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Lol! But technically, you might live...if you're Uhura or Scotty!

Oh yes! I absolutely love TSO! They do such a great job with Beethoven's pieces! Especially his 3rd movement of Moonlight sonata!

That sound delish! I will be trying it! Also, I must confess I was telling a friend of mine about my favorite 2021 Rebellion challenges and yours was one of them. But she has never seen Star Trek anything. I then asked her to watch Star Trek TOS with me and... she's lovin' it!!! This was me: And this is now her: ANOTHER FAN TO THE TREK FANDOM! HEHEHEHE So yeah, you've got someone else rooting for you!🖖

Because this has been my mood for the past couple of days:

So I've already got a battle plan for 2021: so essentially I'm Parker and 2021 is Hardison... Just sayin'...😝

I absolutely love this gif! YOU SO GOT THIS! Following!

Thanks Elastigirl! LOL! I unfortunately don't drink coffee but I will be counting how many tea bags I can get through 😅

Alright! So like I mentioned before: I'm working on incorporating Ludwig Van Beethoven's daily routine from now until the end of this challenge! Why? Well my fellow Nerds of Nerdom, I'm a musician and since I'm trying to upgrade my daily routine (since mine is just not great) I thought 'Hey Beethoven's 250th Birthday was on 12/16, why not try his daily routine?' And so here we are! Just a quick music appreciation lesson first, Ludwig Van Beethoven was a proud German composer born in 1770 and died 1827. Beethoven's life was one filled with many trials! He was forced to learn the piano as a toddler because his father wanted him to be like Mozart. However, many time in the middle of the night, when Young Beethoven asleep, his father would come into his room, in a drunken stupor, and yell at Young Beethoven to come and entertain his drunk friends. Even while this was happening, if Young Beethoven made a mistake while playing, his father would yell at the child and make him play over and over again well into the next morning. Once Beethoven became of age, he left his home and went to perform. However, tragedy would always follow the composer. His beloved mother died, his brother died, he took custody of his other siblings from his father, he lived through the Napoleonic Wars, and of course...he was losing his hearing. The latter bothered him so much that he wrote letters talking about how he would rather die than lose his hearing. But even though that scared him, he continued to compose great music! This theme of the underdog, or abused hero, who later triumphs is a theme that's almost always found throughout Beethoven's compositions. The most famous being Symphony no. 5! (Don't get me started on that because I will go on and ON in a musical theoretical analysis of each movement!) Anyway, the man was a genius! I mean he revolutionized the Classical era and then began the Romantic era, he expanded the orchestra to what we know it today, and quite frankly, he's one of the reasons why musicians now are freelancers! THE MAN WAS UNSTOPPABLE! And a lot of musicologists will say he was not only a master composer, but also a master of time management. Here's what Beethoven's daily routine would look like (according to his pupil and secretary Anton Schindler): Wake Up: At dawn Breakfast: a cup of coffee (with 60 beans exactly every morning) Work: he would compose, write letters to potential clients, write letters to family, and publishers at his desk until 3pm (taking the necessary breaks in between) Hygiene: he loved to wash and bath...all the while, he'd hum or sing extremely loudly up and down scales or even musical excerpts that he was composing Lunch: go to the local tavern and enjoy one of his favorite meals: macaroni with butter and cheese, or a soup with twelve drowned eggs, or pollock with potatoes Exercise: after lunch he'd take a long walk, with a pencil and manuscript paper in hand, through the country side (this walk would generally last until dusk because the change in scenery would help him compose...thus the manuscript paper to jot things down on) Dinner: he would either eat at a local tavern or theater, and Beethoven would have a light meal. Generally, a soup, wine, and beer. Afterwards he'd smoke his pipe Bedtime: he didn't make it a habit of going to bed after 10pm So there you have! A day in the life of Beethoven! Again, I will be embarking on incorporating Beethoven's schedule into my own! Hopefully, good results will follow 😆😅 If anyone's interested, here are some great performances of Beethoven classics (toward the end of the 9th symphony Maestro Bernstein jumps almost off the stage as he's conducting! He's a hero of mine just for that reason!)...with one modern rendition!

