TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Friday, August 4, 2006

9:42 AM
Posted by jodi rose

so easy adjusting to berlin state of mind. never go to bed before 2 and don't get up until at least 12. the state has noticed the vast population of artists in the city with a monthly public transport card that starts at 10am every morning, recognising that many people don't work normal hours. although really, the streets are almost dead until at least 3 in the afternoon. and jasmine tells me that it's perfectly normal, nothing opens until 12. am almost ready to give in and become a complete night-owl.
went to an art opening tonight that involved dancing in the window and conversation about fassbinder, interspersed with cute pony-tailed miss kittinish girl who invited me to dance then said 'I really like your...style.' very friendly. A glimpse of the decadence the city is famed for. Ran into some festival friends from helsinki and vilnius, going to catch up with them at the mile long beer festival on the weekend, hope to find a second hand bike at flohmakt to escape the tyranny of the night bus. learning pronunciation from the tram lady who announces each stop, and curious about really learning the language properly, to see if I can actually express myself and have a personality. Moments of lucidity in english, getting somewhere, but slowly. May as well be writing this proposal in german. And now that old famous sound artist who does work with bridges has gone and miked up the millennium bridge and the sound is played as you walk into the tate modern. damn, the friend who told me was quite incensed, but that's Jodi's work, was his response. Ah well. I'm sure there's plenty of room for many interpretations of the sounds of bridges. And my symphony will be heart-rendingly poignant. eventually. It's all there, simmering away.