"My mom" written by James on estrip.org

Category: mom

04/29/08 10:46 - 40ºF - ID#44182

My mom

My mom works a crazy job. I have no idea what it is. She has been working there since the mid 70's and although she has no college degree her peers have PhD's in computer science. So, they put a lot of demands on her including frequent international conference calls.

Today she called me in the middle of both our busy work days to be reassured, once again, that Hillary Clinton wont be the nominee. This is about the seventh time she has called in a panic. I did the right thing. I sat her down, told her to breath, and had her look at CNN's election page. We looked at the delegate counter together. With their delegate calculator I showed her that even if she wins the remaining states she is still behind.

It was a forty minute conversation, interrupted occasionally because she was on a conference call with people in Atlanta, Sacramento, and India and needed to check in on them.

But, at the end she felt much better and was breathing normally.

I love her.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

04/26/08 01:38 - 76ºF - ID#44154

Allentown Athletix: Part the Fourth

Awesome,

This is awesome. This afternoon I met with Pete, Allentown Atheltix's representative. He gave us what I think is a really sweet deal.

Normal fees for a year long membership payed in full are
$449 plus a $20 activation fee: $469.

A group of seven people (the original figure I gave him)
$299, no activation fee.

So we save $170.

That includes their fitness classes:
Abs, Ju Jitsu, Pilates, Yoga, Belly Dancing and QUEEN CITY ROLLER GIRL EXPERIENCE WITH MIA MAULER. How awesome is that?

The would like a single payment for membership. We have not determined when this would start yet, that is depending on when we are all ready to go. I would like to do this by June 1st though.

If a single payment cannot be made you would pay $50 every month of six months. If you chose this and miss a payment or stop the rest of the group picks up your tab. Which would make us all very angry. So, I too would prefer a single payment for as many people as possible.

Next year, when we are due to renew, chances are we can get the same rate provided rates in general do not increase, which they do every two years. Last time they went up by $20 a year.

Finally, he was expecting a list of 7 people. When I gave him a list of 12 people he was a little surprised. So, our rates may go down a little more.

So, I will wait until next weekend. When they contact me regarding the final rate and ask for a show of hands again. So rest those hands up kidos.

kisses,

-James

chico writes at 09:57:15 04/05/09 - Comment #47347: Sweet. Thanks (e:james) !!

james writes at 09:48:39 04/05/09 - Comment #47346: I can't recall how much the new one is. But the increase was less than $50. It might have been $25

libertad writes at 09:38:50 04/05/09 - Comment #47342: I want to renew mine. Did you say it would be $50 more?

james writes at 09:33:43 04/05/09 - Comment #47339: Well, I will be organizing a renewal drive (e:chico). Even if I have to co-opt a bunch of others to still get it.

chico writes at 09:29:12 04/05/09 - Comment #47338: I've not been the best (e:strip)per this year, but am hoping the discounted rate still applies upon renewal... I like Allentown Athletix a lot and plan to re-up.

paul writes at 08:28:11 04/05/09 - Comment #47337: Are you rejoining this year? Looking at their site, (e:terry), (e:matthew) and I would have got about the same deal for a 3 person family plan. I think we are going to take time off for the summer and maybe buy a machine. Not sure yet but its coming up soon.

james writes at 08:40:40 04/29/08 - Comment #34513: YIPPY SKIPPY!

libertad writes at 09:49:37 04/28/08 - Comment #34493: So it turns out that I can afford to go. After prepaying all my bills there is still money left over. (I seriously have changed a lot of financial karma) Can't swing the entire year membership all at once at the moment. I can definitely pay over a six month period. I would like to look at the equipment first and would also like to go after I get out of work to see how busy it is. Can I call him to set up a time to come for a visit?

I think that I am so used to going with out, that I automatically decided that I can't afford it.

libertad writes at 01:41:54 04/27/08 - Comment #34463: That does sound like a good deal, but I think that my mystery friend and I are not going to take part. With my expenses going up quite a bit I think that I will stick with Buff state. If you need more people though I could send out an email to the people in my office and someone might want to join since Allentown is so close. Just let me know and I will send it asap.

