Back in RI

I got back to Rhode Island at like 2:30 pm. What a week! My vacation is flying by and to be honest it is a little upsetting. But there isn't much I can do about it. If I was in RI for most of my vacation I would have just sat on my ass anyway! There is shit to do around here and no one to do it with!
Anyway, Savannah, as previously mentioned is absolutely gorgeous. A great town all around. But the SCAD was the icing on the cake. Talk about a great learning/working environment with all sorts of facilities where they spare no expense. It really is a hell of a school, if I was half as excited about American as I am about SCAD I probably would have done a whole lot better in DC. But anyway it was just great to walk around and get an idea of the city and the school.
Now comes the hard part! I have to get loan money from various different sources and move down there as well.
I will admit thought I was a little apprehensive about the new location. I am only about 20 minutes away from the school which is the equivalent of Rockville to DC, but where I am living there is really nothing out there. I am sort of worried that all I am going to do is get up go to school and come home. For the most part that will be my life, however I would like some distraction as well. It would be nice to get involved at school and I am just concerned that being as far out as I am will sort of hinder any sort of social life.
The new house my parents are building will be really nice when it is done. It is coming along splendedly; I toured the site while I was down there. I thought it would have been bigger but perhaps my perception was off. Anyway the development will be similar to that of King Farm. Lots of houses and stuff in a self contained community. There is also an education complex next door that goes from k-12 and it has a stadium. A FREAKING STADIUM! Football is really big down there and on Friday nights the whole town shuts down to watch the game. A bit silly I think, but then again I never played football so what the hell do I know?
All in all it was a good trip and I think my reservation about living in South Carolina instead of Savannah will go away in time. I just felt a little stranded but I am hoping that will change when I become more familar with the area. I also hope to continue my training down there so that I can run some races come the spring and summer. The biking maybe hard, but I can run at least. I have no idea where I am going to swim yet, so I will have to figure all that out. I can't worry about it now even though I know I am going too. I think my best bet is focus on losing some more weight and building up my mileage, in running especially, before I start to worry about races. Anyway I am getting sleepy, so I am gonna turn in. Peace
Mark

Savannah

Well this is my last night in Hilton Head, SC. It really is very beautiful down here. For those of you not in the loop I have been accepted to the Savannah College of Art and Design. I came down to stay with some family friends in HH, while I checked out SCAD. I have to say Savannah is breathtaking. The architecture alone could keep you busy for weeks. It definitly has a flavor all of its own!
SCAD as a school is truly top notch. The facilities were hightech, outstandingly clean and overall looked like a great working environment. I think I am really going to enjoy attending there even if right now I have no idea what the hell I am doing.
My parents are building a rather expensive vacation home about 20 minutes north of Savannah. This is where I will be living for the next few years. Now it is really cool that I will pretty much have a house to myself however I am a little weary of it all. I mean, commuting to school and dealing with parking could get really old when I could just as easily live in Savannah. Although I will save money on rent and utilities. I guess I just have this feeling of missing out on something. I really would like to be involved as much as possible and get as much out of this experience as I can. Savannah as a city seems to offer all sorts of "adventure" and the more I can experience it the more satisfied with my stay I will be. Anyway I am going to keep this entry short and I will definitly tell more about my trip when I get back home. Sadly I am using a dial up connection and well folks, it just doesn't cut the mustard!
peace

