29th (Tuesday)
Math Work, UBC
Talked to Sheila about doing her
portrait, said 'Okay.'
March
2nd (Thursday)
Charming cashier at Shoppers, Davie
3rd (Friday) [Spring Fuji]
Told Ho Im I'd started the new
drawing. Replied that Japanese were
'neat freaks, with a description
of her Japanese roomate's behaviour
Who makes her open all the windows
when she cooks. Said that her mom
told her she shouldn't get married
4th (Saturday) [Spring Fuji]
5th (Sunday)
First photo session this spring on
& below Patullo Bridge. Not quite
in the groove artistically, but
happy with my energy level
6th (Monday) [Spring Fuji]
Met Hanna on Davie. Had quite a long
chat. Showed her some of the drawings
[Odyssey, Factory G. & Memo.,
Seduction, & the 3 portraits. Thought
Trish was 'beautiful' & picked
Odyssey as being 'special'. Ho Im
liked Seduction the most, which
surprised me. Stressed that it was
all metaphors. 'I know. I didn't say
anything,' she replied, which I
think Hannah said as well. Showed
bakery girl same shots. She picked
Factory Girl. A lady waiting in line
commented on the portrait of Trish
[Noticed Ho Im has very small ears
Said that it meant she would 'live
short'
7th (Tuesday) [Spring Fuji]
Dropped in on Rhonda, at Restoration
Hardware, 10th & Granville
8th (Wednesday) [Spring Fuji]
Showed Goretti the portrait at
3 o'clock in that area below where
they sometimes exhibit work. Very
positive response. Called it her
'mid-afternoon look'. Was impressed
with how real the jacket looked
Wished that her bangs had been
straight. Trimmed them herself on 'a
bad day'. Learned she plays piano &
bass guitar. Worried callouses on
her fingers might affect her piano
playing. 'Discussion' with Harman
this afternoon, which has me
wondering what her feelings are
9th (Thursday) [Spring Fuji]
Lonsdale Quay with Shari, & all that
entails. Still thinking about the
Harman thing. Sipping hot chocolate,
with a chocolate wafer, the downtown
skyline across the water, under a
heavy grey sky
10th (Friday) [Spring Fuji]
Ho Im poured me a little coffee
sweetened with brown sugar. She had
a certain charm this afternoon. Said
her mom has a special recipe for kim
chi
11th (Saturday)
Math Work, UBC
12th (Sunday) [Spring Fuji]
13th (Monday) [Spring Fuji]
Dropped in on Betty for an hour or
so. Met Alexis outside, while a
light rain fell. Said she saw the
portrait hanging in Betty's apt &
that it looked good
14th (Tuesday) [Spring Fuji]
Nice little talk with Sheila this
morning. Showed her the book on
Indian art. Armita showing me how to
pronounce seahorse in Persian. Sunny
& warm this morning, then overcast,
then sunny again, with a lovely
blue/green sunset. Dropped in on
Betty again, & then the Japanese
girl at bookstore. Explained how
they make pickles from the fruit of
a plum tree
15th (Wednesday) [Spring Fuji]
Plump girl, with a sweet face,
working at Opus. Perfect for 'Baby
Party'. From various sources (Chagall
book & Co-op Radio) came up with a
new idea for a drawing, titled 'The
Pizza Girl Manifesto'
16th (Thursday)
Math Work, UBC Girl back at her
table this afternoon, studying for an
exam. Found out she was once a high
school teacher
August
14th (Wednesday)
Math Work, UBC
Developed equations for parallel
ylength, parallel hlength. Shape
of the p hlength curve not what
I expected. A very strange
movement. Problem of how to find
intersection of parallel y &
hlength curves
15th (Thursday)
Stretched paper for drawing, &
started to sort out the outline
16th (Friday)
Girl who works at Sinclair, tea
place, going to Japan for the
month of August. Had a nice
little talk, while she was
eating cheesies for lunch. A
brief, but pleasant chat with
London Drugs girl, who has an
unusual name, Harmon. Saw 'An
Ideal Husband' with Shari. She
looked good in green, & had a
certain charm this afternoon
Stopped at Sinclair, looked
through the Japanese books &
then bumped into Vivian on
Hastings
17th (Saturday) [Summer Fuji]
18th (Sunday) [Summer Fuji]
6 1/2 hrs of British Open,
mostly in bed. The most
remarkable 72nd hole I've ever
seen
19th (Monday) [Summer Fuji]
Visited Betty for 2hrs
20th [Tuesday]
Math Work, UBC
Developing equations expressing
the trig functions in terms of
ylength
21st (Wednesday)
Stopped by Betty's this morning
Described her father's property
in France
22nd (Thursday)
Math Work, UBC
Developing equations expressing
the trig functions in terms of
hlength & summarized work of
the last 2 weeks. Shari on the
phone complaining JFK Jr was
'cheap'
23rd (Friday) [Summer Fuji]
Saw 'The Haunting' with Shari
24th (Saturday) [Summer Fuji]
25th (Sunday) [Summer Fuji]
26th (Monday) [Summer Fuji]
Showed Jenn the portrait. Mentioned
that she thought she looked 'bitchy',
but not withstanding, seemed pleased
to be in a portrait, & was quite
complimentary. Showed it to her
friend at the front desk, who said,
'Yeah, that's Jenn - all attitude.' ??
