passion

for reasons unbeknownst to be, a lot of people visit my little blog. a handful of you email, others comment, but going off the stats, only about 0.02%. which is fine. but what I’m going to need over the coming weeks/months is your help with something…let me explain:

here’s what I have: a computer. a camera that shoots video. a good pair of boots.

here’s what I don’t have: money

here’s what I want to do: see a few things before it’s all over

…so, as you may or may not have read over the past few days, I got a bit of a shock when I found out that the $ I had coming in wasn’t there yet. it might be, it might not be, but it was going to be used for an adventure. but maybe the adventure begins because I don’t have it. so I spent the past few days worrying, thinking, moaning, blaming – lots of things that end in -ing, but few that ended in peace. in excitement.

but no one really has any $ these days to do anything.

that shouldn’t stop the adventure – it should start it.

so, here’s my idea:

passion

wait that might have come across wrong, me mentioning having a camera and ‘passion’ being the answer. there’ll be no adult films, but what there could be are films about adults.

lemme ask you – if someone was willing to shoot a short 2-3 minute film on what you were passionate about, be it your work, a story you have, your charity, your hometown, anything, would you give ‘em a place to sleep and a bite to eat?

I think you would. I think anyone would.

the tricky part is that I want to do it in countries I know nothing about. people I don’t know how to speak to. etc.

but time-and-time again, I’ve met those who comment on how lucky I was to have English as my mother-tongue – and could surely find someone, somewhere along the way who could help.

so, here’s what I need – advice.

how could I do this? what am I not thinking of? is it even possible?

help me with this initial set-up and then I’ll start throwing out the places I want to go…

it would start with Turkey.

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  1. VvL says:

    my favourite line in all of this is, “it would start with Turkey”. I’m on it, and will do what I can to help. Yes, I think the most important part of all of this will be that the “rocks in the stream” that allow you to cross will be placed with the help of friends. That is huge.

  2. Mark says:

    Aric,

    Before what is all over? Are you tying the not?

    And what of the converse gig?

  3. admin says: (Author)

    VvK – thank you. and…thank you.
    Mark – along the lines of Jim Morrison’s ‘I just want to get my kicks in before this shithouse goes up in flames’ type statement. the Converse gig is going well – I’ll meet with ‘em up in Boston come Thursday, but it’ll be a few months before I reckon the payment comes in.

  4. Brendan says:

    If you find yourself in Beijing, I have a massive and extremely comfortable couch, as well as a guest bedroom if that’s the sort of thing you’re into.

  5. admin says: (Author)

    not allowed back there, Brendan, but much appreciated nonetheless – you can read through the upcoming book if you want though…could use some professional help!

  6. tee says:

    Got you covered in Turkey, boy. Istanbul calling………..

  7. admin says: (Author)

    oh, do ya now, tee?

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