My Blog about Life

The past year has been an interesting one, that’s for sure!  After picking up my entire life in Atlanta, GA and relocating to Baltimore, MD, my entire life has done a 180.  I came here for several reasons: first, I needed a change.  Atlanta is a great city, don’t get me wrong, but after 10 years, I needed some new surroundings.  Second, my wonderful partner took a job here just outside of Washington, DC.  And last, I really needed to finish my degree.

With all of that said, life has been very low key here in Baltimore.  I completed 2 semesters now towards my Bachelors Degree in Forensics, decided that I wanted to add a psychology minor to my degree, and I’ve done the past year averaging a 3.69GPA, plus working part time as well.  It’s a feeling of accomplishment to have done so much in such a short amount of time.  Words cannot even express to me what it feels like to know, in your heart, you’ve finally made one of the best decisions in your life: I finally feel like I have a purpose! 

As far as building a social base here in Baltimore, it’s been very tough.  I’m not much into the bar scene and neither is my partner; I love to cook, travel, garden, and all around just be a big dork….sometimes it feels like those qualities don’t jive well in the gay world.  So in certain aspects of it, I sometimes feel like an outsider.  I had my run with the party world, only to spend too many mornings mending a hangover, waking up in strange places and having a vague memory about how I ended up there.  Those days are gone: but sometimes I really do just want to let loose.  I know I’ll never be able to do that again, and sometimes I do feel sad about it.

In other news, my company is being converted right now to a new company.  Oh the joys of going through a change over are not fun.  Only 8 more days until the official change over takes place.  Part of me is extremely nervous, but another part of me is excited to see the change that place.  But is it going to be for the better or worse?  I guess only time will tell what really happens….

In conclusion, the last year for me has been about a lot of growing up, taking responsibility for once in my life, and telling myself that only I can change my life, no one else will do it for me.  And I must say, as hard as letting go of a lot of baggage has been for me, truth be told, I feel 110% better about myself, about where my life is going, and last but not least, I feel I can dream again and set out on that journey to capture my dreams and turn them into a reality!

Hey Herman Cain….you’re no Obama!! Give it a rest!!