"computer for sale" written by Jenks on estrip.org

08/25/07 01:30 - 79ºF - ID#40725

computer for sale

Ok, this is getting ridiculous.
I bought a new computer in... february?
And the old one has been sitting on my desk next to it since then. I don't use it. I just keep thinking maybe someday I'll want some of the old info/apps off of it.
But it's been 6months now. And I haven't wanted anything.
AND the new line of imacs just came out, which I'm sure made this one devalue like crazy.

So it's time to get off my butt and sell it.
And I don't know where to start. Craigslist? ebay?

But I figured I'd ask here first...

It's in perfect shape. I even have the original box, install CDs and all that stuff. Even the receipt!

specs-

iMac G5.
Bought 10/26/04. Paid ~$2200

20" monitor
1.8ghz G5 processor
512mb RAM (upgradable)
160GB hard drive
built-in wireless/bluetooth
24x CD burner
8x DVD burner

It does not have a built-in iSight camera- but I have an external one I can include if you want it.

and it has AppleCare on it, which is still valid.

There is nothing wrong with it. It is not unacceptably slow or anything. And I take good care of my stuff, so it's not scuffed up or anything.

I only upgraded b/c 1: i had a credit at the apple store and 2: I wanted the intel processor.

I will restore the hard drive to the way it came. But I can also upgrade to OS 10.4 if you want.

I'm asking $600, which is about where they're going for on ebay.

Permalink: computer_for_sale.html
Words: 256
Location: Buffalo, NY

08/25/07 10:51 - 75ºF - ID#40721

Random giggle...

So....

I'm not working today. Which means I can sleep in. Which means I can stay out late the night before.

So, I was looking for something to do. Started calling friends.
One girl said "I'm at the casino with the king of the douchebags".
Then later I got a message that said "uhhhhh. The douchebaggery has begun!"

In the meantime I was talking to a (cute!) friend, and we were trying to figure out what to do, but we are both very indecisive, so it was super painful. We finally decided that we should at least eat. But he didn't really feel like eating in. But I really didn't feel like your usual take-out fare- pizza/wings/subs. So we finally had a brilliant idea: WEGMAN'S! So he picked me up, and we went to wegman's. And it was fun.

But to get back to my story...

So one friend made the douchebag comment. Which I mentioned to the other guy. He said "www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com" I figured he was joking. But, it's a real site. Sort of funny, but sort of taking a somewhat funny idea WAY too far. It's mostly a bunch of people posting pictures like this:

and making fun of them. Apparently there's a whole new 'douchebag' vocablulary that I was unaware of. Including the obvious ('bag) and the derivative ('baguette), and then going on into scrote, scrotology, scrotologist, grieco, bleeth, lobster, etc etc.

But anyway, so I told her about it, and her reply, which I think is priceless:

You mean www.snootyfox.com?

aaaah, hahaha.

Permalink: Random_giggle_.html
Words: 267
Location: Buffalo, NY

08/21/07 11:18 - 60ºF - ID#40653

let's try again

(one of the few things about being late for work is seeing this sunrise)

Permalink: let_s_try_again.html
Words: 26
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: pix

08/19/07 07:08 - 72ºF - ID#40625

my weekend...

So...
I've been spending a good bit of my time working with a dog rescue. Unfortunately, I have been asked not to post about it. But sometimes I do anyway. And this is one of those times.

So yesterday there was a meet-up, bbq type deal outside of Lockport. Lots of people, lots of dogs, lots of beer... it was a lot of fun. And I took a lot of pictures. (and (e:ajay)- you would be proud of me. I was very well-behaved. I promise.)

Here are a few.

An unexpected visitor. I'm not sure I would have had the nerve to hold it, I must say.

Blue eyes on dogs are amazing. (particularly THIS dog- the other eye is brown.)

My fave pic of the evening: a "vicious pit bull" giving kisses and more kisses as people laugh their heads off.

"I'm not sleeping! I swear" (snore, drool, snore)

Ahhhh, to be a puppy.

Permalink: my_weekend_.html
Words: 166
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: pix

08/17/07 09:06 - 71ºF - ID#40600

freaky weather!

So I can't decide if the sky tonight was simply gorgeous- or more like apocalyptic, with all this freaky wind. I kept half expecting the sky to just open up or something. I was driving home and couldn't help but try to take pictures from a moving car with my phone... And then I think I practically killed (e:Libertad) since he was riding around on his bike (I think also taking pictures) and I was not paying as much attention as I probably should have. But here are some of my pix- I can only imagine what someone with a better eye could have done...

museumchick writes at 09:08:29 08/18/07 - Comment #22558: Very cool photos!

