With classes to attend, homework to not do, a nonprofit to start, business meetings to worry about, emails to reply to, a website to make, money to raise, a blog to keep up, a book to write, a new vlog to produce, and the slight resemblance of a social life all on my list of things to do, I decided I should start a new project.

My best friend Jesse, being the creative genius that he is, approached me about yet another way to get the word out about the nonprofit and our efforts to make a difference in the world.

Here’s a reenactment of how it happened:

And I was like:

So here’s the idea:

I’m sure that by now you’ve all seen the youtube videos of people holding up note cards that have some kind of inspiring or awareness raising message on them. Many of these videos have become extremely popular, and Jesse had the brilliant idea of making our own “Laughing at my Nightmare” note card video.

However, this isn’t going to be your everyday, run of the mill note card video.

We want to make a compilation note card video. The first half of the video will be a bunch of people (you guys) holding up a single note card that has a problem or challenge they are currently facing written on it. Then, the second half of the video will be all those people flipping over their note card and showing a statement that says something like, “But I woke up today” or “But I’m still laughing” or “But I continue to smile” or “But I’m still alive”

We are pretty confident that this video will be emotionally powerful and perfectly demonstrate the entire purpose behind my blog and the nonprofit we’re starting.

So, if you can find it in your creative and ginormous hearts to record a five to ten second clip of you and your note card, and send the file to my email (shane.burcaw@gmail.com), it would mean a lot to Jesse and I. With your help we will be able to make this super awesome video. As long as you follow the loose directions above, the rest is up to you in term of what you write on your note card (funny, sad, serious, whatever!). Just send me whatever type of video file your webcam makes and I will worry about the rest.

Thanks everyone! Here’s to hoping this video makes a difference in someone’s life!