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Gateway data1

10:13am JST Wednesday 15 December 2004

CD/track             Wave I / Discovery 2: Introduction to Focus 10
body position        flat on back with right leg bent
CD player            Panasonic SL-CT510
headphones           Audio-Technica ATH-T3
ambient temperature  21 C
clothing             none
working nostril(s)   left
emotional state      calm, wide awake
physical             tight back muscles
head                 tiny headache, left lobe
stomach              a bit hungry
pain/soreness        
phone/door	     off/locked
time allowed	     near unlimited
ambient light	     daylight through curtains
ambient noise	     construction noise outside my window
date/time            10:17am JST Wednesday 15 December 2004
location	     Millenium House, room 20

I heard everything he said that time. I dreamt during parts of it, but my brain basically remained consciously active during the entire exercise. I felt vibrations two different times: one was due to construction outside, an asphalt flattener. The other seemed to be my legs vibrating within my otherwise still body. Just vibration, not excursion.

I'm going to do the next exercise now.

Gateway data2

11:00am JST Wednesday 15 December 2004

CD/track             Wave I / Discovery 3: Advanced Focus 10
body position        flat on back with right leg bent
CD player            Panasonic SL-CT510
headphones           Audio-Technica ATH-T3
ambient temperature  21 C
clothing             none
working nostril(s)   left, but not much
emotional state      happy to have stayed awake for previous exercise
physical             tight neck
head                 fine
stomach              relaxed
pain/soreness        
phone/door	     off/locked
time allowed	     unlimited
ambient light	     daylight through curtains
ambient noise	     ample construction noise outside my window
date/time            11:03am JST Wednesday 15 December 2004
location	     Millenium House, room 20

11:40am

That was neat; it seemed to last longer than the others. And I can see that it did. I liked the balloon and quick changes from Focus 1 to Focus 10 and back. I had a dream image of picking up a small framed photograph with Bryn in England with her friends. I think I'll write to her.

New religion

2:28pm JST Wednesday 15 December 2004

Just spent a couple hours downstairs yammering with Erik from Norway and India, Richard, Jen and Tets, Katrina, and briefly Shoko and Ruri (sp) who retreated to Shoko's room to practice their music. Mostly Erik dominated the conversation; he just pours out all these stories and topic changes like crazy monkeys jumping around the room, talking about his stories of traveling, politics, prostitutes, corrupt police, organized crime, flowers, computer viruses, internet bandwidth, Christians, Muslims, Hugh Hefner, and starting a new religion around Katrina.

Katrina wouldn't pose for a picture of me worshipping at her feet.

gateway data3

2:37pm JST Wednesday 15 December 2004

CD/track             Wave I / Discovery 3: Advanced Focus 10
body position        flat on back with legs slightly bent
CD player            Panasonic SL-CT510
headphones           Audio-Technica ATH-T3
ambient temperature  20 C
clothing             socks, black sweatpants, red collared shirt, gap hoodie
working nostril(s)   right
emotional state      wide awake
physical             
head                 fine
stomach              happy
pain/soreness        neck stiffness
phone/door	     off/locked
time allowed	     3.5 hours
ambient light	     daylight through curtains
ambient noise	     construction noise outside my window
date/time            2:37pm JST Wednesday 15 December 2004
location	     Millenium House, room 20

3:15pm

ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

I'd like to note that since I got the new headphones, the volume has been up louder. The volume this time was just as loud as this morning. But this time, I was zonked out gone byebye sleepin.

gateway data4

3:20pm JST Wednesday 15 December 2004

I was hoping to consciously do the Advanced Focus 10 twice, but I'll try moving up to the next one now.

CD/track             Wave I / Discovery 4: Release & Recharge
body position        flat on back with right leg bent
CD player            Panasonic SL-CT510
headphones           Audio-Technica ATH-T3
ambient temperature  21 C
clothing             socks, black sweatpants, red collared shirt, gap hoodie
working nostril(s)   right
emotional state      sleepy, 
physical             tight neck muscles
head                 fine
stomach              happy
pain/soreness        
phone/door	     off/locked
time allowed	     couple hours
ambient light	     daylight through curtains
ambient noise	     construction noise outside my window
date/time            3:20pm JST Wednesday 15 December 2004
location	     Millenium House, room 20

3:57pm

Hmm. I stayed awake for most of that, but I didn't really *get* it. I didn't seem to understand what he was talking about. I think I'll go back to the Advanced Focus 10 a couple times. I think I was unconscious for part of the end of this exercise.

out with Katrina and Jen

1:05am JST Thursday 16 December 2004

Went to Immigrant Cafe, a club near Omote Sando. Interesting to find myself in an area I had been before, but had come from a different direction (walking from Shibuya station instead of from Omote Sando station).

We got lost on the way there, so Katrina called her friend Christian (who was performing at the club (and who we were coming to see)) who said he would stand out on the corner to find us. As we backtracked to the corner, we found we were at the club (it's right on the corner), and we saw him a bit farther up. Katrina was like, "hey Christian! [thanks for waiting]" and I was like, "it's over here! come this way!" as if we had found it and he was lost. Jen gave me more credit for that one than I expected, but her appreciation was certainly appreciated.

The club was quiet and a bit quirky, but not funky. Erik from Norway and India was there for a few minutes and told us about 10 times that though he was leaving, it wasn't because of the cost or the company. We got charged for his having sat with us anyway, but oh well.

When I tilted my foot from toes down to heel down, my foot slipped on the dust-cover covering the loveseat on which I was sitting, causing me to kick the table, displacing Katrina's beer mostly onto the floor and a little on my sock. The talk tattooed dark curly haired waiter was there at the time, so he got a mop and they got Katrina a new beer. Nice.

After we chowed a drank a bit there, and Katrina got to talk to Christian, we headed out for a club in Roppongi.

- - - -

Got past the 50 shops with 500 guys out front inviting us in slash hanging out with those who were inviting us in, and got to Hobgoblin, a club where Katrina knew a woman who was having/hosting/attending a magazine release party. (She had said, "oh, there's a launch tonight," and I was like, "a [rocket] launch [that I don't know about]???" Um, no, a magazine launch.) Once we arrived, I knew I'd rather be nearly anywhere else; the smoke / noise / chitchat was going to drive me insane. Especially the smoke. I was like, "Jen, I hate this place; as soon as you're ready to go, I'm ready." My sinuses were getting ready to kick into gear when the girls were like, "you should leave," seeing how miserable my nose was.

I left, headed home, bought a sugary cream filled chocolate croissant thing. And a liter of orange juice (, for less than half the price of the small-ish glass I had gotten at the club).

zz gateway data5

1:24am JST Thursday 16 December 2004

CD/track             Wave I / Discovery 3: Advanced Focus 10
body position        flat on back with legs bent
CD player            Panasonic SL-CT510
headphones           Audio-Technica ATH-T3
ambient temperature  20 C
clothing             socks, black sweatpants, white T-shirt, GAP hoodie
working nostril(s)   left
emotional state      calm, tired
physical             tight back muscles
head                 fine
stomach              happy
pain/soreness        left shoulder
phone/door	     off/locked
time allowed	     all night
ambient light	     almost none
ambient noise	     some residents walking around
date/time            1:24am JST Thursday 16 December 2004
location	     Millenium House, room 20

2:02am

ZZzzzzzzz.