post 101

quite literally, this is my 101st post! i'm not going to give a "how-to-post" post. lol...

after work, i hung out with allan for a bit. then we decided to grab dinner -- japanese. we first checked the place on laguardia place, but it was $17 for beef teriyaki so we decided to head over to st mark's. i forget the name of the restaurant we went to, but their meats are like WOW. ridiculously good. i am still stuffed.

afterwards we took a walk around and went to a japanese underground market (jaz market?) and allan bought a can of hawaiian coffee. it's actually pretty good. then we stood around outside for a bit in the cold trying to figure out what to do... so i suggested we sit in starbucks and chat. so i bought an apple cider and we just sat for like an hour or so talking about things that have happened recently. we discussed some of the analysis exam questions -- wow, i really screwed up some questions. the prof must've really curved the exam...

anyway, the cider was good. the bathroom line was not. the guy sitting at the other table kept glancing in my direction. i dont know if he was looking at me or not, but i sure caught him doing it more than a few times... i dont know what he was studying, but it was one massive textbook. i was afraid allan and i were disturbing him... but he didn't complain.

i walked allan to the busstop and waited with him till dad came to pick me up. it was freeeeezing outside. definitely in the 20s. i'm really glad my jacket has a hood -- it really makes a difference. really.

dad drops people from work off in various locations in brooklyn and i was surprised when i opened the door to find someone already occupying the seat i normally occupy if i ask him to pick me up from school. he didnt want to move and i had to ask twice and practically shoved him over to get into the car. the whole ride to his street was really uncomfortable. he kept moving and couldn't seem to hold a position for more than 5 min at a time. i was so glad when he finally left. instead of looking for cars before opening the car door, he was staring at me while he opened the door. for a second there, i wanted to tell him to watch out for the cars, but he was staring so intently that all i could do was stare back. it was awkward.

i get home and the first thing mom says to me, essentially: your great-aunt has left. at first i didnt understand, but then it hit me. like a ton of rocks. i saw her a few months ago at her birthday dinner, i dont even know how old she was turning. she looked as frail as ever, and barely recognized me. her health has been failing for the last year. she made the best turnip cake... and now she's gone. RIP. we will miss you... X'(