Paul's Journal

07/22/2006 00:59 #32699

Image Smoothy
Category: design

Want your own personal image smoothy. Just visit my new surebertCom demo. You don't need to be a programmer to mix images. When you're done you can save the web page as HTML or as an JS program.

Wow - sidenote - I just left in the middle of typing and when I got back, the restore backup button restored me my data. That was great.

This one is just from estrip

This one is estrip mixed with myspace, livejournal, and friendster.

CNN after saving as a webpage and viewing full screen.

paul - 07/22/06 12:54
I changed it :::link::: so that it works with the artvoice gallery :::link::: now

paul - 07/22/06 10:09
The $ is a part of the surebert.com javascript toolkit. It is very different from other $ functions out there as it maps more than just documenet.getElementById. I documented it here :::link:::

zobar - 07/22/06 09:22
Interesting ... I've never seen this $('id') notation before - I assume that's a shortcut for document.getElementById('id')? Is that a Surebert thing?

I tried it on the contact sheet for our photo gallery :::link::: and it said our server was too slow. )-: I tried it on cnn.com and Anderson Cooper exploded all over my screen. D-:

- Z

07/19/2006 20:57 #32698

Out By August 1st
Category: housing

(e:matthew) and I met with the seller of the mansion today. We were supposed to close on July 11th. He says the problems were with our lawyer and not his. Frankly, I don't believe him but we got him to agree to August 1st, which is good. He told me he originally considered September which still blows my mind seeing as he signed a contract for July 11th.

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joshua - 07/19/06 21:56
Um... yeah. It sounds like the seller is completely full of shit. If lawyers are anything they are diligent; while its not out of the question that a filing mistake happened I seriously doubt it.

It sounds like your seller is trying to reflect his/her incompetence and laziness elsewhere.

07/18/2006 21:56 #32697

From My Lawyer To Theirs
Category: housing

Apparently, their lawyer isn't the swiftest. So our lawyer wrote them a letter today. I just want to move in so bad.

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Florence,

I just wanted to reiterate my clients' position on the above closing.

As you are aware, the contract closing date was July 11 and pursuant to the contract, possession is to be given to my clients on that day.

Further, the title documents were to be ordered five days after execution of the contract and delivered to me fifteen business days prior to closing. Therefore, please immediately provide me with the up-dated search, survey, tax receipts and proposed Deed.

Further advise your clients, my clients have given notice and must vacate their apartment no later than August 1, 2006. We have every intention of closing on that date and taking possession of the premises.

I am urging you to give this matter top priority.

Jackie

iriesara - 07/19/06 10:52
Who is your lawyer? Is it the Jackie that I suspect it may be? And you still haven't called me at all....

uncutsaniflush - 07/18/06 22:47
I've not met your seller's lawyer so this is all conjecture.

I wouldn't assume that the seller's lawyer isn't the swiftest. If her client isn't ready to move out, being "stupid" can be a legal tactic to stall for time. But even the less than swift can also stall for time if necessary. so you might be right.

I've been involved in buying or selling a house nine times in my lifetime. Two of these closings were in New York State.

Personally, I would have started to worry in June when the title documents weren't delivered 15 business days before the scheduled closing date.

I would have demanded that my lawyer find out what is going on. And I would have assumed that the closing wasn't going to take place as scheduled, if not at all, until I heard otherwise.

But that is just me.

Legally, there isn't a hell of a lot you can do to force someone to sell when they don't want to other than the threat of suing for monetary damages due to lack of performance.

Of course, if the deal falls apart, you are entitled to get your earnest money deposit back.

Good luck.

kara - 07/18/06 22:24
Is this how closings are supposed to go? How in blazes can they not be out on time?
You need an (e:peep) flash mob to help you guys move into the place.

07/16/2006 23:19 #32696

A walk in the city
Category: buffalo

These bees started a nest in our back door, at first I thought we could learn to live with them peacefully - like with the ants and other bugs. Today they sting (e:terry) and started getting realy out of control. We fought back a bit. I killed some with rocks and terry killed some with soap and water. I called the landlord because I think the problem is getting out of control at this point.

