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あっという間に４月になってしまいましたよね。実はロスでは二週間も前に咲いている桜を見かけました。東京はどうでしょうか？もう暖かくなっているでしょうか？まだ涼しいでしょうか？今週の写真は去年に撮った東京の桜です。相変わらず忙しかったから、ちゃんと花見に行く時間がなかったので、現場帰りにとりあえず写真だけは撮りました。

先週にハニーの放送が終わりました。いかがでしたか？皆さん喜んでもらえましたか？そうしてあと一週間ぐらいで今参加している作品の撮影が終わる予定です。色んな意味で今年の春からやり始めるとやり直す事が多いです。緊張と不安いっぱいだけど、やるしかないですね。

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Before you know it, April and it's spring time weather is already here. Then again, I actually saw a cherry tree blossoming out here a couple of weeks ago. Growing up in Maine, there was always a chance that it would still snow in early April and we had days last month that were about as warm as it would get mid-August. So yeah, still getting used to the whole season thing out here. This week's picture, by the way, was a picture of the cherry blossoms in Tokyo last spring. I was pretty busy, so I didn't really get to take part in any of the usual viewing parties that happen every year, and just had to settle for a picture taken on the way home from work.

So last week was the final episode of Cutie Honey. I hope everyone enjoyed it. I have about a week or so left on my current project out here in LA. After that it will be a whole lot of having to start things over from scratch. I am a bit nervous about how things will turn out, but for now I guess it's just a matter of going out and doing what I can. Anybody that comes out here has to go through this I suppose, so I can just be hopeful that things go my way. It is the season for rebirth and regrowth, though, so at least the mood is set.

アメリカに引っ越してから三ヶ月以上がたって、やっと自分のアパートが見つけました。見ての通りまだ荷物とか運んできてないので、ちょっと寂しいけど、まあとりあえずこれで落ち着き始めました。東京のアパートの倍以上の広さ（ちなみに、倍以上の家賃も払っている。トホホ．．．）で、どう旨くこのスペースを使えばいいか悩んでいます。実は実家の部屋、大学の寮、そうして日本のアパートも全部狭かったです。それはそれで自分的に落ち着かせる空間だったので、今の広い部屋は逆に落ち着きません。ちょっと恥ずかしいけど、ベッドルームを使わずにリビングだけでスタジオアパート的に生活しようかなと真剣に考えています。（笑）

この前の仕事が無事に今月のあたまに終わりました。まあ、ちょっとした怪我人（自分はなかった）とかあったけど、撮影期間内に撮りきれました。次の仕事がいつくるかまだわからないけど、色んな準備とかミーティングで結構忙しかったです。今月末ぐらいで営業に向かう準備が整えるでしょう。ちょうど31歳の誕生日と重なりそうで、まあきりがいいという事でしょう。誕生日プレゼントとして誰か仕事くれないかな？(^-^)

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So after moving to LA over three months ago, I have finally found my own apartment. As you can see, I have yet to really start moving in, but at least I am starting to get settled into my new hometown. It's probably over twice the size (and over twice the rent...) of my place in Tokyo, and I'm still trying to figure out how to best use the space I have. Thing is, I have ALWAYS lived in a really small room. My room back home in Maine, my dorm rooms in college, and my apartments in Japan have all been really small. That being said, I was always really good about managing to fit a lot of stuff into those small areas, and that compact space was what felt like home. Now there is a large part of me that is seriously considering not using the bedroom and just using my living room like a studio apartment. =9

So my last work project finished at the beginning of this month. We had a few minor injuries (I came out okay), but for the most part we managed to get through to the end without major incident. I don't really know when the next project will be, but I have been kept busy in the interim with various meetings and preparations. It is looking like by the end of the month I will be prepared to start going out and looking for the next project. That just happens to coincide with my 31st birthday, so I wonder if anyone will give me a job as a present? =)

31歳か．．．正直でいうと今一差が感じません。もうどうでもいいという気持ちかな？どうせもう若くないし．．．（笑）でも、ちょっと面白いのがアメリカに戻ってからは皆さんに「30歳に見えない！」とか言われたり、やはりこっちでは自分が若く見えるんですか。日本ではいつも実の年齢より年上に見えたのに。しかし一つだけは変わってません。日本ではやはり日本人に見えなかったから、ちょっと珍しい顔でした。アメリカでは白人にも見えないから珍しい顔です。トホホ．．．大学の頃までその変わっている顔のせいで物凄く悩みましたが、今は年齢と同じくどうでもいい気持ちです。（笑）それより、この珍しい顔の御陰で皆さんに覚えてもらえているので、感謝しています。

実は一昨日に新しいプロフィール写真を撮ってもらいました。その中の一枚（1300枚以上を撮ってもらった。疲れた！！！）をのせようと思ったけど、昨日すてきな誕生日カードをファンの一人からもらって、これはやはり自分の顔写真の何百倍も面白いと思いました。

また一年頑張ります！皆さんもまた一年間の応援と励みをお願い致します！

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31 years old... To be honest, it doesn't really feel any different than 30. It's kinda like, "Well, it's not like I'm young anymore, so what does another year matter." =9 I will say that it is kind of interesting that now that I am back in America, people don't think I look like I am in my thirties. When I was in Japan, nobody believed that I was in my twenties... (And no, I didn't look like a teenager either.) However, there is one thing about the way that I look that hasn't changed. In Japan, I didn't look like the average Japanese person, so I had that "unique" or "exotic" look. Now that I am back in America, I don't really look white, black, or asian, so I still have that "unique/exotic" look. =) Now back when I was in school, that would have driven me OUT OF MY MIND, but nowadays I guess it's like my age in that I really don't care. =) Actually, that's not completely true. These days, I'm thankful for the way I look and the fact that it has allowed me to stand out and be remembered.

Speaking of the way I look, I actually had new profile pictures taken the day before yesterday. I was thinking that I would upload one (of the 1,300 I had taken) for this post, but yesterday I received an unexpected birthday card from one of my fans. Personally, I think this is a hundred times more interesting than some picture of my head. =) (But for those of you that care, I'll be posting some of those pics in the following weeks.)