Morning!

'Ello. I'm daan the caff!

Which is, of course, not some greasy spoon, but a very trendy and unusually airy cafe here in my bit of my bit of west Tokyo. Yah yah yah....

Seeing as I don't get much time, these days, to update the oul' blog, largely due to the ongoing haven't-been-arsed-to-get-internet-at-home problem, I thought I'd take the opportunity to do so as I start the week off.

Came in here to read the e-mail y'see. Plus we have a visitor at the orifice, who's nothing to do with me, so I thought I'd hide here amongst the gentle jazz and sunshine shadows. This way, when I read my e-mails, I lose my temper a lot less ;o)

The Mothership arrives at the weekend, so I'd best be getting on with the work. And Disney guy visits tonight. And i'm supposed to be gymming, too! Argh!

run!

Knackering

That was knackering. Three people, and I couldn't see their faces, so I had no idea when they were losing interest.

I talk too much, anyway.

But, overall, it seemed to go okay.

We'll see, if they give me The Call™ (which these days is probably The E-Mail™)

Going home now. First to un café, then for dinner with Casper once he's back from pumping iron.

sleepy now....

I look forward to the bored Aussie translator on tonight's news saying, "In Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture, snow caused one bus to be as much as five minutes late. Kanachuu Bus Company apologised to passengers, saying they regret the delay, and will work hard to be as ready as possible for next winter's snowfalls. Now the weather..."

A burst of efficiency

Tonight I worked until after 9pm, after having arrived just after 9am.

I wrote a slot'n'stare movie-maker which'll take my long run and make it into a movie array. I wrote my second ever IDL object method (a handy one too!). I came home just before 10pm after cycling back. I ate dinner in matsuya. I took the rubbish out. I texted Casper (hopefully), the Cat (civilly, twice), and Yasu (friendlily?). I tidied up my Mac's desktop. I filled in the CO schedule in iCal. And I finally e-mailed some dates to my mum so that she can book a trip to come and visit me.

I need to work out these days, but sometimes I need to other stuff in life, too.

Today was a good day.

Wind 'er up, boys!

It seems that FedEx were able to deliver an identical elastic band, mere days after the prized engine of work at the Home for the Bewildered finally perished. R.I.P., small rubberised loop.

Thus, I am now able to receive and (rumour has it) send electronic mail from and to other humans. Or maybe just artificially intelligent robots. Or maybe genuinely intelligent robots. Who knows.

The point is, I am no longer cloaked from the world of Mr Cockup, so I eagerly await the next instalment of "Decisions Other People Don't Want to Make ®"!

Apart from that, though, I am enjoying the tide of Norwegian gently wafting across the partition from the friendly (and helpful!) Wikings.

Skål!