Hi Jean! Your goals for 2021 are quite similar to my own! I know you're going to do well! 😁

Very nice! I can't wait to see you conquer this! 👍🏽😁

This is a great foundation for success! I look forward to seeing you WIN!!! 🎉🏆

Thanks Tobbe! 👍🏽😁

Already, and looking so cool! Following 😃

I'M SO FOLLOWING THIS!

Oh my goodness! I love love LOVE that pic! That is soo cool!! I can't wait to see how win all your goals! GO GET 'EM!😃

Thanks Elastigirl!

Both actually. I used to be able to see both of those things (who visits my profile and who follows my profile); however, that feature is gone now. I was just wondering if those features were hidden (and I just don't know where they are) or are they completely taken away

Hi! I'm just wondering, with the new updates and all, how do I see who's following my profile? (I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to ask. 😓)

Wow! This is so cool! I was thinking of doing Star Trek but I have so many genres/fandoms that I like, I just simplified mine to Outer Space. 😅 Good luck with this! Can't wait to see your success 👍🏽

On a desert planet, I dismount my red hover motorcycle and I take in my surroundings. I see that all around me is desert wasteland. The wind blew the swirling sand gently around my feet. I took out my official NF intergalactic cellphone, I contact base and said, "It's Amazon. an anyone read me?" "Hello, Amazon. We read you loud and clear," my base commander says. "I'm not sure if he's here, base command. It's pretty bare," I said. "Sorry Amazon, our intel is pretty clear. The suspect, Berserxes, is definitely on that planet. Just keep looking, over." Before I could say anything, a 15 foot purple monster exploded out of the ground only a few feet away from me. "NEVER MIND! I FOUND HIM!" I exclaim as I start my flying motorcycle up and began to formulate my plan of attack. Which didn't take long because the monster man looked at me with rage. Great, an enraged purple Grover's coming at me... I thought as the monster charged at me. What Happens Next? Length: 1 week Skills: 25XP walk 1 mile everyday Step Up - 5 reps per side Bodyweight Pushups - 5 reps Band Pull Apart - 8 reps Side Plank - 2 sets of 40+ seconds per side Meal Plan: 25XP Breakfast - Yogurt Lunch/Dinner - baked chicken and mixed vegetables Snacks - sliced pineapples Daily Win: 25XP Get up early everyday Read my Bible everyday and memorize verses Take better care of my teeth and face Play Piano everyday for an hour Routine Upgrade: 25XP Try and incorporate Beethoven's daily routine Boss Battle (90-100XPs needed): Berserxes the Squat King Goals: lose 3lbs Reward: watch Star Trek TOS Season 1 Episode 1 and 2

So here's the next challenge! I had a great time with my Holiday 2020 Challenge: Sliders. So here's my 2021 challenge! This one deals with everything Sci-Fi! For every goal I hit, I'll post my a new Sliders badge here! (I made so many and they look so cool, I'll keep using them.) So here are my big goals: lose 10lbs by the end of this challenge practice piano everyday for an hour create a morning routine (and stick to it!) get rid of MAJOR distractions (like random platforms, etc.) 2021 HERE I COME!

