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They still are dying, every single day. This bugler plays the best Taps I have heard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WRoWPhLU2Q&NR=1 If you want some History about Taps... http://www.yo0 . . .
The nightmare is finally over. I cooked spaghetti and heated the wonderful sauce that e:dcoffee and e:mtornow brought over for me. Thanks guys it was delicious! 0 . . .
I haven't had cooking gas since I moved into my new apartment. When National Fuel came to turn it on, I smelled gas after they left and so they had to come back and shut off my gas at the meter 0 . . .
From the Buffalo News... Police are investigating the suspicions of a Bidwell Parkway woman who believes a man has been secretly visiting her apartment and wearing her nightclothes. Police sai0 . . .
To remove or not to remove?...that is the question. My dentist wants them removed. They don't bother me, but they are impacted. His argument is to remove them now before they become problema0 . . .
Congratulations guys! You both are awesome together. Wishing you a great day and a happy life together. 1009/TrialRunTimikaAndRory0531031.jpg 1009/TrialRunTimikaAndRory1011031.jpg 1009/Tr0 . . .
I love this picture. This was an awesome festival. 1009/PlasticCrisis0901028.jpg 1009/PlasticCrisis0951028.jpg Obviously I am late in sharing these. I had another that I wanted to sh0 . . .
Because I think at least a couple of you estrippers will appreciate this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOXYZzGeOiA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs4vsZNlV8E&feature=0 . . .
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Does anyone know how I can get into contact with e:ladycroft this weekend? I wrote her an email but have not gotten a response yet so I assume she hasn't checked it.0 . . .
The move is over and I am in my new place and am mostly unpacked and I love it here so far. The day of my move last Saturday it was pretty cold but not in my new apartment. That was nice and toasty.0 . . .
This is a lot of fun. They present you with a state and you have to put it in the right spot on the map. The states are presented randomly each time you start it so it is always different. http0 . . .
When I was 14 and my Grandpa was 57 we went on a bike trip from Rochester to Endicott NY. We took tents and sleeping bags and everything we needed with the exception of food for three days. I have v0 . . .
Operation Pee-wee Herman is under way. Have spent the last 2.5 hrs riding through the West Side. A friend of mine lent me her bike which is really nice because the best way I can find it is with my 0 . . .
There is nothing more dangerous than recent cooler temperatures coupled with my new *to me* laptop. I love it! I have recently discovered the joys of internet TV as I stay huddled up under my down c0 . . .
Here are the other three bikes that were stolen along with mine. Clearly the owners want them back as well. 0909/Garage10929.jpg 0909/Garage60929.jpg 0909/Cottage093190929.jpg Bike #1: 0 . . .
I'm so sad to report that my bike of 17 years was stolen sometime on Saturday from my garage along with three other bikes. Besides just putting $200 into it just a couple of weeks ago it is irre0 . . .
Thanks e:jessbob for alerting me to Lon's sentencing. I was waiting for a news story because I knew that the sentencing would be on the 4th but none of the news outlets covered it. I am reposti0 . . .
Happy Birthday Mikey! 0809/7060190831.jpg 0809/BlackAndWhite0110831.jpg 0809/Cottage090010831.jpg 0809/Cottage090020831.jpg Does anyone know why my pictures are uploading sideways now0 . . .
The other day I was riding my bike behind the history museum and as is customary in any type of traffic in this country, stayed to the right hand side. This little punk decides not to move out of my 0 . . .
I just got this post it note from a guest. @ 08/19/09 01:02@74.78.96.175 Guest wrote: How can you find someone guilty of something without sufficient evidence from what I've heard and read 0 . . .
Lon Coldiron was convicted of the Coffee & arson! Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard at rebuilding the case years after the fact. I am so pleased with this verdict. I always knew th0 . . .
When I die... I hope that it doesn't take long before anyone notices. Last night e:mike and I were at Cathode Ray and witnessed the removal of a body that had gone unnoticed for ~8days. It w0 . . .
I ripped my only (wearable) pair of jeans right up the side. This was right after I whizzed by e:james and right in front of e:lauren and e:fellyconnelly's place. My pant leg got stuck in my ge0 . . .
So my friend Kathy came today to hypnotize me for smoking cessation. It was pretty awesome. I like the whole process really. I was totally conscious of everything. First she had me close my eyes a0 . . .
I just hate everything about them. Their furniture looks cheap but it is not. They also send huge catalogs all the time to people that obviously don't want to order. My roommate ordered one th0 . . .
I wanted to be hypnotized over two years ago to help with my lingering cravings to smoke cigarettes. This is the journal I wrote about it in. http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=libertad&0 . . .
This dog in my neighborhood will not shut up. It is driving me crazy. The other night I was forced to shut my windows it was so bad. It makes me think of this Seinfeld clip. http://www.youtube.c0 . . .
*DON"T FORGET THE PARTY!" See last post for details. I finally got my FICO score. It certainly is a lot better than I thought it would be. I did make my mistakes that I am paying for, 0 . . .
I'm having a party on Saturday and everyone on estrip is invited! 9pm to ? That's right, until ? I'll have some party food and a very limited supply of alcohol so you may want to0 . . .
Source http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/06/01 Published on Monday, June 1, 2009 by CommonDreams.org Goodbye, GM by Michael Moore I write this on the morning of the end of the once-might0 . . .
There is a memorial along the bike path that I have been wondering about for a long time. This is what it looked like last year. I tried finding out what had happened but didn't have enough inf0 . . .
A neighbor of mine has encouraged me to take my rabbit waste to their yard for composting. I have my own pile now just for his litter, hay and droppings. Supposed to be great fertilizer. I'm r0 . . .
It has been 2.5 months since I last posted about my fitness. I think I see some results. http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=libertad&id=47914 0509/Mine0120511.jpg 0509/Mine010 . . .
This is my lamb of god statue that was left behind by the bishop who owned my old house on Lexington. I rescued him as he would have been thrown away. 0509/Graduation0060510.jpg Red-winged blac0 . . .
Increasingly, Florida is having major problems with sink holes. These are mainly caused because so much water is being taken out of the water tables. They say it is kind of like winning the lottery,0 . . .
On Monday I took a half day at work and went straight from Roswell to South Buffalo and Lackawana. I felt so free and wonderful to get out of work on such a beautiful day and just go wherever I wanted0 . . .
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I am really sad about Bea Arthur passing. It is so strange because as viewers we look at the Golden Girls as always being in their golden years. Rue McClanahan was in a series recently but I didn� . . .
For weeks I have been hearing the faint sound of a radio playing and it was starting to drive me crazy. Now I realize that the sound is coming from my computer speakers. I hear ads and sometimes mus0 . . .
Almost forgot to mention to listen to my user sound. Micachu Lips, We Have Band) remix. So I tried to write this before I downloaded Lazarus like e:tinypliny suggested. I naviagated away from t0 . . .
I had some words to say but I lost them all when I navigated away from estrip forgetting to save first. Oh well. 0409/CleaningTheTub0418.jpg I love a clean tub. Soap scum build up feel so gr0 . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JuWjfWcHOY I love John Waters! Above clip is from Pecker. One of the youtube comments reads: As a staunth repulican I find it discusting how the libs drag our0 . . .
I'm pissed that e:paul is getting sexual innuendo post-its and I don't get any. http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=paul&id=48370. I just checked my post its today and there0 . . .
0409/BaconLube0403.jpg Sorry e:mike. Not until after Easter.0 . . .
My Grandparents came to visit for my Dad's birthday. Mike got to meet them for the first time and he took the photo of all of us. I like this picture of my Grandfather driving. He's 84 no0 . . .
Tomorrow at 8:30 people around the globe will be turning off their lights for one hour in order to vote for action to be taken against global climate change. http://www.earthhour.org/home/ 0309/Ea0 . . .
