the lonesome puppy

this book is about an oversized dog overlooked due to his ginormous size, and therefore endures loneliness. one day he meets a young girl by surprise. their lives took a twist, fate took a spin. this lonesome puppy, who had longed for companionship found his life's bestest friend. hl.

ive always enjoyed yoshitomo nara's artwork.

the first time i picked up a copy was about 3 years ago
in a japanese book store in sf
i was intrigued then

half a year later at my lowest i was again drawn to his art
his characters gave me a voice,
they spoke on my behalf about happiness and sadness,
frustrations and annoyances, hope and disappointment, anger and passion
all of which i could never successfully acknowledge or express.

nara's 2006 calender is still hanging on my wall.

april of every year

two stools, two bikes, two people

spring 2007
i had one of the happiest aprils ever
i never thought that could happen
after a history of april disappointments

sometime before i die

i wanna run through a field of sakuras again
i wanna sit under the blossomed flowers and picnic

i wanna see japan in a blanket of snow
and relive that magical feeling
of a white christmas

and if i were to die
id want it to happen in spring
so my ashes can be scattered
where the cherry blossoms grow

japan, just 3 more times.


hl

april one

two thousand ...three...

he leapt from the 24th floor to fly ...

he left behind his baggage ...

and he flew high ...

away from all his fears he flew -

leslie cheung

1956-2003