Visit Me In Shanghai (Mark Your Calendars)

At the current rate of cash burn, A Very Big If is projected to reach one possible conclusion sometime during the summer of 2007.

When that happens, the contingency plan is to relocate myself to Shanghai, China for a unspecified period of time to complete my current writing project.

Shanghai, if you haven't been paying close attention, is considered the new hotness when it comes to cosmpolitan metropolises.

My father owns an unoccupied three bedroom apartment in the city, which is where I'd be staying. And I'm throwing the doors open to visitors during that time.

That's right: free housing in Shanghai during the summer of 2007, for anyone who'd like to visit me.

Response to this particular part of my plan has been very strong among my friends, to say the least. If everyone who has said "I'm so there" actually shows up, we'll have the beginnings of a new hit reality show.

Now I'm fully aware that this is one of those ideas that is often spoken of during idle moments, and inevitably fails to substantiate, despite the best of intentions.

And yet here I am, living a life that is clearly a manifestation of such an idea. So let's not dismiss this particular notion just yet, as fanciful as it may seem.

Imagine yourself walking through the streets of Shanghai, about a year from now.

Sounds nice.