I know I have raved about the netty pot before but I have a new experience with it. For some reason I have been very congested. Not sure if it is lingering from the cold I had or if it is allergies 0 . . .
So e:mike and I went out to eat yesterday at a certain BBQ place and I got a tenderloin tip sandwich. It tasted kinda funny but I thought it was all the oil in it. Then I ended up pulling out this h0 . . .
My allergies are so bad all of a sudden. They haven't been this bad in a long long time. Years actually. I looked it up and there is a pollen alert for our area. It appears I have trouble wit0 . . .
I was bored so I started going though e:jim's Buffalo Feed http://buffalofeed.com/ Most of the blogs are stuff that is kinda boring to me except estrip and we have far more interesting blogs tha0 . . .
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I know I just posted some pics of Coco but it is the only time e:hodown comments on my journal so I know she likes them. 0309/Precioso0318.jpg 0309/Precioso20318.jpg 0 . . .
I hadn't been to the parade in a while so I had so much fun. The weather was amazing! Wegmans reusable shopping bags made great beer totes. 0309/StPatrickSBuffalo0090317.jpg e:metalpeter 0 . . .
Actually I made The BEAST. I didn't even know The BEAST was still around. http://buffalobeast.com/ I love a good Beast cover. 0309/Cover1350311.jpg GOD HATES PHELPS NY to west0 . . .
Screw Ice-T's skank wife e:hodown. Think of Miss Coco Peru! From Trick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKNZICoKSdA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFIUi88PGiM&0 . . .
Coco hasn't been in my journal in a very long time. He had his teeth filed down not so long ago. They had to put him under to do it which is kind of dangerous for such a small animal. This is 0 . . .
Shopping is probably fun for most people but not me. I wish it was but I hate everything. I don't really like skulls on my clothes but this season it has been pretty difficult to find anything 0 . . .
According to Keith Olbermann, the "counter-protesters" that attended the memorial services for flight 3407 are some of the world's best people. Them and that girl who stopped a bullet0 . . .
I'm very happy what I have achieved so far from joining Allentown Athletix, however I definitely am not where I want to be at. So I took these pictures as a way to track my progress. 0309/L0 . . .
e:mike and I went to offer our support for the memorial service for Alison Des Forges on Sunday. I would say it went over better than anyone could have expected. The mourners certainly never saw Fre0 . . .
Mike and I enjoyed the Erie County Botanical Gardens today. I wanted to go this morning when the sky was blue and sunny but we went later on in the afternoon and by then it wasn't the same color0 . . .
I have no problem being an angel but I know many of you do. I am Buddhist and we don't believe in angels but I still like the idea of angels being benevolent messengers. When I put on my angel 0 . . .
# I walked through the crowd and all of sudden some guy passes me and yells "buffawhat!" giggle 7 hrs ago 0 . . .
I met with Kitty Lambert to give her money for our costumes. Me, e:mike, e:paul, e:matthew, e:terry and e:hodown are all paid up and ready to be angels at Alison De Forges memorial service. While we0 . . .
I think that we do need to show the rest of the world that Buffalo does not welcome HATE. Let's go be angels! So far I know that e:mike and e:paul want to join. Who else is in on this? 0200 . . .
The other day I was walking to work and I walked by Nardin Academy and I thought about what an advantage iit would be to start off at such a prestigious school. I never realized that it was a Catholi0 . . .
I went to the sparsely attended marriage equality rally on Valentine's Day. It is one of those things that I am so glad I went to even though I really didn't want to. Not want to in the se0 . . .
Today is President's day but I forgot and it was really eerie on the way to work. Nobody was out except, of course, e:heidi on her way to school. I'm surprised so many people actually have0 . . .
I think I might go to this. e:mike and I just saw Milk and now I am all rallied up. "Cupid's Arrows Aren't Always Straight!!!" Please rally with us at our 3rd Call For Ma0 . . .
Yesterday I did Suze Orman's online expense sheet. http://suzeorman.com/ It is really kinda awesome for me to have done this because it is my desire to develop some personal financial security. 0 . . .
e:mike and I saw this parked on Anderson. We saw it the night before and it was much funnier when it just said WTF? When I went back to photograph it with my real camera instead of my phone someone 0 . . .
In Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism there is a letter that Nichiren wrote to one of his followers that is titled "Winter Turns to Spring". It is a letter he wrote to Myoichi, a recent wid0 . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neCIg0BiXbE&eurl=http://www.unzipped.net/ I lifted this off unzipped.net. Looks like I'll have to read this blog some more.0 . . .
0109/HappyCowLarge0119.jpg Thank you so much for fixing my mess of a computer last night. I really thought that I was going to lose almost all of my digital photo files and that would have made 0 . . .
Here you go e:leetee and e:ladycroft. I'm glad you both enjoyed it. For any of you who may want to make this to serve to veggies make sure that you check the refried bean ingredients as they of0 . . .
My roommate bought these tomatoes from the Lexington CO-OP the other day. I just noticed that the sticker says H2GRO on it which I have previously posted about. Anyways, these tomatoes are grown in 0 . . .
Suze you are my hero. You used to live in a van and now you are rich and famous and wear designer space outfits. I am on page 207 of your book for the Young Fabulous and Broke and I just love you fo0 . . .
Who is calling me from this number? I really had no idea what she was saying and this same number called me last night at 3am! That's right 3am! I didn't answer it because I really didn� . . .
The NFTA did end up raising the fares on the bus to $1.75 like they said they would. Today I was so exhausted after working that I took the bus anyways even though I usually walk or take bike. I was0 . . .
Why do people clip their nails at the work place? EWWW There are at least two people here that do it. I was complaining to a friend of mine about it and then she just wrote me and said that someone0 . . .
Today I got a call from a woman and I nearly started crying for her after she hung up. Her husband died very recently and she lost their health insurance coverage because she couldn't pay the $90 . . .
Why yes, it is. I spent forever looking for a boot that I thought would last a good 10 years. Shouldn't boots last more than a year? Sorel made a really awesome boot that I found online but th0 . . .
Merry Xmas y'all! Sorry, sometimes I like to pretend I am Paula Dean. Anyways I just wanted to say that now that Xmas is upon us, I am much less of a grinch now. See my last post for details. 0 . . .
On Friday morning Mike and I were coming out of my house and these two young men came up to us and were like "are you driving?" I hesitated a bit and said we were. He was like we will give0 . . .
These news stories are alarming. See e:paul's journal for background. http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=paul&id=47091 People in the burbs can take these stories however they wa0 . . .
When I heard that Bush was doing a farewell tour to Iraq, I was infuriated. Farewell tours are for Cher not for somebody that has seriously damaged our country. How dare he do a farewell tour? It i0 . . .
That is Tina Turner not crystal meth e:tinypliny! E:hodown's post made me happy http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=hodown&id=46925. That is no easy thing in recent days. Tina0 . . .
I do have my reason for posting this. 1108/KitchenSink0271117.jpg0 . . .
It is both religious and secular in this country. I say secular because nobody can escape it. I have very fond memories because of it. Lucky me--to have had them. I'm also consumed by guilt a0 . . .
Cuba is suffering. They have been hit by yet another hurricane. The US embargo against Cuba is internationally condemned. The embargo does not work! Although many of these pictures remind me of th0 . . .
Dear President-Elect Obama, Finally! I feel a tremendous amount of pride and joy in my country. I'm 28 years old and I didn't think that I would every feel this way. Tears streamed dow0 . . .
Servitude is my speciality (N. Buffalo) Reply to: serv-899008966@craigslist.org Date: 2008-10-30, 3:29AM EDT Female, 21 y/o and I Love to wash dishes. I love to scrub floors, I love to vacuum.0 . . .
