The Monthly Challenge

The Monthly Challenge is an excuse for me to make myself a better person. Each month, I'll set a new goal and try to achieve it, beginning with running a half marathon at the end of June, 2008.

(although this has since changed.)

The idea began with a little project called Moustache May. I was bored with my beard and needed a reason to rock a ridiculous moustache for a while. Needless to say, the power of the 'stache did teach me many lessons (like avoid small children while having a moustache), making me a better, more cultured person.

A bit before Moustache May, an old college friend posted a picture of me on facebook from back in the day. And back in the day, I was a sprinter on the track team. And that meant I was in really good shape. Currently, I am not a member of any track team. For a while, my sole form of exercise was a weekly game of kickball which had left me in a somewhat gelatinous state. I needed something to motivate me to get back into shape, so The Monthly Challenge was born. (I'll admit there was also a bit of inspiration from my old high school buddy Mike, as well as a friend of a friend (of a friend?) named Opus.)

Now don't be scared, this isn't a health-nut, let's exercise kind of blog. I just happen to want to get back into shape for the ladies. But future months may include such riveting challenges as "watch a new movie every day" or "try a new delicious beer every day" or maybe even an eco-friendly "let's recycle all of our shit for a month." (Well, not literally "shit" - I mean more like a "bottles and cans" type of thing.)

So there you have it. That's my plan. If you want to read along, enjoy. And if you have any worthwhile challenges, feel free to post them in the comments.