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WOOHOOO!!!! MOTHER CLUCKERS!!!! It is time for another awesome challenge my fellow Monk Fiends! After the success of the last challenge, I have decided that now it's time to sculpt my body the old fashioned way! No none of this CGI nonsense, just full on practical effects for this endeavor just like they used to do it. Just need to use this space to prepare the materials I need to make a classic make up! But who am I? Some of you may be knew contestants, aiming to join me in this competition that takes creativity, skill, and good ole Sci Fi know how! I am BlackTezca, GIF queen extraordinaire who started out carving out simple prosthetic in From Lurker to (Newb) Rebel! and slowly been detailing more make up and improvements in my trade in BlackTezca's Daily Battle Towards A Much Better Year before creating a full on fabricated mechanized fighting masterpiece in the latest award winning cult classic BlackTezca's 16th Trial: An Artsy Geeky Amazon Defends the Universe!. After such stunning masterpiece, it was only fit that I enter into this next challenge to text out my practical effect skill!! However, I have to make sure I use the proper materials and have the process down in order to complete this challenge! I can't go in blindly; careful concept design, skills in sculpting out clay, creating the mold to fill with silicone, foam, and other, perhaps more fluid products are needed! Not only that, but all this must be applied first before finally the details are fully fleshed out in last looks. That final look hopefully leading to the finale of a long line of creature features. The most awesome of all awesome genre films is my main goal...and that main finale Swan Song film is... My Main Quest to be as POWERFUL and BATTLE READY as Wonder Woman It truly be a most epic movie! Just needs the right monstrous creature and angelically design hero to complete it! Let's see how to do exactly that with the following materials and steps! Concept Design: Get inspired from Nerdfitness rebels and especially from the recruits! Details: I did really good last time so I want to do this again; this time aiming for the newbies to the challenges! it's always good to have encouragement from fellow Rebels and I know that first challenges can be particularly difficult; thus the goal would be to not only leave comments on my solid companions, but also on those just starting out! Any guild goes! Contingencies: If I lack internet, that would be the only contingency. However, as long as I have a nifty device, I should be able to make it!Tracking: Tracking to be done here! On the forums where I need to comment!Grading: A for commenting at least once on a fellow Rebel's challenge 4 to 5 days a week! - 15 exp ( 2 Cha ) B for commenting at least once on a fellow Rebel's challenge 2 to 3 days a week! - 10 exp ( 1 Cha ) F for all else Sculpting: Lets get rid of excess clay to a sculpt a masterpiece! Details: I started this during my last challenge but did not call it out and perhaps I should have cause it made the eating quest there a little harder: I am trying out Intermittent Fasting, grabbing a few guidelines from Lean Gains. This is gonna a bit tough and I'm not gonna start all out seven days a week...just five days a week. I'm also not gonna go out with NOTHING every morning...just coffee with cream and stevia. The cream will have calories, but one could give me a break for 50 cals right? Right? Contingencies: Whenever I am at the In-Laws and they make breakfast. Should not be often but just in case I need some flexibility here. Tracking: I'll be tracking the stretching sessions using MyFitnessPal ( username BlackTezca ) with extra accountability done here. Grading: A for Intermittent Fasting, 9 pm to 12 pm, 5 to 7 days days a week - 20 exp ( 1 Sta 2 Con ) B for Intermittent Fasting, 9 pm to 12 pm, 3 to 4 times a week - 15 exp ( 2 Con ) C for Intermittent Fasting, 9 pm to 12 pm, 2 times a week - 10 exp ( 1 Con ) F for all else Molding: Need to fill this body with silicone (or water) to create a great appliance! Details: So since I am doing intermittent fasting I will definitely need to consider filling me up with something! And that something will be water! I have been slack with my water drinking these past few months and while working out actively again has caused me to drink more water; I need to make sure I get my full amount! Time to drink up! Contingencies: Well if I am in a desert, trapped with no clean water; I'm just gonna need to get creative! Tracking: I'll be tracking the stretching sessions using MyFitnessPal ( username BlackTezca ) with extra accountability done here. Grading: A for 8 glasses of water, 5 to 7 days days a week - 20 exp ( 1 Sta 2 Con ) B for 8 glasses of water 3 to 4 times a week - 15 exp ( 2 Con ) C for 8 glasses of water 2 times a week - 10 exp ( 1 Con ) F for all else Application: Time to put the above together some adhesive to make sure the mold and sculpt is strong! Details: Time to bring back some strength training for my 