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.

I showed mom and dad the vows Eriko sent me. naturally, they are worried that they won’t be able to understand the wedding.. but i’m excited to learn what those vows mean. =)

i’m all moved! i didn’t really clean my old place, but i don’t have the time either. the Miata is still full of the last tidbits as i was so worn out yesterday i didn’t want to unpack it. but… i’m all moved. =) i learned that i have to combat my pack rat instinct much more than i do. i have been hauling around this round piece of glass with the intention of using it for something – but never have, and i had this urge to junk it but ignored it. instead, i carried it in the Miata and did damage to my apholstery, probably more than the glass is worth. learning from that, i left my vacuum cleaner and plastic chair that i never use. i think there will probably be quite a few things that i will question as to why i am keeping as i unpack and organize my new place. i started to setup the bedroom a little last night by myself. i was able to move the desk by putting one end on a pillow and lifting the other. in order for the room to come together as i imagine, i’ll probably have to cut one of the ikea coffee tables in half. but the nice thing is that most of that furniture was free, like the vacuum cleaner, so i shouldn’t mind doing with it that which is necessary to improve my quality of life. Bailey had another brief run-in with her mail caller last night and is confined inside again. but she seems to be doing OK. i’ll let her out during the day when i’m able to be there and make sure that the other cat doesn’t come visiting.

I let Bailey out of the house last night and although I worry each time she leaves my site, I was quickly relieved to see her come back (if only for a brief moment). Later, however, I was awakened from my slumber by the sounds of growling and other unpleasant Bailey noises. It turns out she has attracted the attention of a neighbor cat. Is this a male caller, looking for love? A misunderstood creatin, hopefully for a friend? Or a trouble-maker, trying to run Bailey out of town? In any case, the cat was squirted with some water by my trusty bottle. Now I have to actively manage the window, instead of just leaving it open all the time. So Bailey will likely be stuck in the house during the day (provided she comes home before I wake) and free to roam at night.