dragonlady7 writes at 06:58:21 04/27/08 - Comment #34451: THE QUEEN CITY ROLLERGIRL EXPERIENCE WITH MIA MAULER is a lot of fun, actually. (I really like how that's all in caps.) It involves no roller derby and no hitting of other people. It's really intense, though-- lots of cardio, a bunch of kickboxing, some weight training (low weight high reps type stuff, so more for strength/toning than for bulk), and then my personal favorite, power yoga.
But the best part is all the cracking wise Mia does, and of course the glitteringly clever Knockouts (and occasional Saucy and I don't know why no Dollies ever come) who show up and expose themselves er I mean, yell obscenities, er, I mean, um, work out.
I was meaning to join the gym too but I can do that under the QCRG's group rate so I'll do that instead. But I'd be happy to work out with you guys some time if you start a mutual-reminder-social event type thing.

paul writes at 04:41:40 04/26/08 - Comment #34438: If you want to move close rot number one on that search, put your journal with a creative title in your fav links list and post the link to the chat. That usually bumps it up a couple.

james writes at 04:31:03 04/26/08 - Comment #34436: No, (e:Paul), you rock.

fing: racquetball scares the bajesus out of me, but you could get me to play a game of squash. I have never played squash or injured by it, thus I am willing to play.

In order to play racquetball you have to make a reservation, and you will get that info when all is signed for. But the WNY Racetball Association plays ever monday night, so you should think about playing with them.

Imk: Allentown Athletic field trip! I love it. And thanks for the heads up, I will let them know when we chat next. ^_^

imk2 writes at 04:27:47 04/26/08 - Comment #34434: btw, your journal is the fifth search result when you google allentown athletix. you should let them know that when negotiating the discount. let them know that their generosity is providing them with free advertisement.

imk2 writes at 04:25:43 04/26/08 - Comment #34433: this so awesome, i'm totally in. i just need you guys to promise that you all will MAKE me go. because i know that i wont want to. so i need you all to nag me and force me to go. are we all going to go together to work out? like have workout field trips to allentown athletix?

fing writes at 04:07:51 04/26/08 - Comment #34432: James thanks for doing all the leg work. I have been trying to figure out what to do with my Gym membership and wishing it was closer to work. Maybe we should have an (e:strip) racquetball tournament. :)

paul writes at 04:00:13 04/26/08 - Comment #34431: That is so awesome - you rock (e:james).

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: gym

04/25/08 03:58 - 71ºF - ID#44140

Allentown Athletix: Part the Third

Aloha children,

I have a meeting with Bill Mahr from Allentown Althetix tomorrow. We will be going over our options, so I will have ideas about costs and stipulations and what not. So I will fill you folks in on the details tomorrow sometime.

He wants a list of names of people interested. They don't do high pressure sales like Buffalo Athletic Club so he wouldn't use any info to leave voice messages begging you to take a tour.

Here are my beloved (e:peeps) so far:

Paul
Terry
Imk
Mike
Libertad
Libertad's mystery friend
Chico
Felly
Mr.Fing
Lauren

if you are not on this list, your coolness is slightly diminished.

-James

edit* You are all still members of the cool kids club. Each and everyone of you whether your name is on this list of not.

I love you all.

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Words: 142
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: gym

04/24/08 07:21 - 68ºF - ID#44130

Allentown Athletic part the second

Howdy,

I just heard back from someone at Allentown Athletix. They would be willing to do a group rate if we commit to a year long membership. He would like to schedule a meeting. So, I am looking to get a more accurate head count. If you responded in my last journal, bug your boy friends/girl friends/life chums/what ever the heck you have so I can give him a more definite number. The meeting wouldn't be until next week sometime, but get back to me.

People who have expressed interest:

Paul
Felly
Imk
Mike
Chico
Terry
Libertad
Libertad's mystery non-blogging friend

Let me know kids

james writes at 03:46:33 04/25/08 - Comment #34396: marvelous! I will add her to the list

libertad writes at 03:31:11 04/25/08 - Comment #34394: I have a friend that might want to join in too, but she isn't the type to blog, so I don't think she would join estrip.

james writes at 03:24:10 04/25/08 - Comment #34392: Don't worry about it Dave. It is a filthy world we live in. ^_^

Terry: AWESOME!

terry writes at 10:31:34 04/25/08 - Comment #34377: I am officially down with putting my name on the list for group membership info.

libertad writes at 09:12:30 04/24/08 - Comment #34369: Sorry about my last comment. Didn't think of how you are trying to get people to join and I guess it did seem like I could be implying that there was shit smeared in the lockers at Allentown, but yes I was referring to Buff State.

james writes at 08:21:19 04/24/08 - Comment #34367: ya, I know cost might be a factor for a number of people. That is why I want to drop a large bundle of people on their lap.

