私てさ、負けず嫌いで、やりすぎた

The title is a little haiku I wrote to explain what happened today. While it's not visual art, I think poetry is artsy enough to be on my artist's blog.... though I don't consider myself a poet either

Translated the haiku goes like this:
Watashi te sa - you see the the thing about me is...
makezugirai de - I hate to lose / I'm hyper competitive and so....
yarisugita -  I over did it.

Just so you all know, the haiku works best in Japanese, and so if you've got a thing for poetry, I suggest looking into some authentic Japanese haiku. I think it'll bring more appreciation for the art form.

That aside, here is the result of my over doing it in soccer with my friends from church.

Confidence

Now first, I don't really consider myself a photographer and second I know that the world doesn't need any more photograper's "Self portraits". So, that being said, let me just tell you why I like this picture as to share, rather than validate.

I took this on my way to church Sunday while waiting at the train station. I wore my new skinny jeans, blouse and high heels that my mom said I'd never wear. I felt nervous and a little uncomfortable. So, when I was looking at myself through the reflection of an advertisement frame, where you'll usually see pictures of pretty girls, I thought, "Yeah, I'm a pretty girl." and took the picture.

The moon is the same.

So, I haven't done any art yet... haha, but like I said, I'm going to get back in the habit of posting every week. So, in order to keep it up I'm sharing this picture.
Still working on settling into my work schedule as well as preparing for the events and upcoming school year. Not to mention getting everything that I need to live like  resident instead of a tourist.
I'm getting an official "Han"  It's the stamp that every household uses for letters and official documents, the same as an official signature. I think I'll use to sign my pictures in the future. It may be cool. I'll have to draw something up quick when I get it to see how it feels.

Back to Saturdays!

Well, I'm in Japan. I have a bed and all my stuff unpacked. Tomorrow I take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test and the day after start training for school.

 The plane ride

My room My friend and trainer!

I'm very happy to be here. Just praying that I don't get lost tomorrow. My strong goal is to once again start posting every Saturday again. Of course, it may or may not be Saturday for you. Haha! Wish me luck and continued prayers are always appreciated.