TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Thursday, August 4, 2005

9:01 PM
Posted by jodi rose

mmmm dinner is pumpkin risotto with sage and mushroom. am loving cooking again - even the share house kitchen mess doesn't bother me anymore, just get right in there and whip up the latest deliciious concoction. (it's also a food magazine name for anyone not in aust)
yesterday was broccoli soup - amazingly bright green and very easy, could feel my brain expand and get smarter when I ate it. cook broccoli until tender but still luridly coloured, reserve water when you drain it, blend, add water to give a velvety texture, serve with chevre and flaked almonds. had to make do with peanuts and bulgarian goats fetta, but it was still pretty good.
all part of my plan to try new things, and become a domestic godess. as opposed to the international variety, which I already am ;)
aim to achieve the kind of easy going casual hospitality that some of my best friends are so good at, now they've noticed I never cook for them. oops. always feel I have to tidy the house first - but over that now. the same two friends have also been giving me stern lectures about financial responsibility, budgets and sustainable income. hmm
although one of them finally managed to prod me into doing my tax this week - multiple projects and receipts from the last two years, which has been lurking over my consciousness for months... and my god it's a great sensation. no longer feel like a complete financial nightmare, having realised that I actually earn money from art - and fairly consistently at that. also satisfying to add up all those receipts from various circumstances and activities and have a sense that I am achieving something. every so slowly. but hey it's all about career longevity, as mentioned last time.
dad was very cute, he was at the apra gig - first time ever, member since the mid-80's - and told me he'd been up all night watchin live 8 on the internet, and really enjoyed the sense of occasion - and the various long pauses from the paris stage and tech glitches - made it feel 'more live'. he thought I could do something like that with the bridge symphony - and some very cool sponsors. but only the coolest, I'm not going to be associated with just anyold company.
it's strange, I am vaguely aware of having a public persona these days, but luckily it very rarely impacts on my life, so I can maintain blissful ignorance of the exact details.
damn shame it hasn't extended to free tickets for sigur ros - but give me time. and place. saw a lovely film this afternoon 'a century in stone' about the steel works in cleveland, eston and middlesbrough in northern england - who made the steel for sydney harbour bridge (yep that's what hooked me) - and have been in decline ever since.
amazing stories from people who worked in the mines for 20-30 years, the sense of passion and joy they had in life was gorgeous.
and the very wonderful middlesbrough transporter bridge featured in a number of shots - it's one of the kookiest structures, looks a bit like a transformer robot - perfect for my upcoming animation series - and is on vulcan st. how cool is that. hope to be doing a concert on it soon!