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Hello! I'm Traaki, and this is my second challenge. I'm new to the Assassins (obviously) but looking forward to meeting more guildmates. Main Quest: I have some backlog of important stuff to take care of. I feel like I'm knocking it down, slowly, but I want to amp that up and have these issues dealt with by the end of this quest. In a few months, I'd like to be absolutely crushing my bodyweight workouts, and these quests will help me get there. Quest 1: Work on my dang knees. +4 CON +1 CON if completed before Week 3 As alluded to in my previous challenge, I've got a painful knee problem. I've seen a PT who said it was a tracking problem. I'd like to get a second opinion and start seriously working to fix this issue. I also hate making appointments. If I can get my knees in a functional state, I'll actually be able to do squats! And lunges! And ride my bike! And most importantly: I'll feel like a functioning human being again, instead of a decrepit horrible person. And ain't nobody got time for feeling like that. The steps required: Find a primary care doctor who takes my insurance.Make an appointment & get a referral.Go to the physical therapist. Do the dang exercises. Measurement: A+ = Do exercises for at least 3 weeks, A = Do exercises to help my knees, B = Go to the physical therapist, C = see the new doc for a referral, D = find a new doc, F = do nothing. I'm going to allocate one extra stat point for getting this done early--last time I avoided making my appointments to the very end. Quest 2: Practice handstands 3 x week. +1 STR +1 DEX These will happen after my bodyweight workouts, and on Sundays. I used to take gymnastics classes and modern dance classes that asked me to do handstands, but I never felt super confident--if I stayed up it was more luck than skill. So let's change that! I'm allocating fewer points here because this doesn't contribute to my main quest very much--I'm just excited about it and don't want to wait. Measurement: A+ = 19+ days, A = 18 days, B = 12 days, C = 6 days, D = 3-5 days, F = 0-2 days. Quest 3: Do two bodyweight workouts each week. +3 STR +1 DEX I have one week left in the Level 1 NF Bodyweight Workout. I'll finish that out and then move to the next level. Measurement: A = 12+ workouts, B = 9-11 workouts, C = 6-8 workouts, D = 3-5 workouts, F = 0-2 workouts Life Quest: Make an appointment with my dentist, hair salon and bike shop. +3 CON, +1 CHA if haircut achieved by September 25 I only made half of my appointments last challenge, so I'm keeping it on here until these babies are DONE. I added on my bike shop because I haven't been biking very much and I really want that to change. I want to get my hair cut before September 25, because I'm teaching a workshop that week and want to look A+. Measurement: A = 3 appointments (and haircut before September 25), B = 2 appointments, C = 1 appointment, D = 0 appointments Motivation: I'm looking to knock down some technical debt, sorta. But instead of crappy old code, I'm talking about crappy old habits/issues that I haven't taken care of. I want to get my knees and my bike into shape so I can resume my car-free ways. I want to keep up my bodyweight training because I'm starting to feel like I'm actually getting back into shape.