sugarboots

^ yup canes. ahh man. i am bummed.

am going to see the House of Flying Daggers at the Landmark in La Jolla (it's free)

that blends shop IS nice! is the owner from japan? i love the space.

still haven't been to steady but i plan to get out there before i head out.

also, mint is opening up on a new shop on fifth, if you haven't seen the sign already...

i think i might've seen you outside takin pics.

gary is the nicest guy! he hooked me up with a HUGA wallet.

did you get one of the mugs?

not the biggest fan of thread - haven't made it out the past two times...how was it? anyone go to the re:up formal party last night at air condition? i missed it - had to pack up the house

on my contract, they put Kanagawa/Kawasaki - which, to my understanding is NOT tokyo. still asking questions as to why it's not tokyo, as they promised.

besides all this. slated to leave in february and will stay in san diego until then.

damn - they were playing tonite and SD and cancelled with no reason

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammit.

hehe thanks! turns out i'm moving to tokyo earlier than i thought so i won't get to seattle until next march 2006

man -not even close - i am a graphic designer but i only have about 1 year exp - but thank you!

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hi - i actually got the job in tokyo

fuck - everyone wants me to go but i'm suddenly scurrrrred.

--- Original message by sugarboots on Nov 15, 2004 11:56 AM

then why even bother applying for the job if you're going to get cold feet? did you decide to move to Seattle first or did you accept the job in Tokyo and then decide to move to Seattle? it would probably cost just as much money to move to Seattle as it would for you to save $2k for Japan (if you consider moving costs, having $ for an apartment, etc).

and why are you scared? seems to me you have an opportunity to live & work in Japan and now you're backing out....because of what exactly? the language barrier? the money? you'd easily make that money back in no time. and trust me, once you've been in Japan for several weeks you get over the initial shock and move on.

--- Original message by marine_corpse on Nov 15, 2004 08:35 PM

for starters - it's a big decision for me. i'm 25 - i'm not a little kid anymore and i'm starting to feel like i can't be running around doing whatever i want without trying to figure out what i want to do with my life. the whole seattle thing was bound to happen and i knew i'd move there before i left for tokyo - our moving expenses are paid for thru my boy's company so it's just finding a temp job there and saving up for the trip. the biggest reason is money. i need at least 2 gs to survive that first month - month-and-a-half without a paycheck. i want to be realistic and responsible and not flighty. paying off most of my credit card AND saving up 2gs is a lot of money and right now, my job just isn't cutting it and i sure as hell am not asking my parents for help.

either way - i did say yes to the contract.

hmm the only thing i'm waiting for is MONEY.

i basically wanted to get my credit card paid off

and they want the teachers to save up at least 2 gs before they move out

that's going to be pretty damn difficult for me...

plus i'm moving to seattle in two months so it's all sort of bad timing...

any one got any job hook-ups or words on the art scene?

Thanks!!

hi - i actually got the job in tokyo

fuck - everyone wants me to go but i'm suddenly scurrrrred.

thank you! i had a damn good time at the opening- thanks to those of you who came and supported

for more please visit: http://sugarboots.com/art-shows/?album=no-hard-feelings

Edited by sugarboots on Nov 8, 2004 at 01:49 AM

Edited by sugarboots on Nov 8, 2004 at 01:49 AM

The show is THIS SATURDAY @ Cassius King Gallery from 6 - 11 pm

please come out and support !

we'll be giving out free NIKE ART OF SPEED DVDS as well

a frame from saiman chow's piece on the DVD (he'll also have a piece in the show)

DJS:

Bootney Farnsworth

KINETEK

LV

PHONG-ONE

limited edition Cassius King x Broken Wrist Project tee will be sold at the show. Designed by KATSUO DESIGN ( www.katsuodesign.com ) and will come in two colors for women and men!

Edited by sugarboots on Oct 26, 2004 at 11:01 AM

aww man - you work during the entire show!! damn...well if you can sneak out - come down. shows at cassius are always fun...and hook me up with some free videos hahahah

yay esm!

Cassius King Gallery and Curator, Chako Suzuki, presents . . .

The Broken Wrist Project in NO HARD FEELINGS

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Featured Artists: Betsey Davis, Ryan Wallace, Jeff Williams, Kyle Field, Katsuo Design, Rory Wilson, Joseph Hart

Plus: Travis Chatham, Saiman Chow, Kevin Christy, P-Jay Fidler, Arthur Giron, Jason Holley, Misake Kawai, Kyoko Kawasaki, Ashley Macomber, Taylor McKimens, Max Miceli, Martha Rich, Corey Sandelius, Jeff Soto, Steve Sueoka, and Zen Sekizawa

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Betsy Davis (http://www.queenofplastics.com))

Jeff Williams (local San Diego artist)

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anyone heard of the Kogakusha Language School. I'm going to interview with them on November 3 but i'd like to hear any good or bad feedback on them so I know what i'm getting into!

thanks!

Edited by sugarboots on Dec 17, 2004 at 01:07 PM

does not sound pleasant. i'm only going for the "child of a .. " visa anyways - a 3-year renewable one...do you live in japan now and what do you do?

^ thank you for clearing up some of the confusion. i do know that many of my sister's friends keep dual citizenship, but that is illegal. the man on the phone said it in a funny way- he said that if they find out you have dual citizenship they'd ask you to "please choose which country you want to be a citizen of . . ."

they told me that you have to be registered in the japanese registry...my dad hasn't done that yet - but he still can. there is no age limit, however, there are restrictions if you were born after 1985 (by age 22 - 23 you must choose which citizenship you can get)...i would call the consulate again and try talk to someone else - are you registered in japan?

marine corpse - you may wanna call back your consulate - i just called to get visa info and i can still get dual citizenship if i wanted (and i'm 25) - also the child of a national visa is for 3 years . . .

Edited by sugarboots on Oct 15, 2004 at 10:57 AM

when is their US tour - isn't it SOON? doesn't say on the website - unless i'm missing something.

i'm in san diego and i like built by wendy (www.builtbywendy.com), mon petit oiseau (http://monpetitoiseau.com/), fuchimama (http://www.girlshop.com/shop/girls/FU/fuchimama.asp), fred perry (http://www.fredperry.com/flash.asp), paul & joe (www.paulandjoe.com), and many more..

i take it you're an american citizen? are you full japanese? half? i'm half japanese.

as for the citizenship thing - i jsut talked to my sister and she said it's not too late - you're supposed to decide which citizenship you want by age 23 (not 18) - at which point you're supposed to decide which citizenship you want (us or japanese - but most people jsut keep both until caught) without this age limit, my sister wouldn't have the visa she has now (which is the "child of a . . " and the first one she's had, which has nothing to do with her living there for two years prior). she said since our father hasn't registered us yet, we still have the choice of which citizenship to have. ..anyways this is pretty moot since i don't really want a dual citizenship - i just wanted to know if it was a possibility.

i'm not sure which school my sister teaches for - not one of the main companies - it's pretty small. i totally hear what you are saying - but i'm trying not to think that way about it too much because it's stopped me from going there in the past... finances, future job, etc - it'd all be up in the air after a year in japan. besides, i might make some good connections, do some art stuff up there, and i didn't get to study abroad in college like some of my friends - i think that's what i'm missing right now. i've lived in san diego for about six years now, i'm 25 and i want to go before i feel and get too old to be that mobile...

Edited by sugarboots on Oct 11, 2004 at 07:57 PM

Edited by sugarboots on Oct 11, 2004 at 07:59 PM