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Bright and sunny. I thought about going to Iinokashira park to show you what a madhouse it is, but I really didn't want to ruin my day. Instead I walked around my neighborhood looking for somplace nice to sit down and paint. In the end I found that until I get a protable massage chair, the one in my apartment window is the best place. (actually, I wanted to paint the scene from the first photo, but there was no place to sit).

Once again people stopped by to peek in and see what a gaijin's apartment looks like. Two ladies who passed by are trying o fix me up with their daughters. One of which was in school in Texas, where she won the miss-whatever-her-universtiy-was contest. Her mom lamented, "despite that she didn't even come home with a husband".

Hmmm... when I met Tomoe in Michigan, she was talking about me to her parents on the phone, and they decided that she had to come back to Japan immediatly.

I would really like to get out and do some painting from someplace other than my window, but I figured today wasn't the best day. Probably the only place I would be able to find that isn't crowded would also not have any cherry blossoms. I guess I can go paint that any time. In fact, next week (or the week after?) I am going to plan to go someplace nice (Fujino?) to hike and paint a little. Hopefully I can get some more experienced painters to tag along. If anyone else has ever wanted to give it a try, anyone is welcome... I have the basic tools (oil and water) so no need to buy painting gear, just canvas and / or paper.

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