Inspirational lecture

Yo’ve gotta love Steve Jobs. This is such a great speech I had to post a link to it. It’s on the long side, but it’s totally worth it…

Apologies for the absence!

I am hanging my head in shame. After starting this blog with such good intentions I have allowed it to languish unattended for over a month. Admittedly only one as foolish as myself would hurl themselves into such a project just a few days before moving their entire life from one country to another. A more moderate, patient person would have waited. But never mind, I’m here in lovely Galway now, and pretty much settled. So blogging is back on the agenda.

And what a lot I have to blog about! Since I last posted here I have driven halfway across Europe (which was, as it always is a fabulous experience, and one which I cherish, because I’m sure it won’t be long before the fuel crisis makes this impossible).  I will try to post some pics of the journey soon. I’ve been thinking a lot about transport in the future, by the way, and how we can think creatively of ways to get around. But that’s for another post.

Sadly, half way across France our poor  old car lost her fifth gear, so the latter part of the journey was a bit nerve-wracking, especially as we absolutely HAD to make the ferry, as it was the only one with kennel space for our lovely dog (the Bean). She detested the kennel room (with reason, as it smelt vile and was filled with barking dogs). She’s quite sensitive the Bean, and it was upsetting for all involved that she wasn’t allowed in our cabin. But apparently it’s due to fears that another passenger may be struck down with pet-related anaphylactic shock in the middle of the ocean. Seems unlikely to me, but I guess you never know.

So Galway is great – we’ve lucked out by arriving just before the Arts Festival. My new job is good too. Working for a Media company, which is getting me back into thinking about social psychology, linguistics, typography and visual communication. And I’m hoping to get involved with the Transition Town Galway project, which is in its infancy. Creatively, I’ve been getting into embroidery and needlecraft, and hopefully will be starting a course on dressmaking (or maybe the textile design course) in September.

All of which is quite thrilling, especially after the months of inactivity, indecision and waiting in Rome. I miss the old place of course, and the friends we have there, but Rome’s so big and old it’s not going anywhere too fast. So hopefully this spirit of optimism and motivation will continue, and this little blog will flourish. I don’t know quite what to promise you…variety for sure. I guess I just have to write away and hope that someone out there may be even a tiny bit interested. By the way, my camera is old and pretty temperamental, so in the interests of having some imagery I may have to refer to pics on other sites. If any of this contravenes copyrights please do let me know!