Your annualist Book

monster · 08-24-2009, 06:35 PM

BBC magazine reports on the rise in the number of books written about the author's year/month/whathever of doing something out of the ordinary. Like living in Provence, or not having sex, or having sex every day, or living without brand names or electricity or TV or eating only fast food....

If you were to write such a book, what topic would you pick? And what topic would you be interested to read about if not research yourself?

I really enjoyed reading this:

I don't think I'd like to do it.

I already live without TV.
Perhaps I could research what life would be like if I had the TV on all the time when it was safe (i.e. not driving...) I think I'd go nuts before the first week was out.

I guess if I had funding, it would be interesting to live only using "brand name" goods to see if the quality of our lives improved? We buy very little by brand now.

SteveDallas · 08-24-2009, 07:35 PM

Better yet, I think you should go with one channel. Nick Jr., perhaps.

I myself would choose to live for an entire year without any contact with stupid behavior on the part of other people. (My own stupid behavior would, of course, be par for the course.)

jinx · 08-24-2009, 07:55 PM

I would travel to popular tourist destinations and review local eateries. Yes, its' been done before, but not by me.

monster · 08-24-2009, 07:57 PM

all of them, though? or just the ones that look "nice"?

jinx · 08-24-2009, 07:59 PM

No chain restaurants, and I'm not eating anythings balls. Other than that...

Pie · 08-24-2009, 08:36 PM

That's not what Jim said.
<running away>

ZenGum · 08-24-2009, 08:46 PM

My Year of Not Writing Anything Down.

DanaC · 08-25-2009, 06:52 AM

Walking the Pennine Way....wouldn't be very long, or indeed very interesting to read...but wuold have some belting photos!

Shawnee123 · 08-25-2009, 07:34 AM

A year living in the former residence of the Unabomber.

Queen of the Ryche · 08-25-2009, 10:51 AM

Didn't he live in a crappy wooden shack?

Shawnee123 · 08-25-2009, 10:57 AM

Yep!

Queen of the Ryche · 08-25-2009, 11:01 AM

I think I'd go for living like a Queen, or a celeb without the fame would be more fun.....

Shawnee123 · 08-25-2009, 11:17 AM

Certainly, but I'd sell more books. As time went on I'd get crazier and crazier...

08-24-2009, 06:35 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Your annualist Book BBC magazine reports on the rise in the number of books written about the author's year/month/whathever of doing something out of the ordinary. Like living in Provence, or not having sex, or having sex every day, or living without brand names or electricity or TV or eating only fast food.... If you were to write such a book, what topic would you pick? And what topic would you be interested to read about if not research yourself? I really enjoyed reading this: I don't think I'd like to do it. I already live without TV. Perhaps I could research what life would be like if I had the TV on all the time when it was safe (i.e. not driving...) I think I'd go nuts before the first week was out. I guess if I had funding, it would be interesting to live only using "brand name" goods to see if the quality of our lives improved? We buy very little by brand now. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-24-2009, 07:55 PM	#3
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I would travel to popular tourist destinations and review local eateries. Yes, its' been done before, but not by me. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

08-24-2009, 07:57 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	all of them, though? or just the ones that look "nice"? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-24-2009, 07:59 PM	#5
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	No chain restaurants, and I'm not eating anythings balls. Other than that... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

08-24-2009, 08:36 PM	#6
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	That's not what Jim said. <running away> __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

08-24-2009, 07:35 PM	#2
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Better yet, I think you should go with one channel. Nick Jr., perhaps. I myself would choose to live for an entire year without any contact with stupid behavior on the part of other people. (My own stupid behavior would, of course, be par for the course.)

08-24-2009, 08:46 PM	#7
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	My Year of Not Writing Anything Down. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-25-2009, 07:34 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	A year living in the former residence of the Unabomber. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-25-2009, 10:51 AM	#10
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	Didn't he live in a crappy wooden shack? __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

08-25-2009, 10:57 AM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Yep! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-25-2009, 11:01 AM	#12
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	I think I'd go for living like a Queen, or a celeb without the fame would be more fun..... __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

08-25-2009, 11:17 AM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Certainly, but I'd sell more books. As time went on I'd get crazier and crazier... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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