I started a writing job this week where I get to see some incredibly amusing and often off-topic stuff. Some of it is funny but irrelevant to what I’m supposed to be writing about, and some of it just plain sucks. I’ve decided I’m only going to talk about the good stuff unless someone really oversteps their boundaries. I thought these 2 projects were cool because they’re all about strangers and honesty:
1. I Got An Envelope: When I saw this site, it instantly reminded me of a cross between GroupHug and To Do List. If you don’t know them, check them out. Basically the project is about strangers leaving envelopes around town for others to fill and send back to them. The returned envelopes’ contents are then scanned and emailed to the site owner. Everything gets posted. I like that this has a neighborhood element to it.
2. What’s Your Name: Essentially it’s sort of like Craigslist’s Missed Connections and the Griffin and Sabine books. What’s Your Name is about asking someone in your photo who the heck they are. It’s not that they weren’t important in your life, it’s quite the contrary. You’ve been thinking about them but it’s just been so damn long or they’re your long lost family member / traveling buddy / teacher. I especially like the photo of the man and woman at the racetrack in matching white outfits. He seems like he’d be happy to reconnect. Men don’t generally agree to matching outfits unless they love you.
