Update

Hey everybody, sorry if I haven't been around much lately. As much as I'd like to say I'm balls-deep in some new girlfriend, partying it up, I'm mostly just busy & transitioning through some other shit (I'm just trying to follow the wisdom of the Mighty Sarcasmo Jones - get healthy, get a woman, and live the good life). The good life is coming - it's just taking a few detours along the way.

I've reached a point in my health where I have no choice but to get healthy. I was diagnosed with Diabetes (Type 2). To tell you the truth, it's thrown me for a fucking loop. I knew very little about managing it... fuck, all I knew was that I'd have to prick my finger daily & piss a lot. (BTW, my AC1 is 7.1). The first two weeks were rough - I was really depressed, and it just took that long to locate the diabetic dietician & nurse. So far, I'm making some great strides. I've been learning a lot about food, label reading, all that shit. The nurse even noted how well I've been documenting my readings & maintaining a nice range for someone newly diagnosed. That actually gave me a feeling of hope, like this will be the attempt that finally succeeds. I still need more discipline in exercise, but the right steps are being taken. I bought a Kinect with a few games. A coworker also gave me his copy of UFC Trainer (which I've yet to try, but hear it's gonna kick my ass).

On a much lighter note, Duncan is alive! After some last-minute parts, the total monetary damage is $1273.32. Loving it! Even though I've always been a console gamer, I decided to try my hand at some PC gaming. I've managed to build up a small library so far (even if a good amount of it is "classic") - Steam and GOG.com fucking rock! Even though it's my first exposure to certain games (like Dungeon Keeper), I've managed to build up a decent little library. On a side note, all my Xbox Live friends can rest assured that I'm not abandoning my consoles. I'm just incorporating the PC a bit as well.

The Podcast is going well, but we recently decided to change our format a bit. We'll be having fewer guests in favor of topical discussions & whatever the hell we feel like chatting about that day. The online dating thing is currently on hold. There was a great girl I was talking to, but it later came out that she's not ready for an actual relationship. I should focus more on myself at the moment, anyhow. I've also started doing the Social Media work for my aunt's company, so that's been filling up a chunk of time as well.

Anyway, I'm exhausted. Starting to fall asleep at the computer, so it's time to wrap up & call it a night.