Minutes Meeting

So I joined a journalism group today.
The Macedon Ranges Shire Council runs (as apart of the youth scheme) a writer's/photographers group, where once a month a whole page of the Midland Express is dedicated news, stories and articles written by local budding journo's.

After emailing Marita, I tagged along for the monthly group meeting. Over the course of an hour, we chatted and discussed local events, issues and article ideas. Sitting in the portable school-like room, I felt like a welcomed outsider. The 4 other people who form 'Kyneton Minutes' explained to me the differance between this town; how it was very split charachter wise (Local bogans and former Melburnians of suburbia who now chase after the country 'dream' reside here) to that of Daylesford, Bendigo and even Melbourne's outskirts such as Sunbury and Taylor's Lakes.
As a self confessed city girl, my observations on this town are very much the same as a bird peering down and taking in the buildings, people, streets and culture.

Before the impromptu meeting ended, Marita set us a project; inspired from Melbourne's underground and writting scene (and possibly her uni days), we are to write quotes, stories or snippets of our daily lives that play the purpose of inspiring or making people have 'a bit of a giggle' in their day to day routine...to make their day or to give them something to think about.
We can wrtie as many little notes as we wish, and we can stash them anywhere, from the supermarket to the post office to the park to the train station..
The catch? We must trademark them (in the form of a smiely face and artist name- mine being 'L' and a cheesy, glasses clad cartoon) and the whole project is to be anonymous..

I must admit, I felt like a criminal, stashing the first two notes behind blocks of Dairy Milk and tinned fruit. It was like I was stealing, being all sneaky...but rather than taking, I was giving.
This little project should be interesting. I know I am devious enough to have a bit of fun with the concepts.

"The world is you oyster..it's up to you to choose how you eat it"