And just in case anyone didn't get that "shit smeared on the locker doors" line, the men's locker room at Buff State are pretty filthy. The facility director assured me that it was "chew", which they only ever cleaned a portion of.

But Mike, I will see if I can make an exception for you.

mike writes at 08:16:18 04/24/08 - Comment #34366: if there is nothing smeared on the locker room doors, than I am not in!

libertad writes at 07:53:39 04/24/08 - Comment #34365: I didn't see the first part. Guess I'm having a hard time keeping up lately. I would be interested but definitely based on cost. Buff state has real cheep membership for alumni, but their hours are not great for me. I like Allentown's 3 months for $99 deal, but that is one time only. Actually I would love to due that during the summer/spring/early fall season every year and do Buff State the rest of the year. If you could bring that up to him that would be awesome. So can you also make sure there is no shit smeared on the locker doors? That would be great.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: gym

04/23/08 02:37 - 67ºF - ID#44115

I have an awesome Estrip idea

Howdy,

I know (e:Paul) and (e:libertad) have expressed interest in Allentown Athletix. This August I am going to be getting a membership there no matter what. But what about group membership?

If enough people are interested in going there I would approach them and talk about getting a group rate. If this sounds good to you post a comment.

It will be glorious.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

04/22/08 04:22 - 76ºF - ID#44102

PA fun + Crack Whore

Hi,

As it turns out Clinton will nuke Iran into oblivion if they nuke Israel first. Of course, Israel has a shit load of nukes on subs so that if they are wiped off the map they can still nuke the rest of the universe. So, they really don't need our help to turn one smoldering crater into two. I am just glad she didn't go off the deep end like I thought.

Poll junkies have been making predictions about how tonights contest will end up. I am pleased to see the consensus to be consistently around 8 points for Hillary: four points closer than I thought it would be. There are even a few people who think tonight could be a major upset with a win for Obama. Seriously, I will dance in the street if he wins.

But I am still not convinced he will win by ten. One pollster said that polls are a "blunt instrument" and not the fine, sharp ones needed to get a real accurate picture. This is an extraordinary primary. With 300,000 new registered voters and unprecedented participation the only consistency between polls is a professed uncertainty in their methodology.

But enough of politics! Let's go to a blog where, from the comfort of his home, the writer sees two guys smoke crack and have sex in an ally! So horrid is it one commenter wrote "Jesus, I can almost smell that guy's cock."

fellyconnelly writes at 07:27:58 04/23/08 - Comment #34264: oh my god is that bobby brown?

imk2 writes at 05:22:34 04/23/08 - Comment #34262: i think i just threw up a little in my mouth.

james writes at 11:23:54 04/22/08 - Comment #34258: Mike: I saw it linked here :::link:::

mike writes at 08:37:08 04/22/08 - Comment #34249: i was just thinking, what were you searching for to find that ?

metalpeter writes at 08:24:16 04/22/08 - Comment #34248: I'm not saying I could really do it. But there is something that does sound kinda fun about having sex with some really hot (assuming no beer glasses on) lady in an ally. It is kinda like that wonderful animalistic wild hot hard fucking sex. Again there is something about the fact that people would watch and find it hot, not gross on nasty shit we where doing. I mean the thought, I don't know as I could ever really do it. But to be on the web in a post not so sure that would be hot. I still find it odd that the people who seemed to right it as bash kept watching and didn't say it bothered them, so i wonder if they where into it, they where at least amused .

james writes at 08:12:47 04/22/08 - Comment #34247: Peter: I think it is always wise to not bang anyone in an ally, lest the same fate befall you as did the two people in that blog.

Mike: It is in the blog linked. You are not crazy, but the people in it are.

megan writes at 08:11:46 04/22/08 - Comment #34246: wow i can't believe that i read the whole thing...

mike writes at 08:00:54 04/22/08 - Comment #34245: i see nothing abouit a diaper in this post? am i crazy?

