Thru-Hike Contemplation

So, due to unforeseen events I care not to speak of, I find myself home from school for an extended period time again. My laptop has committed computer suicide, so gaming and creating music in Finale is out of the question. Also, I already have a job; the wonderful world of Burger King continues. However, I have a new goal... Ever heard of the Appalachian Trail?

Someone I've known my whole memorable life hiked the AT with his dog when he was 22. He has the AT blaze tattooed on his calf to commemorate the thru-hike. Upon hearing about it approximately 7 years ago, after having hiked a portion of the trail in New England for 6 days, I became fascinated with the idea of seeing the rest of the trail. As time progressed, my love for hiking, the eastern US's woods, and the general outdoors increased and I've finally been handed an opportunity to do it. It takes an average of 6 months for a straight up thru-hike of the AT, but it also takes a lot (and I mean a lot) of money.

I've begun the search of a second job seeing as that it would take far too long to save up the proper amount of money working solely at BK, and as of today I've begun searching for sponsorships. I'm, as we speak, applying to be sponsored by Prilosec OTC. It's an online vote based competition. I hope I get as much as I can from outside sources, because I don't see myself doing this if I have to sponsor myself...