This past Thursday I went to 21st Amendment with a guy named Ben, who I had met 3 days earlier. We had gone out in The Castro and had some drinks, and were starting what would seem like my first real relationship ever…that is until all this shit has gone down.

I learned on our way to 21st Amendment that Ben had his final community service on Monday for 2 DUI’s he had gotten, and spent 5 days in jail. If I’m not mistaken I remember him mentioning this to my friend Melodi in the limo ride from 21st over to a party I thought she was invited to.

I am sort of setting the stage for what happened and will reply to some of the outrageous claims in a bit, sorry if the storyline is a bit disconnected right now, it will all come together in the end.

Melodi and I have been friends for a month or two now…maybe longer. We see each other out at parties and she has been one of the people I spend the most time with when I am out at the various tech events. She helped me thru my tough weekend (the one during the Mimosa Factory / very depressed weekend I had recently)…oh let me clarify right now where Tara Brown is a manipulative liar. Here is an excerpt from her blog post:

I had recently met Nick at the Mimosa Factory event that he organized.  When he introduced himself, the first words out of his mouth were that he wanted to commit suicide off the Golden Gate bridge.  Me and my companions all looked at each other in complete shock and didn’t have any idea how to respond.  Interestingly enough, a few days later, there were a bunch of tweets that Nick Starr has publicly tweeted that he wanted to kill himself .  I was later to find out that he has done this a bunch of times and its either a cry for some serious help or a publicity stunt.

Okay first off…it was the SAME DAY…not "a few days later," and as for the fact that I’ve done it a "bunch of times" that isn’t true either. I have wanted to kill myself quite a number of times in my life, and been in and out of the hospital for mental illness and depression. I’ve only posted on twitter that I wanted to kill myself and was driving on the bridge where I planned to do it one other time …not "a bunch of times."

See here is the thing about this Web 2.0 society that from the outside you may not see…there are too many self important, holier then thou, stuck up douchebags. Now don’t get me wrong, there are TONS of great people and some of my closest friends have come from tech events and parties, but there are too many backstabbing, conniving bitches.

Let me jump back into the story of that night and then later show some examples of the lies people tell.

So we arrive at this party. I wasn’t aware of whose house it was and quite honestly barely recognized Tara Brown, the host of the party. There were a bunch of people I did know, and a number which I didn’t. Eddie Codel who has known me longer then almost anyone in San Francisco was there and I remember watching McCain on Letterman on the couch in the living room with him then leaving as the party seemed to be winding down. We played Rock Band earlier in the night, sat around a fire out back, drank, and had a great time.

Ben and I got into a cab and headed back to my place where we spent the night. I woke up the next day and remembered putting my WHITE iPhone on the coffee table in the living room. I didn’t have it with me and that was the last place I remember seeing it. I send messages to Melodi, Eddie, and Coley trying to find out whose party it was, so I could contact them and meet up at some point in the day to get my phone.

I got Tara Brown’s name from a few people and proceeded to try to contact her. Her live.com email address, which I found when trying to google her bounced, so I checked to see if she was on Facebook. We communicated thru Facebook and Twitter. I asked if she had seen my iPhone it was a "white one with no case." She said she hadn’t and that her’s was gone as well and that her dog wasn’t feeling well. We replied a few more times, and I even told her that, "I hope your dog gets better." She said, "but it was a very small group of people and I know everyone very well except you and your friend. "

Here is another lie, because in her blog post she went back on Ben and I being the only people she didn’t know and said, "There were one or two people that I didn’t know but many people vouched for them. " She later went on to say, "I had recently met Nick at the Mimosa Factory event that he organized. " So it wasn’t JUST Ben and I who she didn’t know, there were others as well, but they (along with myself) were "vouched" for by others there.

She messaged me later in the day for Ben’s full name and address for the police report. I didn’t have this information…I had his phone number and A4A profile link, and gave that info to her. I was offline from about 2pm till later on that Friday night when my friend Kara Murphy let me use her iPhone to send a message to Tara via Twitter. My friend Denise Vardakas also let me use her phone later on in the night to check to see if there was a reply.

