"awesome song!" written by Jenks on estrip.org

06/03/07 01:56 - 81ºF - ID#39511

awesome song!

I'm not much of a country fan, but I will make an allowance for cool old classic country, esp willie nelson. (and ok, i kinda like carrie underwood's 'before he cheats'- guilty pleasure).

But so I heard this song the other day, and I thought it was super-cool.
Willie Nelson doing a duet with Toots Hibbert (of toots and the maytals).

I just love the way willie nelson's voice is SO identifiable.

In any case, I heard the song, thought it was cool, and just looked it up and bought it on itunes.

Then looked in my library to play it- only to find I already had the whole album.

what a doof.

Anyway, enjoy! (it's my user song).

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Location: Buffalo, NY

06/01/07 11:34 - 75ºF - ID#39490

looking for a good tailor

Help!

I am the maid of honor in my friend's wedding next month.

And of course, I have a big silly dress to wear.

I need to have said big silly dress taken in.

Can anyone recommend a tailor/seamstress? This is more than just hemming some slacks, so I don't want to just go to a random dry cleaner or something...

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: :)

05/30/07 04:56 - 83ºF - ID#39461

personal ad

"SINGLE BLACK FEMALE seeks male companionship, ethnicity unimportant.
I'm a very good looking girl who LOVES to play. I love long
walks in woods, riding in your pickup truck, hunting, camping and fishing trips,
cozy winter nights lying by the fire. Candlelight dinners will have me
eating out of your hand. Rub me the right way and watch me respond. I'll
be at the front door when you get home from work, wearing only what
nature gave me. Kiss me and I'm yours. Call (404) xxx-xxxx and ask for
"Daisy."

Over 15,000 men found themselves talking to the Atlanta Humane Society
about an 8-week old black Labrador retriever.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: pix

05/29/07 12:26 - 67ºF - ID#39440

photo dump

A paul-style phone-purge gave these pix:

A SWEETHEART of a stray dog that wandered in while I was getting my hair cut. He was the sweetest thing ever. Fortunately when I went back later, his owner had come and found him. Apparently he cried tears of relief when he finally found him. :)

At work, lookin good!! haha. glasses and all. Ugh.

Cutest. things. ever.

I can't believe this tiny thing is 12GB. I remember my first powerbook, with it's blazing fast 33mhz processor, and after I filled up the 20mb hard drive, I got a little external 100mb hard drive, which I was sure was more space than I could EVER use. Oh, how times have changed.

Drinking beer at the Malamute at about 930am on a wednesday, after a long night at work. KLASSY! I had to 'borrow' my glass though. It was like the old-style Canadian 'double label', and said "I'd rather be partying. Oh wait. I am partying."

A wine tasting bar in the pittsburgh? philadelphia? (i forget) airport on my way to vacation. it was not open at 6am or whenever it was I was there. Good thinking.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

05/28/07 02:21 - 69ºF - ID#39436

how i spent my summer vacation

I feel like i'm 100 years old.
My whole body is sore, and I'm fucking TIRED.
I can't imagine being a farmer.

I spent my weekend helping a friend with a bunch of yardwork. putting up a little fence, transplanting a bunch of little trees then laying out about 3 miles of soaker hose to water them, several trips to lowe's for various necessities, and nearly catching on fire. And watching Saw 3.

apparently when you plant grass you are supposed to cover it with straw to keep moisture in, and birds out.

That is fine for a small area, but is slow-going and labor-intensive.

So there is a machine to help do this.

Straw is very flammable.

Tires burn for a long time.

It was scary/exciting/depressing/cool all at once.

And now i'm back at work, and am not happy about it.
No memorial day cookout or any of that for me.

But honestly, a full weekend of doing some real WORK kind of feels good... makes me feel... productive? And makes me think "I don't know how people do this ALL the time." One weekend is enough for me.

I dunno. We busted our butts, but got a lot done. Even if I did get whiny and cranky by the end. If I close my eyes, I can imagine the brown dirt turning into a lush green lawn. :)

I want a massage. My muscles ache and my hands are all torn up. Despite several showers I think I still have straw in my hair. ;)

oy. time for some caffeine to wake me up.

happy memorial day peeps. have a beer and burger for me!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

05/26/07 01:05 - 66ºF - ID#39416

Open House! Now!

ok this is a random PSA, but I just went downstairs to get my mail, and was greeted by the delicious smell of fresh-baked cookies-

there's an open house going on, in my house, right now.

So if anyone's interested- come on by!

Of course, I will not be here, and they're not showing my apt- but still. It looks good and they're nice ppl, and it's a great house. (and I'm a DREAM tenant, and I need good new owners who won't kick me out!)

(and to just cut to the chase, they're asking 179.)

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Location: Buffalo, NY

05/22/07 08:14 - 74ºF - ID#39380

peep sighting?

Ok I am at work and I just went to pick up dinner, and I was driving down maple, waiting at the light to turn on NF blvd, and I noticed the car 2 in front of me had an estrip sticker. maroon car, lots of other stickers, including IRL- who was it??

