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Yumi's April Afternoon
Yumi Takei
To richard blanchard
Hi Richard, how're doing?
This is my very first being portrayed! Wow, this is me. And my glasses,
my hoodie, and my (favourite) scarf! Speaking of the colour, I agree
with your friend from Shanghai. I found the faint pink in grayish background
fascinating, on my cheek, lips and scarf.
I just looked up the novel King Rat. It looks so interesting I would love to
read it sometime after I finish my current book called Screenplay by Syd
Field. I really like the shininess on her skin, for instance the one around
her nose, and the softness on her arms.
We had a record snow in February, which piled up more than 30cm!
According to the news, it was the heaviest in the past decade. I am
sending you a photo of a work of snow. SHWATCH!
Hope no harsh weather comes to town any more and spring comes ASAP :)
Take care,
Yumi
3rd (Monday)
Myle called this afternoon in
tears because the procedure
failed again. Talked a long
time on the phone & she started
to cheer up. Talking to her as
she got in her car & headed off
to Kingsway to pick up an order
of tobiko. Stretched paper for
portrait of Yumi
4th (Tuesday)
Myle in better spirits. Going
to try the procedure again at
a different clinic & is
thinking of applying at a
clinic near Seattle
Enjoyable banter with Errly
at Market Place. Gave the
'New West' girl at LD the
little bag of jellybeans. She
was startled at how pink my
hands were from the cold, &
put her hand on top of mine
to feel just how cold they
were. Charming girl, said her
birthday was on the 25th
Finished the 'Midway' book,
the same paperback I read
when I was 14
5th (Wednesday) [Portrait of Yumi Takei]
Talking to Myle as she was
digging into a family size bag
of ketchup flavoured Lays
chips. Said she likes to lick
clean the reddest ones, &
leave the rest. Deep freeze
continues
6th (Thursday) [Portrait of Yumi Takei]
Myle called after lunch, & had
a nice conversation with Susan
this afternoon
7th (Friday) [Portrait of Yumi Takei]
Reanne describing her weekend
trip to Seattle, & how amazing
the whole experience was
Oriental girl at Caper's is
from Tokyo. Her name is Mai
Need to prepare a small package
of photos to show her
8th (Saturday) [Portrait of Yumi Takei]
Text from Myle first thing this
morning: 'Weighed myself this
morning... I'm 110.8 lbs !!'
Freezing weather continues
9th (Sunday) [Portrait of Yumi Takei]
Overcast, cold with blue sky
over the mountains, the snow
pink in the afternoon sun
10th (Monday) [Portrait of Yumi Takei]
Telling Erlly that I was
finishing the portrait. Said
that she was going to email
Yumi to let her know. Talking
to Myle who was having
organic salad for lunch,
that she purchased in
Bellingham. Warmer, with
rain this evening
11th (Tuesday) [Portrait of Yumi Takei]
While at Sinclair Myle called
saying she was in the parkade
at Holts, waiting for her friend
who was upstairs buying things
for her at 50% discount
Showing Reanne the Marie Umeki
portrait, & explaining the
meaning of 'King Rat', which
she wondered about. Liked the
'Lance' pastel, especially the
'Live Corrupt' phrase. At one
point she suddenly said, 'Was
Feb 6 your birthday?' Working
on the webpage for the portrait,
adding 3 pages of the collage
photos I took last April
Dropped in on Aarathi, who
seems almost ready to be
photographed for the drawing
12th (Wednesday)
Myle called after 10:30 saying
she was upstairs at Holt
shopping with her friend!
Talking to her this afternoon,
& again in the evening when
she texted me photos of the
shirts she bought. Asked if
she knew who Ringo was. 'A
dog?' she replied. Describing
her bad experiences in the
countryside in Vietnam, that
included excrement-eating
fish & how people there used
a handful of leaves to wipe
their rear ends
