24 Hours of “Hoorah!”
Email from 23 April 2009
Kim,
Aw, shucks. Glad to hear I don’t sound like a raving loon or something. It’s ironic that I get worried about voicing my insecurities even when I know everyone has them and that they should be voiced!
So yes, let’s go for it! I think that the internet is one of those things where we’re all so concerned about perception and best foot forward as once it’s online it’s public domain, but I think it leaves out a lot of the human experience that way. Not in a sniveling neurotic whiny way, but dude, life is full of unknowns and adventures and new things, not just happy-clappy support kind of things…. which the internet can sometimes seem to solely be.
As a social science nerd, I’m big on seeing how people react and absorb new ideas and new projects, so starting a project without being 100% about where it goes sounds so lovely! And what can I do to help you with all of this? Can I help you with the domain cost? Maintenance? Anything? Lemme know! And crap! I need to get you some sort of bio!
Oh, and how the hell are you?! How’s life been over the past few weeks? New projects? Ideas? Wonderfulness?!
Am off to work, but a few questions I have for you:
1. How do you keep all your different projects separate and forward moving at the same time? I need to figure out a better system at keeping several balls in the air as there are so many different projects I’m working on, but sometimes it’s hard to move forward on some when I’m worried about the other ones? You (and Diane) both seem to be masterminds at this, so if you have any secrets, lemme know! :)
2. So, this whole Africa thing.* I need to figure out who to pitch the story to. I know this story is totally pitchable, and I’d like to pitch it to a mag or paper that will be able to pay enough that I won’t totally lose my shirt for the trip (although I know no one’s going to cover all of it! Ha!) Do you have any ideas of peeps or places I could contact?
More later.
xo
betsy
*There was a period of 24 hours where I was going to accompany some people to Africa for a documentary film. Those 24 hours were AWESOME. Everything was fine, then some space logistics for the van got in the way. But what’s the first thing to keep in mind about freelance? It’s often unpredictable. Am sad that I wasn’t able to go to Kenya, but who knows what could happen in the future?
