i’m torn between waiting for Eriko to figure out how to call me and calling her… and as i write this i realize how much i over-analyze some things. =) if the girl wants me to call her, she’ll tell me. if i really want to call her then i’ll just do it. so the real question is do i want to call her and i think the answer is no, i’d rather wait.

i have had an asian fetish for some time. my college buddies like to remind me about the “six green disks” i arrived with. lately i have been perusing the newsgroups. there are many pretty ladies and i enjoy looking. the truth is, their fake smiles aren’t for me. on my desk sits the picture of a beautiful girl with a real smile – for me. i think its time to abandon the fetish.

we didn’t actually talk, but she dialed. =) not sure why it didn’t work but after i got over my initial dissappointment i realized it is the thought that counts. ;P she’ll try again soon and i bought a phone card just in case. =)

Alex invited me to dinner with him and Kellie and we were joined by their friend Jenny. Dinner was yummy, but a tad pricey. Afterwards we went to Alex’s house where we had some drinks, watched some TV, ate more food, and laughed. =) We were joined by Wig and some young people (apparently she likes it rare now) but they were well behaved and everyone had a good time. now i have the day off… what will i ever do?

this year saw many exciting events for me: i saw Eriko three times Eriko met my family and the love was mutual i took a course at UW and received an A i was promoted twice and now i'm a dev-lead i am living on my own for the first time in my life i took swimming lessons Bailey is able to come and go freely again I became an Uncle i had some setbacks too: i was denied admission to the UW master's program i failed to increase my GRE math scores (they went down) Eriko and i had some rocky times i was unable to communicate in Japanese with Eriko's family this next year is going to be (hopefully) particularly exciting: i will be leading a team that (hopefully) will grow by 2+ people i will apply to UW with improved stats (and hopefully accepted) i will (hopefully) begin exercising regularly and get in shape Eriko will (hopefully) visit me in my new place i will (hopefully) aggressively improve my Japanese skills i will (hopefully) find and purchase a condominium of my own i will (hopefully) continue to apply downward pressure on my expenses i will (hopefully) find more time to work on my lathing and computer projects i will (hopefully) find more pleasure in reading and learning

i don’t know what i’ve done but Bailey has spent the last two nights sleeping with me – the whole night! last night was a bit painful as she kept stabbing me in the throat with her claws (when i say ‘sleeping’ with me, that also includes time she sits on my chest and cleans herself). ;P