A heap of new music that has arrived for me to have a listen to.
I must admit the Lisa Mitchell album is very easy to listen to. And then some other interesting stuff, is the new albums from Wilco, The Phantom Band, Phoenix, Great Lake Swimmers, Ocote Soul Sounds and even the Lemonheads who I never really got. 
Today is a good day, well so far. For starters it's payday, which means we have run out of espresso coffee and bread in the house so I am forced to get a delicious toasted ham and pecorino, pesto sourdough and strong flat white at L'espresso. I ride there on my new old bike, and chat with the lovely familiar faces while sipping coffee. As I get older, these little joys are very reassuring.
All day yesterday I discarded my rigidness and put my iPod on shuffle. I even played a little 'iPod shuffle tennis' online with Sophie, and I have to say it's really interesting to see what's on your friends iPod. I'll say it now....Sophie Oxford is a metal head!!!
Last night I finally put time aside to talk with Matt about designing a new corporate identity as I am retiring 'Sevendays Photography' and I am becoming my own brand, if that makes sense. In any case, Matt showed me a bunch of fan-bloody-tastic ideas and I'm really excited about a freshen up for my website and ID.
And one last thing (other than having and all in family cuddle in bed this morning) is that our dear friend Lou had a successful stall with us at the market on Sunday and she has started a blog! Check out her illustrations, so dang cute. We're going to get some prints for the girls room and frame them. Welcome Lou.....love ya kiddo!
Not a good end to the weekend really but I did get a chance to work on some images I took for a Health Services client. I kinda like this one.
It's already bloody Sunday afternoon! $&#*!!!!
The only reason I still go into that sterile creative sapping job on Monday mornings is to keep the house afloat.
One day I'll be able to run my own show completely, seeing my girls when ever I like. I'll have sevenday weekends! I spent heaps of time with them both this weekend and just loved it. Little L is so clever, funny and downright beautiful. Tee Tee is a joy and actually clung to me for cuddles which just set my little old heart on fire. 
I've never really been a fan of Bonnie "Prince" Billy but I recently got a copy of a new album and really dig it. It's an odd one but it hooked me straight up. Especially the track 'You Don't Love Me' complete with double hand claps and lyrics like
'sometimes you like the smell of me or how my stomach jiggles.......but you don't love me.....and thats all right because you cling to me.....all through the night'
Rad.
Love this blog by Fergus McDonald! A reality bites blog of what us 'real' people actually look like. 
This weekend has been a real doozy. We had a date on Friday (Harry Potter), I picked up my new bike from Melbourne, our new friends joined us for dinner on Saturday and Sunday was a lazy day fishing for Trout and hanging out at the charming old world residence of Doilyville. What a place that is! A grouse weekend, making new friends and trying to catch that elusive fish. No luck on the fish front but had fun trying....although I lost a few lures. Reminded me of an early date when I tried to impress Kim with my trout fishing prowess on the Akron river....but it ended up costing me a fortune in snagged lure thanks to Kims excellent casting abilities. Not. Lucky for me she put out that date. ;-)
Now I'm chilling out with a glass of vino, the fire is roaring and Mary Poppins is charming yet another generation of kids in the family room. I wish weekends went for longer, especially when I have a good one like this. Thanks to all our new friends for making the weekend a success.
I love Fridays, who doesn't? I'm over work by now and really need to have some fun. Althogh it's been a good week for hanging with interesting and rad people and this weekend is already looking jam packed with even more time with these wonderful people! We want to organise a massive cool people get together....it's going to happen soon, wheels in motion all that stuff...
Hopefully all going well I should have an unending supply of things to post about from this weekend and all going well I might just bump into this little gem on my new bike and take the Zoestar out for a drink.....(sorry Kim she's in my top five you know the rules).
Every so often I get a little burst of inspiration. It’s not so much that I have an unrelenting urge to paint a Sistine Chapel Master piece, more so that things I see, people I meet and things I read seem to rub off on me and I get one step closer to figuring out who I am, want I want to achieve and where my values truly lie.
