Peggy Lee moments

Is that all there is, is that all there is
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
If that's all there is

Allowing myself a Peggy Lee moment or two, there is always a downer after all the upheaval and emotional impact of an "Exhibition/Opening". Spent Monday and yesterday doing as little as possible after Sunday. Probably because the next few days are going to be a bit busy. Well here is hoping it is that and not another period of frustrated inactivity because nothing seems relevent.

The past few months have been pretty fraught on lots of levels. Personal stuff that I was able to work out -WHEN I finally got some energy to work on my pieces for the exhibition dragged me back early on. Unfortunately part of that situation is likely to rear it's ugly head again a bit further down the track but so far I am able to put that on the backburner and will sort it out as it arises. Which is good in one level because I am not obsessing about it but having that there is not heaps of fun. But unfortunately that is beyond any control of mine.

Then there was starting at VU and the usual nerves and sense of exhaustion that happens with new places, people, routines to be coupled with an entire new learning curve. PHEW LOL. Just as all that was happening we had the Commonwealth Games here in Melbourne which was fabbydoo as my mate would describe it. Squillions of exhibitions and music to run around-when I should have been working on my pieces and homework. And friends from Fiji visiting and family things.
But I dont regret making time to see Jimmy Cliff and Miriam Makeba or any of the exhibitions I went to.

Then there was the Exhibition itself and all the stuff involved with organisational work going on as well as the 'work' itself, two weeks before due delivery of the pieces I had hit a wall. A minor disaster in my work was juxtaposed with a personal attack on me. I just didnt need that. But nor was I going to let it go unchallenged because in the past I have let stuff from this sector go unchallenged for the sake of a peaceful life. This time there was no real choice but to respond. Which I did but it left me angry and far from impressed with a number of aspects of group politics. I think my response was rational and not too personal but I must admit my first instinct was to violence LOL. Which was healthy because I didnt resort to that :-)
Went through a bit of crisis there and spent a weekend on T's shoulder saying the usual not gonna do this - cant do this- wont do this- freak out stuff when it is all coming to a head. But responding rationally did give me a bit a of lift. And now it is all over but....... giggle snicker ROFLMAO. Yeah the witch in me still exists and being a tad more articulate dont hurt either!!

What I am trying to avoid is the anticlimax but cant help it there is always that sense of it after all this- ah the rollercoaster of life.
Sounds like a good time to start listening to BB King rather than Peggy Lee

Let the GOOD times Roll


Hey, everybody, let's have some fun
You only live but once
And when you're dead you're done,
so Let the good times roll, let the good times roll
I don't care if you're young or old Get together, let the good times roll