'application' quest! This will build my design/body up to be strong. This will be for all strength training workouts, including resistance training too (so snow shoveling, moving boxes, and kickboxing with heavy bags). Let's get buff! Contingencies: Sickness and travel will be the contigencies! Tracking: I'll be tracking the workouts using MyFitnessPal ( username BlackTezca ) and this lovely thread will be updated as well. Grading: A for Strength workout (Kickboxing included) 3 to 4 times a week - 25 pts ( 2 Dex 2 Str ) B for Strength workout (Kickboxing included) out 1 to 2 times a week - 20 pts ( 1 Dex 1 Str ) F for all else Last Looks: Time to spice up the sculpt with the final touches, including addition fabrications and some paint! Details: Let's make some art! Digital Painting, Model Painting, any kind of sketching, any kind of art is needed here! Time to spice up the final piece with some color and some more detail! Contingencies: The usual! Friends being in town, going on possible trips else where, etc. Tracking: I have an art Tumblr and I also have DeviantArt (WATCH ME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY). I shall use those and this thread to keep track. Grading: A for Arting at least 30 minutes 4 to 5 days a week - 20 exp ( 2 Wis 1 Cha )B for Arting at least 30 minutes 2 to 3 days a week - 15 exp ( 1 Wis 1 Cha) F for all else Looks like we have solid plan for this next creature feature! These quests should make an awesome monster...as long as no surprises come in our way! Let's see what we're working with! Starting Measurements: Date: 03/20/2017 @ 7:00 am Weight: 156 ***Body Fat***: 26% Waist: 25.5 Waist @ Navel: 26.5 Hips: 39 Neck: 12 Chest: 33 Left Bicep: 11.5 Right Thigh: 18 Wrist: 5.5 Forearm: 9 We're ready to go! Let's start making some movie magic everyone! Welcome to Face/Off!!

CHOO CHOO HERETICS!!! I have not finished my last challenge, but ya'll know I am not one for rules! I am BlackTezca, returning once again, but this time I may not your browsers with gifs! This time I'll just use memes to entertain! Not only will this thread entertain you, but you also have enjoyed my DYNAMIC ENTRY with journey From Lurker to (Newb) Rebel!, checked out whatever draft insanity and nonchallenge silliness I have with my battelog BlackTezca's Daily Battle Towards Feline Greatness and soon I will also win my latest war BlackTezca's 9th Trial: An Artsy Geeky Amazon Battles Against Curses and Keeps Hope Alive! War is a big THEME here I have chosen, since most you know may know that I have been chosen by the Ethereal Caste to join our technologically advance Tau brothers to battle for the Greater Good against those who would oppose our Grandest of Grand Destinies! I have been transported into the 41st millennium to fight against the forces of Chaos, the bloody bastard Orks, the insect gluttonous Tyrannids, the racist and down primitive Imperium of Man, the almost facing copyright lawsuit undead robot assholes Necrons, and the stuck up, snobby, should've died out long again Eldar. These are my enemies and I will win! Even if we Tau haven't gotten our melee game down... This time, I am taking a bit of a break from planning out my novel, The Primal Soldiers, but I am still going to tackle on my artwork for the story and finish my profile image. Not only that. but we Tau are lacking in melee and need to work on getting up close and personal with our strikes. I shall relieve myself of stress by becoming more mindful as well as cleanse myself of impurities for The Greater Good. As well work on my taxes, because War costs money! All this is to help me master my most meaningful and ever lasting quest...my MAIN quest... My Main Quest is to be as POWERFUL and BATTLE READY as Wonder Woman These challenges have been short and compact thanks to the length. Though I am Tau, I have realized that WE are not racist, fanatical crazies and the other races have beautiful they can offer for The Greater Good. They may not see it, but we Tau clearly do and thus I have taken inspiration from these people in order to further improve myself and my armies to expand our glorious Empire. Perhaps then they will accept our generous offer for them to join us and take on our philosophy for The Greater Good. If not, we shall shoot them dead. But that's another fight . Orks - Muay Thai to prepare for WAAAAAAAAGH!!!! Details: Orks love to fight the biggest and baddest fighta's all around. These cockney green bitches love getting into a rumble and I enjoy it too. Thus I shall go to Kickboxing or Muay Thai at Easton at least twice a week this time. Aim for Muay Thai but count Kickboxing as well. Contingencies: Shouldn't be an issue; I have a lot of options for times, though if something comes up, I can substitute a cardio kickboxing instead of going to Easton. Let's pump myself up and keep up this habit! Tracking: I'll be tracking the workouts using MyFitnessPal ( username BlackTezca and this lovely thread will be updated as well. Grading: A for Kickboxing/Muay Thai Workouts three a week ( 25 pt - 2 Dex 1 Sta 