Eriko told me that she made the reservation for the shrine over the phone. They will put money down on the 30th… I had trouble sleeping, apparently I want to work on my project for Isilon because I couldn’t stop thinking about it. So, I’m up.

i find myself often listening to sentimental music or daydreaming of events, past or future, which strike me emotionally. it is a very curious process. perhaps the daily routine (in a very loose sense) is so logical and devoid of obvious emotional impact that i conjure up things? maybe it is to find balance? i must daydream about sad events to counter the happy times, which make the present elation even more real? but i also daydream about happy moments in the future, which strike me in a very similiar way. overwhelmed with gratitude. perhaps i am hardening my emotional receptors in anticipation of rockier times ahead? i’m quite curious.

yet another night of non-contiguous sleep. the last night i slept solidly was the day before Eriko arrived and i can’t even remember besides that. it has been a mixture of things – thoughts, temperature, Bailey… i’m such a tight schedule that i can’t just laze indefinitely. which reminds me, time for work…

i had a full day of work (almost 12 hours), made another offer on the condo on QA and completed my homework due Wed. I finished just in time for Seinfeld. =)

i had a great time. everyone continues to mold into the roles that life has chosen for them. it is amazing to watch Matthew grow, to see Zack, Katrina, Melissa, Kevin, mom, and dad. I cannot quite put into words the beauty that I saw. I’m a blessed boy to be a part of such a great family.

I’ve had a busy week so far and there is no sign of it letting up. Neither of my offers on condos were accepted, with a scoff by both owners. I can’t say I expected anything else (although I hoped for a different result); now I am emotionally distant and I can resume my search more pragmatically. I spent quite a bit of time with the realtor, Linda, on Sunday – some of it was just goofing around in her office. I offerred to write her a piece of software to send ‘hot spot’ deals to her phone via text message instead of having to manually check the web page. If I do it, and its a hit, maybe she can sell it to other realtors. ;P I’ve been speaking quite a bit with a gentelman named Jay. He is a potential hosting customer, a potential SuSE student, and a potential project pal. He’s just entering the Linux world and I can tell he is terrified. Most of that fear he will have to overcome himself. I imagine I will have something similiar to face when I head towards academia. Eriko has tenatively picked a date for the wedding – July 17th, 2005. On to work.