How to Avoid Captain Awesome Syndrome

You may be wondering, "How do I avoid falling in the trap of becoming a one dimensional tool likeCaptain Awesome from Chuck, if I'm all enthusiastic all the time?"

To which I reply: IS THAT SOME SORT OF CRACK ABOUT ME AND THIS BLOG??!! I WILL PUNCH YOU IN THE KNEECAPS YOU HYPOTHETICAL SONOFABITCH!!!

But seriously, it is important to remember that first of all, Captain Awesome is one dimensional, because he is a character and was written that way, not because he thinks lots of things are awesome. So if you are worried about being a one dimensional tool, and think that you are, my advice would be to fucking cut it out. Be a well rounded person and don't just tell people you think things are awesome because you weren't paying attention to what they were saying. Also if you find yourself saying awesome all the time, stop it.*

Second of all, remember that what we are going for here is sincerity and enthusiasm, not some Mountain Dew caricature of extremeness. So the point is to dive in to what you like, and do it wholeheartedly and unselfconsciously, not to hit killer jumps and drive fast. So yes, doing huge jumps snowboarding is cool, but so is being regionally ranked in Scrabble or chess, or making a robot, or winning your intramural sports tournament... or winning your medieval melee (FREEEEDOOOOMMM!!!). 

*Goddamn you eli! Do you realize how much I say awesome but have to watch myself because of the name you gave our blog!? OFTEN. Thats how much.