"The Linwood Avenue Block Club" written by Paul on estrip.org

02/20/08 09:59 - 16ºF - ID#43408

The Linwood Avenue Block Club

Today we went to the block club meeting for the Linwood neighborhood block club. It was interesting to see the many types of people that live in our neighborhood. They were planning the Linwood Home tour which is raising money for the gateway to the neighborhood.

We had Judge Novak come to visit and we talked about neighborhood problems. The whole time I couldn't help but think how ridiculous our problems are compared to some Buffalo neighborhoods in dire straights.

One house really does stand out though. I think the address is 358 Linwood, the gray house on the 400 block on the Delaware side. It is definitely a sketchy rooming house I have been offered drugs there when walking buy many time which is extra sketchy for such a residential block. I hope they do end up taking care of it.

He did make a good point explaining that our neighborhood, along with Allentown, the Elmwood Village, Parkside and Delaware District pay the the highest taxes around funding many of our city services. If our prices dropped because people started doing thing like installing vinyl siding (one of the issues) then Buffalo would lose tax money - so he takes it very seriously.

Overall, my only complaints are with the Church of the Ascension's trash they gets all over our lawn from their numerous overfilled trash bins that get left out for a week at a time. Unfortunately, I couldn't really discuss it because they were holding the meeting at the church, lol.

Advertisements for the Linwood Home tour are cheap. I think that I will go ahead and get a $100 full page one for estrip? The proceeds go to the gateway fund. It seems like such a steal for something that ~1000 people will see. Last time they had 800. Plus when was the last time I got to design something for print.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: housing

02/19/08 09:52 - 21ºF - ID#43389

Need Buffalo Trades People

I am looking for a quality one of the following trades people in Buffalo, NY

1. A plumber
2. A wood floor refinisher
3. A gutter person
4. A fireplace inspector/repair person

-Paul

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: peeps

02/18/08 03:31 - 33ºF - ID#43382

Lilho is gone

Today we dropped (e:lilho) off at the airport. On the way home we took a new tour of the east side. Instead of driving down Walden, we went down some of the side streets and thne back around to Genessee. I can't believe how much of it is so totally fucked up.

Some building have like 10 kinds of building materials used to cover them as they kept trying to patch the building, but never matched it to original material. It makes the building look like old tattered jeans with patches. I personally think there just is no hope for most of it. I guess I don't have faith in it. I wish I had brought my real camera.

Even the "churches" are fucked up.

Last night, we went out to dinner last night at Cozumel. (e:lilho) and Nameless Bitch had the giant drinks again which means no one else could because they only have two giant margarita glasses in the place!

We will miss your lip gloss, lol.

Missing Image ;(

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Category: health

02/17/08 12:36 - 21ºF - ID#43369

Paul, the formaldehyde truffle pig

I have a big nose with extraordinary smell capability. Generally, I think I can smell better than most people Like if a smell is in the area, I can smell it usually 2-3 minutes before everyone else and no one believes me till they smell whatever the scent is. I was telling (e:enknot) the other day that if I ever lost my job I bet I could be trained as a rug sniffing human at the airport, lol.

I am especially sensitive to formaldehyde I can smell it in really small concentrations and it makes me nuts. Same with various plastic smells, seem like softer plastics and cheaper plastic smell worse to me. Anyways, I think formaldehyde is the worst smell. Ever since dissecting my first of three fetal pigs in Biology class I became instantly familiar with the pungent odor that is formaldehyde. They have definitely used it in the Life Sciences building at work because I can always detect it there. Even in the little food shop. In fact I refuse to go there. Lots of new buildings smell like it and plywood is the worst.

Formaldehyde Facts

Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable, strong-smelling gas that is used to manufacture building materials and produce many household products

Formaldehyde sources in the home include pressed wood products, cigarette smoke, and fuel-burning appliances

When exposed to formaldehyde, some individuals may experience various short-term health effects

Formaldehyde has been classified as a human carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

esearch studies of workers exposed to formaldehyde have suggested an association between formaldehyde exposure and cancers of the nasalnasopharynx, and brain, and possibly leukemia sinuses,

Taken from

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: party

02/17/08 12:16 - 21ºF - ID#43368

The Dinner Party Last Night

Was pretty freakin crazy. We set up a mini theatre in our dining room and watched nature videos (Planet Earth with David Attenboro in bluray) and then played wii followed by playstation games. I actually got into Heavenly Sword for once. The graphics are great but I am not usually into the killing games.

