And So It Begins...

I'm Spencer.

Edgar Spencer technically, but no one calls me Edgar except for my mom when she's incredibly mad. Since I'm 33-years-old, married, and live on the other side of the country from her, I'd have to say it's been a solid six or seven years since I've gotten the "Edgar Spencer Kyte" treatment.

Welcome to The 30 for 30 Project.

Consider this the sports fan version of Julie & Julia, the blog where Julie Powell made recipes from Julia Child's cookbook.

Yes, I just referenced Julie & Julia, and no, I didn't have to look up the reference — my wife owns the book, and I've seen the movie... twice; Amy Adams is delightful, and Meryl Streep is a treasure.

Enough about cute chick flicks that I recommend you watch, let's talk about this little project of mine.

I only discovered the 30 for 30 series this summer when TSN started airing some of the documentaries.

Did I mention I'm Canadian? TSN is our version of ESPN, only with a lot less college basketball and football, and a lot more hockey and curling.

Anyway, I got hooked by a few of the films I watched this summer, and then started scouting out buying the box set. Because my wife is awesome, she bought the complete set for me for my birthday at the end of October.



I watched a couple of the documentaries I had missed this summer, and starting mulling an idea over in my head, trying to figure out a way to talk about all the things each documentary made me think about without burdening my wife with the Herculean task of listening to me ramble about sports more than I already do each day.

Which led me to create this blog and embark on The 30 for 30 Project.

Over the next 30 days, I'm going to watch the entire series in order, one documentary per day, and then write about it here.

These won't be recaps or reviews of the films — though I'm sure there will be a little of both mixed in along the way.

Each blog post will be my take on the story being told, my impressions of what I just watched, and whatever else comes to mind. If you've seen any of these films in the past, you know they can be thought-provoking, and I intend to share my thoughts with you here.

Hopefully that will lead to some discussions about the subjects and topics each film focuses on, maybe more. If not, I still get to put my thoughts on paper (you know what I mean) and share them with whoever stops by this blog each day.

I know I've become somewhat disconnected from sports over the last few years — between writing about one sport for a living, and worrying more about my fantasy teams than my favourite teams, I've lost some perspective, and I'm betting others feel the same way.

This is my attempt to reconnect a little, and make use of the free time that comes with being self-employed and under-employed all at once.

This is The 30 for 30 Project... I hope you enjoy.