July 5th

@#$%.

Yeah, thanks a lot universe for ruining everything.

The 4th of July

Today I tried out a netbook at a computer store near me. I LOVE IT! It's so incredibly light and small! I tell my mom about it and she likes it. She likes the fact it's smaller and light than my word processor that I had to sell last year. Let her think it broke during the move. She says once she's back in October, she'll buy it for Christmas. Well. Fancy that. Fixed income and she's already planning on a present for me.

But one thing troubles me. The netbook I tried out was an Acer and while there are good reviews, there are 2 which were troubling. They quite lengthy and went into great details about the problems with the Acer. I'm going to have to do some digging about it later on and on other netbooks.

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It's 4th of July.

Yay.

To celebrate I set up the mini-grill on the fire escape and cooked one steak and 2 burgers. They came out pretty good. For the steak I marinated it over night in olive oil, onion power, lemon juice, adobo, thyme and parsley. While cooking the steak, I basted it in buffalo sauce I spent a week making. It really give the meat some zip. I made enough to use it for the next week for when I pan fry some chicken breasts, some pork chops and remaining steaks.

The ground beef I seasoned with Lipton's Onion Soup mix. In addition to mixing the powder, I put in a pinch of cinnamon, oregano, sea salt and some mustard powder. While cooking the 2 burgers, I spritzed it with a mixture of lime & lemon juice. For the cheese I got a quarter pound of Muenster cheese (it melts REALLY good) and for rolls I had garlic, rosemary & onion rolls.

I turn on the radio and realize at how much shit is on the radio in NYC. Thank God for CDs. I pop in some Ramones and I'm set. I eat my dinner as I watch families in their backyards across the alley. Cripes, it looks like one family has got like.. 15, 20 people over. Should I have another steak? No... I'll save that for lunch tomorrow.

30 minutes later of eating in silence, I watch the fireworks go off in the distance. Well, listen.... There are so many of these Chinese built & own McMansion Apartment buildings, I can't see the horizon. Fucking mainland hillbillies. No wonder the Chinese from Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan hate their communist cousins.

I walk back to the kitchen, put away my plate & cup and begin to make some tea. Ah crap. Tea. Great. Old habits die hard ;( Christ. I really hate cooking just for myself.

2 hours later of laying in bed staring at the ceiling, I decide to call 311 (the City of New York's Information Hotline where one can call 24 hours day and request information things relating to NYC such as health, rent etc.) and make some inquiries about help with my depression and adult ADD.

July 5th

Damnit damnit damnit ;(

At least Sam's going to come by with a game system and lots of 2 player games before he goes back to Philly. Tacos and video games. That's something.