Sunday, August 24, 2008

Introduction and Ground Rules

Thirty-one is not one of those ages. It’s not 16, 21 or even 30. Because 31 lacks the endowment of certain expectations I am allowed a kind of freedom. The freedom to embrace 365 days with all options on the table.

A few ground rules are necessary to give some shape to this venture. These are the few essentials that are not subject to revision. All else is allowed to occur organically, to be ridden like waves, but with the intention that engagement with people and with life is the ultimate goal.

Learn to sing.

Learn to dance.

The bare minimum of Evidence: A written piece each day. And a photograph.

Visit 12 places I've never been to before.

A statement on approach: I must seek and ask for help whenever possible--the idea is to collaborate, to engage. Make creative acts public when possible. And those privately created projects must make their way to the public or be tossed out.

I’ve got a year to do it. A year to see what a year can bring.

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