The Calendar Project 2012

I don't know what to say. I was sincere when I ended the Calendar Project. Now I'm doing a secret Calendar year. It was over when I ended it. Really. Since I ended it properly last year there is no pressure if I don't follow through. Since it's a secret no one but Kate will know I did it unless I'm successful. I hope Secrets and lies are a recurring theme for the project this year. Maybe it will give it a narrative.
I don't mean to cheapen the ending of the project. The idea of a Secret year seemed cool. I was perfectly positioned to pull it off. What if I did a year where I kept it to myself? Maybe I'll release the whole year at once. Maybe I'll always keep it to myself. Maybe I'll do one secret year. Maybe I'll like it better and keep the project secret forever. Maybe it will go into some "lost years" collection after I die. Maybe?
I'll say this. I have other ideas for future years. A live year. A year with a full band. A year recorded outside. I'm not committing to future years but I'll make this promise. Next time I say it's over. It's over. Maybe I'll take some years off. Maybe I'll always come back. But I won't say it's over until its over. Sure I've already ended it twice, after years one and five, but this time I mean it.
I intend to keep the Calendar Project tied to the acoustic guitar. I intend to uphold the deadline rule. This year I want to do as many bare-boned recordings as I can. I want to keep it feeling live. Not much room for collaboration on a secret year but who knows. You know how secrets are.