TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

10:36 PM
Posted by jodi rose

my evening of sorting and tidying piles of junk is punctuated by calls from lisa who is out at the kylie concert. lalala lalalalala can't get you outta my head right now! earlier we had locomotion and i should be so lucky. lucky lucky lucky. I like her edited highlights, although the sound quality isn't great over the mobile, and missing something without the dance routines.

I met Lola today, who has been doing some dancing over her own - high kicks mostly - in Julaine's belly and now burst forth into the world. Literally born yesterday. She's the newest baby I've ever seen, and even though every parent thinks their child is the most beautiful ever, in this case they may have some reason to. Completely divine, she has simon's big lips and julaines strength of spirit - we think also her eyes, but she's currently very attached to sleeping and sleeping, only peering out of one eye to check the room every now and then. I was totally unprepared for the baby bliss - didn't expect to love her so much. yes, it's a cliche... Birth truly is a miracle. amazing energy having a brand new life in the room.

So, I guess that's where all this animal instinct leads in the end.
hmmm. A long way to go for me yet. From here anyway. Maybe there will be some unexpected twists and bends in the road and will end up much closer to where I want to be in the very near future. Hope so.

talking with lisa when I got home from brisbane last night about our lives. tired of being a freak. need to feel normal. at least some of the time. just something stable, somewhere.

if I knew the right signals, I'd send 'em.

but, the bohemian nomadic life isn't so bad I guess. checked out the 'other film' program at brisbane powerhouse, with a tribute to mary ellen bute - amazing animator and experimental film maker in the 50's. great polka piece, and wild coloured oscilloscope animations with very out-there sound. local artists work also featured, with filmmakers and live sound from a great selection of talented women - part of 'ladyfest'. guess it's all a matter of balance...

we're all doing the best we can with the resources we have in the circumstances we find ourselves in. had another of those crazy weeks of high level professional demands juxtaposed with abject poverty - it really isn't fun getting through the bits in between, although a good incentive to stay home, focus and work hard, listening to the radio for a reminder of the world outside my ears.