Sorry about the blair witchiness of the beginning, I was scared. It might be hard to tell but I think there were about 150 of them.

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The traveling barber on elmwood has some interesting signs.

Baby at rust belt books.

The mansion they are redoing on deleware. It has come along so much since it was just a facade but I am still scared of the pillar holding up the porch roof. It kind of buckles.

Beautiful flowers on the edge of an elmwood concrete crack below the old buddies which is becomming a dinner theatre? Seems like they stopped reconstructing a while back.

Hippiegrrlhas stickers on stop signs why don't I.

All of the towne houses by the old Lord Chumley's are for sale. What is the deal with that. (e:matthew) sai dthey are all like 600,000. We decided that we want to go see them.

The side of the buildings.

What is this pretty house? Does anyone know the history of it? It is right by the corner of virgina and elmwood.

The chocolate bar on Chippewa seems like it could be a really fun outting. It is chocolate bar with chocolate drinks and dessert.

WKSE 98.5 is the building right behind our house. I always wondered what that Barn was.

mike - 07/19/06 21:20
that lion on the side of that building is like my favorite thing in Buffalo. It always has been since I was little and I always forget to take a picture of it and was afraid it would be painted over before I did. I'm so glad it is now immortialized on estrip!

iriesara - 07/17/06 11:38
Paul, that building with the Lion on is the MrMike commented about, my mother worked there forever when it was Manny's - I'm sure somewhere in your subconscience you remember. And you still haven't called me - evil! Call me at work if it's easier (619) 688-1404. Okay, don't EVERYBODY call me at work! This could be an interesting day....

mrmike - 07/17/06 06:49
The building on the corner of Virginia and Delaware used to be Manny's a real snooty restaurant. The barn behind you used to hold both WKSE and WKBW before both moved to the suburbs. The main on air studios used to face Delaware.

07/16/2006 13:42 #32695

Italian Festival
Category: festivals

We made it out to the Italian Festival. I think I only went one other time since it was on Hertel. I remember the old Italian Festival on Connecticut Street very well. My grandparents would always take me when I was a a kid. But when it moved over to Hertel Ave. itw as too far away.

The food was delicious. I had fried calamari, fried ravioli, tortelini in vodka creme sauce, peach and raspeberry italian ice, italian sausage, streak and dandelions, clams, and ice cream. I love whatever that lobster hot place is, even if it is not overhwelmingly italian. They have really good seafood.

They had some sort of Italian Dancers from our sister city in Italy. Sorry the pic is so blurry.

The fried calamari from Lombardos are the same lame, pre-fab frozen ones that you get a Casa Di Pizza. The ones down the street at Fillippos - were so much better. You could see them actually breading the calamari and frying it. Not to mention tha it was a combination of legs and rings which I prefer. (e:mike) only likes the rings.

I don't know what it is about Lorigos but people were willing to wait over a half an hour in live to get their food. The flyer said they were a wholesale place form Grant Street. Somehow, in my whole Buffalo Italian life I never got introduced to that. It can't be that far away from Guercios.

Yummy italian ice. It had the perfect consistency and flavor to me.

I wish I could have gotten more pictures but my hands got so greasy so fast.

How can they always have free ice cream everywhere? Did anyone try it at the taste or at the Italian Festival.

paul - 07/16/06 16:42
I didn't eat that all myself. I shared it with (e:mike), (e:mk), (e:terry) and (e:matthew) - I didn't realize how fatass it made me sound without explaing that, lol.

metalpeter - 07/16/06 16:28
Yeah I tried the ice cream at both places it is half choc half vanilla. I think they way they can afforid it is by giving out coupons they figure it will get other to buy there brand. I also think that if they give away a certain about of ice cream maybe they can count that of a lose of money and use it aganist there over all profits so maybe it lowers the tax they have to pay not sure. I also think that a lot of people have never heard of turkey hill plus they have free pictures you can take with the cow I guess that would be another form of advertisement. Wow you really had a lot of food. I tried one of the places fried parsley ravolis that was preaty good.

mike - 07/16/06 14:48
the place was Fillippos I believe