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[New Year's Day]
Woke up around 8:00AM. Today is the last day I could do like this. I have to
wake up on time from tomorrow. Started the day writing emails to family
members. Walked outside for a while under misty rain. The temperature was
dropping entire day. It was not windy as last night but might see snow over
the night. Worked on my Belgium trip page and finally uploaded. I guess I
have to organize and put more text in it. Going to bed around 10:30PM. |
| 1/2 |
[First day of work]
Today was a national day of mourning for former president Gerald Ford. No
mail today. I woke up and went to work. The temperature was consistently
dropping from yesterday and caused highway ramps to freeze, causing 39
accidents in Indianapolis area in the morning. That's a bad day to go work
for the first time. Left the office around 6:00PM and come home. Since I
always leave home before sunrise and come home after sunset. I cannot do
much workouts at outside. I guess that's the way until I move to Michigan
this year... |
| 1/3 |
Woke up on time but since it was a bit cold, I
stayed in bed for a while. Went to work and stayed at office whole
day. I went to gym in the evening and had the first workout for the year. It
was pretty tough but I managed to go to Office Max to buy some stuffs for
the office. Went to bed around mid night. |
| 1/4 |
Woke up on time, my leg muscles are very stiff
from the workout yesterday. I managed to get the motor oil changed at a
dealer before heading to work. The rain began falling as I was driving
there. Stayed at office whole day, went out with coworkers to eat at a china
buffet. The weather was holding but by the time when I drive home, the rain
began again. Came home around 8:00PM, took evening easy. |
| 1/5 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, went to work a bit early to
attend meeting. I had to spend whole day at office to wrap up with the week,
and also had to set up equipments for the office. Rained whole day and the
skiing place was closed for today, just as my coworkers concerned. My friend
called me from S. Korea. I have not got time to call him for a while if I
think about it. Went to bed around mid night. |
| 1/6 |
Woke up around 8:00AM, stretched my body and
went to gym for work out. Because of recent weather, it was not cold at all.
In the afternoon, finally got haircut. I was missing it for almost four
weeks so it was a great feeling when I am done. Spent afternoon taking care
of laundry from the week. It was not cold but still a bit warmer than usual.
Called my home but also got call from my friend in S. Korea, again. Maybe I
should get some internet chat software set up on my PC. Going to bed around
mid night. |
| 1/7 |
Woke up around 8:00AM, went for a short walk,
stopped by Meijer for grocery shopping. Cooked food for the coming week in
the afternoon. I was taking time writing emails and regular mail to catch up
with friends and family members. The rain was falling a bit so I very much
stayed at home all day. I wanted to go skiing but because of the weather,
and temperature, I guess it would not worth it, besides my body is pretty
stiff from workout yesterday. Went to bed around 10:30PM. Tomorrow is a holiday
in Japan so I don't need to make phone calls. |
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| 1/8 |
Woke up at 6:00AM but started my day kinda slow.
It was cold enough to freeze the water from rain in the morning so it was a
bit scary to drive. Stayed at office whole day, come home almost on time,
had dinner and went to workout at gym. Come home and went to bed. |
| 1/9 |
Woke up around 6:00AM, I already know that I
will be out of office today so I did not have to get out of my apartment
early. Spent whole day visiting customer, had chicken soup at a Mexican
restaurant, and come home around 7:00PM and had dinner at home. It's good to
prepare food a head of time so I don't need to do anything. Went to bed
around mid night. My coworker got a package from home and I got a bag of
Japanese pasta source from him. I guess I could use it sometimes later then. |
| 1/10 |
Woke up on time, but I had a slow morning. The
morning temperature dropped to 21F. Arrived at work and spent whole day
working at office with phone calls a bit more than usual. Went out with
coworkers for lunch at Panera Bread. I got my mouth burnt with hot tea
slightly. Left work on time to make it on time for my gym class. |
| 1/11 |
This morning was not that cold but still chilly.
