Originally posted at Project Pedal...

I was talking to Amanda the other day about the strange sort-of sub-emotion in knowing the pilot for 'Pedal' is 100%... short of some disaster.

There is the obvious excitement, anticipation, nervousness, etc - but there is another reality that reminds me much of the last days before my first bike trip, which is: I have the money I think I need, I have the equipment I think I need, I know the route I'm taking, there are no more obstacles for me to work around... it's finally time for me to "walk the walk", for the lack of a better analogy.


And I think there is an inherent fear in that kind of situation - it's always easier for a person to be "that close" to their goals, but some unforeseeable [or even easily foreseeable] obstacle kept them from getting their chance. It's when there is nothing standing in your way... and you don't reach your goal - that there is nowhere to shift the blame, and that's a hard failure to face.


Having said that: I told myself I would try to focus on the "to-do" list today, I'm sure things will be added as the project gets closer to June, and I'll do my best to keep you posted. Also, I won't go into details on each point - that would make for a very long and very boring post, I'll simply write down the rough-list and then dedicate individual post to each "to-do".

The route & crew "pit-stops" / camping sites
The equipment [which is actually not entirely up to me]
The exact dates
The loose story [yes 'Pedal' is a documentary, but for purposes of the pilot, we are staging a few details]
The cast
The music ["bike trip wish mix"]

Lower-ranking "to-do's":
The PR
Some website re-arangments / preparations

Stay tuned.