| 12/1 |
Woke up at 7:30amm get out from the bed at
8:30am to have breakfast, stayed in the bed until 11:00am then had lunch.
The rain has been going on from the morning and stopped around 2:00pm. When
I left home at 5:00pm, the outside was a little chilly but no more rain.
Drove to work in 30 minutes and began my day. Because I am still tired, I
guess it will be a hard night... Total of 0.5in today. |
| 12/2 |
[JAXA's Hayabusa 2, was launched today]
Had to fight off sleepiness over the shift but
survived, Stayed until 4:00am, drove home in chilly night. Made stops to
take care of my businesses before coming home. Went to bed around 5:00am,
woke up at 10:30am, still chilly in the 50s and all day will be like that.
Left home at 3:30pm for working out. Arrived at the office on time and began
my day. Company dinner day but I had to wait until midnight to eat because
of the work assigned. |
| 12/3 |
Had headache all night, but finished
the shift at 4:00am. Misty rain as I was walking out from the plant. Drove
straight to home and went to bed. Woke up at 11:00am, that't more like it.
It was cloudy and a bit chilly but no wind. Left around 3:30pm to workout at
gym. I then drove to work but there was an overturned trailer which the
cargo need to be moved by a forklift, blocking one lane. I got to work just
in time. Another quiet day which I can work on my projects. |
| 12/4 |
Stayed at the office until 4:30am because the
line did not finish until very last minutes. Drove down Eldridge Pkwy and
stopped at Kroger before coming home. They had Toropicana orange juice $1.00
off each when I buy 4, such a irresistable deal. Going to bed around 5:30am
and woke up at 10:30am but stayed until noon. Signed up half marathons in
Austin and San Antonio next year, hard to find hotels with affordable
prices. Left aroun 3:30pm for workout. I drove to work but the traffic was
the worst in a while. The one at Eldridge Pkwy and again caused by a tractor
trailer... Made it on time and began my day. |
| 12/5 |
[NASA's Orion test vehicle succesfully launch
and splashed down as scheduled]
Machine trouble just a few from finish
but made it on time. Left the plant at 4:00am. The outside was foggy with
99% humidity, even the rain started after I got home. Woke up around
11:00am, stretched my body and get ready for the day. Had soup and bread for
lunch then left home at 3:30pm to workout at LTF before going to work. The
traffic was much easy to navigate today to work. The last day for this week. |
| 12/6 |
The line stopped at 12:30am, had to stayed until
4:30am. drove home in quiet night. Went to bed and work up around 11:00am,
get ready for the day slowly. Went for a bike ride around 4:00am. It was at
65F, cloudy and a felt a bit chilly so I stopped in less than one hour
before coming home to take a warm shower. Left around 6:30pm under dark sky
to had dinner with my friend at Taiko. I come home once before heading to
Alamo Drafthouse to check out a movie called Uzumasa Twilight for $9.50 with
my friends.Finished after midnight. I went home, stayed up until 3:00am. |
| 12/7 |
Woke up at 10:30am, but did not start my day
until noon. I guess I will be tired everyday during the nigth shift. Did
several loads of laundries, then headed to Memorial Park for running around
4:00pm, it was ckoudy but no need to drink for 6 miles. Stopped by at Daido
and Kroger. Daido began its winter sales. Relaxed for the evening, did a
couple more laundries. Going to bed around 2:00am tonight. |
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| 12/8 |
Woke up at noon, my body is back to night shift.
It was sunny unlike the last couple of days. Get ready for the day, took out
trash and left at 3:30pm for workout. The traffic was busy on I-10 since one
week before the thanksgiving... Spent a little more than 30 minutes managed
another traffic jam to enter Beltway to work. Began my day. |
| 12/9 |
Stayed until 4:30am, drove home in foggy
condition. Went to bed and woke up at noon. I guess this is how things go
this week. Stretched my body, made noodles for lunch and get ready for the
day. Leaving home around 3:30pm. Worked out at LTF for 30 minutes then drove
to work. Two staffs for the morning was missing today so I don't know what's
up, and my coworker was not happy. I guess |
| 12/10 |
Stayed until 4:30am, stopped by at Kroger for
quick grocery shopping before coming home. Went to bed at 6:00am and wokr up
at noon. Sunny and in the 60s. I guess the rain won't come until in the
night. Stretched my body, get ready for the day with cooking Chirashi Sushi
for lunch. Just to find another credit card fraud and
need to replace my card again. Left home after 4:00pm because of the call I
needed to make to get the new card processed. Drove in congested road to
LTF, worked out for 30 minutes then I drove to work in another traffic jam.
Began my day. |
| 12/11 |
Stayed until 4:30am, drove home under warm
condition. I went to bed around 6:00am and woke up at noon. Get ready for
the day.and left to LTF. Worked out for 30 minutes before work. Drove in
congested road and arrived around 5:30pm. |
| 12/12 |
Stayed until 4:30am, drove home and went to bed,
woke up at noon. I was tired but left around 3:30pm to go workout at LTF.
The traffic was so heavy so there were cars making lines at the entrance to
I-10, so I just took local load so I only worked out for 15 minutes before
heading to work. Arrived at 5:40pm and began my last night shifr, without my
coworker today. |
| 12/13 |
Stayed until 4:30am, my night shift then I head
back home, went to bed around 6:00am. Woke up at 10:30am, feeling tired but
stretched my body, cooked lunch then headed to George Bush park for bike
ride around 3:00pm. It was breezy and warm, but the sun almost like evening.