At the party was also Melodi who told me the last she had heard that the phones were returned to Tara’s place. I left the party shortly after and went over to Tara’s house. She was just leaving, and said she was heading to the police station. She yet again asked for Ben’s information and I hadn’t been able to get to my address book to get his phone number. Sean Bonner was there with as well, and started accusing me of stealing the phones. I tried to explain that …and this is the point that I think most people are TOTALLY MISSING…BUT I LOST MY FUCKING IPHONE TOO! They started to walk away, and then Sean came back and asked if I was coming there to return the phone and had them on me? He then patted my pocket and I was like, "all I have is my wallet" and showed him.

Oh yeah…here is another BLATANT LIE. She posted this on twitter, "Also, @seanbonner did NOT frisk him. More bullshit." YES HE DID! He invaded reached his hand out and ran it along my pocket. Why is Tara lying about so much in her "telling of the story? " Oh that’s right…remember when I said there were manipulative bitches in tech? That’s right…her name is Tara Brown.

Her entire post was spin and an accusatory post trying to make me to be the culprit… How can I be the culprit of my OWN GOD DAMN PHONE? I went to AT&T Saturday morning before the Soapbox races in Dolores Park to get a new sim card for an old Blackberry Curve I had in my closet which hasn’t been used in months.

Oh then let’s bring on the mob mentality of Tara’s friends.

Last I checked, Tara moved here in July 2008, or at least that is the info on her Facebook when she started with a company here after beng with a company in Redmond. I moved here just over a year ago …I am more "local" then she is.
Then comes the assault:

Really? Wait, I’m confused. I am the victim of a theft, yet you are going to "dissapear my ass" and then "beat the snot out of me"? Where I’m from, oh yeah…the United States of America, threats of physical violence are considered assault, a crime. I have done NOTHING but try to get my phone back and give information on someone who may or may not of taken the phones to another person who lost theirs as well, but no by all means keep up the threats of physical violence…and I’ll keep documenting them. If anyone is a criminal here, it is you dpdefillippo (aka J. Adam Moore).

Now let me reply to some of the comments left on her blog post.

Raines on October 18, 2008 Yipes! When I had a laptop stolen last year

Oh yeah…I’m sorry I forgot to mention that since I’ve moved to San Francisco, I’ve had my car broken into not once (where I lost my laptop and all my electronics), not twice (where I lost EVERYTHING ELSE BUT THE CLOTHES ON MY BACK), not three times (where I had my Harmon/Kardon iPod dash mount display stolen), but FOUR TIMES (where I had my entire car stolen and torched). I KNOW what is is like to have things stolen…I wouldn’t wish that feeling on anyone, and certainly wouldn’t steal from someone else. It is like being violated.

J. Adam Moore on October 18, 2008  When he first arrived, I overheard him talking to someone trying to convince them to come. The way he described his relationship with you guys over the phone was dismissive and uncaring.

J. Adam Moore (aka DieLaughing from the twiter post above) is a lying sack of shit. He is even more of a manapulative piece of shit then Tara is. Let me first explain that I DO NOT even have a voice plan with AT&T. I don’t talk on the phone…I text message ALL THE TIME, but NEVER DO I TALK ON THE PHONE. So he saying that I was "on the phone" is a total and complete lie.

Ada on October 18, 2008  A little detective work discovered this not so hidden blog post, which is quite telling on his nature of crooked schemes: http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/11/28/how-to-get-a-free-iphone-or-blackberry-curve/

If you EVER read my blog, I would ALL THE TIME post about deals or special links to reduced prices on items. I was even offered a job blogging for a "Deal" site. I love finding great deals and passing the information along to friends. The method I described wasn’t "crooked" at all. I informed people that Amazon was offering a BlackBerry Curve for a net profit of $50. Who wouldn’t pick up on that deal? They are GIVING YOU A PHONE AND $50!!! Then simply said, you could sell that phone for around $400 at the time, and turn around and get an iPhone. That isn’t crooked or sneaky…it is smart business. Buy something low, and sell high.

robert on October 19, 2008 Good luck with getting to the bottom of this, and if you see that Nick guy kick in the nuts once for me.

Just another example of the mob mentality, and assault.

Jester on October 19, 2008 I’ve met Nick a couple of times, and have many mutual friends with him. Nick may be many things, including a complete drama queen, but I have never heard anyone ever accuse him of stealing anything or being dishonest.

That being said, it’s entirely possible that his friend took your phone.

On the other hand, it sounds like there were far more people there than you could keep track of, and while it’s totally shitty that your phone was taken, you have to admit that leaving a $500 small piece of popular electronic equipment laying around in plain view was not your smartest moment. It sucks, but ultimately it’s your responsibility and your lesson to learn for the future.

