Today im sick, im tired, my head aches and so does my nose. I have this throbbing feeling on my forehead.. and I am SUPER EXCITED ABOUT LIFE.

Quit my job - Check
Have a Manifesto - Check
Savings - Check
New Screenprinting Course - Check

It's all looking good. Interestingly enough yesterday was the 'day out of time' and beginning of the new year in the 13 moon Mayan calendar. Which coincided perfectly with my shedding of my old work life, and embracing of my new creative life. 

We went to a hippyfest which was celebrating this auspicious date to see ifly perform, it was Ripleys first gig! She was amazing, she woke up just in time for ifly (Andrew's band, he's our soul brother and part of the tribe). She opoened her big black alien eyes and looked around in awe, pulling faces and smiles, gesturing at unseen interstellar beings most likely. I rubbed her face as Andrew held her and she smiles the most genuine, precious and pure smile I have ever seen. I melted with affection for her.

I know it's a cliche to fawn over a baby, but I've never met anyone this young before, and this isn't just anyone! She's my new friend, clan member, goddaughter, niece, sister, accomplice, compadre etc! We're going to have so much fun! 

So enough about Ripley (awwww Ripley!) and onto the rest. the night was warm and beautiful, Louis and I shared lucid thoughts of evolution, while sitting on oversized beanbags as children ran and drew and played. Music was honest and beautiful, lullabies and singalongs about spirit and fields, birds, trees. Piano was played, acoustics resonated. It was really quite nice and not as cringeworthy as I expected. 

We came home to Steve who has been getting seriously into gaming. Him and Lily recently bought an Xbox 360 and big telly, so he's become a junkie. We stayed up playing a wonderfully well written metapsychic adventure game called Psychonauts. (You can watch an excellent review on this game at Zero Punctuation by Yahtzee Crosshaw).

I have a cold tho, i passed out and woke up with all my clothes on, covered in sweat while a rat gnawed on a novelty size watermelon lip smacker inside my amplifier, so i chased it into megans room and passed out again.