I woke up at 6 today, despite going to bed close to midnight. I was tired, but I had to get some work done early – Isilon is going to be at Supercomputing 2005 and it is a big deal, and I had promised to do a few tweaks before the show. I got out of bed, ate breakfast, read some email, and was ready to move out (in fact, I was already putting on my shoes) when I couldn’t find my wallet.

I woke up about six (the alarm was set for seven) and decided to lay in bed for a few minutes… which of course, turned out to be until the alarm went off. I got out of bed, ate my bowl of cereal (two kinds) and headed off to work. Eriko was sleeping and didn’t budge. My morning was fairly occupied – I had a meeting with my new boss, a technical lead meeting, and the regular team meeting.

The alarm went off at 6 AM. I was tired, but I knew I had plenty to do so I woke up early. I probably should have studied Japanese or watched a CS lecture, but I needed to get in and get some work done so (after eating) I left for work. As it turns out, Melissa called me and we talked for over 30 minutes, so my early start didn’t buy me that much in terms of work productivity, but it was nice to talk to her.

I woke up early this morning because I had Japanese homework to do. After eating breakfast, I got to work on reading some conversations and looking at the grammar points. I finished up and went into work a little early. I had a meeting with my boss, another meeting, and I shared the Japanese/American interaction paper with Todd – as a result, my morning wasn’t so productive. I came home for a nice lunch with Eriko and told her about my conversation with Todd.

I was able to sleep in a little bit, because we had an OB appointment at the Nadeshiko Clinic. I set the alarm for about 7:40 (the planned wake-up time was 8) and was eating breakfast when Eriko woke up. I did a little work on the computer as I needed to write a status email. We ate our separate breakfasts and headed over the 520 bridge to Kirkland (a little before 9).

This is going to be a combined entry. I fell behind on my note taking and can’t do the individual days justice. On Thursday, the big highlight was the symphony. Eriko and I took the bus (#13/#2) there, arrived on time, and enjoyed it quite a bit. I was a little irritated on the way there, but eventually I got over it. I fell asleep at the end of the first part (which is the way I like it) and got entranced by a few idle members of the symphony on the last part, which kept me awake.