well, the internet super-highway. ;P i even signed up for basic cable, at $2 a month more. now i can finally watch Seinfeld in a crystal clear fashion. the living room is almost completely organized, but the kitchen and my bedroom really leave something to be desired. i didn’t get so much accomplished today; i was pretty lethargic. out of the blue, i got an email from my high school buddy Patrick. from his description of himself, he’s really come a long way. what is even more amazing is the way he talks about my dad. our buddy David did the same thing. gives me a glimmer of realization that i cannot even fathom how lucky i am.

i recieved a technical review of my article yesterday; i’m almost finished with my feedback. the reviewer had some good points but he didn’t completely destroy it, so that’s good…

well…. my desire to be a luddite didn’t make it very far. i get nervous since i’m unable to backup spike/belle and that i’m unable to check on them from home. i realize that this will mean i’m once again going to use the computer more than i should, but i’m going to have to rely on willpower to stop as my obligations do not allow me to be computer free.

it started Friday night when I went with my team to Outback. we had nice time and i was stuffed. after work, i spent the evening relaxing and dealing with my food coma. on Saturday I slept in, then proceeded to borrow a power screwdriver from work so i could put together some shelves intended for my storage locker. having finished that, i proceeded to put together my entertainment center and bookshelf as well. i was quite pleased to have finished building all those items when i came into work for a bit, mainly to look at a problem Kris was trying to solve. i didn’t get real far on that, but still took off for Tacoma about 6 o’clock. i hung out with Kris and ate some indian food from my favorite restaraunt until about 9, when i met up with Ariel. we drove around for quite a while looking for a place to sit and talk. we eventually found one, but having done most of our talking in the car, we only stayed there for about an hour. i headed back up to Seattle and went to bed about 1 AM. i woke up early on Sunday; i picked up Brandon and we drove to Kirkland to meet with Art. it was a good breakfast; it is pleasant to hang out with those guys. i left my lights on and we had a minor adventure finding jumper cables to start the Miata, but soon after Brandon and i were on our way back. we got into a bit of a political discussion outside his apartment and it turns out he is a bit of an arm grabber when he wants to make a point. luckily i’m not too excitable so i didn’t get upset. as politics go, nothing was resolved and i went home. after giving Bailey a quick pat, i came into work. i started working on fixing a website for Jay. it was horribly broken and while fixing it the mail server had some trouble so i ended up hanging out at work slightly longer than i expected. i rode my bike home and then took a nap, as i was so exhausted from the trip. i started unpacking my boxes of books while watching a Japanese DVD, figuring i would spend the rest of the evening doing this. instead, i got a call from Pete who had earlier sent an email to several people indicating he had an extra ticket for a play. turns out i was the only one who spoke up, so i went with him to see “The Play’s the Thing” or something like that. it was funny and his company was enjoyable. i returned home about 10 where i vegged out in from of the tv for about 45 minutes before going to sleep. wow!

having slept about 9 hours, i feel much better. Bailey is now on an open-window policy, allowed to come and go as she pleases. i also removed the litter box, hopefully this won’t be a premature move. typically she stops using it for a few days before i take it away but this time it was just too stinky and i want a fresh-smelling snugglenest.

i’m going to be real happy to see Bailey tonight, if she’s around. mainly because that means i’ll be in close proxmity to my bed. i am dead tired, a walking zombie. work has been rather involved today (although probably not more strenuous than any other day) and i have to head out for japanese class in a few minutes. my visit home was worth it. to spend a few days with mom and dad, katrina, melissa, kevin, and matthew. rekindles my spirit and gives me hope for tomorrow.