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.

After careful deliberation, I will agree that common interests are a defining characteristic of good relationships. Even if opposites attract they still must share the common interest of remaining together, for better or worse. To my knowledge, this will supersede all other interests. Whether it too is fleeting is really a question that only time answers; at the start of the show many people take the vow, at the end most are not worthy of a bow.