Before diving into this "story of the day" from July (clearly I have some catching up to do...), I just wanted to apologize for disappearing for a while. I knew that July and August would be nutty, what with camping/documentary trips (www.openroads.org) and wedding activities galore, but I had no idea just how busy these past several weeks would be.
So I'm back now (shout out to Jen Nathan for keeping the blog a-goin') and ready to get these ears back in action.
This short piece features performance artist Hillary Carlip, who collects discarded shopping lists and uses them as a basis for creating fictional stories and characters. And, as she explains, it's not just the items on the list that factor into her character assessment/development, but also the handwriting and the paper these lists are written on.
So next time you jot down your grocery list and leave it in your cart, be mindful that there might be a performance artist out there who is imagining who you are and then performing that character for all to see.
(Please note - Latest grocery list of mine [written on a yellow post-it in red ink] includes: 1 onion, toothpaste, toilet paper, Amy's burritos, chick patties, pirate booty.)