365 Top Ten Lists. This is my project for 2010.
Showing posts with label ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ideas. Show all posts

Friday, June 18, 2010

Under Construction ...

Ten Things I Would live to Write my Thesis About.

1. Huff, The World according to Garp and mothers.
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer—I know it is done to a non-dying, zombie-like death, but I could have found a new way to look at it.
3. Angels and Demons and another science/religious text along the lines of Gut Symmetry (I’ve done that too many times even though I love it) about the co-existence of scientific and religious beginnings and explanations of the way of the world.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Under Construction ...

Ten Ideas I Wish I'd Had, or, I Wish I'd Had Earlier.

1. The Balloon Hat Experience. See it at http://www.balloonhat.com/diggy/ Two men travel the world, making the most amazing balloon hats and photographing people wearing them. Their philosophy is that a smile is universal and links all inhabitants of the world together. Like B——'s favourite dancing man, a reason to travel and meet people seems more valid than just travelling for travel's sake. It also makes a good book, tv show, film, t-shirt ...
2. The Uniform Project. See it at http://www.theuniformproject.com/ One woman gets seven copies of the same dress made and wears them for a year, using only recycled accessories to make it different everyday. She uses this to raise money for teaching kids in India. I so wish I had thought of this, it's super cool.
3. The Red Paperclip.See it at http://www.oneredpaperclip.com/2009/12/17/the-one-red-paperclip-project/ In fourteen short trade-ups, this fellow went from owning a red paperclip to owning a house. What could I trade?
4. To take old picture books and frame the pages as ‘reminiscences of childhood’. Then charge ninety dollars per picture. Chi-ching.