Life is packed full.. of good fortune and adventures

good luck to you !It’s always good to remember how incredibly lucky i am, living in a developed country, having a roof over my head, access to public transport, and some kind of employment, as well as amazing social support networks. Many people around the world don’t get this lucky.

There’s been so much going on in my life lately:

  • moved house back to Northcote which is very delightful, Lou and Anto have been putting heaps of energy into making a new dream house with a beautiful garden.. i’m struggling to deal with all my excess baggage newly out of storage (move on, baggage, move on);
  • went to Womadelaide music festival, an extremely exciting and wonderful trip involving South Australian salt beaches, Mama Kin, Ojos de Brujo, Nortec Collective from Mexico, and much more;
  • went to see Alice in Wonderland and loved it – except for the 3D;
  • riding my amazing new bike every day and getting so much enjoyment from it – so super fast i have to be really careful;
  • joined in Tim and Sam’s working bee sessions up at Elphinstone Manor, put up curtains in their bedroom, worked on a new carport with Tim, planted some trees and helped dig a long ditch for the plumbing pipes;
  • read Russell Banks “Dreaming up America”, a history of the USA through his experience of film;
  • went to see Lauren Simmonds’ exhibition down in Footscray, an intriguing paper-based installation;
  • saw Monsters of the Deep in 3D at the Comedy Festival – very funny;
  • joined the first chorus band of singers in recording with Emma Tonkin at Fairfield tafe studios;
  • catching up with Buffy season 8 in comic book form, and it is getting super scary,
  • plus all sorts of other things involving meditation and yoga.

But telling stories here on the blog.. haven’t had the follow-through lately. Too busy enjoying life, too nervous about writing in public, too stressed about moving house and finding new workplaces.

So there’s the overview.

Maybe i’ll come back with some detail, one day soon.

Creative Commons License photo credit: cloud_nine

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2 comments

  1. aw. Lists of things to be happy about. That’s why we were given dot points in the first place… Is it still as good now as it was then?

  2. hi darl, have now written 2 comments that disappeared into cyberether and have exhausted my witticisms. in short – you are a born writer. i love your blogdom. what a full life you lead. happy 4 u that you’re back in northcote – home huh? c u in the north bello x

    [chalk reply] So sorry Tash that your comments were swallowed by the evil ether of cyberness. Darn that interruption to your witticism, how frustrating. And thank you for your very kind lovely comments, you are a sweetheart. Yes when will i see you on the north side? xo

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