Today I come home and twist the old knob on the stove and nothing happens. I guess they shut off my gas. No notification or nothing. I mean they must know my address right? I don’t think I’ll have it turned on. What really irks me about the gas company is that they have a $25 minimum charge no matter how little gas you use. I hardy use any (just the stove top) and I like my fancy convection toaster oven better than the gas one (it scares me). I’m thinking I’ll just get a 2 burner electric deal and call it good. I know it’s janky, but I’m making a choice as an energy consumer.

2 weekends ago I went to 2 birthday parties. First was Ari’s 30th. It was funeral themed. On Sat was Jess B’s birthday party in SoHo. It was nice, but I was getting too sweaty so Mike and I went off to some air conditioned bars. We drank pretty late, but I was under control. It was weird to walk around my work neighborhood in the middle of the night. Sunday I met Jessica and we went on a bit of a pub crawl around Brooklyn and Manhattan. Went to a macrobiotic place for dinner and it was really good.

Had a lot of trouble sleeping at the beginning of the week. Bought some pills called Melotonin and that seems to have set me straight for now.

Last Thurs we tried to go to Florent for dinner (before they close for good). There was an hour and a half wait just to eat at the bar, and I wasn’t even that hungry or really craving anything they have. Went for a beer instead, then to Rai Rai Ken for noodles. Friday I went to see Suckers and MIles Robinson at UP. Caught the last bit of this band Wild Yaks as well. All were great. Had a couple beers at Sweet Ups after. Saturday Jessica and I had a Parisian picnic in Battery Park. Wine, bread, cheese, cherries. Then went to Chevy’s for a novelty sized margarita… Joke was on us of course as they were pretty sugary and lacking in tequila. Then had some dinner at this soul food style place. Terrible iced tea and service. Sunday we headed down to lower Manhattan again to see the David Byrne organ thing. Pretty cool. Then we hopped on the ferry to Staten Island to see a Minor League baseball game. It was like a real baseball game, but scaled down and all around cheaper. Stayed for 2 hours and had seen enough. Also very pleasant day. Then watched tv until my eyes turned red.

We’re packing all week at work. Everybody’s going crazy.

I need to get a new Driver’s License, SS card, and Passport soon.

Film
Jeffrey. Not good.
How the West Was Won. Too long.
Lars and the Real Girl. Awkward.
Black Snake Moan. Was on HBO. Christina Ricci mostly naked.