Last Thursday I received a phonecall from a lady asking me if I would be available to head to Japan for two months to work at the NZ pavilion at the World Expo. I have wanted to go to Japan for a very long time, so I said yes. Needless to say that this is a huge opportunity for me ( Read more... )

I have been in a malaise for the last few weeks. I'm not entirely sure why. I know a large part is the lack of reliable work. It isn't that easy being a freelance designer in a small industry. While my name isn't unknown, the work hasn't always been forthcoming. This is a major part of the reason I am considering a change ( Read more... )

Well, this update has been a long time coming. I don't know why, but every time I sit down to write a journal entry something inevitably drags me away. It has been several months since my last post, and a lot has happened. I don't intend to go into every little detail, but here is a little update.

I have worked on several shows so far this year in ( Read more... )

Well this post has been long overdue. Every time I have something that I need to put in this journal, something seems to pop up and drag me away from the net. *grumbles*

( My Birthday )

Well, this is my first posting in a while, and I wish I had something happier to say ( Read more... )

The funeral was yesterday. I think my grandmother would have been proud. We all wore a sprig of heather, and a piece of her clan tartan (I don’t have a kilt, but if I did I would have worn it proudly). I do like the sound of bagpipes - it must be the Celt in me. The piper played well. It was beautiful, but haunting at the same time ( Read more... )

I just got back from my ex’s place. We met this afternoon and went for a walk around a local park. It wasn’t exactly a walk, more like a ramble through bush following some old track markers up the side of a hill. It was a beautiful day again, and we both had fun. After that we went to the beach and watched the sun as it started to set, while ( Read more... )

Well, today was a very exhausting day. It started with two hours of paintball with some friends (my ex’s new boyfriend was one of them). I was only hit a three of times, twice in the head (on my mask) and once on my hand (ouch - I should have worn gloves). Nevertheless, it was a lot of fun, and it was a great day for it ( Read more... )

My grandmother died on Tuesday morning. She was at home and died peacefully ( Read more... )

I saw my ex tonight. We went out to a show together: “Angels with Dirty Feet”. It was a show about drug addiction. It was a great piece of physical theatre, and was quite emotional. It almost brought me to tears several times. I like theatre that can affect your emotions like that. I have seen a lot shows that are empty - actors just reciting lines ( Read more... )