Three strikes

In the past 24 hours:
1. I said "eto ne" outloud inbetween thoughts during class.*
2. I bowed "thank you" to my friend Tamar on the phone.
3. I threw up a peace sign while posing for a picture for the first time without even thinking about it. First I used to do it to playfully mock the Japanese. Then I did it out of habit, but with at least an ounce of conscious effort. Today I realized that it has become an instant reflex.

*"eto ne" is the Japanese equivalent to "umm" or "uhh" in English.