I had a great time at the party. Thanks for hosting it e:pmt! Sorry for passing out on your couch. I loved the tasty treats that e:hodown made, especially those stuffed figs. Everybody had really 0 . . .
e:mike looked like this on the first flight heading towards Atlanta. It was my first time flying with him and it was also my worst flight. It was the closest thing to turbulence I have felt. Defini0 . . .
NPR is looking for pictures of people dressed as politicians and or politcally current people. Maybe there will be some political costumes at the party? http://www.npr.org/blogs/daydreaming/2008/10 . . .
Seventh graders from Ron Clark Academy perform their "Whatever You Like" by T.I. parody at the Coca-Cola Leadership Summit in Atlanta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxlwYP0HNdc Obama o0 . . .
NFTA wants to raise their fares to $2 a trip. If the increase does not go through, or the state does not raise their funding, then they will be forced to make cuts in service. Current bus fares ar0 . . .
So Sullivan Heating and Cooling came to do a check on my furnace. http://www.geraldsullivan.com/ The man who came was Jerry Sullivan JR which I thought was impressive. Because I initiated them to c0 . . .
Florida will be decidiing on Amendment 2 which would place a state constitutional ban on gay marriage. Of course it is going to pass and some would say well that is OK because the voters decided. I0 . . .
Today we went to Fort Desoto to go to the beach with my Grandma from NY. My mom's cousin Erin or my Grandma's sisters' daughter was supposed to come and meet us there. Mike and I were0 . . .
Tomorrow is my last Sunday I have to work before my hours are cut. I really should be in bed right now, but i don't really feel like it. It is so great to have Sundays again and to be able to g0 . . .
I have already been touched by the "economic crisis". My hours at work have been cut 8 hours a week. While this won't put me under because I have a diversification of income, it is ce0 . . .
58 Degrees is the temperature in my house right now and I am freezing. I have known this was coming all summer and have been thinking about how to make my home more efficient. I want to have my f0 . . .
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Today we learned a new strategy of interviewing at the smoker's quitline. It gives us a lot more control of what we ask and therefore more of a challenge to both the quit specialist and the ca0 . . .
Sorry guys they took the video down because of copy right infringement. Oh well. At least I got to see it this AM!! I replaced the video with a pic. 0908/TinaFeyAndAmyPoehler0916.jpg In case0 . . .
0908/Curwx600x4050913.jpg I'm so sick of the rain and dampness. Everything feels so wet in my house. We are forecast to have sunny days this coming week but it doesn't seem like i0 . . .
So I have a problem with spiders in my house and I was looking for a way to fix it naturally and I found this.... It is from ehow.com Instructions Difficulty: Easy Things You'll Need: 0 . . .
The UGLY "I can justify myself before God" Larry Keffer Telephone: 813-376-8888 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe_b7n0Fjdo http://www.biblicalresearchcenter.info/ See who is the ma0 . . .
I had such a great weekend celebrating his birthday. Packed with fun and ended in both he and I winning big at the Seneca Nation Casino in Niagara Falls. I won $20 and he $26. This is the first tim0 . . .
The storm we are having is so great. My cell phone has been working for about a half hour or so. I do hope everyone is OK with the lightning striking and everyone being out. Luckily did not get soa0 . . .
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Economic stimulus takes on a new meaning with Bush's tax rebates. I was listening to 970 AM when I heard that the latest economic stimulus checks are being used for pay pornographic websites. 0 . . .
My netti petti is awesome! I have been using it two days and no longer have a soar throat from talking all day at work and I can breath so much better. Because I am getting more oxygen I feel more e0 . . .
My move date has been postponed for two weeks so that the new apartment can have some work done. I couldn't even have imagined a better scenario. The landlord really wants to get the smell out 0 . . .
Things have not been going as planned with the move. I have come to learn that the apartment used to house at least 10 cats at one time. My estimate would be about 15. So well my friend Mary and S0 . . .
So the time is finally here to move. I have been on our third floor today going through everything in storage. Everything is extremely dusty and now I feel like I can't breath. Coincidentally,0 . . .
I love these kids and the teacher. New York 8th-Graders Boycott Practice Exam But Teacher May Get Ax by Juan Gonzalez Students at a South Bronx middle school have pulled off a stunning boycot0 . . .
I just started searching for short wave radio stations with my new radio and the second station I found is a Cuban station. I love it. I think I need an even better radio to pick up the stations mo0 . . .
So actually I don't want either of those, but every time I go to Wegmans the cashiers do not understand this concept. When I give them my cloth bags they wrap things up in plastic bags that they0 . . .
This mop is hard for me to get because they are for businesses. I plan on making a trip to get one for myself since I will have hard wood floors. Does anyone want one? The last one I got was about 0 . . .
On May 6th I went to Hoyt Lake and witnessed a fish frenzy. It kind of freaks me out a bit. Has anyone ever seen this before? it looks as if he water was boiling. 0508/FishFrenzy0060509.jpg 0 . . .
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Today I got a bonus and cost of living adjustment with retro pay! I didn't have any idea it was coming. The economy is going to hell soon. Yet I am doing better than I ever thought I would0 . . .
I finally found an apartment! It is a totally done deal and we are moving in no later than the 1st of June. For those of you who do not know, I live in a ridiculously small space with my ex who now 0 . . .
Last year at this time there was a lake of dead fish. Tons of them. I tried to find my journal about it but it took me way to long to find it and I gave up. 0408/GoldFish20421.jpg 0408/GoldFi0 . . .
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Coco wishes you all had a great Easter. 0308/IceStorm20082070323.jpg0 . . .
Yesterday I got to walk to work as a result of not having a car. It was such a beautiful morning. The wind wasn't blowing so I really got a chance to enjoy the suns rays. I'm a bit obsesse0 . . .
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So my roommate and I still have not found an apt. Roommate being Steve and not Mike. We have an appointment tomorrow and three on Saturday to see apartments. Today I got some really cool checks0 . . .
The apartment search continues. There is one we almost signed a lease and now it appears that we will not be taking it. You wouldn't believe how emotional this whole experience has been so far.0 . . .
Lately I write journals and then I just delete them. Not sure exactly why. Anyways, I have been actively seeking a new apartment this week. I have been wanting to move for so long (years) and eve0 . . .
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1qhNVUvbx_E Rock the Boat http://youtube.com/watch?v=6lLTPDeo0Ao&feature=related I really was so sad to hear that she died. I remember where I was when I0 . . .
Last night I wrote a journal titled "Office Space", but I decided to make it a private post. I'll leave it to your imaginations. I will say that my car has been deemed not worth i0 . . .
This is one of my favorite Spanish songs originally written by Consuelo Velázquez of Mexico. I just love it! This woman sang it to me and my friend Amanda in Cuba. Ever since then it has been our son0 . . .
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Praise the heavens they want to close Enterprise Charter on Oak St~! Here is the press release regarding the audit that sparked the state education department's recommendation to close the s0 . . .
I feel like I'm about to vomit. I'm so afraid I could be getting the flu. It started on Thursday. I can't afford to have the flu. I really don't like the idea of having to call0 . . .
Yay the holidays are over! I'm sitting at my desk with nothing to do on my lunch. Too cold to go outside, too boring to sit in cafeteria. Does anyone know if Roswell has a work out place or so0 . . .
I want to see this! http://youtube.com/watch?v=skcvxTyJWVs I love him!!! http://youtube.com/watch?v=1bUZD1vnC8A I keep adding more vids. This wasn't isn't him, but I like it! 0 . . .
I kind of consider this our first snow. Not sure if it is or not. Picture taken 12/16. It kind of felt like the first real snow to me. 1207/BotanicalGardens1381224.jpg 1207/BotanicalGardens130 . . .
This is gross. I just dusted last Sunday. My DVD player is right next to the air vent. I'm going to get a new air filter as soon as I can. This is just not right. I was told that I shouldn� . . .
