<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>katrina's estrip.org Blog</title><link>https://estrip.org</link><description><![CDATA[katrina's estrip.org journal]]></description><language>en-us</language><skipHours/><skipDays/><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>Paul Visco's surebert framework RSS creator</generator><item><title>Opinions</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/katrina/25040/Opinions.html</link><description><![CDATA[Here we go again, it has been awhile since i have written, and I still understand that everyones opinions vary greatly.  I recently read an article in our local newspaper about Walmart moving into various cities, including the possibility of walmart moving into downtown Buffalo.  I am not opposed to the stupid store moving downtown, especially if it did go into the old AM&amp;A&#039;s building.  But, my problem is that the writer of the article said that they would jokingly rather have a walmart downtown on the waterfront than a casino.  HMM, funny, well I don&#039;t think so.  I would like to know what is so bad about having a casino in Buffalo.  I mean, God for bid that we actually bring in a business that brings in revenue and tourists into Buffalo.  Can&#039;t we have something in Downtown Buffalo that would make people want to come downtown.  Yes we have Thursday at the square, and Chippewa, and Elmwood, and various other great Buffalo spots.  But, Why would people drive downtown to go to walmart when they can probably drive 5 miles from their home to go to a local walmart.  And if you can drive just a few minutes to get to walmart, there are absolutely no tourists that would make a vacation and stay in buffalo for a new walmart.  Look at the seneca casino and how successful that has been up in niagara falls, and they are building a huge hotel up there.  I think that this is great for niagara falls, USA!  I just believe that we need other things to bring people into buffalo, Cleveland has done it, they have the rock and roll hall of fame, and they have taken old buildings and made them into successful businesses.  I think we need this, and as far as I know none of those businesses are walmarts, but I would love if someone can correct me if I am wrong.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 22:52:18 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/katrina/25040/Opinions.html</guid></item><item><title>the joys of friendship</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/katrina/25039/the_joys_of_friendship.html</link><description><![CDATA[I Have been aware for years that there is a major difference between men and women.  The other day there was a situation that happened and the differences became quite apparent. Friday night I was out for a fun night of karaoke, dancing, and of course yummy beer consumption.  While walking back to the car a comment was made by a passerby, this white-trash jack ass, or wtja as i will call him, assumed that my guy friend i was walking with was my boyfriend, and he said, your girl is hot, my friend turned to him, the wtja repeated the comment.  In addition to repeating the comment the incredibly polite wtja added, I am going to fuck your girlfriend.  GREAT...definately not!!  Needless to say, this did not go over well.  After what felt like an eternity my friend finally backed off, and as i like to say, became the bigger man.  This was of  course after a lot of yelling, threatening, and pushing away...and all I have to say is ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?!  I was upset, my friend was mad, I saw things one way, he another.  From what i understand he saw it as a rude comment that we should not have to stand for, and I saw it as a wtja looking for a fight, finding what he was looking for, and myself being concerned for my friends well being.  I was upest...mad...there was crying, i  was embarassed, but I felt bad for my other friend that was with us and had to deal with all of this shit.  After the weekend and thinking about the whole thing I am fine, I just want to clear up some things, and I am not speaking for all girls when I say this.  To some men out there...I can understand where you are coming from, and I appreciate you sticking up for me...to a certain extent.  Now understand where I am comingfrom...As a girl, I hear ridiculous comments all of the time, I am not saying that they are acceptable, but I have learned to walk away and ignore them, these people are looking for negative attention and I refuse to give it to them.  It is called PLANNED IGNORING, it works with children, and adults.  I appreciate my friend sticking up for me, but I would appreciate it more if he would listen to me.  It&#039;s all good now though, i think after monday and soaking one another with squirt guns we are able to see past our differences.<br />
