To: Mom, Dad, Dan, Sarah, Joe, Allison, Brandon, Ashley, Sarah, Evie, Katie, Laura, Josh, Jacki, Toni, Josh (bro), Aunt Tawdra, and Jacob (bro)
From: Shannon
Subject: My New Years Resolution
Message: So today at lunch, my coworker was talking about her brother's New Years Resolution, and it inspired me. I haven't exactly been looking for NY Resolutions per se, but I knew this year I wanted to do something atypical, and this sounds perfect.
I like blogging, and I like movies, so I'm going to put them together and start a blog where I review the movies I watch. I think this will be good for me because watching a movie doesn't take THAT much time, and it will force me to write more which I need to do. And by review, I mean offer my opinion, or talk about something that stands out, or whatever I want. It doesn't have to be a typical review, just my own commentary on what I saw.
You're probably wondering why I'm emailing you about this rather than just mentioning it in passing...that's because I need your help. I am enlisting you to pick my movies. I picked you guys because I feel like I'm going to get an interesting and eclectic selection from you all.
I need each of you to give me two movies I need to see; there are 18 of you, which means this year I will be watching 36 movies. That's actually a lot! This averages out to be 3 movies a month, which is pretty sweet. You can pick whatever you want, anything at all, and I will watch it. It could range from the Teletubbies movie (please let that not be a real thing) to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it can be a movie you love, it can be a movie you hated, it can be a movie that's already out, or it can be one coming out in theatres this calendar year; it's totally up to you. The ONLY catch is that it has to be a movie I have never seen before (also I have to feasibly be able to watch it, aka it has to be rentable, be it through a video store, on demand, or netflix, so no random obscure movies that are impossible to find), and it can't overlap with someone else's pick. Once you send me your two picks, I'll let you know if they work or not.
SO! Email me back with what I'll be watching! Based on what you send me, I'll spread it out throughout the year and start blogging!
Thanks everyone!!! I'll keep you updated (probably via facebook) about my progress :)
P.S. Assuming you're in the area, you're obviously more than welcome to help me complete this personal challenge (aka you can watch the movies with me!)
And so it begins. Now I'll wait for the submissions to come pouring in, sort out my list, plan when I'm seeing what, and get started! My next post will be review #1!
