Almost New Year's

Had a slight headache most of the day, at least it felt like it.  The weather is very cold and windy.  Went to pick up package from China at Flatbush postal office - they did not deliver it right.  Had little to eat for lunch, just a single portion of rice - felt proud of not overeating, but then was invited to office party in one of the departments and ate a lot of tasty salad, spinach dip, some veggie sushi.  Today I found out that Monday after New Year's is a day-off.  I have a dental appointment that day.  Read my blog: it's very boring.  Just like my life.  Thought about it: better than too much excitement that leads nowhere good.

scientists promise another Y2K this New Year's...not so sure about it

Almost passed current level in Castle Empire.  Meat Supreme's fried eggplant is clearly of better quality than the eggplant I buy at Met Supermarket, although it is more expensive.  Got a haircut.  This is the last week before the New Year's.  Yesterday I visited Alice, today is a payload day.  It's been raining heavily for many hours.  Tomorrow it's predicted to be a Windy Day.  It will be busy at work as well, I think.  Made a pretty tasty mushroom souffle yesterday.  Still did not pick up a suit from dry cleaners.  Still getting New Year's presents for family members together.  Parents are coughing, sneezing, aching.  For some reason received a negative bill for natural gas.  Checked my records - I did not send any payment, so unless someone has been paying my utility bill, I'll have to pay it back when the mistake is found.  Peace on Earth.  Piss.

Holiday Weekend

Tomorrow I will visit parents, on Sunday I will see my grandmother, Monday is all to myself.  It's a long holiday weekend.  I went to NetCost Market on 16th and Gravesend Neck Rd, bought a lot of food on sale, drinking Essentuki 17, eating sandwich w/mushroom salad, playing Castle Empire.  The weather was somewhat cold, but not too cold.  Same expected over the weekend, without any changes.  I bought another lottery ticket, didn't win again.  I don't think lottery is for me.  I'm not lucky in it.

happy from fat in eggplants

I overate fried eggplant sandwiches.  Busy day at work.  Got some presents from coworkers.  Tomorrow is last day of work, Saturday, Sunday I see parents, grandmother, and MONDAY is a true holiday: no work, nobody to see, quiet and peaceful, playing computer games.
I should check the oil meter.  I gotta change oil in about 100 miles.  I don't feel seasonal depression.  Maybe it's large amounts of caffeinated drinks and coffee.  It was the hottest day on record today, around 60F.

so bored, even watched tv tonight...

Everything went as usual, except this time grandmother did not wish any Poland Spring water.  I started a high level adventure in Castle Empire and realized I don't have army high enough in rank to defeat the boss, so I had to cancel it.  However, I played a 2 day adventure in under 10 hours and received a lot of XP points.  bored
P.S. accidentally found an excellent toilet paper called Panda.  Surprised at quality.

Leveled up in Castle Empire

Took one of the suits to cleaners, visited parents, after that went to King's Buffet and ate three plates, as usually. On the way back bought chick peas cans on sale.  It's cold outside all day long.  Same forecasts for tomorrow.  I'm feeling some Christmas spirit...most likely from overeating at Chinese restaurant.  It's joyous, yet somewhat detached.  Some may perceive sadness in it, but it's acceptance of things as they are.  Tomorrow I will visit my grandmother: I have to remember to buy some water for her.  I should probably dry clean more suits.  I'll think about it tomorrow.

War in Iraq is officially over (as per news media)

It's 3:30am, I just had two hours of sleep tonight.  Castle Empire is on maintenance and not accessible.  Tonight after work I am going to an "office holiday party" at El Caribe.  Most likely, I'll come back home about 1 am.  I ordered avocado sushi and miso soup at work, ate couscous.  At home I ate baked potatoes.  Bought shopping bags' hooks for car for easier grocery shopping.  Received few more packages with holidays' gifts for parents.  Tomorrow I will order an eggplant at the party: they have really good eggplant dish.  This will most likely be the most positive highlight of tomorrow.

all the same...

