11/01/08 02:13 - 50ºF - ID#46456
Halloween Surprise
All of our porch furniture was moved onto the lawn. One of our pumpkins smashed. Eggs smashed on the sidewalk. Mailbox taken off the front of the house. Toilet paper strewn. Eggs hidden under the door mat which we caught before we stepped on because it really wasn't that smooth. And a neighbor who lives outside on his porch but didn't see anything.
So at 2am we cleaned up the mess before we could go inside and go to bed.
Drew is much more positive than me and sees the upside to eggs hidden under the door mat which he can now have for breakfast tomorrow, lol.
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Location: Buffalo , NY
10/31/08 07:51 - 58ºF - ID#46454
When I was a kid...
Apparently, that rule no longer holds as kids are attempting to take handfuls. Although, I shame them a little bit by saying, just one please, and they reluctantly open their fist and allow several pieces of candy to trickle back into the bowl. Sometimes it is followed by a bashful apology.
But now I'm going to take control and choose for the little punks what piece of candy they get.
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Location: Buffalo , NY
10/27/08 05:42 - 44ºF - ID#46371
Should I be unhappy?
The agency is going to restructure my program so it can be funded differently. However, any kind of funding is touchy right now due to the budget problems.
Just as I got the news, I had an individual sitting in the lobby waiting to interview for a position with my program. Oh, my. I had to tell them the position no longer existed because of funding. Which also means I wasted my time vetting and interviewing several other people for a non existent position.
Now I'm processing whether or not I think my agency will be successful in restructuring the program. If it's not, it will be an opportunity for me to try something new that I've had on the back burner ... being a paralegal!
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Location: Buffalo , NY
10/23/08 10:24 - 42ºF - ID#46288
Scary woman
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Location: Buffalo , NY
10/14/08 06:30 - 65ºF - ID#46114
Good Shopper
Perhaps I exude confidence and knowledge when I grocery shop?! Anway, I want "Good Shopper" to be my new nickname in my picture, instead of pastor's wife.
=)
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Location: Buffalo , NY
09/28/08 11:30 - 65ºF - ID#45823
Linda Yalem Safety Run
The race started with bagpipers playing Amazing Grace in memory of Linda Yalem. And then we were off. I started with the 10 minute mile group and (e:James) went with the 9mile group. I think we both regretted it and should have moved up by one so we could get out faster. I wasted a lot of initial energy dodging around people and I did run my first mile at 9 minutes, my second mile at 10.5 minutes and the last 1.16 miles at 10.5 minutes.
I was happy to end at 30.5 minutes which is a 2 minute decrease from my previous 5k. But I had bee hoping to hit 29 minutes or under. James put me to shame with his 26.5 minute run.
We left the race full of UB cafeteria food, stylish t-shirts, tired bodies, and happy feelings!
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Location: Buffalo , NY
09/13/08 11:43 - 73ºF - ID#45663
Istanbul by Orhan Pamuk
I'm wondering if someone would like to swap books with me. You give me something that you're not going to read again or isn't of interest to you and I'll give you Istanbul: Memories and The City.
It's a memoir of this individual's life that accounts what it is like to grow up in Istanbul. A lot of black and white photos of the city. It's written by a Nobel Prize Winner of Literature so it must be a good book to a lot of people. It just wasn't what I was looking for.
So throw something at me that might be of interest to me and I'll trade you. I really like historical fiction; memoirs (except for this one); and travel literature. Or maybe you just think there's something I absolutely should read.
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Location: Buffalo , NY
08/30/08 08:42 - 72ºF - ID#45514
Vacation
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Location: Buffalo , NY
08/30/08 09:06 - 68ºF - ID#45507
I need a running partner
Let me know if you're interested. Here's the info on it:
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Location: Buffalo , NY
08/29/08 01:10 - 69ºF - ID#45497
The election just got interesting to me
Commentators are already noting the irony that Obama with his Change America campaign has picked a politican who's been around the block in the Capitol City. McCain on the other hand has picked a little known woman Governor whose life in Alaska represents the American spirit in a way that will resonate with a lot of Americans. One more red flag in my head for Obama.
Governor Sarah Palin isn't enough for the McCain-Palin ticket to win my vote, but a review of her Wikipedia entry has me fascinated.
In Drew Style, I'll do a post on the 10 things (in no particular order) that I already like about Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin.
1. She embodies the spirit of feminism.
2. She is secure enough to be a feminist and a Republican.
3. She is secure enought to be a feminist and Pro-Life.
4. As a Republican, she was willing to tackle unethical behavior among her fellow Republicans.
5. She has the Alaskan Frontier Spirit.
6. She has the spirit of the Green Party wrapped up in a Republican body.
7. She hunts, snowmobiles, eats moose, ice fishes and has posed for Vogue fashion magazine.
8. She has shown that a woman can be a mother to five kids (one with downs syndrome) and a successful politican ... not that anyone ever questions male politicians ability to be fathers and politicians.
9. She's my sister in faith.
10. Like me, she played a wind instrument and was point guard for her basketball team.
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Location: Buffalo , NY
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