I turned 40 on January 12th, 2006, and I wanted to mark the occasion in some positive fashion. So I got this crazy idea: I know! I'll write 40 words (no more, no less) every day for a year, and each day I'll write about a different person (in no particular order--in fact, in a shuffled order) who touched my life in some way. But not just anyone, it's got to be someone I've actually met in person, someone whose name I still remember, and someone who was interesting.
Try this: make a list of 365 people whose names you remember and who were interesting to you. Even if you don't want to write 40 about each, at least try making the list. And then, if you can, write down a few words about each of them before they're gone from your memory. If you can't do this, it might be wise to spend the next 365 days meeting more people in person who are interesting to you. Learn their names.
If you decide to embark on this or a similar project, please let me know, I'd love to follow along with yours. Yes, that's a challenge.
My email address is your favorite word, whatever that may be, at logolalia dot com. Really.
My only problem is that I blog anonymously so putting other people's names out there probably isn't a good idea. And 365 nicknames might be a little crazy. But I may just make that list off-line. I think it could be a good exercise.
Thanks Jessi for the link. She's doing it too.
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