I cleaned the house, washed the car, dealt with a broken server, went to an impromptu BBQ, and found out that my roommate is moving out. That last one just happened. ;P I had quite a few ideas of what to write in my diary before I was knocked into reality with the news. The funny thing is, I had the feeling that things were going to change. ;P I think its because I finally got my room into this really sweet layout and I had taken pride in the apartment and cleaned it. Ahhh! Life! Eriko sent me an email from the computer for the first time in a long time today. I was pleasantly surprised. Actually, she sent me two; I had replied to her first one. I touched on a sore spot when I mentioned Bailey; she hasn’t made her peace with my having Bailey yet. It doesn’t bother me, Bailey is low maintenance and tends to grow on people even when they least expect it. I’m living proof. =) I’d better write an email to my girl so I get to bed. Its late. Oh, I watched Two Towers tonight at Alex’s house. It wasn’t as bad as I expected but it was a little long. ;P

just like the original version of this diary entry, which dissappeared when my keyboard went wacky. kernel version 2.6 does not operate with my keyboard very well. freebsd 5.1 doesn’t have the problem, nor does linux 2.4.. anyway. i really enjoyed the movie. i was amazed to realize at the end how much i was drawn into the movie – and there weren’t any killer robots! today has been a very relaxing day. i finished a couple of todos but i certainly didn’t exert myself. i’m quite pleased tomorrow is an extra day off; i’m not ready for the weekend to end. =) what were some downers today… the bleach really cleaned up the toilet well, except for the portion at the top of the bowl – i can’t cause the water level to rise, even if i pour some from the sink. very interesting but the toilet isn’t spotless yet. and i wasted a whole bottle of tilex, “no scrubbing required”, on the shower. its not clean. just proves that cleaning should be done proactively. i bought a bottle of the spray-after-shower stuff that mom uses, although not the same brand. won’t David be surprised when he comes home to a clean apartment. well, a cleaner apartment. ;P

on the Miata. =) muchos gracias to Aaron and Fred for their assistance and tools. the next thing on my list is the brakes… i’ve having a really good weekend so far: my room reorganization is sweet! i made a desk using some slats from my futon bed and end tables. not so much a desk as a monitor holder; i can fit all three. this gives me a separate and distinct desk which has no computer. my hope is that i will be able to study without distraction at it. Eriko had some teeth pulled! youch. and a good lesson in Tokyo. there are still many things on my todo list and two more days of weekend. awesome.

clamav and spamassassin seem to be doing very well. muchos gracias to ian for creating these woody packages and for telling me about them! i woke up earlier than i expected today, considering i went to bed around 2. i’m excited – i’ve got lots of things to do. Eriko just had some of her teeth pulled.. gulp.. she’ll have headgear (i think) the next time i see her and i continue to be amazed at what a lucky guy i am.

my computer is in the living room as i watch jurassic park. i partially cleaned the toilet.. ;P i just installed ian’s backported spamassassin stuff.. and i’m nervous. so this is more than just a diary entry, its a mail test. =)

I’m a changed man now; I will do things when I want to – get things done right the first time, keep good notes, follow up on tasks. I’m on my way. I went swimming on Tuesday and it was awesome. I coughed and sputtered and took frequent rests but I swam crawl-stroke laps. My form was crap and my breathing irregular but I swam crawl-stroke laps. I went out for dinner yesterday evening and ate too much. I could have saved some food but I decided to just finish everything on my plate – including the coleslaw! I’ve been pleasantly surprised with how much Eriko is talking to me these days; I’m not sure how long it will hold up but I can hope for a while. I’m really enjoying it. This morning I woke up a little after 8 (8:15), fired up the puter and checked for some email from her. I wanted to write her then but I was feeling timid, I think. Next time (tomorrow?) I will. She wrote me about 8:30 to say good night although I didn’t receive it until I got to work about 9:20. It took me a while to get ready this morning because I made myself a hamburger for lunch. I ate two slices of ham and half a cup of yogurt for breakfast. It was yummy and contained roughly the same amount of carbs and protein with a little more emphasis on the protein. Similiar to zone but with my mom’s emphasis on lower carbs in the picture.