Worked out and headed out for work. Stayed there whole day. It's good that I
don't have to go anywhere. I trained a coworker in the morning, spent time
working of the project for the afternoon. Left office around 6:00PM, the sky
was slightly keeping some lights. When I got home, I cooked carbonara, and
took evening easy, but needed to work on company stuffs. The rain began
falling in the night. |
| 1/12 |
It's a payday Friday! I went to work and stayed
at office. No customer visit today. It was raining from the morning so I
guess it was good for me. Finally organized my plan for the next week but
the bad thing is that I don't think I could go ski this weekend due to bad
weather. Winter storm is affecting much of mid west, including Kansas and
Oklahoma. There was an arrest of four people who ran away by a car form the
apartment complex I live this afternoon. I think the place I live is getting
worse over the past couple of years... |
| 1/13 |
Woke up around 8:00AM. I had pretty good sleep.
The outside was raining so I did not have much choice but giving up skiing
today. The rain stopped before noon so I went outside for a walk for a
while. Came back, and drove to a grocery store to get some stuffs I needed.
Many stuffs were on sale so I guess I bought too much but I prefer to buy
stuffs while they are on sale. Cooked vegetable curry for the dinner. I had
a half of onion and carrots in my fridge so it was a quick fix. |
| 1/14 |
Woke up around 8:00AM again. Was raining from
the morning. I went out for a walk in the morning in rain. It was a bit wet
and cold but okay. Spent afternoon checking out movies made by Miyazaki, a
famous Japanese animation producer. I had to stop by at Best Buy to add some
capacity at the office. Going to bed on time. |
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| 1/15 |
Woke up around 6:00AM, worked out and headed to
the office. I had a bunch of things to take care of today so I was quite
busy but able to return home before 7:00PM. Went to a gym in the evening and
come home, reading books until mid night then headed to bed. What a day.
Expecting some snow over night. |
| 1/16 |
Woke up on time. The outside must have had some
snow already. I was expecting a worst condition but I did not see any car
stuck in median of the highway on the way to the office. My car is got some
white stuff from the salt sprayed on the road. Had to get ready for the
first business trip to Detroit from tomorrow. Going to bed around 11:00PM. |
| 1/17 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, got my body stretched and
drove to a Hertz local office to get a rental car. Drove up to Michigan, I
was expecting a bit rough one since they had bad snow storm earlier this
week but mostly the roads are clear and I just saw a bunch of trees on the
way were frozen up. Stopped by at a Burger King and arrived at office around
1:00PM. People on the road were driving a lot faster than usual so it might
helped. Stayed there until 8:00PM and had dinner at a Max and Erma's. I was
able to water jog after check in the hotel. Went to bed around mid night.
 Frozen
branches |
| 1/18 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. Drove to office around 8:00AM
and took care of the assignments and meetings. I went to a noodle shop with
coworkers, and also took them for the dinner. Come back to the hotel around
11:30PM and headed to bed around midnight. I was not able to workout
today... |
| 1/19 |
Woke up around 6:00AM. I wanted to go to North
American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit, but I had to take care of
several issues so I drove to the office and stayed until 9:00AM. Drove to
the downtown, parked the car at a nearby garage and get to the site. Not
like last couple of years, they put more police officers and dogs. Since it
was a Friday, so many people were there so I did not get much time looking
around without seeing too many people around the cars. I left the place
around 1:00PM and stopped at Jimmy John's for a sub. Drove back to Indianapolis
and but first I had to stop by my office before getting back to my
apartment. Stopped by Ruby Tuesday for dinner. Took evening easy and went to
bed around midnight.
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| 1/20 |
Woke up around 7:00AM. Went to gym for the
class. Drive to a Japanese grocery store after the lunch. Because I just
came back from a business trip, I wanted to relax a bit. Completed with
three loads of laundries, I cleaned up the whole place. Called home in the
evening. I was able to talked with my dad for a while. Going to bed by
midnight. |
| 1/21 |
Woke up at 8:00AM. The outside was covered with
a bit of snow. We had about two inches of it. I am glad I gave up on going to ski today. However, the snow
storm advisory was canceled by noon. Maybe I should have gone there. Since
no place to go, I stayed at home. At least I cleared snow off from my car
concerning it could freeze over night. The neighborhoods got noisy as
Indianapolis Colts won the AFC championship around 10:20PM. Oh well... Going
to bed around 11:00PM |
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| 1/22 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. Still saw a bit of snow
coming down but the temperature and weather condition was not bad as
expected. Reported to work but forgot to bring my own lunch. Oh well, it's
Monday... I stopped by at a Subway nearby and spent whole day without
drinking water. I left work around 6:00PM to prepare for the class tonight. |
| 1/23 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, still a bit cold but no snow.