theecarey writes at 11:39:48 08/18/07 - Comment #22542: I tought the sky was going to open right up as well. It was freaky! I was waiting on someone to meet up with me, and I was standing outside near UB south, when the dark clouds, wind and breaks of sun all mixed together. It actually reminded me of a scene out of Ghostbusters.. and I half expected the Staypuft marshmallow man to come bounding around the corner. Nice that you got some pics :)

mike writes at 10:51:00 08/18/07 - Comment #22536: i'm glad you didn't kill him too. That would be tragic! I like your pics, the sky is crazy!

jenks writes at 10:47:47 08/18/07 - Comment #22532: Yup, on forest elmwood turning right on forest. And ok, I didn't really "almost" kill you.... but you were at the corner right as I was turning. I actually turned and waved and thought maybe you saw me- and then after I parked in my driveway I walked back up to see if you were still there. But you weren't. But I'm certainly glad I didn't have to post that I killed (e:freedom).

libertad writes at 09:10:08 08/18/07 - Comment #22525: funny i didn't see your post last night and I was looking for it. yup it must have been me from the timing of your pics, i would say you almost killed me around Forrest? that would have been a tragic journal right? um I killed (e:libertad). That is pretty ajay

mrmike writes at 08:44:53 08/18/07 - Comment #22522: Looks like you got a decent eye

tinypliny writes at 08:38:03 08/18/07 - Comment #22520: Glad you caught it. I didn't have a camera but I stopped dead on my tracks (and someone bumped into me) as I stepped out of office yesterday evening. :)
Thanks!

ajay writes at 09:45:59 08/17/07 - Comment #22504: The seocnd-from-bottom pic looks nice.

Permalink: freaky_weather_.html
Words: 120
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: cool!

08/17/07 12:45 - 76ºF - ID#40594

heiroglyphs

A little background- as a kid I was pretty obsessed with ancient Egypt. I wanted to be an Egyptologist. I wanted to be mummified when I died. I did my science fair project on mummies. I had a heiroglyphic rubber stamp set that let me "write" in heiroglyphs. In art class I made a king tut mask out of clay. And I've always wanted to go to Egypt to see the pyramids. And the sphinx!

And one of the guys at work is Egyptian, and today we were chatting and he said he knows some heiroglyphics, and he started drawing on the board... did this whole big fancy thing... he said 'when you see it in a cartouche like this, that means it's the name of a king or a queen'. I said 'cool, is that your name?' and he said 'no- it's yours!' (I said "oh- is the lion an L?" he looked at me like a dummy and said it's not quite that simple. bahaha.)

:D

Is it just me, or does anyone else ever sort of forget that Egypt is in Africa? I mean, of course it is... but Baher (the guy at work) was just joking about even though technically he is, he can't really call himself African-American.

Permalink: heiroglyphs.html
Words: 216
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: food

08/16/07 11:08 - 72ºF - ID#40586

You can blame me if you gain 5lb...

Ok, so I just made these for a cookout this weekend:

Oreo Truffles:

1pkg reduced fat oreos
1pkg reduced fat cream cheese
2 colors of chocolate [I used a bag of white chocolate chips and a bag of milk chocolate chips]

Blend oreos in the food processor (or blender) until they are powder
Mix in cream cheese

Roll into balls

Chill

Dip in melted chocolate
Drizzle with other color melted chocolate if you want to be fancy.

They're 'reduced fat', and I suppose gluten-free-
I think that means they're good for me. Health food, really.

doh. oreos are not gluten-free. I knew that. Thanks James. Sorry Matthew!

Permalink: You_can_blame_me_if_you_gain_5lb_.html
Words: 108
Location: Buffalo, NY

08/14/07 08:39 - 75ºF - ID#40544

turn over a new leaf

Wow, I haven't posted in a while have I.

Well, peeps, it's done.
Over.

I'm not happy about it, but it was necessary.
We were both miserable, and it was just bringing out the worst in both of us, which culminated in a nasty fight last night.
So it's done.

And oddly enough, I haven't cried.
And I think I might be at peace with it.

Then again... it's only been a day...
But I hope it sticks.

I'm hoping that someday we can at least be friendly, but at least I can finally realize that this had become toxic, and that it was making me a person that I don't want to be, and we need to not talk to each other for a WHILE. He may be great in some ways- but he's not great for me. At least not right now.

So...

Now it's time to re-claim my life, before the summer's over!

woohoo!!

Permalink: turn_over_a_new_leaf.html
Words: 157
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: random

08/07/07 02:41 - 79ºF - ID#40427

randomo

Ok, so hodown's hello kitty story reminded me of some randomness.

Yesterday I was on the yahoo homepage, and in addition to the thai police/hello kitty story, they also had this one:

"Boy feels 'ripped off' by cougar attack"

basically this kid was attacked by a cougar, and is just pissed that it disrupted his vacation.

And another...
So there are some sick wealthy areas in my hometown.
Including this one 'estate', called Gray Craig. Growing up we knew some people that lived in the carriage house or something, but I've never been further than that and have never even seen the main house or anything. It's really fancy- 12 bedrooms and 24,000 sq ft or something like that.

