Category: basra

10/05/14 09:24 - ID#59454

New Tortoise home

(e:paul) built Basra a new home for the winter. (e:terry) and I helped him set it up - this time we had $300 worth of rubber matting so he doesn't scratch the floor.

I still feel bad for him - he should be in Arizona or something, not a tiny room in Buffalo for eight months. If we find him a new home, we should get a hibernating tortoise. You can put this Greek tortoise in the fridge during the winter and he'll hibernate for months.

If Paul weren't allergic, I'd really want a guinea pig/meerschwienchen! They're so much cuddlier than tortoises.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: going out

10/05/14 09:22 - ID#59451

Block Club night

The block club party was real fun. Lindsay was back in town. Sloppy night but a good time.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 10/11/14 12:31

Category: shopping

10/04/14 09:20 - ID#59445

Big Lots

We stopped with (e:mike) at Big Lots on the way home. Stores like this full of disposable junk make me want to throw up just being in then. I feel like everything here is made to sit in a house for a year before ending up in the landfill.

(E:tinypliny) I heard about your 100 things rule and going here makes me want to live by that.

a plastic hot dog boiler.

Paul wanted a new iron, with a self cleaning mode. New and improved.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 10/05/14 01:35

Category: food

10/03/14 05:19 - ID#59441

Lost cheese

Looks like someone lost their groceries. "Cheese" slices sprinkled down the street and a jar of peanut butter. How disappointed would you be if you got home and lost your but butter and cheese? If it belongs to you, you better run and get it.

On the way there (e:Paul) got us stuck talking to the best singer in Buffalo. Apparently he's better than Lance Diamond. He tried to serenade us with a song for money - but not before he started coughing up a lung into the street, Ebola style.

(E:mike), (e:Paul) and I went to Mezza for dinner before heading to (e:czarkasm)'s show at Millie's. We got some delicious Lebanese food - the best falafel I've had in a while.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: swimming

09/29/14 01:35 - ID#59428

Presque Isle park

If you want to swim down south, skip Holiday Valley and go straight to Erie. I've never seen such clear water in the lake before. We tried to go to Holiday Valley first but it wasn't great, so we drove another hour and half to Presque Isle in Erie

The holiday valley mud pit

(e:paul) despairing about having to drive more

The water was freezing but I dove in anyway. I couldn't stay very long though.

Sunning ourselves like Basra

Eventually the sun went away and it was too cold to swim again.

So we explored the isle a little more. Here was the Venice of Erie, scrody water included. All the little shacks had boats to go out to them.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: dancing

09/29/14 01:24 - ID#59427

Goz Gozah

After the gorge, (e:yesthatcasey) and (e:paul) went on a bromantic date to Oshun. After they got back, Paul passed out and Casey went home.

(e:Terry) and I went to Dana's Goz Gozah dance party at Milkie's. I thought it was going to be lame because of the location and music last time but it ended up being really good.

When we got there, an girl dressed like America went showed off her flag covered nips.

The music was electronic/jungle-y for most of the time. (e:steve) joined us and we all danced our little tails off.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: hiking

09/29/14 01:24 - ID#59426

Fall hike at the gorge

(e:yesthatcasey) joined us for a hike in the falls. I know it still might be warm for a while but with leaves changing, it felt like the beginning of fall.

We say these jet skiers on the rapids. I couldn't believe they just flew over them like the jetboat but they did.

Almost made to the to the ol' Devil's Hole, but it stank a little too much that day.

Someone was camping out by the river

Fall color mode

King of the Niagara

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: friends

09/29/14 01:21 - ID#59425

Emily's new apartment

Friday night after the Theater drama, (e:Paul) and I headed over to Emily's new apartment. It's a super swank attic place near Elmwood.

Candles keep it classy

Her Jade plants are pretty sweet too.

Carrie and Catherine were there too. We found out Paul's Gear knows what vajazzling is.

Two bottles of wine in, Paul and I went off to Marcella's.

Mike's former arch-enemy was performing. Maybe it was the lack of Gloria, but I wasn't really feeling it.

After Marcella's, we marched on to Cathode. We made a couple new friends, and invited a bunch of people to the Halloween party.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: bikes

09/26/14 08:28 - ID#59421

Slow ride

Take it easy. (e:Paul) and I rode to walk my dog, and then out to Williamsvile to get his MRI CD. He likes to go slow, I like to beat the traffic. We didn't average 20mph, lol.

Despite the fact we drove out in rush hour on Main Street in Williamsville, riding back on Kensington was way more stressful. The drivers coming in were way crazier, and honked and swerved a lot. We also made it through the nussbaumer designed clusterfuck at Kensington and Werhle. Good thing the road is wide enough for us to not get crushed. I hate cars.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 09/26/14 08:32

Category: food

09/25/14 07:40 - ID#59416

Jarred tomatoes

We got an amazing half bushel of tomatoes from the Clinton Bailey Farmers market. (e:terry) canned them and also made a delicious marinara sauce with them. With the linguini we had string beans, cheesy garlic bread, and salad.

So domestic.