Hello there.

Below is an edited version of a blog i put together in November 2009.  It’s about this 100 Days Project that i’m a part of.

When we updated the Fence site, i was gonna transfer this blog over – but there was a lot to do, and i forgot.

ANYWAY.  You can follow the progress of my 100 Days project on my “daily” blog: www.pictishtrail.blogspot.com

okcheersbye.

pt xx

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I want to be a better person.

I want to wake up every morning with a sense of purpose. A drive.

I want to be all I can be, fulfill my worldly existence, and inspire others to follow. And I want to sneer less at adverts for the Army.

And, I think I can be a better person. I’ve found a way.

WWW.HUNDREDDAYS.NET

This is the website for a new project called ‘One Hundred Days To Make Me A Better Person’. It’s been put together by one of my fave stand-ups, Josie Long. The idea is that you make yourself “better” every day, for 100 days.

How?  Here’s how …

You can set yourself a big goal – like learning to drive by practisicing and taking lessons every day for 100 days. Or you might decide, instead, to improve your spelling of the word ‘practicing’ by writing it down on paper every day for 100 days.

Maybe you’ll want to start learning a new recipe every day, to cook for your housemate? Or maybe you’d rather spend your 100 days pretending to enjoy your housemate’s ‘experimental’ cooking?

As much as i need to learn how to drive, and eat healthier, i’m doing neither of these things.

I have decided, in my infinite wisdom, to try and write a song – a new song, mind – every day, for 100 days.

I’m gonna try and record ‘em all, too.

Now, to make things a bit easier on myself, i’m going to limit these songs to around 30 seconds in length. Some might be a bit longer, some might be a smidgeon shorter … but 30 seconds is the “target length”.

You might think ‘Hey, 30 seconds isn’t really a song’ … and yes, well, okay, you’re right. YOU’RE RIGHT, OKAAAY?? But just shut up. 30 seconds is my target.

Admittedly, this could be a terrible idea. It’ll no doubt yield some terrible “songs” … however, the point is more to come up with something spontaneous and new, working in more styles, and maybe improve my guitar/keyboard playing at the same time.

Yes, yes, i suppose it could just result in 100 pieces of music that pretty much all sound the same …

F**K YOU! It’s going to be good, okay??

And it’s going to make me a better person. So there.

Anyway, the main thing about all of this is that IT’S NOT FOR CHARITY! YESSS! Finally, I can feel good about myself, and feel selfish at the same time. Bliss.

I’ll be updating my progress on this blog, and i’ve relented and started up my own Twitter account – www.twitter.com/pictishtrail. There’ll be pictures and progress reports … and i might whack some of the music up on MySpace (www.myspace.com/pictishtrail), even though apparently no one even uses MySpace these days.

The whole thing culminates on March 10th, at a special gig as part of the London Word Festival. Here, i’ll be sharing some of my experiences, showing off my fake tan, and perhaps performing a selection of my newly created masterpieces. I don’t know what the venue is yet, though. I’ll find out.

Here’s the important bit … I’M INVITING YOU TO DO THE SAME! You’ve got under a week to decide what you are doing … then, as of December 1st, the 100 days begins!

Go to WWW.HUNDREDDAYS.NET and sign up. Make your pledge to yourself, and DO IT.

Don’t be cynical. Don’t be all like “Ooooh, look at you and your special project … ooohhh … look at you, showing off on MySpace, and Twatbook, and pretending not to be as cynical as meeee … oooohhh”.

DON’T BE LIKE THAT. And don’t say Twatbook. Just do something for a change.

I’m blogging to YOU.

thanks now bye.

the pictish trail xx