I finished my soup after eating a lot of matzo balls, salad and vegetable soup at parent's apartment.  It was still good, but of course second day is not the first day, when  it was just prepared.  Newspapers write about moon eclipse, but it was not visible where I live.  I took a bath w/iodine.  Tomorrow morning I should get faster internet.  Just finished another short adventure in Castle Empire, almost made it to the next level, built a new building.  It was cold today.  Tomorrow will be colder, based on the forecast.  All the same...

enjoying Ginger Noodle Chick Pea Miso Soup

Yesterday was much busier day than today.  Actually, most of the week was busier.  I keep ordering New Year's presents to family members online.  Sometimes it feels like I am subconsciously jeopardizing my possibilities of fixing all teeth.  At work I ordered from Ju Fang, a Chinese restaurant with the formerly best tofu and bean curd dishes.  I guess they changed the chef: same meals I ordered before taste very different and far from better.  Right now I am eating a well-prepared soup with chick peas, miso soup base, some vegetarian soup base, Japanese noodles, with added ginger pieces, vegeta, lots of Peruvian salt, boiled red onions and margarine.  Even though the soup tastes awesome (I got 2 portions made), it does have a faint smell of ginger, which is not so great.  I rarely cook with ginger anyway.  Most likely this will be the last time, because I don't like its smell.  Still playing Castle Empire, finished another adventure, but did not level up.  Spent another 25 bucks on that game to get some new Christmas Edition content.  It's my New Year's present for self.  Nothing else is new.

getting faster Internet without spending extra money

Medium level of busyness at work today.  After work: espressos, double portion of fried cubed tofu with herbs, salt, vegeta, then a large bun with margarine.  Finally couldn't wait with tooth pain and scheduled the appointment for January 2nd, one day after my new, better dental insurance goes into effect.  Honestly, can't wait for that time, tired of taking non-prescription pain medication.  Purchased Shiquan Dabu Wan from Alice, ran out.  Decided to get faster internet - comes with free TV which I am not going to watch, but for extra 10 bucks I am getting 50 Mbps increase in internet speeds.  Still cheaper than my current price.  Technician will come with new modem, etc. this Sunday 8am to 12pm.  It's been raining all day, heavily at times.

raining days

Another busy day at work.  It was drizzling and then raining lightly all day.  After work I bought fried eggplant, buns and olives at Met Supermarket and had two sandwiches with eggplant, tomato and lots of yellow mustard.  I think I will finish my dinner with Turkish tea little bit later.  I am considering new Optimum Online offer - it's definitely good, saves me about 15 bucks a month, but it comes with a TV box - I don't want all these channels - I'd pay 15 bucks a month not to watch TV...but internet offer promises 15Mbs more in speed...not that I need wi-fi.  I got time to think about it.

Miracle on New York Avenue

I was in a rush to make an early meeting at work and forgot to close my car's side window.  I came back to my car at the end of a busy working day to find it open and - nothing was touched!  Still under miraculous astonishment, I drove to Efe Turkish market on Ocean Avenue and Avenue W to buy Turkish tea glasses for self and parents.  I also purchased Turkish coffee and tea, which I am drinking now after eating a can of Italian chick peas and Polish spring soup.   I will feel this miraculous evening feeling until my bedtime.

postponing teeth fix-up for a month or so

Visited grandmother and parents.  Grandmother refuses to see a surgeon for her legs and that's the talk of the day.  Ate matzo balls, some soup, lots of fried cauliflower, some salad and coffee.  Finished adventure in Castle Empire and now I am on level 35.  Tomorrow is extra work day, but really close by.  Right now I am eating soup prepared with Japanese noodles, with vegeta, mushroom flakes, freshly cut red onion bits, lots of salt and it tastes pretty good.  Had a headache most of the day and so did my father - the weather will be changing probably.  It is slowly getting colder.

ordered personal calendar, with my pictures - cultivating identity

 It was not busy at work up until the second part of the day, then it got busier, but not overly so.  I ordered from Chinese restaurant a double-order of broccoli w/tofu in garlic sauce, with fried rice and vegetable soup with tofu (they wouldn't deliver a single order).  It filled me so much I decided to skip dinner tonight.  I am starting another adventure in Castle Empire.   I was wondering today: if you have Everything, and it's like the whole Humanity is in you...when you wipe your ass after bathroom break, does it mean the whole Humanity is wiping your ass?  I don't think I'll skip tonight's supper, though