(E:Hodown)'s post the other day [inlink]hodown,223[/inlink] that included Cute Overload :) lead me to Kitten War. .

I am hooked. May the cutest kitties win!

The Sonnet
Deliberate Gentle Love Dreamer (DGLDf)

Romantic, hopeful, and composed. You are the Sonnet. Get it? Composed?

Sonnets want Love and have high ideals about it. They're conscientious people, caring & careful. You yourself have deep convictions, and you devote a lot of thought to romance and what it should be. This will frighten away most potential mates, but that's okay, because you're very choosy with your affections anyway. You'd absolutely refuse to date someone dumber than you, for instance.

Your exact opposite:
Genghis Khunt

Random Brutal Sex Master

Lovers who share your idealized perspective, or who are at least willing to totally throw themselves into a relationship, will be very, very happy with you. And you with them. You're already selfless and compassionate, and with the right partner, there's no doubt you can be sensual, even adventurously so.

You probably have lots of female friends, and they have a special soft spot for you. Babies do, too, at the tippy-top of their baby skulls.


ALWAYS AVOID: The Stiletto, The Battleaxe, Genghis Khunt, Half-Cocked

CONSIDER: The Peach

Thanks for the link, (e:Robin) .. it sure is keeping us (e:peeps) occupied!

It is funny how life turns out sometimes. I decided to make a Cornbread Casserole the other day when we had some leftover Veggie ChiliMac i made the night before. I hadn't made the casserole in a while. Made me think of the person that gave me the "recipe" (in quotes because it was more of a general guideline).

I used to be a bit sad that i am not friends with her anymore. We were never very close, and now, looking back, i see we never could have been. I know we both tried, in our own ways, to be better friends. We would talk on the phone from time to time. But i never felt like she was interested in getting to know me. Things always seemed to be more about her, her life, her drama. We hung out together in a group a few times, but attempts for it to ever just be a couple of girls bonding never really happened. I was warned by people that knew her or were friends with her that she could be very manipulative and i found out for myself how true it ended up being. When one of our mutual friends told us that he could no longer remain her friend, i knew that the person i thought i knew wasn't there anymore, or she never was. Sad. I guess me wanting to retype the recipe and have my own copy with more specific instructions is a way for me to not have to think about her and what could have been every time i want to cook this..

Southern Sweet Corn Bread Casserole

1 box corn muffin mix (i got mine at Aldi)
1 8 oz can (1 cup) cream style corn
1 16 oz can (2 cups thawed fozen) corn
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1 stick melted butter
1/2 - 3/4 cup milk*

Preheat oven to 425. Lightly grease (i use the paper from the butter) a 8 x 11 1/2 x 2, 2 quart casserole dish (square casserole dishes run the risk of a gooey interior).

Mix together all ingredients in any order that suits your fancy. Don't overbeat, or your bread will be a bit on the tough side.

• I highly recommend leaving the milk until last. Sometimes, it needs a touch more milk. The consistency should be similar to slightly loose cake batter.

Bake for 30 - 35 minutes on the middle rack of preheated oven. Done when toothpick inserted in top comes out clean and top is a golden brown (i like it when the bottom corners are slightly browned too, so i usually go for the 35 minutes in our oven).

Notes: Most of the measurements of this can be altered. It is fairly foolproof. If we don't have much sourcream around, i use less.. if i am in a corny mood, i add more corn. I haven't tried this, but i reckon it would be good with some red peppers or red pepper flakes in it, if one likes food with a bit of a kick. Because it is a bit on the sweet side, this goes really well with spicy chili.

In a comment to (e:Jenk)'s journal, [inlink]jenks,86[/inlink], (e:Dragonfire1024) wrote:

Well again, we would not be where we are today if Hans Mobius would have kept his peoperties to code...ok so fine build the hotel. Whil we are at it lets reward every slum lord in Buffalo.

If Hans Mobius had kept his properties to code and wasn't such a slumlord, then perhaps all the tennants in those houses would have had way way way way higher rent, perhaps even not been able to afford to do business or live there?!?

So, the options are for him to sell the property to someone else and be rewarded or continue to be a scumbag slumlord? Neither are attractive. If he ends up in jail because he is a slumlord, what happens to the buildings and the tennants? Does the city take over? What the heck would they do with the buildings? Condemn them and boot out the tennants? Or sell them to the highest bidder and then the tennants would be out anyway?

Instead of telling me what is wrong with Hans Mobis and him being a slumlord and wanting to sell to a developer that will do things you thing aren't good for you, your neighbourhood and the tennants of those buildings, how about what you are hoping will happen? What is your suggestion in an ideal world? Really, i am not being sarcastic or arguing, i really want to know...

(E:Dragonfire)'s post entitled Hotel Shmotel Reply [inlink]dragonfire1024,22[/inlink]

Possibly, but he has owned these properties for twenty years. For twenty years, he has not made a single major repair to any of those properties. As a landlord, he is required BY LAW to keep them to code.

So, you think it is only a possibility that the tennants got lower rent because no repairs were made? You don't think that if the repairs were done he would have raised the rent at least 10 fold in 20 years? Hmm. OK. Interesting. I figure if the guy is a scumbag, then he would up the rent the second any tiny repair was done, law or not. I thought that was a given. Seems it's not as obvious to others, including you. Cool. I do agree, though, don't get me wrong, that if the law states that he should do repairs, then he should. Period.

What would change if he was in jail? The business owners would not go anywhere. They pay rent. He broke the law, not them. The buildings could be better, but also keep in mind that any repairs done to the buildings were done by the tenants. Also keep in mind, that people live in these buildings too.

Well, if the dude was in jail, he would still be profitting if he was getting the rent and things were going on the same way. So, i guess the answer to your question is nothing would change if he was in jail. He would still be getting rent checks coming in and when he got out of jail, things would be exactly the same. Same slumlord scumbag with tennants living and doing business in shitholes. Could it be the buildings might be condemned and all the tennants would be ousted anyway? That would be terrible for them!

Remember Elmwood and Auburn?

No, i don't remember Elmwood and Auburn. I have only been living in Buffalo for about 16, maybe almost 17 months. Got no idea what you are talking about with that one, but i would venture a guess that it used to look bad and now it looks better?

The city could yes. Have you heard of Rocco Termini? read my previous enteries or see my article here:link you can scroll to Related Wikinews and see the oldest article at the bottom of the list. Anyways, there is one about Rocco in there and a picture of what he wants to do.

Yes, i have heard of Rocco Termini. And no offense, dude, but you so sound like you're his PR man. I have read your previous posts and they don't make this Rocco Termini's ideas any more clear to me, sorry. Certainly don't make them seem any better than the idea of a hotel. Least not for the people that are currently renting there now. I really think the tennants will be displaced, even if only for a while as the new place is being built and they will end up paying more, even if they have a place in this design, because market rate, or fair rent, is way more than any scumbag slumlord would be charging.


The End

For me, this is a lot of debate. I don't tend to get into debates with people. I am not particularly confident with my skills in this department on almost any subject. So, to be clear, i want to say that if i did, i really never meant to stir up anything more, particularly anything of any ill will, on this issue for anyone involved. I may not agree with anyone or everyone on this issue, but i respect all of us here and our respective opinions.