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August 12, 2007
here we go again
Peter left this morning. As soon as he was out of the driveway I walked over to the studio (three minutes away, now!) and spent the next three hours schlepping my entire studio contents over to a new space on the other side of our building (so that I don't have to listen to the Hollander beaters anymore, or endure people starting up the pressure washer outside my door when I'm in the middle of a critique with one of my professors). I figured out a while ago that it's better not to stay home after seeing him off, that working in the studio for a while doesn't just push the hurting off until later but diffuses it a little as well, distracting me from the worst part, thinking about him on the highway and wondering where he is, is he out of Georgia yet? Is he through Tennesee? and waiting all day for him to call even though I know he won't be home to do so until late. Still, as I turned from the driveway and climbed the stairs to lock the apartment door before heading to studio, my limbs ached with that familiar heaviness. But this time apart will be short, just four weeks; I've sworn, after last winter, that we will never be apart for eight weeks at a time again. Ever.
I left my new studio in a shambles, too distracted to put anything away once I'd moved it over there, and came home to knit and watch back to back episodes of The Sopranos instead. Tomorrow I've got printing to do, finishing the litho I started last week when Peter was working in studio with me. Then the next day the interminable every day meetings and obligations start up again, Thursday I teach my first litho class, and it's into the home stretch. Eight more months and I'm outta here.
Posted by jodi at August 12, 2007 07:16 PM | categories: self-absorbtion
Comments
So.. is it fabulous to live by yourself again? I'm so glad that you don't have far to go from your apartment to the studio now.. it will make the last 8 months you have here much smoother. I can't say that I didn't get a little sad to read how little time you have left in the states but I know you are dying to get this over with and move on to the next thing.
Posted by: mouse at August 12, 2007 08:25 PM
I hope it goes quickly.
Eight weeks apart is definitely too long.
Posted by: Bethany at August 13, 2007 02:46 AM
I have a care package almost ready... Just let me know where to send it... and maybe, when you need it. It might be too early yet.
Posted by: Steph VW at August 13, 2007 08:06 AM
Hang in there, Jodi. Hang in there.
Posted by: nstssj at August 13, 2007 12:31 PM
I too won't say that I'm not sad your time is almost over, but it's good to know I have a friend across the border, right? Then we can bring a little Georgia to you!
We're going to all do our best to keep you a little distracted, k? SAFF!
Posted by: Sandy at August 13, 2007 12:38 PM
You are a trooper for living apart for this long. When I moved to the US back in 2004, I knew I only had one year of long distance to endure before my beloved moved state side.
I'll be thinking of you for the next 8 months!
Posted by: loriz at August 13, 2007 01:15 PM
Ack. Been there, done that. I used to live a country away from my love too until I moved to Montréal.
Hang in there. The work you're doing is fantastic.
Posted by: Lee Ann at August 14, 2007 05:58 PM