are you RECording?

'The universe isn't made of atoms. It's made of tiny stories.' -anon.

For every stressful thing that happens in my life (see previous blog) it contributes to an entertaining story which I then share with you. We constantly are relaying these inconsequential things to our friends and sometimes even strangers while waiting in lines, sitting at the doctor's office, and in the airport. I've had people at these very locations do their fair share of oversharing. No, I do not need the details of your current diagnosis and medical history and no it is not okay to set me up with another random stranger you just met in the terminal that lives in a different state just because we're both single.

Stories. Aren't they fun? And oh-so-much more entertaining to talk about than whether the sun has made an appearance today or not. There are better things to talk about. And that's where Joseph Gordon-Levitt comes in.

Last week, I had the wonderful pleasure of seeing Joseph Gordon-Levitt LIVE. I love this guy. I almost spoke with him after getting within 5 feet of him at Sundance in 2010, then chickened out on saying hi.

JGL was in Seattle promoting his site hitRECord. Promoting isn't the correct word to use as that has a self-indulging ring to it and the site itself is anything but. hitRECord is a collaborative site for artists. Everyone can play.

You can write something.

You can photograph something.

You can film something.

You can d-r-a-w something.

You can siiiiing something.

Then you upload.

Once you upload your original work to this site, all its other members can edit it, while giving you credit for your contribution. If anything stellar is created and can be sold, guess who the profits go to? You. Well, if you contributed.

So if you were to write something, someone could create a short film from this story line. If you filmed something, someone could lay music over it. If you sing something, someone could create a duet. There are google amount of possibilities.

For example, he made this RECord, live in front of the audience here in Seattle. Someone read a story that someone else had written, which someone else laid their music over, which then JGL interpreted using just facial expressions. It's now on the site. You should really check it out to have your mind blown by how great 7 minds are over 6.

And 8 over 7.

And 9 over those 8.

Then it becomes our story.

Are you telling your story?

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