The one christmas gift I really wanted to find was a Buffalo christmas tree ornament to send to my friend who moved to Tennessee with her husband. NO STORE ON ELMWOOD HAS ONE! let me clarify, Everything Elmwood had one really ugly one. But that's it. Every store assumed that every other store had one but noone did. I checked Homeward Bound, Talking Leaves, Room, Everything Elmwood, the Tea Shop/artist galleries across from the coop, Positively Main Street, Plum Pudding, Spoiled Rotten, Gallery 51, Blue Moutnain Coffee and everywhere else you can imagine. It was maddening. I really didn't even think for a second I wouldn't be able to find one. I also did not find the other thing I was looking for which I cannot mention hear as the recipient may read tihs. All in all I shopped like 40 hours this weekend , which don't get me wrong, I love it but really I ende dup with nothing except one person's gift and that is prolly the easiest person to shop for. I'll be back at it next weekend...i do love it though I really do.
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Buffalo Ornament12/02/2006 01:00 #29077
Mike's murder mystery special videoCategory: story
This is a video (e:paul) filmed of my murder mystery dream. We put it on youtube because the filesize was huge. Sorry it is so dark (e:Terry) thought it added ambiance in the dark.
maureen - 12/02/06 11:52
wow, your faceless people fears were both in that dream. haven't you always been afraid of being killed and also of being framed for murder by faceless people? Seems like it's the same guy who does both! the clues are trickling in slowly (and by slowly i mean 1 in 23 years so far).
wow, your faceless people fears were both in that dream. haven't you always been afraid of being killed and also of being framed for murder by faceless people? Seems like it's the same guy who does both! the clues are trickling in slowly (and by slowly i mean 1 in 23 years so far).
11/29/2006 22:28 #29076
Bumper Sticker ContinuationWowser I didn't realize my bumper sticker comment would illicit such responses. Just a few things. Most things are not actually metal anymore. When me and (e:paul) went to put bumper stickers all over buffalo we found there are very few signs and lamp posts that bumper stickers will actually stick to. And i still think they were a good idea though kinda expensive. But it is time for some new strategies probably. Maybe I will try and think of some but as many of you know, I am pretty lazy.
11/28/2006 22:21 #29075
Texty and Saving An Old Lady's FinancesI got more sad about losing my old phone when I realized old texts I had saved will be gone. I stupidly was thinking I oculd just forward tem to myself and forgot that my old phone lost its signal when I activated my new phone. At least they will always be in the old phone which I will keep forver and ever like everything else in my life.
I saved a lady like hundreds of dollars by helping her sign up for EPIC today. I love doing that. People get excited about that stuff. Especially when it is like between getting their medicine and eating and then I give them the opportunity to do both. Old ladies love that stuff.
Eckerd finally came through with a somewhat raise after all. I guess it is ok for now and I know my District Mangare fought really hard for it so that felt good but still I feel it is a stupid company yet I love it like an abusive lover.
I'm afraid people at work are gonna think I am on an amateur porn site and so I am not putting my bumper sticker on anymore for a little while. Too many customers mention it and I don't wnat the going to estrip.com and thinking I do that. ... well unless they are willing to pay me to see that...haha
I don't see the Golden Girls as much as I used to and I think that adversely affects my attitude.
Me and (e:terry) are getting serious about pharmacy school. WOohoo!
I saved a lady like hundreds of dollars by helping her sign up for EPIC today. I love doing that. People get excited about that stuff. Especially when it is like between getting their medicine and eating and then I give them the opportunity to do both. Old ladies love that stuff.
Eckerd finally came through with a somewhat raise after all. I guess it is ok for now and I know my District Mangare fought really hard for it so that felt good but still I feel it is a stupid company yet I love it like an abusive lover.
I'm afraid people at work are gonna think I am on an amateur porn site and so I am not putting my bumper sticker on anymore for a little while. Too many customers mention it and I don't wnat the going to estrip.com and thinking I do that. ... well unless they are willing to pay me to see that...haha
I don't see the Golden Girls as much as I used to and I think that adversely affects my attitude.
Me and (e:terry) are getting serious about pharmacy school. WOohoo!
metalpeter - 11/29/06 18:39
I thought the (e:strip) bumber stickers where a great idea. I did put mine of my fridge but I don't have a car. Not sure if you know a good lawyer who you can just ask questions to. But what would happen if someone in the dark of night put bumber stickers on radom cars, trucks and buses. The other idea again this might be illegal not sure would be to put them on street signs the ones that face walking traffic on elmwood not the street just a couple ideas. Or maybe even put some bumper stickers on light poles.
I thought the (e:strip) bumber stickers where a great idea. I did put mine of my fridge but I don't have a car. Not sure if you know a good lawyer who you can just ask questions to. But what would happen if someone in the dark of night put bumber stickers on radom cars, trucks and buses. The other idea again this might be illegal not sure would be to put them on street signs the ones that face walking traffic on elmwood not the street just a couple ideas. Or maybe even put some bumper stickers on light poles.
mrmike - 11/29/06 11:26
I loved the bumper stickers. It's a great idea and I'm not deterred by what the Eckerd Clientele might think. We ought to take some of the extra and surreptiously slip them on to some of the street signs along elmwood for the holidays. It's nice word of mouth advertising. To throw money at Jamie Moses and other venues would be a waste of the estrip.org resources.
