Hiromi Usagi!

I talked to Becca on the phone today!! and we told each other how great we were. hahaha..  Well, I started.  She is really happy and gives me a lot of hope and encouragement in my life, so I told her that, and she told me that how I take care of myself has been good influence on her.  We were like “we are awesome!” and big laugh…  she is moving to DC next month, and I want to visit her.

I talk to Harper everyday on the phone with his special phone/ internet trick, so we don’t have to pay so much.  amazing…  He went to Lula for dinner and ran into Becca and Fred, so I got to talk to her!!

Thank you, Harper!

He gave me a fancy robott bunny which can talk? and make sounds, although this bunny doesn’t have a mouth.  I accidently!? named her Bunniko because I couldn’t think of anything, but ‘something something Ko’ (many Japanese girls’ names end with “ko”  ummm..mine doesn’t, but “mi” is also common).  I should rename her soon.

Today is my day off…ahhhh..so nice to loosen up.  I was exhausted because I started working at a new place from this month.  I haven’t changed my job, but my status changed, yea..that’s right.  Last night, all I wanted to do was going to bed..ahh..  I wished I had chilled Irish cider in my frige..oh well….  I try to stay away from alcohol and caffeine  and I have been successful, but Irish cider from Ireland though..my friend’s souvenir..I should drink it sometime soon.  I like cider, and I am wondering if warm cider tastes good or not.  probably not, huh?
I went to a physical check-up today and they took my blood…it didn’t hurt though.  my doctor did a great job on it.  I guess I am healthy according to the doctor, but it takes a while to know the result of the blood and urine tests, I think.

I went to Macrobiotic Marche and got some sweets and grain coffee to tame my sugar and caffeine addiction.  When I really need caffeine to activate my brain, I drink green tea which seems to work better than coffee, especially for a long run.  I miss a good cup of coffee though.  I think that I will have a nice cup of coffee, but not fast foodish types.  I am super sensitive about what to take in my body now since I read the macrobiotic book that I mentioned in the earlier entries.  My coworker took me to a nice macrobiotic restaurant nearby my work!  They had great tempeh dishes and we splitted Fajita and Vietnamise spring rolls.  They were good, but I miss vege Vietnamise rolls from Tank in Argyle, Chicago.  They were so delicious!  I have made spring rolls, but theirs are the best.

Last week, I hang out with my friend from Cornell and she is also from my hometown.  It has been a couple of years since we hang out, so it was very nice to see her.  She was like, “you are still obsessed with food, aren’t you?”  ahhhh… she is right, I have to admit that, but lately I don’t feel guilty about my obsession because it is important for my body and spirit. I am much healthier than several years ago.  It affects my mental state too.

I am going to see my parents next week and hang out with my friends there.  it is my mini-mini summer vacation.  I will get fresh air and fresh veges and fruits into my body.

my friend sent me wonderful white peaches yesterday!  I am so excited to have them…

sweet things are my friends for sure.