"Rick's Wednesday ride" written by Joe on estrip.org

Category: bikes

05/08/14 12:24 - ID#58962

Rick's Wednesday ride

Wednesday I got home and went on Rick's Cycle shop new weekly ride. (6pm in front of Rick's). Not many people showed up at first, but by 6:30 we had a decent number of riders plus Rick's employees.

The ride was a super relaxed pace - we averaged about 12mph. Everyone riding was super streberhaft but that made it awesome. One guy I run into on my commute a lot was there - Dave. He wears two cameras on top of his helmet, plus has four times as many lights as I do. Out-nerded.

We rode up around to the cemetary, through the park to the riverwalk, and down to Canalside, where a Rick's employee bought everyone a round of beer at the Liberty Hound. After I rode back and hungout while (e:terry), (e:heidi), (e:dianne) and Meredith gamed.

My name is on that wall!

The mixture of a nice day, smell of the canal and sewage treatment plant almost made me want to row again.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 05/12/14 12:16

Category: holiday

05/06/14 12:55 - ID#58960

Cinco de Mayo

(e:terry) wanted to get nachoes to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. I knew it was going to be crazy out, but the hostess at Don Tequila told us about the 2 hour wait there like we would actually wait around for it.

Instead we had cheesy nachoes and salsa at home. Just as good. (e:paul) even got home earlyish.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: music

05/05/14 12:43 - ID#58959

Erica at the Move the Pole fest

After the tour, we headed out to (e:czarkasm)'s show at the Library/Forvm out on Maple Road. (e:terry) and I went to pick up (e:yesthatcasey) and got there a little late, but from what I was able to hear she absolutely rocked. The venue was good, but obviously far away. I got a little day drunk on an empty stomach. I couldn't really get any pictures.

On the way home we stopped at Saigon Bankok with Tanya and Erica, then the coop for some snacks and almonds. We saw Cameron and Eric. I don't know what is up with Cameron but it feels like he doesn't want to hang out ever again.

At home (e:paul) took a nap. Casey and Terry Straße gekämpft before we went out to play Frisbee.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 05/07/14 10:08

Category: linwood

05/05/14 12:41 - ID#58958

Linwood Home Tour

Yesterday (e:paul), (e:terry) and I went on the Linwood home tour with Paul's mom.

The concept seems kind of ridiculous - people pay $25 to go see a bunch of rich people's homes, and the money makes their already nice neighborhood even nicer. Terry made a point that it wasn't always so nice and that having nice neighborhoods in Buffalo makes it nicer for everyone. I guess the point is moot because I haven't been volunteering or improving Buffalo lately, so what can I say?

The houses themselves almost all beautiful. The only one I thought was pointless was an apartment building at the corner of summer that had nothing to look at inside. We also didn't see the Summer Street cat clinic which was on tour.

This one house had a fireplace in nearly every room. The tile was pretty similar to ours, but just glazed differently. Their heating vents also had the same design. I don't have the book right now so I don't know the house number.

The rest of the house was really modern - the owner is an architect

This house had so much hardwood everywhere. It's crazy to think that Buffalo had so much at one time people could cover everything in it.

Someone was putting on a puppet show? We stopped to eat at the Black Market food truck - I had a tofu Bahn Mi.

A former rooming house that was completely gutted for remodeling. Anything left over from before was in really rough shape. The house was huge, apparently there will be 5 apartments when it's finished.

Sink in a bedroom. Antique champagne or pee bucket underneath?

Saturn Club was cool on the inside. It has a weird medieval theme. I don't understand why you pay a club to drink with other wealthy people.

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Category: house

05/04/14 12:47 - ID#58956

Make sure your wood smells good

(e:Paul) wanted to replace the shelves in the bedroom closet with ones that smelled less. We went to Home Depot and Lenco to check out different wood sizes and prices. But first they had to pas his smell test.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: shopping

05/02/14 12:29 - ID#58950

Wipe your paws

(e:Paul) found this at target and wanted it - it was so cute - but it was made of shredded PVC and smelled absolutely toxic. We discovered if you strategically cover the bone it works perfectly for pride too.

