everyday life

i forgot to mention this other day in my list of good things, but on sunday i purchased two tickets to see the philip glass ensemble perform the music to koyaanisqatsi live at the queen e over a showing of the film. i think the first time i saw this film was on much music at some point in the eighties – at the time it was a fairly new film (only a few years old). that it continues to be revived and shown in various venus 24 years after its release is a testament to the resonant and powerful messages conveyed by the combination of stunning filmwork and orchestration. i do not quite have a date lined up for this yet, but i bought two tickets to ensure that i would be able to share this with at least one other person. i am very much looking foward to this event, which is one of those things that comes around only maybe once in a lifetime (and lucky for me, just after my birthday, so i could justify the tickets as a birthday present to myself…)

i have somehow managed to be horrendously unproductive at work lately, but simultaneously meet all my deadlines this week. this gives the appearance i am working full-tilt, when really i’m having trouble focusing. i’m hoping that the anti-stress herbal supplement i got from my naturopath today helps in that regard after a few days.

in general the last couple of days have been okay, one of the women i’ve been representing in a grievance brought me a little chocolate today as a thank-you, which was super nice – and i just got off a long and funny phone conversation with a union friend who i haven’t seen for awhile.

as for the weekend? i’ve been making a plan in my head for a sewing area in the downstairs of my house since i have a lot of room down there i never use so i am going to look at the sally ann for a table to use for a cutting area. jess gave me a really good suggestion on a second table for sewing which will mean a trip into ikea sometime in the next few weeks. i’m trying to be a bit more conservative with money right now, so it may be awhile before i actually pull this plan together. besides thrift store excursions, i’m thinking i might start cutting a new quilt intended as a gift, and watching a movie with friends saturday, then spending some hardcore geek time on resist! cleanup sunday.

some normal life yes? this is the objective.