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One short paragraph and it's already better than the background I had. Hm. Our crew is looking quite large. But, then, so was Serenity's. I'm cool with it. It's much easier to manage large crews in PbP than meatspace.

I tried doing a vid of my parkour workout, but I think I'm gonna do another take on Wednesday when I'm more refreshed. No apologies for shirtlessness. I don't have enough clothes here to wear more than one shirt a day, so I prefer not to get my shirt all sweaty. Pants...well, gotta wear something. *shrug*

Oh my god, my tech was almost the exact same (Math Whiz, Straight Shooter, ridiculously smart and socially awkward). I REALLY hope Kevin is Awesome and lets me switch to my merchant character. I like her a lot better anyway. And it sounds like your character's background is deeper than my tech's was.

QMs are great. And don't limit yourself to the standard crawl. Pretty much anything that's on all fours that's hard is good practice. Part of my challenge is to do three half-hour parkour-based workouts per week. Even only three weeks in, and having missed one workout, I'm noticing improvements. My hurdles are smoother. My quadrupedal balances actually HAPPEN, rather than just being me trying to not fall over while I stay in place. I'm beginning to develop a horizontal arm-hang-jump, and I can actually climb a rope now. Regular practice is exactly the best thing for parkour. Speaking of which, it's nice out today. I'm going to practice outside. Now. After I wash my dishes. Bye.

I have submitted a different character. This one is a merchant type, good with the more pleasant side of social interactions. And, I personally think, a more interesting character in almost every way.

I hear you, bro. Thankfully, being forced to share meals with people I dislike has gotten me in the habit of singlemindedly focusing on my own portions and content. I'm sure I'll open back up when I get back in contact with friends, but 80 days of constant food awareness should stick well. A good trick is to find ways to stage your eating, and order small. If you can find a healthy appetizer, get it. When you get a main course, don't feel obligated to finish it. We invented refrigerators for a reason. Don't let yourself get pressured into eating dessert; make friends who will let you have a bite of theirs. Of course, the most important thing is to always try. Remember, you're doing this for the most important person in the world.

Agh I wish I could move my feet like that.

Also I wanted to ask if we can use the official supplements, "Big Damn Heroes" and "Six Shooters and Spaceships"?

But...but I wanna do weird stuff. I won't go ahead with anything before I get the word that it's okay, but I'll keep working on character ideas. I currently have the following characters statted up: Cunning sousveillance journalist Clever ex-cop investigator Planetside specialist neo-Native American Blind violinist None of them are really striking me (and I'm dissatisfied with most of their stats, but that's the kind of guy I am), but just so y'all have an idea of the sorts of things I come up with.

Hm. I think tomorrow I will try to tape my parkour drills, too. There's a neat idea behind them that I want to share. Sorry I'm always slow about uploading anything, though. Squeezed in a strength training workout today, despite having to wait about 4 hours before I could use the gym after I was done with work. Worth the wait. Set a pull-up PR and actually managed to do a negative 1-handed push-up, which I could never do before. My hollow holds still suck, but that's what practice is for.

If you want to be really sure, check whether you go for the clams or the sausages at the buffet hurr hurr hurr. (...I wonder if there is a statistical correlation between sexual preference and taste for sexually suggestive foods)

As mentioned before, I submitted a TechEng, and Kevin said that someone submitted a "hired muscle". I guess I should make a new character, then. Good thing my brain is a fabulous vortex of brilliant ideas that form as supernovas of creativity which drown out all other human imagination in their incomparable glory. Okay, not really, but I do have plenty of ideas, and knowing what else the party already has makes it quite a bit easier. And, with so many major roles filled, I can feel free to do the weird stuff.

Today I did 1-2-1-1-3. THAT'S RIGHT 3 PULL-UPS. *reads rest of thread* ...okay, fine, I'll train harder. Hashtag: sad PRs.

Clearly you must invest in a hat-cam. (And I really should too)

Agh, I FINALLY finished that goddamn short story. It only counts for a couple thousand words for the week, since I did the first two thirds of it last week. Blargh. I had to wait for hours to do my parkour workout today. It was a pretty mediocre practice session. I'm getting better at sidling on ledges. My QM balance is also getting better. I took a video of me doing cartwheels, which I will upload later, when I'm not feeling the urge to choke people.

Glad to know I'm not the only person who does yoga in their underwear. But I'm pretty sure the NF forum allows underwear photos because, well, seriously, it's a forum about bodies. You gotta be able to see 'em. Still, no need to put those sorts of pics up if you don't want people looking at you in your underwear. I know I'm shy like that.

Well, in many of those cases, it's commonly recognized that the "acceptable" insult is automatically directed at someone in a higher standing (healthy, unobtrusive, cautious, part of an ethnic group with a higher social standing). Here's a more direct example. Telling someone they're too rich is okay Telling someone they're too poor is not Either might be correct or incorrect (and, honestly, almost certainly incorrect), but the social context of the insult matters more than the fact that is insulting. As for the food-chewing thing, I've never heard of someone being lynched for asking somebody to chew their food less loudly. Just don't call them an uncivilized tool.

We also need a pilot. I admit, basically the only reason I didn't make a captain or a pilot is because I figured those two positions would get filled up first. I would be happy to draw one up. More than happy. Ecstatic, even. I like the character I submitted, but I've never gotten a chance to make a captain for a Serenity game, even though I've rolled up for a few. Of course, having a TechEng around is pretty awesome, so if somebody else would like to be captain or pilot, I am quite happy to keep my character. It opens up options that many crews don't have. Let me know your thoughts, y'all.

I'm listed as Brickwall. Of course, for now, I'm listed in the Japan area. Maybe that's giving some trouble? I'm getting some more solid ideas for my novel. I need to do an outline.

What are you talking about? Those feel like having your core massaged by kittens in the springtime.

Another vote for Ohio here. I'd actually recommend Columbus or Cincinnati over Cleveland. Of course, I'd personally rather live in a different climate, but I've enjoyed Ohio more than I have Pennsylvania or New York.

I'M BACK, BABY. I got dragged off on vacation. I got a few hours of cycling in, which I'm counting towards my running goal. Not because I'm lazy, but because it really was good for the things that I need. And also it hurt my butt a lot, but that's neither here nor there. I'm behind on my writing. And so, I will catch up. I missed the internet.

Wanna see me roll Strength, baby? Oh god I have to use that line for real sometime. Seriously, next convention I go to. But, seriously, we're happy to provide a window into gaming. Hopefully you get educated and even more interested. My character's all finished and sent to Kevin. I didn't get a read receipt, so I don't know if he's gotten it yet? Anyway, I think that makes us at least 3 confirmed players. Maybe more.

I've never been able to jump rope, even though I can do vaults just fine. I don't know why. I think I qualify as level 1, though. Also, hi. Sorry I'm late. I was kidnapped and forced to be on vacation.

Go bucks! Sometimes I wish I'd been in the OSU band. Then I remember that being drilled like hell isn't my sort of thing. You should see those guys practice.