And publicly accusing people of a felony without any more evidence than a “queasy feeling” in your stomach is grounds for a libel suit.

Just sayin’

I have met Jester a few times and he has known more intimate details of my life then most people. He knew me…the real me before I even came out. In Tara’s post and in comments people say that, "I am responsible for the loss of her and my phones." Why? Because there was someone there who no one knew, besides me, who may or may not of taken the phones. This is where I want to jump back to an earlier point. Ben’s past was brought up by Ben at the party. Who is to say that someone didn’t decide to use this as motive to put the blame on him and take the phones themselves? There has been quite a bit of finger pointing from people at the party, who I have never met and don’t know anything about. I’m not saying that this is necessarily the case, but it is something someone brought up to me today when discussing this whole mess.

Brad on October 19, 2008 One thing that is key in knowing if Nick was lying, look at his tweets post party. None of them show being sent via a application made for the iphone. So either he’s good at not getting caught or, he’s actually telling the truth.

If you know me, I’m a twitter-aholic. I love the service and use it all the time. IT SUCKED being without a phone and having access to the internet or twitter all day Friday. Here’s the thing…I AM TELLING THE TRUTH! MY IPHONE WAS STOLEN! I am now using my Blackberry Curve with no internet service on it and it quite honestly sucks compared to my iPhone 3G. I used to love Blackberries, but with the iPhone 3G and all the extra apps and 3G network…I don’t want to go back to the BlackBerry…even the new Bold which is coming out. The OS just doesn’t compare to what Apple has done with the iPhone.

Pat on October 19, 2008 What a mob mentality. There is really no evidence that points to NickStarr. Every time he says something on Twitter you all question it. It’s like no matter what he does, you question it. But nothing he has done thus far is really that strange. Then you basically spend this entire blog post accusing him of stealing it – And just in case he didn’t steal it, you qualify it by saying that he’s still responsible because he brought a total stranger in your home.

What about the fact that you had total strangers in your house?

I love how everyone has become an FBI profiler all of a sudden. Oh and then there’s there is this:

@nickstarr If you want to make this easier on yourself just meet me somewhere. Otherwise I’m gonna dissapear your ass.

Frightening.

Maybe you should start to question the other people who were at the party. It sucks when innocent people are accused of something they didn’t do.

Thank you Pat…This goes to my point earlier. There were a lot of people in that house. Why would (well first off) I steal my own iPhone and someone else’s? Secondly, why would Ben steal mine then go to my house and sleep with me? This whole thing is just so frustrating it is really wearing my patience thin.

Tara Brown on October 19, 2008  Someone overheard him at my party on his BLACK phone stating he was “at some bitches party”…..There were not more people there than I could keep track of. Did I mention numbers? Nope, don’t think so. Maybe 20 people at one point max. And I knew them all. Plus, my fiancee Sean and my roommate Eva were also there.

Lying cunt. Again…I don’t talk on the phone, I text you dumb bitch. Then wait…before you said that you didn’t know Ben, myself and a few others…Then I proved you wrong in that you knew me….NOW you are saying you knew everyone? Sounds like YOU need to get your story straight, not me sweetheart. BTW Tara, did you vote for the war before you voted against it?

hey on October 20, 2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickstarr/2885162171/in/photostream/ Nick did have a white iphone.

No fucking shit…I stood in line at the SF Apple store overnight to make sure I would get the white one the night before they came out. Oh and my BlackBerry Curve…which again has been in my closet for months is titanium in color…so even if you want to lie more and say oh that must of been the phone he was on…it couldn’t of been, because it is titanium/silver.

I’m done…this whole mess is just too much…and guess what…IT’S ALL OVER A GOD DAMN PHONE! Tara lost her phone…so did I. Not one person seems to remember that my phone is gone too.

I don’t care what other people are going to say…I know the truth and the truth is that I’m as much a victim as Tara Brown is. If you have my phone, please return it. Thank you.

This morning I weighed myself on my official Weight Watchers scale (even though I am not on WW) and this is the weight that popped up… I tried it a few times just to verify and was so insanely happy with the result.

If you remember , I had set a goal for myself to be down from my all time high weight of 220 and started at the beginning of the year to reach 160 by June 14th. It is 25 days before that original goal and I have not only met the goal, but exceeded it.