Oh, and on a completely different note...just for those of you that don&#039;t know...bathrooms on airplanes are equipped with locks for a reason...please be kind and use them, and if you are too old to know this...take someone with you that can help, this way you will save my eyes from the years of torture that I will now endure.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:31:31 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/katrina/25039/the_joys_of_friendship.html</guid></item><item><title>world of regret</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/katrina/25038/world_of_regret.html</link><description><![CDATA[Lately I have not been feeling like myself and I feel like the experiences that I have had in the past are coming back to bite me in the ass.  As a result I feel as though I have a world of regret just sitting on my shoulders, which could explain the stiff neck I have had for the past couple of days.  Seriously though, I have been trying to be positive, because I think overall I am a genuinely positive person, but lately I don&#039;t know.  Then today, I was reading my email and I had a few different quotes that stood out to me, one was &quot;happiness is something you decide on ahead of time&quot;, then another is &quot;Be who you are and say what you feel because those who matter won&#039;t mind and those who mind don&#039;t matter&quot;.  Then I got to thinking, if people say that you learn from your mistakes...just how many times do you have to make the same mistakes before you finally learn your lesson.  I guess that every person is different, and maybe I am a slow learner, atleast when it comes to my personal life and poor decisions.  As for school I learned quickly you do poorly in college, then you have to pay thousands of dollars out of your own pocket for that mistake.  I think that if money was involved in the decisions that I make for my personal life that I would be a lot more careful and actually think things through before I do anything.  I am really going to try to wake up feeling happy tomorrow, although I have to say if my work gives me that wonderful 6am wake up call, it is going to be tough to start off the day on the right side of the bed.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:26:58 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/katrina/25038/world_of_regret.html</guid></item><item><title>St. Patty's Day</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/katrina/25037/St_Patty_s_Day.html</link><description><![CDATA[Yesterday was the st. patty&#039;s day parade here in Buffalo, and it was a cold one.  The day started out kind of on a bad note for me, I slept over at a friends house the night before, and in the morning I got up and starting walking through her livingroom and my foot came in contact with her entertainment system...hard.  I almost fell over, and immediately my toes started swelling up.  So, i iced them right away, but I was hurting, It was a good thing it was cold out because  I think it helped my foot, well, that and the massive amount of beer consumption.  Today my foot is not doing so well, I am hobbling around everywhere, and I won&#039;t be able to take my favorite workout class tonight, I am mad.  Anyway as for yesterday, it was fun when we were all outside for the parade, but as soon as we moved it to chippewa things changed.  Yesterday was definately not like a normal st.pattys celebration, it was more like drunkedness after thursday in the square, I saw a few fights, and the atmosphere was just different.  I drank too much, and I was not exactly in the best mood after a series of unfortunate events, my irish temper flared...well, not really, I was just in a mood...I blame it on the entertainment system from the beginning of the day, and friends that weren&#039;t following through with their promises.  I am trying to not be mad, and give others a chance, and I am sure that things would have looked different if I hadn&#039;t had so much beer, and southern comfort, I think a little champagne too...ok, I take it back...maybe I should just not drink so much, atleast my foot felt ok for a few hours though.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:34:16 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/katrina/25037/St_Patty_s_Day.html</guid></item><item><title>25 is not the end of the world</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/katrina/25036/25_is_not_the_end_of_the_world.html</link><description><![CDATA[A couple of times within the past week I have had comments directed towards me about being 25 and not being married.  One was from a customer I was waiting on, he asked me if I was going to school still, i told him no, then he asked me if I was even 18 years old yet, I told him that I am 25, and then he says are you married?  I said no, and then he asked why not?  I told him that there are a few things that are more important to me than being married, and besides i am not all that interested in being married, atleast not until I am maybe...i don&#039;t know...40.  Another conversation was with a few girls that I work with that are between the ages of 18 and 21, and one of the 18 year old girls said that she doesn&#039;t want to be 25 and not be married and with out kids, then when she realized that she said this in the presence of me, she looked like a deer in the headlights.  I found it to be amusing, I told her she didn&#039;t affend me, and I told her that I think that her thoughts on things might change between now and when she is my age, just like mine might change between now and 7 years from now.  I just don&#039;t understand why people find it strange that I am in my midtwenties and not looking to walk down the aisle any time soon, I think the thing that is most important to me now is finding a full time job with in my field.  I also know that I am young still and if I was meant to be married at 25 I would be...I am happy that I am not though.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2005 18:36:29 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/katrina/25036/25_is_not_the_end_of_the_world.html</guid></item></channel></rss>
