Even here.

She wasn’t in the apartment when I woke up this morning, which is strange. I called for her and walked around and called for her, but I heard and saw no response. It is probably premature to be worried, but I’m worried sick regardless. She wasn’t wearing her collar and her AVID information is out-of-date. I realize those reasons are just methods by which I can blame myself for her disappearance and that is unnecessary. I’ve always told myself I’d rather she have one night of freedom than 10 years of none – for her sake. I obviously wasn’t selfishness enough! I hope she comes back soon.

Eriko sent me a beautiful poem this morning:

cherrys were made for eating
fish were made for swimming in the sea
you were made to be loved a lot
by nobody else but me

 - Godiego

Good morning, Seattle.

my score in geometry was a whopping 76.5. the nice thing is that i used to think that i hated geometry, but i realize that it actually seems quite fun. again, most of my mistakes here could have been avoided had i been more thorough. oh well, the positive thing is that i feel confident i can improve and can ace this.

My algebra review score is 19-(307/120)/19 or about 86 percent. Too low! Not all mistakes were careless, but all but two or three. Next is geometry… uh oh!

Talking to Susie reminded me of my new year's resolutions (made in January,
forgotten until now). They are:

1. Get into the UW professional master's program
2. Learn Calculus, not just how to do Calculus
3. Learn the innards of the BSD & Linux kernels
4. nihongo wo benkyou
5. Learn to swim not just flail wildly until calling for help
6. Excel at my job so that they have to promote me
7. Increase my vocabulary -- Neologism here we come
8. Be fiscally responsible and stay on a budget
9. Eat healthy, cook and try new dishes
10. Get in shape, which will please Eriko and surprise her mother.

And my status is...

1. No, but I'm studying for the GRE.
2. Nope.
3. I'm running FreeBSD at home now, but no.
4. Studying yes, but not much progress.
5. Learning, but I'm still going to say no.
6. I did get a promotion.
7. Not enough to be proud.
8. Getting there.
9. Hmmm. The desire, but not the dedication.
10. Negative.

My grade would be 10%; with partial-credit: 30%.

Ouch.