Eriko has an interview at the US Embassy. With that, only 3 steps remain for her to be able to enter the country on a fiancee visa.

the first time i met Eriko was in a dream i had. i can’t remember if i chronicled it on this diary or not, but when we finally met in person i told her about it and she said “that’s me.” i had another such dream in the last year, where i was flying a mini helicopter. ever since then, i’ve wanted to have my own personal flying machine. i wonder if i will dream of my future career?

i am one screw (which needs to be drilled out) away from removing the junk that masquerades as a closet in my room. cleanup will be more work and reconstruction will be the part which requires thought, but my first home project has been enjoyable so far.

i hate it! this morning i woke up at 5 am to finish my homework. had i planned ahead a bit, i wouldn’t have to do this last minute work. i don’t understand why i haven’t learned this lesson.

i’ve loaded myself up with so many activities and i have so many things that i want to do (so whenever i turn, i have something else i want/need to do) that time is just flying. it is really moving. the faster i go, the more i understand things such as ‘do it right the first time’ or ’think it through’ or ‘plan it out’. i have less time for mistakes.

“Many moves of genius seem obvious in hindsight.” - Jonathan Walton