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It's been a great week! My very good friend![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
marrus came by for a few days and I got to play host (albeit badly). I spend so much time being a guest that it's a rare opportunity that I can enjoy the other side of that coin. Unfortunately my housemate Paul (the famous Paolo Garbanzo) was working a gig in Alabama so the three of us didn't get a chance to hang out, but that did mean she got a bedroom instead of just a couch (he offered).
Spending time with Marrus is always a blast, and always incredibly stimulating. We had some great conversations about the things we do and the lunatic lives we lead, and I even got to read a draft of her upcoming book (it's in editing with her publisher). We talked a lot about envy, specifically about being envied, and her take is that it can act as inspiration for other people to pursue their dreams, following our examples. Even though we've had this conversation before it's such a different perspective for me that it's always revelatory, and to drive the point home it came up in a conversation with my mother this morning. "I keep waiting for you to settle down, but everyone can't stop talking about how cool it is that you're doing what you're doing".
Thanks for the vote of confidence mom :)
Then last night was the highlight of the Onset social season - the Progressive Dinner. Since there are about twenty of us renting houses and rooms in the town, each house hosts a course and the party moves from house to house. We started out with cocktails, progressed to appetizers, moved on to soups, came to my place for salad, enjoyed the entree, and then I skipped dessert because I was already falling asleep (thanks Gabriel for the use of your shoulder). So much fun!
On another note, I've been thinking about writing up some of my Italian adventures for possible publication and Marrus mentioned that the feedback she got from her LiveJournal has been incredibly useful in writing her book. Because of this you might see some more serious writing in this space in the next few weeks, depending on how busy life gets (I am recording an album at the moment), and I'd welcome any comments you'd care to make.
marrus came by for a few days and I got to play host (albeit badly). I spend so much time being a guest that it's a rare opportunity that I can enjoy the other side of that coin. Unfortunately my housemate Paul (the famous Paolo Garbanzo) was working a gig in Alabama so the three of us didn't get a chance to hang out, but that did mean she got a bedroom instead of just a couch (he offered).Spending time with Marrus is always a blast, and always incredibly stimulating. We had some great conversations about the things we do and the lunatic lives we lead, and I even got to read a draft of her upcoming book (it's in editing with her publisher). We talked a lot about envy, specifically about being envied, and her take is that it can act as inspiration for other people to pursue their dreams, following our examples. Even though we've had this conversation before it's such a different perspective for me that it's always revelatory, and to drive the point home it came up in a conversation with my mother this morning. "I keep waiting for you to settle down, but everyone can't stop talking about how cool it is that you're doing what you're doing".
Thanks for the vote of confidence mom :)
Then last night was the highlight of the Onset social season - the Progressive Dinner. Since there are about twenty of us renting houses and rooms in the town, each house hosts a course and the party moves from house to house. We started out with cocktails, progressed to appetizers, moved on to soups, came to my place for salad, enjoyed the entree, and then I skipped dessert because I was already falling asleep (thanks Gabriel for the use of your shoulder). So much fun!
On another note, I've been thinking about writing up some of my Italian adventures for possible publication and Marrus mentioned that the feedback she got from her LiveJournal has been incredibly useful in writing her book. Because of this you might see some more serious writing in this space in the next few weeks, depending on how busy life gets (I am recording an album at the moment), and I'd welcome any comments you'd care to make.
