100 Books Project :: The First Response
April 29, 2009
[Book #4 :: April 9, 2009 :: Bruinwalk, UCLA Campus]
Less than
48 hours after I started this project, the gift I left was received by
a UCLA who proceeded to give me a wonderful gift. A few excerpts:
"Greetings!
I
found your gift (Book 4 of 100) on Bruinwalk at UCLA as I was
walking/rushing- just like every other day- to class 8:55 am on Friday,
April 10th, 2009. I shared it with the class and my professors as soon
as I walked in at 9:00 am. When I opened it to read it, I found it
coincidental/amusing that one of the ideas expressed in the work is to
just find “Ordinary Sparkling Moments” like this on the busy path of
life, or the busy rush to class in this case. Perhaps it was
intentionally placed here for that exact reason.
I am a 4.0 GPA
undergraduate 2nd year student/saxophonist at UCLA Music majoring in
Music History aspiring to become a conductor, professor, musicologist
etc. but mostly, to become an artist. This work of art you have
created is indeed inspiring. I have not read it yet as I just got it
yesterday but I have flipped through every page of it and I absolutely
love it. More so, I thank you for sharing it with the world not only
in bookstores but also through this unique way of ‘sprinkling’ it
around the world from Tokyo to D.C.
This book came at a perfect moment.
Thanks for being an artist."
Thanks for sharing this project with readers of your blog, and for sharing this outcome. I hope you will be able to share more stories as books are found. There really is nothing better you could be doing than to spread this type of “surprise” around in the world. The world needs it.
Take Care
How beautiful!
you are changing the world my dear.
xo
That is incredibly awesome Christine!!!
You are so inspiring! I love it!
This project of yours is great. I know that Amy Krouse Rosenthal did something similar with her book, “Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life”. What you are doing reminds me of Post Secret a bit also. This first story about the student who found your book was really fun to read and I also hope that you will post many more comments from people who find the other books that you have left. I bet receiving these notes from the “book finders” is like a holiday for you! Such fun! Love it!!! Keep on spreading joy Christine. Thanks!
chills.
i just love you.
What a beautiful idea…I am so inspired!
oh how I love this… and you… ok, I got a little teary… such a cool and inspired project you have going…
How purrrrrrrfect that the 4.0 Undergrad in a rush to class, came upon OSM and seized the moment to take it. Sprinkling the world with your words, whisperings and musings into strangers’ worlds….it’s like spreading invisible confetti in the Universe and decorating many interior worlds that are walking the planet.
Love, Trish
patriciadolan@comcast.net
Aw! YAY!
This is wonderful!
yay!!
amazing, love it…goosebumps…
Perfect!
BTW, don’t want to concern you, but there appears to be a giant ghost hand pointing out the location of OSM to passers by. There may be supernatural book-faeries taking part in this wonderful project. xx
you make my heart thump and pitter patter….wonderful