I am very happy with the results, but am now going to concentrate on toning up. At the gym, I still do primarily cardio, and have stuck to my Atkins meets South Beach diet pretty well over the past few months. There have been obvious slip ups, but overall I am glad I was able to stay on track.

Here is a picture of me last night (ironically I did break my diet last night, but I just really was craving a slice of pizza) waiting for my slice. Then here is a picture of me in December with Ellen at my former company’s Christmas party.

I also wanted to find a job where I could feel free to express myself that would be an extension of all of my passions. I took the first job I was offered after moving and was very happy there, but I didn’t like that it was located 25 miles away from the city I drove 3,000 miles to be close to, and that I was living even further outside of San Francisco. I didn’t feel free to come and go as I wanted. Three weeks ago I gave my notice at my previous job providing 3 weeks of lead time for them to find someone to hire, and I could train my replacement before I left.

At the same time, I have accepted a job offer in a field which some may or may not understand. I mentioned earlier, I wanted a job that completely encapsulated what I care about, what I enjoy doing, and who I am. The job is essentially the same as the last company I was with, in that I am managing multiple servers, websites, newsletters, and all of the IT backend. I will also be handling AV aspects of the company, including video streaming, etc. This is a great opportunity to branch out my knowledge and passion for video which I has laid dormant since my high school days.

I really feel that my love of visual media, and love of technology management make this a great move in companies, but there is one other factor which plays into my choice in working for this company. The company is very involved in promoting the messages of safe and consensual sex between men. This is something I harp on daily on other sites where I write. I think the prevention of spreading sexually transmitted diseases is a message that needs to be expressed in the gay/bi/lesbian/straight community. This company provides a safe and secure location, as well as protection for everyone who visit their locations.

They also provide weekly testing and even someone who comes in and will sit down one-on-one to offer advice or someone to just talk to about your concerns. The company works closely with Public Health Departments, Community Based Organizations, county and state HIV/STD officials, the CDC (in U.S.), the research community (UCSF, UIC, CAPS) and many others – to create collaborative relationships which support and expand HIV and STD awareness and testing programs while also maintaining outreach initiatives that are effective, user friendly, and creatively inspired.

This is who I am as a person, and I don’t want to lie or be ashamed about that. Many people have asked me about this in the past, and until now I have been less then upfront and honest, mostly because I was afraid of what others might think. I now honestly don’t care. I have always tried to be a very open person about my life, and don’t know many people who openly admit to living in their car for over a year or any of the other crazy things I have done. I feel that in the spirit of being open and honest that I would like to express that I am bisexual. While I have never had a relationship with a guy, I feel as if I would be ready to if that opportunity presented itself, but likewise the same goes for a woman. I don’t feel as if a person’s sexuality should stop you from caring about someone for who they are.

The company you work for should be an expression of your own passions, and I feel as if I have found one that has truly allowed me use my talents while at the same time not having to hide who I am. I understand that this news might shock some people, and others not so much. I have not said any of this sooner, because up until now I have felt too scared to. Even as I write this I am trembling. Due to the nature of who I am, and based on past experiences, I do not wish to disclose the name of the company which I will be working for, and hope that you can respect this. The company is very reputable and has offices in the US and Canada, which will allow for some travel with the job as well; something I am looking forward to greatly. I will be working in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro district and have found a place to live within walking distance of my new job.

That being said, I appreciate the support of those who have found out this information through various means, you have helped me more then you could know. This is something which is very difficult to do, and I am glad to have such great friends to help me through this time. I look forward to your comments and feel free to drop me a line anytime.

Thanks for listening,

Nick Starr

Wow…I am below 170. I can’t believe it. Sticking to my diet and doing lots of cardio at the gym. I also spent Saturday walking around San Francisco for a good 5-6 hours before the Flickr 4 party. I had a great time at the party (got to meet Stewart Butterfield the founder of Flickr and guy who personally banned FlickrLicio.us from using Flickr to host my Babes of Flickr site), and then at dinner afterward, and then the party across the street after that…needless to say it was a long, but very fun night.

I didn’t even get home till around 4 or so in the morning, and I slept until 2pm the next day. I was so wiped out, I barely made it to the gym, but I did go in and started working on some bench pressing, and other weights. I have been concentrating on cardio as I have/had a lot of fat to lose. I didn’t want to replace the weight with muscle mass yet, but I think I am low enough to start trying to build up some muscles and hope they replace the fat.

