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Date: 07 September 2006 12:24:46
In at the arts centre atm, video capturing in one room, video uploading in another, kettle boiling in the other rooom. Truly a case of pre-caffeinated multi media. Next door there are the gentle strains of the primary school kids shrieking through their lunch hour and, apart from that (a big apart I'll grant you), things are somewhat quiet here. The calm before the storm.
September sees the lull before both music groups start up and a third, Christmas related music group, for good measure. It sees a little bit of DJing, beat box and b-boy dancing coming in as well, ooooh there's loads of stuff. I've got a hope that we'll see a couple more things start up soon: a youtube animation project on my mind, a photography project that another youthworker asked me if we could do and I'm well up for, that sort of thing. I'm in the hopeful dreamer state.
Had a positive meeting this morning which laid to rest the bones of the less than positive meeting the other day and have another meeting, at another youth centre to come at which, at least, I'm probably going to get a good cup of coffee. It made me laugh that, when I mentioned that I was at the other place the first thought of the person I spoke to was that they were going to try and headhunt me! HA! I'm far too fond of the arts centre for that.
Other encouragements have come in as well. The other day I was passing the Guildhall with a friend and decided to pop in, just to make sure they had power points where I was likely to be speaking. Can't remember what I said but it alluded to the fact that I'm both excited and nervous about the idea about speaking about the books what I did writ and the guy at the desk said 'you'll be fine, I know you.' A helpful comment, which led me to speculate to how it is that he does know me. He's been around a few times I've been speaking/helping out with stuff and the comment was delivered at just the right time.
Apart from that things are quiet and not always when I need them to be, but then again that's talking about my needs rather than God's desires which may well be two entirely different things. Personally I'm spending the occasional day emailing around frantically in the vein and vain hope that somehow someone will write me a comment or endorsement that will unlock a certain amount of mainstream comment on Dr Sylver and the kids she works with in the books. Generally I send out blocks of 20 or so emails and I'm lucky if I get one or two replies... but I am aware that everyone's busy and there's been times when, in a similar position I've probably failed spectacularly to reply or email people I should have. Hence, probably, the loss of contact with friends that at times I could not imagine life being apart from them: Vickstar, Ralph Mayo, Kafat Lam, Sarah E, Stu the squelch, Chad S Park, Jo P and others where are you? How are you feeling? What are you up to. If I do speak to any of you it's sporadically, something I fit between the weeks unmanageable tasks and others that I wish I could chat to more get shifted from one week to the next month to who knows when. I've got a letter to a friend that remains undelivered since Christmas to thank her for the presents to my kids. Awful. I have both a lot to learn and a lot of growing up to do and incidentally this video file is STILL not uploaded grrrrrr.... Must must must work on my work life balance for the life of me.
Hmm apart from that free flow of blather: loads to do (and not much time to do so) so off to the next task, which, sadly isn't chatting to the people I wish I could. One day... One day I'll get there.
Incidentally: sort of been invited to go back on the Mike Rimmer show on Cross Rhythms. Don't have a date yet, shall try and tie it in with the Book Festival talk if I can... So that'll be third week of October. Check out the show if you fancy (off of the Cross Rhythms .co .uk site 'cos it's well worth a listen and Rimmer's a top banana).