*Craigslist turned up 3 of the several textbooks I need for the upcoming semester. I've arranged to buy two of them for $120 where the Campus Bookstore sells them used for $220; still negotiating to buy the third one; $60 for $120.

$180 in the bank with 2-3 hours of driving. Not bad.

*Tuna casserole turned out pretty good. Moist, but lack of crumbs layer on meant it wasn't crispy.

*Bakemonogatari Episode 6: The previous mini-arc dragged a little, but this episode had explosive development and the strangest, scariest, cutest blossoming romance I've seen in anime in a while. Senjouhagara Tore!

http://www.animecrazy.net/bakemonogatari-episode-6/

*Gonna write six hundred words today I will.

*Finished watching Astro Fighter Sunred. I will really miss it, despite it being such a short show.

"The greatest sin a man can commit against a woman is disinterest."
~The tentacle ceiling monster, counseling the Hero on his relationship with Kayako, his girlfriend. Episode 13.

http://www.animecrazy.net/category/completed-anime-shows/astro-fighter-sunred/

Recommended by Minako: A look into the mundane but meaningful everyday lives of the Monsters, Villains, and Hero in a Power Ranger kinda show.

There is lots of food references and there are three talking stuffed-animal villains. The Hero's girlfriend is remarkably real and not a wallpaper.

10 minute episodes excluding OP and ED.

Very memorable characters. The comedy is not over the top; laid back, but which I found extremely effective.

Monster: "Now go home and say something nice about her new haircut."

Edit: Found a great new open air European style market near home. Tons of imported cheese at jaw-dropping prices, fresh produce, including exotic stuff like Kale. Great sausage/smoked meats selection, European goods. I also bought two shards of vanilla and bitter chocolate, the thick kind broken off from the inch-thick square-yard slab. Again, jaw-dropping (good) prices.

Tonight's menu:
Spinach and red lettuce and steak and bleu cheese salad.
Lemon Garlic Tilapia.
Dessert: Chilled almond tofu/jelly with mandarin oranges and fresh New Zealand pears.

Tomorrow's Menu:
Gourmet Tuna casserole with broccoli and asparagus.
Eggplant Parmesan.