Well, the Acts of Whimsy site has been up for a few days, and I thought I would start this entry by sharing some stories from the field. We started off with one that involved writing a Haiku on a tree leaf where someone could stumble across it. Unfortunately, my digital camera is currently out of service, so I don't have any images to share, but what I do have is a brief story.
I wrote mine on an ivy leaf (not a tree I know, but I figured I could be forgiven for that) by a couple of rope swings that I am in the habit of frequenting with my friends and housemates. It read:
Pendulumesque
We are not who we once were
We are all heros
You have to add on the 'k' sound at the end of -esque to get the initial five syllables, but I can live with that: otherwise I'm pretty happy with it. If anyone else has, now or in th future, any stories they would like to share, please do. My e-mail is graham DOT talley AT whimhunts DOT com.
Another act of whimsy that stuck out was writing a secret on a piece of paper and putting it in a library book. Mine was both a confession and a pleasant note about myself- I guess I'll never really have feedback about how it was received, but just writing it was pretty fufilling. I have a feeling that whoever finds it will be at the very least intrigued that someone left a revealing, unmasked truth sitting in a library.
And now, off to do some work. More to come soon- I've done some research the 'Pay it Forward' effect, which I think relates to this project, and I wanted to toss out some things that I've gleaned from my readings.
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