| 9/1 |
Woke up around 6:00AM but due to lack of sleep
over night, my eye balls were dry and I just did not want to go out and run.
Reported to work but immediately left to visit a client. Spent most of the
day and had lunch at nearby Mexican restaurant. Came back to the office
around 6:30PM, and headed home. I was able to go out and run for a while.
Rained a bit over the day but was not too bad. |
| 9/2 |
Woke up around 7:00AM, went out for a morning
run and headed to a Japanese grocery store since I have not bought much of
stuffs for a while. I had lunch then headed out to get more groceries at Meijer. Spent evening at office to catch up with the work and called home in
the night. I did not realize I was calling them one hour ahead of what I
usually do so they asked me whether I still have jetlag. Oh well. |
| 9/3 |
Woke up around 7:00AM, went for a morning walk
and had lunch which I bought from Meijer yesterday. Spent afternoon just
updating my website. Unfortunately, I had to go to the office to do some
catch up work... Came home around 10:00PM and went to bed straight. |
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| 9/4 |
[Labor Day]
[Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin died during filming in Australia]
Woke up around 7:00AM, went for a morning run and only to find out there are
about 300 people on the trail. It must have been some kind of event. Came
home, relaxed, had lunch. I spent most of afternoon working on company
assignments at home but ended up going to the office in the evening to do
some catch up jobs. Office in Japan is not on holiday anyway... Came home
around 9:00PM, maintained my webpage and went to bed. |
| 9/5 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, it's getting cooler here so
it was a bit chilly in the morning. Went for a morning run before going to
work. Stayed at office but lots of phone calls. Came home once during the
lunch hour, and around 6:00PM. We were expecting some thunder shower today
so when I heard thunder, I ran back to the office because I worried about
the heavy rain but nothing happened. Came home around 9:00PM finally. Going
to bed around 10:30PM. |
| 9/6 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, went for a morning run. I
reported to work around 8:30AM, then needed to work on stuffs for today's
meeting. Visited client then had lunch with my coworker. The meal was big so
I guess it was enough for the evening gym training. I had good time at the
gym. Because I have been missing the classes for 2 weeks a bit hard for me
as well. I had to come back to the office in the evening and stayed until
10:30PM when the meeting is over. Phew. Came home and went to bed straight. |
| 9/7 |
[Carmel Fire Department Wrecked 1 of 2 ladder
trucks]
Woke up around 3:00AM because the person up stairs was walking around in the
middle of night. Since then I could not sleep too well. Finally got up
around 7:00AM but I knew it was too late for morning run. Stopped by gas
station to refill on the way to the office then visited client. Stopped by
at Subway for the lunch. Stayed there until 5:30PM so I came back to the
office around 7:00PM. shipped a package for the company then came home
around 8:00PM. Went for running before sunset. |
| 9/8 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. It's a payday. I had a
meeting in the morning over the phone, realizing my coworker does not show
up on time, I had to call him to the office. Spent whole day just working,
but had another meeting in the evening well after the work. Stopped by a
Japanese food place for dinner. Come home, going to bed around 11:00PM. |
| 9/9 |
[Space shuttle Atlantis launched to the space]
Woke up at 6;00AM, stretched my body before
going to gym. Worked out, stopped by post office before having lunch. In the
afternoon, I went to Runner's Forum to buy a new pair of Asics Kayano XII.
They gave me a deal so I was able to buy them for a bit cheaper price. I
also bought a couple of running shorts because my old ones are pretty bad
shape now. I spent rest of the day easy. I was working so hard for many
weekends so I needed to take some break. I called home at right timing (last
time I missed by one hour) and went to bed around 1:00AM. |
| 9/10 |
Woke up at 6;00AM, stretched my body then headed
out to outside to take a long walk before rain comes. However, rain did not
come and I only enjoyed the walk. Spent afternoon just browsing internet and
relaxing. It was quite claim day with temperature not too high, but humid. |
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| 9/11 |
[5th Anniversary of 9-11]
Woke up at 6:00AM, I did not want to move around so I very much kept quiet
and did not go out and run in the morning. Went to work with unmarked cop
car behind me (why?). I have seen the same one on the way back to my
apartment for the lunch (why? why?). The rain started from 5:00PM, just as
thinking about going home. Stopped by at my apartment briefly and then went
back to the office to finish today's work. Going to bed around 10:00PM. |
| 9/12 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, it was raining outside so I
could not go running outside. Went to work and finished my assignment in the
morning. Came back to my apartment to have lunch then went back to the
office. Stayed until 5:15PM and went to a gym. Worked out and come back to
the office, had meeting then drive back to my apartment. Start washing my
cloth and went to bed around 10:30PM. It was thundering around in the
later... |
| 9/13 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, went out for running. The
weather was holding, stopped at a rental car place. They gave me a Ford
Taurus, stopped by Burger King before leaving Indianapolis. The rain started
when I got on I-94 East. The rain was just hard and flooded highway at Ann
Arbor. News says there was a 30 car pile up. Stayed at office until 9:30PM.
Went to bed around midnight. |
| 9/14 |
Woke up at 6:00AM went out for running before
going to work. Unlike yesterday, no rain but quite humid most of the day.
Worked whole day besides the lunch break at Osushi restaurant with
coworkers. I have not been there for a quite while. Came back to the hotel
around 11:00PM, went to bed straight. |
| 9/15 |
Woke up at 6:00AM again. Went out for running
then headed to a client's place for company business. Driving in Detroit is
not really cool in the morning because there are too many cars around.