In any case. Apparently Nicholas Cage just bought the place- for something like $16 million. My dad says it's been in the newspaper like every day.

Well this weekend my parents went to a party at some friends' house, which happens to be across the street, and a car carrier pulled up to unload SIX of his cars. Lamborghinis, Ferraris etc. Apparently he owns 14 houses or something, but I guess they think that since he's actually keeping some cars at this one, that he might actually be planning on spending some time there.

Not that I especially love Nicholas Cage, but I think he'd be the most famous person we've had live in town.

Permalink: randomo.html
Words: 265
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: :(

08/05/07 11:42 - 78ºF - ID#40387

what a shitty night

Sigh...
I'm in yet another of those horrible "woe is me nobody loves me" moods and I hate it.

But I've also been told that it's "very unattractive" to whine about it...

So I'll spare you the details-

I'll just say that I jumped through many hoops, turned down invitations, and pissed off friends and family to get this weekend off to help my 'friend' with his charity event out of town. Not to mention it was his birthday and I was hoping to spend it with him.

And then he left without me, and wouldn't answer his phone for the rest of the day.

So I had this long-anticipated entire weekend off...

alone...

in Buffalo...

The glorious grand finale was when my friends had to escort me out of mother's at 1am in a full-blown crying jag. Blotch-faced, snot-nosed, blubbering tears. In the middle of Mother's.

LOVELY.

And the thing is, i'm not even sure what triggered it. Well I have a clue.

I fucking hate boys.
But I love them.
Or at least one of them.
And he couldn't care less.
And it hurts.
:(

chicoschica writes at 09:40:20 08/08/07 - Comment #21869: jenks -
you and me
we need to TALK
(i think we're leading parallel lives)
HONestly.....
hang in there....

hodown writes at 04:44:08 08/07/07 - Comment #21845: I'm so sorry. Seriously I don't understand why dudes are not banging down your door. Youre a doctor, super cute- clearly theres something wrong with this picture!

ajay writes at 03:37:49 08/07/07 - Comment #21839: "But I love them.
Or at least one of them."

WHY ?

joshua writes at 02:48:29 08/07/07 - Comment #21837: This is an obvious question but I have to ask it anyway. Did he invite you?

leetee writes at 10:04:25 08/06/07 - Comment #21762: Yeah, i agree with everyone else... except for the slapping you or hitting you stuff.

Why you are willing to put up with someone treating you so badly is puzzling to me. This is the time in the relationship when any guy should be trying to win you over, courting you and convincing you to be with him.

I so hope it's not because you think that's the best you can get!! Or that you don't deserve any better!

I've been there, way too many times with me being head over heels with the guy that doesn't feel the same about me. It hurts. It kills. It tortures. But staying with him only makes it worse. And whittles away your self esteem while doing it.

So? Whatcha waiting for? Dump him now or you will have a bunch of (e:strip)pers willing to do the deed for you... and i bet most of us will be a lot less nice!

jason writes at 09:17:35 08/06/07 - Comment #21759: Time to cut your losses!

drew writes at 07:44:17 08/06/07 - Comment #21757: I concur.

tinypliny writes at 02:40:52 08/06/07 - Comment #21754: ?? Is this the bloke of the text-dump infamy? I thought it was over for good. How could you expect any responsible behaviour from such a human-wasteland?

museumchick writes at 02:50:31 08/05/07 - Comment #21734

hug* I'm sorry the boy was such an asshat, but I agree that you don't need to hang around guys like that.

lilho writes at 12:10:44 08/05/07 - Comment #21722: stop investing time into these losers!!!!!!!!!!! im with (e:ladycroft). you need toget this crap out of your system, and if i was there, i was personally slap you. this guy is treating you like crap, and your being disrespectful to yourself! do you really want a guy that treats you like crap??? you have a lot to offer, and if he cant appreciate it, there are plenty of other people out there who will. im about to make some banana bread with chocolate chips, and if you were here, id sit you down with a slice, and some milk, and convince you to forget about this guy, and then we'd go out and have some fun. so, do something nice for yourself today! and dont worry about it!

mrmike writes at 12:01:35 08/05/07 - Comment #21721: For what it's worth, I'm sorry about the situation. You're very invested and he can't seem to give a shit. That kind of thing is what gives my gender a bad name. I can only imagine that frustration. The true friends know what started it. We all want that feeling of getting excited to see somebody, your heart skipping a beat as you got closer to the door, etc.

Doesn't sound like this is meant to be and sounds more like you are torturing yourself into believing he'll suddenly change or realize just how good he has it.

Cut him loose and cut yourself some slack

ladycroft writes at 11:57:10 08/05/07 - Comment #21720: if i had a board i'd smack on the head with it. he's your cocaine. cocaine is bad for you. life won't get any better until you quit it. it's not impossible, it just hurts until you feel better :)

Permalink: what_a_shitty_night.html
Words: 186
Location: Buffalo, NY