"Those who do not do politics will be done in by politics." there is probably
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April 2004 Archives
After about 10 hours at work, I went to a PSNUG meeting. I ran into Jay, a
guy that I happened to meet at a Linux meet-up a month ago. After the meetup,
I had some fried food with Art and Brandon and gabbed like girls. After my
bath, I'm going to bed.
Your nature demands love and your happiness depends on it.
i had a long day. full workload, biked to school, long class, biked home. and
i have so many things to do! but i don't mind so much. ;P
today, i'm a hermit. i have no desire to go outside, no desire to even look outside. i alternate between reading my book and
playing on the computer. things will be very busy for me after today. i look forward to it.
i just made a really sweet meal (or at least I think so). it tasted good and
was made of healthy ingredients... but i'll see how my body reacts -- that is
the ultimate sign. either way, it was fun and something out of the ordinary. i also have leftovers for tomorrow.. =)
Just like that, Eriko is on her way back to Nagoya. We had a great time. She
was able to see how I lived, where I worked, when I go to school, and who I
spend my time with. We got some time to talk about why we want to live the
way we do, why we want to marry each other, and what we will do next. =)
i have some work for Isilon which I need to do, but instead I've squirreled the day away trying to get my file server working.
I guess I just wasn't supposed to be productive today. ;P
I met with the second of two realtors today, Linda. I met with Donald yesterday
over lunch. I liked Linda's style much better than Donald. Linda seems a tad
bit less composed but she brought property listings for me to look at and
we started right off into business. Donald spent the entire lunch chatting
and then launched into his serious business speech. Donald made a big point
about telling me how he wasn't going to have me sign a contract, etc. It was
almost as if I was supposed to feel guilty. Linda didn't even mention it.
Linda also ended the evening by chatting, which left me with a comfortable
feeling rather than a hyped up defensive business posture. I believe I will
meet with another realtor in early May. I don't have much time for any more
looking now as Eriko comes next week! I decided to go to a Linuxfest in
Bellingham this Saturday. My buddy Art and Brandon is going and they are going
to be advertising the PSNUG linux class, so I couldn't rationalize my way
out. If I'm serious about teaching the class, I need to show them that. Plus,
there are some cool exhibits and I might be able to meet some smart people.
Work is kicking my butt and I'm going to be very busy tomorrow and I'll most
likely have to work on Sunday as well. I was going to take Monday off but I
cancelled that so I can be there to help the new guy.
Bailey is just amazing when she plays with her mice. the way she darts and dashes and rolls and flips, you'd think it was a real mouse.
once i taste them, i just want to snack and snack... ;) but once this bag is
gone, i'm not going to buy any for a while...
i am exhausted and feeling a bit overwhelmed. i feel as if i'm behind in
every venture i'm involved in... ;P
i only had two students, but the class setting was definitely much nicer. with
two students, i could really watch how much they paid attention; which topics
interested them and which wants they were bored or confused with. everybody
said it was a good class, but i know that i really have to put some effort
into providing more structure and flow. from-the-cuff is fine in tough times,
but it can't be my modus operandi.
i have desired this for a while, and i finally did it. i rode my bike to class
from work, and back. i'm sore today although not as much as i would have
expected. i'm also pretty tired. i slept much better last night than i have
in a while so i need to keep this exercise thing up! i'm thinking i should
ride to the top of Queen Anne hill and go to the library today so i can check
out some books on electronics, as i am clueless.
two bedroom, with some kind of deck (for outdoor activities such as grilling
or lathing) two car garage (not strictly necessary), equidistant between UW
and lower Queen Anne, nice neighborhood, something likely to appreciate in
the next 5 years (or at least not depreciate), a neighborhood for Bailey to
run around in...
i bought a bike yesterday, which was awesome. it is used; "a beater" is what the shop owner called it. i think it will work out well. i even rode it up the hill and around the
neighborhoods for a little while. i was supposed to play ultimate frisbee today but i slept horribly. i kept having the same pointless dream over and over and it kept waking me up. i
think i am worried about lots of things right now: work, school, teaching next week, my ACL article, Eriko's visit... i cancelled on frisbee. i can't blame it entirely on a poor night's
sleep, though, because it likely contributed to the poor night's sleep. i'm not good at frisbee and the pressure of playing on a team that wants to win make me very anxious. it isn't
just that i play poorly; i don't even know the rules. i think if i just go to the next game with the intention of doing nothing more than watching i might not feel so much pressure. i'm
hoping i can shrug off these worried blues and ride my bike to UW today; if it's bearable than i want to ride to and from class.
i'm not hungry for dinner. could be the big lunch i had, or the cheerios
and milk i snacked on when i got home. in other news, i got Linux working on
this handheld Jornada. it doesn't work very well (yet) but its sweet!
so far, not so good.. i missed dinner yesterday; i just wasn't hungry. i also
drank half a glass of wine in the evening and then promptly went to sleep. i'm
going to cut that out as well (in fact, I might try for nothing but water)
because i keep waking up congested and i'm trying to determine if this is
an allergy or diet-related.