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Jules

new beginnings!

About Me

my life has completely changed over the last year!last July I had a cerebral aneurysm burst - the bleed paralysed my right side and I spent months in rehab learning to use it again. At the same time I discovered I had another aneurysm which needed to be clipped.At rehab I discovered I am not only the academic I have always believed myself to be but also an artist.I have fallen in love with collage and the Da-Da movement and am having my first exhibition in September.Theres nothing like nearly dying to remind you how amazing life is! Im adoring everything from music to reading to weeding my garden and playing with my cats.Im so lucky to have 2 amazing children and Im loving discovering their path to independence.

My Interests

everything!

I'd like to meet:

Bill Clinton - I think hes an incredible leader! -Louise Bourgeois - her work grounds me -Greg Bateson - the essential anthropologist

Music:

I love music - even the music I dont like right now. My favourite piece of all time is Pergolesi's Sabat Mater. I collect every version of this I can get my hands on.

Movies:

my favourite movie is usually the one I have just seen.'Water' was a very powerful experience, in part because I had just shaved my head before I went to see it. An unrelated action but one that heightened my experience the movie in a very intensely personal way

Television:

I adore sleeping on the couch whilst the television is on. I love third rock from the sun.

Heroes:

Claude Levi-Strauss and G.W.F. Hegel for making the world beautiful and giving it structure......

My Blog

I found a photo

of my son aged around 6 years.hes wearing big furry slippers, black leggings and a long sleeved black tee shirt. his hair is spiked with gell and he's smiling that beautiful unselfconscious smile youn...
Posted by Jules on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:18:00 PST

Hoarding

I am fascinated by the idea of hoarding and I must state here I'm a bit of a hoarder myself.I always used to think Im a chronic hoarder but now I know I'm not!I collect books, I collect old tapestries...
Posted by Jules on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:21:00 PST

Adventures

I've been away from here for a long time - and mostly fairly busy.this afternoon Im going to start the saga of my adventures!!One of the things I'm most pleased with - actually 2 of the things - are m...
Posted by Jules on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:50:00 PST

facing fears!

I have less than 20,000 words left to write to complete my Phd. I seem to have been working on it most of my life now and frankly it scares me witless.the regaining and restoring of my intellect after...
Posted by Jules on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:33:00 PST

tattoos

I love my tattoo - love that it sits on my back and that sometimes i forget that i have it and the sight of it surprises and delights me again!I had been told that people rarely only have one tattoo -...
Posted by Jules on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:26:00 PST

been away so long I forgot my password!!

Its been an incredibly hectic time - but I'm back now.My darling sister couldnt beat the HER2+ breast cancer that attacked her and she died early in december.I was lucky enough to be with her along wi...
Posted by Jules on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:42:00 PST

Norath

I live in Norath part of the time. Its a computer game at its most basic level but its also a place I know very well, inhabited by people I am acquainted with and some of whom i have a shared history ...
Posted by Jules on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:47:00 PST

first blog of the day!

I was standing at the bench in the kitchen this morning drinking my coffee, eating porridge and writing in my journal - its a new habit and one I'm liking very much - the combination of thought, word ...
Posted by Jules on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:31:00 PST

early morning beautiful

I woke early this morning and since its a public holiday thought to read in bed for a while. But my mind on awakening was alive with thoughts and i tried to catch them in my journal. i failed mierably...
Posted by Jules on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:55:00 PST

my friend the doctor is feeling poorly

so i went and found this to make him feel better!! ...
Posted by Jules on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:48:00 PST