Life events so far this year have been a major distraction, resulting in my normally obsessive compulsive focus slowly transforming into a muddy puddle of vagueness and lacklustre appeal. On the other side of the coin I’ve been a desperado trying madly just to keep up with myself. I know that makes no sense, however there is most definitely a few Rohan’s residing in this little ol’ head of mine. Thankfully for me I live with my bestest buddie (BFF), Kim who is a constant supplier of stability while I’m as stable as tumbleweed in a western movie.
Anyway I do ramble; the point is that recently there have been snippets of this odd feeling creeping inside me. It resembles calm, reassurance and structure. Is there a possibility of me being content (my all time life long desire)? Am I growing up?
I’ve learnt that I can’t keep up with everyone, I’m not uber cool, I’m not up with the latest, I’m not setting new standards, I’m not EVERYONES best friend,……I am however doing what ever it is that I want to, not being driven by forces that for a long time have been taunting me, indirectly and unknowingly.
No I’m not saying that all my problems are now solved, far from it. But at least I have something that my medication can’t provide, and that’s hope.
Hey kids
I'm going to do a shoot for the next issue of Thaw and I want to use a selection of 'Yarn Over Movement' pieces in a few scenes. What I was going to do was get some sent over (from Quebec) and then send em back.....annoying.
So I thought if anyone I knew wanted to order something from the range let me know and we can get it all done together. Just contact me and I'll collect the money and order through YOM.
They are hand made and beautifully warm. I ordered a supper dooper long scarf and Kim swears by it. I just get to look at it.
PS. if you want something tailor made then go to the Esty store and ask.....Yarn Over Movement Etsy Store
Tonight I'm shooting the cover for the next issue of Thaw which is our fifth issue and it's also the Spring issue. It seems odd though because this morning on my walk with Peggy I wasn't surrounded by fresh daises, daffodils or breeding forest animals. Nor was I surrounded by Spring fairies or the sounds of a harp playing in the distance. Instead all I saw was ice covered windscreens and steaming dog poo. So tonight I have to completely use my imagination for the spring feel. Lucky the theme for the next issue is about new love not pretty flower beds.
The reality is that it's freezing, under zero this week already. The trees are bare, my garden is in a deep slumber, the soil is sticky and moist, and when it's drizzly and cold it's hard on the 'happiness glands'. To remind my of winter...because it's just not obvious enough I change my desktop pic in the office each week. Here are the last few, they all make me feel like WINTER!
I think most of these came from ffffound
I saw this on the AGE website.....some custom job this is. Makes me think about a few bits of Oak I have been wanting to use. I might start a project making a new iPod Dock with computer speakers. Maybe not.
I've been wanting to make my own Gnocchi for like forever. I don't know what's been holding me back to be honest because even though there is a little prep work involved the end result was amazing. I used a basic potato and nutmeg recipe and made the most evil Gorgonzola cream sauce that was simply mind blowing. We had my folks over for dinner as our first special dinner guests in the new house, a sign of respect as the help they gave us for the house reno was amazing. Next off the list is Kims Dad who was a great help with finances!!
So if you get an invite for dinner at 'Orana' you might just be getting a version of home made gnocchi!
Oh and for the first time I have said yes to a 'free to a good home' kitten thats has a sad story of bogan abuse, but had been rescued by some lovely cat people next door and handed over to our care. He is called 'Bender' we inherited the name.....the ears were forcable and cruely bent back when he was a tiny kitten. Some people are really sick and should never be allowed to have pets.
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'Bender'
Although riding around on 'Blackie' has been/is good fun it is a little small for my legs, well it is actually a ladies 22" frame and I'm nearing 6". At times the handlebars knock on my knees on tight turns, my riding boots a.k.a cowboy boots hit the curb and scuff. So I'm considering a slight variation which I know may upset some people, but I have to be practical!
I'm thinking along the lines of a Mens 24" Indian, with headlight and parcel rack. It will be black of course in loving memory of Blackie. I will have to re-name it.....maybe I could just drop the 'e' and call it 'Blacki Jr Esquire II'.
I'll be selling Blackie on eBay along with my Mountain bike, just to be able to afford the newbie.
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