If I were a rich boy...

With training underway for the new job, I have to plan out how I am going to distribute my funds. As much as I wanna go out and spend on myself, I understand that I have debt and priorities to take care of. First and foremost will be repaying the personal loan that I took from a friend's dad, he gets dibs on the first $150. Mom gets the next $100 for rent and then I'll take care of my priorities. I figure since I will be Sprint for two years, I need to invest in a top of the line phone. I have my eyes set on the newest blackberry which comes with a $300 price tag. They better not come asking for first month's payment! The next set of money will be going to the car, she is OVERDUE for an oil change and some more stuff (the freakin speedometer is broken). Then onto my pleasure, getting that tripod and flash/speedlight for my precious Nikon *drools*. With those two I'll fell more compelled to take indoor and night shots.

I know all of this seems like a lot, but I plan to be grinding hard at work all September (only taking one weekend off). Let's go for having a phone by the second week of September!

One of some more...

Still so far to go...

I consider myself a pleasant easy going person and I am usually not thrown off my equilibrium too easily. There are things that do get under my skin and strike the activist chord in my spirit. This is the story of one such time. A couple of days ago I was running through twitter and came across this twitpic posted by comedian Kevin Hart.
I wouldn't call this picture exactly tasteful but Hart takes it and thrusts into a scrutiny with his caption, 'This is why I'm getting the fuck out of la! Look at this bill board.' Put on the display by his celebrity, the ad and the alternative lifestyle is under fire. People looking to co-sign and sometimes draw malice towards homosexual individuals are ignited by this type of display. I have yet to see slanderous ads attacking the traditional American life that is force upon us but things outside the finite mold are constantly under fire. Opening our eyes we will see that as far as we have come in accepting family structures, we still have so much further to go.

Marathon Update

So this week I finally hit the 3 mile mark!!! I completed it in 30:25 and I couldn't be happier. I am currently looking for local 5K's to participate in and I have hopes to compete in Army 10 mile in fall. I'm going to really have to step it up though. My mom is lighting fire under my ass because she made the comment, 'he could go faster than me, but I know I can go further.' So to that challenge I must accept. Once the money starts coming in from working I will be able to curtail my diet and lose some weight!!

Over the weekend

This weekend started out really great. I went down to Richmond, VA with one of my friends to meet up with my old roomie to see Chrisette Michele. She was AWESOME!!!!! I wish I could shadow her for a week because she seems like a really funny and entertaining person. After the concert we checked out 'the scene' with one of my friends from school. It was really blah, but we had our drinks and made our own entertainment, like always. It would seem that Richmond is a little slower on trends because we kept getting dirty looks for our fitted clothes. Came back home that night because my friend had to be back in Baltimore for his running club by 6:30. (Yea, so I drove over 100 miles while slightly buzzed...) I get home, sent a tweet to say I'm safe and then I hit the sheets. Unfortunately that would be the last time I got to use the internet for the weekend.

I woke up and tried to log on but found that even the cable was out. The storm from the night before blew something out of our Verizon box and they weren't gonna be able to fix it until Monday. I nearly cracked. In the house, all weekend, no money, no gas, no cable, no internet. I spent the first couple of hours playing with some photoshop. Then I decided to get further acquainted with the Botwin and Suarez families. Weeds and Ugly Betty definitely kept my company this lonely weekend and I absolutely fell in love with the characters; Nancy Botwin's questionable morals and comfort with her situations; Betty Suarez's loyalty to her family and friends; Celia Hodes' overall character (she is a funny bitch!); and many many more. For that I love them!!

A setback is a setup for a comback

It took the passing of a friend for me to realize that the battle that I have been in is not alone. During one of the musical selections, the singer proclaimed, '...you can't do it alone, you need help'. Emotions broke my levees as the words resonated and manifested into solace for my problems. A path was made for me to follow and I shall do that. I received a job offer the next day, I am in line to get a phone REAL soon (blackberry!!), and I was put onto another opportunity to make money that has me thinking I could really get this degree by next year. GOD IS GOOD!!

Feeling Good

Back when I entered the world of my sexual desires I found myself releasing and finding release all over the place. 2006 was a bad year for me, but a good year for my sexual side. Looking back on it, I could have had a side gig from that (jk). But as I have grown and been tested through the fire, I am more apt to keep that cherished side of myself to myself. My rationale says why should I give up so much of myself (ESPECIALLY given my position on the field) to someone that knows nothing about me. Name, interests, friends, pet peeves, etc. could easily come from one of the social networks I'm on, but I'm waiting on someone to find the essence of Lawrence. I want to be able to build something that will make me want to give myself willingly and without reservation. The trysts that I engage in ever so often are getting fewer and I find myself more removed from each experience. In time I hope that I will be able to live without the little cliffs to get off.

In my selectivity I have found empowerment and motivation to stay my course, so I am feeling good.

In Training

One of my frat brothers talked me into doing a marathon with him early next year. I really had to sit back and think on it, but a few points came to mind and made me decide to commit to it: (1) My mom ran a marathon in 2004 when she was 41, (2) I am not getting any younger, (3) Its a great way to lose this weight I've been trying to get off. As it stands I am at 265.8 and I want to be down to 240 by the end of the year.

As of now I am able to run 2 miles, which is a small fraction of the total 26.2 of the actual marathon. I am just happy to be training for it. What an accomplishment to have, marathon runner! I'll be keeping you guys updated on my progress on here and on twitter.

Jumping Back Into The Water

Right now I am getting my feet wet. I have put up an ad on one of the sites in hopes of attracting some attention. I got the attention but see that its not the kind that I need right now. And as I embark on this journey back into the scene, I am saddened that I don't have a phone. How can I contact people with no celly? Its kind of pathetic, but I am making strides to get that problem solved. Just watch how I show out!!!

Always Remember Me

I could not find anything to watch on tv after completing True Blood, so I turned to VH1 Soul and hopped online. Some songs came on, but this one really cause my ears to peak.




Not many groups actively grab my attention, but the Noisettes did. A group out of the UK, they are led by a female singer AND bassist. I absolutely love them right now and I'm proceeding to get my hands on some more of their stuff. Here's a treat, they are performing my favorite The Killers song, 'When You Were Young'

True Blood

So I finally finished the first season of True Blood and was really pleased. The last two episodes had me talking to the screen and jumping for joy! I love the characters and storytelling. Sookie is the main character, but her story involves almost every other resident of Bon Temps. Currently my favorite characters are:

Eric and Pam

Bill Compton

I gotta thing for the vampires, lol. I can't wait to catch Season 2 on DVR!!!