Yesterday afternoon I was checking my email minding my own business… as I’m apt to do when I noticed an email with the subject line Pecha Kucha – Invitation to speak. ?If I weren’t an art geek I would totally think this was some other random spam mail offering to help me enlarge my penis. ?However, I am an art geek and I know what Pecha Kucha is.
Around these parts it is something that happens every 2-3 months.
Pecha Kucha is a group of people that get together to give presentations (often about a specific topic) in a “20×20” format. ?This means each presenter is allowed 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide to speak about it. ?6 minutes 40 seconds in all. ?It is a growing worldwide phenomenon with nearly 300 cities participating. ?It started in Tokyo 7 years ago and the first Tacoma PKN started last June. ?Check out their website to learn more about it.
I’ve never been to a PKN, but I know about it. ?I’ve always wanted to go since it is an intriguing concept to me. ?Well on April 20th I’ll not only be able to watch, but participate (bites nails down to a nub). ?I was contacted by one of the organizers asking if I would like to be a presenter. ?They are holding the next PKN on Earth Day and the them is “eARTh.” ?Andy, the organizer, had read Sprouting Off and thought that I might be interested.
I milled over the idea for most of the afternoon wondering what the heck I would talk for 6 minutes and 40 seconds about and then I agreed to do it. ?Now I have 3 days to come with a title for my presentation, 2ish weeks to compile 20 slides (my photographs) and a 6 minute and 40 second presentation on said slides. ?Holy hell.
So I need some help interwebpeoplz. ?Like I said, the theme is “eARTh.” ?They contacted me because of Sprouting Off. ?So I’m thinking something along the lines of the changing food system in America, why I am covering over 1/2 of my lawn with vegetable garden, organic, good food, blah, blah and more blah. ?To be honest I don’t know. ?I have no direction here.
Help me out… what should the title of the presentation be? ?They would like the word Earth to be in the title some how. ?Give me some ideas.
PKN sounds really cool!
ideas:
“PLANeT EArTh & eARTh”
edible garden design
“eARTh, earth & EArTh”
I love the premise of
“permaculture.” With the making of your new planting beds it’s a thought.
Once again… you make me VERY proud to be your mama! Congratulations!
first thing that comes to mind is “she’s eARTHy” beasty boys inspired
or how about eARTH angELLE 🙂
or something involving ocd cause thats just you 🙂
k thats all i got for now 🙂
though i have no idea how these will tie in with anything exactly except that they say earth 🙂
I think you should take the ART to heart. Talk about garden design, why you are planting more food but still want a pretty space. How do you make food gardens pretty?