I went to work and stayed whole day. I brought my lunch this time so I did
not have to go out and buy one. Had few visitors throughout the day and I
did not have to be alone all the time. Come home after helping my coworker
returning a rental car. |
| 1/24 |
Woke up on time but felt colder than last couple
of days. I usually cut heater during the night but I might have to keep it
on or put more stuffs on my bed tonight. The coldest part is not over yet.
Drove in the morning to visit customer under winter advisory, which makes me
a bit nervous about driving on highway with bunch of other cars. Came home
on time but realizing there's no time, I just took a energy gel and headed
to gym. I stopped at a gas station. The regular was below $2 until this
morning but began to come back up again. Expecting low of 24F tonight, and
17F on Friday morning. |
| 1/25 |
Woke up at 6:00AM. It was a bit colder than
usual. I am glad I put some warm cloths on, even the humidifier worked well,
too. It must have had a flurries so I had to remove some snow off my car
before heading to work. Stayed whole day, took care of mail and others in a
spare time. Left the office around 6:00PM but worked at home until 10:00PM.
It's going to be another cold morning tomorrow... |
| 1/26 |
Woke up at 6:00AM but it was surely cold despite
of keeping the heater ON over night. It was 17F in the morning. The went by
okay, not much stuffs going around. When I decide to leave the office the
outside had some brink of lights. It used to be pretty dark in a couple of
weeks ago in the time like this. Come home around 6:30PM and began cooking
seasoned rice. It took a while so I was quite hungry. Spent evening easy but
felt a lot colder than usual because of gusty wind. I was reading a book so
I went to bed around midnight. |
| 1/27 |
I woke up at 6:00AM with help from the alarm
clock. Stretched my body and left my apartment around 8:30AM to pick up my
coworkers going to ski. I arrived at meeting place almost 30 minutes ahead
of the time because the traffic on the I-465 was going between 70-75, even
at 80mph (the regulated speed is 55mph). Since I tried snowboarding last
time, it was my first time using ski this season. Arrived at the location at
12:30PM and spend whole 8 hours permitted. I had to walk back to the lodge
since I could not use lift anymore. Drove back and ate dinner at Chile's.
The beer tasted pretty good. Drove back home around 1:00AM. |
| 1/28 |
Woke up around 9:00AM, realizing it is 10F and
outside is snowing a bit. Went to grocery shopping at Sakura Mart to buy
rice, and also Meijer for regular groceries. They were selling a lot of
Colts shirts. The weather today was windy and snowy. There weren't too much
trouble but since it was pretty cold, I decided to stay at home. Since I
have not much to do, I was able to file my tax. One painful stuff taken care
of. Due to the reduced sleeping time for last week, I think I will go bed
early tonight. |
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| 1/29 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, just like yesterday, the
temperature was at 12F so it was a bit hard to wake up. Reported to work but
had to juggle with a bunch of scheduling. Stayed there whole day, had a
Japanese noodle for the lunch. Come home around 7:15PM after making a
deposit at a bank. I get to see some snow occasionally. Went to gym in the
evening. Train hard but because I had so much fun over the weekend skiing,
my body could not take all of the work assigned. Phew. Come home, up until
midnight and went to bed. |
| 1/30 |
Woke up at 6:00AM, another 12F in the morning
with some snow over night. I had to remove them before going to work. I had
to visit a client so I was driving on a country road but the strong wind
fanned snow form the farmland to the road so it was a bit hard to see the
road. The sunny weather over afternoon melted the snow. My car got really
salty from the past snow days, so I took it to a carwash and rinsed. It is
pretty nice feeling to have a car in red, not white but will get dirty again
tomorrow... |
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