I’ve got blogger’s block. I think it’s something to do with feeling a bit down. I go through these stages where I don’t feel that great, then next week I’ll want to be blogging every hour. Why is it that the way I feel translates into what I can or cannnot write for this?

Being sure that I am not alone with blogger’s block I googled it and this is what I came up with. They mainly include some tips about what to do when this happens to you.

• Borduch’s take on blogger’s block
  
• Top ten tips on beating bloggers’ block - About.com
• The dark night of bloggers’ block - Chandrasutra
• Blogger’s block - Problogger

I am by no means going to end this blog just because of this block I have right now as I know it will disappear and my inspiration will come flooding back to me, hopefully twofold. Part of my block though, is thinking lots about the direction I want to take with this blog. I have some ideas, then think they’re a load of crap but I guess these ideas will never eventuate if I just keep on thinking they’re a load of crap. Just gotta do it.

Am not feeling the best at the moment. I think it’s combination of being a parent, getting an abusive email at work that I’m still recovering from, and having a busy weekend. Consequently I am not really inspired to write much without sounding too down. So before I drag you down with me I’ll stop.

I listened to Triple J’s Hack program on the way home from work last night. When this program first started I didn’t like it being on at that time of night but it’s actually good because it’s the only talkback/interview style show I really get to listen to on the radio. Another reason I like it is the presenter Steve Cannane. He’s got the most lovely voice.

I digress though. Last night Steve interviewed a man who helped setup a website called GetUp which is about:

‘GetUp is a new political movement to
build a more progressive Australia.

GetUp brings together like-minded
people who want to bring participation back into our democracy. GetUp members
use the latest online tools to act on the most important issues facing the
country.’

I’ve signed up to it today to get sent email updates about the latest campaigns and telling me about things I can do. It receives no government funding and is not affiliated with any political parties.

Even without signing up you can get on the website, select the state or territory you live in which then lists all the coalition senators and you can send an email to any or all of them with a standard message and an optional message if you want.

It’s easy and hopefully it’s effective.

I don’t know about you, but it scares the shit out of me that the Coalition take control of the Senate on 9 August this year.

So GetUp and do something.

How I wish I could have gone to the BlogHer conference this last weekend. It sounds like it was really informative and interesting. But I couldn’t due to geography so I’ve just had to content myself with reading all about it. This blogging thing seems to just be getting bigger and bigger.

I went to an art exhibition opening yesterday at the Axis Gallery at the Parks Community Centre. This exhibition was part of the SALA festival and is called Intersection (Fat and Flat) 3. A friend was exhibiting her charcoal drawings so I like to support any friend in this sort of endeavour. Wish I could buy one of her works as I really liked them. Another friend had some work in there and yet another friend opened the exhibition.

I commented on the way home that I thought our charcoal friend’s art prices were relatively cheap and that we should get in now to buy something as they won’t be at that price for long.

Get along to the Parks Community Centre, or any of the SALA venues (they’re all over town) and get arty.

One night out during the week wasn’t enough for me. I went out Saturday night also. I’ve been to enough 40th’s this year, so decided to go to a 30th and a 60th in the one night. The 30th was first and it was at the FAD bar in the city. The Tomohawks played for the first time in two years so it was the 30th boy’s friends and family (one family member sings for the Tomohawks) and other fans of the Tomohawks. I haven’t seen them for a while so it was nice way to start off the evening. I also didn’t know the birthday boy that well, but tagged along anyway.

It was one of those evenings where I didn’t blend into the background and fade into insignificance. Don’t know if it was a hormonal thing or what but I got noticed Saturday night by more than one person of the opposite sex which is the gender I want to get noticed by.

What I’m about to write, not that it’s controversial but just quite personal, could be too much information for a public forum, especially when you know one of your work colleagues has found your blog and could be reading this very post. Not sure what I think about that, but it’s something that’s at the forefront of my life and something I’m going to share. Read on or not!

A single girl like myself, who has done the parenting thing for just over four years now - or longer if you include pregnancy - needs some validation that she is or could be a sexual being again and I got this validation on Saturday night. It’s not the first time I’ve been noticed since I’ve been a mother but it’s the first time I was ready to maybe do something about it.

One of the men that ‘noticed’ me on Saturday night started talking to me. We chatted for a while and the chatting moved quite smoothly, well as smoothly as talking can when there is competing loud music.

To cut a potentially long story short I left him at FAD when my friends and I went to the next party. He was keen to come along, but I wasn’t so keen to take that next step. I hesitated quite a bit but instead of jumping in and taking a risk I said goodbye. What if I was bored with him at the party, what if I couldn’t get rid of him, what if he was an awful kisser, what if, what if? He was from Melbourne and it could have been a lovely one night interlude, but no, I left him at FAD and that was that. No phone number exchange, nothing.

It was good for my ego though. I know that I can still be noticed and just because I’m in my late 30’s doesn’t mean that I’ve ‘lost it’. I look forward to picking up (pardon the awful pun) from where I left off though.

I also saw Big Brother evictee, Gianna at FAD on Saturday night. How quickly life in the spotlight fades.