Despite my involvement in the Arts – music, writing and theatre – I’ve always avoided actually making art, though in recent years I’ve loved looking at it. In an effort to address this shortcoming, I’ve been to Drink and Draw, and painted my own birdhouse in the Bauhaus style. Getting outside my comfort zone.
My inner teenager slides into consciousness In those fertile breeding grounds Between blessed oblivion and rational dawn. Needling me with adolescent angst Where self worth is stowed beneath the stairs And memories of almost failure Become cast iron never succeeding. Where failure to play the game Becomes never being chosen. Where what may never happen … More My Inner Teenager
So I now have my face and name on a comedy poster. Maybe I need to get some more items for my bucket list. Pop Com is a group of female comedians who “pop up” from time to time to do comedy. The next event is 28 August 2016. With any luck I’ll get my face … More Face on a poster
I found some shoes. And then I wrote a story. This appeared serialised on my See Beth Jump Facebook page, but here is the first draft all in one document, and in chronological order. It was called “All Fall Down” but I think I’ll rename it “In These Shoes“. Oh yeah, and Elizabeth Lund is my pen name.
There’s an avocado crisis playing out in our local supermarkets. Avocados are in short supply so the price has gone up. Yesterday I saw an avocado for $5.95. And this raises the question: At what point will I say “Avocados are too expensive” and stop buying them? In other words, what is my Avocado Pain … More What’s your avocado pain point?
I did another gig last week. This must be the eighth or so after saying “I’m only doing this once”. I had to ask my son for a spot in his line-up. Kindly he squeezed me in, then I waited to see how he would introduce me. I was hoping it wouldn’t be “And now … More Mother of a comedian
Do you have anxiety dreams? My most common “go-to” dream when I’m under stress is to do with teaching. I dream I’ve walked into a classroom – late – with no idea of what I’m supposed to teach. Sometimes the class has been going for several months and I’ve just forgotten that it was on … More Anxiety dreams
Whitey became an internet sensation when she and my uncle were rescued from his front yard at 2 am. He’d fallen and broken his hip. (*my uncle, that is) Whitey was sitting curled up on his stomach while he yelled for help. Read the full Chronicles of Whitey.
There are limited things you can do for a cheap thrill when you’re middle aged, built for comfort not speed, and have wonky legs. Jumping off a tall building is one of them. When I heard that the Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation was running a fundraiser which involved abseiling off the Casino, I thought: … More Jumping off tall buildings
See Beth Jump 