Running on Awesome

In August I posted, with great excitement, about my decision to relocate to Pittsburgh.  And up until a few weeks ago I was still gung ho and looking forward to moving in April.

Unfortunately, I have decided to put that off for the time being. :/

I say unfortunately, and I am sad in some ways about this decision, but I do think its for the best.  My intentions were to move while still keeping my current job, which as a teleworker should not have been as issue.  Unfortunately my management has been a bit flakey about actually telling me it’s okay.  And then it got to the point where I did not care, I would have enough money saved up that I could move up there without a job and be okay while I look for another one.

If I am going to do that though, I think I should wait until I finish my degree so that I’m in a better position to find said job.  If I hunker down I can be done in 12-18 months.  I can manage until then.

312.6 lbs

That is what I am starting the month at, but that is not what I will end the month at.

Goals for this month:

• 50 miles. Be it walk, run, bike, elliptical, whatever…
• Strength train 3 days week. Be it at home with dumbbells, or at the gym.
• NO ORDERING OUT. This has become ridiculous, to be honest, as I am finding out ordering delivery (I’m even too lazy to go out and pick up my horrible food!) several times a week.  It’s a waste of money and a waste of calories.  If I want to go out with a friend, that’s one thing, because that’s infrequent, but the ordering out has to stop.
• Blog at least twice a week. Need to kept accountable.
• Tweet or post to Facebook at least once a day. For when I need to be kept accountable, but don’t have enough to say to warrant a post.
• Complete one class. Work (and to an extent, Xbox) have consumed my life.  My classes this semester are easier, and only require a test for each.

I can do this, but I need your help.  Tweet at me, write to me on Facebook, email me, text me (if you have my number, which some of you do), message me on Word with Friends (my username is Evergray).  This is my battle, but I have been sucking at it hardcore lately, so please kick my ass!

I have found myself having to defend my position gay marriage a lot recently.  This is probably due to the introduction of Governor Martin O’Malley’s Same Sex Marriage Bill in Maryland.

It bugs me that I have to defend anything, and that there needs to be such a huge fight over this.

It really should be a no-brainer.

As a gay man, all I want is to be able to eventual marry a fellow consenting adult.  It just so happens that the “fellow consenting adult” in question will be another man.

I am not going to force you into a gay marriage.

I am not going to force your children into a gay marriage.

I am not going to prevent you from entering into a straight marriage.

I am not going to use this as a stepping stone to eventually be able to marry my toaster, dog, corpse, child, etc…

I am not going to lessen the importance or the sanctity of your own marriage.

I am not going to force you to alter or abandon your religious beliefs.

I am not going bring about the apocalypse by entering into a gay marriage.

Basically, I’d hate to have to tell you to get over yourself, but my marriage is really not going to affect you in any way, shape, or form.  I promise.

So don’t deny me my rights, okay?  Thanks!