There was also a dance party and a lot of kitchen craziness. I have enough inappropriate pics of (e:lilho) to start my very own drunken girl site, lol.

It was nice to see everyone. (e:lilho), (e:terry), (e:matthew), (e:mike), (e:jim), (e:james), (e:jason), (e:joshua), (e:vincent), (e:incrutiable), (e:carolinian), (e:flacidness), (e:enknot), (e:zobar), (e:dragonlady7), (e:lauren), (e:fellyconnelly), (e:tina)

I don't have any appropriate pictures. Did anyone take pictures?

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: art

02/16/08 12:44 - 18ºF - ID#43354

Tina Wang Draws Sarah Ho

Not phone sketch pad. (e:lilho) is back in town. See you all tomorrow night.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: health

02/15/08 08:09 - 20ºF - ID#43351

Back to Patrick O'neil Chiropractic

I went back to the chiropractor today because my neck was so messed up from computing with a 3rd monitor and then plumbing a drain in a cold draft. I am always amazed at our fast a chiropractic appointment is.

I seriously could only turn my head about 25 degrees either way the last few days - which I have to say is a serious driving danger. I never realized how much I turn my head until, I couldn't. Same with walking and trying to cross the street. It is way dangerous to turn your whole body because you can't do it very quick.

I already have a little more range but this time I think it my neck injruy was worse. I still can't really turn to the left very far. He said I would be in pain tonight and maybe tomorrow and to call him if it gets worse tomorrow and to schedule a follow up appointment on Monday. He also said I should relax, drink lots of fluids and look straight ahead for the rest of the evening. I really want to go to the massage therapist now. I wish I could go now. Are their 24 hours massage places or is that sketchy and really a different line of work once it is 24 hours.

Run white boy run
I was almost late for the Chiropractor this evening because I stayed at work talking to my teammates about some computer situation we were having. So I started to run home down Washington in order to get the car and a gaggle of ghetto trash coming out of the subway yelling run whitey, run or something and then they were all laughing and yelling more. Maybe that is how they take out their aggression about the unfairness built into our society. At least it wasn't with guns. Besides, I was secretly laughing on the inside thinking about their lives - tragic. I guess that makes me a bad person - whatever. Sometimes I think I should just buy one of those shooting tazers from out of state.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: food

02/14/08 10:30 - 32ºF - ID#43334

Dinner at sahara grill

We went to sahara grill for valentines dinner. The waitress rfushed us at 9PM although they closed at 10PM and were still seating people. It was freezing, like I never took my scarf off. The menu was exactly the same as before they closed. The chicken lavash (that I got because I felt too rushed to get dinner) was really tasty. My verdict is that I would go there again, but for lunch.

(e:terry) really seems to hate valentines day which always makes it so pleasant. I guess I can't complain too much as we have plenty of romantic days not on valentine's day.

So I was thinking that I probably have had 24/7 internet access wherever I go since about 2003, except for maybe a week of remote camping. I wonder what would happen to me if it went away?

I want to shout out to my nokia n810 not phone for having an innovative keyboard that requires no shift press to type a apostrophe.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: work

02/14/08 08:48 - 31ºF - ID#43332

A Busy Day

My neck is stuck again so I can't look to one side. On another note, I cleaned my desk and refactored/programmed a huge amount of stuff today. I also exported all the online signatures from my application and they look pretty good. It is amazing how well people can sign with a mouse.

(e:matthew) and I started talking about our new architectural website we are working on, more details to come....

Walgreens had valentines pigs dressed in leather chaps. What is that about? Now to decide on a place to eat?

We want to go out for dinner but no one can decide where to go?

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: friendship

02/13/08 10:04 - 24ºF - ID#43310

Today I got this letter

That meant so much to me. Today my friend Jesse, who got me into web programming and mobile devices (look where that went) and inspires me, wrote me this:

... im writing because i want to say that you have been a big
influence on my life, and that you are a really important part of my
thinking. so thats it.
later.

I only wish that person didn't live so far away in China ;(