27th (Tuesday) [Summer Fuji]
Betty came over tonight, from about
9:30 to 12:30, to see the large
drawings. Her commentary on the work
was outstanding. She has a very
impressive intellect. On the way
here, a band marching along Comox
Very hot on the streets this evening,
with a big full moon. Skateboarder
weaving along down Pendrell, at 11:30
am
28th (Wednesday) [Summer Fuji]
Pleasant cool rain this morning
29th (Thursday) [Summer Fuji]
30th (Friday) [Summer Fuji]
Saw 'Runaway Bride' with Shari. Went
to pastry store on Granville. S
suspects the lady working there was
gay, & that 'Frankly, she makes my
skin crawl.' As a gift she bought me
the book on the square root of -1!!
Met Vivian at HC food fair at 4:30
31st (Saturday)
Good math read, Majuba
August
2nd (Monday) [Summer Fuji]
3rd (Tuesday)
Math Work, UBC
Summarizing work ylength of log
spiral. Humid day with loud thunder
around 6 o'clock
4th (Wednesday) [Summer Fuji]
Susan called this evening from St
Regis Hotel
5th (Thursday) [Summer Fuji]
A fun little chat with Karen. Still
trying to persuade her to pose for
a portrait
6th (Friday) [Summer Fuji]
Dropped in on Betty this afternoon,
who was sick with the flu. Spanish
Banks this evening, the hottest &
most humid of the year. Patterns of
bluish-gray clouds filling the sky,
making a beautiful soft light
Woman's kite fluttering in the
cool breeze, the downtown skyline
just below it
7th (Saturday) [Summer Fuji]
Young girl sitting on the sidewalk
on Granville. Overcast, cool, a
light rain falling. Dishevelled
blonde hair with strands of bright
pink in the front. Pack on the
ground beside her, a kitten in her
lap, she was crying when I went
inside. A little later she told me
she was from San Fransisco, & that
her fiancee had 'ditched' her (I
think that was the verb). Earlier
that morning asked her about the
cat. Said she had smuggled it in
around the border crossing. Legit
or not, she had a certain gentle
charm, & I couldn't resist
helping her out a bit
8th (Sunday) [Summer Fuji]
Watched 'Strange Days' from
midnight to 2:30. Loaned to me by
Betty in exchange for 'Blade
Runner'. Yun showing me how to
write numbers in Chinese
'Testing' me next week. Basically
finished the drawing this evening
9th (Monday)
Math Work, UBC
Continuing work on 1st draft of
ylength, hlength of the log spiral
Shari called from Saskatoon this
evening. Spanish Banks earlier
this evening. Band of 'autumn'
mist across the water. Serene &
lovely
10th (Tuesday)
Math Work, UBC
Working on draft of trig functions
in terms of ylength & hlength
Sitting at corner table, reading
the 'Square root of -1' book, at
Barn Cafe on a sunny, warm
afternoon. Met the woman with
black hair on Davie in front of
Holly Lodge. Told me she was into
acting, & had recently worked in
a small independent film. Felt
strangely ecstatic talking to her,
& a little surreal, like the
street scenes in 'Strange Days',
with the crowds of people flowing
past us towards the fireworks
Peter Gabriel song
12th (Thursday)
Drinking hot chocolate & coffee
with Betty at Starbuck's, Denman
Had comfortable chairs around the
fire, through the big windows the
sky was dark, & it had the feeling
of fall. Were there nearly 2 hrs
13th (Friday)
Showed Harmon the photos of
'Factory Girl'. Asked me if I
minded if she asked what I did
for a living. Said she was
wondering because I was 'so
interesting'. Asked me my name,
& told me what hers was. Said
I thought it was a nice name
'Is it...?' She said it was
Punjabi. Felt good the rest of
the evening
15th (Sunday)
PGA this afternoon, won by Woods
Saw classical Indian dance this
evening, which was impressive. A
misty, rainy night
16th (Monday)
Math Work, UBC 2nd draft
log sprial
17th (Tuesday)
Bowen Island, Mt Gardiner
New viewpoint on the west side
18th (Wednesday)
2nd draft, y & hlength curves, &
related trig identities. Started
a new acquaintence at
the Barn. Hot evening along
Granville. A young girl & 2
friends sitting cross-legged, in
a semi-circle, in the entrance
of the old Bank of Nova Scotia
at Davie & Gran as its days &
nights near the end
19th (Thursday)
Saw the portrait exhibition at VAG,
with Betty. Arrived exactly on time,
8pm by taxi, that we caught at the
hotel on Denman. We had a good time
examining the work up close. Betty
warned not to touch the paintings
Both of us impressed with the Degas
& Renoir
