The REVIEW.

Hi, its NML writing up a review for somethings i bought.

Lets get to the basics, when i buy things i think about a few things, price, quality, shipping, and durability.

Price bc im a freshman college student who doesnt have much money, i dont wanna be paying the school back some silly sum of 100k before i have at least a masters degree and a job in a field that i dont see as drone work(unless i make it big on youtubez)

Quality because i want it to look decent, for it to be ok'd by my gf since she will probably live with me sooner or later and i have the husband mentality. (D'oh whats mine is hers and whats hers is hers lol fml)

Shipping because i dont want it to cost a lot to get here and i dont currently have a car or ride to take me to get things, so i want the shipping to be available and cheap. and if it can be shipped here, it can be moved by one man without a super issue.

Durability, because if it cant stand up to some usage, wear, etc, might as well of just shopped at family dollar and got the super cheap shit and just replaced it as time went on. i dont want a spoon, fork or knife to come undone due to me using it on some super tough steak that i burnt on accident. LOL.

So onto the basics. I got an haier 0.7 cubic foot microwave which is 700 watts. the same wattage as moms super old microwave.

First thing to note, it has a turn table. Living the way im trying to break free from. this is the FIRST microwave to ever be in this house to have a turn table. both of moms old microwaves have no turn table and food never gets cooked thoroughly imo.

Oh shit son, A Microwave with a turn table in this house? OH NO HE DIDNT!

You'll notice how much smaller it is, and how many more buttons it has. Moms microwave doesn't have a light inside. so you cant see if the foods fully cooked. now here's the funny thing. She paid $50 for her microwave years ago (and she bought it second hand from some guy.) i paid $64.64 SHIPPED (brand new never used) for mine. So you tell me, who's the better shopper?

Her microwave on bottom, mine on top bc its the KING!

Mine saves space, Hers is just a huge waste of it.

So Before i post about my plate and the yummy foods, i figure id gross you out by showing you the inside of moms microwave. Mine you, she has and has had money, she opted to buy a samsung galaxy tab, if you're a friend and have known me a while you know ive spoken on this idiocy many times.

Pics or it didnt happen you say? mmk.

 You notice that top part coming down? yeah i fixed it the best i could, it came all the way apart due to the grease coating the inside and its having an effort on the screws. You wanna know whats funny? she blames me. I dont eat fish... the stuff you see inside, you guessed it, fish grease and breading from her fish. That shit pops and sizzles everytime she puts it in there to reheat but its my fault yo. if you look back i started telling her about her microwave last year when i was dating karen. did she do anything about it? nope, she'd rather buy cell phones and tablets. so when her microwave bites the dust. i wont be without (hopefully ill be working and in my new apt) like a boss!

Her microwave, notice the lack of features.

my 64 dollar nuker. notice the features, notice how simple it is to use. and notice that it actually reheats and doesnt just wanna fully cook everything lol.

Ok enough about how my microwave is pretty and hers looks shitty. lets get on to the plate and my food test.

Now mind you ive tried to make waffles in her nuker, never come out how i want them, if i had to grade it id give her microwave a D-

No turn table and all it does is cook really lowers the grade. theres only one thing really to complain about when it comes to mine. My dinner plates are too big lol well not too big but it doesnt spin if i used a full sized dinner plate from my set. i have to use a smaller one. (huge ass plates yo. fit for a king!)

I removed the plate from the box, i just wanted ppl to see how they were packaged.

I personally like the modern print design and feel it would look good in MY apartment.

For the test, i decided to nuke 3 waffles in my microwave. I wanted them to actually be crispy and not soggy.

pwned waffles ftw. Crispy? read below!

Derp Derp i like patterns. JP symbols on my pillowcase like wut? i ganked it from liz.

So yeah. the test was simple. i wanted to see how close i could make waffle without a toaster, texture wise. i wanted them to be crispy and have a slight crunch, but not super hard. with my microwave u dont get a crush, u get more of a smoosh. and the middle is ALWAYS soggy as hell. theres absolutely no way arounnd it. with mine, they're crisp, nice. a tiny bit of sog from the vapor due to heating frozen waffles directly. but it worked a hell of alot better then using hers. all in all i gave my microwave an honest A- (next kitchen thing to get? you guessed it. A MFIN TOASTER!)

All in all i was pleased with the $64 i spent. i could use the microwave in my room n she wouldnt know (its that quiet) the plates are GREAT, even tho too big for my small nuker. the hold heat at THE BOTTOM AND NOT NEAR THE EDGES. that was huge for me. im use to picking up a plate and getting slightly burned. but not with these. the waffles and bottom of the plate was SUPER HOT. but the sides where you would wanna hold or grab the plate. just warm. the plates get a solid A. not gonna take off points due to my poor calc on buying a smaller microwave lol.

anywho thats it. a long a long winded post. but i just wanted to say that u can do alot and spend less then 150. i got half of my kitchen for 50 bux to start. sure im gonna upgrade and go bigger, microwave, stove, etc when my life gets on track. but for 50 + 64. i did a hell of a job. and im happy with my products.. now as for home depot shipping (they dented the back of my nuker) they can smd.

The full run down.

So lets see. I passed all my classes, I did the WORST in math. I had an 83% before the final. After the final i had a 77%. I forgot to turn in the extra cred paper on the last day and i just said eff it. So college for the most part is going ok. Im not really gonna judge it until i get into upper classes and close to my first degree. Thus far, as long as im able to keep the stress my mom brings out of school i do perfectly fine. Side note, i feel if i had a MBP or working laptop for the first semester i would have did much better in math. mainly due to part of the homework was online, and part of it was text book. Hopefully ill get that MBP the moment they kick back my $ for school and my loan.

Things ive done while out of school.

I bought the following items for my apartment and self while im stuck at moms.

#1 Arctic king Personal air conditioner (best thing ever for these hot summer days)

#2 Haier 0.7 Cu. Ft. 700 Watt Microwave.

#3 $25 dollar flatware set from walmart.com

#4 $25 dollar dinnerware set from walmart.com

#5 a new ps3 offical bluetooth. (will work for the phone, mac book, and ps3 with ease)

#6 Paid off at&t and restored my internet service. (no more pirated wifi crapping out and preventing me from homework and other things)

#7  $200 in clothes. (no more of that two pair of shorts and 3 color A shirts nonsesne)
I feel that this was VERY important. One to stop people from staring so much, two for my own self esteem and i was tired of wearing the same shit daily, and three bc i have to start building from the ground up. im gonna buy more clothes and ill look decent now for job interviews.

#8 a brand new pair of shoes same shoes i bought from nikeid.com but in a more jamaica smokin mon color. ;)

The final peices of the puzzle are the mac book pro, The HD PVR, and a job.
The first two are seemingly easier due to the fact i have loan money plus kick backs from the school otw. So now all i have to do is break the curse and actually get hired in ohio. i was able to do it in florida with no issue. but here its like pulling teeth. hopefully college will change that.

All in all thats about it. im just trying to do what i can and deal with things as they come.
Im going to review my microwave and dishes in a seperate blog with pix. if you're a budget college student or just starting out, you might wanna check it out.