Art asked me if I wanted to do some consulting work, setting up AIX machines. I said that would be sweet. We may start after I return from Japan, if it goes through.

another week has just flown by. i’ll try to recap some of the highlights:

• started level 3 in my Japanese class
• drank too much wine while babbling with Lisa
• had a fun picnic at work and played bocci ball
• continued to make good progress on my work stuff
• got less exercise than i should have
• received the final proof for my article, due Monday

i was invited to dinner with Lisa last night and as the two of us can do, we ended up gabbing for several hours. i only had time for one Seinfeld and then i was in bed. i don’t feel like i have enough time. perhaps i need to try to be at work less or make my time outside of work more productive.

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it appears as though my article will be in the September issue. i’m so excited. X)

well… i just made my first mortgage payment. so i’m starting to learn the negatives of owning a home. ;P hopefully i will have nailed down my budget amid all the new expenses before too long.