Figured I was due for a blog. I don't have much to say. I got promoted at my job so I have been crazy busy. This has been a crazy year for me. My brother got married. My step mother passed away last month ago that was pretty tough. I have my ten year high school reunion in a couple of weeks. I really want to start running again but schedules and a knee injury have made it very tricky. I would really like to run a marathon next year. Well, that is my life right now in a nutshell.

there are so many pictures from lady gaga, i just posted the ones that i am in plus a couple of her. the last few are portraits that a new lady friend took the other night. i think i look way more boyish than usual in all of these pictures.

Life is pretty good right now. You know how when you're in a relationship you seem to always have a ton of opportunities with other people, but as soon as you are single it goes away? Well I am single again now and I'm still doing just fine. I think I like this breaking up without a month of depression following thing. Also, work is carazy busy for the rest of the year. I am going to buy a sweet new computer.

these guys have been coming into my bar for as long as i have been bartending, every single night. they are from germany and have been here for school, but are going back this week. i am super bummed.


nat got hired to bartend the same day as me but stepped down from it to focus on other projects for the company this week which also bums me out.


this was seconds after passing out from exhaustion at the new york history museum. also a bit of a bummer!


me and one of my best friends, kevin, who is joining the navy. another bummer! but that's a pretty good picture of me if i may say so...


my favorite german


my favorite german and nat


the second biggest margarita they had



nearly took me out, but by god, i finished it.

new tattoo!

So I have decided to get back into the dating game. I recently had a pretty huge confidence boost that didn't end up lasting very long but just the same, I think it made me realize that I am not content to be single. I have gone on a couple of dates since and they seem to be going pretty well, it's just something of a new experience for me. I haven't been able to get very excited about anyone since that initial confidence booster, even though there have been good prospects. I guess I am just being impatient about it and should just wait for things to progress naturally, but at the same time don't miss opportunities. Also, I need to get focused back on my working out. I have been too distracted by trying to have a personal life and I have lost sight that I have not yet achieved my goals. It's too easy to get comfortable.

Well I ran my half marathon last week. I placed 559th out of 1200 and finished in just under two hours. I am going to spend the rest of the year bulking up some and just running a little bit, then next year I will start training for a full marathon.


That is what a year of running your ass off will do to you.


just before the finish line.