“I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date. No time to say goodbye, hello! I’m late, I’m late, I’m late! -White Rabbit”

Hey Everyone

Yes, I said I would write every month.. But, you know, December and January goes so fast! I’m sure no-one noticed anyway. It’s Summer.

So, this tardy report comes to you in the middle of that runt of a month (and oddly spelled at that), February. February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual ‘Februa’ held on February 15 in the old Roman calendar. Historical names for February include the Anglo-Saxon terms Solmonath (mud month) and Kale-monath (named for cabbage).

Thanks wikipedia. February is also the month that you realise you have been shot out of the calendar-canon into the new year and you’ve gone a great distance without knowing it. “It’s almost March!”

Jen S and I have just moved back to the city a few days ago, as we are starting school and needed to be closer in. There is so much stuff to do that I have decided to distract myself with greater concerns, that is: The universe can’t exist.

I know I shouldn’t be trying to get my head around quantum physics on a year 10 education (I did year 12 but only on a farcical level) but I can’t help it.

If the Universe is expanding, what is it expanding IN to? It has to be ‘something’, perhaps a universe on another plane? And what is that universe contained in?

It actually has no answer. Our existence is impossible. There was ‘the void’, but even that void had to exist first.. Did it?

So where to from here? My animal brain cannot handle such infinite concerns, and yet I feel like there’s nothing else to think about. It’s a great way to get out of doing the washing up too. Why wash up when the Universe can’t theoretically exist?

Thank God I have a dog. People like me need dogs to survive.
I may as well make the announcment now: We are adding to the family. His name is Dusty. He is an abandoned 6 month old kelpie/blue heeler from Hepburn Springs with a black coat and kind green eyes. Pictures to come.

I am still being severely pounded by Saturn (I turned 28 last year, Saturn Return time) and because I don’t know who I am anymore I can’t say when another album will be out! I have the songs, just don’t have the means or ‘fire’ right now. It will probably pop out soon though.

There is an important rally on the 23rd of Feb called Save Live Australian Music - Check out details at http://www.slamrally.org/

I suppose because our existence doesn’t make sense, all that’s left to do is fully enjoy it. Lots of love to you out there.

Laura