Well, it's the day before payday, so I was planning a quiet night in, but lo and behold, I check my email and I have scored a double pass to see the film Coffin Rock tonight! From the producers of Wolf Creek, this psycho-chiller was not even picked up by a cinema distributor in Australia.... It was due for release in late October but must have been canned along the way, so I am lucky to be one of a cinema-full of people that get to see it on the big screen here. Might post a review if I can be bothered.

I am planning to finally get a DA subscription so I can clean up my gallery which is an absolute mess - thanks to everyone who visits and makes their way through the random pages of mixed nuttiness. I am really happy to see that I have busted through 2,000 pageviews, and despite being a bit quiet lately, I still get faves and comments from new people all the time. Thanks, friends!

As for my life, things have been very tough but I can totally see the light. I am back with a loving woman by my side, supporting me through the ups and downs, and making good connections with my family again. AND I have been good and staying away from drugs and alcohol as much as possible, and stabilizing on my meds. Summer is on the way, so I predict a season of beach action, lots of new work and maybe a few firsts - I have been invited to paint with some graff writers, and another friend of mine is well connected to the street and urban art scene, so maybe some bigger stuff on walls or collabo's, street installations etc are on the cards.

Thanks again to everyone here, for making me feel like an artist in the making, not a salesman who doodles privately on the side.

Joel