i got the keys to the new apartment last night. =) i’m very excited. additionally, i had a moment of bravado and i actively met the Japanese lady who lives next door. i asked her if i could come speak with her on occassion and she in turn suggested we setup a regular weekly meeting! that’s very exciting. i had a few extra bugs added to my list but i’m up early and ready to tackle them.

or rather, a man’s reaction to a woman – is very tricky. i can actually say that i have had quite a few girlfriends and had a variety of experiences with them. i have fallen victim to the ego, lust, infatuation, guilt, jealously.. those are all obviously wrong reasons to be with a girl. my old landlord told me something that i thought was very compelling – he said the most important thing in dating a woman is attraction.

i had this dream that i knocked some ugly chick up. i was very grateful when i woke-up to realize it was not true. i can’t really describe the source of thanks; it comes from somewhere inside me that i don’t get access to every day. a good girl loves me. i can’t will up the emotion to support the depth of my words but i know i will feel it; it will catch me off-guard.

I went swimming for the first time since last Tuesday? I had a real difficult time then and I have to admit I have been a little apprehensive… but today went really well. I discovered that if I do what my instructor told me and get the right body position in the water then I tend to glide along the surface. I’m still very uncoordinated but if felt really good. I swam for about 50 minutes and didn’t really feel that winded.

there is a beautiful rainbow over the puget sound.. its fading fast but at one time its colors were vibrant and subtle. i’m glad to know that the work week is almost over; i look forward to having no real responsibilities for two days. no big plans, just relaxing and having fun with my NERRRRRRRRdom.

i feel a little under the weather and i’m a tad worried i might catch cold. i took some vitamins and tried to eat a big dinner (albiet, a big late). soon i will go to bed so i won’t write more. besides – why write when you can talk? ;P