A New Project: BEDSY (Blog Every Day Senior Year)

At the beginning of the summer, I told myself I would find one of those "Senior Year Bucket Lists" and try to accomplish every task on it--with the exclusion of doing anything illegal or anything that would get me suspended, expelled, and or arrested--within the 180 days following September 7th, 2011, my first day of school. At this point, I have not found one of sufficient substance or value, so I've decided to try something different that would still allow me to accomplish something over the course  of the school year. Other than completing my final year of school.

So I've decided to write a diary. Not a daily one, exactly. I won't write 365 entries. I'll only write 180, one for every school day of the year, including sick days. Every day that students are called to classes, there will be an entry.

I've also gone back ad forth between writing all of this down or doing it vlog-style. For the time-being, I'll stick with writing, since it's something I actually have some knowledge about the written word. Not a lot, mind you...just more than video editing...

But one thing that I could not come to a conclusion with is whether or not to keep this whole affair private, in a traditional journal, or spill my beans to the Internet. Some part of me wants to still keep it private, as one's Senior year is a unique and one-of-a-kind experience. On the other hand, there is not a more universal experience, one that connects many people generations over....Obviously, I chose the latter. In the end, I figured this whole experience was one that I could use to connect to other people. I could help them...or maybe just ask for help from them...as we all go through this exiting time together.

That's what I want to do for the rest of my life. Help people. And write. So I guess this is good practice. I'll get to write every day. I have a deadline. I'll get to help people (maybe). And maybe learn a thing or two about myself. After all, isn't that what you're supposed to do in high school?


(Further details will come in about a week, the night before I start this whole adventure, with full guidelines and expectations. Once I figure them out.)