Here I am with my new hip hugger laundry basket. The picture in the inside show some woman figure with a laundry basket glued to her side like this. 1207/0241211.jpg My best friend and I went0 . . .
To make me happy on Xmas all you need to do is give me a little filth. I love John Waters! This shot comes "straight" out of the About Gay Life Magazine's holiday issue. I feel like 0 . . .
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Elmwood Ave is changing. Out of town, even out of state investors are buying up the vacant properties. The fall of the US dollar will lure in Canadians especially with an advertising campaign includ0 . . .
This 10lb hairball was surgically removed from a women who obsessively ate her own hair. It is called Tricophagia. Ten pounds is like the size of a huge baby! It really just makes me want to vomit.0 . . .
This guy I talked to today was 15yrs old and wanted to quit smoking. He really wanted to stop and he made me think of myself at 15 years old and smoking. He also started very young at like 12 years 0 . . .
Wow all of a sudden I'm so tired and then I realized why when I saw e:jenk's latest journal. It seemed like I was hearing sirens all night long. I remember looking at the clock at 2:30 a0 . . .
HSBC Center in Buffalo according to a friend in the know is going carbon free. They are starting here in Buffalo and even composting everything in the cafeteria. They are recycling everything I gues0 . . .
Here is the man behind the name of the city--Vicente Ybor. He is responsible for bringing the cigar factory to Tampa. Cuban, Italian and Jewish immigrants migrated to the city and worked in the fact0 . . .
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My sister was hit by a drunk driver and is going to the hospital. I'm so glad that she is ok. He hit her going 75mph in a 45mph zone. Just thinking of what could of happened makes me cry. 0 . . .
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Hace quatro meses desde que hice mis observaciones en la escuela por la calle Elmwood que se llama Herman Badillo. Me encantó esta escuela bilingüe. La única cosa que yo hice fue ayudar a los estudi0 . . .
Deseo que haya más blogs y diarios en español. Sé que hay algunos que hablan las dos lenguas que ya son miembros de estrip. Los que pueden, por favor ayuden me en mis esfuerzos. Si tuviéramos múlt0 . . .
Today I had to pull a pigeon out of my friends chimney. The poor thing was stuck there for a long time and was caught in the fluke. I pulled a muscle in my leg contorting in new positions trying to 0 . . .
The lake is at a record high temperature today. It is 67 degrees today with an average of 62 for 10/07. My rabbit is shedding non-stop. This is very unusual at this time of the year. It is dri0 . . .
Our view wasn't quite what I had expected or what I think I exactly paid for, but Niagara Falls with e:mike was great. We so deserved to do something like this together. This is the actual vi0 . . .
Today we broke a high temperature record. The last highest temperature happened in 1902 or 1907 I think and that was only 82. Today it was 87. I love storms. 0907/RecordBreaker0380925.jp0 . . .
Central Terminal isn't as fun when it's legal. We made lots of friends at the Blogtoberfest as you can see here. http://allthingsjennifer.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/bloggerfest/ I spent $0 . . .
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Working at the quit line make me want to smoke so much. It is torture. I haven't had strong cigarette cravings like this in so long. Why does hearing people hack up a lung from smoking for so 0 . . .
I went to the falls with e:mike on Friday I thought he might say something about it, but he hasn't. So I'm not going to either. Tomorrow I have to work 9 to 5. That is so boring . "0 . . .
e:jim wants to know how we found out about estrip. http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=jim&id=41057 His post has an amazing 22 comments. Is there a record for comments posted onto a s0 . . .
Today I went for my pre-employment physical at Roswell. They gave me two shots one for tetanus and another to see if I have TB. God I don't want TB. So I go back in on Friday so they can redo 0 . . .
So mysteriously there is some vomit in my bed. The thing is I just washed my sheets on Friday night. I found the vomit at the foot of my bed while I was making it this morning but only on the sheet.0 . . .
I finally got my first youtube comment. It says "And the point of that is...." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WZVyc6Khtc The point is, that I don't have a point. I really jus0 . . .
I feel like I died and went to a communist day care center. I got the job at Roswell!! Not even kidding, it feels like I'm leaving the world we live, to go live in some socialist utopia, previo0 . . .
Will this thank you for the interview letter complete with the Star Wars postage stamps hurt or improve my chances of getting hired? 0807/Thankyou0831.jpg0 . . .
We will enjoy a nice dinner. 0807/Renaissance0831.jpg We will go to Cirque Niagara's Avaia! 0807/Avaia0831.jpg 0807/Avaia30831.jpg 0807/Avaia40831.jpg We will return here. 080 . . .
Today I had a very successful interview at Roswell's Smoker's Quit Line. It was really great and besides being nervous to the point of wanting to vomit, sweaty palms and all (not such a grea0 . . .
My Buddhist organization wants us to discuss Nuclear Abolition in our next meetings. If you want to see the flier check out this gather file. Just use this tracking number to download. 0381773001180 . . .
Wow, I can't believe how much you can actually earn from an associate's degree. I would say that this salary isn't too shabby for such a small amount of schooling. This job posting i0 . . .
Mike and I went to Niagara Falls on the spur of the moment. We had such a great time. We don't often get to do things like this so I think we really deserved it. I'm excited to do more st0 . . .
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I watch television in Spanish whenever I can. They have this commercial on either Telemundo or Univisión for some type of cookware. Anyways, the jingle goes something like "Una mujer que sabe c0 . . .
They are selling more of the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (LOOW) Site in the towns of Lewiston and Porter. The LOOW, if you do not know, is the land that the government stole from local farmers during0 . . .
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This video is of all these kids telling us why we need to recycle. It is the cutest video ever! There are two people who I think of while watching it. e:matthew and e:mike. Remember when Matthew d0 . . .
Today after leaving the gym on my bike I got hit In the eye by a huge flying bug. I think it actually was a bumble bee. It really hurt like being punched right in the eyeball. I'm used to thos0 . . .
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I hate this laundromat I'm at on Main ST. called Lake effect. Sure it is nice to be able to connect online. They have a wall of 12 television sets which is ok, but the laundry is WAY too expens0 . . .
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I too, am disgusted by Scientology. See e:paul's journal http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=paul Honestly, even if I make fun of the Pope and all, I can actually see value in Cathol0 . . .
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This website is super informative about what can and can't be recycled. After reviewing the website, I found that I was unaware that I could recycle the following items in the blue bins: 0 . . .
0707/LadycroftAndDan29180714.jpg Good luck in Qatar. You will be missed. Make sure you get me your address and keep us updated. Can't wait to see pictures! You are truly a global citiz0 . . .
For I have sinned. Sorry I really don't try to offend, but the Pope gives me chills. I am obsessed at looking at his likeness to devil creatures. Like maybe he could be Rosemary's baby 0 . . .
Wow! So much resistance against vinegar! That's OK because I too was a vinegar hater. I can prove it http://www.estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=libertad&id=25737 Trust me, vine0 . . .
0707/Mikey0710.jpg Now that I got your attention please check out my last post. It didn't make the most recent journal list because I was working on it for several days a little at a time. 0 . . .
I have finally realized the absurdity of using toxic chemicals to clean in the hopes that I will be healthier and more germ free. Clean is healthy, but toxins are not, so why would we want to spread 0 . . .
Tonight I saw Mighty Heart, the movie featuring Angelina Jolie as Marianne Pearl. Great film with superb acting. Angelina's skills as an actress were above and beyond my normal expectations of 0 . . .
0707/Libertad4thOfJulyMessag0704.jpg 0707/GlobalWarming0130704.jpg UPDATE 6/05/07 Yes my shirt was made in China and I ate fried dough off of a Styrofoam plate while I wore it. If I knew t0 . . .
I went to see my Grandparents at their cottage in Black Walnut PA. The cottage faces the Susquehanna River which has become a new refuge for the Bald Eagle that has just recently been removed from th0 . . .
