I'm the kind of person who has a lot of ideas. Mostly random, sometimes a little crazy and I usually just throw them out there to see what happens. No caution to the wind as far as I'm concerned. And so it had begun... a slip of the tongue resulting in fully fledged fruition.
It began one Friday morning at work. I am part of the team at Mediaworks Radio. I was perusing emails and indulging in my morning ritual of banana and yoghurt topped porridge. I was interrupted by a booklet entitled 'Tauranga Arts Festival 2011'.
"Here's this year's Arts Fest programme. Thought you might be interested in some of the shows." Said Jolene from Promos.
"Oh yeah." She knows I'm always up for a little bit of concert culture.
I looked at it, a little bit suspiciously to be honest. I wasn't expecting to be wowed.
I began to leaf through it. Page three's 'World Press Photo' jumped out at me. I love photographs, especially prestigious ones in large scale print. Even the picture of the girl with sans nose was eerily beautiful.
I kept flipping through. Italian guitar, Tahuna Breaks, Berlin Burlesque... I was pleasantly surprised and a little bit excited. I picked up my new best friend and stood in the doorway to my office discussing these new found treats.
A man in glasses walked towards me from the studio and said "Thanks." Jolene quickly got up and introduced him as "Greg - The director of the Tauranga Arts Festival." Really? Unknowingly verbalising a compliment and the unintended recipient happens to be walking by - Good work NJ... that's worth a Karmic point or two.
It really was. I gushed about how great the programme looked (and actually meant it) while Greg the Director nodded and took it all in. Amid the bubbling excitement, I randomly waffled out an idea. To be honest, my ideas aren't always that mind-blowing or well received... like suggesting a costumed theme at the staff Christmas party, eating one cheeseburger in two bites, or having a beer before playing social beach volleyball. So you'd understand my surprise when I blurted out "Imagine going to all of the shows and blogging about them." It was received with an unexpected contemplative nod. My doorway had become the amazing ideas area.
I told Greg that I was already bitten by the blog bug and probably at about a 2 on the great idea scale, informed him that my last post was about the 'Hot Calendar Guy' that stares at me and my flatmates from the kitchen. Jolene discussed the logistics of tickets. I handed over my blog site address. Greg took it all in.
After he left I bounced around like Tigger, 'Oh em geed' and demanded a hug from Jolene. This was a big deal for me. I heart opportunities especially when they are cherried on top with a chance to write about them. This is most definitely the mocktail version of 'Sex and the City'.
The next day, Jolene forwarded an email from Greg. If I was still up for it, I'd be the official Tauranga Arts Festival blogger. Whoa... boy am I up for it! I'm also up for changing my office around. My desk is definitely going to be positioned in the new 'amazing ideas area'.
So watch this space, as I'll be blogging my way to the Tauranga Arts Festival and squeezing in as many shows as humanly possible in 11 days.
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