Quick preview/snapshot.

July 1st, fashion show, music, refreshments, interesting topical facts and info about Child Action Lanka. You'd be a fool to miss it...

I need to start talking about it more. Or people will never come!


There has been a few changes. Frustratingly,ridiculously, not fairly Debbie (CAL director - was coming to speak at the evening) has been denied her visa for the second time. So instead we will have a documentary, a very professional recent one, done whilst i was over there, by a lady from london, to show. Which will hopefully get across to you what its all about, and let you see what it's like over there. 


I had the fitting for the models this week, and miraculously my guestimation's were relatively accurate and the clothes fit! phew!!


Im looking forward to the evening, anything sri lankan gets me excited! So come along! x x x

Life In A Day

When i saw this trailer yesterday, i got massively excited.

It's the type of film i love. 

A story being told by real people about real life. 

It got me thinking about the type of day that leaves me joyful at even the 5th hundredth thought about it. 

These days don't have a ridged pattern... 

I've had life changing days when it's been just me.

 I've had freeing days when all i've done is cried.

I've had beautiful days when my eyes saw something new.

I guess what i've learnt recently, and especially over the past year. Is that every day is designed to be fulfilling, but it depends on us as to whether we choose to see that. It dosen't need to be the big huge millions of people festivals, or the hot sunny holiday. It dosen't have to cost and it dosen't have to be obvious. 

You may just have to search for it.

"Poba"

21.11.1998 / Josie Age 6

Some people hate looking to the past, but as people we are very much our past, just as we are our future...

 It clicked earlier, whilst looking through old school books and reports, that 'Josie Age 6' is still me. She's not dead. She's very much alive. It hit me hard, because for a few moments i found myself mourning the death of a child who i knew inside out. Me.

Looking back over stories i wrote and pictures i drew, i felt deeply attached, i rejoiced over my achievements, and wept over memories that i struggled with. 

 The above piece brought great revelation to me, that i did actually enjoy church, all be it, who wouldn't if Dougie Dug Dug was there!

When i found out i was to be a bridesmaid -

I figure that drawing of the yellow meringue dress was my dream... and the maroon monsoon dress was my reality. 

Poba.

When i was 6, i spent alot of time with literacy support teachers, and 'Jackie' with her perfect literacy wrote a very indepth analytical report about me, that reads alot like a Big Brother commentary. Seriously, it turned my tears into laughter, let me give you some snippets.

Context:- ( Jackie writting about 6 year old me, after putting me through grueling tasks!!)

"She identified that b's and d's were a problem (in fact, on first meeting me she asked if i was going to sort out her b's and d's)

"Josie is right handed and uses an unconventional grip. Her thumb curls over the top of her index and second finger controls the pencil"

The best one...

"Josie decided to write about what she would like in an ideal garden... At one point she asked me if it would be 'easier to write fountain or pond' and she answered for herself by writing 'Poba'."

That can't of been all that interesting for you as it was for me. But atleast you know why my spellings bad sometimes.

:) x x x

Monday night...

 myself and Warren went along to a music event put on by the guys involved in Project Hope, Swansea. It seamed fitting that outside the building, parties were being thrown to celebrate the Swans getting into the premiership. People's hopes had been granted alright.

One of the reason's i was keen to go, was because The Rend Collective were playing, i saw them briefly in Momentum last year, and there worship is really energizing. They're a creative bunch, and was stunned by the take they had on 'Be thou my vision', it was beautifully raw and colourful.

You tube them...

(Also their album is on spotify.)

http://www.youtube.com/user/RendCollective#p/u/13/lCYgQWLO8vY

Andy Hunter played, and there was a few moments which just took the word 'worship' and defined it. Hard to explain, but i didn't think electro stuff could ever do that. 

http://www.myspace.com/andyhunter

Erm,

 i'll finish with some pictures i love

just to brighten it up...

 'Boyf' hahahahahahhahahhhahhahaha!

 I never told you about seeing 'Young the Giant' in bristol, a few weeks ago now, but that's us with the lead beaut of a guy. Who incidentally fell on my head. 

 I take too many pictures of Caswell Bay from that angle, but it never gets old.

 Let me paint the picture.. Warrens been put in Jail by Police Man Aedan, the handcuffs are a belt (which i think is a geniusly creative idea for a 4 year old!)

Getting ready for the 'Sri Lankan' themed fashion show, thats one of the dresses :) x x x