In the small warehouse, Arturo reeled from a blow Mox delivered to his neck. Then with alarming speed, Mox delivered another swift, hard and unforgiving blow as he connected his fist to Arturo’s jaw. But Arturo was able to recover and grabbed the man by his hair and slammed the younger man’s face into the ground. Then before Mox could get up, Arturo slammed him with the full brunt of his weight into a nearby wall by the neck. Mox gasped in pain and began to writhe against the professor’s grip. But then an explosive shot filled the air. A chunk of a wooden crate exploded beside Arturo, starling him enough and in his reflexes, he released Mox. Turning around, Arturo looked across the room to see someone in with a gun standing in the shadows. In mere seconds, Mox was able to catch his breath and in the next instance Mox’s fist collided with the physicist’s cheekbone with such force it created a loud cracking sound that filled the small room. While he was on the ground, Arturo looked across the room and saw a figure standing in the darkness. Stepping from her hiding place in the shadows, only one side of Logan’s face was illuminated as the light fell partially over her psychotic features. But then the light from the single window caught a gleam off of something in her hand. At this moment, Wade ran into the room and saw that Arturo was trying to recover from the blow to his cheek. It was only then that she realized that Logan was there as well and now had her gun leveled at her again. “Now looky here. You came back for round two,” Logan said as she brought her free hand to wipe away some dripping blood off the side of her face. The side where Wade’s rock hit. Before Logan could say anything else, with surprising speed and accuracy, Arturo kicked Mox’s legs from under him and threw the younger man across the room aimed at Logan. At seeing the body being thrown at her, Logan threw herself to the side to avoid the oncoming body; however, she dropped her gun in the process. To further her problems, Logan’s blood red vortex opened up and sucked her unwilling screeching form inside. Once Logan was sucked into her vortex, Wade rushed over to Arturo as he fell to his knees while holding his bleeding shoulder. But as she was checking his shoulder, Mox was looking around his horror. His beloved was gone and in his gullible mind: it was Wade and Arturo’s fault. The angry love sick man then picked up Logan’s dropped gun and aimed it at the pair across the room. Due to her back being turned, Wade did not see these new developments, but Arturo did. Before Wade could comprehend what was happening, Arturo bodily tackled Wade behind the wooden crates. Shielding her with his robust body, Arturo prepared for the worst; however, he was surprised to hear a loud scuffle which ended with pained groans. Then several familiar voices echoed simultaneously, "Professor? Wade? Where are you?" Thankful to hear their voices, Arturo eased himself off of Wade and helped her to standing. "We're here!" Arturo responded but then looked at Wade and said to her, "So sorry my dear. Are you unhurt?" Looking up at him, Wade nodded and answered, "Tanks to you, yeah Professor, I'm okay. Just gotta catch my breath." The two approached their friends to find that Rembrandt and Amazon standing over Mox's unconscious form. "Guys! I'm so glad you're okay!" exclaimed Quinn as he enthusiastically hugged his two other friends. After releasing him, Wade looked at Rembrandt holding a bow an arrow while Amazon looked and said, "Whoa. What happened to you? You look like you fought Ryu." "Miss Welles, what on Earth on you talking about?" asked Arturo. "Ryu is a character from the video game Street Fighter," she answered. "I didn't know you played video games," said Quinn. Smiling coyly, Wade answered, "There's a lot you don't know about me." Interrupting their snarking, Arturo said, "Ms. Amazon, you didn't answer Ms. Welles question: what happened to you?" "Do. Not. Ask," I growled. I was very aware of how I looked. Hair in much disarray, a black eye, bloodied knuckles, bruises forming on my arms and legs. I'm so going to feel this tomorrow, I thought. "Well, people it's time to slide," Quinn said as he pulled out his timer. As he did so, I heard my own timer beep and with some effort, I pulled it out and saw that it was time for me to slide as well. "So, see you on the next world?" asked Rembrandt. "Yeah I'll see you guys soon!" I said. With that we all jumped into our perspective portals and left. Length: 1 week - COMPLETED Skills: walk 1 mile weekdays 45 second hill sprints 3 knee push-ups 3 Lizard push-ups weekends box jump #2 weekends 5 more inverted rows weekends ALL COMPLETED Goals: lose 2lbs I DID IT! (EVEN WITH THE HOLIDAYS!!!!) Rewards: watch season 1 episodes 1-3 SLIDERS Golden Badge: I'm so happy with this Holiday Challenge! I completed my goals and stuck to my plans! I can't wait to start the next challenge. Thank you guys for following along and being soo supportive! I look forward to seeing you all in 2021! LET'S DO THIS GUYS!!!

Something she says I need to be more descriptive 😅 And need to work on keeping my characters in...well character. So I'm always working on that! 😊 But thank you for your kind words!