Who is so bouge they need to buy their kids precut apples, cheese and grapes separately packaged in Disney branded plastic?

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: food

05/02/14 12:27 - ID#58949

Kuni's

(e:terry) finally got sick yesterday :( Poor guy. I thought he dodged it through beer disinfection but I guess it caught up.

(e:Paul) finally felt better, so we went out to Kuni's for dinner. I got the vegetarian combo again, Paul the sashimi, and we split the Japanese slaw and fried tofu. Everything was so good.

Paul's fish was cut into the shape of a rabbit

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: allentown

05/01/14 12:20 - ID#58946

Allentown Association dinner

On Tuesday, I felt better, so I went with (e:Terry) to the Allentown Association dinner at Hamiln House. (e:paul) was still dying :( . I've never been in there before but I couldn't believe how huge and nice it was on the inside - you would never have guessed from the street.

I didn't take many pictures, but the food was really good. The best thing was probably the fried asparagus. There were a raffles, but we didn't win anything, even though Terry has two very long arms. They had a speech and an opening prayer which seemed out of place for a secular group like that.

Most of the people there were very old. If I didn't know what was going on I would have assume it was a dinner for someone who died. Our table had almost everyone that was under 45 there. 6 of us - Henry, Tori, Gaia and Seth sat with Terry and I.

(e:Paul) was probably right when he said it would be good for networking, but I didn't have it in me that night. I did get inspired though, it felt likke everyone I talked to had started their own buisness or group or had some other idea they were kicking around. It makes me think almost anyone can try it - I just need to find a good idea and run with it.

Henry also told us about a new bike ride in Buffalo starting this Friday at 10pm, near Cafe 59. It's supposed to be a rolling bike party like in other cities, where everyone rides together to someone's house or some bars or anything fun. Like Critical Mass but without the angst or message. Link

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Category: architecture

04/28/14 11:11 - ID#58944

Darwin Martin's gargoyle face

(e:Paul) told me he heard at Sameer's party that the gargoyles on the 800 West Ferry condos are really Darwin Martin's face. According to the Buffalo Architecture Index it is true.

Original owner Darwin R(eidpath) Martin was the son of Darwin D. Martin of Larkin Company fame. This apartment house served as an investment -- and as 2-floor penthouse living quarters for Martin and his second wife, Laura Brasnell. As an investment, it was unsuccessful because of the Depression

I guess if you're rich and build something like that you can put your face in whatever concrete you want.

I remember always trying to get into this building in high school with no luck. It seems so crazy nice, and its so out of place. I'll have to befriend someone who lives there one day.

A clearer picture

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: health

04/28/14 11:02 - ID#58943

The plague again

I can't believe (e:Paul) and I are sick I've been sick three times since new years which is more than I have been in forever. I am so done with it.

Anyways Saturday I though I was hungover from Mickey's but I must have been sick because I slept and sweat nearly the whole day. The little I did do was watch TV and movies with Paul and (e:terry). It was kind of relaxing and I didn't want to move, but mentally I still had that itch. It helped a bit when I took a bath with Paul but somehow I murdered my back on the tub faucet.

Sunday I felt slightly better. I got us a Vicks humidifier from Walgreen's which despite the plastic construction didn't smell too cancery and not at all in the steam - BPA free hopefully? Paul has turned the dining room into a rainforest. Later I made him go on a death march with me to the coop since it was so nice and we were out of food. We kept time, contact, and exposure to the bare minimum so hopefully we didn't infect anyone. I got to practice programming the rest of the day and watch more dumb TV.

This house on our walk was still decked out for easter

Today I feel almost 100% but still a bit swollen with a sore throat. I think tomorrow I'll be done with it.

The worst part is that its been nice out, and we missed Matt and Kim, the Mile in Her Shoes run, the Jungle Gym and playing outside. Terry has been lucky and escaped with his superhuman immune system, so at least he has been able to do stuff. Ein bisschen jelly.