i have no complaints, yet i feel irritated. today i start a 3 day fast, and look forward to some solitude.

Sunday:
	- met Scott for a game of Go
	- met Rob for CS project work
	- did some work
Monday:
	- full day at work
	- Japanese class

Tuesday:
	- full day at work
	- parallel computation class (last one)

Wednesday:
	- full day at work
	- Japanese class
	- bought used server equipment, started configuring

Thursday:
	- full day at work
	- Japanese class
	- more time spent configuring server equipment

Friday:
	- long day at work
	- toured potential data center
	- more time spent configuring server equipment

Saturday:
	- met Scott for a game of Go
	- parallel computation project

I have to finish my PC project by Monday @ noon!

Sunday:
	- woke up early to call Eriko
	- spent the day relaxing, studying, and working

Monday:
	- long day at work
	- no Japanese class due to the holiday
	- research for UW class

Tuesday:
	- long day at work
	- parallel computation

Wednesday:
	- woke up early to call Eriko
	- baked pork & beans for 1st time
	- long day at work
	- japanese class

Thursday:
	- long day at work
	- worked out with Zack
	- relaxed

Friday:
	- long day at work
	- a few social hours at the local pub

Saturday:
	- errands
	- worked on CS project
	- poker game

the nebraska service centers for visas is processing i-129f’s from oct 12th. that puts the wait time at over 4 months, which is the may/june timeline. i get a feeling this is going to be close…

i finally called Eriko on the phone, and that was good. i’m not sure why it is so difficult for me – part of it is waking up at 4:30, walking to work in the cold, and straining to hear across a poor connection. another aspect is that i have to come out of my ‘I-first’ view of the world. soon, it won’t just be me, it will be us. afraid of losing control, i am. the irony, of course, is that i’ve never had control.

- woke up about 6:30. i'd like to start swimming at Queen Anne pool, but i'm not
  there mentally yet. i decided i'll concentrate first on just waking up
  earlier, and once that becomes routine i can start swimming.
- ate a big breakfast. my plan is to stuff myself in the morning and then just
  eat little bits throughout the rest of the day. the social implications will
  be most difficult, as i won't be really eating lunch or going out for dinner.
- made it into work by about 8. i'd like to stick to an 8-5 schedule, if
  possible, because it gives me time in the evenings to do things. plus, if i'm
  on a schedule then i have a fixed time for working and it should encourage me
  to work smarter, not longer.
- left work about 5. the day went by fast, which is great. 
- arrived at UW about 6. i'm still driving to class because i don't like the
  idea of taking a long time to get home (on the bus) afterwards and i haven't
  started riding my bike again. the weather seems decent enough, albiet cold,
  to ride.
- arrived home about 10. Rob and I stayed after class and talked to the prof
  a bit, because we had questions about our upcoming project. i then bustled
  around the house trying to finish some chores (including Japanese homework)
  and still make it to bed quickly, since i knew i had to wake up quite early
  in order to do some early morning server maintenance.
- went to bed shortly after 11. i fell asleep pretty quickly, although Bailey
  decided to give me some unexpected attention.