"Retro Memories" written by Tinypliny on estrip.org

Category: music

11/29/11 12:13 - ID#55619

Retro Memories

Walked past a club in Greenwich and was pleasantly surprised to find Sting wafting out, instead of the usual drone-y music.

Such a perfect song.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/29/11 12:16

Category: the odes

11/28/11 10:27 - ID#55618

Quadratic Splines

This is exactly what I had in mind ages ago when I was hunting for a low work table. And it is available in a million different colour combinations. Including an orange and black gradient spectrum.

But the price tag is $4000+. Apparently there will be a 10% discount after Christmas. Fat difference that would make to the price. That's costlier than a lower end used car. Maybe I should keep my eyes peeled for discarded table tops on pavements, paint them orange and black and hinge them together into a revolving set...

This post should really be categorized as Impracticality+++ in every way.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/28/11 11:52

Category: eating in

11/27/11 10:49 - ID#55610

Sunday Breakfast

Mmm mmm

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Words: 6
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/27/11 10:50

Category: tourism

11/25/11 07:07 - ID#55599

Even the posters agree

No subconscious messaging here.

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Words: 6
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/25/11 07:07

Category: tourism

11/24/11 10:07 - ID#55588

Murderous thoughts in Albany.

What I would very much like to do right now is to get off this train and personally strangle everyone, who is chugging on their fags on the platform, to a bloody, airless, suffocating and gruesome death... and finish off by stomping on their cancer sticks.

The cigarette smoke is seeping through the insulation of the windows on the train and making me think of those precise adjectives.

Why doesn't the train move and leave these nutcases behind already??

The station reminds me of this completely delusional storyline in that crazy series, "Spooks" (known here as MI-5) where everyone (who didn't get themselves fried in a kitchen fryer) and their aunt spent most of the season dropping references to something called "Albany". I think I never got to know what it actually was, probably because the plot was so convoluted, it made no sense... and of course I was watching in 15 minutes per weekend sections.

I give up on anything that gives me a logic nightmare when watched in 15 min sections every weekend (or sometimes fortnight). Either that or it should meld gracefully into whatever other 15 minute-section-of-something I am watching.

metalpeter writes at 05:31:20 11/25/11 - Comment #66437: For people who drive take the train not the plane and here is why... You or maybe drive but not the plane.. You have to drive to the airport and park the car (not drivers take a bus) then be there early do the stupid pat down thing.... Now if memory serves all the airports are out side of the city (never been to NYC) so from there you have to find your way into the city.... Now I don't know the city but I know the train lets you off inside the city... Now if you buy anything it gets added to your bag(s) and when you have to go there is the entire getting back out to the airport thing.... NYC don't fly... Again Never been so...... I bet you Cleveland and Toronto and Pitsburgh are all places that it would when you count into it going to the airport are quicker to drive to they have to be and even if they aren't you can take anything you want and not do the body scanners (again not sure where those are)....

paul writes at 05:11:27 11/24/11 - Comment #66415: The one thing I hate about Vegas is all the smoke. I can't believe how you can just smoke everywhere. Its like everywhere is as bad as the Seneca Nation Casino.

YesThatCasey writes at 01:29:30 11/24/11 - Comment #66411: My experience on Amtrak was great. 8 hours to NYC, and while that's an extra hour or so compared to car, the ride was really enjoyable with a lot of beautiful sights.

paul writes at 12:57:16 11/24/11 - Comment #66409: I took one from South Carolina to Buffalo because I had the tortoise with me and didn't want to stow it on a plane. The engine broke once. Then we hit a snow storm and it really broke. No heat, middle of winter. The part of the trip that was supposed to take 8 hours took 17. Then they ended up having to tow us to NYC where they put us up at hotel pennsylvania and then we continued the next day to Buffalo.

tinypliny writes at 10:49:34 11/24/11 - Comment #66404: Whoa. I have NEVER paid $130 for a ticket. Must have been a last minute purchase? You are better off taking the plane if the trip is last minute, unless of course, you are an Amtrak elite member and have accumulated so many points that it pays for most of your trips (my case), even last minute, highest-bucket-price ones.

If not, their weekly sales and promotions are awesome. And if you are making a 14 day (or 25 day? I forget which one...) you get a 25% off on the lowest ticket price on that day. Means you can get to the city on ~$40-$45

tinypliny writes at 10:44:13 11/24/11 - Comment #66403: Whoa, that is one bad experience. I don't have one unpleasant thing to say about my (now countless) number of Amtrak trips. I think it has definitely improved with time. What you describe sounds like my experience with Greyhound - that I have sworn NEVER EVER to take ever again. They overbooked me and in addition, made me stand in the longest queue of the world for 6 hours. Everyone was pretty much ready to kill everyone else on that queue at the end of it all.

