Optimistic for an Even-Keeled Future after an Up and Down Past
After several weeks of internal debate I’ve decided to join the 2+2 blog community. I waffled because there’s a decent probability I won’t stay on top of updating and I know my posts won’t be nearly as interesting as several of the other blogs I’ve been keeping up with (Tylertwo, DB, MadMax, etc). But, I enjoy writing, find self-reflection therapeutic, and the opportunity to be 100% honest due to the anonymity provided by a screen-name is quite enticing. So here goes nothing, hopefully a few of you will find it interesting, maybe even helpful at times, and I’m going to try and keep it from falling by the wayside.
I named the blog Embracing Anonymity not because I’m terribly worried about people that I interact with “in the real world” knowing the information I’ll share here, but because I’m generally a very private person and would be unlikely to start a public blog. Also, I spent a good 10 minutes trying to come up with a name and that’s the best I could muster.
I plan to start with a few posts about my background (extreme weight fluctuations, alcoholism, general addictiveness) and then provide updates on several different areas of my life. I track a lot of things, some important (calories, exercise, days sober) and some just for fun (movies, TV, books, restaurants), and I might mix in some regular life stories when warranted. Also lists, I really like lists.
What you won’t find in this thread:
- Much poker content (I play one 20-30 player live tournament per month)
- Crazy adventures (I enjoy my life, but it’s relatively mundane)
- Exciting work stories (I have a boring desk job)
- Incredible writing (I enjoy it, but my education consists of whatever Gen Ed requirements I had in college, and my experience is limited to company softball game recaps and weekly updates to my fantasy football league)
- Hookers and blow
Apparently you will find a lot of parentheses.
Quick Bio:
- 33 year old male
- 6’1”
- 210 lbs
- Married 10 years (best thing to ever happen to me, no telling where I’d be without her)
- No kids (ever), 2 dogs that are more spoiled than most kids
- Mid-sized land-locked US city
- Boring Desk Job
- 3 ½ years sober
- Addictive Personality (duh)
- Hobbies include (they change often due to the above) exercise, walking the dogs with my wife, movies, TV, books, poker, light hiking, game nights with friends, and probably several things I’m forgetting right now
I’ll be back sometime soon (maybe later today, maybe next week) to start my backstory.
Cliffs – I’m a regular but generally private guy that’s been through some ups and downs, I track a lot of stuff and enjoy writing, so I’m going to give this blog thing a shot.
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Haven't checked in for months, but stopping by to share that I'll be running my 2nd 100 Mile trail race Saturday, it's looking like it might be a muddy mess, will definitely be a fun challenge, looking forward to it!
Made it through my 2nd 100 Miler! It was the Riverlands 100 in Maine. I finished around 45 minutes under the 32 hour time limit. It was a helluva course, rocks and roots littered every step of the trail, which made for a lot more speed hiking than running. Super proud for finishing, but definitely don't want to touch those trails ever again. They are described as "New England Technical", with Technical being a massive understatement. My feet were pretty torn up by the end, but 3.5 weeks removed and I'm all healed up and back to regular training. We have a busy calendar for the next couple months, so I will be squeezing in as many miles I can, but probably fewer trail runs than I would like. Next race is a 12 hour overnight in mid-July.
I started a 2 month vegan challenge on 6/1, looking forward to seeing how I feel, how it effects training and recovery, and enjoying the satisfaction of doing something good for the environment. I'm way too good at justifying my behavior and blocking things out, but when I really sit down and think about it, the vegan lifestyle feels the most appropriate. I can't say that means I'm committing to being a lifetime vegan, but I'm going to reassess after these 2 months.
