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Date: 19 March 2008 08:46:52
Hey all, mixed day for me today. For a start got work coming out of ears (meeting, meeting, break, meeting, set up for gig, gig, set down) and I'm a bit lethargic before I even start. Today is work from 9.30 - 10.30 and one of them is in the wrong timezone :) May be good though, battley type meetings a couple of them but we'll see. Positive possibly to come ((all art centre related natch atm)).
Spring Harvest starts next week so, again there's that pensive air to proceedings. My side of things: Exile Road stuff is all done as well as I can do it, there's no more work to be completed (well, one more thing but it's an - if you can do it - type thing rather than another teeth filled deadline) but it is the cusp of people seeing it and starting to mention the project... How will it go down? Will various age groups pick it up and enjoy it for what it is rather than... Well, hmmm... Again it's a wait and see moment really. Like I say I've done the best I can really, now I just have my breath held in for a week or so and see if anyone mentions it on the Spring Harvest forum or via word of mouth.
One lower point on that score was the fact that I've recently found out that the Dr Sylver books are unlikely to be carried by the book stalls during Springy. That's a bit of a shame for me, it struck me as a good cross marketing thing and that would lead in nicely to Sylver 3. As it is I may see if we can get some flyers printed out or something in time (hey, woo, another job) but otherwise have to rely on word of mouth comment following Springy. Was a little disappointing that's all. While Sylver is not the newest fiction series on the block it is (he says massively egotistically and playing a fanfare MP3 as he type this out) very well reviewed and endorsed. But hey, maybe its time will come.
Apart from that had two wonderful nights at arts centre (podcast and music) and we've got a gig tonight then a new staff welcome night thurs. So, again, no rest times but very blessed to be working with such an ace group of kids. Very grateful for that I am. For college I'm starting to take one cohort through their exam paces now and again I feel quite blessed to be a part of that.
Lastly was mooching through the book sampler I picked up at Wesley Owen the other day now that I'm on the last chapter of Whatever happened to the Ark of the Covenant (which I've become very taken with and just bought two more copies as pressies for friends and my one will go in the church library). It's a shame and, in the same way that it's the first book that's really caught me since Velvet Elvis I hope that another book comes around and grabs me once I've finished. Anyway, was reading through the sampler and found two that caught my attention for various reasons. One which contains a link to the arts centre that, again, I feel quite blessed by so that's something positive to follow up.
Righto, off to get a bus to meeting 1. Woo :) Hey and Whoa (and all that).
Currently listening to: Onehundredhours and Jamie Hill. Currently playing: Contact and Jam sessions. Currently working on: Dr Sylver 3, Exile Road follow up stuff, college As level prep and Exikle Road rock opera...