged back in. So here I am. Hmm. What I find very ( Read more... )

I wanted to find the perfect girl. The one who is thoughtful, passionate, resourceful, determined, philanthropic, idealistic yet realistic, and a bunch of other crap. Most of all, I wanted to find that girl who could knock me off my feet with just one kiss. Obviously, that isn't the most practical way to gage the possibility of relationship success ( Read more... )

Have you ever just really wanted someone to make that one grand gesture that would let you know they care? I've been waiting for it my entire life.

So, I've been back in school for some time now, and I went in to speak with an adviser today. Apparently I have to graduate in December. I have a ton of credits, and will have fulfilled every last requirement for the AA by the end of this semester. I know it's just the AA, but I am freaking out! I now have to actually make a decision. Up to this ( Read more... )

Is sexual chemistry really necessary from the start, or can it grow in time ( Read more... )

Here is a link to a very interesting post by inkedgeekfreak on lezzbian

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So, I am an atheist, always have been. I have a 5 year-old son. My son came home from a friends house asking why we don't pray over our food. I told him it was because we don't believe in God. He went ballistic. These people have put the fear of their vengeful God into my son, and I am pissed. I have a friend who I have known for over a decade, and ( Read more... )