Finished assignment and returned to the office by noon, went out with
coworkers for lunch. Had to take care of few items then drove back to
Indianapolis. I came back to my apartment around 9:30PM, went to bed around
midnight. |
| 9/16 |
Woke up around 7:00AM, stretched my body then
went to gym. Since there was only another person besides me, we got a pretty
good workout for today. Returned the rental car then made another
reservation for the next week. Stopped by a bank to make a deposit, then Meijer to buy some groceries. Took whole day easy. It was sunny and nice to
just open up windows and doors to get some cool air. I had to turn on air
conditioning in the night because it was a bit too hot to handle, I fell
sleep while reading book but able to wake up around 11:30PM to call my home
in Japan. Went to bed around midnight. |
| 9/17 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. Went for a long walk and came
back to my apartment around 1:00PM. Cleaned my room, laundry, and relaxed
whole afternoon. Since I was hungry, I had to eat dinner around 5:00PM. Went
to bed around 9:00PM but was hard to fall sleep a bit. |
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| 9/18 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, went to a Hertz and got a
2007 Toyota Camry. I wanted to drive it since it is a new model. It is very
easy to handle and I was satisfied, but knowing the story of Global Camry
makes me think this is not a brand new one. Spent whole day at client's
location. Had a dinner at local pizza place and drove back to home around
11:00PM. I still need to go back there again tomorrow. My my...
 Newly
redesigned Toyota Camry |
| 9/19 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, it was nicely cold (50F?)and I
enjoyed my morning run. Drove to client's place again to take care of the
project. Drove back to Indianapolis around 5:00PM and spent a short time at
office. Decide to go home around 6:30PM and relaxed evening. |
| 9/20 |
Woke up at 5;50AM somehow. It was a bit more
colder this morning of 45F. It was sunny and nice so I went out for running.
Since they closed west side of Main Street in Carmel, it's a bit funny to
see all the traffic going through on the 126th instead. Went to work and
came home once to get my food. Stayed until 6:00PM and waited until the gym
class starts. Had to go back to the office to take care of my stuffs. Came
home around 9:30PM. |
| 9/21 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, went for a morning run a
chilly weather. I think it is around 40F again. Went to the office on time
and find out my coworker is going to Japan. So now I have to manage the
office by myself. Stayed at office whole day and come back to my apartment
once in the evening then headed back again to take care of few more stuffs.
Come home around 10:00PM after stopping by at Meijer. I saw 5 police cars in
a row with siren and lights on. I guess even out side of Indianapolis, it is
not quite a safe place. |
| 9/22 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, just as I was expecting, the
rain start falling around 7:00AM and prevented me from going out and run.
Went to the office then headed out to visit client. I stopped by at a
restaurant to grab a salad. Left the location around 2:30PM and drove back
to the office. I had to clean the office until I come home. Back in my
apartment around 6:00PM, took evening easy as seeing outside raining often.
Going to bed around 10:00PM. |
| 9/23 |
Woke up around 7:00AM, stretched my body and
went to a gym after 12:00PM. Came home once, then headed to get haircut at
Big League Barber, and buy some groceries at Sakura Mart, Meijer and also at
Office Max. I had to meet with the landlord of the office property in the
evening then headed back to my apartment. Spent evening just relaxing,
called home in Japan. I was talking about the train system in Nagoya long
time ago. Went to bed after midnight. |
| 9/24 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, went for a long walk. Had
lunch at home and used afternoon for reading books. It was breezy, and sunny
in the morning but became cloudy in the later morning. Spent rest of the day
at apartment but went to the office in the evening. Came back around 9:00PM.
Expecting 46F for tomorrow's low.
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| 9/25 |
[Shinzo Abe becomes 90th Japanese prime
minister]
Woke up at 6:00AM, too tired to run outside so I
just went to work straight. Stayed there until 5:30PM and come back to my
apartment once. It's pretty nice day but I had to go back to my office in
the evening. Come back around 9:00PM, went to bed around 10:30PM. |
| 9/26 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, went for a morning run before
heading to work. Since I had to be on trip for the rest of week, I went to
Hertz store and got a 2006 Chevy Malibu. The car runs okay. Spent whole day
at client's place and evening at office. Stopped by gym for work out. Come
home around 9:30PM and went to bed around 11;00PM. |
| 9/27 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. I left my apartment to
Michigan around 8:30AM, the road condition was okay so I had no problem.
Stopped by at McDonald's for lunch but arrived at office by 1:00PM. Spent
afternoon working on my stuffs and had dinner with coworker at Max and Erma
in the evening before heading to the hotel. I checked in around 10:00PM,
realizing the road in front of them is under construction so I need to think
of a way out for tomorrow... |
| 9/28 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. The morning in Michigan is
cooler than in Indiana. Went for a morning jog before heading to the office.
Spent morning in a meeting and visited client for the afternoon. Went to
drink at a Japanese restaurant nearby for dinner. Back in hotel around
11:00PM and went to bed before midnight. |
| 9/29 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. A bit harder to get out from
the bed because of consumption of alcohol last night but able to go outside
and run. It was around 40F in the morning. Went to the office and stayed
there for the morning. Began driving back to Indiana after having a lunch
with coworkers. The sky was clear but a bit windy. Come back to Indy around
6:00PM. Went to bed around 10:00PM
 On the way
back to Indiana. The sky is pretty. |
| 9/30 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, went to a gym before heading
to Japanese grocery store. Had lunch then did a load of laundry for the
afternoon. I was expecting rain so I decided not to do anything outside for
the afternoon but the weather was just sunny. Went to Meijer for groceries
and fuel. The gas was lowered to $2.09/gallon, which is pretty cheap compare
to few months ago. Spent evening at home just reading books and relaxing.
Went to bed around midnight. |