I loved the bumper stickers. It's a great idea and I'm not deterred by what the Eckerd Clientele might think. We ought to take some of the extra and surreptiously slip them on to some of the street signs along elmwood for the holidays. It's nice word of mouth advertising. To throw money at Jamie Moses and other venues would be a waste of the estrip.org resources.
imk2 - 11/29/06 10:19
how can you say that the bumper stickers were a bad idea? i loved them. maybe they were expensive, but that's only b/c so many people did not contribute when they could have. everything costs money, if we want to advertise, we have to pay for it. i still say we should charge for entrance to parties. $3 is not unreasonable, is it?
how can you say that the bumper stickers were a bad idea? i loved them. maybe they were expensive, but that's only b/c so many people did not contribute when they could have. everything costs money, if we want to advertise, we have to pay for it. i still say we should charge for entrance to parties. $3 is not unreasonable, is it?
paul - 11/28/06 23:53
What we need is some new sort of new advertising/publicity campaign. The bumper stickers were probably the worst idea ever. Not only were they outrageiously expensive. I still have like 100 of them and most people put them on their fucking refrigerators.
I find it amazing that this has never come to light in the last 3 years. Maybe you can be in charge of that mike with your advertising and PR background.
What we need is some new sort of new advertising/publicity campaign. The bumper stickers were probably the worst idea ever. Not only were they outrageiously expensive. I still have like 100 of them and most people put them on their fucking refrigerators.
I find it amazing that this has never come to light in the last 3 years. Maybe you can be in charge of that mike with your advertising and PR background.
matthew - 11/28/06 22:50
Oh god. Our car is covered with bumper stickers! We most look like such weirdos to some people.
Oh god. Our car is covered with bumper stickers! We most look like such weirdos to some people.
lilho - 11/28/06 22:34
we do totally need to hang out, if they ever let me out of work or school. ive been trapped in solitudeness, and have been behaving and looking way too much like a proper lady. i have much good things to tell, as i know you love the gossip...and i have gifts. love sarbear.
we do totally need to hang out, if they ever let me out of work or school. ive been trapped in solitudeness, and have been behaving and looking way too much like a proper lady. i have much good things to tell, as i know you love the gossip...and i have gifts. love sarbear.
11/26/2006 23:23 #29074
New Cell PhoneSo my old cell phone has been really broken more and more each day. It's most recent thing was answering and hanging up on people without even ringing so I never would know they called. 1-3 also didn't work and the power button only worked sporadically causing me to leave like 5 minute voice mails because I couldn't end the call.
Anywho, so I went to Sprint to get a new phone today and signed up for a new plan. I did'nt really like any of the phones. They all were bleh. I don't need/want a fancy like blackberry or anything. Just a simple flip phone with camera. My old phone had so many nice features that these don't have such as like showing the person's picutre on the outside, a camera with flash and a polar bear who did things like wear capes and pumpkin masks and shot you with a machine gun and ate hamburgers. This new phone has none of that. I don't know maybe I will return it for a different one. I think you get 14 days to change your mind.
Also, does anyone know of a way to transfer pictures from my old phgone to this one> i think it is impossible at this point but that is sad cuz there were so many good pictures I can never get back ever. : (
Anywho, so I went to Sprint to get a new phone today and signed up for a new plan. I did'nt really like any of the phones. They all were bleh. I don't need/want a fancy like blackberry or anything. Just a simple flip phone with camera. My old phone had so many nice features that these don't have such as like showing the person's picutre on the outside, a camera with flash and a polar bear who did things like wear capes and pumpkin masks and shot you with a machine gun and ate hamburgers. This new phone has none of that. I don't know maybe I will return it for a different one. I think you get 14 days to change your mind.
Also, does anyone know of a way to transfer pictures from my old phgone to this one> i think it is impossible at this point but that is sad cuz there were so many good pictures I can never get back ever. : (
mk - 11/27/06 23:55
the polar bear truly became a staple of all our lives and will be greatly missed. i think you should try your hardest to find another phone with a polar bear but you may be setting your goals too high. regardless you should get a phone you like! as long as it has a picture with my unusually large boob and you stop sending me freakishly huge text messages with 6 pictures, you will be set for life. i'm not sure what i just said make sense. anyway get a new phone if you aren't happy with it. and i am super excited to see rent!! where are you going to take me for dinner afterwards??
the polar bear truly became a staple of all our lives and will be greatly missed. i think you should try your hardest to find another phone with a polar bear but you may be setting your goals too high. regardless you should get a phone you like! as long as it has a picture with my unusually large boob and you stop sending me freakishly huge text messages with 6 pictures, you will be set for life. i'm not sure what i just said make sense. anyway get a new phone if you aren't happy with it. and i am super excited to see rent!! where are you going to take me for dinner afterwards??
jenks - 11/27/06 21:32
Ok mike, every time you post I have the same gut reaction, but I never post it b/c I think it will come across wrong. But dammit, I can't help it anymore. I freaking love you. You crack me up. I totally want a polar bear that eats hamburgers and shoots at me.
Ok mike, every time you post I have the same gut reaction, but I never post it b/c I think it will come across wrong. But dammit, I can't help it anymore. I freaking love you. You crack me up. I totally want a polar bear that eats hamburgers and shoots at me.
lilho - 11/27/06 08:53
sometimes the polar bear got to me, but i do admit i miss him too. of the three phones i have owned, my heart stills churns for that one. its the end of an era; my moms broke too.
sometimes the polar bear got to me, but i do admit i miss him too. of the three phones i have owned, my heart stills churns for that one. its the end of an era; my moms broke too.
Try the Buffalo Store @ Main Place Mall (outside); near Fanny's Chocolates downtown. Good Luck!
There are a ton of Bills ornaments on eBay. Otherwise... um... yeah.