and you hear something burst … diarrhea .. bump bump .. diarrhea .. ;P Whatever is kicking around in my stomach better figure itself out, because I’m getting real sick and tired of this routine. =) Eriko might be going through something similiar, I pray it is not as rough as mine. On a more positive note, no SARS! And I’m feeling better. My throat is still L A M E – but I have regained quite a bit of energy. After lots of algebraic hassle, I have completed question #4 (1 for 6) of my Algorithms homework. I was determined and it paid off.

Well, today has not been very pleasant. What a cruel April Fool’s joke the world played on me! I woke up early this morning, naturally, (about 7) and was excited to get a jump on work. I noticed I felt a little strange and after I arrived at work I was freeeezing. I bundled up and drank tea; eventually Brian IM’d me and told me to go home so as not to affect my co-workers. I did so, and did some work from home. I wasn’t nearly that effective and ended up sleeping lots. So hear I am now, feeling strange, but perhaps my fever is gone. I will take some Theraflu and then hit the sack. Here’s hoping this joke ends at midnight. ;P

I awoke close to 9 o’clock after having decided to just wake up naturally – tomorrow will be more of the same. ;P Work was relatively lax today as I mainly caught up on email – a lot of discussions in the last week. I had my first session of Applied Algorithms today; I was a liitle nervous buying books and finding my way around UW – but everything went smoothly. =)Spent some time playing with snoopy, but I’m not sure what we accomplished. I think it is time for bed – typing on marbles’ Dvorak keyboard tests my patience and tires me out. ZZZzzzz

I had a wonderful time with Eriko. I suppose I should have written down everything we did on a daily basis because I don’t think I can recall. She has her license now and it was fun to ride around with her. Scary, but fun. We took lots of walks and just spent lots of time together. It was really nice. I saw her sing in concert, which was amazing. I love her more every day.

From where I sit, inside a lovely house in a lovely country that has recovered (but never forgotten) the American attacks, the only sign of a ravaged world is the news broadcasts which I cannot read or hear but understand all too well. I am embarrassed to be an American. I cannot walk with pride, for I do not believe my country is in the moral majority. I will forget all this soon, for Eriko will sing at a concert. My Angel, reminding me that there are always two sides to every coin.

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