TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Saturday, May 13, 2006

9:45 PM
Posted by jodi rose

blurry today. car train airport taxi train walk train back in sydney.

got home in time for lisa's film premier as part of message sticks, at the opera house, about lapa (la perouse) panthers football team. very cool.
enjoyed the walk back round the quay, harbour lights keeping me company. still flat and existentially worn-out. realised partly need a new hobby. thinking about painting after inspiring conversation with sue. something very appealing about playing with colours and textures. not having to organise anything or get dusty on building sites or sit in front of a screen all day. funny how your life looks so glamorous from the outside (apparently!) meanwhile dreaming of stability and a home.
while a friend dreams of adventure and escape from the mundane. the everyday is ok, as long as it's on your own terms, and you can leave.
the sense of being stuck in a situation is what makes it unbearable.

right now I'm not coping very well. this constant travel is doing my head in. especially without the resources to do it in style. money is such a buffer. ah well, it all goes on flights and gadgets. lucky to have em I know. talking to the head of a media arts org in sydney tonight, he surprised me by being passionately committed to using public transport, getting around town to high-level meetings on the bus. well, that gives another perspective to my week in brisbane finding my way from the cultural centre busway out to various places. not so tragic.

dreaming of a room by the ocean with magnificent storms and light.
and an umbrella. figuratively speaking.