Happy Birthday Number one Son
Lil devil turns 10 today (Crap I'm old)
Blank Slate for the New Year
Where were you when 2007 began?
At PMT's
Who were you with?
The divine populace that is (e:strip)
Where will you be when 2007 ends?
A little unclear
Whom will you be with when 2007 ends?
Your guess is as good as mine
Was 2007 a good year for you?
Somewhat, got professionally righted, the other stuff is a work in progress.
What was your favorite moment of the year?
Taking my eldest down St. Marks Place -
What was your least favorite moment of the year?
Schlepping to Roswell for the wrong reason altogether
Did you keep your New Year resolutions of 2007?
Didn't make any
Do you have any New Year resolutions for 2008?
Not going there
Did you fall in love in 2007?
Hell, a second date would have been cool
Did you breakup with anyone in 2007?
I didn't have anyone to break up with
Did you make any new friends in 2007?
yes
What was your favorite month of 2007?
Nah, they all looked alike
Did you travel outside of the US in 2007?
Only to Toronto to get them to adopt Buffalo (the Springsteen concert was just a ruse)
How many different states did you travel to in 2007?
Two - Pennsylvania and Jersey (Can I pick hotspots or what)
Did you lose anybody close to you in 2007?
Yeah
Did you miss anybody in the past year?
Fewer to miss, but that makes it harder
What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2007?
No favorites really, but I enjoyed Superbad, Simpsons, Juno, Walk Hard
What was your favorite song in 2007?
Not sure, liked "Windows in the Skies" by U2 a lot
What was your favorite album in 2007?
Nothing really grabbed me and monopolized my cd player -- spent a lot of time with "Orphans" by Tom Waits.
How many concerts did you see in 2007?
Not many, 7, I think
Did you have a favorite concert in 2007?
Neil Young at Shea's
Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2007?
uh huh (hic) (burp)
Did you do drugs in 2007?
Only Advil
Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Nah, I spent much of the year under the proverbial radar
What was the worst lie someone told you in 2007?
"We're friends, right?"
Did you treat somebody badly in 2007?
Not intentionally
Did somebody treat you badly in 2007?
Yeah
What was your proudest moment of 2007?
Quitting my job and getting the former employer to sponsor the new one
What was your most embarrassing moment of 2007?
Too many mortifications to list
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2007 and change something, what would it be?
No going back only forward
What are your plans for 2008?
Making it up as I go
See some of you at the party tonight
happy new year (e:strip)!
At PMT's
Who were you with?
The divine populace that is (e:strip)
Where will you be when 2007 ends?
A little unclear
Whom will you be with when 2007 ends?
Your guess is as good as mine
Was 2007 a good year for you?
Somewhat, got professionally righted, the other stuff is a work in progress.
What was your favorite moment of the year?
Taking my eldest down St. Marks Place -
What was your least favorite moment of the year?
Schlepping to Roswell for the wrong reason altogether
Did you keep your New Year resolutions of 2007?
Didn't make any
Do you have any New Year resolutions for 2008?
Not going there
Did you fall in love in 2007?
Hell, a second date would have been cool
Did you breakup with anyone in 2007?
I didn't have anyone to break up with
Did you make any new friends in 2007?
yes
What was your favorite month of 2007?
Nah, they all looked alike
Did you travel outside of the US in 2007?
Only to Toronto to get them to adopt Buffalo (the Springsteen concert was just a ruse)
How many different states did you travel to in 2007?
Two - Pennsylvania and Jersey (Can I pick hotspots or what)
Did you lose anybody close to you in 2007?
Yeah
Did you miss anybody in the past year?
Fewer to miss, but that makes it harder
What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2007?
No favorites really, but I enjoyed Superbad, Simpsons, Juno, Walk Hard
What was your favorite song in 2007?
Not sure, liked "Windows in the Skies" by U2 a lot
What was your favorite album in 2007?
Nothing really grabbed me and monopolized my cd player -- spent a lot of time with "Orphans" by Tom Waits.
How many concerts did you see in 2007?
Not many, 7, I think
Did you have a favorite concert in 2007?
Neil Young at Shea's
Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2007?
uh huh (hic) (burp)
Did you do drugs in 2007?
Only Advil
Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
Nah, I spent much of the year under the proverbial radar
What was the worst lie someone told you in 2007?
"We're friends, right?"
Did you treat somebody badly in 2007?
Not intentionally
Did somebody treat you badly in 2007?
Yeah
What was your proudest moment of 2007?
Quitting my job and getting the former employer to sponsor the new one
What was your most embarrassing moment of 2007?
Too many mortifications to list
If you could go back in time to any moment of 2007 and change something, what would it be?