As the sun was high in the noon sky, the sliders and Amazon were running for their life yet again. A week ago, the sliders and Amazon had slid into a world where guns had been band worldwide for so long no one had ever seen them before. That is until they literally bumped into an old enemy: Logan St. Claire. The enraged woman pulled out her gun from its hiding place, from under her shirt, and started to chase them down the street. However, she wasn’t alone. Logan had apparently caught the affections of a man named Mox Dawson. Mox had three friends who would do anything he said. So when Logan started to chase after the four sliders, he and his two friends ensued in the chase as well. At some point though, the interdimensional quintet hid behind a building and as they strained their ears to hear anything all they could hear was the rustling whispers of leaves blowing past them. But from beyond the building, the sliders began to hear the sounds of rhythmic footsteps beating the ground as they came closer. Then suddenly, they heard Logan yell for her impromptu gang to check behind the building. Due to this, the sliders looked at each other wide eyed and ran down the way once again; however, they unintentionally got split up. Arturo ran inside a small, single window warehouse and with some doing opened the large metal door and then closed it behind himself which resounded with an ominous thud sound. Before he could fully comprehend he was alone, Mox entered into the room and started to come right for the physics professor. ~~~|S|L|I|D|E|R|S|~~~ Wade ran into a chain linked fence before hearing a ‘tsk, tsk, tsk’ sound coming from behind. Wade slowly turned around and was greeted by Logan’s unforgiving face. “You know you’re going to die right?” Quinn’s evil double taunted before firing off three shots. As she shot, Wade dove for cover behind a large dumpster. While she was back there, Wade noticed a toy sling shot and a small rock next to it. Well, I sure hope this’ll work, Wade thought as she got her weapon ready. Also due to a small crack in between the dumpster and several large wooden boxes, Wade had the advantage of seeing her attacker coming closer. And through the small opening, Wade readied her weapon, aimed it, evened her breathing, and then fired! The shot was dead on and hit Logan on the side of her head with such force she fell opposite Wade and onto a pile of garbage bags. Without waiting, Wade shot up and out of her hiding spot and ran like hell out of there. ~~~|S|L|I|D|E|R|S|~~~ Rembrandt accidentally ran down an alley way. When he came to a stop, due to a wall blocking his path, he turned and was greeted by a spikey haired dagger wielding young man. The green spikey haired boy swung his dagger at Rembrandt, forcing the musician the take a step back. Unfortunately, the Cryin’ Man tripped over his own footing and went down to the ground. This misguided step was all the assailant needed to strike. The green haired boy lunged toward Rembrandt with the dagger aimed downward. But quick thinking brought Rembrandt’s hands to keep the dagger at bay. Unfortunately, the dagger was still hovering over the musician’s jugular. Thankfully, unbeknownst to either of the men, Wade had stealthfully stepped up behind Rembrandt’s attacker and slammed a two-by-four against the green haired boy’s head. The impact of the wood knocked the attacker immediately unconscious and he fell off of Rembrandt. “Phew. Thanks girl,” Rembrandt said as he subconsciously rubbed his neck. “No problem Remmy. Where’s…” Before she could finish her question, she was cut off by two separate yells for help and surprise. Wade and Rembrandt starred at each other before mentally agreeing to split up and go help the others. ~~~|S|L|I|D|E|R|S|~~~ Quinn yelped in surprise as he was bodily tackled to the ground by a Caucasian man with a single braid. The two wrestled each other for dominance until Quinn delivered a quick but well aimed punch to the other’s man chest. As the single braid man clutched his chest, Quinn shoved the other off of himself and was only a few feet away when his feet got tied up. Quinn looked down to see his feet were tied up with a small but effective homemade Bola. The single braided man was still rubbing his chest and then flipped out a small yet scary look tomahawk axe. The man raised the axe to throw it at his intended tied up target but was then shot in the neck and hand by two arrows. Blood squirted everywhere out of the gurgling man as he fell to the ground. Quinn stared at the man and was then startled by a hand appearing on his shoulder. Quinn looked up and then immediately relaxed once he saw that it was Rembrandt, who was wearing a bag of arrows slung over his shoulder and a bow in his other hand. “You okay Q-Ball?” “I am now. Thanks Remmy,” said Quinn as Rembrandt went to pick up the tomahawk axe from the fallen man and brought it back to cut Quinn out of his restraint. “No problem. Let’s go find the Professor and Wade. She went after him while came to you.” But as Rembrandt helped the young genius up, they heard several gun shots ring out and another very loud crash in the opposite direction. The two men then made a mad dash towards the sounds. Quin ran toward the crash while Rembrandt ran toward the gun shots. ~~~|S|L|I|D|E|R|S|~~~ Coming to a stop in a dead end of a dirty alleyway, I turned around only to be met with a behemoth of a man. The bald man appeared to have been at least seven feet tall and his muscles were straining the fabric of his shirt. He smiled menacingly at me as he cracked his knuckles as he approached me. Unable to stop myself, or even caring, I said sarcastically, "So who're you supposed to be? Flex Luthor?" The giant man didn't appreciate this as a stormy expression crossed his chiseled features and his veins became more pronounced in his rising anger. In seeing this, I raised my fists and got into my fighting stance as I said, "Alright, let's do this Tiny." Just as I said this, the giant man let out a mighty yell and rushed me with a raised fist. What Happens Next? Length: 1 week Skills: walk 1 mile weekdays 45 second hill sprints 3 knee push-ups 3 Lizard push-ups weekends box jump #2 weekends 5 more inverted rows weekends Goals: lose 2lbs Rewards: watch season 1 episodes 1-3 SLIDERS