0607/Chipmunk0080622.jpg Thanks e:mike. The only glass that I started with was Theodore so Mike found a set on ebay that had all of them except Theodore. When he gave it to me I found out that my0 . . .
0607/Gulls0616.jpg As I mentioned on e:metalpeter's journal "Bonus Pictures" the gulls are taking over the city. His pictures of the art festival clearly show their dominating prese0 . . .
I love my last post...it cracks me up. It makes me sound like a nut case, but the sky really was falling and therefore I am hardly crazy. Does anyone know how to get a weather forecast record online0 . . .
I just wanted you all to know the sky is falling. 0 . . .
I just want to clarify again that my last post has nothing to do with anyone on this site. I tried to do this before, but it was hard considering I couldn't give details. As far as I know nobod0 . . .
If anyone hears someone running their mouth off about me and a decision I had to make recently please tell them to check their facts. What I had to do was the most difficult thing I have ever had to0 . . .
Hello e:peep friends and e:voyeurs, In case you haven't noticed I haven't posted in almost two weeks. That is cause I am on estrip sabbatical right now. Maybe I'll come back in May0 . . .
Today for the first time ever I changed a tire. WOW A friend of mine just reminded me of how I also changed a car battery. And I also put in a new DVD burner into the computer too. WOW I ca0 . . .
This is completely random and I feel like posting it even though you are all sick of me bringing up Cuba. Really I haven't seen any of the people that I went there with since we got back. So no0 . . .
Had a surprise visit today from two of the girls I went to Cuba with. One of them just returned after another semester there. It was good to see them, because really I haven't made any effort0 . . .
Peter Wagler 18 years and no more. His body was buried on his nineteenth birthday. 0207/WaglerWithJesus0217.jpg Back in August I posted the names of all of the US soldiers who died in the I0 . . .
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You guys have no idea how glad I am not some illegal immigrant that has to take other people's shit all the time. Sometimes I do feel as if people treat me like I were "una mexicana ilegal&0 . . .
I thought I had a cute new userpic until e:mike texted me saying "Your userpic kinda looks like you are doing something naughty to the rabbit." Ok. carolinian thinks it is a cat not a ra0 . . .
I'm doing an experiment with image search. I wish that I could be able to see how many hits this particular journal would get as a result of my image file from a yahoo or google search. The sea0 . . .
I was telling e:paul last night that I want to see a hypnotist. Although I haven't smoked a cigarette in months there is something inside me that still craves smoking. I just want to shut if o0 . . .
This has been not such a great day, but I'll try to complain as little as possible. My phone is broken because it fell out of my car while doing laundry and now I can't see anything on the 0 . . .
I'm thinking that I don't like all these youtube things in my journals. I feel like they are making me look like youtube. Maybe I will delete them. I haven't decided. There is one m0 . . .
Getting dangerously close to the Sqaj during the ice storm. http://youtube.com/watch?v=l37RJfsM2P8 Hear the ravaging Sqaj. http://youtube.com/watch?v=QLLLBO9ZB5c0 . . .
Coco is so cute when he is sleeping. http://youtube.com/watch?v=_WZVyc6Khtc0 . . .
Went to the UPS store today to ship my grandparents the picture frame. I'm ashamed to say that I spent $8.70 for a 24x26x18 cardboard box. Acutally they wanted to charge me $23 to package it wi0 . . .
Being at school from 9 to 6 is way too draining. It is the three hour wait and then the hour and a half wait between classes that is the worst. By the third class I was falling asleep. Some how I g0 . . .
Today I did a little cat and fish sitting. Dooku 0107/Dooku0122.jpg Herby 0107/Herby0122.jpg Ligi 0107/Ligi0122.jpg I also wrote a letter to someone who has continued to disrespect me0 . . .
My last semester is finally here. Five more classes starting tomorrow and after 7 years I will have my Bachelor degree. My schedule sucks and on two nights of the week I'll be in class until 7:0 . . .
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Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee, Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 0107/Assumption0111.jpg So I guess escallating the war is being called a H0 . . .
I was just chatting with e:mrmike and for some reason I remembered one of the toys from my childhood. Now I'm so sad that neither I or my parents still have any of these toys. We moved a lot an0 . . .
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This is my first picture. It kind of scares me. 0107/ScaryMikey0108.jpg I finally put the plastic in the windows. Look its crystal clear. Just in time for the nasty weather. It is snowing and 0 . . .
I did it and went to get a new phone today. Screw you CRICKET, I'm free of your crap now. My new phone is so cool. Best of all when my phone rings the ring doesn't make me want to sli0 . . .
Here are a few jumbled photos of my travels on the grey hound and on a Boeing 757. I didn't feel like taking any other pics of my trip. Next time... 0107/BoySleeping0105.jpg 0107/Sleeping0 . . .
This is just cause I need to bitch right now. Maybe I should take up stiching? These stupid companies are at the point of making me want to blow something up. Oops are we allowed to say that? I 0 . . .
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I think that I have achieved success in making my own business. From my craigs list ad online I was able to find a woman who wants me to clean for 10 hrs a week. That in combination with the jobs I0 . . .
I'm back to working out again and have found that I am addicted. If I don't work out I get all this "body stress" and the only way to release it is to go to the gym. I have noticed there a0 . . .
Yesterday I finished cleaning the apartment. You would think it would be quick and easy with a small place, but it isn't. The worst part is the rabbits hay that I have to pick up by hand cause it cl0 . . .
Today I spent hours cleaning, but didn't get very far. The mini-blinds have never been cleaned and had years of dust accumulated on them. Yuck. I couldn't stand it anymore and it was the first thin0 . . .
Went grocery shopping tonight and got some Celestial Sleepy time tea. I wanted the stuff e:theecary, 231 had mentioned. The Yogi brand I guess is hallucinogenic and that was what I really wanted bef0 . . .
Sunday night at about 11pm after e:mike left I smelled gas in the house. Since all other apartments are empty, I assumed a pilot light went out on one of the stoves in the vacant apartments. I wen0 . . .
My lights have been flickering. Shouldn't really have my computer on with them doing that, but I need it. There is a large piece of roofing on the front lawn When the wind gusts i can feel the0 . . .
There was an article today in the Buffalo News re: Coffee & fire See http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=libertad&id=49 for background info. Fine imposed in case of Elmwood Ave0 . . .
Today I got this email from my Grammy in response to the email from my Great Aunt I posted previous to this one. She also sent a bunch about Latinos taking over the country, but I only posted one. 0 . . .
Yup thought that title would grab your attention, it sure got mine. I thought it must be a joke, because I got it from a family member. Here is the email. I received this email and thought it mad0 . . .
After going to Rochester and back, my car brakes are failing. I checked the brake fluid and saw that it needed some. After buying a bottle I refilled it using almost the entire bottle. Still, the b0 . . .
Thanks e:jenks for taking my fishies and frogy. Sorry the frog has a tumor on his knee, but maybe it will go away in your tank cause you have smoother rocks. I feel less guilty giving them away know0 . . .
This weekend has kind of sucked. I have been cleaning non-stop and am looking forward to a break. Good thing is I'm making some cash. $$ Don't like to write too much about work, cause I think I nee0 . . .
I'm happy with the outcome of the election. Record numbers voted in this midterm elction, in particular, young people. Sure not a lot will be done in the next two years, but at least the brakes wil0 . . .
I found this site https://voteprotect.org/index.php?display=EIRMapNation&tab=ED04which seems interesting because they list polling instances by state and county. I was able to look at Niagara cou0 . . .
My other ram died today so I have decided to give my fish tank away. My friend has some goldfish that need a bigger tank so she is going to get it. I do have three sunburst platys and a dwarf frog t0 . . .
The Bishop accepted an offer for the house. Not sure what this means, although I'm fairly certain I have a couple of months still. They said he is an architect and is using the downstairs for an off0 . . .
