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7:32pm JST Friday 25 February 2011 (day 14947)

Have been kinda down and out with influenza type A ("swine flu," yes!!) for the past couple days. The doctor who gave me the diagnosis was quite cute and I fell in love a bit. Didn't get her name; didn't tell her I had a crush on her; it's all temporary so no use in that.

Two guys have been diligently knocking down the house across the street. I've been diligently watching them, but *not* getting pictures. The most fun parts are the loudest, with big timbers breaking as the second floor and roof come tumbling down. Most interesting to me is the way they systematically keep everything relatively clean while doing the deconstruction. Even in the work area itself, most notably, cleaning up bits of wood on the ground from between the slats of flooring of the floor they were about to destroy next.

On the understandable side, they were largely sorting the rubble into distinct types: wood and nails, tar paper, sheet metal, plaster board, electric wiring, toilets, sinks, and the rest.

I noticed a wooden bowl in the rubble and after a great deal of deliberation and prayer that it come to me intact, I went and asked the guy driving The Claw if I could「すみません、あそこ見つけた のボウェルをいただけますか？」「あれ？」「サラダのボウェル」And I was glad he pretty much understood me the first time and retrieved the bowl, in quite perfect condition. I plan to give it to Lin for her birthday, as a beautiful heirloom. I wish I knew more of its history.

I emailed Wende and Christine for their birthdays; I hope they're each doing well in their family lives.

Nibbles escaped the confines of the house for the larger part of last night and today until I was near the neighbor's house when the neighbor inadvertantly found Nibbles behind her bicycle. (the neighbor's bike, not the cat's)