Nope, it was all taken the same day. It's just been going this long and I've only pursued it as of lately, and with my career I can't be on actively to bump it on a certain schedule.
As for the I'm not special, the situation is explained. We were all joking about fun ranks and people were making mudkip costumes to get that rank so I did this. It's all fun and games, that's why it's a fun rank!