and now i've started wearing gloves! it has gotten so much cooler of late.

i'm missing what is probably a fabulous house-warming party tonight, but it just didn't work out. it's cold and rainy and it's just so much cozier up here in the warmth. but, i suppose i will make up for this tomorrow at the sloan concert, where i'm on the guest list and will hopefully get to hang out with friends and some of the bandmates afterwards. it'll be like a blast from-the-bluesfest past, especially if i get to break into the musicians' free-flowing beer supply, too. must. make. up. for. being. a. hermit!

on the subject of blasts from the past, i'm going to halifax from october 26 to 27 for a national film board workshop. unlike so many of the lame-o meetings or conferences i've traveled to, i'm actually looking forward to this and - gasp! - think i will even have fun! which is a good trade off for the constant, hectic, fast-paced work days i've been logging in these last few weeks. never a dull moment, always something new, always a problem to solve and meetings to be had - but always centered on producing interesting end results. anyway, i hope to catch up with friends while there, which will be a nice break as well.

i adore julian. if there is one major drawback from being so busy, it is not being able to spend every waking hour with my beloved new nephew. he is the most loveable being on earth right now, a unique kind of love rivaled by nothing else i know. and the bear suit! it breaks my heart into tiny little happy pieces when i see photos of him in that outfit. by god, it may shame him around the time he hits puberty, but someday he will understand how perfect he is in it, and everything else for that matter. that kid'll be adored with the best kind of love, attention and real-life education we can all provide.

other things on the menu this weekend:
- buy a brown knit beret made of alpaca yarn from a market stall
- acquire curtains, damn curtains! and other housewares
- taking a lovely walk in honour of someone who's going through a difficult time.
- putting up my artwork on the walls
- a game of crib, possibly
- catch up on some work that i'm behind on
- shoes! wonderful shoes! actually, maybe gorgeous brown leather boots. or maybe both!

i apologize for posting the most mundane of lists. you see, i feel a series of words stacking up in my brain, rapidly twirling around like orange leaves in the wind, which i sense will soon settle into a manner that may start to make sense, instigating a barrage of writing and expression once again. but i do not dare reach out to catch one of these leaves for fear of unsettling the pattern and path of this crazy collection, so instead i find myself writing of weekly tasks and irrelevant updates. but remember, i wore my gloves today! before i know it, i will see straight ahead beyond the bare branches, picking up the bits and parts that have hung above me this past little while. and then, off to a park bench to ponder, back to the business of all things Camille again.

xo