TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Friday, March 7, 2008

9:24 PM
Posted by jodi rose

"Be who you are and be that well." Saint Francis de Sales.

Well, at least I know I'm doing something right.
It's been a tricky few days, negotiating, massaging and reflecting on egos, personal connections, humility, and where exactly do you draw the line.

Thinking about the kind of community I have here, and how incredibly valuable those warm personal connections and ongoing friendships are. They make it possible to survive. Meeting up with Jas for sunshine, writing lyrics, making soup, hanging out talking art music and love; Joni taking me out for brunch and since Bondi was closed for storms, spending the afternoon into evening at Schwarzwalderstuben drinking sekt, as it was too dangerous to go outside because of the hurricane. We looked at the gale force winds blowing flowerpots off balconies and making street signs wobble, and ordered another glass. The staff played Bob Dylan's 'Hurricane' at the zenith of the storm, and we made plans for her new fabulous creative works. Som came through with emergency laptop when my hard drive decided it was no longer for this world - eeeeeek fingers crossed all the data will come back - and came into the gallery to help with speaker placement and recording the talks tomorrow. I think it will be a lovely event, hope to get some interesting conversations happening, and hear some crazy sounds.

That's all for now, back to my notes on vibration, voice, transmission and diffusion. The people who arrive in my life through various random connections never fail to amaze me. I am completely humbled by their interest and engagement and curiosity, it makes everything worthwhile.