i woke up this morning and felt a little tired. i thought of exercise and convinced myself that since it was mid-week, i could put it off. i reset the alarm in haste (because i needed to fall back asleep before i reconsidered) and then i wasn’t sure whether i had set the time forward or the alarm. i wasn’t really able to fall back to sleep solidly, as i began to wonder about whether i would be late for work and that it was lame i had to be at work at a specific time. my thought process continued with me debating the merits of being a boss and wondering if i could keep it up once Eriko was here. Bailey did a great job of being quiet but eventually my thoughts overpowered my drowsiness and i woke up. i quickly re-evaluated my schedule and realized i could certainly still exercise because i can work later tonight since i have no prior obligations. there was a bit of mental convicing before i put on my exercise clothes and walked down the hall… only to hear someone else exercising. i didn’t like that at all and almost decided not to go through with it. after some more internal debates, i decided that at the very least i had to get headphones so i could listen to Seinfeld in peace. as it turned out, the girl’s presence in the room didn’t affect me in a negative way at all. she ran on the treadmill and even though that was right next to my station, Seinfeld kept me sufficiently distracted. now i’ve made it five days in a row, but can i keep it up?

i had three braeburn apples which had become too ripe and soft to eat, so i just made some apple sauce. it is yummy! it feels good to make something like apple sauce.

私の家族が六人です。父と母と二人姉と弟と私です。父はペンシルバニアに生まれました 。母はシカゴに生まれました。みんな子どもはメンフィスに生まれました。父はパイロットで母と一番の上姉はしゅふで上からに番めの姉は奨学の先生で弟は学生で私はコンピューターのぎじゅつしゃです。けれども、りょうしんはたいしょくしゃで上からに番めの姉はいたりあでふんげいを勉強して弟ははやく大学を出ます。子どもの時に兄弟は一緒によくあそびました。私たちはチョクでほどうに書いたり電話を書けてあそんだりたくさんのアウトドアゲームといんドアゲームをしました。家族はすごく親しいですね。12月みんなアンカレジに会います。クリスマスからです。一番上の姉の家族が姉と姉のご主人とおいです。クリスマスに私の彼女は日本から来ます。12月には楽しいです。

i have about 5 hours left to accomplish quite a few things on my todo list.. and i’m thinking that the list has suddenly turned into a weekend list instead of a Saturday list. ;) right before i went to bed last night i had a sudden inspiration about what was wrong with my particle filter and got it fixed up. i spent quite an hour or two preparing some curry – which should be enough to last for quite a few meals. alex made a surprise visit for a few hours and we ate chips, had a beer, watched football & volleyball – and reinstalled Debian on his firewall.

having a cat like Bailey, who is quite skittish, has really helped me to see the value of trust. here she lies in front of me, soft belly exposed. i could touch her belly but she wouldn’t appreciate it and would be less likely to lie so vulnerable. instead i can just admire as her body twitches from dreaming. now her uper lip is twitching, which is a very humorous thing to see. in short, it has taken a long time to earn her trust and i’m so grateful to be trusted that my actions become more conservative.

it was nice to have a flock of visitors, but it is also nice to have a quiet home. both bailey and i need to relax from our busy weekend.