TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Friday, October 10, 2003

11:19 AM
Posted by jodi rose

good morning! still dancin' out here, dragged sole along to federation square last night and we danced with gene kelly. lots of fun, completely dorky and ridiculous, and fantastic, to be tap dancing to singing in the rain with hundreds of people in the middle of the city. love it. opening night of melbourne festival, all about the body.
getting mine moving is having an excellent effect on mood and overall outlook on life - there's so many adventures to be had.
the art thing is going well, cd remixes bubbling away, I'm playing with ideas for a new project involving film footage of bridges to be projected at live performances, and making lots of interesting connections with people. The fabulous Rick Hobbs is due to go and record the Tacoma Narrows bridge cables this week - and hopefully he'll be there on the anniversary of galloping gertie's plunge into the sound. I like that bodies of water can be called a 'sound' it's very cool.
thesis plugging along, reclaiming my original ideas and inspiration, and if that's a problem for anyone, they can go write their own. I'm writing the work that interests me, no correspondence will be entered into. Bridges, angels, metaphysical languages, transcendence, the divine voice, it's all goin' on! Oh yes, a little feisty today. It's a counterpoint to my generally unconscious desire to never have to deal with conflict or argue or upset anyone or make waves - which means I sometimes don't stand up for myself as much as I need to. Well not anymore. It's easy in writing, but I'll get back to you with the results when applied to life.
How about arnie being governer of california. that's demented. america really is very very very strange. the whole cult of celebrity thing - apparently there is now a recognised medical condition, called 'celebrity worship syndrome', the most acute sufferers being willing to cheat, lie and kill for their chosen idol, if asked. Although why celebrities would be asking anyone to do the above for them is beyond me. Unless maybe some hollywood drug money needed laundering, or you got entangled with yo gangsta rap crew, and took part in some drive-bys... actually I guess there is plenty of scope for celebrity crime - Free Winona!
enough of this for now, must go and administer some sculpture, bag a few lollies and visit one of the fantastic city bars in melbourne that I won't have access to for much longer. sayonara.