I'm finding that it's extremely difficult to put into words how amazing it is to see someone doing exactly what I want to do with my life (and especially doing it extremely well). And it's not just difficult to describe because I feel like my writing won't live up to Ira's style of storytelling, but also because summing up a two hour talk from someone with such amazing insight always seems like a cheap shot: spouting out a few slogans, or soundbites, completely out of context and with little regard to. . . well anything really.
Summing it up would be impossible. As Ira said yesterday, "The goal isn't to report what is new. It's to report what is." Not just the flash, but the real truthy details of something.
And I must say, when that is your goal, blogging becomes extremely difficult.
Blogging with that in mind is like having Ira Glass standing over my shoulder, his glasses gently reflecting the light of my computer screen. And he's softly mumbling, "I was, um. . . I was really inspiring today, you know what I mean? And it's like you didn't really absorb it. You tried to absorb it, but you didn't really absorb it. I've gotta tell you, uh, I don't know if you. . . If you really understood it."
And that picture is super intimidating right about now, so instead of trying to sum up honestly, I'll just leave you with this:
love always,
-jim.
P.S. Two more things:
- Nanowrimo starts tomorrow and I'm going to try really, really hard this year (fingers crossed).
- I've been thinking over the past couple of weeks that I really want to apply to be a This American Life intern, and hearing Ira Glass speak today only confirmed my aspiration (fingers crossed).
1 comment:
I like how you said it would be unfulfilling to throw out bits of what he said, then proceed to do it. It really made me wish I was there...
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