Tonight I went out with the Jaycees to a sushi restaurant.

The Jaycees is a civic (volunteer) organization that I recently discovered. I've been to a fund raiser and a volunteer event and it's been fun so I'll become a member.

Tonight was "Random Sushi Night" and this evening's pick was the Peony Asian Bistro in Durham. It was a good choice: the sushi was delicious and the restaurant has a nice atmosphere. I had the 'sushi basic', 10 different pieces of sushi.

It was a fun evening with nice company that we ended with an ice cream in a creamery next door.

The plant I brought home from work seems to be doing slightly better and it hasn't lost as many leaves anymore the last few days. I've placed it next to a window in the living room where it gets plenty of sunlight. I am under the (unproven) impression that the lack of unfiltered sunlight in our office was the cause of the plant's problems. We'll see.

Because of the incredibly beautiful and sunny weather I have the water our plants almost every day.

Jason, a colleague, and his wife Liza were blessed with a baby son, Gabriel Louis last week. Congratulations!

This weekend I played with some software for work, experimenting with a Java client for a C++ server. They work nicely together. I expected that, but it's always nice to see that it actually works in practice.

Some of the leaves that are about to fall off have brown spots on them. I hope it isn't a sign of a disease.

It was really warm today, around 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 in Celcius). I went running late at night to evade the heat, but even at 10.30 pm it was still 85 degrees and it's very humid.

Tomorrow is the Race for the Cure in which Petra will participate. Let's hope that it won't be too hot and humid. Good luck Petra!