Longan Fruits
I enjoy then a bunch but they are not half as tasty as litchee fruits. Either that or the ones I got were not so ripe. The store I got them at smelled so gross and has these fly traps above the fish section. Who puts fl…
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The best pumkin seeds ever
This year at the giant pumpkin farm the worker convinced us to buy these smaller pumpkins with what he described a shellless seeds. He wasn't kidding they we so delicious and easy to eat.
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Acceptance isn't Glee Approval
So Last night I really enjoyed Glee. But the odd thing is that I didn't know any of the songs they did. Maybe that was why I liked it since I didn't have the original song in my mind to compare it to that being said the…
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Forward Thinker
Since my usual work week begins on Thursday (3pm - 11pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday; 7am - 11pm Sunday, pass days Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday), i will be unable to attend any American Thanksgiving dinners. I missed Canadi…
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Minus Zero
Talking to e:tinypliny about my Polish experience, made me in a fit of Polish madness think that I should do a "Polish Song of the Day" on E-strip even though Warsaw isn't exactly on the Elmwood Strip. This song is by L…
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Black Friday
When Steely Dan released that song many moons ago, I don't think they were referring to the 3AM opening of Kohl's on Friday, Target's 4AM start or Walmart's midnight sale. Does the success of your holiday hinge on getti…
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party all night, sleep all day
this may well be my new slogan because i believe i am going to be working the night shift soon. i really don't want to, i am kinda an old lady now and i value my early bed times and my 8 hrs of sleep... but i will need …
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Red Finger Lime
Has anyone eaten one? I want to try one so bad but I can't find anyone talking about having them outside of australia. I found an awesome picture of one at http://tiliaris.wordpress.com/ It seems like a something like t…
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The biggest crab legs ever
The real question is not how to cook them but how e:matthew and I are going to manage eating them. I have a feeling there might end up being some crab soup. To give it some perspective, that is a twelve quart pot and 3 …
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Fitting my old clothes
Ironically, by quitting the gym I now once again fit into all my clothes from my early twenty's.
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Time Warner and Fox
So I like Time Warner I really do. They have some great things that from what I hear the dishes don't have. But that being said they need to get there stuff together and stop lying on their ads.... Or maybe that is to h…
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Scientific Salsa
Cue music! The dance is a fascinating study in body dynamics. Quoting Joanna Bosse, who conducted ethnographic research into Salsa... One of the most difficult aspects of salsa dance to convey to newcomers is the distin…
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Spice Bazaar
There is an Indian grocery store called Spice Bazaar next to Markheim pets. I need to go back with e:tinypliny or e:samathon1986 because I didn't know what anything was.
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Petition to extend NYS fracking moratorium
The NYS Senate passed a bill Aug. 3 to extend the DEC moratorium on high water volume, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing for natural gas extraction until May '11. The Assembly hasn't acted and the session is get…
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Exclusively Alaskan Good
A couple months back someone wrote to me to suggest I try out exclusively Alaskan Good fishmonger in Eden, NY. Sorry the outside picture is so dark but we got there after 5 in Novemeber in Buffalo ;) Inside there was a …
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Talking to my phone
One of the main features that drew me to the Nexus 1/android was the ability to dictate input into my phone. It does such an amazing job. Today while driving it was able to handle "Text Keith Tower, Do you guys have ext…
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Spin baby Spin!
I had trouble spinning this past class. I always landed a bit to my right when I completed the spins... and got a bit dizzy. I guess I need to practise something called "spotting". It is described in detail at this http…
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Stormy Weather
{Cue music!} ahead for Buffalo. But mainly, I wanted to dwell on just how awesome Etta James ALWAYS manages to sound. I love that surly little grittiness in her voice. I was listening to the song that e:Paul posted on h…
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Teach me how to Dougie
The NYC edition. v=0yD6GMrovu8 You have to appreciate how popularly arcane urban art can be! haha ---- PS: I saw this video first in my salsa class. My dance teachers were fascinated by the new moves. I was fascinated w…
