2015 Walt Disney World Goofy Challenge

Posted on January 19, 2015 | 14 min read time

I can’t remember the last time I was this unprepared to run a race. Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever been this unprepared, to be honest. Since early July, the longest I had run had been 13.1 miles. For months, I’d run anywhere from 10 to 25 miles a week and recently I started throwing in spin class once a week. That’s just enough to be prepared for a half marathon, but not enough to actually earn a solid time. [Read More]

A quick note to any trans people who may see this

Posted on December 30, 2014 | 1 min read time

As the trans community mourns the suicide of Leelah Alcorn today, I just want to send a quick message out to anyone who reads this. If you ever need help or are scared or in a dark place, please please please reach out. You can comment here (and I can reply via email based on the address you enter), tweet at me, or message me via my Facebook page. I will always be here for you. [Read More]

2014 -> 2015

Posted on December 30, 2014 | 5 min read time

I’m going to be real here, 2014 was kinda crappy. I had such high hopes for it, but it just didn’t live up to them. It seems like this is a rather common feeling going around, so I don’t feel too badly about it. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t see the calendar year as being a truly meaningful measurement of our lives. It’s length may have some significance, but it’s start and end are based on a date that is entirely arbitrary to us (set by Julius Caesar to line up with the consular year…blah blah blah). [Read More]

Christmassing

Posted on December 25, 2014 | 3 min read time

Merry Christmas! So, it’s Christmas morning or whatever. Cool. I like Christmas. A lot, actually. Like for real. I have all those wonderful and fond memories of waking up on Christmas morning as a privileged white “boy” in America. There were seemingly endless presents under the tree, a loving family, a wonderful dinner, and all the wholesome feel-goodness of an ABC Family Christmas special. [Read More]

I suck at running

Posted on December 1, 2014 | 5 min read time

Yes, it’s true. I suck at running. Don’t try to tell me otherwise because I won’t believe you. I’m not fishing for pity or anything. It’s just how I feel right now. It wasn’t always this way. I didn’t always suck at running. I actually used to be quite good. As recently as April, I was running six days and sixty miles a week. I was on target for a 3:30 marathon. [Read More]

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Posted on November 20, 2014 | 2 min read time

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. It’s a day every year where we remember the names of those who were murdered simply for being transgender. The vast majority of these people are always trans women. More specifically, trans women of color. This year, the list is 226 names long. That may not seem like a lot considering there are seven billion people on this planet, until you start doing the math. [Read More]

2014 Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon - 2:09:40

Posted on November 12, 2014 | 9 min read time

The Wine and Dine Half Marathon has been a race my wife and I have had our eyes on for a while, but since it falls outside of our normal Disney schedule it’s taken us a few years to finally get around to it.. Typically, we head down in January for Marathon Weekend and do the Goofy Challenge (as we are in two months), but a race centered around food and drinking? [Read More]