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Date: 02 February 2008 13:04:48
Well, no, not really nearly. Sort of a way off but, you know how you start walking down a long street and you can see the building you're heading for but even so as it's a long, straight journey it's still ages away? Something like that.
aaaanyhow was trying to do one of my myspace blogs (diff audience. Most of the myspace friends are teens from the arts centre so I say slightly diff things on there - I think - and that's down) so I thought I'd blather on here as the footie starts...
So, where at? Anything changed since Weds?
Yes. For a start I got SO SOAKED the other day walking home from college you wouldn't believe. Clothes all sticking to me, things in pockets damp beyond repair in some cases, water soluble pencils in inside coat pocket beautifully colourful and vivid, just not on a canvas I would have chosen. Which was also the day I had to get straight out to do a group at a school CU. During which a fire bell rang. Where we then stood out on a muddy field for ten minutes. I gave up on having warm feet for the rest of the day.
And! Loads happening behind scenes. I think I can tell you that the new client is Spring Harvest... The rest will come in time but it's a cool thing to be a part of, I'm fond of all of the times I've been to Springy, bar one, which I probably moaned about on here... Then, just when I thought it couldn't get any cooler, I found out that one of my art students will be at the same week I'll be at which'll be ace. It's cool to be going with church friends and all that but they'll all have their families and I was anticipating some spare cog times as well. Nice to know there'll be twenty or so teens that I can spend some time with at times.
Apart from that? Hmmmm... Did a youth group last night which was the most amazing fun. We've been quite quiet for a while, not a bad thing, the current intake is perfectly formed and all kids that require some positive attention for various reasons so we've not been on a recruitment drive so that we can have a positive focus. It's never been about numbers for us, whether it's 6 or 60 (we've had both one week after the next, go figure) it's fun to be a part of. Anyway this week I said if it was quiet I'd hide in the office and do some drawing and it was, let's just say, not even remotely quiet. It was all sorts of aces and the kids we had, well, I din't think it might work, that we would have a little more policing to happen, that some of the groups wouldn't get along and, to the best of my knowledge we had no warnings given out and no real reasons to even raise a voice (well, there were two occasions but on both the teacher voice did the trick). SO I spent the evening sitting with a group of ten kids drawing and making shrink plastic and playing about and doing an impromptu and unplanned drawing lesson and we all had LOADS of fun. For the first time in a while, and I don't mean this negatively, I didn't want the group to end. Not that I want to be rid of it but by 9 pm having been working in one way or another from 8am I like saying good night and setting down so that we can all go home to sleep. Last night I'd have been happen to carry on and keep playing.
So, it's interesting. College has been challenging this week, so it's nice to have swings to go with roundabouts. Arts Centre is ace but, again, occasionally issue based, sometimes kids come to you with problems that you can't help with - short term at least - and those moments are always hard to accept and keep going through. But we keep talking and trying to help and hoping for breakthroughs. And there have been some amazing times at the centre, so again ups to counter downs.
RIghto, one goal scored, need to start washing up to footie rather than blogging. Hope things are cool in blogreaderland. And, again, normal service, rather than verbal tomfoolery, will be resumed as soon as.
Currently listening to: 5live: Arsenal vs Man City. Currently playing: When time allows: Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. DS. I'm so far behind on any semblance of gameplaying so nobody mention the end of any game for the past 9 months in case I've not completed it ta. Currently working on: A 72 page comic/graphic novel for release pretty soon... More news as it happens... :)