Law of My Friends: Always Outdo

So.

My friend reads my acceptance, and is horrified.

Not just because he is quoted, but because of the way he described himself.

So, he has decided to make a game.

A game that will give both of us the confidence that other people can't believe we don't have.

I will talk to women (as he suggested), but he will lose weight. The first to reach the goal wins, the loser gets embarrassed in this blog photogenically.

The number is raised. Thirty is the magic number. The reason? Well, I have to approach thirty women before he loses thirty pounds, but since the first 10 or so pounds are water weight, it isn't until the 20 to 30 that things get tough, so he is making the number higher to make it fair.

I will write about my women chronologically, and every Sunday he will post his weight.

He didn't want this to dominate my blog, but seriously, what do I write about anyways, but women.

I think this challenge is good. It scares me, which means I should do it. I'm sure I will be more confident by the end. Plus, it makes rejection seem fun.

For him, it will be one more step in what is well deserved. He is starting to really come into himself. He is writing, and focusing his time to get what has to be done so he can do what he wants. He is also challenging himself in ways that nobody would imagine he would. Improv.

If he could lose the weight, then he will be unstoppable. It will be like creating a monster.

So, we start today. He is at 239 pounds. Sorry, but this is how it works. Can he make it to 209? Can I make it? Who has the easier goal?

To be fair, my approaches have to be true approaches. If I chit chat some girl at work, that doesn't count. Unless, it is after work, and I'm in my civies and I approach her and talk. Like the girl from last night. That would have counted. I'm going for numbers as well as him.

My god. Thinking about that almost paralyzes me. I think I'm foolish for taking this bet.

Yikes.

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OK! Confidence boost!

Just as I was typing that yikes, an email came in. I clicked on it to see if it was my friend about the challenge, but it was even better.

I wrote the guy who I would be assisting at the acting studio to tell him that SS asked me to assist him. I wrote him last night saying that I had accepted and did he want to talk ahead of time.

He wrote this back:

I am glad you are interested. You are the first and only choice I have in the studio right now. If you weren't available, I'd opt not to have anyone until another appropriate choice came along. I have a great deal of respect for your abilities and attitude.

Wow. How great is that? If this keeps up...