Paul's Journal

07/22/2006 17:06 #32700

A day in south east buffalo
Category: buffalo

The bees are dead, apparetnly they are stupid enough to swim into soapy water. The landlord later used chemicals even though most of the bees were gone at that point.

Started out with a trip to the Larking Building to see the Leonardo de Vinci exhibit.

When they say that Leonardo invented the helicopter, this is what they meant.

They also had this really nice Rocroft Table that would look sweet in our new dining room. Unfortunately, it is not for sale and says do not touch. Not that I could ever afford it.

Afterwards we stopped Uncle Sam's Army Navy Surplus. It is the largest army navy surplus store I ever saw although it smells extreemly moldy - they really do have everything - that is othe rthan geiger counters. I really want one so I asked. Does anyone know where I could get one in town?

They did have these totally transparent microwave radiation protection suits. I almost bought one.

Afterwards, we headed over to Tifft Farm. Nothing like a nature preserve build on a land fill.

paul - 07/24/06 02:24
Anyone want to contribute to a portable geiger counter fund. I am dying to map out radioactivity readings in buffalo on web based maps. Looks liek the portable unit costs around $250.

zobar - 07/22/06 21:10
I used to work for this place :::link::: - they don't usually sell to the public but I bet they'd totally hook you up if you could get some kind of official-looking P.O. from Roswell.

- Z

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.