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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>vincent's estrip.org Blog</title><link>https://estrip.org</link><description><![CDATA[vincent's estrip.org journal]]></description><language>en-us</language><skipHours/><skipDays/><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>Paul Visco's surebert framework RSS creator</generator><item><title>Feeling Ok, dating &amp; Ra Ra Riot Show</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/vincent/60654/Feeling_Ok_dating_Ra_Ra_Riot_Show.html</link><description><![CDATA[I had a pretty Ok week at work up until Wednesday of last week.  I&#039;m tired and just need some self care at this point of the month.  Life has been alright as of late, But honestly it could be so much better but I&#039;m not here to harp on that aspect.  I had a pretty great day Wednesday &amp; it felt exceptional for once to be out and about.  <br />
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After work I just ended up getting something done by mailing out to my friend his CBW T-shirt on his last visit that he forgot.  No big deal, but as always it seems getting from Cheektowaga to Hertel is somewhat of a pain now with some of the road construction that is going on these days. But it wasn&#039;t a big deal as I was way early for what I was going to do that night.  <br />
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The occasion that evening?  I actually had date with someone that I connected with off of the App Coffee &amp; Bagel.  It was someone who moved back to the area from Texas. Her family was from the area, moved her down to the SouthWest when she was 10 &amp; now she got a job here &amp; moved back 2-3 weeks ago.  This is the second time I took someone to Daily Planet Coffee Co (maybe it&#039;s a sign luck wise?) But I do enjoy a part of the city that still has a bit authenticity &amp; grittiness. It appears that there wont&#039; be a second date, but I felt pretty good about just getting the opportunity to get out there.  <br />
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Then my mind clicked, There&#039;s a show at the Waiting Room.  Ra Ra Riot was in town so I hiked it over there.  Apparently the show was sold out but some gracious person left a ticket at the will call for someone like myself. I have always done similar &amp; sold tickets for less than face when I had extras so I guess it was some concert karma coming back to me?  <br />
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Anyway it was an amazing show &amp; it made me happy despite the universe not finding me relationship love.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2016 18:13:25 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/vincent/60654/Feeling_Ok_dating_Ra_Ra_Riot_Show.html</guid></item><item><title>Bonus nice day in Fall</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/vincent/60309/Bonus_nice_day_in_Fall.html</link><description><![CDATA[So I took a nice stroll through Delaware Park &amp; Hoyt Lake the other day. Maybe it was the time of day (early afternoon) but I didn&#039;t hear the traffic (possibly due to the reduced speed on the 198?)<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 18:36:04 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/vincent/60309/Bonus_nice_day_in_Fall.html</guid></item><item><title>Party</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/vincent/60307/Party.html</link><description><![CDATA[It was a blast, simply put.  In an odd way I just get all warm &amp; fuzzy when I get to visit.  It&#039;s a safe place that feels great to be around &amp; in.  <br />
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I wish <a href="/articles/read/metalpeter/" class="e_link" title="link to metalpeter's journal #">(e:metalpeter)</a> could feel the same way.  <br />
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Honestly we all go through some stuff in this life.  God knows I lost a good years going through some BS.  It&#039;s hard to get to the point where you can cut loose &amp; accept the cards you have been dealt &amp; move on.  There is so much that I wish I could/still do, but I just live one day at a time.  Sometimes to my detriment as some people just lose their stuff at me when they see my post on fb, but It&#039;s my life not theirs.  <br />
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Anyways here are a few pics from a great night. This isn&#039;t as good of a job as the Peterazzi could do, but just to fill the void.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:11:12 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/vincent/60307/Party.html</guid></item><item><title>Wedding @ Hotel Lafayette</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/vincent/60226/Wedding_Hotel_Lafayette.html</link><description><![CDATA[It&#039;s ironic that my old friend from college who is from New York City is getting married at a place that could stand in for Brooklyn.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:23:42 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/vincent/60226/Wedding_Hotel_Lafayette.html</guid></item><item><title>Something September Thing</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/vincent/60225/Something_September_Thing.html</link><description><![CDATA[So with this Something September thing that is going around with some people, I&#039;ve decided to pull back in my own way.  It concerns my overuse of Facebook.  I think last week when I had the thought that that app/community/site had consumed my subconscious mind is when I decided to pull back.  I just had to ask the question am I doing things for me or the likes that they generate?  <br />
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Now we&#039;re all different &amp; being a guy like myself I got no where near the love on my own compared to when I had tagged my &quot;concert girlfriend&quot; in the posts.  But still I had to ask &quot;Who &amp; What am I doing these things for &amp; Why am I Oversharing?&quot; <br />
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So I just decided to like &amp; comment as I&#039;ve realized that most of the time on my phone is on there.  One modification I&#039;ve purposely done is to use the Paper app. This is due to the fact that I get most of my fluff news from there &amp; it works better than the newsfeed. Plus it also cuts down on the pics of people&#039;s first day of school pics &amp; other nonsense.  <br />
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