According to the Buffalo News, someone was robbed outside Roswell. This is exactly why I am going to the gym and exactly why I don't like to walk home late at night. It would be so great to be able to beat the shit out someone if they tried to rob me.

    

A 35-year-old Roswell Park Cancer Institute employee suffered a dislocated jaw and other injuries after she was attacked and robbed Sunday by a teenager on a bicycle, Buffalo police reported.

The victim reported to police that she was at Carlton Street and Michigan Avenue when the teen approached her from behind and grabbed her purse. She was then thrown to the ground and punched in the head, police reported.

The purse contained a bank card, identification and personal effects.

Why do the cows taste so good?

The weekend started out with incredible hulk green bagels in the breakroom at work. I could't get myself to eat one because it looked so toxic green.



We tried to find a rocking chair for (e:matthew) for his birthday. He really wanted a rocking chair and we have honestly been looking for about 3 years. For some reason very few places sell traditional rockers, which kind of surprises me. I called at least 5 places and we visited many more. Lots of places have gliders, which are kind of like rockers on a track but he just wants a traditional wooden rocker. Preferably not a wicker one, because he already wore a couple of those through.

We tried FWS, Ashley furniture, big lots, a couple antique stores but they didn't have any. Well FWS had one in the scratch and dent room but it wasn't very nice.



At Calvin's furniture in Kenmore they had one made out of beach that cost $279. It was actually on sale from a normal price of over $500. I was willing to actually buy it for him but he didn't like the color. I think he wants something a little darker.



Does anyone have a rocking chair they a are willing to sell maybe?

On Saturday night we had a pretty big party and many of the epeeps came out to celebrate (e:matthew)'s birthday with us. (e:ladycroft) brought a party sized (WIKIPEDIA - hookah) Hookah that had some nice hazelnut and vanilla flavored tobacco. It was the only time I have had any tobacco since I started working at Roswell. The party reinforced that I would not be smoking any more cigarettes. There were so many and I managed to not even have one.

On Sunday morning (e:lilho) and (e:hodown) came over to make breakfast. We had every intention on going to the parade but food led to more food which led to more food and two packs of Wegman's nirtrate free bacon later we settled on hangin gout at home instead dof braving the cold. I felt lame for not going but in reality I don't even have an ounce of irish in me.



Instead (e:hodown) and (e:terry) did an Irish jig for us.

Happy birthday (e:matthew) - I hope that your 25th year is th best one ever. I will update this with pictures tonight.

Last night I went with (e:hodown), (e:lilho) and (e:terry) over to Left Bank for dinner. Unfortunately, (e:matthew) couldn't make it becaus ehe had to work. I felt bad because he has wanted to go there for so long.

Their food is seriously fancytastic but quite expensive. I would have to say it seemed worth it though. I don't know if I would have felt that way a year ago.

We started out with fried Calamari, fried Oysters, a salad and fried wanton combo and giant jumbo shrimp on top of artichoke bottoms.

For dinner (e:terry) had a giant ravioli cheese extravaganza, I had lamb stew with the softest yummiest lamb bits I have ever had, (e:hodown) had the most expensive thing on the menu: a really nice steak with jumbo shrimp on top, then covered in melted cheese. (e:lilho) had salmon.

I drank wine. The first cheaper wine actually tasted much better than the second round of more expensive wine.

I think it came to something like $150.00 plus a $45 tip. My phone battery was dead so i didn't get any photos, but I think hodown did. Unfortunately, she has one of those old fashioned non-digital cameras- so who knows if we will ever see those pics.