a history of me

Mom returned to Florida yesterday after a breakfast meeting with Uncle John (her brother), Aunt Shirley, my sister and myself. I hadn't seen Uncle John or Aunt Shirley in well over a year so it was nice to check in with them. Mom might be back in NY later this summer but I don't think I'll be going down to Florida anytime soon since I need to find a job and I don't anticipate any vacation time.
After breakfast I had lunch with Mikhail from the AGA at Albany. We hit a pretty tasty sushi place called Migita on Montague St. in Brooklyn. Mikhail showed me a real nice view of Manhattan on that same street. You can see the Financial District's impressive spires, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty. Worth seeing, if you're in the neighborhood.
Today I got some pretty good news from my dermatologist. The "inflammations" are pretty much gone and with a little luck (and a load of moisturizer) they won't come back. I still have questions about my insides but to finally have my outside in order is a tremendous relief. After hearing the news I met up with Kazu and Jung Eun and we hung out for the bulk of the afternoon. Kazu made beef curry for dinner and I had my first taste of kimchi. Kazu is staying with Jung Eun and two other Koreans and he says they've been eating it non-stop for a few days. I dug it because I like spicy foods but the aroma is really strong. I had a full dish of beef curry and rice with a small side of kimchi and the kimchi easily overpowered the rest of my food. I bet it goes great with beer, not that I've been drinking at all.
Damn it, I sure could use one this weekend. We're sending off my friend Jason who's moving to Florida soon and I don't want to be the only sober one at the party. I know they taught us in high school not to cave in to peer pressure but there's no need to be an iconoclast all the time, is there?