As it turns out, I didn’t sleep all that well again! I kept waking up due to strange thoughts in my head. I was thinking about work and lots of other random ‘problems’. I was delirious again – but why? The cold, perhaps? Each time I would wake up I could feel how tired my body was (as one would expect, with the doping and all) yet my mind was quite lucid, at least for a few moments.

This morning we woke up on time. Why? Because Eriko set an alarm of her own. At 6:30 it went off in the living room and she hopped up make breakfast. On the way to work we moved our recently-purchased flowers outside. Currently we have 6 flowers (in small pots) inside a larger rectangular window sill pot. However, because our unit is subterranean, the flowers don’t seem to be getting enough light and are already suffering.

I slept poorly and forgot to set the alarm, so we overslept today. Eriko quickly brought out the cereal, as there was no time for a cooked meal. It was yummy anyway. Off to work we went. I was a little worried because Eriko’s packages from Nagoya (via barge) were arriving today and I didn’t want to miss (or be unavailable for) the call. Luckily, the called at 9:30 (they had previously said between 9-10) and I buzzed them into the front door (remotely).

I slept OK. I forgot to set the alarm (again) but we didn’t oversleep. Eriko prepared breakfast with plenty of time to spare. Off we went to work. Work was good, I think. To be honest, I don’t remember a lot about this day – even though it was only yesterday! I remember that lunch was rushed because I had meetings from 10-11 and from 1-2. The 1 o’clock meeting was with the “big wigs” and so I wanted to make sure I was on time (which I was).

Another night of imperfect sleep. I didn’t get quite enough and it just wasn’t quite solid enough… shucks. Eriko and I were both dragging this morning, but we made it to work on time. I was real productive in the morning (before anyone else arrived) and did pretty good until lunch. Eriko joined me as I went out for lunch with my old boss, Bill, and co-worker David. It was nice.

I slept horribly. I was too hot and being tired, I became delirious. My brain was solving some unsolvable problem and I kept waking up thinking I had a solution. Eriko suggested I open the window (we had closed it because it was cool earlier) but I thought I was OK. In retrospect, I’m going to try and remember to always open the window before bed. She stays warm under the covers, so I don’t get much complaint.