Loops, Drawing then walk to the post office.

From 11:03 - 11:23 a.m. this morning, I made paper loops for Patrick of We Are Architects. He dropped off the supplies (paper strips and glue), hanging the bag on my front door. I'm not sure what he is using them for but now very curious as they are very beautiful in multiples. I also did a 20 minute drawing for Ginnie using the inside of the envelope so I could close it up and send it off. I went to the post office and mailed off 20-minute projects completed.

Reiki Session.

I was contacted by Desirae who saw my ad on Craigslist. In addition to the $3.50 she offered me a Reiki session. In return she wanted some help creating a business card. The reiki session took close to an hour and was wonderful. I figure I owe her 20 minutes + 60 minutes in labor. This changed the structure of my project a bit but was welcome. This is her at her office in Albany and the psychedelic table I laid on.

Go Huskies!

Someone from High School who now works at University of Connecticut sent me $10.00 and requested that I do drawings of the UConn mascot, the Husky. $10.00 bought her approx. 57 minutes, so I worked on 4 small drawings.

"I will manifest money thru my art and creativity."

My friend Staci from Oakland, CA sent me $5.00 and instructions to chant "I will manifest money thru my art and creativity." $5.00 was worth 28 minutes approx. so I chanted for that long. It was difficult to stay focused and sometimes I mixed the words art/money. I thought it was a very good exercise. Staci also wants me to report if any changes happen because of the chanting. I certainly will.

Weeding

Did some weeding today for 20 minutes in Albany and had a very nice conversation with Dawn who gave me my $3.50 in a nice decorative envelope. I received 4 envelopes yesterday and 4 today. I've been getting something everyday since I started this project. It's very exciting and keeping me busy with 20 minute jobs.

Plugging away.

I worked on a few 20 minute projects today. First I mailed Corinna her 20 minute drawing, then I did two more for Ming Fay who sent me $7.00. Corinna is actually my very first girlfriend, twenty years ago. We've stayed in touch here and there over the years. Ming Fay is an artist and Facebook friend. I did Corinna's drawing on paper and then forgot to photograph it before sending it out today. I photographed a similar one shown here. For Ming Fay, I drew on two scraps of cardboard that were sitting around my apartment. I also worked on a 20 minute critique of Chuck Miller's weblog. He has a blog on the Times Union website.

Two More

I received two more today in the mail. One said "pay it forward" so I am going to think about what I might want to do for someone else, for 20 minutes. The other wants a 20 minute critique of his weblog and flickr photos. I will work on that tonight. Only 4 weeks to go since I'm trying to pay my October rent. I'm not sure If I will make it to 100 unless I get 20 per week. I have 21 now. Although I believe two of those were in the amount of $7.50 requesting 40 minutes of my time. Anyway, it's interesting structuring my life around this project for a given amount of time.