Come home around 4:30pm, had quick dinner before heading to downtown to
check out "The Tale of Princess Kaguya" at Sundance Cinema. Left around
9:30pm and come home in 30 minutes. Going to bed around midnight. |
| 12/14 |
[Toyota's first FCV, Mirai, has been delivered]
Woke up once around 4:00am then it was 8:00am next time with help of alarm
clock. Headed out to Memorial Park for 6 mile running, drove to Daido for
groceries. Slight rain came down as I was driving home. Cooked noodle for
lunch, and made rice. Spent afternoon relaxing, did three loads of
laundries. Had sushi I bought at Daido for dinner around 7:00pm, worked on
Christmas cards in the evening until midnight. |
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| 12/15 |
Woke up at 6:00am, drove to the office on time.
The temperature went near 70F. Stayed until 6:30pm, the outside was already
dark, drove to LTF for 30 minutes workout. Dropped of first half of the
card, drove home and renewed my card. Stayed up until midnight to finish the
second half of the gretting cards, total of 27. Went to bed around midnight. |
| 12/16 |
Woke up at 6:00am, get ready for the day and
left to work. Diving under sunny weather with almost clear sky as the sun
was rising. It was warm in the morning, then back in the 50s as I was
walking out from the office around 6:30pm, worked out at LTF then come home.
Went to bed around 11:30pm. |
| 12/17 |
Up at 6:00am, drove to work on time. I had to
stay until 8:00pm then headed to Memorial Park for 1 hour running. I could
do that with shorts and t-shirt. Drove home, cooked soup for dinner and
cooked beef steak pieces. Went to bed around midnight. |
| 12/18 |
Woke up at 6;00am, drove to work under cloudy
weather and began my day. Most of the produciton finished in the afternoon,
leaving at 6:30pm. Drove to Taiko restaurant for dinner and stayed until
8:00pm before coming home. I need to wake up early tomorrow so I went to bed
around 10:00pm. 0.25in overnight. |
| 12/19 |
Woke up around 4:00am with sound of hard rain.
Got up and made it to 6:00am start of the shift today. The rain stopped for
a moment only while I was getting out from the car and walking to the
building. Had free lunch provided by the company, stayed until 4:30pm to do
maintenance work, then headed to LTF for workout. Cloudy outside as I was
driving back home. Cooked dinner and went to bed around 11:00pm. Nearly 3.5
in of rain, mostly while I was working. |
| 12/20 |
Woke up at 5:00am, left to swim for 45 minutes
before getting haircut. Went to a Japanese grocery store to buy items for
new year. Come home, cooked spaghetti for lunch. Stayed at home for the
afternoon, cleaning my room and doing several loads of laundry. Headed to
Izakaya Wa in the evening, come home worked on my blog. |
| 12/21-24 |
Woke up at 6:00am, still under cloudy weather
with the temperature in the 50s. Drove to Memorial Park for 6 mile jog
before coming home. Cooked rice and get ready for the trip, leaving home
around 3:30pm.
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| 12/25 |
Stayed in bed until noon since I came home in
the early morning. Stretched my body, did not feel like doing anything so I
had lunch and relaxed until 2:00pm. Took shower and headed to Beaumont, TX
to check out the Spindletop site last time I missed, and Kishi Cemetery.
Came back to the apartment around 7:00pm, cooked rice and relaxed for the
evening. Went to bed around 11:00pm. |
| 12/26 |
Woke up at 7:00am, started slow, took care of
dried laundries I did before leaving home for the trip. Leaving home at
11:00am to workout at gym for one hour, had lunch at Souper Salad. Come
home, relaxed and worked on my projects. Going to bed around 11:00pm today
after feelign sleepy. |
| 12/27 |
Woke up at 7:00am, stretched my body, left
around 10:00am to run at Memorial. I drove to a storage to pay the fee then
drove under hard rain to go to Daido, then Kroger before coming home. Cooked
noodles for lunch, worked on my projects on my web. Going to bed around
11:00pm. |
| 12/28 |
Woke up at 6:00am, still raining and temperature
indicating at 40F. Drove to LTF for 45 minutes swim before coming home. The
rain continued all day, leaving home at 4:00pm to meet my friends at Gyu
Kaku. Stayed until 8:00pm and come home under cloudy sky. Went to bed around
10:30pm. 0.88in reported. |
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| 12/29 |
Woke up at 4:00am, drove to the office under
foggy sky. Stayed until 5:00pm, drove back home tired under partly cloudy
and humd. The sky looked a bit funny. Stayed up until 10:30pm then went to
bed. |
| 12/30 |
Woke uo at 4:00am, one of my coworker did not
show up on time because of over sleeping. Worked on projects and stayed
until 4:45pm, drove to LTF under cloudy sky. Worked out for full one hour,
stopped by at Sports Authority since I have a $10 off coupon which to be
expire tomorrow. Come home and had dinner. Went to bed again at 10:30pm. The temperature is
coming down and expecting at mid 30s when I wake up. |
| 12/31 |
The last day of the year, woke up at 4:00am,
left home a little early to buy donuts and chocolate for my coworkers.
Arrived at work on time, walking with other folks in gusty north wind.
Stayed until 4:00pm again with whole day of hard labor, drove to gym to
workout for 1 hour before going to Wa for dinner. Come home around 8:00pm
and relaxed. Called home in the evening and went to bed around 10:30pm. |
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