TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Sunday, January 7, 2007

12:01 AM
Posted by jodi rose

well hello.
am burning the midnight oil again. despite best efforts to maintain some semblance of balance in life, am caving in to obsessional urges once more. oh well, why fight it?

the holiday is almost over, I have refurbished some of my wardrobe and sewn a few brand new clothes - which is very exciting in theory, but they all look a little weird in practice. some kind of zen excercise for me to master in not getting disappointed when reality doesn't live up to expectation, I presume. Also the very therapeutic effects of slowly clearing out all those cut and pinned bits of fabric, making them into wearable items will hopefully release a little of that 'finishing things' energy towards other projects. and in the meantime, I have some way kooky orange huck finn pants and a very fancy dkny vogue pattern cross-over jersey top in wild tropical flower print. now just have to leave the house to show them off. that could be a problem, am getting more and more hermit like - it's that cancerian impulse. move sideways or stay in the rockpool.

what else? ah yes, spent the entire day listening to abc radio while I sewed - it was very educational, and entertaining. great re-runs of shows I missed during the year in their summer season; an interview with daniel lanois (world guru music producer), some experimental soundscapes; a lovely piece by sherre about her year in belgium and all the flea-market finds she shares with her parrot; history of the first computer built in australia in the 50's (siliac - not sure if spelt right); an anorexic girl talking about the voices in her head telling her that food was bad and even toothpaste would make her fat - lordy am I tired of living in this culture that demonises flesh so thoroughly. Maybe it's time to move to mauritius, where I've heard it's appreciated!

anyway, still doing my level best to be grounded and present in the moment. here now. on a daily basis, and existentially.