Friday, September 4, 2009

100 ideas for this blog

1. reign supreme - tell them what i'd do if i ruled the world (http://www.hchamp.com/)

2. fess up - talk about how i fail

3. give them something - tell them about the presents i'll remember forever(http://www.superherodesigns.com/)

4. exploit the youth - tell them about my interactions with children

5. be a sage - talk about the advice i've gotten & offer more

6. count my blessings - tell them what i'm happy about

7. examine my paperwork - share old journal entries (http://www.queserasera.org/)

8. talk back - comment on the stuff out there, what annoys me

9. transform myself - talk about my bad habits

10. get nostalgic - talk about what i miss from youth (http://www.jenville.com/)

11. curate the web -refer to other sites i like

12. play favorites - keep running lists of my favorites (http://www.kottke.org/)

13. act on ceremony - talk about my traditions

14. watch my language - talk about the words i love, hate, or want to create

15. fill in the gaps - find memory triggers and tell their story

16. mine consumer culture - talk about the items, ideas & resources that are important to me (www.kk.org/cooltools)

17. dial a post - save & share the voicemails/texts i love (http://www.studio.odeo.com/)

18. spill everything - examin my purse or my wallet & explain its contents(www.flickr.com/whatsinmybag)

19. give them my scraps - don't throw away anything without first sharing

20. make them gasp - share stories about weird places, weird people, or weird experiences

21. address the public - write a letter to my city, town, family, or strangers

22. play their games - pitch in on a community project or start one up(http://www.askmetafilter.com/, http://www.postsecret.blogspot.com/)

23. define my inscrutables - talk about the details of what makes me Me

24. make it easy - offer productivity tips (http://www.lifehacker.com/)

25. offer classified information - write unconventional ads

26. share my expertise - teach the masses my secrets (http://www.43folders.com/)

27. show some love - talk up my friends

28. blow my budget - dream big and tell them what i'd do with 10 million

29. place myself - make maps of the places i adore (http://www.platial.com/)

30. be myself - tell them the quirky things about me (http://www.brittney.typepad.com/)

31. dig in - tell them about my perfect meal

32. break it off - talk about my relationship deal breakers & past experiences

33. spread the words - save stuff from what i've read & share

34. give a tour - tell them about where i live (http://www.burritoeater.com/)

35. show some skin - talk about my scars (www.blogjam.com/name_my_scars)

36. swallow my pride - tell them about my miserable earlier years, share miserable photos

37. find the objects of my affection - tell them what i'd look for in a fire

38. start here - write consistently, maybe 500 words a day (http://www.nanowrimo.org/)

39. choose my words - write the shortest story imaginable (http://www.mightygirl.com/)

40. cower before them - tell them about my irrational fears

41. show some family pride - create a well-timed tribute to a loved one (http://www.dooce.com/)

42. make my timeline - make a personal timeline of my past

43. show them a good time - tell them about my parties & give tips

44. take inventory - photograph my collections & explain (http://www.grocerylists.org/)

45. ante up - point them to charities & tell them how to donate

46. review my resume - tell them about my job (www.dashes.com/anil)

47. promote truth - outline 10 truths i believe to be universal

48. hang my head - outline my gravest humiliations

49. engage in finger-pointing, snickering - make fun of something (www.a.wholelottanothing.org/2006/05/macbook_man.html)

50. clean house - get rid of stuff, but photograph & share their stories first (http://www.fussy.org/)

51. risk everything - tell them about the biggest risk i could take right now

52. wear it well - talk about what i'm wearing or what i've worn & what it meant to me

53. categorize my readers - test people (www.quizbox.com/builder, http://www.evany.com/)

54. get defensive - defend what i love/the indefensible

55. take sides - do some research on something & take a side

56. go places - write about the places that mean something to me & why

57. say thanks - post thank you notes to those who have helped me

58. think back - tell them where i was during historical moments

59. offer survival tips - tell my life's survival stories

60. ask science - conduct silly experiments (www.michaelbuffington.com/cc2k1, http://www.cockeyed.com/)

61. collect the greatest hits - provide fall-back posts for when i'm off my game (http://www.defectiveyeti.com/)

62. hit the stacks - talk about the books i've read (http://www.librarything.com/)

63. make contact - exchange snail mail & post the results (http://www.20things.org/)

64. get dibs - start an online virtual collection of things i'll never afford

65. rope friends in - find a group of creative types & ban together to do something crazy

66. keep track - make lists of things throughout my day & use them later

67. tell them what i've done - record every mundane moment of my day/week (http://www.childsplayx2.com/)

68. let them cheer me on - share my struggle with something & track my progress (http://www.dieold.org/)

69. send a message - sort through old files/emails & post the good stuff

70. put it aside - create an online timecapsule

71. become an expert - put some time into my passions

72. do the right thing - find a cause & proclaim it..then make reachable goals & meet them. use my powerful words for good.

73. collect people - interview people, research them, write biographies (www.leahpeah.com/blog, www.suburbanbliss.net)

74. present my memories - make a "live scrapbook" of trips/events/etc (www.tothevolcano.blogspot.com)

75. be neighborly - share info about my neighborhood/town (www.sfstories.com)

76. change everything - tell them about my plans for big change & take them along in my journey (www.electrolicious.com)

77. show them my b-side - share the soundtracks of my life (both the ones actually present & the ones the should have played)

78. go multimedia - post videos (www.skinnycorp.com/video "Marmite Taste Off", "T-Shirt Gun Testing", & "Let's Have A Break Dance Party"

79. say cheese - get a free Flickr account & share my photos (www.flickr.com)

80. keep it in the family - seek out family history & post it (www.aperiodic.net/phil)

81. exit the comfort zone - start saying yes. seek out unusual opportunities & book them.

82. get it down - carry a notebook around to write down ideas

83. start reading - read other blogs for ideas & skills

84. break the news - blog about new info, breaking news

85. branch out - write differently than normal, offer another vantage point for readers

86. use what i have - use my surroundings as a jumpstart to a writing idea

87. do what i love - post about my passion/things i care about & dedicate a site to it (www.mightygoods.com)

88. choose my company - decide my audience first & dedicate my writing to them

89. inch my way there - take a picture for every day of a year for a story (www.pbase.com/darter02/picture_a_day_for_a_year)

90. keep it up - produce fresh content at least a couple times a week; do it before anything else, every morning

91. take up stalking - do some people watching (www.mightygirl.com)

92. look harder - pay closer attention to the things around me, for inspiration (www.textism.com)

93. share the joke - take note of the things that make me laugh

94. find like minds - give opinions on new developments (www.veen.com/jeff)

95. mine my media history - sort through old computer files & journals, etc; pull out anything amusing

96. lend them my ear - eavesdrop & share!

97. leave the house - go spend a random day out in the world

98. gripe - vent my pet peeves online

99. obsess - photograph everywhere i go for a week, record everything, make note of everything (www.geoffbadner.com/blog, www.themorningnews.org/archives/stories/appetite)

100. just write - make my own list of things i want to write about & then do it!!


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