Category: hiking

05/28/15 01:38 - 67.ºF - ID#60015

Hike at zoar

(e:paul) and I headed down on Sunday to hike at Zoar. The weather was freaking perfect.

We walked down and swam a bit in the creek. The water was ridiculously high - not sure if it rained or was the snow melt still. On the way back from swimming past the flats we couldn't even walk along the creek back to climb up at point peter.

Instead, we went on this crazy non-path through the woods. I had no idea where we were going but we were hoping to find the trail. The sun was going down and the mosquitos were out.

The creepiest part was where we found two other car wrecks in the woods. Next to them were purses and shows. Real weird.

Finally we got to one of the brooks that flows over the main trail. We were able to climb right up and ended right near the parking lot.

We thought this was an emerald ash borer. I squished him. Turns out he's just a native six spotted tiger beetle. Sorry guy :(
On the plus side Paul took a gypsy moth nest and sank it in the river, mafia style.

There weren't many people down in the flats. Just one cruiser, a couple of bros, and us.

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Category: party

05/25/15 12:13 - 81.ºF - ID#60014

Heidi and Dianne's bachelorette party

we had (e:Heidi) and (e:dianne)'s bachelorette party at our house last week. I didn't manage to get many pictures but it was an awesome time. It seemed like everyone stopped by especially when Dana was playing.

(e:terry) passed out early and got some pretty braids from Kallie. (e:paul) and I made it out a little longer with (e:flacidness), (e:Robert) and (e:xandra).

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Category: birthday

05/23/15 06:14 - 62.ºF - ID#60013

Mary's birthday

(e:paul) and I went to Coco for Mary's birthday dinner. we got to eat an awesome dinner on the patio and she even got a cheesecake for desert.

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Category: environment

05/23/15 11:56 - 54.ºF - ID#60012

The scrap yard

All this embodied energy, bought, left rust and scrapped for some new junk.

At least it's not in a landfill?

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Category: architecture

05/22/15 09:35 - 48.ºF - ID#60009

Show house

We went to the show house last Friday with Paul's mom. I'm glad we visited with her but the house itself is not my thing.

The house is so ridiculously big. I know we lived in an oversized mansion so its hard to talk ((e:yesthatcasey) is moving in so I can dump a little guilt) but this is on a mega scale. It was also filled with a lot of fancy useless knick knacks and decorations that I'm sure cost a metric assload. I am all about making these mansions size multifamily. The weirdest part about the whole thing is that its done by a whole bunch of dofferent designers and you can't take pictures. wouldn't you want to get free advertising? seems backwards.

The squished roadkill out front that (e:paul) wrote about provides good contrast.

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Category: bikes

05/22/15 09:27 - 48.ºF - ID#60008

Bike smut in Buffalo

Last week as part of Buffalo Bike Month, we went to Bike Smut, a bike porn/art show at Hot Mama's Canteen. (e:Heidi), (e:Dianne), (e:yesthatcasey), (e:robert) - everyone was there.

It combined two of my favorite things, bikes and porn. Its definitely my favorite art piece ever. I don't think I've ever watched porn in a collective experience like that. There was every type of porn involved, gay, straight and even literal sex with bikes (like penis in the moving spokes). Crazy.

The host of the show was so jazzed about it too, he even got everyone to sing a rousing song about their "bikesexual feeling" s at the end. (e:uchina) I bet you would have loved this event.

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Category: weather

05/19/15 01:52 - 68.ºF - ID#60006

May showers

(e:terry) and I went for a bike ride on a hot night. the new canals are so nice in the warm weather. definitely can't bike in them though.
we got home just in time to avoid the storm and watch it from the porch. Check out the crazy gifs I caught of the lightning from our porch. (you may have to click for full size to see the animation)

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Category: family

05/19/15 01:48 - 68.ºF - ID#60005

Mothers' day dinners

Despite the drama between (e:paul) and (e:mike) we managed two successful mother's day dinners. We stopped by (e:mike) and (e:libertad)'s for a really nice brunch they made with the Visco parents, and with some preparation still had enough time to cook out with my family. I think everyone was really happy with the day - I know I had a good time.

Paul makes the berries and cream dessert look so fancy.

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Category: house

05/19/15 01:44 - 68.ºF - ID#60004

Spring clening

In preparation for Mother's Day dinner at our house we absolutely hauled ass and cleaned for 10 hours. (e:Terry) made exorcized the public restroom smell from our bathroom and made it smell like new. He also made the foyer polished and shiny like I've never seen. (e:Paul) dehoarded the kitchen spotless by dumping Bush era food. And I cleaned up tortoise land and dusted and vacuumed all the dirty corners.

I don't know how any less than three people could ever maintain a clean house this big. Its almost gross. Good thing (e:yesthatcasey) is moving in, he can help out :)

Later we went to Wasabi for dinner with (e:yesthatcasey), and my old friend Julie's birthday at Goodbar. I hadn't seen her or my other old friend Jennie in forever.

Later I got probably the craziest and sickest I've ever been from a cookie. I felt like Terry does in these pictures.

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Category: cars

05/19/15 01:32 - 68.ºF - ID#60003

Linwood demolition derby

Last Saturday at 3am, we woke up to a huge screech and crash and blasting car horn outside out window. All of a sudden this lady starts wailing. it turns out this car turned off of north, crashed into three cars on our side and then plowed into another across the street. Right away 6 different cop cars, an ambulance, and fire truck came.

They hauled the man away (drunk?) while the girl's dad showed up on the scene to scream at her about how stupid being with that guy was, and that she let him driver her new car.

The whole neighborhood was out on a walk for this. After a half hour the horn finally blew itself and we could go to bed. Fucking drunk drivers and their death machines.

I thought this was crazy and was thinking it would be in the news the next day. It turns out Buffalo was even crazier that night because they were all talking about the stabbings in Caz Park, a double shooting and a cop chase of an ATV on Hertel that ended when the driver crashed into a cop car.