1 Str ) B for Kickboxing/Muay Thai Workouts twice a week ( 20 pts - 1 Dex 1 Sta ) C for Kickboxing/Muay Thai Workouts once a week ( 15 pts - 1 Dex ) F for all else Adeptus Soritas - Keep your Faith and Be Mindful. Do not be clouded by fear. Details: Though closely related to another group down below, the Adeptus Soritas, or Sisters of Battle, are loyal to only one being; The God Emperor. Their faith is so strong that they have no periods of doubt, even in the bloodies of war. These women are a force to be reckoned with and will cleanse any doubt (or heathen Xenos) with fire. I want to practice a bit of mindfulness myself. Not meditation per say, but to do a short exercise to help ease my head and stress. For this I shall use this list of mindfulness exercise a few times a week. I may also do some yoga just to help relax as a substitute. Contingencies: No contingencies. Just need to remember to do at least one mindfulness exercise, especially when feeling stressed. Tracking: I'll be tracking by updating this thread at least five times daily. Grading: A for Stress-relieving mindfulness 4 to 5 times a week ( 20 pt - 2 Cha 1 Con ) B for Stress-relieving mindfulness 2 to 3 times a week ( 15 pts - 1 Cha ) F for all else Tau - Less Drinking For the Greater Good Details: We Tau believe in doing the best for 'The Greater Good' or the best for everyone (that's Tau or accepts Tau philosophy. We are not racists). We are a society that treasures the whole over the individual and this successful motto turned then from a race of hunters and gatherers to a small but growing technological super power. Therefore I will face my hardest challenge: I will limit myself to two drinks a week with only ONE cheat day. Anytime I drink more than two drinks a week, I will do ten burpees per extra drink or knock off the grade. This is March. This sucks. Contingencies: Either I can drink during the final ski trip of the season or if Brent and I do the big Collaboration Beer Festival. That's it. Only one of those can be a cheat day. Tracking: I will be tracking using MyFitnessPal ( username BlackTezca and this lovely thread will be updated as well. Grading: A for only two drinks a week + burpee penalties for extra drinks ( 20 pt - 2 Con 1 Wis ) B for only three drinks a week + burpee penalties for extra drinks ( 15 pts - 2 Con ) C foronly four drinks a week + burpree penalties for extra drinks ( 10 pts - 1 Con ) F for all else Harlequins - Everything for the Art Details: A once proud and powerful race, the Eldar are now a endangered, fragmented, broken species. The birth of 'She Who Thirsts' destroyed all the Old Gods...but one. Cegorach, the Trickster God, laughed his ass out of dodge and is the last remaining Old God, and his cast of players, the Harlequins, remain to continue the old Eldar traditions and perfect the Art of Death. So I shall do the same (except...without the death part) and just work on my art now, with some focus on character portraits for the people in my story. Wanted to take a little bit of a planning break to just do various pieces of art. Contingencies: Final ski trip and some busy weekends my hamper this but not too much. Tracking: I have an art Tumblr and I also have DeviantArt (WATCH ME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY). I shall use those and this thread to keep track. Grading: A for at least 30 minutes 4 to 5 days a week - 25 exp ( 2 Wis 2 Cha ) B for at least 30 minutes 2 to 3 days a week - 20 exp (1 Wis 1 Cha) F for all else The Inquisition - Pay your Debt to the Emperor Details: The Inquisition are racist and fanatical enforcers of the imperium. Anything that is deemed heretical means certain death...or worse...and IT'S TAX SEASON AND I HAVEN'T DONE MY TAXES YET AND I NEED A REMINDER TO DO THEM!!! Contingencies: None! It's TAX SEASON! Tracking: This thread! DID I DO THE DAMN THING YET?! Grading: A for Taxes completed! ( 10 exp - 1 Wis ) F for all else (and the IRS/Inquisition will come and claim Exterminatus on my home, my family, my cow, etc) This challenge has taken shape! I have all that I need to fully succeed! Here are my measurements, apparently required from the Water Caste to use in our motivational speeches when it's time to fight! Starting Measurements: Date: 02/28/2016 @ 10:30 am Weight: 130.2 ***Body Fat***: 22% Waist: 23 Waist @ Navel: 24 Hips: 34.5 Neck: 12 Chest: 32 Left Bicep: 11 Right Thigh: 16 Wrist: 5.5 Forearm: 9 Ooof. Definitely need to drink less for the greater good! Been a little too loose with my diet and it shows in these measurements! Nothing that can't be fixed though! The future is grim, the future is dark, the future is GRIM DARK! There is always endless fighting. But victory is around the horizon and the forces of chaos will be driven back so there can be...further war with other factions because that is the Warhammer 40k Universe! I have chosen my quests for true victory! FOR THE GREATER GOOD I WILL SHOOT AND BLAST THIS CHALLENGE OUT OF MY WAY TO FURTHER OUR CONQUEST OF THE GALAXY!!! THIS MEANS WAR(hammer 40k). LET'S KICK ASS!!!!