I know most of my readers don’t live in New York City; nevertheless, I want to point out that Sex Worker Visions, the art show Dacia is curating, opens tomorrow. I wanted to mention this not because we can all hop on the subway and head over to the LGBT Community Center on W. 13th St., but because this project coming to fruition really inspires me. Dacia went out there and did something - and it’s something unique and awesome (and it’s getting press attention). I felt inspired in a similar way by Kate and Julie, the two women who organized the Decatur production of The Vagina Monologues (which happened last month) - just two regular people, wanting to make something happen and actually going through with it. And good god, let’s not forget the North Fulton Drama Club, the brainchild of Nikki, Thomas, and Alyssa. That totally blew me away.
Seeing my friends turn dreams into reality gives me hope for the things I want to do - even the dreams which are not yet fully formed, but just nebulous ideas of “wouldn’t it be cool if…” floating around in my head. For the longest time I always felt kind of intimidated at the idea of taking on projects that would require me to take risks - including, of course, the risk of outright failure. I would get hung up on logistics - which, to be fair, were often legitimate concerns (e.g., sparse supply of time and/or money) - and end up not doing anything.
But all the awesome stuff the people around me are doing has really driven home that whole idea of being driven by passion to produce amazing results. Because if these people, my friends, who are smart and passionate but not rich or famous or endowed with supernatural powers can make this shit happen, so can I.
The GDBF and I have a project in the works, and you’ll hear about it in more detail soon. A large part of why this idea hasn’t lost momentum in its journey to realization is that it’s our idea, our effort; he keeps me excited about it (and increasingly giddy) and, I hope, vice versa.
Since I can’t think of a way to end this post without getting incredibly cheesy, I’ll just tell you to go read Dacia’s Gothamist interview, published today. If you don’t feel inspired as well after reading it, you should probably see a doctor.
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2 Responses to "Making these crazy ideas real"
Wow, thanks! It means a lot to me that people don’t think we are nuts.
And I have to say, the only reason that this group came to fruition is because all three of us wanted it. If it had just been one, I don’t think it would have ever gotten off the ground. You need multiple folks to keep you from focusing completely on the negatives, or taking on too much at once. Having a second or third perspective on things makes all the difference.
I am amazed at this idea you guys are working on. I think it’s incredibly ambitious and exciting :D
I need a little bit of that fire… seriously. I want to do great things! I would settle for doing good things.