TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Thursday, October 13, 2005

9:09 AM
Posted by jodi rose

things fall apart, the centre cannot hold
..indeed and mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.

lying in bed still dizzy this morning. that penicillin seems to have kicked in, throat no longer feels like swallowing razor blades (mmm tonsillitis nice) but everything still aches, and my brain still turns endlesslessly around the various actions required for multiple projects and general organisation.

wrote a ten page to-do list yesterday in my strategic planning meeting - really need an assistant to type these up - was offered one last week, who promised to do anything.... but then I do have to fly him to Slovakia with me, so weighing up the possibilities.
anyway, juggling five major projects in the next 6 months plus general life organisation - again more than is humanly possible particularly the bits I hope to achieve in the coming week and a half. consulting business, with appropriate support mechanisms and structures, rather than a collection of ad hoc friends, colleagues and barefaced media arts piracy. Bring on the airplane I say. just LOVE that moment when you sit down, strap yourself in and there is absolutely nothing else you can do. at some point you just have to get on the plane, I keep reminding myself.

sorry for any repetition, am really very vague and fuzzy. think it's stress combined with nasty throat infection. you must be very run-down said the dr. aha tell me about it. somehow keep concocting new projects and ideas which mean those four months on the Danube won't be all that relaxing. except when Philippa comes to visit for serious spa indulgence in Budapest. Am looking forward to being back on the same side of the world as my other friends - but now have been entwined back into sydney life enough that it's bittersweet leaving. damn. that wasn't part of the plan. ah well, immersed in glasgow research and apparently it's the most stylish city in europe. excellent or maybe that's just pr. will let you know.

really must write all these emails setting up meetings and submitting proposals - while it is all very glamorous and exciting, it's also non-stop. but I guess that's life, until it all stops.

had a fabulous time chatting with john blades on background noise, where I was the special guest. aired midnight tuesday on 2MBSfm but stay tuned as the program will be online soon to download. he asked me about comgas, which I think will have to be renamed CIA - cult of the international artstar - and it's always fun to be reminded of the silliness aspect. and also talking about the project with different people reminds me of how passionate I am, which can still get lost in the detritus of everyday life, even when you do spend your time wafting around the world recording bridges and playing at arts festivals.

reading about the cult of the food blog in smh good living - now why didn't I think of that? http://chezpim.typepad.com/blogs/

go to insanely good restaurants, photograph the food, eat and write about it. sounds like a much better plan, Pim dines all over the world and is described in the Observer article as 'a petite and perfectly formed thirtysomething Thai woman who happens to be blessed with a high-end food habit'. Lucky girl. she recently went to el bulli which is my dream dinner date. eligible millionaire bachelors take note.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chezpim/sets/307952/

oh ok I know this time round I get to make my own fortune. but sometimes it's nice to be spoiled.
and it's kinda weird still realising that sometimes people look at me and see a way to get where they want to go - um, these coattails are pretty threadbare, it's all smoke and mirrors baby. but feel free to come along if you can make the journey more inspiring, fun, fabulous and entertaining.