TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Monday, July 3, 2006

11:46 PM
Posted by jodi rose

back in the blue attic, listening to keith jarrett, working through the 5 page to-do list so I can really feel I deserve this 'holiday'.
last week is the closest thing to a 'normal life' I've had in I can't remember how long. very grounding, coming in to the same place each day, typing away, then out in the evenings for various social events.
russell took me along to see their work in the kelvingrove preview showing - gorgeous museum, all those natural science exhibits you remember as a kid, stuffed animals, crusader battle axes, some amazing artworks. went for a donder along vast halls with gorgeous sightlines of bizarre artefacts through the archeways; Dali crucifixion painting, lots of impressionist works, crazy Scottish heritage room - very cool. made souveneir pennies then went for an innocent gun at the goat. (innes and gunn fabulous whisky brewed ale. mmm)
thursday over to edinburgh for nazli's theatre company first birthday, met some lovely people, came back and friday managed to drink too much and make new friends on the dance floor at the pig and butterfly. lucy and nts crowd having much-needed debrief about work, so I had a dance activist moment to the old boys orchestra or something like it, playing hilarious johnny cash - meets love boat style covers of disco hits - from paris to berlin; doncha (wish your boyfriend was hot like me) with bongos, roland synth and acoustic guitar. unexpectedly fab.
meandered around the west enjoying the sunshine on saturday, walk along kelvin river almost like being in the country, had 2nd hand retail therapy (and then had to repack this morning - ouch. it's deeply embarassing being such a seasoned traveller and yet consitutionally incapable of traveling light. maybe hypnotherapy would work ;)
and hung out in various cafes, then fairly much repeated on sunday with a trip to the transport museum, absorbing displays of beautiful antique cars, buses, trains, ship models, an old glasgow street. lovely.
like I said, close to a normal life. you can't even begin to imagine how much I needed that. caught up with philippa on phone from LA last night, only one star spotting so far, but he's a good one - the dark haired wilson brother (luke) at her local ultra hip santa monica coffee shop. then various actors in the auditions, and suitably decadent visit to chateau marmont bar, but no sky bar visit yet.
and for me, it's off to slovakia in the morning then a quick trip to berlin and back here for a few weeks. don't really want to leave, it's berlin 2002 all over again, but getting to recognise the signs better and respond to them these days.