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Art day

6:13pm JST Sunday 18 October 2009 (day 14452)

Today, after sleeping in, and doig my morning meditation, I spent most of my time preparing art pieces for my presentation on 31 October. I think the short URLs that point to my work are these:

1. http://art.robnugen.com/3WI

2. http://art.robnugen.com/m

3. http://art.robnugen.com/i

4. http://art.robnugen.com/outlines

I was a bit bummed about the third one, which was almost done according to plan when I stuffed it up. dang. Not really enough やるき to do it again.

But, it brings into focus a question about art. Not quite sure yet what question, but something.

The fourth on the list I did yesterday.

Thanks to Soness's scanner for the quality scans.

New server

4:58pm JST Sunday 18 October 2009 (day 14452)

I got a message a few days ago that my websites would be moved from their old server (york) to a new server. I got the message today that it had been moved.

Subject of message from Dreahhost:

Moved account to nicosia!

Oh dear. So I quickly wrote them a message back:

Doods I'm having a problem with this move...  I've read all the documentation, searched the DH wiki,
but still no solution:

How do you pronounce Nicosia??? 

Does it rhyme with "asia?"  Is it like saying bye to a guy named Nico?  "Nico, see ya."  ??  Or
maybe Nick owes you some money, "Nick owes ya."

Wikipedia doesn't even have an English pronunciation guide for it.  Oh what to do????

Don't do too much research on this.. just if you happen to know offhand how _you guys_ pronounce it,
I'd love to know.

sub-question: Is it named after the capital of Cyprus?

    Thanks for all your hard work!
    - Rob

ps: I reserve the right to have other Qs later, but I haven't actually checked my sites, etc 

Pink Cow + Miki, Izumi, Sayaka, + Soness, and Anna

12:30am JST Monday 19 October 2009 (day 14453)

On the way to The Pink Cow around 6pm tonight, I got an email from Miki, my student on alternate Wednesdays:

My friends and I are going to Pink Cow on Sunday for the 'Japanese Rounge Night'.
Are you going?

I didn't reply; just showed up and she introduced her friends, "this is Hitomi, and this is Sayaka."

"Hitomi, Sayaka, nice to meet you,"

"Ah, I'm sorry, this is Izumi-san."

"Izumi-san, nice to meet you."

We laughed a bit that she had gotten her friend's name wrong; it turns out they have known each other for just a month or so since Miki's birthday party for which she took a scenic cruise from Hammamatsucho.

Talked and chatted, and I noticed the drunker Miki got, the more touchy-feely she was getting with me across the table. Lingering touches when I showed them pictures from my phone, and then briefly caressing my arm hair when she wanted to talk to me, and then footsies under the table...

I will readily admit, at a different stage in my life, I would have been all, "HI" and welcomed her advances with equally advancing tactics, and we woulda been seeking a love hotel shortly. But. Right about now that's *not* in which I wish to partake, so I took leave of the table and ran up to Traci all, "eep my student is touching me and it's ooking me out," and she goes, "well, if it goes any farther, then you can say something, or you can make up a fictitioius girlfriend, or maybe Soness will back you up on it," (Traci keeps trying to get me and Soness together,) saying, "it's not as far off as you may think." "oh, I think it's pretty far off..."

Said HI to Soness and her most recent couchsurfer Anna who also came for Japanese Lounge Night, which tonight featured a most unique cross-cultural trio: Akira on Aussie digeridoo, Leigh the English rapper, and John playing Japanese shakuhachi. They were dope and I danced on the wall for them (with Traci's permission, which seems to have been extended indefinitely into the future (yay!))

Great night overall. Oh I also re-met Amy and Keiko who did live-painting during shamisen-master Taro's performance on three instruments: two types of shamisen, and koto. I uploaded those to FB. Have *got* to get my own site a way to accept pictures quickly.