Randomness of May 26

I've found that the iRiver H340 (the 40gig version of the iRiver I showed you several days ago) is only slightly more expensive than the H320 - about $40 more for double the capacity. I'm very impressed, and so instead of getting the H320, I think I'm going to go with the 340 ... when I finally have money that is.

At this point, though, I've put all my wishlist items on hold so that I can be sure I'll have the money I need to pay the rent in two weeks. As it stands, I might make it out of this month with an extra hundred or so dollars - which will be used to pay down my credit card debt.

It'd be nice to think that come next month, everything will be easier, but the fact of the matter is that, in addition to next month's rent, I'll soon have to purchase a new ink cartridge for my printer, I'm going to have to buy another two weeks worth of MTA fare in a few days, I desperately long for a new phone to replace the piece of shit I'm currently using, and I routinely spend $10 per day on sustenance while at Sony. That's like a quarter of my paycheck every week. Now, when I'm finally working my ass off, I'm making so little that I've really begun to detest the concept of New York in general.

There is no place in the world, anywhere, that should cost as much as New York - not even New York should cost this much! It's fucking ridiculous. If this is how it's going to be the entire time I live here, then fuck that. I'm moving into a warmer climate despite whatever protests anyone else can make - the minor benefits of living in this godawful city do not come close to outweighing the cost of actually having to be here to get the benefits. Kent wants to move out to LA after graduation, and I might just be game to follow suit.