Tag: Workout

  • Counting Down

    I’ve got a trip to Key West this weekend and I can’t fucking wait! Friday to Monday: booze and sun. I’ll be going with two of my close friends and we’re staying at New Orleans House on Duval Street. It’s an all-male, clothing optional, gay resort. Needless to say, I expect some debauchery this Easter weekend.

    I will most definitely not be working out. I haven’t missed a day yet, and to minimize the number of skipped days, I’m going to do a morning workout Friday and attempt to work out Monday evening after getting back. I don’t see Monday happening, but I’m putting it out into the universe!

    I’m hoping to finish reading Manhunt while poolside. I’ve gotten through a little over 100 pages (1/3 of the book) and I don’t want it to end. However, I have a backlog of novels on my nightstand I want to read, and my next one, A Little Life, is a tome. I wish work gave us 30 minutes of sustained silent reading like they did in high school. All I want is to read more books!

    The Trump thing happened. Finalnd joined NATO. Brazil, China and Saudi Arabia have effectively ended the petro dollar… the beginning of the end of the US Dollar as the world’s reserve currency, and with it, all the perks of being the world’s reserve currency… these are interesting times we are living in.

  • Day Two

    I did it! This makes two days in a row now that I force myself to read, work out, write, and meditate on the tarot. I’d be lying if I said it was easy, but at least I fucking did it. Surprisingly, writing has been the biggest challenge, and forcing myself not to go back and edit every second is the worst, but I’m getting by.

    I dipped my toes into part two of Manhunt. The sex is… interesting. I’ve never been with a trans person or a woman, so it’s taking me to places I’ve never been, and I’m a more well-rounded person because of it. Go read the book.

    A large amount of my time went into playing Destiny 2 this weekend. I managed to finish the Beyond Light storyline and I’m gonna start The Witch Queen soon. I didn’t have any plans to buy the latest expansion, but it’s on sale right now for $35 so I just might get it if I’m in the mood to treat myself.

    Speaking of treating myself! This coming weekend I’ll be going to Kew West. I’m going with my roommate and another friend of ours. We’ve all been countless times, so it’s no big deal, but it’ll be nice to get away. I love the drive down there. It’s extremely scenic, and since I’m driving from Miami, it doesn’t take too long.

  • April Fools!

    Write! Just fucking write, goddammit!

    Well, ok then, inner monolog! Today’s as good a day as any. I’ve already done something else I have almost never done in my life: work out. So why not add writing to my list of absolutely mind-boggling things I’ve accomplished in 24 hours?

    I realize that for most of you, this is nothing to be proud of. Taking care of yourself is probably routine; using your time constructively and for the betterment of your health (physical or mental) comes natually to you. But me? I’m a chainsmoking, depressed faggot going though a mid-life crisis.

    Because of said horrible state of… well… “being,” I’m trying my fucking hardest to do four things for at least 30 minutes each, per day, every day:

    • Read a book
    • Work out
    • Meditate on Tarot cards
    • W R I T E

    The book I’ve chosen to start with is Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin. I’ve started and stopped and started again several times, which is not to say I don’t like it. It’s just I probably have ADHD or something. I’m getting to part two of the novel now, and I’m definitely gonna finish this time!

    As for the working out: I have a workout bench and adjustable dumbells that can connect with a bar in the middle that I bought over two years ago. Yay for finally getting off my lazy ass and using them! I like the setup and don’t feel the need to get any more equipment anytime soon.

    So now it’s writing and then mediating on the Tarot before I fall asleep. I already feel a little better about myself after accomplishing what I have today. I feel like I’ve set some reasonable goals that I can stick to. Fingers crossed!