last night

Well ladies and gentlemen the Red Sox have one their first game of the World Series and all I have to say is that I am still in shock. Growing up I never thought I would see a New England team bring home a championship. Why would I think that? Not that I was ever a huge sports fan, don't get me wrong I love to play but watching and following teams always seemed pointless to me. So it wasn't like I had an solid reasons to doubt my home teams, but for some reason I just didn't think it was gonna happen. That changed when the Patriots won the SuperBowl and then went on to win two more. Immediately, my mind went to the Red Sox. Could they ever do it? To be honest it just never seemed possible, especially after watching the first three games of the NCLS. Then something happened...as soon as I stopped watching they started winning and winning big. I mean, I am no Yankee fan but give credit where credit is due they are a baseball juggernaut and not an easy team to beat. When you throw in a negative attitude and the "curse" it is like climbing Mt. Everest in a speedo and flip flops. But the Sox pulled it off! Now we are in the series with a good chance to win...truly unbelievable.
I went to this new bar in downtown providence last night for two reasons. One to watch...err listen to the game and the other to meet face to face with a girl I met online. Now there are many critics and supporters of online dating, I tend to see it as something to do but not really expecting much out of it. This time however, I was intrigued because the young lady in question had approached me. Always a way to get on my good side! So after eating dinner with my wingman, Steve, we went to McFadden's. This is Providence's newest hotspot. All the hoochies and quidos, the young imbecilic college girls, the high rolling players, the golddiggers, even a few on leave soldiers make this place there new watering hole. To be sure, the place is in fact a nice bar, with several large screen TV's, good food, and nice atmosphere. All of which goes to hell when it is packed with the aforemetioned population.
So anyway, after waiting in line for like 40 minutes we get inside. Steve and I get a drink and then I set about to meet this young lass in person. Well upon meeting her it is clear that she is royally shitfaced. Now, I have had my fair share of runins with drunk people and I am in no way to be excluded from the intoxicated club. But this girl was fucked. She repeated the same sentence to me about 5 or 6 different times in 5-10 minute time spans. But what really annoyed me is that I went outta my way to meet this girl and when I get in the bar she hang all over this guy and then she comes talks to me for a bit and then goes back to him. So after a minute or so of that I was like whatever and watched the two of them walk off together. Of course as they are leaving I hear that guy's buddies cheer "Go get her!" Now to say that I am not a competitive person would be like saying Martin Luther King was a nazi. While I may not seem like it at first, I am a certified Alpha Male and while this girl owes me nothing, I can't help but feel a little territorial. Stupid, yes, Childish, certainly...to be swayed by superior logic, absolutely not. Visions of me ripping this guy's eyeballs out of his head flash through my frontal lobes. Make no mistake it would have been a battle on par with Batman vs. Killer Croc or Wolverine vs. the Hulk. He was much bigger than I, but I am pretty sure I was meaner.
Anyway I watched them go. But the night of fun did not end there. Oh no, as I turn around who is standing next to me? The blond chemist that I bought a drink at another bar many months ago. I even got her number, only to call her a few days later to her "Oh sorry I have a boyfriend!" It wasn't salt in the open wound folks, it was lye. Yet there was some good in this, she did not recognize me at first because of the goatee! However being a sharp girl she sooned saw through the facial hair. Now I mean no ill will to this girl, but it seems every hot spot or bar I go to she and her friend are always there. Both of them are very attractive. They tend to get a lot of attention and they also tend to have VIP cards wherever they go. For some reason that infuriates me. I don't know why...it just really pisses me off. Just like the little hooched up college girls that flirt with the bouncer to get in before everyone else. THAT REALLY ENRAGES ME! Well anyway the night pretty much ended for me after that. I don't know why I get so frustrated with the opposite sex and while I feel so innept in social situations like that. It is truly strange, I feel completely powerless in that arena. But at least the Red Sox won!

great quote

I was messing around on AOL IM last night and saw my old roomie had put up an away message. Usually he just signs off or leaves it running with no away message, so I figured if he one up he had something he wanted people to read. What follows is perhaps one of the greatest quotes anyone has ever made...

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." John Stuart Mill

Fatboy Edge

I consider it a disturbing fact that the majority of America is obese. I consider it even more disturbing that I technically add to that majority. Now it isn't like I live a sedintary lifestyle. I work out like a crazy man! I have seen some improvement in my strength and muscle size, but still seem to retain some useless body fat that just won't quit. I have concluded that it is in fact my diet that is keeping me from becoming the trim and slim young man that I once was. However, saying that is so much easier than doing that. Let's look at the facts of my life.
1) I hate and therefore don't ever cook. I pretty much always eat out.
2) I am a very picky eater
3) I love to eat
4) I live with my parents, who are not the pinnacle of fitness...which means they don't exactly buy the healthiest food. Which means I continue to eat terribly.
Why am I writing this? The frustration of trying to lose weight and increase athletic performance is not an easy burden to bare.
Solutions?

old blog

Here is the link to my old blog. I am trying to bring the entries over but for now this will have to do!
http://maq911.diary-x.com/

The Beginning

Well this is the first entry into my new blog by google. I will have to keep this short because I am presently at work. Which basically means I am staring at the wall and bored out of my mind...oh shit here comes by boss...and I'm clear. Whew! That was a fortuituous experiment. I just recently moved my desk around and now no one can see my monitor unless they move around behind me. I think it was a wise decision.
Ok gotta go