07/18/04 04:17 - ID#26682

i really hate it here

why do people in Buffalo have to be so god damned rude all the time? what ever happened to good old neighborly hospitality?
we had first planned to go to the pet store on hertel and leave the car there, and walk to the italian festival. well, no, that wasn't possible, because, even though i was a customer, i wasn't allowed to leave my car there.
so, we drove next door to the K-Mart, thinking we had to pay $3 to park. Turns out it was just a donation for a child abuse group (which I do believe is a good cause) but it made me mad that the word "donation" on the sign was miniscule. so we parked there.
we walked down to the festival and it started to rain. we thought we would just tough it out, but then it started to pour. so we went in a tent that said "welcome to the festival blah blah". turns out it was a beer tent, which you couldn't have realized until you see the beer guy all the way in the back. so we stood there for a few minutes trying to dry off a little bit. then the beer guy comes over and says "can i see some id" we're like, uh, sure...then he asks "can i get you anything?" we said no. so he told us to leave. he then went around and told like 10 other people they had to leave, including a very elderly woman in a wheelchair. that's just messed up. it's pouring and we were at a festival celebrating community and this guy is telling us to leave his tent if we aren't going to buy anything, even though there were hardly any people there.
so we left the whole thing and said fuck it. we walked back to the K-mart parking lot, and sure enough the people collecting donations are gone. apparently the poor children who are being beaten by their parents are a less important issue than the people collecting money staying dry.

we are going to order chinese take-out.

what a day.

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07/17/04 01:05 - ID#26681

Curious

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I really don't know how I feel about this. Where did you find the article? It seems like something stupid our government would do. Classic Thomas More scenario...create theives and then arrest them. Or in this case, create lunatics and then prosecute them and call them cowards for not wanting to murder people.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

07/16/04 11:42 - ID#26680

historical irony

So I went to see Henry IV, Part 1 at Delaware Park tonight and it was really good.

Karma was in balance for once today, when a woman and her daughter plopped their chairs directly in front of us and we couldn't see, because we were sitting on the ground. I got upset but I just let it go, and then her pop exploded on her. Instant karma. I loved it.

You know how in Shakespeare's time little boys played the parts of women? Well, in this production, women played the parts of men. Ironic.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

07/15/04 05:41 - ID#26679

a conversation about the size of things

"is it a giant?"
....."no, it's a shrimp"
"a jumbo shrimp?"
....."popcorn shrimp"

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Location: Buffalo, NY

07/14/04 10:05 - ID#26678

I HATE BUGS

EEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

there is nothing mroe disgusting than picking up a bowl to wash it and finding a HUMUNGOUS mutant Buffalo bug sitting inside.
i screamed of course.
and dropped the bowl.
and proceeded to almost cry.

i hate those stupid mutoids.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

07/13/04 04:13 - ID#26677

stupid dishes...

To whomever it was that invented sponges with a scrubby side...

God bless you!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

07/12/04 06:21 - ID#26676

taste of sunburn

i had a good time at the taste downtown today.
it was my first time.
i got major sunburn though.
i apologize to my skin.

then i saw spiderman 2.
it rocked.

getting up early tomorrow.
teaching little kids how to read...
in south buffalo.

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07/12/04 06:45 - ID#26675

movie

to follow mk's example...

what movie are you in?

(many%20different%20outcomes!)/

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Location: Buffalo, NY

07/10/04 11:09 - ID#26674

having a bad day

I'm having a bad day.

I started off this morning with a stomach ache. So, I took a Pepcid. Stupid me, I took a berry flavored one. I am allergic to strawberries. I have had bad itchy hives all day.

Then, I got yelled at a little at work. Then, they put me on register for the first time. I dropped all the dimes on the floor. I think my finger got stuck in the cup or something. Then, this lady wanted pants that were $50 but they were hung up incorrectly on the sale rack. So I had to tell her that they weren't on sale, so then she didn't want them. But, then she did want them, but, first I had to get a manager. So she ended up getting them for the sale price. That's bullshit. Then, this girl came up with a bunch of clothes and three pairs of sandals. She only wanted to buy the sandals so that she could have a bag to put them in while she tried on all her other clothes. But, I tried to ring up her clothes too. I was so confused. Who does that? Just carry the damn shoes with you into the fitting room.

Then, (e:floppydonkey) came home and told me that Peter Singer was rude (to say it nicely) to him while driving again. We should leave this neighborhood, but we really love it.

On a happier note, I am excited to be going to the Taste tomorrow. Maybe I will see some people there.

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Category: dreams

07/09/04 11:56 - ID#26673

weird morning

this morning i dreamed about Shamus who passed away 7 years ago. i was playing with him in the family room and eating pink ice cream out of the half gallon box. i think it was raspberry with chocolate swirl, my dad's favorite. we were enjoying ourselves. my little brother came over with one of the twins from down the street all muddy from a soccer game they had just won. their uniforms were emerald green. they started playing with Shamus and getting him all excited. then he ran over and grabbed the ice cream from me and ran away with it. i just let him. my dad came down the stairs and asked me if i knew where the ice cream was, since it wasn't in the freezer where it was supposed to be. i said to check behind the dog crate. he gave me a funny look and went over there. sure enough Shamus was eating it in the corner. my dad took the ice cream and ate it, even though the dog's mouth had just been there, and then he went back upstairs. i looked at Shamus and with my eyes told him i was sorry he didn't get to finish his treat. everyone in my dream was from about 10 years past, except i was the way i am right now.

photo, care of 1987

on another note, this morning i tried to do some crazy step-aerobic exercise on fittv. those people are nuts. i cannot get my body to step in place and then move my arms in random ways. i need to stick to tai chi or tae bo. at least those exercises have a purpose to their motions. and besides...i heart billy blanks.

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