"The worst vacation ever - rant" written by Paul on estrip.org

03/28/11 10:04 - ID#53937

The worst vacation ever - rant

So my final two vacation days to burn up. Just before I took them I got a huge project to deal with at work for thursday. I am beyond capacity at this point and it doesn't seem to get any better.

I worked on it a bunch this weekend and then last night:
a. The windows XP machine I needed for testing had some sort of disk failure.
b. I decided to compile gnome-shell from scratch to see the latest version - which ended up taking forever.
c. I got a freakin cold. I can't believe I am sick now.

So today I spent the whole day with full-on cold, mostly napping. I am convinced it has to do with my new tooth crown - which I hate as it tastes like metal. If I realized porcelain meant, porcelain fused to cheap metal like nickel - I would have just gotten a gold tooth. Now its kind of too late. To get it off would probably make me lose my whole tooth and a good chunk of change.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 03/28/11 10:15

Category: pets

03/27/11 06:21 - ID#53926

Monster Basra Vs Prickly Pear

He really goes nuts for prickly pears. I hate them because they have those prickly splinters all over the outside. I started burning then off over a gas flame but now I invariably burn myself in additional to still getting the splinters.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 03/27/11 11:48

Category: food

03/27/11 12:01 - ID#53923

Salmon Olive Brocoletti

This combination of orange and green food tastes so good together. The citrus is uniq fruit and the salmon is smoked ducktrap brand.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 03/27/11 12:01

Category: beach

03/26/11 04:56 - ID#53914

Times Beach Freezing Day

It was so cold at Times Beach today. The wind was frostly but at least the sun was out. Almost all of the ice gone or paper thin translucent there. We had fun smashing some remaining parts.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 03/26/11 04:56

Category: church of the ascension

03/26/11 04:29 - ID#53913

Church Of The Ascension Driveway Drama Cont.

I can't believe this is still going on. All I want is for them to not drive on my property or to block my in the driveway.

Today I get a letter from their lawyer asking us to forward the letter to our lawyer. He didn't even get Terry's name right.

I love how it mentions "their driveway." It seems simple to me. Here is the property map. Notice their "driveway" is only 3.5 feet. Not wide enough for a car. Since then they have slowly added more stones to their grass, and just parked on the grass until it became drivewayish, but the skirt remains the same size.

When the previous owner bought the house in 2001, the church had an agreement with the new owner of the house to allow the church unobstructed access to the driveway to "provide ingress and egress from linwood avenue to the grantors remaining property." This makes it clear that their part of the skirt was not large enough.

The kicker is that "the reservation of rights shall not be covenant that runs with the land and does not bind all successors, heirs or assigns of grantee."

Well thats me. I bought the house from the guy with 2001 agreement in 2006. At that point there was no agreement, nor do I permit them to use my land or driveway for access. It would have been a different story if the people were not so rude and obnoxious, and did not do things like drive on my lawn, block me in, scream at me telling me they went have been here longer than I have, etc.

Here are the docs in PDF format:

Letter from Mark Peszko ::READ PDF::
Property Map ::READ PDF::
Defunct Agreement ::READ PDF::

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 03/26/11 04:46

Category: food

03/26/11 12:13 - ID#53911

Bubbies Litchi Icecream Dessert

(E:lilho) bought these delicious litchi mochi ice cream treats for (e:matthew) for his birthday but he didn't like them for some reason. So I tried one and to me, they are the tastiest dessert ever.

The outside is a sweet chewy mochi with litchi ice cream inside. We got them at premier on Delaware and there are a bunch of other flavors.

tinypliny writes at 07:34:57 04/01/11 - Comment #61553: I want these!!!!

paul writes at 10:46:31 03/26/11 - Comment #61475: What an interesting backstory :::link:::

tinypliny writes at 02:02:38 03/26/11 - Comment #61464: I need to tell you about the funny thing that happened when I tried to take a pic of Corasanti... (so not saying that online.. lol)

tinypliny writes at 02:01:30 03/26/11 - Comment #61463: Whoa that was a very fast tonight. :) thanks!

paul writes at 01:50:26 03/26/11 - Comment #61462: It also prevents you from clicking save twice now.

paul writes at 01:47:22 03/26/11 - Comment #61461: I fixed it. They parse when at the beginning of the comment now.

paul writes at 01:28:54 03/26/11 - Comment #61460: Nope the format is fine, I just looked. The issue is that I have it expecting a space or new line at the beginning. That is why the same :::link::: works here. I will fix it later tonight and it will update.

tinypliny writes at 12:36:31 03/26/11 - Comment #61459: Why didn't that convert to a link? Is it coded so that only things that end in htm/l convert to hyperlinks?

tinypliny writes at 12:35:50 03/26/11 - Comment #61458: :::link:::

tinypliny writes at 12:34:28 03/26/11 - Comment #61457: I miss having real litchis and a fruit called the "nongu" that grows on palm-like trees. It looks like an egg, has an egg like shell that you peel off, inside it's like a litchi with a tender coconut flavor and at the core is juice that is like a blend of coconut water and sweet litchi juice. Seriously, the nongu blows your mind. I once ate 30 of them one after the other on one vacation to my grandma's. I just couldn't stop. I was in nongue heaven... and then went to hang out that beach later that evening. I miss the beach.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 03/26/11 12:13

Category: web

03/26/11 12:04 - ID#53908

From gold teeth to grillz

I was searching for the cost of getting gold teeth

when I found grillz. They seem like a real cheap rip off on gold teeth. Are these really popular?