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I watch craigslist often. What is wrong with people? Here are two of the latest ads I have found. A young woman, daughter of a friend, was cleaning my apartment for awhile. She had a toddler and 0 . . .
They were supposed to wait until spring to put the house I live in on the market. Now there is a 4sale sign in the front and this is the 2nd day in a row people have been parading threw my apt. I fe0 . . .
I love Halloween but this year it definitely hasn't been a priority. With no money and little time, finding a costume seemed impossible. Yesterday I still had nothing and was invited to two parties.0 . . .
Due to the storm, food stamp participants received 73% of their October benefits back on their ebt cards. Somehow this rumor got started that they would lose these benefits if not used by midnight o0 . . .
Has anyone else noticed green moss on the trunks of trees? I have been meaning to ask this for a while. It doesn't seem right. Is this indicative of disease or weakness in the trees? This green mo0 . . .
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I had to write a sonnet for my class. The instructions were to tell how a future student could receive an A in his class. ¿Deseas una A en la clase de Dr. Neira? Primero hay que rogar a dios S0 . . .
Power restored! Yay! I'm so exahusted I feel like I could collapse. Sleep has been sporadic. Waking up being cold and have to change the water bottles I put in the fish tank to save the fish. Luc0 . . .
I feel better now. Looking forward to normalcy. Maybe it was all the cleaning I did (not my own) that cleared my mind. The rain is nice right now, very calming. Snow soon. I wish I had X 0 . . .
I'm starting house cleaning again today after putting it on hold to finish painting the railing. One nightmare is behind me so I'm excited to make money again. Here is a recap. The original paint t0 . . .
I just read this article on yahoo about how the Army is lowering their standards in order to meet recruitment goals. It struck me as funny. They are letting people in with lower test scores and cert0 . . .
It is sad and frightening that yet another nation has attained nuclear weapons. I have studied a bit about the US and their race to create the first nuclear arsenal. It makes me wonder if the worker0 . . .
I just got internet back. Went with Verizon DSL sloow speed. Verizon sucks, but for my situation I had to go with them. Don't want to get into details as to why they were best for me. You know wha0 . . .
I was going through pictures of Cuba so I could find two that I have been meaning to publish on e:strip. Also I need to find 3 of my best to submit for a photo contest. It isn't easy when you h0 . . .
Sorry e:paul, I know you don't like youtube crap. I just can't help it because I want other people to see Cuba. These videos are much closer to reality than most of the videos filmed in this countr0 . . .
Back to the railing from hell. I got a lot done this weekend. Saturday I finished removing the paint and Sunday I painted. It went sooo fast with the roller instead of trying to paint the whole t0 . . .
I'm going to my monthly district Buddhist meeting on Friday at 7pm. (Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism) There are some people here that may have some interest so I didn't want to leave them out. Let me kno0 . . .
This is a pic I took of the billboard in front of the US Interest section in Cuba. 0906/fascistas0802.jpg This is what is there now. 0906/el-asesino1206.jpg 0 . . .
e:joshua, I'm not sure where your confusion comes from about me calling you a liar. I made references to it here http://www.estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=joshua&id=%20187 here http://0 . . .
Please everyone, refer to me as e:libertad on the site. If you have my birth name on any of your journals please change it to e:libertad. That is my pen name here and that is how I would like to be 0 . . .
I seriously need to do some digital pic maintaining. Pics everywhere and I'm nervous many could be lost due to a faulty burner... 0906/couple5738.jpg 0906/crowness5738.jpg 0906/dancing5738.j0 . . .
So I just saw all the messages I have had since the end of July (as in private estrip messages). For some reason I didn't see them. Thanks for all the messages peeps. e:paul is requesting I categor0 . . .
Blah. I feel like my brain is so full that I can't even think straight. I stopped having coherent thoughts at about 4pm then I had to go to one more class and think in another language. I was so lo0 . . .
Today my fish died. It was sad to say goodbye. He was a Bolivian Ram and was a little over two years old. I have beautiful pictures of him on my phone, but can't get them onto the site. Here is a 0 . . .
Today was crazy. Not that I don't have close relationships with my gradparents, but it is extremely rare to get a phone call from any of them, let alone two on the same day. My parents had children 0 . . .
Slowly I am getting my life back on track. As of like 2 minutes ago, I have reached full-time status and got into the Art History course that I needed for my degree in History. Registration closes t0 . . .
Happy Birthday to a real star! 0806/Bio_shot-Aaron5822.jpg It is funny what you come up with on yahoo search. Love, Your number one fan Come see e:mike on Friday! 0 . . .
I'll try and make a long story short. I'm not registered for classes yet and classes for Buffalo State began yesterday. My insurance is gone, the loan companies are poised to collect and finances ar0 . . .
e:hodown!!!! DING, ding, ding, ding! You won the e:libertad gas price contest. http://www.estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=libertad&id=90 The official gas price for the Landes and Blac0 . . .
I'm practically in tears right now. My life seems to be crashing down on me all at once. Of course, I take responsibility for my present situation, but right now that just makes me feel worse. I ca0 . . .
The list of US dead in iraq is soo big that you need three e:strip journals to list them all. How many more? Please look at all three journals. The least we could do right? These are the mothers,0 . . .
This list is so long it takes 2 journals to complete. Please take these moments of your lives to scroll down to the bottom of this list. Here it is the enormous list of US dead in recent Iraq invas0 . . .
Mounting US death toll http://icasualties.org/oif/ Not too sure I could post iraqi names. System could blow. Scroll to bottom. These people are gone now. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, Marine Major, 0 . . .
My friend's mother recently lost her husband and normally they cleaned all of their windows together. It must be so hard to lose a spouse, unless of course you hate them, but this is not the case her0 . . .
Looks like I got my info wrong. The Landes and Blackwell wasn't robbed, actually an individual was robbed by gunpoint on my side of the street. At least that is what an employee of the station said.0 . . .
I'm painting now which is a nice change from windows. One thing I find unsettling is that what if there is lead paint on the railing that I am scrapping and sanding? After about 3 hours scrapping an0 . . .
These pictures of the Iraq war are horrifying. Do not look at them until you are fully prepared to look into reality. 0806/3edm551919.jpg 0806/57dfc7401959.jpg 0806/599f9cb01959.jpg 00 . . .
Another e:libertad product endorsement 0806/no_streek0237.jpg *I hope promoting products that we like is acceptable e:strip behavior. * In my professional opinion this is the best thing out the0 . . .
dcoffee and his latest journal http://www.estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=dcoffee&id=84 had me thinking about war and violence. I think that it is something that fortunately, most of the0 . . .
Tonight e:mike and I decided to go to Kostas for dinner. This was after the usual 45 minutes of back and forth "Well, where do you want to go?" We are tired of our choices, which for me ha0 . . .
Published on July 17, 1995 © The Buffalo News Inc. Arson was the cause of kitchen fire at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in an occupied home at 200 Lexington Ave., city fire officials said Sunday. 0 . . .
Today I uncovered even more History about the house I am in. Currently the woman Barb, who watches over the house for the Bishop, sold this house to him in 1980. She had purchased the home from the 0 . . .
The bishop's lawyer came unannounced yesterday with a new Realtor. They did not call as required by law and common courtesy, but I allowed them into my apartment. Then they went into my neighbors ap0 . . .
No it is the Prudhoe Bay oil transit line. So I wonder how the shut down of a major Alaskan oil field will affect the gas price contest? http://www.estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=libertad&0 . . .
Here is the obituary e:mike and I found today at the Historical Society regarding the Dr. who died in my house. His picture was featured and he is rather handsome. Hope to learn more soon. Primary 0 . . .
Some of you might not be parents, but you may have nieces, nephews, grandchildren or friends with children. This will pertain to you too. As I read the following, my heart sank. I urge each and ev0 . . .