No going back only forward
What are your plans for 2008?
Making it up as I go
See some of you at the party tonight
happy new year (e:strip)!
When Sunday is like a Monday
Got to tell you. I have a new definition of a tough day at the office. I worked my final football game yesterday. It was blowing pretty good by the time I got to Orchard Park. Once the game got started, the rain was coming down heavy and sideways. I actually had to interrupt a "spirited discussion" between two people who had disagreeing senses of entitlement as to where to stand in the freakin hallway.
Customer: "I paid to be here"
Me: "No, actually you paid to sit out there"
Ever was it thus. Full out storm driving home, despite me hiding in the Orchard Park borders store for a half hour. I got home to find that my block was one that lost power. Goddamn!! Went over to Spot to wait it out. Usually a CocoMoco is a god like beverage, but having it in a paper cup didn't do it justice.
Drove back, still no power, but screw it. I grabbed a flashlight and scaled my three stories (Always keep a flashlight in your car kids). Got out of my football garb and wrapped presents by candlelight. My daughter said it was just like the pioneers did. I could only respond with "look what happened to them."
I suppose wishing for Saturday's weather would have been too much so I am grateful it at least wasn't a night game. I am working the Ice Bowl so some pictures may have to come of that. It may cut in to how crazy I can get for New Year's, but it's the price you pay for being a star.
Did the last bit of xmas shopping on Saturday and got estrip secret santa help from my eldest. We got the last little bits of family stuff done, parlayed a great suggestion from darling daughter for my e:peep secret santa, and celebrated our success at Louie's.
So, here it sits, Christmas Eve and I'm at the Zoo till 1. Reading the lovely e:imk's journal entry about secret santa and this little community of (e:strip) made me well up a little. It's a beautful thing, this little group of ours. Best present I got last year came from the NYE party at the 24 (won't be the same with @ladycroft, or nearly as fabulous).
Hope it's a very fine holiday for you all
May all the presents be the right ones. Keep it safe and happy and see ya New Year's Eve
Customer: "I paid to be here"
Me: "No, actually you paid to sit out there"
Ever was it thus. Full out storm driving home, despite me hiding in the Orchard Park borders store for a half hour. I got home to find that my block was one that lost power. Goddamn!! Went over to Spot to wait it out. Usually a CocoMoco is a god like beverage, but having it in a paper cup didn't do it justice.
Drove back, still no power, but screw it. I grabbed a flashlight and scaled my three stories (Always keep a flashlight in your car kids). Got out of my football garb and wrapped presents by candlelight. My daughter said it was just like the pioneers did. I could only respond with "look what happened to them."
I suppose wishing for Saturday's weather would have been too much so I am grateful it at least wasn't a night game. I am working the Ice Bowl so some pictures may have to come of that. It may cut in to how crazy I can get for New Year's, but it's the price you pay for being a star.
Did the last bit of xmas shopping on Saturday and got estrip secret santa help from my eldest. We got the last little bits of family stuff done, parlayed a great suggestion from darling daughter for my e:peep secret santa, and celebrated our success at Louie's.
So, here it sits, Christmas Eve and I'm at the Zoo till 1. Reading the lovely e:imk's journal entry about secret santa and this little community of (e:strip) made me well up a little. It's a beautful thing, this little group of ours. Best present I got last year came from the NYE party at the 24 (won't be the same with @ladycroft, or nearly as fabulous).
Hope it's a very fine holiday for you all
May all the presents be the right ones. Keep it safe and happy and see ya New Year's Eve
How can you not love the Onion
Pumpkin foolishness
Wegman's had pumpkins out. Who the hell is carving a pumpkin now except these folks
Happy Birthday, Carey
Happy day, ya lil devil
Son and the Beach
Wrapped my only significant vacation on Sunday with a bang. Number One Son and I took off for Woodlawn Beach and I was very surprised in a good way. Bennett Beach is beautiful and the county is wrecking it so along with the lack of the pool, I was remembering @terry 's journal about swimming. My boy went to a day camp earlier this summer that spent a day at Woodlawn and he was pining to go back. Got to tell you, it was awesome to get out and wave hop the afternoon away.
I'll post photos soon. But you pay seven bucks to park and for use of the park. The beach was spacious so it never felt crowded on either water or sand. There are reasonably clean locker & changing rooms. It felt great. When I got something out of my truck today and a little remaining sand came out, you couldn't help but laugh a little.
Would head back this weekend if it wasn't threatening to be September weatherwise.
In other news, I'm going to moonlight for the Buffalo Bills again this season and it was nice to get a raise to do it and a special little pack of parking passes. Did my morale good and made me wish the fulltime employer would take note.
