Indeed, it's more fun when you see your merit higher than your rank. You now seem to wait for activities because others seem to be looking for merit to qualify them for the next rank, and from your merit history and the way you are going, it's certain for you to earn that legendary rank merit and even more before that time.
I guess I will be seeing my Hero member rank anytime soon, as my activities are scheduled to be updated next Wednesday, and I will then be left with a new challenge to get the required merit for legendary before that time comes.
Thanks and good luck to you too. By the way, I think merit hunting usually turns out to be a disaster most of the time. All the people I "know" who have high merits usually don't try too much for it. Most of the people I respect in this forum have earned merits without any effort, just by being polite, to-the-point, knowledgeable and good at explaining what they want to say.