Three Weeks for Dreamwidth

[jenett]

So, we're about to hit Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, the now traditional celebration of Dreamwidth opening for business. (This is the second one. Twice makes it tradition, right?)

The way this works:
- People commit to writing stuff that is present only on Dreamwidth for three weeks (after which it may be cross-posted, etc.)
- The point is to help create unique content on the site as a celebration, while sharing it in other ways at other times.
- People then write the stuff. And, once the three weeks is done, can cross-post it, etc. elsewhere. (Linking to the DW version is also totally fine.)
- For the purposes of this exercise, is stuff that I'm comfortable making public on Dreamwidth.
- Note that this does not count stuff that I want to put on the professional blog (which includes one major post I hope to do this weekend.)

Anyway, last year, I did a post every day in the_thinking_pagan, which I'm not sure I'm up for this year. (Might be, might not be. People being interested would be a useful encouragement/bribe.)

I intend to write some number of posts as well: in particular, I'd like to cover:

- Things I've learned about the thyroid foo that helped me, and which I'd like to share in case they help other people (specifically the bits about getting my brain back.)

- Feldenkrais lessons, and what I've learned a year later...

- History of online interactions and community spaces (this one might end up on the professional blog, depends which direction I go with it. Or there might be two variants.)

But I also take suggestions. I think I'm probably up for 3-5 posts for certain, but it's not like I'm going to stop posting in 3 weeks. And I'm widely open to topic suggestions, though you should know I won't write about stuff that's clearly identifying, that is careless with other people's privacy or my commitments to them, etc.

But in general, I like process geeking about technology, libraries, Pagan community projects, religious life in general, books, reading, and living an enjoyable life.

[not crossposted to Dreamwidth for obvious reasons, but made public for general suggestions. For folks who don't have access to locked posts: I don't link the professional blog with this identity in public]

Comments

[elf]

I'd love to see activity in the_thinking_pagan during 3w4dw, but it shouldn't have to be all you. Maybe there could be a poll, with people volunteering to contribute for 1 or 2 pre-scheduled days each?

[jenett]

That would be cool! (Mostly, it's that if I do get the job in question, I might not have brains for something specific every day (erm, on top of the *other* every-day posting I just committed to doing elsewhere, but that on takes a little less thought))

[pj]

I can do the 3 Tuesdays. That is my "guaranteed" day off. So, April 26th, May 3rd, and 10th.

Do you have a specific subject in mind?

[elf]

No specific subjects; I'd just like the comm to be more active. (And um. I could contribute to that more?)

If we need prompts for posts, we could poke through Wikipedia's listings of each day and look for something reasonably appropriate to ponder:

Apr 25: 1939, first publication of Batman--modern myths & lore
Apr 26: 1954, Geneva Conference re. Indochina & Korea--Pagan religions in international politics
Apr 27: 1759, birth of Mary Wollstonecraft--feminism and romantic-era paganism

... and so on. (I could do a 3-week set of prompts if that'd be useful. It's not like there's any shortage of writing topics in my head.) Not using the Wiki pages as "WRITE ABOUT THIS" but "use this list as an inspiration of something to write about."

[jenett]

Lo, I declare that you should go forth and create some totally awesome prompts and ideas. Because those are awesome.

[elf]

I emailed you prompts; did you get them?

Also am thinking of offering a Pagan entry to dingsi's FONSFAQ project; could post the main entry at the_thinking_pagan, which would let the regulars have an easy spot to pick up prompts & post answers.

[jenett]

I did, and I replied. (And apparently the reply went off into the ether and disappeared?)

Anyway: Please, go forth and make those happen - they're totally awesome. I've been juggling multiple obligations since getting home yesterday, and have more tomorrow, so if you have time to do a "Here's what we're doing" post and post the prompts and solicit for volunteers, that's awesome, otherwise I can do it on Monday.

[elf]

Reply was apparently eaten by ether bunnies.

I'll post the FONSFAQ thing tonight and the other in the morning.

Well, this is awkward.

[elf]

I hadn't realized I'm banned from dingsi's journal; I can't post the link there.

Re: Well, this is awkward.

[pj]

I just posted the link over there. :-)

[pj]

I will work from prompts and if no prompts arrive I will work from Wiki. Or my head. Or .... somewhere. Ha!

[elf]

I have prompts. Lots of prompts. Will post in the morning.

And thank you for posting the link.

[pj]

I want an audio post, with your harp.

[jenett]

Oooh. We'll see about that. (Recording harp is sort of tricky, because the computer microphone will miss some resonance stuff. But if you don't mind a really-not-great recording, I can manage something.)

[jenett]

Also, one can not yet do an audio post on DW - I can throw one on the blog and link to the file here, of course. Just pointing out the issue.

[pj]

Link will be fine.*happy dance* "Not-great-sounding recording" will be plenty awesome enough and my brain will fill in the rest!