The vast forest area was quite dense and tranquil as I was jogging through. But then after a few hours, I stopped for a break but as I was taking deep rejuvenating breaths, I decided that I should get a better vantage point. I then stepped back just enough and then burst forward with great speed and started up the nearest tree. With practiced skill, I leapt the remaining distance and grabbed the nearest sturdy branch. This in turn aided my vaulting up and over from branch to branch til I balanced at the very top of the tree. From this position, I was able to see for miles upon miles. I saw different coloured birds flying above my head, I saw the vast array of different coloured tops of trees, and then I spotted what I was looking for: the top of a cliff and an opening inside. Carefully, I leapt down to the lower branches and from there I swing my self from tree to tree using the branches of the trees akin to monkey bars. Soon though, I arrived at the opening of the spacious cave. I entered the cave and was in awe. The rocky ground I expected was replaced with lush green grass and flowers in small patches in certain areas of the cave. Upon further inspection, I saw three small streams of water cascading down the rocky walls of the cave. Smiling at the sight of a few different coloured butterflies that fluttered past me, I thought to myself, This is exactly what we're looking for! Now that I knew where to go, I moved even faster back to where the other sliders were waiting for me. Upon seeing me, the let out a collective sigh of relief. Rembrandt was the first to greet me saying, "Girl, you couldn't have come at a better time! We were just coming to find you." "Thanks guys! But I'm good and I found the perfect place. Just follow me," I replied and gestured with my hand for them to follow me. ~~~|S|L|I|D|E|R|S|~~~ Huffing and puffing, the four sliders followed me as we made our way through the forest. "How much longer must we suffer, Ms. Amazon?" boomed Professor Arturo. His three companions shushed him because his voice resonated through the forest. They were afraid that his voice would be heard by Rickman, if he was nearby. Thankfully, Rickman didn't appear to be around and they kept going. Looking over her shoulder, Amazon responded saying, "It's not far now! Come guys! We're Sliders! We got this!" "I'm pretty sure I'll have heart failure if you don't slow down, young lady," grumbled the Professor. "Tell me about it Professor!" Rembrandt concurred. Their two younger friends, Quinn and Wade, chuckled at the two older men's mumbling. Lucky for them though, they arrived at the cave and the Sliders were more than surprised at the beauty of the cave. "Wow! This is so beautiful!" said Wade. "Yeah...if that Yosemite Sam reject wasn't chasin' us, this would be a lot more tranquil," said Rembrandt as he sat on soft grass. "Indeed," Arturo agreed. ~~~|S|L|I|D|E|R|S|~~~ The week past thankfully without incident and we were able to leave this world easily. Before we departed though, Quinn said, "You know, we're pretty glad to have met you! But I guess this is goodbye..." Looking a little sad, I replied, "Yeah, I'm really glad to have met you guys as well. It gets pretty lonely traveling by myself. You guys are lucky to have each other thought." Not wanting this moment to end, I then added, "But you know...well if it's alright with you guys, I recently learned how to track wormholes. Could I follow along?" "My dear child, you do realize that following us won't get you home any faster, Correct?" said Professor Arturo. Shrugging my shoulders, then say, "Yeah well, since my chances of getting home is like a random roulette wheel what's the harm?" "She's got a point guys," said Wade. The others nodded in confirmation and told me as their portal opened they hoped to see me on the other side. After they left, I activated my device and watched as my golden portal opened. I smiled at the prospect of seeing my new friends again and jumped into the portal. As I slid through, I thought, I can't wait to see what new world is on the other side! What's The Next World? Length: 1 week - COMPLETED! Skills: walk 1 mile everyday 1 min hill sprints 5 push-ups box jumps #1 5 inverted rows ALL COMPLETED! Goals: lose 2lbs LOST 1.7LBS. Rewards: watch 2015 movie Parallels Badge achieved: