Nearly one year of the blog. 365 days of focusing on doing something new every month. Low points - first root canal, first colonoscopy. High points - nearly everything else. Original plan was to shut the blog down at the end of August - close the 365 days and walk away from the lesson.
I've changed my mind though. I knocked many things off my list of "would like to do's" and in the process added many new things. So I'll continue to work on the list and do something new each month, but I am also going to try to focus on giving back. I'm hoping to do some type of volunteer work every month.
July volunteer work was for the Indianapolis International Film Festival. The Indpls Film Fest is 100% volunteer organized and staffed - which is pretty impressive. It's people who love film - especially independent film.
The difference between IIFF and the Heartland Film Festival is that Heartland is focused more on qualities like being uplifting, on having a positive ending, etc. The films at IIFF are more "gritty" with endings that don't tie up in a box with a neat little bow at the end. If you like a variety of films and want to see those little pictures that may not have the luxury of national distribution, check out the Indy Film Fest next year. Ticket cost in 2010 was $10 / film or you can buy an All Access Pass (which was a heck of a deal).
Find details here: http://www.indyfilmfest.org
Thursday, August 5, 2010
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