I’m not with my mom to help her celebrate, but I’m thinking about her. Thanks for everything you’ve done, do, and will do, momma. I love you.

I’m going to wire Eriko some money today. I won’t pay off her loan in one shot; its just too much. I am not independently wealthy… shucks. This is strange for me… but I trust her.

The word Eriko used to describe herself. She’s torn – to be with me or not to be; to be near her family or not. Even though she sends me no explanation, I can emphathize. She must do as she pleases, it is her life she leads. I have no choice but to continue to focus on myself and cling firmly to the hope that she has helped me to rediscover. Astra inclinant, non necessitant.

Busy! I road David’s bike to work this evening – mainly because I wanted to get some excercise and we all know that what goes down must come up (or something like that. ;) I have a challenging weekend ahead of me – a homework assignment on NP approximation algorithms (which I am quite fuzzy) and a deadline on Monday (which I feel a little behind). Tempus neminem manet – time waits for no one. tehe, I didn’t know that, I found it on a website : http://users.hol.gr/~posi/latin.htm.

One hundred is the percentage right I got on my last homework; eighty six is the cost of the ticket I received for “running” a red light. I will contest it; the only reason I received it was because the officer was directly astern – yes, I knew he was there. He’s colorblind, that’s what I say! ;P At work I am swamped and feeling a little overwhelmed but I hope to get everything in line soon. My next homework is looking real good, just one more problem to solve. Hopefully the next will be a little more lax so I can devote extra time to work. Across the dateline, Eriko asked if I would pay off her loan today. Sometimes I wonder if she is testing me or just lacks nerve (or both); after I agreed she reneged her request.

NP reductions – fun! Eriko is performing in a play as the daughter of a dentist. I wonder how often it is that you play a character that mimics your own – or in this case, the description of the character. ;P Looking forward to a busy, productive week.