Looking For Astronauts

waggawagga

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:38:53 GMT

I'm home now.
I miss Maddie all the time.
And i get pretty sooky.
But i get to jam and write and be with Jaybot, Lelo and Magic.
We jammed today in my bedroom.
Jordan used my organ
Liam played my terrible aria (it has only 4 strings, none in tune)
I played my radocaster (it is missing a string and is tuned weirdly)
and we sounded great.
Its in A flat or something crazy because our guitars are so detuned.
Jordan got the most magic tones out of the organ,
so now we have to ship it out of my room and all the way to damo's.
And then to the Home for the gig next week.
It's worth it though.
The song we started isn't quite finished but i really like it.
It sounds like newer Ian.
I like playing guitar on it too.
It doesn't need bass because of Jordan and the Organ.
It's all rather bitter sweet
i get my friends and i get to write again
but i don't get to be with her.
but it's only about 5 days now.
and then i'll bring her back with me.
And then i might stay down the coast with her ove rthe second part of the holidays if she has to work, i'm not going to be away from her for this long if i can help it.
It helps when she messages, she's delightful in some of those.
Anyway, i'm in Wagga.

Gold Fishes

fish bowl
filling up slow
the lounge room is floating
the three seater
the two seater
the chesterfield
and recliner
are our life boats
we sit, my sister
with the tv on
watching for the news
watching for the news
they never mention us
they never mention us
we can see through our windows.
we can see through the fish bowl.
the day our father left
my mother wept
and now our feet are wet
our shoes and socks are soaking
she swims across to change the channel
watching for the news
they never mention us

dance dance dance dance dance dance

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:02:19 GMT

Pink Striped Mittens

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:59:23 GMT

First night for about a week and a half that I haven't spent tangled up with Maddie.
Had to learn how to speak like a scotsman.
It's all a bit gloomy.
If my printer was good
and filled with ink
I would print pictures to line my walls
cover the peach colour they are now,
that peach glow, sickly under the dim lights.

I'm sooky.

Team MESS

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:16:29 GMT

These are some friends of mine
and i suppose this is their new work in progress.
They've worked on Kasper Hauser before with Chris Ryan
and now they're extending it.
I'm going to check it out maybe sunday night
or saturday night if bump in for europe is going to take too long.

Watch out for them.

The Very End Of The Day

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:37:43 GMT

Maddie is sick and well sooky.
She's in bed sniffling and wanting nurofen (we can't find any)
We had way to much ice cream
and garlic bread
and icy pops
and pasta
and those caramel sundaes last night.
We're stuffed.

I painted my toenails today
on my right foot
blue like the bracelet she made me.
i only wear bracelets on my right hand
so they match.
one whole half of me is maddie coloured.

I'm not worried about anything anymore
It will sort itself out.
Europe, Tim Maddock tomorrow, Singing journal, everything
is
going
to be
fine

.......................

Morning, The National, Europe

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:32:31 GMT

It's not really morning.
But I only woke up not so long ago.
She was here, dinner was mediocre but the party was good.
Although I shouldn't have danced.

Alligator is amazing like i knew it probably would be. The National are incredible.
I love them so much. Definately top five now, no doubt in my mind.
Radiohead, Kings Of Leon, Arcade Fire, The National, Nick Cave/Bob Dylan
Maybe.
It's so hard to decide.
I don't really need to to decide
But lists are fun.

I A M S T R E S S I N G A B O U T E U R O P E .
not the continent but the play by Micheal Gow.
I am designing the lights for it at my uni
Directed By Sanja Simic
With Teresa Mullen and Murray Chaplan
And now, as of last nights party and a litle chat with Sanja
I am the set designer too.
ARGH
Not only have i never lit anything before, now i have to decide what is onstage to light.
I understand she can't concentrate on anything other than the actors.
It's just more to think about.

So........

In the round (lit from booms, side light, birdies)
Low rig (PC's, smaller lights, birdies again, rig grids up for side shots)
Warmer throughout (Colour correction, doubled up shots, warm wash, cold wash, mix the two through out)

Clothes racks, piles of clothes, mirrors.
Luggage exploding everywhere
Mirrors strategically placed, shoot light off them?
Messy apartment/messy dressing room
Piles of dishes?
Cupboards?

....................................

Also i'll pop around to Maddie's after Sanja emails me with things to think about.

Ian

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:45:52 GMT

I have a band called Ian.

I miss them. I miss Liam. I miss Damo. I miss Jordan.
I hate living in this retarded city/town/exactly the same as Wagga.
While they live elsewhere, not together. Canberra, Melbourne, Wagga again.
I will play with them in uni holidays
And play the home tavern for all our friends but..
I want to see them everyday
I can't write without them
I'm not talented, they are.
I need them to make me look good.

Then I fell
On the stones of the ocean
And thats all, thats all i can remember
I fell from the lighthouse
And you've been pulling the tenderness apart
An oyster shell closes over the pearl of our hearts
I fell from the lighthouse
Handheld, your lithe arms together
Handheld, your lithe arms together
When I am online to the sun i won't be scared
When I am online to the sun i won;t be scared
Because there is so much more left
Because there is so much more left
I fell from the lighthouse

myspace.com/ianaliveband

Leaving?

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:29:45 GMT

Maddie can't decide what to wear.
I can't decide what to write for this, my first posting thing.
Probably won't be very spectacular.
She looks great though.
Running about trying to find pants now that her jeans have broken
(split somewhat a few days ago)
she has a brown top thing on now, i quite like it.
Won't be what she eventually wears though.

I'm feeding her at my house soon. No idea what.
Hopefully tasty, hopefully nutritious, healthy.
She calls me fat so...

I H A V E T O W A T C H W H A T I E A T

She's still umming and aahing. Asking my opinion.
I don't mind.
She looks lovely anyhow.

I need new music.
Other than the bands i will see sooon.
Cold War Kids. Sigur Ros. Mars Volta
Spent to much money on concerts and not enough on food.

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