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Stupid grill/oven thing that looks like a microwave! I have no idea how to use you and you have ruined so many of my meals! If anyone who is reading this has any idea how or what to cook in this contraption, please let me know. I thought I was going to set off the building smoke alarm tonight! So, despite my best efforts, it was cereal for dinner (b/c I am also not interested in eating out by myself again).

In other news I went to some inspections (open houses) this weekend, which consist of apartments being opened for 15 minute windows (all of which overlap). It completely reminded me of SF (in a bad way) except that the agents were at least on time. They still rolled up in their incredibly expensive cars and put forth only enough effort to open the door. I'm honestly surprised that some of them bothered to put pants on. But, despite the complete lack of effort or care, the places were still packed, which is why I suppose that they don't have to care. Buildings in Melbourne are also in the same condition as buildings in SF, which is strange because typically this kind of cracking comes from earthquakes which Melbourne doesn't have.

Something that would not have happened in San Francisco is the rental application I received back when I responded to an on-line apartment listing. Question 1: full name... question 6: pets... question 9: religion, question 10: do you believe in God? Interesting way to find a tenant if you ask me.

Here are pictures from my trip to Brighton Beach last weekend. The one on the right is my favorite, probably because it reminds me of San Francisco (in a good way)!

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