Category: housing
03/08/09 11:14 - 40ºF - ID#47991
The Tenant Calls
She says she will need a couple week to get the stuff out, something about her SSI stopping and having to switch to welfare. What does it take to get one responsible tenant.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: housing
03/08/09 12:16 - 38ºF - ID#47983
The rental Property Saga Continues
While we were at the tenants, cleaning up in the attic we discovered just how much exra junk the last couple tenants left. I never thought to check th eback of the basement. I just assumed that no one had gone down there. Then I found they used it to store old broken appliances. Something I really don't get considering both appartment came with appliances that were of good quality, if not new.
So now in the basement I have so many scrap metal appliances. I hate it. I am sure all the metal is worth money but not enough to have to haul all the shit out. I knew about the old furnace, and two hand crank washing machine from another but not there is a broken refrigerator, a broken stove and a broken washing machine, argh. I also found like 4 probably broken small televisions
There is just an overwhelming amount of junk with that. I seriously need another two ton day at the dump. Next time all of our stuff is pretty much out so it will be easy to see if anything is left by tenants.
There was also some sort of garbage dump going on in the backyard, which is especially weird considering there were two empty ultra large size garbage totes.
It was filled with bags of diapers and stuff which cats or rats decided to pull apart. Fun. People are such scumbags.
Next step, now that we won the eviction proceding: we get to go pay the City Of Buffalo $105 to have them officially tell the missing tenant who abandoned the property, that she is out by pinning anotice on her door. Why that costs $105 is a mystery, considering she is no longer there. If we don't pay its not yet official.
After she is offically evicted, we get the pleasure of changing locks and cleaning up her ton of shit.
The best part of the whole thing was my aquisition of baby jesus in a coffin. If animatronic, old school style with a wind up key.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: buffalo
03/05/09 10:53 - ID#47966
Now it's blockaded with concrete
They finally put up a real blockade as people kept walking in front of it, which I am imagine was extremely dangerous.
I wonder if it's going to be rehabbed or demolished. Honestly, at this point I don't care either way so long as it's dealt with. I mean seriously , how long can it stay like this. I mean I live the facade but I think it's ridiculous to let it just collapse into the street.
On another note, my bosses boss announced she is leaving. I hope the
new person is awesome.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: housing
03/05/09 09:06 - ID#47954
Courtside Eviction
there anymore and hasn't paid rent in months. The thing is she left
lots of stuff in the apartment and you can't just remove it without an
eviction proceding. If she actually shows up i might end up on court
for something else, lol. It's not just inconvenient, it costs money
to evict someone. The thing is if this ever happens again it is no
longer a mystery process and I will jump on it sooner. For example
with our new tenants that have not paid march rent yet - what the fuck!
So our sheet says the court case is at 9am but now that we got here
the courtoom we in in actually says the court opens at 9:30. Thanks
city of buffalo?
The real problem is that at 8:30 we put one dollar in the new style
parking meter. But now, because it's just a printed receipt instead
of a meter, there is no way to add time until later. I find that
super frustrating. You should be able to feed you old receipt in and
add money.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: dancing
03/05/09 12:55 - 21ºF - ID#47953
OMFG - DJ Andy C in Toronto 03/29/09
On these recordings you cannot hear the massive bass which is the most amazing part. You know those cars that hum with bass, this is like that x 10,000. The bass actualy shakes your body. Its such a great feeling.
Andy C
And mystical Influence - from WEMF 2008
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: music
03/04/09 10:25 - 21ºF - ID#47949
My love of TV commercial music
Then I heard this JC Penny song the other day
The Stony Rebels - Unbelievable
But the real winner was OMG "Oh My God" by Ida Maria that plays for the intro to the Gossip Girl Commercial.
Here is their site:
The wikipedia article:
Last FM:
I searched for so long before finding it. Okay for like 5 minutes but thats a lot for me. These one have seem to have potential. I love bands that have a lot of recordings on youtube. I also love their unpolished sound. It reminds me of my most favorite singer Kimya Dawson.
This is the more polished official video
This video, I live you so much better when you are naked is so inspired by Nina Hagen.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: animals
03/04/09 06:07 - ID#47947
The rabbit
This (e:paul,45553) is when the rabbit was at its most disgusting peak, in case you don't remember.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: elmwood
03/04/09 09:32 - 19ºF - ID#47941
Dream about elmwood ave design
None of the parking lots were up front though.
I wish I had time to model what I am talking about.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: body
03/03/09 11:30 - 18ºF - ID#47938
Not Clean Shaven and Boobs
I swear I am buffer than the pics look, I am finally starting to really have a six pack but the fur makes it hard to see, lol. My back is also strong for the first time ever and I am actually within the healthy weight range for my height for once. I just wish my body was not an iphone advertisment. I really need a less conspicous camera.
After reviewing my photo album I decided that (e:hodown)'s boobs would boost the ratings even more and help make the journal have a little bit for everyone.
An the upclose version
Kiss my ratings butt - bisnatch, lol.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: furniture
03/02/09 01:03 - 17ºF - ID#47922
Couch Shopping
We got it at some fly by night antique shop next to the laundromat on elmwood avenue right after you cross the Kenmore ave line. I remember that it was $125 and that we gave the guy $100 and told him we would bring back the other $25. I am pretty sure that we never did because when we came back like a week later they were closed forever. I remember it seemed so expensive, like we were being totally crazy spending $125 on a couch. It was in relatively good condition then although I think it had already last about 10-20 years since its creation.
Somewhere along the way we also got my grandmother's old couch which was worn out by the tenants that lived there after her. The fabric is all ripped and its not a good lounging couch.
So we decided to use some of our tax return money to get some couches that will last, not smell like chemicals, be hypo-alllergenic, and allow you to sit up straight. I was sold on leather because it doesn't create so much dust like cloth couches.
We shopped around and went to Value City (crap), FWS (ok), Rosa's (ok) and Raymour and Flanigan's (awesome), Our saleswoman at Raymore Laurie Guerra was really helpful, I would definately recommend her. We sat on every couch in the store, it took us two days between the stores. In the end we liked the first couch we decided on like 15 minutes into the first day of couch shopping. Same with everything in my life e.g. the house, the car. Its just after the matress fiasco I decided to go ahead and make sure this time.
Along the way we saw some crazy couches. Including the one with the cupholder form my previosu journal (e:paul,47910)
A fully denim couch by Cindy Crawford?
The sex room couch?
And this really big comfy, recliner couch that i wanted but that (e:matthew) couldn't stand the look of. It was pretty comfy and fully reclined almost like a bed.
In the end the two we chose were pretty contemporary but classy italian leather with hardwood interior couches. They had some eco friendly hypoallergenic stuffing as well which made me happy.
Instead of getting a couch and a loveseat, we got two couches because we are tall and it allows two people to lie down. Did you know that buying an additional couch is only $30 more than the loceseet. That seems like such a deal when you think of all the extra fabric and materials. This was the model, called "The Morgan Leather Sofa"
Here is the glam shot of it from their site.
FWS had a couch that was cheaper but they didn't have the same service plan and I didn't know what the stuffing or frame was made of compared to the raymour one. This was especially important to me after the mattress fiasco from last year. Also the leather was thinner. However, the salesguy at FWS had a really nice butt.
The other thing FWS didn't have was the 5 year warranty plan that Raymour and Flanigan's does. Seriously, it covers everything from scratches and tears to cigarette burns fully for five years. How could you turn that down.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
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