I am feeling better about myself, still not where I want to be, and 160 might be a goal that while attainable, might not have me in the shape I would like unless I start to build some muscle mass. I think that my goal should be able to be reached….but getting to where I feel comfortable with my shirt off is a new goal.

Other then that, I’m getting a lot of requests from people asking if I am glad I moved and if I am enjoying the area. The answer is a resounding yes, I am glad I am out here in the San Francisco bay area (besides the weather which is so cold at night and hot during the day). Besides my rough start, it has been all uphill from there.

Until later…buh bye.

At the beginning of the year, I made a vow (New Years Resolution if you will) to lose weight this year. How so cliche that is, I know. As it turns out, I joined a gym, and am going regularly. I also have been dieting and I think the above picture shows the results.

I was looking at myself in the mirror the other day thinking I hadn’t really lost a lot of weight in my face, guess I was wrong. I feel lighter all around, and I can see my tummy shrinking slowly but surely.

As I mentioned in my Life As Nick Starr blog, I would like to get down to 160ish by around June, when I plan on heading home to Florida to visit my family. I estimate I was around 200 at the beginning of the year (give or take) and now I am down to 175…only 15 more pounds to go…

I went out finally and bought the scale I had been wanting at Costco (which involved me paying for a Costco membership as well). The membership is worth it, since I am eating a lot of meats and buying in bulk will save money, plus they sell Alli in 150 packs at a pretty good discount.

Well I get home and the scale is acting all funky. Different measurements every time ranging from 160-205….that thing is going back. The one measurement that was consistent was 177.5-177.9. This is obviously a really good drop from the 182 I was at. Looks like the June deadline of 165-160 might not be that difficult after all.

I took a picture last night while I was out for the Dawn and Drew 365 project and have gotten some good comments on it about how I look thinner. It is the picture below. I still have a lot of weight in my face, tummy and other areas. I am trying to stick to going to the gym at least every other day, but days when I work both jobs it can be difficult.

I’ve started phasing out sausages and other fatty meats and am trying to concentrate on turkey and chicken. I also love broccoli and am going to add that into my diet in small portions.

So that is the update on the weight….hopefully 165 comes sooner then later. Until later, buh bye.

Four months from today (121 days to be exact; or 17 weeks 2 days), I want to publicly publish a goal of reaching 160 pounds. I know that 165 sounds more reasonable, but with my weight floating between 182-186 (depending on the scale) losing 22-26 pounds in 4 months doesn’t sound all too unreasonable. The average weight loss on a 1200 calorie diet is 1 pound per week, so if I am able to keep dieting as I have been (pretty much Atkins meets South Beach) and going to the gym at least 4 times a week (hopefully more), I don’t see why this isn’t obtainable.

I am going to buy a digital scale, and be using that as my own means of measurment. The scales at the gym all seem to be a bit different.

I will be honest, yesterday I broke down and cheated on my diet some. I forgot my Alli at home, and ended up eating 3 of the small sized pieces of candies.  I didn’t do anything besides that to break the diet, but I felt guilty. Today I am back on track, taking Alli, eating very low carb items, and went to the circuit gym during lunch today.

My goal for the gym is to do as much cardio as possible. I am currently doing a half hour max, and want to work up to at least an hour every other day.

I think that these simple 22-26 pounds will be life changing for me, but I think it is a long road ahead. I have been pretty diligent about going to the gym and sticking to my diet since the new year.

I also plan on participating in Dawn and Drew’s 365 Flickr self-portrait project (my pics). Keep your eye on the pics there to chart the progress of my weight loss as well.

I can’t wait till June to see the results, and hopefully I can stay motivated. Until later, buh bye.

I can’t believe it. I was at the gym this afternoon, and weighed myself, 182. This down from my all time high of 220 is amazing to me. My old jeans are now slipping right off, and even the new jeans I bought recently have a bit of give to them.Since the new year (or right after that) I have bee dieting by virtually eliminating all sugar, lowering my carbohydrate intake, and trying to eat foods that are lower in fat, or less amounts of these foods. I also joined the gym the day after MLK Jr. day, and have been going virtually every day. At first it was hard, but it is becoming more of a routine now.

I have also started this past week taking Alli, the some what controversial OTC FDA approved weight loss drug. This isn’t a miracle drug where you sit back and loose weight. It helps you lose weight by blocking 25% of the fat that you eat. There are “treatment effects” if you eat too much fat, but fortunately I have yet to experience any of these.Ultimately my goal is to get around 165 or maybe lower and at this pace it seems like it could be a reality.

