it is quite confusing. there are a variety of different options we could do, but the one which seems the least risky and provides the most comfortable experiences is for Eriko and I to be legally married next August. i’ll have to apply for the fiance visa early next year and she’ll use it to enter the country after our honeymoon, which will follow our symbolic ceremony in Nagoya. if that is what we do, i hope it works out perfectly.

i finally reached my lowest weight on record again – 137 lbs. i did that partially by cutting my food intake in the evenings when i’m not so hungry but i think i should really step up the exercise to maximize any gains. i’m going to spewak with a lawyer about immigration today. i’m going to look into a fiance visa unless it could impact Eriko’s tourist visa.

i should be going to asleep, but instead i managed to register eriko.org. i had just looked at it a few weeks ago and it was taken. lucky me.

waiting for me in Seattle was the September issue of Sys Admin Magazine, with my name on the cover. now to start thinking about my next article… in other news, i left my japanese dictionary (the electronic one) on the plane. i’m just getting over being bummed. the sad thing is that i was napping, woke up and saw the dictionary in the seat back and told myself that i should get it out or i’ll forget it.

Thursday Eriko attended another tea ceremony class and I switched to my next book. This book is much slower reading, so I wound up taking a nap in the living room. Eriko and I spent time thinking about activities for our reception, and trying to narrow down what the cost of the wedding will be. in the evening the family all went out to yakiniku, which was a lot of fun.