27th (Sunday)
Yajing badly wants to keep the drawing,
which she keeps calling the 'photo'
Told her she cuold keep it for another
month & then we'll see. Showed Ady
photographs of Jah'Mila. Told me she's
probably from West Africa. 'French' she
kept saying
28th (Monday) [Portrait of Jah'mila]
A dull, sullen sort of day. Talked to Ady
tonight who sounded as tired & listless as
I did. Hoping for some refreshing rain
tomorrow
29th (Tuesday) [Portrait of Jah'mila]
Dark, overcast, a lovely cool rain. Striking
girl on 6th floor, with black hair
30th (Wednesday) [Portrait of Jah'mila]
Felt a little distracted this morning. Told
me she was down to 109 lbs. Brought her some
hot water, with honey. Cool & rainy
August
1st (Friday) [Portrait of Jah'mila]
Cool, overcast. Briefly checked out something
regarding e length, on Autocad. Encouraging
2nd (Saturday) [Portrait of Jah'mila]
Yajing working again in the afternoons, which
is good news. A young girl, who was a family
friend, telling me how much she liked the
website. Does artwork, acrylics, faces from
Chinese opera. Dressed in bright green, a
charming girl. Sunny afternoon
3rd (Sunday)
Talking to Belraj, who was working on two
hours sleep. BBQ at Lorane's on a perfect
sunny afternoon
5th (Tuesday) [Portrait of Jah'mila]
Brought Myle a couple of bagels from the Tim
Horton's on Dunsmuir... Sunny, warm, nice
breeze
6th (Wednesday) [Portrait of Jah'mila]
Talking with Maggie, describing her trips to
Alaska & the Caribbean, & she wants to visit
the mtns of Western China. A strange, intriguing
woman. Humid, in the 80 degree F. range
7th (Thursday) [Portrait of Jah'mila]
Persian woman at Safeway telling me the website
wouldn't come up for her. A portrait of her
wouldn't be a bad idea, especially a profile
Air heavy, humid, even in the shade
8th (Friday)
Talking to Maggie, telling me about Chinese
soup with ingredients snake, chicken & cat
Also, how I should eat baby chick embryo, with
a little pepper
9th (Saturday)
Brought Myle a couple of bagels. Was a little
distracted after a surprise visit from
Shiseido management, two intense-looking
Japanese women. Overcast, dark the way it was
exactly a year ago
