Having stayed up a little later, I didn't wake up until the computer turned on
(despite the alarm 30 minutes early). Eriko was even slower and didn't get out
of bed, so I went to work alone. Work was pretty busy. One notable thing that
occurred in the morning is that I observed my team (during our daily meeting)
really having a good time, making jokes and laughing with each other. I was
glad to see that. Scott asked me (about 11) if we were having the Shiki Train
today and so I called Eriko at home; she (surprisingly) accepted my invitation.
We left Isilon about 11:45 and had a nice lunch; Eriko and I shared a
chicken teriyaki meal and I also ordered two extra pieces of sushi. We went to
the coffee shop afterwards with my co-workers (and Zack) although we walk
slower and so some of them left before we had even placed our order. In the
afternoon, I had a long meeting and then made some good progress fixing some
memory-leak (technically object leak) bugs. I left work at 6 and talked to
Scott on the walk home. Eriko was watching a movie (some Japanese animation,
"Millenium Actress") when I returned. She hadn't prepared any dinner and didn't
intend to -- I was on my own. We had been invited to a house-warming party for
Hideki's (my teacher) friend (because his wife is Japanese and recently had a
baby). I came home prepared to go, but Eriko didn't quite leap at the
suggestion. After waiting an hour or so, I pressed a little more, essentially
having her commit to not going. I was a little dissapointed, as I hope that her
meeting more people in similar situations will help her, but the choice is
hers. We went to Trader Joe's, because I needed supplies to make myself dinner.
After eating, we watched Shallow Hal. Actually, Eriko didn't originally intend
on watching it (she was tired) but perked up after 20 minutes or so. The film
wasn't bad, but certainly wasn't good (it was recommended by my co-worker).
After the movie, it was time for bed.