jaa mata ne; nihon ni ikuyo!

i will be too busy to think about Eriko! =) the SuSE class is still on for the last Wednesday in January and i will be applying at UW in time for the Feb 1 deadline. so i am imagining myself very busy (i want to work out in the morning and study Japanese too)

my boss has decided to leave the company. bi immediately offered to take over as lead of my team. after conversations with the big honcho, i think i have a fair shot. it will definitely be a challenge – but i can recall a good experience at InsynQ and i have the hope that i can build on that to make a better experience here at Isilon.

i am very much looking forward to my vacation… Aaron will care for Bailey and Kaya will care for Oscar. i leave work on solid footing with no real craziness hanging over my head. this year has been terrific – full and exciting; filled with its share of ups and downs. i’ve started to climb on the bike.

i had a lot of trouble sleeping last night. i am apprehensive about my trip. my mind is playing rational games: dreaming up dreadful scenarios and cool solutions. but even if i could switch off my CPU, i’m not sure it would alleviate my fears. the only thing that can will be experience. so i wait, scared and hopeful.

i can’t understand but i’m only meant to grow