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0706/3hens12041.jpg I shop at Wegmans and generally do enjoy the experience. Since seeing the website, wegmanscruelty.com http://www.wegmanscruelty.com/ , I have stopped purchasing eggs from Wegman0 . . .
Check out the "coming next week" feature. 0706/9415095057.jpg Would someone buy this house and let me live in it please? 0 . . .
0706/mikey22201.jpg Maybe if enough people beg he will let me post the "other" pic.0 . . .
0706/05_00_saddam_fist4506.jpg "Sometimes if I want to put on a smile, I just slam my head into my first." 0706/8536575884521.jpg 0706/AGASSI_ml_sj_04_fist_3004532.jpg "Read0 . . .
I met the Bishop who owns the house I live in. He is going to sell ASAP, therefore, I need to get out. This sort of sucks, but what can I do? Where to go? The bishop is in his 80's, he doesn't liv0 . . .
I just witnessed the price of gas being changed at the Landes and Blackwell across the street. $3.04 to $3.07 per gallon. Can anyone guess what it will be a month from now? update: This is a con0 . . .
It is almost 1am. I'm sitting on my front stoop and notice Hummer owner from Envyus circling around the gas station across the street two times (In her hummer). I'm thinking, look, there is no more 0 . . .
We have had more communication with the land lady (for lack of a better word) . The house will not be demolished. Things are going good and I should have at least until November maybe even until ne0 . . .
Aquí esta un poquito del sabor de Cuba. Disfruta. El rio yumurí 0706/el_rio_yumurí0323.jpg Las calles de la Habana 0706/las_calles_de_cuba0323.jpg El pueblo de trinidad 0706/el_pueblo_de_tr0 . . .
The other night I talked to a woman that e:paul has recorded ranting on Elmwood. See his post http://www.estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=paul&id=4371 Many of you may have seen this woman0 . . .
I have decided to share with anyone interested my part in tomorrow's district meeting. The Soka Gakkai divides areas into smaller groups for meetings that gather monthly. Tomorrow at 7pm the Central0 . . .
Hummer Ad http://www.hummer.com/monsters/index_spot.html Anti Hummer Ad http://www.mindbomb.tv/Movies/Bummer%20For%20Everyone.mpg I wanted to find the commercial I saw on TV today for Hummers, b0 . . .
Much of nation sizzling in heat wave Britain endures hottest-ever July day U.S. swelters under deadly heat wave Just Short Of All-Time Record Heat Beryl Heading Toward Unsuspecting New Eng0 . . .
It begins with a DJ battle. 0706/dj_battle2902.jpg Young Hip Hop Dancers 0706/hip_hop_dance2902.jpg Sporting the SGI Colors 0706/SGI_Model2902.jpg 0706/SGI_Model_22902.jpg Old Skool battles0 . . .
On Sunday I attended the Soka Gakkai International Youth Festival "It All Begins With Me!" Really, I did not want to get on a bus for 8 hours. Somehow I made myself get on to the bus and i0 . . .
I'm publishing a letter that I intend to send to Senator Clinton as well as other government representatives. My desire is to inform everyone of one of the ways in which the budget crisis has affecte0 . . .
This is a continuation of my obsession with the Niagara. http://www.estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=libertad&id=36 Military Vehicles-ROTC Site 0706/military_vehicles2846.jpg Water 0 . . .
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Pics of Canada. No particular order. 0706/artist4343.jpg 0706/blades_of_grass4343.jpg 0706/blades_of_grass24343.jpg 0706/board4343.jpg 0706/body_art4426.jpg 0706/flowers_in_the_wind0 . . .
While it was hailing in Buffalo... 0706/perfect_storm1054.jpg 0706/perfect_storm21054.jpg 0706/perfect_storm31054.jpg 0 . . .
0706/eek10553.jpg 0706/eek20553.jpg It is raining as I post these beauties. I like early mornin rains. These spiders are from the beach house. It was fun to watch what they do in the webs0 . . .
Things have been very trying over the last week or so. Lots of us seem to be having a hard time lately. Was it that incredibly intense full moon we just had? I really need to change the direction o0 . . .
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Shoot! I was just about to say I'm going back to the gym, but then I realized it's Saturday and they are closed. Yesterday I was at the Buddhist Community Center and I was talking to my friend Shann0 . . .
Someone just rang my doorbell. I didn't go and answer it because I don't like not knowing who it is. Was it the mail person? I dunno, but I hate not being able to peek and see who it is. Last time 0 . . .
Let me apologize mrdt for my harsh language, and for assuming that you got my email when I never got confirmation that you did in fact get it. I'm sorry. That is not the normal way I handle things. 0 . . .
In response to e:chico and his Ken Lay post http://www.estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=chico&id=15 is there anyone else who doesn't buy this heart attack crap? Is this his final way of r0 . . .
I want to go back to Cuba and as impossible as it was to go the first time, it seems even more so now. Today I watched my DVD show of a compilation of the many photos I shot while there. I served as0 . . .
I just deleted my last journal. (It was only up for like two minutes) It was Paul's survey, which is over due. If you want me to do it again Paul let me know, I would be glad to be of help to your 0 . . .
Yawn. I'm tired, but want to recap my experiences over the last ten days. I haven't even read hardly but two or three journals since working at the beach house. It is so interesting working there.0 . . .
I made my first veggie meal and my kitchen is a complete disaster now. It was pretty good actually and it makes me think of other possibilities. Eating meat makes you feel full so much faster. I 0 . . .
Congratulations - Your name has been selected from a random drawing of entrants to receive a pass for two people to the preview screening of AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH at the Dipson Amherst Theater, 3500 . . .
I'm not quite sure what to say about this explosion of an issue that I didn't know that I was starting. What I do believe is that we all care about this city and that we want to see that it does bett0 . . .
I just saw this commercial that took me by surprise. Not sure if you have all seen the Volkswagen Passat Low-Ego Emissions ad. Genius! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBlNwlaqjuE&search=passat0 . . .
We now order bulk Ox Bow Timothy Hay for Coco. We showed him the bin of it and he went loco for it. He jumped in to graze, but I wouldn't let him stay in it because they naturally use it as a litter0 . . .
Off to better news...who cares about the last post. I'm so over sadness! Anyways, it sounds like my summertime employment demands are going to be met. I'm doing a couple of weeks worth of work at $0 . . .
Sometimes it's hard not to be sad, not because your depressed, but because there are lots of reasons to be sad. There are many people that have depression that may at one time or another need medicat0 . . .
We have to make ourselves heard. We have to speak out for what we believe in. When we, the people, boldly state our true convictions--never losing our optimism or sense of humor--the times will chan0 . . .
Ding Dong! The Witch is dead. Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch! Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead. Wake up - sleepy head, rub your eyes, get out of bed. Wake up, the Wicked Witch is dead. She'0 . . .
Thanks to e:ladycroft and her post 'Hell for Chickens", the guy in the devil costume standing in front of KFC on 666 and e:paul for making e:strip, I have decided to give up eating animals. Actu0 . . .
So e:mike and I went to see The Omen. I never saw the original because I never really was allowed to see ANYTHING when I was younger, so i missed out on years of horror flicks. It even seemed worth 0 . . .
The Beautiful Colors of Pride On Sunday, June 4, 2006 I marched for the fourth consecutive year with The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) a worldwide Buddhist group striving for peace and happiness.0 . . .
So call me a commie bastard, but yes I do hate big business. They are destroying the beauty of this country, not to mention what they are doing abroad. Why did I focus on Wal-Mart? The answer is be0 . . .
Word on the street is that Lon Coldiron, owner of Coffee &, was found guilty of insurance fraud after he burned it down. He wasn't convicted of arson, but insurance fraud? How can this be? I wa0 . . .
