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Boxing day email to Fred

Fred:

i now have some itunes cash!  what apps should i get?  reflexion?  i'm planning on ssh, and maybe
dragon's lair (remember that game?).  anything else?

Rob:

I really enjoyed Reflexion for a while, though haven't played it recently.  I probably got 40 hours
of playtime on it.  If you get the game, we can make levels and play eachother's levels, so that
could reinvigorate my playtime.  The level I made is called Wavy Blue Lines.

One game that's strangely addictive is Doodlejump (one word?) It's got a little character with a
long nose who's endlessly jumping up up up up the iPhone.  super simple game play, strangely cute,
and I still play it at times.

Dapple was a favorite of mine, and Ami has the WORLD high schoor (I'm just going to leave that
spelling of score; I guess high school was coming out of my fingers.)  I found Dapple because the
author's blog entry (about how much money he *actually* made on the app) was slashdotted.  The game
play is a bit complicated, actually: mix paint colors to get four+ adjacent same-color paint
blotches that then vanish.  There's a head-to-head game play as well which Ami and I enjoyed many
times.

nin:access offers *all* NIN songs free.  The app costs a bit to download, like 30 seconds of your
time, but it's worth it.

TheDeep is a pinball game that I enjoyed for a while.

Did I tell you about Finger Physics?  They made a Lite version.  It's fun enough that I bought the
pay version.  I'd love a way to make our own levels there.

Not seen Dragon's Lair nor ssh.   ssh on iPhone???????

I sometimes roll through the app store with your friends technique of most recent games.

I called Dad and Ma today (Christmas night y'all's time).  Everyone is happy and healthy so I'm glad
about that.

    Love Love Love
    - ROB!!!!

New copy of Autobiography of a Yogi

4:02pm JST Saturday 26 December 2009 (day 14521)

After Yoga, Emiko dropped me off at Good Day books in Ebisu, cause I had asked about it, or something... actually I'm not sure how she knew I wanted to go, but anyway, I have for a while but had never taken the time to go. Anyways, I got _Autobiography of a Yogi_, a book that was recommended to me by Kevin. He actually gave me a copy which I left on a train after I was about halfway through reading it. I had been planning to read it while on the train, but there were some really cute girls so I put the book up on the rack so it wouldn't block my view. Grabbed my bag; forgot my book.

The yogi book was in stock, and they're going to order Richard Hoagland's _Dark Mission_ for me. Nice.

Xmas party

11:57pm JST Saturday 26 December 2009 (day 14521)

Went to Nate's family's Christmas party tonight, and had a pretty good time playing with Nate's 3 year old nephew. Alfonzo and I chatted about stuff related not to work, and everyone enjoyed the delicious, huge spread of food and, later, desserts. Wow. About 20 people there, total, most of whom were Nate's mom's co-workers.

I brought banana milk and ピルクル to drink, which I purchased at a convenience store just outside the station gates where I needed to change trains. The station guy let me out without paying, and I bought him a little chocolate block (20 yen) as a thank you.

lost Autobiography of a Yogi

1:39am JST Sunday 27 December 2009 (day 14522)

OMG. How could this be?? I was sitting on a little wall, ready to continue reading Autobiography of a Yogi, but then was like, "あっ！ I need to write in ye olde journal," so I did that and I musta left the book there by the wall! argh!!

I clearly remember putting it in the bag in my bag when getting off the train, and I didn't get it out again until the wall.

Called Nate cause he'd still be up, and he headed out to the wall. He's going to call me back once he's got it.

1:53am JST Sunday 27 December 2009 (day 14522)

Not there! Aaaaaaaahhhhh how can this be? Is there some magical force keeping me from reading the book? This is so weird!

2:01am JST Sunday 27 December 2009 (day 14522)

Hey Nate

thank you for going out in the cold to search for my book!  It's called _Autobiography of a Yogi_,
by Paramhansa Yogananda

See you Monday, hopefully with a book!


WAIT!!!  I just found it!!!

  Thank youuuuuu!!

    Peace
    - Rob!

I just found it! I had taken it out of my bag and put it on the table behind my computer. I have no memory of getting it out of my bag. No thought of "ah, the book!" or "gonna read this soon" or anything of the sort. C'mon brain; wake up!

Welcome back, book!