As has been proven to me a couple of times now, Internet voting can present some problems. In order to avoid said problems I had been percolating about how to collect my SARATS votes this year. Had been. I now know what I'm gonna do. My intention is to take to the streets and collect video of impartial local strangers as they vote for their favourite trees, which will be presented to them in hard copy form in a binder or something using a laptop slideshow.
I will attempt to spread my vote collecting around; shopping malls, the University of Western Ontario, Dundas & Richmond (the most interesting downtown intersection), and any other spots that pop into my head. The one neighbourhood I might avoid is my own, because this activity is going to prove for once and always that I am a total freak and/or weirdo. I'm thinking I should leave the cam on the helmet and wear it as I do my vote gathering and maybe even create a RANTWICK T-Shirt to wear while I do it... there's no such thing as bad press, you know.
When I'm done I will create a dramatic and suspenseful video that tallies up the votes and declares the winner of 500mL of pure joyjoy tree juice, to be released early in 2012. Such is my dedication to you, dear reader, that I will happily humiliate myself in order to represent your tree in the Second Annual Rantwick Autumn Tree Smackdown. Mrs. Rantwick is somewhat vexed, but as always will roll with my stupidness because she is awesome. On one of her Birthdays (years ago now) I did something similar, collecting video of strangers saying "Happy Birthday L****", and she loved it.
Please keep your eyes peeled for trees and spread the word... our esteemed judges must be given a reasonable number of choices!
Yer Pal,
R A N T W I C KPS - Guesses at Mrs. Rantwick's first name might be my next contest, although the winner will have to keep that secret right to the grave.
PPS - Since I'm going to print the pictures, smaller, email and Internet friendly pics probably won't look as good, so feel free to send larger attachments. I'll smallify them for the web site, but keep the big 'uns for printing.
PPPS - Never mind that PPS print thing... I'm gonna use a laptop instead.
5 comments:
Printing provides a bit of a problem, as photos always look different went printed. Typically they have to be optimized differently for printing than for onscreen viewing.
I assume you will at least have them all printed at the same place at the same time, so the print quality will be consistent?
(that said, I fully support this insane way of handling the voting)
I agree and had thought about how I might keep it fair in print. Another option might be to carry a laptop with a slideshow... I may well do that instead.
Liane
I win
Hey Anon, way to take that knowledge to the grave.
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