It's Nice To Be Home

CalArts now seems like a dream sequence, it did as soon as I got home. It's hard to reconcile the experiences of the last nine months with life back in Sheffield. It is great to be back. Though I am taking it slow re-connecting with friends as it feels a bit, erm, cheeky re-inserting yourself into your old life. I have to be considerate of others and not just go 'ta-da!' here I am. Or at least thats how I feel.

A rather valued good friend managed to get me a well paid temporary job, which I really love. Doing PR for b.TWEEN 08, a media/technology/creative event happening in Manchester next week. It's fun. It is so nice it makes me feel like, wow, have I been here all year and not noticed? I don't know, that struggle to bring back California Me pervades all my thoughts.

I have seen a rather successful artist good friend and she's had a great year and I liked hearing her news. I popped into S1 and Bloc and although both are doing well the Arts Council are really putting the squeeze on all art organisations. The Arts Council just pisses me off and I have a lot to say about what they get wrong but I fear if I start to blog that I will be here all day, and also may lessen my chances of getting money off of them, which I probably will want at some point. Even though I think having an Arts Council logo on your artwork is deeply uncool.

Obvioulsy re-uniting with husband was lovely and we are so back into normality again that for me it feels like I haven't been away. I don't think he feels the same way, the nine months having been harder for him. But we've done it. I think that is the longest we will have to be parted and its behind us now.

My little 2-year old friend, Freya is doing very well and is lovely, as are her parents whom I adore, (Pat & Jo) but I don't think Freya remembers me. And that makes me a little sad.

Feeling at home involves re-connecting with people and also tastes of home. Tastes include:
eating fish and chips - our local chippy has changed hands and they now do soggy chips which I cant stand so I'm a bit gutted about that
curry - love it, love our takeaway, wish I could eat it every night
HobNobs, eaten some at work
Ribena - tastes better out of a box rather than out of a bottle
Fruit flavoured beer - Belle Vue - not available at our local offy or supermarket so was pleased its now on tap at the Showroom
Blue Moon cafe meals

Tastes that I miss from my other home:
Pinkberry frozen yogurt
Oreos
Breakfast Burritos
Pancakes
All breakfast food