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Early to Art show

9:39am JST Saturday 14 March 2009 (day 14234)

I'm just a few minutes from Tachikawa on the Nambu Line, (and totally falling asleep here).... About to reach Yaho Station.

I slept just 4.5 hours last night, and will be busy today. Looking forward to a great day of connecting with friends and brightening people's lives with my art!

Great first day art show!

7:27pm JST Saturday 14 March 2009 (day 14234)

Had a great turnout today for my art show: Around 12:30pm, while Mark was telling Jacob and ___ about Forex, Talia and her two kids were first to see my show. They didn't stay very long; the kids didn't seem super interested, but Talia assured me her son really like it. Jacob and his mate stayed about 2 or 3 hours, during which we ate spaghetti, cooked by Toshiyuki, Mark's daughter Christi's friend's father. (While Christi and her friend played up in the cubby hole of the loft.)

Then Denise with Hiro came a bit later, right as Ami arrived. Denise asked me the price of _Heart Center_. I looked over at Ami because I had painted Heart Center for Ami, and then enhanced it and put it in my show at The Pink Cow (where Ami bought it (for 3000 yen)). Ami left it at my house and I put it in this show, and when Denise asked about it, I looked over at Ami and she didn't respond, so I looked on the list of prices and suggested 2000 yen. Denise bought it and gave an extra 500 yen so I could send it to her house via exapack. This time it won't be left at my house, so it won't likely get sold again. Or at least not sold in a way that the money will be near me.

After Denise and Hiro left, Ami and I were chillin' and I got down another painting and sorta said, "yeah sorry I sold your painting," which I thought she didn't really care, but it turns out she hadn't realized. Gah. So, I told her I would paint her a new painting. "And this time, don't leave it in my room!"

I was getting a bit tired so went up to the little cubby hole in the loft and lay down for a second, just as Canadian Mike and Kumi came in! Wow!! That sure erased any need to sleep! Then British Mike and Su Yong came, plus a special guest appearance by Brady and Yuki!! wow!! I sure didn't expect to see them during their visit to ol' Nippon.

In addition to the greatness of having them all come, they stayed for quite a while, chatting and talking, plus enjoying a bit of Mark's whiskey-chocolate around the same time as Margaret arrived from my UER class! So super great!

I didn't spend much time with Margaret, but definitely thanked her for coming, and acknowledged that I didn't really chat with her much. She said no worries, and that she understood; I could pay attention to her at our next meetng.

From the ceiling, Mark brought down the swing and many of us took turns on it, generally having a gay old time, especially after Doug (owns English school next door) came over to show us just how high we can swing! We playe lots, during which Su Yong got *lots* of pictures, which I hope to see online, and likely eature on my art website!

Candian Mike bought _Blueness_ for 1500 yen, and British Mike bought _The Pen Slipped_ for 1500 yen. They both requested hand delivery.

Super great time; I'm so glad they came!

Canadian Mike might do a show here later, and I look forward to that.

They all left, and I played on the swing with Doug and Mark egging me on, and Ami thinking "be careful!!"