an hour of losing/finding yourself

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Swap Coordinator:	lolalita (contact)
Swap categories:	Letters & Writing
Number of people in swap:	19
Location:	Other
Type:	None
Last day to signup/drop:	June 25, 2007
Date items must be sent by:	July 25, 2007
Number of swap partners:	5
Description:
Have you ever taken an hour to just stop and observe the people and surroundings? Here is your chance to just sit down and note the sights, sounds, smells and thoughts that occur to you from 1:00 - 2:00 P.M., wherever you may be on the day of your choice. Each participant will free-write (no editing your thoughts or writing) on whatever occurs to him or her as they listen and observe - please be honest. You will then send your free write via e-mail or snail mail to your five partners. Have fun comparing your surroundings and observations! Hopefully, this swap will help us discover things and open up conversations about different communities and ourselves. We would also love to see comments on epiphanies, afterthoughts, etc. after you've written and read each observations! I have extended the sign-up deadline and "send-by" deadline so more people can participate. International swappers and newbies welcome! The more diverse, the better!

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junemoon 06/ 6/2007 #

A super excuse to sit down with the laptop in a Starbucks or a park bench or in an art gallery and write for an hour. I hope your deadline for signing up isn't so short you won't get enough people for the swap. An hour of paying attention to the world is a form of Zen! wonderful!

cheesecake 06/26/2007 #

Is it okay to send them via email? Can I send my writing and pictures in .pdf format? Thanks a lot! :) -O-

CandyStar 06/27/2007 #

Awww MAN I totally MISSED IT! Ahg! I miss all the good email swaps, haha. Grr. :(

If anyone needs an angel, I'd love to do it. Also if anyone just wants mine and wants to send me theirs for no good reason, I'd love that, too. :P

-Jesse

junemoon 06/27/2007 #

mail on the way to: Frogman, Kris C. Elusive Callie, Cathy G, and Alex S. I really hope this works because I'm tired of sending stuff and time and often getting only half the responses I should. Please send your stuff, swappers --

elusivecallie 06/28/2007 #

Just a quickie question to make sure i understand...

We send the same writing bit to the 5 people? Or are we supposed to send a different one to each? I like to hand-write things instead of typing, so i just want to make sure that i'm doing the correct number.

Also, for the 5 people i have...beawhiz, indiepoptastic, Elizabeth, lindalee, and Incognito27.. I'm going to take pen and paper on my "vacation" next weekend, and write it there, since i think there might be some interesting observations. So, yours should be in the mail around July 10th or so.

elusivecallie 07/10/2007 #

Letters went out in the mail today to beawhiz, indiepoptastic, Elizabeth, lindalee, and Incognito27.

cheesecake 07/17/2007 #

I've sent to Carol, beawhiz, indiepopstatic, elizabeth,and lindalee a week ago.Please check out your email inbox :)if you need me to resend,then let me know. Thanks!

SarahElaine 07/25/2007 #

I just sent an email to CalenderGirl, chelle523, Kris C, Frogman, and Cathy G. If anyone didn't receive the email and needs me to resend, let me know!

carol 08/13/2007 #

I just discovered that one of my recipients hadn't recieved mine, so I just re-sent it using another email service. Please let me know if you haven't gotten my "hour!" Carol

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