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 03/26/11 12:06

Category: computers

03/25/11 03:11 - ID#53907

My quest for static IP at home

I want a static IP at my house with minimum 5mbps upload. Why is this so damn difficult in 2011? Right now I am "live chatting" with a Time Warner agent. I thought maybe it would be better than talking to them on the phone. Each time I called I got a different answer with prices in all sorts of ridiculous ranges to, "they don't offer it at my location."

Them: Please provide you name
Me: Paul
Them: Thank you for providing your name.
Me: I want a static IP with a minimum of 5mbps upload speed. How much is that?
A MINUTE PASSES
Them: I understand you are an existing custome rof Time Warner Cable and would like to start a new account with static ip and Internet service at the same address. Is that correct.
Me: yes, that is what I said. It needs a minimum of 5mbps. How much does that cost.
A MINUTE PASSES
Me: Is this a difficult question?
Them: Sure I will be glad to assist you.
30 seconds go by
Them: May I have your zip code
Me: 14209-2204
Them: Thank you for providing your zip code
Them: May I know the service you are using with Time Warner.
Me: Why does it matter I want a separate account.
Me: Right now I have roadrunner home internet, but I really want a new separate account
3 MINUTES GO BY
Them: Thank you for the confirmation
Them: I would like to inform you that you can not set up two accounts at the same address.
Me: What is the cost of a static IP? You are making this exceedingly difficult.
Them: I would like to inform you that you need to contact our local Time Warner Cable Office in order to have information on the static IP. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience caused. Would you like the number?
Me: yes
Them: You can contact our local Time Warner Cable Office at 716-558-3000 or 866-668-6044
Them: If you have just another moment, I would to ask a question or two about you situation to see whether we can make your servie even more enjoyable for your family. Will that be alright?
Me: The local number does not work. It keeps dying as soon as I dial it.
Them: I am sorry about your experience.

So I call the 866 number. Turns out that is also the wrong number for what I need. They transfer me to business class.

Finally I get an answer:
35/5 $119/month with a three year contract

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 03/25/11 03:25

Category: web

03/24/11 10:25 - ID#53904

Buffalorising.com Compromised With Malware

Today when visiting Buffalorising via google I got this google warning saying it is serving malware. It appears to come from the third party content on the page. Advertisements, banners, etc. This is precisely why I don't trust 3rd party code. Its just opening you up to everything from keystroke recorders to malware.

tinypliny writes at 08:42:52 03/26/11 - Comment #61446: But I am always excited... that kind of takes the variable out of the equation!

paul writes at 11:58:01 03/25/11 - Comment #61445: I think you got too excited and clicked twice.

tinypliny writes at 10:34:03 03/25/11 - Comment #61444: How did that comment turn up twice? Glitch in the system!!!

tinypliny writes at 10:33:07 03/25/11 - Comment #61442: I think I have been there. Is it the one next to Sweet Tooth? I just randomly walked in and got something hot to drink on a snowy day while I was taking a rather long route home. It was a bit too sweet... I wished I had told them to lay off the sugar. I felt like I was back home where they saturate every conceivable beverage with sugar till you can see crystals on the bottom of your tea cup!

tinypliny writes at 10:33:07 03/25/11 - Comment #61443: I think I have been there. Is it the one next to Sweet Tooth? I just randomly walked in and got something hot to drink on a snowy day while I was taking a rather long route home. It was a bit too sweet... I wished I had told them to lay off the sugar. I felt like I was back home where they saturate every conceivable beverage with sugar till you can see crystals on the bottom of your tea cup!

paul writes at 10:40:32 03/25/11 - Comment #61438: I still haven't gone there yet. I keep meaning to.

heidi writes at 10:33:00 03/25/11 - Comment #61437: I like Taza because it's cozy and intimate and you get to talk to people. (Other coffee shops are for being by yourself in public.) The baristas make hot chocolates just for me - almost always different while avoiding the flavors I don't like (raspberry) and then we sit and chat, like unexpectedly dropping by a friend's house for a cuppa. There are currently four baristas - Brena (the owner), Kevin, Brittany, and Jon. Jon sings and plays guitar for me, trying out his new songs. Kevin and I talk about the art scene, his latest projects, and women. Brittany and I gossip and chatter about the neighborhood and school and change. I don't know Brena as well because she works in the mornings. Lots of interesting folks hang out there - lots of regulars so it's possible to develop friendships and random connections without really trying. Taza had a birthday party a month or so ago - it was so interesting to see folks out of context.

Sometimes I'm so busy that I can't schedule fun with friends (like this week... :-( no gaming, no bowling, no movies... ) and Taza gives me good social interaction without the pressure of scheduling.

metalpeter writes at 06:55:03 03/24/11 - Comment #61435: I haven't voted Yet I keep meaning to I know 464 would good for the new art space or gallery Hoping to vote over the weekend........

heidi writes at 05:41:16 03/24/11 - Comment #61434: As long as you mentioned Artvoice Best of Buffalo.... Please vote for Cafe Taza as the best coffee and estrip.org for best local blog. :-)
:::link:::

metalpeter writes at 05:16:27 03/24/11 - Comment #61432: Speaking of Buffalo Rising 2 things quickly come to mind .....
1. They are like the Major Website about Buffalo that isn't part of another News Provider (Radio and Papers have websites) you would think they would have this under control......

2. This Reminds me I haven't checked it out but recently I have people asking for you to vote for them in Artvoice's Best of Buffalo
2b. When I have voted in the Past some of that makes me feel so lame... The reason being is they have all kinds of questions that I have no idea how to answer locally about.......

jbeatty writes at 11:05:15 03/24/11 - Comment #61427: I took a snapsot of this earlier and was going to post it for you you today. I figured it would make you happy considering your hatred Buffalo Rising.