i caught up with friends (Sailor Lil, Curvy Kitty, Kirsty and Alistair) on Saturday... what an enjoyable, vibrant, eclectic group of people to spend time with (it was a pity about the weather though - we couldn't sit out in the courtyard - next time maybe) - we shared a delicious feast of food and wine that everyone 'brought to the table'... we got the work 'gossip and angst' out of the way, chatted and laughed about everything and anything, and shared interesting snippets of each other's lives - we listened to music and danced (sorry Lil, you missed that) - everybody's so different - different ages, different lifestyles, different lives - but oh so interesting and amusing... such a pleasant way to 'while away' a saturday afternoon...it was a bit of an introspective evening after everyone had gone though (no doubt thanks in part to the wine, the reminiscences and the music) - loneliness is a constant companion, but my babes help me through that - but depression was vying for attention and won for a while...
i had to shake off it's shackles on sunday before it dragged me down again...
it was such a bleak day outside - windy and wet - so i snuggled up on the couch with 'the gang' and spent some time on the computer learning how to use
Audacity - a free, open source audio editor and recorder - perfect for podcasting - i so wish we (we in the work context) could use some of the open source stuff that's available!!! - i thought as one of the IT people that it would be handy to know what it's all about and how to actually make a podcast, because it makes sense to me that at some stage we should surely have our author talks available to those who can't make it into the library - we really need to start using the technology that's out there to reach a much wider audience... so much potential the mind boggles... but i'll be ready (sort of)!!!!
monday was a 'family day' - i had me mum, aunt and brother around for lunch - i've been promising them deep fried vegies for ages (they're easily pleased!!!) so finally got around to fulfilling that commitment... it's nice to see them - it's also nice to see them go - to reclaim allie's (she's still coping - no more distressing episodes - but she does have very little bladder control) and shadow's and my space again... but me mum's frailty is becoming more and more glaring - (she was exhausted after the walk from the tram stop to my place and that's not a long walk - it's getting harder and harder for her to walk any distance these days)... luckily darrell could drive them home... he brought around a "live at the chapel" dvd for me to watch - looking forward to that!!!
and now it's time to do 'some domestics' before my away from my old girl working week starts all over again... but i'll leave you with this youtube clip - an interesting blend of musical styles - Robert Plant (rock) and Alison Krauss (bluegrass) - it's grouse....
