Fold My Laundry Please

I was commenting on Claudia’s blog today when I had a thought.  And it was a good thought!  A fun thought!  I think.  But it’s going to take all of you (plus any of your readers who you can convince to read this blog post and join in the fun) to pull it off, otherwise it might be kind of lame.  Okay, here’s my idea…

I’m sure most of you have heard of Matt.  I saw his latest video on Claudia’s blog this morning.  Check it out.

Basically, what Matt does is travel from one exotic location to another, taking the time to film himself dancing badly someplace visually stunning.  He goes all over the world and, I’m sure, makes a megaton of friends along the way!  This is actually my dream job.  Because I, too, am capable of dancing poorly.  Plus, I love to travel. 

So I want to find out more about you guys.  I would TOTALLY LOVE IT if each of you would film yourselves dancing badly and send it to me.  I would then compile all the videos and put it to music, ala Matt.  You could be dancing in your house, in your yard, at your favorite restaurant, at a nearby tourist trap, basically anyplace that says a little something about you.  And I don’t even care what you wear in the video, whether it’s your favorite pair of jammies or a three piece suit.  As long as all your naughty bits are covered.  This is a family blog, after all.  It would be a sort of "Where On Earth Are All My Peeps?"  Or possibly a better title, but you get the drift.

So I’m TOTALLY EXCITED about the idea!  It could actually work!  I’ll even give everyone plenty of time to film themselves and send it to me.  Say…4 weeks.  Does that work for you guys?  Just send me your videos by Sunday, July 20th. I’ll work on the video starting on Monday the 21st, so be sure to get them in on time!  You can send them to foldmylaundryplease@gmail.com and be sure to put "Where On Earth" in the subject line so that I can easily filter them out of all the millions of other very important e-mails I receive.

The tech specs: 

• Try to send a Quiktime version of your video.  I have a Mac and Quiktime videos are easiest for me to work with.  If you can’t make it Quiktime, I’m sure I can figure it out, so send it anyway. 
• The videos you send should be 1 - 2 minutes long.  That way I’ll be able pull the best bit out of it for the final film.
• Some people are shy.  You do not have to say a single word on your video.  You can even look away from the camera and pretend you’re somewhere, ANYWHERE, else.  But please don’t cover your face!  I wanna see your smiling mug!  You handsome devil, you!
• By sending me your videos, you are signing the rights for them over to me.  I will not be using it to make any money, so don’t expect any royalties.  The only payment you could ever hope to receive is my eternal gratitude and, possibly, some extra traffic to your site.
• I will have complete discretionary control over what clips from your video I choose to put in the final film, so don’t send anything that will keep you from running for office someday.  I’m just sayin’.
• Remember that old saying?  The one that says something about "Dance like no one’s watching"?  Do that!  Dance like the wind!

I cannot stress this last point strongly enough…

ANY VIDEOS I RECEIVE THAT ARE PORNOGRAPHIC IN NATURE OR THAT DEPICT THE USE OF ILLICIT DRUGS, ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR, OR THE DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY WILL NOT MAKE IT INTO THE VIDEO!!  IN FACT, THEY WILL BE IMMEDIATELY DEEESTROOOOOOOYYYED!!!!! 

Be sure to include some ideas about the title of our film and a link to your blog or website if you have one.  You don’t have to have a blog to participate, anyone is welcome to play along, but maybe I can send a little traffic your way if you do.  And PLEASE, tell your friends/readers about this project!  The more videos I get the better the final product will be!  And I don’t have that many readers, myself.

I’ll keep you updated on our progress right here at Fold My Laundry Please. 

Now get out there and dance badly!

All authors and readers from Humor-Blogs.com are also invited to participate!  Come play with us!