09/20/04 11:54 - ID#22596

The Drive By Shooting

So recently I hear about the drive-by in Kenmore. I have so many feelings about this. Why oh why my beloved Kenmore did you have to be ghettofied? I remeber when we used to not let one of our friends, Kristina, sit with us (unless we invited her to) because she lived outside the one square mile that is Kenmore. Me, Paul and Heather used to spend countless hours explaining to her that she did not live in Kenmore and therefore was inferior.

My mother predicted the downfall of Kenmore with the apperance of abandoned shopping carts on every corner. How right she was. Then the Dollar General moved in and kicked out good old CVS. That was strike two. Now with the arrival of the shooting it is strike three. There are tons of cops in Kenmore- why werent they preventing crime? I got harassed by the police all the time when I was a kid for things like going 4 miles over the speed limit, being out past 9 pm with out an adult (when I was 16), sitting in a car in my own driveway (with Paul), parking less than a foot over the sidewalk (me and paul had to go to court for that one- needless to say we won).

My family (the Mang's) are one of the first settlers of Kenmore. They donated the land that St.Paul's now sits on and our home was a historical landmark. The first home in Kenmore also is on my former street. How sad my ancestors would be to see their dream for a quaint village shattered. Ok maybe that was a bit dramatic, but still no one wants the town they founded to be a dump.

My momma moved to Arizona a few months ago- looks like she got out just in time to escape the ghetto that is now Kenmore.

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09/20/04 11:25 - ID#22595

I think...

We should do a few things:

1. Plan an all out camping bash before it gets fridgid. If we plan somewhere in the middle of the state we could all meet up in the middle!

2. Have everyone list their top ten movies and books.

Weekend update: My hair is turquoise and black and blonde. I got a lot of flack for it and had to pretend like it was a mistake. Thank god I have the face of an angel so I can get away with it :P Spent all Sunday shopping. I really think I have an addiction. Someone needs to sit me down and talk to me about how I am not a socialite and I can not afford to spend like I do!!! In my mind I justified it by saying I won at Belmont so I can afford to spend. However in reality I only won $50- which is way less than what I spent. Ugh...

Also- Paul if you could find it in your heart to not post the reminants of our shattered relationship that would be great. Thanks! (remember how in '92 we used to say "great thanks" to everyone?- and we wonder why Mike and Sarah turned out the way they did!).

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09/16/04 05:50 - ID#22594

Belmont

Tommorow I am going to Belmont. I'm not sure how I feel about this considering I don't really believe in horse racing. Why is it that rich people are into the weirdest and most animal cruel sports? Hunting, horse racing, fishing...

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09/15/04 01:01 - ID#22593

I'm Bored

out of my mind at work! Anyone have some good ideas how to make a living outside of the office?!

Sqb- I don't know where the other two locations are that you have pictures of. If the church was near the MOMA Manhattan then it has to be on Musemum Mile which is right next to the park.

Speaking of the park I can see it right now. I have a view of it through the office in front of mine. I want to be there and not trapped inside!

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09/14/04 03:45 - ID#22591

Question

Sqb are the B&W photos yours? I only ask because one of them looks like it was taken right outside my building. The one titled "nine lives". I can't imagine that there is another 9 that looks like that. Interesting...

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09/14/04 01:51 - ID#22590

If thursday in the square

gets yanked I will flip out. Every single person I know who has lived in Buffalo and decided to leave leaves for the same reason. It really is a great place to live (minus the winter tundra that happens for 8 months out of the year) except the city planning at EVERY step goes wrong. Not just wrong but almost comically so. People sit on the monument everyday during the summer and eat lunch- so this is ok, but the crazy concert goers are not ok? Keep in mind these are the same people sitting eating lunch and going to see Thursday in the square. Buffalo is a great place but things like this remind me why I left. If i could live in Buffalo and make a decent living (Im talking 30k) and they cleaned up/revived the city a bit Id live there in a second. It just seems like another victim of old school politics doomed to follow in the same path of cities like Detroit. Poor Buffalo in my heart I still love you!!

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09/13/04 05:20 - ID#22589

In a nut shell...

Ugh I just had this long post about CL and why it rocks. Basically its all about the housing market. It allows poor suckas like myself to actually find a place w/o paying a scum sucking broker my entire paycheck for the next 4 months so I can live in a rat infested hovel. It by passes the middle man! Plus it is great for passing the time away at work. There are a lot of amusing posts by wackos. So in a nut shell there it is!

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09/13/04 04:04 - ID#22588

CraigsList Now in the B'lo

Theres now a craigslist for Buf a ho. Does this spell the demise of elmwoodstrip.com?

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09/09/04 06:18 - ID#22585

Out of the Loop

ok so here I am again posting about Buffalos fave landlord Peter Singer. I just saw ajay's posting about his EBAY business. I can't believe the extent of this. Years ago I was shocked about the extent of his rental crimes but now online too? I wish I would have been so much more vocal at the time. It may have prevented more people from getting scammed. There is an article about him in the Buffalo News and the DA is investigating him? Are you kidding me?! And he thinks he is in the right. Forgive me but usualy you have to do something sketchy to have the DA open an investigation against you. I just can't get over this. Seriously EPeeps we should unite and do something. Even though I am in NYC now I am so in to help out. I even have a buffalo based attorney that would do some pro-bono if need be.

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09/09/04 06:08 - ID#22584

Rain Rain Rain

So it poured in NYC yesterday leading me to have a 3 hour commute to no where. Included in this commute was a journey through Jersey City Street water up to my knees. Ew. When I envisoned moving here I thought I would be more Sex in the City than Swamp in the City. Needless to say I never made it into work.

So whats up with Peter "I am a theif who steals from young poor kids" Singer? He has been sued a million times in the Buffalo Court system. Its public record. When I called to file suit against him w my old roommate the woman on the phone had a whole discussion with me about him and how basically he never paid but she could see he had been sued for the same thing a million times. Same thing when I filed against him w the BBB. I was one of many who filed for a mediation- which again he never responded to. So he calls people trash? Hmm, not showing up for a court date and lying seems pretty trashy to me. And thems is just the facts.

All I can say is the more you get the word out the less he will get away with this.

My mother is nuts (lilho, Paul, Terry, Matt, Mike and pretty much anyone else who knows Momma ho can verify this). When she heard about the rain she freaked and suggested I move to AZ. Hmmm, I am going to have to say no to that. She just kept going on and on.

Anyone looking for some new good music should check out Rilo Kyle. She was the female voice in Postal Service (for those of you who don't know Postal Service rocks!!).

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