metalpeter writes at 07:23:34 04/22/08 - Comment #34239: As crazy as that sounds what if it was Non Gay sex, what if a women gave up her ass for crack. There is a sex for drugs trade. I heard of some lets say associates who gave a girl crack or some other heavy drug and in exchange she sucked one guy off then the next one went back to where she was and then I heard when she was done the 1st guy fucked her but not sure if that happened But drugs for sex does happen. Yeah the diaper thing is kinda weird but lets say you are homeless isn't that better then say shitting your pants. The fact that it was in an ally is kinda odd, ok no it isn't. If I was at a concert and some hot sexy lady wanted me to bang her but she wanted it be quick and go back inside I would do it in an ally but not in broad day light. But again if one of them is homeless then that isn't much of a stretch. Remember though this is a city where the Mayor got busted smoking crack and then got relected after that. I just want to add this that if anyone thinks this is really messed up and it kinda is, then answer me this. If this is so fucked up then what about the sick fucks who not only watched it all but had the time to get the camera and take pictures of it. If you notice they never say the winced or puked or stopped watching, so maybe they where kinda into it a little bit.

james writes at 07:03:14 04/22/08 - Comment #34237: Tiburon: the diaper is irrelevant. Putting anything in a crack whores ass trumps everything else. Though it is an additional amusing element.

Paul: I love you.

paul writes at 06:16:45 04/22/08 - Comment #34234: If only they had Byron Brown for mayor, the spy cameras would have totally prevented that.

tiburon1724 writes at 05:26:46 04/22/08 - Comment #34228: lol that's disgusting! a diaper!? then he fingers his ass? oh my god to be the guy living there who came home later haha

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Words: 239
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: politics

04/22/08 12:17 - 64ºF - ID#44094

Has Hillary Clinton Gone Bat Shit Insane

WTF?

"I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran," Clinton said. "In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them."

That is from a Good Morning America interview set to air this morning.

I hope that was just taken out of context, because that is absolutely insane. Like, i am scared she is even a senator, insane. Back up our ally Israel if they are attacked, fine. I am going to attack you when I am president, padded room insane.

I really hope in context she meant the former.

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Words: 115
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: politics

04/21/08 04:46 - 76ºF - ID#44085

Antici.......pation!

AHHHHH!!!

Six weeks since the last contest in this drawn out primary. They were hitting us every week, sometimes twice there for a while. But then we have this long, long break and the suspense has been killing me.

The contest will be crazylicious. Absolutely crazy. Six weeks ago polls had HRC up by over 20 points. But that lead has been eroding steadily. Most polls have her up around 8 points and some within the margin of error. Now, I am ridiculously optimistic at times but I am not expecting an Obama win at all. I will be shocked if he loses by under ten. For one, the polls themselves are pretty dubious. Polling firms with the best track records are very mixed, most floating around ten and twelve.

What is significant about all this pre-game stuff is how ineffective HRC's strategy has been. Polls overwhelmingly show no effect to the faux-fiasco with the 'bitter' remark, or Obama's relationship with Bill Ayers, who apparently is a big evil nasty or something. The news outlets talk about the hits he is talking for this. The polls shift by a whopping 1%, and not always in her favor. In short, the kitchen sink assault of last month really was the last of her ammunition.

Well, the primary is tomorrow. I plan on spending it glued to the nets.

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Words: 224
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: school

04/17/08 10:15 - 60ºF - ID#44034

Thesis Time

Well, that was fast.

Apparently I have only one class and a thesis to write. Problem is I should have started looking into a topic last semester, if I was in that program. I have worked with two professors at Buff State. One of them works in a field I am not interested in, the other is on sabbatical next year.

So I spent yesterday talking to a few different professors to see if my interests and theirs match. One of them does American art history and I would love working with the guy. I have a class with him next semester, so it might work out.

But, as I am late in getting into this, I have been thinking of expanding my senior thesis. It was on the transition from a medieval mindset to a Renaissance/Humanist mindset in Northern Europe. It dealt heavily with artists like Bosch and Durer, as well as my hero Erasmus. Oh ya, I could put you folks to sleep talking about it. (begin historian/rock star voice) "Hello Buffalo! Are you ready to NAP!" (end)

There aren't many Early Modernist historians in this country. It was a period in vogue in the 70's and is due for a comeback sometime before I am dead. You can imagine my surprise to hear that one of the professor in the department not only is an Early Modernist, but also just wrote a book and my very topic but with a different focus. Jackpot!

I might actually have fun with this!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

04/15/08 10:00 - 38ºF - ID#44015

I'm Just Sayin'

A martini is made with gin.

A martini is always made with gin.

A martini is never made with vodka.

Now, a vodka martini. Yes, that is made with vodka.

But a martini is always, always, always made with gin.

Next bartender who makes me a martini with vodka looses an eye.

Thankfully estrip's own (e:TheJuggernaut) knows this and is to be loved for it.

But for the rest of you bartenders out there, learn how to tend bar.