Mark your calendars: January 27 is LiveJournal Rabbit Hole Day

[vaneramos]

This idea comes from crisper via avad. It sounds mad and wonderful:

A few months ago, I had a dream in which LiveJournal and everyone on it went completely nuts for a day. The entire world had turned upside-down and inside-out and nobody was their normal self anymore. And it was such a good read, that I think it should happen for real.

January 27th is the birthday of Lewis Carrol, author of ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. Alice fell down a rabbit hole into a place where everything had changed and none of the rules could be counted on to apply anymore. I say, let's do the same: January 27th, 2005 should be the First Annual LiveJournal Rabbit Hole Day. When you post on that Thursday, instead of the normal daily life and work and news and politics, write about the strange new world you have found yourself in for the day, with its strange new life and work and news and politics. Are your pets talking back at you now? Has your child suddenly grown to full adulthood? Does everyone at work think you're someone else now? Did Bush step down from the White House to become a pro-circuit tap-dancer? Did Zoroastrian missionaries show up on your doorstep with literature in 3-D? Have you been placed under house arrest by bizarre insectoid women wielding clubs made of lunchmeat?

Let's have a day where nobody's life makes sense anymore, where any random LJ you click on will bring you some strange new tale. Let's all fall down the Rabbit Hole for 24 hours and see what's there. It will be beautiful.

Lewis Carroll is one of my favourite inspirations. Thanks, crisper, for the idea. Spread the word, everybody.

Comments

[poetbear.livejournal.com]

if someone posts this every few days,
then January 27th will indeed be brillig!~paul

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

It has sure started my imagination going!

[poetbear.livejournal.com]

me2!~paul

[robearal.livejournal.com]

I love the idea of Zoroastrian missionaries.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I know precious little about Zoroastrianism.

[danthered.livejournal.com]

January 27th is the birthday of Lewis Carrol

No foolin'? It's my birthday, too. Also Mozart's.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

An auspicious date. :-)

[rsc.livejournal.com]

And yet Mozart never set a word of Carroll!

I love this idea, and at the same time I find myself terrified at the idea of what some of my LJ friends might come up with.

A very cool idea!

[djjo.livejournal.com]

I will have to see where the rabbit takes me.

And I must rent Alice (Neco z Alenky) by Jan Svankmajer for the day.

Daniel - you'll love the movie. Wonderfully twisted.

Danny

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Hehe, be very afraid!

Re: A very cool idea!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a must-see!