  Well, after that over-long diatribe about cartoons for adults, I figured I'd switch back to something quick and easily digestible with some of my silly little life's ambitions. Nothing high-minded. Just a normal, self-involved "things I want to do before I die" kind of list. Here goes... 1. Become a Size Acceptance Activist. Meaning, not just someone who just posts on the web boards.
I don't really feel like I can be as powerful a spokesperson as some of the really great Fat Activists, like urlLink Marilyn Wann. I also don't think I can carve out a niche by doing something genuinely revolutionary, like urlLink Jennifer Portnick . I'm more the type to be either a foot solider or an administrator. Seriously, in high school, my public service work was on a Drug & Alcohol abuse task force which mostly did planning and coordination work. No high-profile stuff like working in soup kitchens or building houses for Habitat for Humanity. I've always felt like I'm best used doing the behind the scenes work that needs to be done.
I've got some ideas on how to develop a role in size acceptance, and this is something I trust I can check off the to-do list. 2. Be mentioned in a major metropolitan newspaper. Been there, done that. I was heavily quoted in an article about Boston pedestrians in the Boston Globe. Yay me!
3. Sing at Symphony Hall, Boston. Also, been there, done that. Not a solo performance, or anything. It was with my college choir. It was a big deal, though, as we were specially invited by the Boston Symphony Orchestra to perform a set for an open house event they held.
We were the only not BSO group performing, actually, and since it was an open house, it was a packed house. It was really awe-inspiring and I will never forget walking out onto the stage with 2,500 faces eagerly looking on. 4. Get published. A book would be nice, but I'd settle for a byline in a respectible newspaper and/or magazine. 5.
Discover the body on Law & Order. Yeah, now its time for the silly ones. I want to get a part as one of the people who discovers the dead body at the start of Law & Order. Its not like this is the cream of the acting crop, and its not like I don't have some experience with acting. I really want to be able to die know I was able to say, "Oh my God! Call 911!
" to all of America. 6. Get into the urlLink IMDB. Gotta love the Internet Movie Database. One of the more quietly iconic sites on the net. Yeah, I know ambition #5 would get me in, but only as a Notable Guest Star, and that doesn't really count.
Bit part in a movie, story by credit, director, whatever. I just want to be able to do a search for "Brian Stuart" and actually find myself. That's all for today. Hope it wasn't too long. On another note, since everyone who has left a comment for me has a website, I'm going to put together a Blog Shout Out as a left-hand link section. If you want to be included, just leave a comment with your website linked.
Thanks for reading. All four of you! 