I happened upon this blog by accident. It's in Spanish, but you don't have to read it. The videos this guy has are a diverse collection of different bands that I though different e:peeps might enjoy0 . . .
End of May 2006 Light Colors 0506/light_colors2331.jpg Painted Toes 0506/painted_toes2331.jpg This gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), lives in my mother's backyard. 0506/turtle2331.jpg T0 . . .
Today I went to Super Wal-Mart with my mother. She buys EVERYTHING there! It's Memorial Day so they had this TV broadcasting Wal-Mart propaganda about how we need to support our troops. 0506/ea0 . . .
This nightmare I had this morning was cwazy! I have been thinking a lot about Jimmy Hoffa, because they are looking for his body underneath this barn. Anyways, I was walking downtown with my ex, ex0 . . .
I wish I had a police scanner right now. Just about every cop in Buffalo just raced down to the Psych Center at about noon. I was driving down Richmond and was almost hit by a cop car head on! 0 . . .
What is e:mike cooking? 0506/mikecooks4336.jpg It smells good. I'm a little nervous because he keeps screaming in the kitchen and I can't hear what he is saying cause I have the music too loud.0 . . .
This is an update regarding my previous post "Parking Tickets" see http://estrip.org/elmwood/journals/index.php?u=libertad&id=30 Today I got another ticket. It was so shitty. My fr0 . . .
Today I went to Alden to visit a friend of mine. It was so beautiful there. I miss the peacefulness of the countryside. His yard was amazing with all these beautiful birds that came to feed at the 0 . . .
Last night I was at Club Marcella and there was a lock down. Nobody was allowed in or out as there was a shooting or something. It either happened upstairs in the old Tralf or right in front of my c0 . . .
Passengers on Toxic Bus Tour 0506/Mvc-014s2739.jpg This was a true toxic bus tour taken here in Western New York. I wonder how long they were on the tour for at this point? They look kind of pa0 . . .
0506/tony_danza1218.jpg Last night e:mike mentioned the Danza Slap...I can't remember why. Maybe it was a threat or something? Of course I wanted to see a pic of the Danza Slap, but a google 0 . . .
There is a lonely guinea pig up for adoption at Elmwood Pet Supplies. Can someone please take him? He breaks my heart everytime I see him. I think his name is Chucky D? Tricolor and unusually frie0 . . .
In Cuba they actually have a saying that says "Vamos a cruzar la niagara por una bicicleta" (We are going to cross the niagara with a bicycle). It signifies that you are about to partake in0 . . .
Some of us (me included) have lots of time on our hands. Enjoy the link. Just make sure you aren't playing music and you got the volume on. http://koreansgettheladies.ytmnd.com/ Went to Rocheste0 . . .
0506/mystery_man1704.jpg There is a man who sits at the edge of Hoyt Lake. He seems lonely, like he has lost someone very close to him. I don't think I have ever seen his eyes. 0 . . .
Oprah said it would behoove me to get some new pillows. Nasty dust mites could be bad for breathing, allergies etc. I won't tell you all how old my pillows are, just that I got new ones. 05060 . . .
My bike is at Campus Wheelworks being doctored up. My baby! I have had it since I was 12, but i bought it used. The guy at the shop said it could have been made in the early 80's. It's a road bike0 . . .
I wanted to have My Buddy so bad when I was a child. My parents wouldn't let me have one. It would be too faggotty for a boy to have a doll. I never got one, but now that I'm looking at them outsid0 . . .
GRRRRR!!! I got a parking ticket! I live right on the Elmwood Strip (I Park on a side street) so I do believe that I am in the heaviest ticketed area of Buffalo. God, if I just had $30 for every p0 . . .
I need a job pronto. Will also work for a forty ounce, but I am negotiable. Seriously, like it would be nice to make like at least $10/hr. Temp work, whatever. Give me money and lots of it. I a0 . . .
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0506/hostel_viking25600.jpg So I just saw Hostel, cause I saw it out on DVD and had wanted to see it. I knew what it was about before, and for some reason I thought that I would enjoy it. I'm a 0 . . .
0506/1862benito-juarez1646.jpg Benito Juárez (1806-1872) President of México, key player in "La Reforma" (The reform) So I was thinking about Cinco de Mayo and really I 0 . . .
0506/nancy_grace2112.png Imagine the possibilities of a video game where the main character is Nancy Grace. Instead of the usual weaponry, acid vomit spews from her mouth killing Scott Peterson, c0 . . .
0506/mmmmilk4614.jpg So this is the best milk i have ever had. It couldn't be better than if it came right from the utter. Seriously, milk drinkers need to go to Lexington Co-Op to get it. The d0 . . .
Maybe the immigrants are better "Americans" than we are? Their protest has captured the attention of CNN which I find rather unusual. Since when does CNN cover demonstrations? Way to go i0 . . .
So I just found out tonight that my nickname was Bad Dresser. Apparently this all started when I was working at Coffee & and had wore a mesh shirt once or twice. I don't remember the mesh shirt 0 . . .
This could be controversial, but I don't care that the Star Spangled Banner is being sung in Spanish (Nuestro Himno). First, I don't even like our National Anthem. That really is not my point though0 . . .
0406/condoleezza_rice2108.jpg rice, rice baby...nanananana Rice Rice BABY (Vanilla Rice, Earthquake, M. Smooth) Yo VIP, Let's kick it! RIce rIce Baby rIce rIce Baby All right stop Collabor0 . . .
Went to the dog park today with one of my good friends. She will remain annonymous, because the story is kind of embarassing. One thing I gotta say about the dog park at hoyt lake (yea it's a soccer0 . . .
Today I was sitting on the bench in front of Spot with my friend Justin. As we were enjoying our coffee this guy comes and asks to sit on the bench with us. He was wearing a hat with a bald eagle an0 . . .
Today I was at Hoyt Lake and counted 60 dead fish in the water. Those were only the ones that I saw on the surface. There were some signs of life. I saw lots of little fish, but all the fish that w0 . . .
Sacrificial Lamb of God taste good! 0406/lamb25854.jpg My dad made this tasty lamb for Easter dinner. When I walked into his house, I said it smells like Grandma's because she is the only one i0 . . .
0406/Silence_of_the_lambs2812.jpg Clarice Starling: I heard a strange noise. Hannibal Lecter: What was it? Clarice Starling: It was... screaming. Some kind of screaming, like a child's voice. 0 . . .
0406/Te_amo1259.jpg This photo says animal testing is wrong. Animals feel love too. 0 . . .
I love Stallions especially the Italian ones. 0406/Rearing_Stallion_jpg1141.jpg 0 . . .
"While I listen to you talk about freedom, I see you assert your right to tap my telephone, to arrest me and hold me without charges, to try to preclude me from breathing clean air and drinking c0 . . .
I have gone back and forth in my mind regarding the Hotel thing. When I learned that Mondo Video probably would not move to a new location due to the high rents charged on other parts of Elmwood, my 0 . . .
I compared the horoscopes posted in spanish and english on the Yahoo webpage. I assumed they would be the same, but they are entirely different. Yahoo in english Quickie: Today focus exclusi0 . . .
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250 year old tortoise dies in India. Check out the news story. The tortoise named Addwaitya, had quite a history. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060323/india_nm/india2418900 . . .
Skip to the LOOW my darling. Follow Steve and Dave's Toxic Waste Adventure to the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (LOOW) site situated in the towns of Lewiston and Porter. 0306/St_Mary_s4338.jpg I 0 . . .
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0306/115204_1_3751.jpg 0306/115132_1_4059.jpg Ok, I'm trying to test puting photos on the site. I'm having troubles. Not very techincally inclined. These creatures are from the Tampa Zoo.0 . . .
I have never posted a blog (is this a blog?). It sure is scary the first time you do it. Secretly I have been epeeping on epeeps for quite a while now. I have found I love photos in peoples journal0 . . .