Day 14

Aaand she puts on purple once more.

One would hardly call it cerulean (although the horizon this morning was thus). Yet, in retrospect it appeared somewhat appropriate: it matched the cover of her MEDSCI142 course guide. Despite the irony, that was somewhat satisfying.

In a world where cerulean coloured T-shirts were rare, you had to settle for the (very!) small pleasures.



Thank you for sponsoring me Daniel! I enjoyed the conversation that we had ;)

Day 13

What a day! Today felt like the first day of Spring, finally didn't feel too cold this morning! Wore the light blue tee to celebrate :)

I would like to say a huge thank you to Frank, Christine and Nancy for sponsoring me today!

The grand total currently lies at $125.50

Day 12

A bright colour to contrast with that weather today :) 

Day 11

The depths of my wavelength

Are of shortened frequency.

I am the yonder – beyond azure.

I represent freedom.

The cold heart. 

安息

Day 10

I have now cycled through all ten t-shirts! My, my, tempus fugit - only 355 days to go in the challenge! Theoretically, if I wore the t-shirts in a cycle everyday, it would cycle through them all 36.5 times. That's going to be interesting. According to statistics, the average number of cycles that a t-shirt goes through in its lifetime is 40 cycles. Funnily enough, I've never actually considered that when I wear 'normal clothing'. Have you?

All Ten upon the day of arrival. 

Day 9

WOW! Just over one week in and the $100 marker has been reached!!!!!! I was going to post a notice when the $100 mark had been raised, but - wow, I logged on to see that it had been surpassed!  The current total lies at $117.00

Thank you to everyone who has sponsored me so far for making this possible! Let's keep it up, and the ward for Kidney Kids will be built in no time!

I would also like to say a big thank you - Wenzin, for sponsoring me today - and for all the support that you and Zie have given me these past few days with everything that's been going on.

Today I wore teal. Funnily enough, whenever I hear the word, it reminds me of a blue duck. I've no idea why, really. 

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Le huitième jour

Le huitième jour! Aujourd'hui, je portais une t-shirt bleu fonce - c'etait un grande experience! Merci beaucoup pour des personnes que me parrainer - en particulier Reuben - Merci.

Bonne nuit tout le monde :)

(P.S. I've tried to be as grammatically correct as possible, but I apologise for any errors! It's been a while since I've written in French - Feel free to correct me if you spot any mistakes, I'll be happy to know :)

Day 7!

FINALLY HIT THE ONE WEEK MARK!
YAY!!  51 more to go :)


So far, it's been an amazing experience. Over the past week, I have met and talked to so many people who have been so supportive about the cause. Each time, I can't help but feel so awed by the awesomeness of everyone that I've met, and for the support that I have received by so many. I would like to say a huge thank you to Kailun and the Marvellous Marvin for sponsoring me today! Thank you so much for your support guys, I will endeavour to do you proud :)

Wearing the shirt is beginning to subtly change elements of my life already is so many ways. Although I expected it, it is still surprising to find that the time taken for me to dress has been cut down - exponentially.

Funnily enough, still feels rather strange to wear such boldly colourful pieces of clothing. I'm still slightly surprised at myself when I actually realise it.

Today I wore orange. For the first time in my life. I have not in memory ever worn orange. Orange.
It was quite a momentous experience. I couldn't help wishing that I had a green jesters hat to wear.


It would've been quite cool to go to uni as a carrot.

Daaaaaaay 6!

WoOoOoot! I would like to say a great thank you for the support of you peps at uni today!

I would also like to say a massive THANK YOU to drunken_macster for sponsoring me in the Challenge, as well as everyone else for the pledges of support!

Today I wore the 'iridescent green, and Nick and Brodie who knows what tomorrow may bring? ;)

Day 5

What a day! Finally got the chance to set up the fundraising page and launched the Challenge to the world.
I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who have responded to show me such an amazing amount of support.  I would like to give me deepest thanks to Anzie, Robbie and Elana for getting right behind me and sponsoring me at http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/i_am_carmen/, and to all others who have pledged to help and support me with the cause. It's been overwhelming. It would be true to say that you guys truly give me the fire to keep burning. 


Today I wore what I can best describe as 'duck blue'. The camera didn't turn the colour out too well, but this is the best representation of it that I can find. 


(And Joy, Yes, I'll wear it tonight :))

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/jdcb42/294375113/

'Really? I was thinking of perhaps just a nice duck-egg blue with a few stars' - Terry Pratchett

Day 4

So, I've finished my first (half) week of wearing the shirt, and now it's the weekend! Today I chose to wear gray, except that it was called the exquisite name of 'Wafer'. (I've no idea why it's called 'Wafer'.  I don't think that Wafers are gray....or are they? )

Day 3

Today I wore purple. Ah! The colour of emperors, the epitome of classical antiquity derived from snails! Day 3 already! Only 363 days to go...

Day 2

So, second day of the challenge! Decided to wear the 'royal blue' T-shirt and couldn't help thinking that it matched the colour of the sky this morning :)

Met a fellow Challenger today - she had been doing it for EIGHT months. Wow. Somehow, I don't think that it's hit me that I'm going to be doing this for an entire year.... another 364 days!


Had my first experience today where someone greeted me by my name - before I told them what it was. This was at the sushi bar, and it was a fascinating experience! At first, I was slightly confused ("How di-d you -(ah.... Right) - know?"). Well, at that point, I felt that I should know his too, and an interesting conversation was sparked right there. It's great how the shirt's an icebreaker. Have you ever had those great conversations with people and then end up leaving without even knowing their name? It's nice for a change to start with a solid introduction :)
 [As a side note, I also had a great conversation about the subject with a few particular persons at my Lab today ;)]

Day One

So, I was so excited to begin the challenge (have been waiting since June) that I decided to wear the red t-shirt to uni today. I was planning to start on a momentuous day to mark this journey, but then, as they say carpe diem?

Every day's supposed be special, right?

Interesting things that I noted :

1. I felt immediately more open for some reason and felt very conscious that my name was emblazoned, if not on my forehead, then on my chest and that funnily enough people knew my name before I introduced myself to them. (Surprise surprise!)

2. It felt 100x times awkward walking late into a  small lecture for the first time – especially when the podium was near the door…

3. I actually felt the impulse and excitement in hanging up my clothing into the wardrobe. It'll be interesting to see how it goes when I'm limited to wearing only one type of shirt for an entire year.....

Arrival of the T-Shirts!

Tuesday 17th of July 2012

Excited! They were sitting on the front step when I came home this afternoon! Was so keen to see what they looked like that opened it right there and then. Wow, double rai-, no triple, no - deca rainbow!! So many colours. It's going to be interesting to see how I find wearing them after going 'dark' in my teenage years :) Tried them on to make sure that the size fit (it did - perfectly (phew!)) and spent some time getting them all nice and organised in a colour coded fashion :) - now I just have to set up the fundraising!

So keen to start the challenge!