AR- 6 Weeks in

So I shaved my beard off yesterday. What does this have to do with my list you might ask, a couple things. 1st I have gained at least 15 lbs since I moved to AR, prob a combination of less exercise and eating like crap (Fucking Sonic). Second when I 1st shaved I was quite distraught at the neck flab I had going on which I might not have noticed except that the last time I was cleanly shaven was right after I ran the marathon (list item) and I was in much better shape. I have only completed only 1 list item since the move and that was to buy a HDTV (prob also contributing to my weight gain)

The point of me telling you all of this is I am getting back on the list bandwagon. I have not done a good job of assimilating into AR. From what I have been told in the last couple weeks I have started just complaining and no one likes a complainer. I enjoy sarcasm but I apparently am now incapable of simply being sarcastic. When a friend from MA asked me if I had shaved my angry beard that is when I knew what had to be done.

There are a lot of list items that can help me both lose weight and get better acquainted with AR. I still have to run races of 5K, 10K and 1/2 Marathon, although I am willing to substitute 5 and 10 Mi's for the K's if that is how the races present themselves. I also need to take kickboxing & Yoga classes as well as join a racquetball league. That is just the physical aspect of my current problem. I also need to learn how to cook better so I don't end up eating shit all the time like I do now. Hopefully good cooking with help me impress the ladies, if I ever meet an attractive one that isn't married.

Overall this last 6 weeks have been a struggle for me. I am searching for my place down here and not finding many answers. Everyone else down here came in a class or with people they knew, friends and wives or are from here. I came as me, alone, and I don't fit into any of the defined categories at work (Since I only know people from work). I am not supposed to be friends with the reps because I am a manager but I don't have a common theme with the other managers. I am putting on my best face from here out but I won't be surprised if I am not excited about the results (sorry to any Arkansan who doesn't understand where I am commin from)

Here's to keeping my pursuit of living deliciously alive