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: :)

05/20/07 05:25 - 53ºF - ID#39353

I just saved seven lives!

Well, I helped at least. :)

A pregnant momma dog was thrown out of a moving car in OH a while ago (aren't people just AWESOME?) and then went into labor and had 6 puppies. Animal control picked them up, but there was no room at the inn, and they probably would have been put to sleep, but a shelter in Mass agreed to take them. The only problem was how to get them from OH to MA.

So a bunch of people agreed to do different legs. I picked them up in Erie this AM, and brought them back to Buffalo, where someone was going to take them on to rochester...

And i have to say.... there is not much cuter than 10 day old puppies that don't even have their eyes open.

It was totally therapeutic. Impossible to be in a shitty mood after that. :) I of course HAD to play with them and they made little squeaky noises and nuzzled me and even sucked on my finger. OMG i wanted to steal them all. Not to mention mom was a super sweetheart....

What a win-win situation. I help them, they help me....
sigh... yay....

and (don't shoot me for saying this)- hockey season is over! yay!!!!!
yeah yeah yeah, it would have been "the best thing to ever happen to buffalo" [as a friend of mine said] if they won the cup, and yeah i'm sure it would have been cool. But for now, I'm just happy that everyone can shave off those ugly playoff beards!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: :(

05/17/07 12:55 - 48ºF - ID#39323

no congrats are in order.

:(

ladycroft writes at 06:32:20 05/20/07 - Comment #18634: well poo. what now?

metalpeter writes at 05:09:26 05/18/07 - Comment #18597: Maybe I misunderstood what you mean on your comment. If you told someone the news then why would they call you if they all ready gave them the news. Well I guess if you left them a message then it would be nice for them to return it. But if it was in person to person then they would know and wouldn't need to call. If your family is like most families then a few people will pass the info along to others. But unless what happened is life threating they won't call. That doesn't mean they don't feel bad. There are a lot of families who only see each other at weddings and Funerals and maybe Christmas or at a reunion. What happened in your case of you not be contacted I think is very typical in families and with friends so I think you shouldn't feel to bad about it.

jacob writes at 05:37:17 05/18/07 - Comment #18585: I add my "Sorry." to the rest. I hope you get another chance.

jenks writes at 05:27:36 05/18/07 - Comment #18582: Wow.
Aside from the (much appreciated) comments I got here, not ONE SINGLE friend/family member called me or anything after I told them this news. I think that hurts even more. :(

mike writes at 06:43:50 05/17/07 - Comment #18577: I'm so sorry! I'm sure you'll find something even better. What do you next? I'm sure it will be fabulous!!

metalpeter writes at 06:29:51 05/17/07 - Comment #18575: Thats to bad. But I'm wondering what happens next? Would I be correct in assuming you stay where you are? How often do these opertunities come along and do you get another chance? In any event I wish you the best of luck in what ever happens.

boxerboi writes at 06:09:40 05/17/07 - Comment #18573: Sorry to hear it was bad news.

carolinian writes at 05:44:26 05/17/07 - Comment #18571: Their loss.

museumchick writes at 02:56:48 05/17/07 - Comment #18567: I'm sorry it didn't work out. I hope something just as good comes along your way, soon.

hodown writes at 01:51:15 05/17/07 - Comment #18565: Im so sorry to hear that :(

jim writes at 01:22:57 05/17/07 - Comment #18563: Sorry, Jenks

mrmike writes at 01:04:48 05/17/07 - Comment #18562: I'm sorry about that. What did ya get?

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Location: Buffalo, NY

05/15/07 03:16 - 66ºF - ID#39286

cross your fingers for me

Ok peeps. It's crunch time.

Tomorrow is Match Day, when I will find out if I was accepted to a plastic surgery fellowship (to follow my general surgery.)

Unfortunately, the chance I will make the cut is about one in a zillion. But, since it's not zero, it's enough to send my stomach in flips.

All the other matches are very well run, and they tell you exactly how it will work. E.g. 'we will send an email to all applicants at exactly 1200PST on X date'. So everyone sits in front of their computer, holding their breath, clicking "check mail" over and over, and then either rejoices, or cries. (And probably then drinks excessive quantities, either way.)

The plastic match however is a little more disorganized, and this is all I know:

Wed., May 16, 2007
Match Results
Programs and Dean's Offices are emailed match results. Match applicants are generally contacted the same day.

Thurs., May 17, 2007
All applicants who do not yet know their result may call our office to receive it directly. Dial xxx and press '0' at the opening menu to speak with a Match Representative (between 8am - 4pm PST).
Results are also mailed to all applicants and programs.

So basically, you may or may not hear, at any point during the day.
Fantastic...

Anyway, say a little prayer for me tonight... this is a big deal.

:)

J

p.s. Dad is getting out of the hospital today; thanks for all the well-wishes. (and no, he has no intention to stop riding. In fact now he "has to" go back and "beat" that turn, since it "beat" him last time.) (Though I did talk to a friend that was up there with them, and said dad was whooping all their little punk asses, and that he is a very good, very safe rider. Not sure that makes it any better, but it's nice to hear.)