Grill master (mistress?)

So, I got a grill from the Easter bunny. Yay! I was going to buy one off of craigslist, but the Easter bunny made me cancel my order. Here is how my first grilling experience went down:

*buy meat
*start grill (success!)
*place meat on grill (hamburgers)
*place frantic phone call to mom--it's flaming and there's lots of fire!
*step-dad calls after mom knows no answer...well it's flaming from the grease dripping. why did you decide to start with hamburgers? You're mom told you they were the easiest? She knows nothing about grilling
*stop worrying about flames, they probably won't catch my neighbors balcony on fire
*cut into it--looks great
*turn off grill
*bring it inside--sure looks different (RED) in the light inside
*go back out, turn on grill, more fire, cook some more. cut into it, looks great
*bring inside--still looks red in the inside light--I need a lamp or something out there!
*fuck it--stick it in the microwave to finish cooking
*shit--forgot to put salt and pepper on it whilst cooking
*oh well, eat it anyway.

Was it the best burger I've ever had? Probably not. Will I become a better griller after each attempt? Hopefully.

think think think

I feel like I've just got a lot on my mind. Things I'm thinking about today:

*hoping that I have a job (my job--not a different one) next year (will find out more tomorrow)
*hoping my dad will be ok (will find out more on the 12th)
*feeling like I should have gone to church for Easter but really just didn't want to go
*excited because I was going to get a grill off of craigslist but my mom and Don just bought me a new one today! Gonna go get some meat soon. :)
*about all the families who are going through battles with cancer (including the Hofens) and how shitty it must be...esp. when kids are suffering
*hating the dentist I went to for filling a different tooth then the one I said was bothering me...gonna be getting a new dentist here soon
*ready for my first time home buyer check to come so I don't have to keep watching the interest on my credit card quickly eat away any leftover I might have
*dreading the fact that I probably need to go into work today

I guess I should get off my ass and stop thinking so much!