User blog:JERealize/Progress Bar: Issue 043

(March 18, 2014)

Okay. It's been a while since the last issue, but let's just start this thing.

TDAmerica Progress
Okay, so I'm still working on Episode 9, Part 3, but I'm making headway. I've released a rather long section of the chapter, and it includes about half of the challenge before it gets... how you say... unexpectedly interrupted. Before this interruption, however, we get a look at a 'special guest', if you could call it that, making a stop in this story, and looking for something in the process. This could get good...

When would Episode 9 be finished? Maybe April.

One Billion Dollars At Stake?
"A billion dollars?!"

Now, okay, another thing before I continue. You heard that Warren Buffet was offering one billion dollars to whoever could predict the entire NCAA college basketball correctly? Now you have. I'm entering this thing. I don't know who else is, but if I win... I'll see what I can get for the wiki. Finding something for an online community seems like a challenge. But anyways, if you're interested in entering, too, look it up. It's around. It's the one hosted by Quicken Loans.

Featured Image Nomination
Remember this image? This image is now up as a Featured Image nominee, and now Rhonda has put this picture up on her character's page. There really isn't much competition at this point, so...

Also, quick note: This is the first first-party image I have ever nominated myself. So there's that.

Blog of the Month
So, you're noticing that this is getting to be a pretty long blog. Yeah, about a month of blog absence can do that. But did you see Fyrexx's blog? He has the clever idea of setting up a redeemable point system for every chapter comment you post for someone else's story. So, you can get to cheer up a writer, and get points redeemable for... whatever is offered on the blog. Mostly images. Even I've participated for a while, and I intend to get back to it soon.

Character Competition 2
So, about a few nights ago, I looked up some of Rhonda's characters, and found out that Julie won something called a Character Competition. And then I noticed, 'Wow, that was a long time ago.' And then I thought about restarting that sort of competition, because, you know... 2014, and the like.

So, I would like to ask permission to start up a second Character Competition, featuring the newest in characters since the first. The format of the competition will be discussed if approval is shown.

Anything else...? Do I really need to ask?
Yeah, I should wrap this up by now. By the way, my grandparent on my mother's side died last Monday, on the 17th. My mother hasn't seen her in 13 years, and I've only seen her once, but because of that, she is just heartbroken. My grandmother was ill for a while, then recovered only to relapse, and...

...And this was after I prayed for her better health (on her first illness).

Well... The next few days will be slow-going and somber around the household, so I'll get to my little rants about rings, multiversal travel, and hometown heroes next week. Until then, I... goodbye. So what if I like music from Los Temerarios? They make good music. (Talk | Blogs | Contributions) 06:29, March 19, 2014 (UTC)

(...maybe I could win the billion dollars and give her a proper funeral...)