Hello and welcome to Week 5 of GRcade Tasks of the Week.If you are new to 'Tasks of the Week', this is the kind of thing you can either dip in and out of at your leisure, or contest seriously to take the ultimate title of
TASK MASTER.
The low-down: Each week, I set a series of tasks. These tasks are not supposed to be chores. They are supposed to be positive, motivational experiences. Things that spice life up a little. Some are incredibly simple, others require more of a challenge. All, I hope, make a normal day a little less normal and make life a bit interesting.
I will be running this for 8 weeks, at the end of which I will award the winner (the person who scores the most points) an awesome prize, along with the sought after title of
TASK MASTER. But the real prize is the satisfaction of achieving these tasks and the experiences you have in the process of doing so.
The 6 tasks comprise of:- 2 Easy Tasks (1 point each)
- 2 Medium Tasks (3 points each)
- 2 Hard Tasks (5 points each)
2 bonus points for completing all 6 tasks.Various extra bonus points for certain tasks.The Week 4 TableThe table is possibly initially a little deceptive as there are a few late points here and there to be added.
WEEK 5 TASKS:Easy (1 point each)The Circle of LifeIt’s so easy to rush through life without really appreciating the days that pass or the passage of time, only stopping by briefly to reflect on this on birthdays. This task will assist you with this appreciation whilst showing you the beauty of life. For one day only, you need to wake up in time to watch the sun rise and then take the time out in the evening to watch it set. There are good places and bad places to do this of course although it will be a pass anywhere you choose.
Blog it.Blogging is all the rage these days. Twitter. Facebook. It's not only ordinary folks who do it, politicians, celebrities, even royalty get in on the act. Noting down your thoughts on a daily basis. Diary you say? Yes, similar to. But blogging is different in that people blog so that others can read it. It's open to everyone.
I would like you to write a publicly open blog for a minimum of 3 days in a row. There are lots of blog sites, such as
http://www.livejournal.com, where you can sign up and start straight away. What you put down in the blog is up to you. People blog in different styles. They may put their innermost thoughts or inconsequential things, such as 'Am off out to buy some Pedigree Chum.' You can use an alias perhaps, and write as if you were someone else. A fantasist. Up to you entirely. Again, the amount you write each day is for you to decide. A few lines here and there or an in depth synopsis. Embrace the Blogosphere!!
You must link daily to the blog in this thread.(I realise this task may be a gimme for those of you that already have a blog. If you do, I'd like you to try something different with it, such as write it in a different style.)
Medium (3 points each)The Year AheadThe year is nearly up, and we must start to look forwards to what 2010 will bring. For this task, I want you to design, print and make a calendar for 2010. You can use any design you like for this task and you can pre-include any important dates into your calendar pre-printing such as your birthday or special events. You could even put in more personal dates like deadlines for achieving certain things. It's all very flexible. But, to pass the task, there needs to be a genuine product at the end of it - something you could hang on your wall or that can free-stand on a desk.
WilsonRemember Cast Away with Tom Hanks? Stuck on an island all by himself, he resorted to making an imaginary best friend out of a volleyball, and he called him Wilson. They ended up forging a bond that transcended time and space. For this task, I want
you to make a new friend, out of any material you so choose, and
give him a name.
Bonus Points - Visual Evidence of your friend will get you 1 extra Bonus Point.
Hard (5 points each)Cabin FeverSome of us in life are less fortunate than others. It's important to appreciate what we have by sometimes sampling life from the perspective of those people.
For 1 entire day, you must remain confined to a single room. Apart from necessities like visiting the bathroom, you must stay in the designated room for an entire day. You are allowed into the kitchen to retrieve food/drink but you must eat the food in your room (or 'cabin'), and you must not remain in the kitchen for longer than
3 minutes at a time. You are allowed a maximum of 3 trips to the kitchen throughout the day. 2 minutes? That's crazy. How can you cook a nutritious meal in that time? Well, you can't. But you are allowed to have other people cook for you and bring you food to the room if you are desparate for a hearty meal. Or you can prepare food on the previous day. Maybe you'll use the time to get some work done. Maybe you'll meditate. Maybe you'll think. Maybe you'll be bored out of your mind. Maybe you'll start observing people from your window, watching the world go by. You will experience emotions that you don't normally experience. Get in the mood, because you are about to experience......
Cabin Fever.
Bonus Point: 1 bonus point for taking a picture of your self imposed 'Cabin'/room.
Different DayOne of the reasons I started the Task threads was to encourage you to look at life a little differently than you normally would. New experiences, challenges, etc etc. This task perhaps epitomises this in condensed form, so try and really give it your best shot.
Pick a normal day, any one single day, and do things..... differently. This can be as small a detail as get out on the other side of bed to going to a different supermarket to do your shopping. Browsing different websites. Eating Bourbons instead of Custard Creams. Wearing different clothes. Dancing around like a fool. Sitting in your chair in a different way. Donating to charity. Skiving off work. Anything. You get the idea. But the majority of things that you do on that day must be different. The day must feel sufficiently different, almost like you are someone else inhabiting your body for the day, in control of his/her actions. That's how you should approach it. If, at the end of it, you can list at least
20 things (major or minor) you did differently to normal, it's a
Task GET!All Tasks must be finished by 9pm on Sunday the 11th of October.