On top of that, the border security in Rochester target me for in-depth document and visa checks and the other passengers hated me for it because it delayed departure from Rochester by another hour. They even called my foreign student office at 12:00 AM to check if I was a genuine student, and not some bombmaker trying to hijack Greyhound buses and drive it into the Kodak building in Rochester or something.

lilho writes at 10:25:38 11/24/11 - Comment #66402: i took amtrak to nyc once right after 9/11... never again. they told my sis my train had arrived when it hadn't so she was pissed because she thought i was lost. then i had to sit in the dining car for hours until a real seat was open on the way home... i was nearly a 13 hr trip that you can make driving in 6 hrs. and it was 130 for a ticket which was the same price as a pane ticket at the time. i also hate smokers... i hate they way they smell. i think i used to like them and now i think i would barf if i smoked one or have a panic attack. everything about them is so disgusting...

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/24/11 10:37

Category: i-tech

11/24/11 09:19 - ID#55587

Arrgh. Slow is the Camera

I have the Nexus One. Which is nice. But its camera speed is from the paleolithic ages. Well, I think things might actually have been faster back then since they always had to outrun some wild beast or other; forget standing there and trying to shoot a honey badger with a Nexus one.

It takes such an E.T.E.R.N.I.T.Y for the camera to fuss through and get ready to finally take shot. Fast moving targets are a complete impossibility.

For instance, I just saw the creepiest life-size nativity scene right in the middle of nowhere somewhere in the middle of NY state, intentionally placed (I am sure) to appeal to the Godless heathen who take the train.

Well, this Godless heathen was unable to take a shot and share the creepinessl! No thanks to slow slow slow camera technology from Nexus One.

Arrrrgh.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/24/11 09:19

11/24/11 08:37 - ID#55586

One more reason to take the train

Sweet!*

\*only for peeps without a friend with a wifi ;-)

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/24/11 08:49

Category: the odes

11/22/11 05:29 - ID#55573

Georgie, yawn, hey Monday.

Google voice transcriptions are pure entertainment. This is a confirmation message from the dentist.

Day. Hi this is. Montali a calling from Prudential New York. New office of Dr. Benjamin shores. I'm calling to confirm the upcoming appointment with that please you know that you have any questions about the upcoming appointment is very important that you call our office immediately at (212) 213-6622 Please note that when your address is 220 Madison Avenue, Suite be between 306-1030 7th Street, please stand in line for your appointment details, yeah appointments for Georgie, yawn, hey Monday. Yeah. Remember 28 at 12 PM. Yeah, we look forward to seeing Georgie, yawn, hey Monday. Yeah. Remember 28 at 12 PM. Yank you, and have a great day.

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Words: 118
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/22/11 06:20

Category: eating in

11/20/11 03:39 - ID#55562

Savoy Stir Fry!

I made something close to perfection after a million unintentional stews. Not that I hate stews. I love stews and soups but still the lack of moisture control in my recent cooking was starting to annoy me.

Savoy Cabbage
Yellow peppers
JalapeÃ±os and HOT chillies - a very generous gift from (e:Terry)'s wonderful chillie plants
Roasted caramelized tomatoes
Caramelized onions
Ginger
My own spice mix with a cardamom shot. (I need to figure out how I made this batch, it's so good and I have no idea what I put in because I made it in a very distracted way over a week).
Red peppers
Zucchini
Turmeric powder

All stir-fried in a tsp extra virgin olive oil - (e:Paul), that oil rocks. I am tempted to buy that bottle off you!!

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Words: 136
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/20/11 03:42

Category: the odes

11/20/11 10:31 - ID#55559

Fortnightly reads

Things have reached a rather bad state when these three documents are your only regular fortnightly anticipated reads.

1. Walgreens Chocolate mania.

2. Random Pricerite ogling.

3. Coop Bulk Food craziness.

{The coop is 20 minutes away, which is also a bit of dealbreaker for me. Grocery shopping is a time-eater on days I am struggling to find extra time.}

I wish Guercio's were not a complete 2.1 miles away. I know that's not much when you drive or even bike but it takes me 30 minutes to get there. Once I do, it's hard not to linger and buy a ton of awesome things and carrying or carting all of it back takes more than 40 minutes. That's a good 2-4 hours down the drain. I just cannot afford the time.