Until later (when I’m even thinner) buh bye…

Most days in the past, I would get dressed in my same outfit as I do every day, thus eliminating precious time in the morning spent on trying to decide what to wear. If I had to work at Blockbuster that night, I would throw a pair of khakis and my Blockbuster shirt in my car, and be off for the day.

Now when I say, “off for the day” I literally meant that. I would leave the house by no later then 7:30am and head to work by 8am. My day job is M-F 8a-5p with an hour lunch. If I work at Blockbuster that night, I drive the 10-15 minutes down the road to Blockbuster, and work from 5:30pm-11:30pm (or 12:30pm on Fri/Sat). The drive home from there is around 30 minutes (no traffic that time of night), and I am home by Midnight or later, to wake up the next morning at 6:55am and do it all over again the next day.

Doesn’t leave much if any time to myself, but I am also still in a rebuilding phase and need the extra money where I can get it.

Now that I have started going to the gym, and I went last night to the Petaluma branch, which that place is huge and worked out for over an hour. I am quite sore from the day prior, let alone last night. I am now going to try to hit up the gym near my work (15 minute trip there and back) during my hour lunch and do a 1/2 hour workout at circuit training facility.

This makes my getting ready for the day a bit more complex…I now have to get my regular outfit, my work clothes for Blockbuster, and now gym clothes. BTW, I haven’t ever really been to the gym much, and with most of my clothes and personal belongings stolen, I don’t have much in terms of gym clothes either. I do still have 2 black mock turtleneck short sleeve shirts for the gym, and one pair of “workout” pants I guess you would call them.

It just seems like chaos…I started wearing the same thing every day to simplify my morning routine and make life less complicated, now I have to prepare 3 sets of clothes in the morning and find time in the day for myself as well.

Oh well, I don’t really know what the point of this post was, other then just to rant some…I don’t have a ton of people I can talk to out here and just chill out with, so I guess writing on here helps me let out what I’m thinking sometimes…

Oh well, till next time, buh bye.

Today I joined 24 Hour Fitness….now when I was in Florida I was a member of the YMCA, but I almost never went to work out. I’ve really been feeling the need to get into shape so I’ve started dieting and thought that adding a regular workout would help aid the process.

There is a 30 minute circuit branch of 24 Hour Fitness branch very close to my work, and I decided I would go check it out a few weeks ago. There was this amazing sale for $29 down, $0 processing fee, and $29/month…Compared to their $45-$55 a month this sounded too good to be true. I went and liked the facility, but when I got back to work the offer was gone…

24 Hour Fitness has a sale every Monday from 9am-1pm PST, and I got back and finished my order around 1:05pm….sucks. A few weeks later and they now have the same sale, this time for 48 hours (so get your order in by tomorrow before it is gone again). I signed up, paid my $89 total out the “door” charge online….BTW there is something ultimately wrong about signing up online for a gym.

During lunch today, I drove down to the gym and met one of the guys who runs the place. He showed me each piece of equipment and had me do a minute on each. That is how this circuit thing works…5 minute warm-up on the elliptical, then 1 minute on each of the 25 machines.

Let me tell you what, I was counting the machines, and by number 7 I had already broken a sweat and it didn’t get any easier from there. I think I worked muscles that I didn’t even know existed. The worst is at the very end, there is this giant ball you have to put between your legs (which are killing you already at this point) and lie on your back and bring your legs up and then down to the floor. I didn’t make the full minute on that one.

I was planning on going every day during lunch, but after today’s “experience” I might cut it down to a more manageable 3 times per week. I want to check out the main facility which is closer to where I live to see all of the other equipment they have. I also think I will stick to mainly cardio type things there, as this circuit training facility seems to do a good job at kicking my ass as it is.

Ultimately, the goal is to get in shape, but also to feel good about how I look. I haven’t really liked what I see in the mirror for years now, and now that I am getting older (yes I am less then 3 years from 30) I would like to try to get prepared for the years where the metabolism doesn’t work as well as it does now (which if you have seen me isn’t very well). Here is a recent picture of Kara Murphy and myself at Matt Mullenweg’s (of Wordpress) 24th birthday day party.

All of that being said, look for more personal updates about life and things that are going on in the future on this blog, and you can always add the feed to your favorite RSS reader here: http//LifeAs.NickStarr.com/feed/

Until next time….buh bye.