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Friends? You don't have to try to make them.

It's not that I'm saying you don't need friends.

My daughter entered a Japanese school, and because she couldn't speak Japanese and didn't know many of the Japanese games that ordinary children know, she probably had a hard time fitting in. But she's working hard silently without complaining. Sometimes she gets anxious and cries, or her breathing becomes ragged. But she's not giving up.

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GPZ900: My First Training Bike

The one Tom Cruise rode in Top Gun. Yes, that GPZ900 was my first training bike, my first motorcycle. It was so cool. I felt like I was in the theme song, "Danger Zone" lol. (By the way, the illustration is a GPZ900 drawn with my left hand.)

When I lived in Los Angeles, in a large parking lot late at night when no one was around, yes, the road was shiny and it looked like the DeLorean from Back to the Future was about to appear... that kind of parking lot. There, I rode on my friend's GPZ and practiced.

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Selected

It's not quite 'Fall down seven times, get up eight,' but maybe this is around my fifth 'get up,' haha. Something new I tried got selected. I'm happy. I'll tell you more about the work and the exhibition later.

When I give my all, I always feel a pang when I'm not selected. But I don't reflect. It's meaningless. Meeting the right people is the only way to get selected (if you give your all, that is).

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Picasso's painting

I went to a museum in Ueno the other day. There were many paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Klee, Braque, etc. Amazing.

I'm excited to see real works from over 100 years ago.

Looking at the brushstrokes. Thinking while looking at Picasso's painting of a naked woman (perhaps his girlfriend Dora?). I wonder around what point he captured the form, and how quickly he put it into execution. I ponder.

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