Scheduled update #9

Konnichiwa!

How is everyone?

We didn't get to update last week as there wasn't much to report on. But, we'll try to make up for it this week...Ikimasho?

This week's update includes:

I. Tekkonkinkreet releases in the US
II. Puzzle design nearing completion
III.Envelope selection


I. Tekkonkinkreet releases in the US
Did any of you get a chance to see Tekkon in the cinemas? It was released in NY and LA last Friday and will be released in Portland, OR at the end of the month. The best part is all of them are screening the movie in Japanese with Eng subs! With Transformers and Harry Potter also showing this week, we might find ourselves in a dilemma of which to watch first, but for those who can watch Tekkon, let's go and support this, ne!

II. Puzzle design nearing completion
Our winning artist is hard at work putting in the finishing touches for our puzzle design. She's been working very closely with us and we will be revealing it to you all very soon. Without giving anything away, let us just say that we think your patience will be rewarded. Stay tuned!!

III. Envelope selection
As we mentioned in the Project Plan/Outline, each of the puzzle kits you will be receiving will include an envlope. This is the envlope we'll use to put our individual puzzle pieces in and mail to JE. To help everyone in recalling, here's what we said about the mailing envelope in the Project Plan:

1. Will be a distinctive color that we’ll all decide on
2. Having the same envelope will make it uniform and easier to spot

The time has come for us to choose the color of the envelopes we'll be using. Due to postal restrictions barring bright colors, we've decided to limit our choices to pastel colors. We've come up with some options below:

a.pastel yellow
b.lavender
c.pastel blue
d.pastel orange

In the end, we decided on going with pastel yellow -- we must admit our newest CD, Time, had some influence on this choice^^ And we like how harkens to the "Kiiroi Namida" motif.

We recognize that everyone is quite busy, so for this round, we thought we'd try something new. Instead of doing a poll, we'll collect the number of responses that run counter to the pastel yellow. If we receive responses from more than half of you, we'll reconsider. But if there's no negative responses, or very little, we think it's safe to assume everyone(or the majority) is okay with the pastel yellow.
So if you don't agree, make sure to send us an email at arashiaroundamerica@gmail.com by next Saturday, 7/21.

Well, that's it for now. Everyone have a great week ahead and enjoy listening to TIME!!

- Joan and Jean