Other morale booster, was doing some cable related business with a very attractive woman bout my age and when we shook hands, my colleagues swear she was checking my ring finger. Methinks they are yanking my chain, but hell I'll take being checked out if that is the case. Put a spring in my step for the rest of the shift. Omen of things to come I hope.
Here's the view from my beach chair
Perhaps (e:strip) should collectively jump in the lake before the end of the season.
Last one in blogs for Buffalo Rising
I'll post photos soon. But you pay seven bucks to park and for use of the park. The beach was spacious so it never felt crowded on either water or sand. There are reasonably clean locker & changing rooms. It felt great. When I got something out of my truck today and a little remaining sand came out, you couldn't help but laugh a little.
Would head back this weekend if it wasn't threatening to be September weatherwise.
In other news, I'm going to moonlight for the Buffalo Bills again this season and it was nice to get a raise to do it and a special little pack of parking passes. Did my morale good and made me wish the fulltime employer would take note.
Other morale booster, was doing some cable related business with a very attractive woman bout my age and when we shook hands, my colleagues swear she was checking my ring finger. Methinks they are yanking my chain, but hell I'll take being checked out if that is the case. Put a spring in my step for the rest of the shift. Omen of things to come I hope.
Here's the view from my beach chair
Perhaps (e:strip) should collectively jump in the lake before the end of the season.
Last one in blogs for Buffalo Rising
Soggy bottom holiday
Wet day yesterday, but I didn't really mind. Fireworks in Niagara Falls are going to go off on Friday and I might drag my guys up for that. Nice not to have cope with work yesterday.Got my other bike working and made repairs to the youngins as well.
Amazing how we all needed to do laundry yesterday. My building had a waiting line so I ventured to the Auburn/Elmwood mat and got it done in no time.
I enchewed fireworks and watched Die Hard with a Vengence on cable. @theecarey was right. Excellent dumb fun.
Amazing how we all needed to do laundry yesterday. My building had a waiting line so I ventured to the Auburn/Elmwood mat and got it done in no time.
I enchewed fireworks and watched Die Hard with a Vengence on cable. @theecarey was right. Excellent dumb fun.
Timika's Balls...& other seasonal gifts
Made you look.
Santa both secret and otherwise smiled upon me this past holiday season and the final straggler came in over the weekend from my younger sister. In the past week, I've come into a wide variety from the new Ipod to a painting of "Sunday in the Park" redone with Simpsons Characters to a NunChuck (a small pistol that will shoot little nun figures to distances that cover the diameter of the dispatch department of Time Warner) to the aforementioned chinese massage balls (they are doing wonders for my pending carpal tunnel).
Anyhoo, my sister couldn't get home due to professional committments in NYC, but she is feeling decidely sillier this year. She offered up some Mets garb and a keychain labeled (I kid you not) "Mr T. in a box." Six different catch phrases at the touch of a button.
I tossed the key chain in a jacket pocket without much though till this morning. Around 8:30, I stopped by the Allentown Trading Company for a paper and while the gentleman in front of me was paying for his purchases, Mr. T woke up. Out of a clear silence was heard, "Don't give me any more of your jibjab, sucka!"
Needless to say, the gentleman turned and looked at me with some skeptical amusement. I (doing my best to keep a straightface) turned and looked at the guy behind me (in a lame attempt to pass the buck).
Lasted all of a minute before we all broke up. Comedy relief at the ATC, I'm sure they will overprice it if given half a chance.
Santa both secret and otherwise smiled upon me this past holiday season and the final straggler came in over the weekend from my younger sister. In the past week, I've come into a wide variety from the new Ipod to a painting of "Sunday in the Park" redone with Simpsons Characters to a NunChuck (a small pistol that will shoot little nun figures to distances that cover the diameter of the dispatch department of Time Warner) to the aforementioned chinese massage balls (they are doing wonders for my pending carpal tunnel).
Anyhoo, my sister couldn't get home due to professional committments in NYC, but she is feeling decidely sillier this year. She offered up some Mets garb and a keychain labeled (I kid you not) "Mr T. in a box." Six different catch phrases at the touch of a button.
I tossed the key chain in a jacket pocket without much though till this morning. Around 8:30, I stopped by the Allentown Trading Company for a paper and while the gentleman in front of me was paying for his purchases, Mr. T woke up. Out of a clear silence was heard, "Don't give me any more of your jibjab, sucka!"
Needless to say, the gentleman turned and looked at me with some skeptical amusement. I (doing my best to keep a straightface) turned and looked at the guy behind me (in a lame attempt to pass the buck).
Lasted all of a minute before we all broke up. Comedy relief at the ATC, I'm sure they will overprice it if given half a chance.
I'm full
