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[10 Jun 2008|02:17pm] |
Long time no see. I do not have internet access at home at the moment, so I have been a bit confused and out of the loop lately.
So what have I been up to? Well, I have been very busy napping - taking breaks every once in awhile to read or look at animals. Right now, though, I am in the rare state of wakefulness. I am even awake enough to show you some ANIMAL images! Animals are very cute and much nicer than human beings, so I prefer staring at animals rather than humans.
So...ANIMAL NUMBER ONE.
A polar bear!!
ANIMAL NUMBER TWO
Squirrels! I am hanging out with squirrels at the SQUIRREL PARK in this picture.
(thank you to r. chinchilla for the photograph)
ANIMAL/CREATURE/THING NUMBER THREE
A man-eating amoeba!!
Also, I am working on a project with ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) jogs6000 (who showed me the ways of the Cat-Eyed Boy! I am thisclose to finally finishing the book. I am reading it in Japanese, so I have been very, very lazy and slow making my through it). More news about the project later, after I have yet another glorious nap.
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[20 Mar 2008|10:28pm] |
I've been drawing lately, despite the fact that mosquitoes have practically gnawed my hands off.
(This one is a collaboration with dzima, renga-style)
Two more weeks of sun-drenched, sky-diving, beach-going, jet-skiing bliss? Or...perhaps none of those things.
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| not japan |
[04 Mar 2008|06:30pm] |
Flying foxes. Blue blue, blue blue blue blue, blue. More blue.
( yen dys )
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[07 Jan 2008|05:53am] |
swill and Anna came over to Puffy AmiYumi (or, well, maybe just Ami)'s home city for the holidays, and we drank bucketfuls of tea together. Occasionally, we went outside to fill our lungs with fresh air, but we were quick to scurry inside, as none of us can spare much time away from the computer.
The days were cold. Mika and Anna nearly got frostbitten from the winds that fiercely blew through my apartment. Therefore, they decided to join forces and merge themselves into a giant, semi-warm earthworm made of piles of yellow fabric.
OTHER NOTABLE INCIDENTS:
 
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[23 Dec 2007|06:50pm] |
This is a drawing from one my students, Shun. I let my class make holiday cards after taking their final exams, and some of my students decided to make cards for me, and this one is my favorite. Shun is very creative, and I think his card demonstrates this very well -- a blonde woman in a Santa outfit smoking a cigarette? And, are those red, high-heeled boots I see?
I hope you enjoy this drawing as much as I do.
Some sights I see on my treks to the grocery store / currency exchanges:
 
 
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| dedicated to eucalyptus trees and flightless birds who bear colorful gifts |
[29 Nov 2007|03:01am] |
 
NO TIME FOR BOOKS TONIGHT. No time for studying kanji. It's time to go to sleep because I've been drawing instead of doing any proper work, and in four hours, I will wake up grumpy and confused.
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[26 Nov 2007|01:58am] |
The weekend was long and made my scalp itchy.
I am content at the moment because I have just discovered that my computer power adapter makes a wonderful foot warmer. Those cold nights in Japan are over.
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[19 Nov 2007|01:45am] |
 
a) I can't get to sleep because it's too cold. I've never been affected that much by seasonal changes, but perhaps a summer spent in California - and the realization that the sun is actually nice and does not necessarily cause allergies or icky humidity - has made the gray weather seem gloomy.
b) People think I'm Japanese here (at least in terms of appearances), but for some strange reason, I am paranoid that - when going out by myself - people will somehow realize I'm not Japanese. I really am not Japanese, and furthermore, I am not ashamed to be foreign, so I don't quite understand why I play this game with myself. I am constantly making up rules/behavioral codes for myself based on what I think is the "most Japanese" thing to do in terms of train-sitting-feet-placement and so on. These rules are often my own made-up creations, but sometimes I convince myself that they are true.
I got asked for directions in the train station twice in one day one time, and I panicked and got scared and said things very fast and very quietly, hoping they wouldn't detect my accent. Of course, I ended up sounding mangled and possibly insane.
Edit: I did end up falling asleep after putting on more layers. What I wore last night --
-socks
-hooded sweatshirt (with hood on)
-long-sleeved shirt
-scarf
-two layers of pants
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[02 Nov 2007|04:56pm] |
San Francisco Pride Parade 2007 (June 24, 2007)
Life is good at the moment - when will the pendulum swing the other way around? - as I've been enjoying the fall weather. The fall weather came rather late for me, as I'm usually used to colder weather seeping into September days, not late October days.
I'm enjoying the little things about Japan, like getting to pay my electricity bill at the nearby convenience store (My enjoyment of this will probably end soon enough) and watching the little cartoon attendant bow after I put money on my Suica card.
I ran into two Mormon missionaries on my way to the train station today. Actually, they were very nice women, and I was tempted to meet with them again because I thought My Japanese could really improve if I just pretend to be interested in what they're saying, but then I remembered that I'm not religious and would probably get migraines if I became so.
My feet are cold. I need thicker socks.
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[14 May 2007|11:17pm] |
taken from a scanned painting (acrylic on vellum)
manipulated in photoshop with a graphics tablet
acrylic on acetate paper, acrylic on vellum
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| holga |
[13 Apr 2007|07:46pm] |
 
 
 
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| project two: or, in which I finally get to paint/painting is messy and expensive but somewhat fun |
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| london day two |
[25 Mar 2007|11:12pm] |
  
  
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| project for painting class: mr. smudge |
[08 Mar 2007|11:32pm] |
I forgot to scan in panel #6, but it was one of the weaker ones anyway.
I found out Man Man (mp3) will be playing at Oberlin next month! I refused to like this band for a long time, but a few months ago, I realized the errors of my ways.
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| for my "internet and beyond" class |
[25 Feb 2007|02:25am] |
 
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[16 Feb 2007|09:52pm] |
You can listen to a streaming webcast at wobc.org. Noon - 1 pm EST.
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