So, I got a brief reply.

Joe,

I feel the same way about our time together and I will miss you very much - already do.  I honestly expected this response but decided to remain optimistic in my hopes that we could have a friendship. I am not upset with you nor do I resent you for your decision just as I hope you do not resent or hold ill feelings ( Read more... )

Well, it was a solid vacation. I likely won't see my grandmother for a year, and my mother, two years. But overall, this has been an excellent week, and a great vacation. I often lament the distance I find between myself and my family, and my quiet brooding is probably the only reason I haven't moved away any futher. By being aware of the distance ( Read more... )

I can't say how it happened, or when, but as of late, Ive developed a taste for heavy metal music. When I try to classify my tastes beyond that, into the various sub-genres of metal, I get a little lost. I would not say I prefer hardcore, or Scandinavian numetal, Blackmetal, Super blackmetal, or vegetarian progressive grindcore. I just know what I  ( Read more... )

So my weigh in Sunday was 8 pounds of fat gone, and three pounds of lean muscle gained.  My pants are starting to fit loosely now as well. Honestly, when I started this healthy nonsense, I didn't really expect, or imagine a healthier, better looking me. My goals have never been to acquire the body of Adonis, merely to reverse the negative health ( Read more... )

Lucky me, I was able to cross a item off of my bucket list. Although they had not been to Baltimore in ten years, my favorite punk band, NOFX, swung by the inner harbor.

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Things have changed for me, and fairly fast. Two weeks ago I was sitting in a physicians office, getting a physical. Now, I'm enrolled in a gym, and starting a nutrition program. If you blinked, you missed the 180 ( Read more... )

The internet has incredible power to empower someone with the time and the dedication.  Ever since my diagnosis last week, I've put my nose to the proverbial grindstone in researching my malady.  As it turns out, gout is often linked with cardiovascular disease - something I run a good risk for give my weight, diet, and physical activity. Medically ( Read more... )

Monday this week, my achilles tendon started acting up. Having dealt with this for years, I slapped my cast on my leg, and limped around for a few days.

Then Tue, the bottom of my foot started doing the same. Wed morning, my foot was on fire. I had the common sense to go see a podiatrist. The diagnosis? Gout.

Fucking gout.

I'm 29. And I've already got ( Read more... )

Shit. Shit,  I used to love writing posts. These days it's hard to muster the willpower to put pen to proverbial fucking paper. I'm going to try a mega-update. I'll even bullet this, 'cause I'm considerate like that.

Type your cut contents here.

• I went to Atlantic City in May with some old mates o'mine. I ended making a $250 dollar charitable ( Read more... )

I just watched a fantastic movie, Stranger Than Fiction. I loved it so much, I felt compelled to come straight away and post about it on Live Journal. The desire has no real logic to it, but I needed an outlet. So here I am, clad in my PJ's, yammering away on my keyboard listening to the closing credits. It feels very surreal for a reason I cannot ( Read more... )