The Final Boss.

Instead of writing a very important essay, I've decided to turn this blog back on. Don't worry, essays are a weird animal I tend to tame in minutes. Course that's after long hours of distracting myself and being consumed by that hopeless feeling of failure and waste that comes with being a student. Eventually an idea hits, motivation strikes, and I uncurl myself from the kitchen floor and walk boldly over to Word (or google docs) where I hammer on the keys of victory and vanquish my MLA cited foes mere minutes before the deadline.

Rejoice. Crash. Wake up cranky.

Moving on.

There's a lot ideas and life changes I wanted to pursue and accomplish by this time next year. And this little slice of Internet seemed to benefit me when it mattered the most a few years ago. You remember, that tiny little thing I did, Hot for Con, if you don't then ask around. Essentially I lost buckets of body fat and in the process had more than a handful of adventures and stories that could keep a small crowd entertained for at least 15 minutes.

* Disclaimer* Most photos will not have this D-Bag facial expression.

I timed it at D*Con this year, after 15 minutes people just kind of nod and say "cool story bro."

So it's time to finish the fight and instigate new ones.

Here I lay the plan before you in all its majesty, and it is ambitious to say the least.

* Lose 15 pounds to get down to 165. Which will become the final resting place of my weight.
* Quit smoking cold turkey. (Mostly 'quit' isn't good enough anymore)
* Enter Tough Mudder, and complete. Completion is key.
* 4.0 GPA for the next two semesters. (Full time student, part time Digital Ham Specialist)

So I hope to post something every few days. With a picture of myself to be used for later comparisons, inspiration, and research. (I have plans. Video plans. It's not vanity, promise.)

More details will be given soon since fights like these require timelines and rules, rewards and blog badges.

-Stiver