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05/13/2007 22:57 #39264

Mother's Day
Category: holiday
Mother's Day was a smash hit. We had a ton of food and ate outside. It was nice for my mom to not have to do anything. (e:terry) , (e:mike) and I worked so hard to get it all ready. And thanks to (e:matthew) who cleaned up in the house before having to go to his mom's.

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Grilled Lobster is good, now I know.
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Somehow I lost the picture of the buffalo burgers.

First time using the fancy crystal bowl. We decided to have a homage to my mothers multi meat meals by having every type of berry. This is a strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry fruit salad we served with marscopone.

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My mother requested shrimp, we made it three different ways. It seriously took like 45 minutes to clean the all.
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jenks - 05/14/07 08:18
wow, what a great mother's day spread. That berry salad looks delish.

and sarah, you're hot in that pic so shaddap about being fat already. :)

05/13/2007 22:50 #39263

Nameless Bitch's Graduation
Category: school
Gosh, I have so much to post about, I am starting to feel overwhelmed. The latest box from my mother includes all my journal entries for 1985. I have a years worth screaming to be let onto the internet. It is nice to know that I dreamed of being a computer specialist and thats what happened. Not everyone realizes their dreams I guess. Some of it is really funny.

Anyways, so before that can happen I have to post about nameless bitch's graduation and Mother's Day.

It started out with (e:lilho) dressing up nameless bitch

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Unfortunately, the shoes she choose for her

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I can't believe how commercialized this stand makes graduating.
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There was the sign with sangia on it. Imagine being the butt of everyones joke.

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Someone lost their toupe in the parking lot.
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Hot wrestler guys in the painting - does anyone know this painting
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(e:lilho) was being her usual celebtritant (celebrity-debutant)

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Then off to cozumel for cocktails and food.
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I had the blue crab tacos.
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We stopped by the new head shop on elmwood where squeeky wheel was. They tried to sell (e:lilho) a pair of sunglasses for $300. She talked them down to $200 despite the fact she was not buying them. It was all very sketchy. I mean who is to say they are real.
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Ensuing Drunkness
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I peeled lots more paint. Soon it will be painting time. I kind of love the pressure washer. I just wish that it would be 3500 psi instead of 2200 psi.

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lilho - 05/14/07 21:16
ummm, holy inappropriate images of me. i need to stop a) drinking, and b) being innapropriate in front of the camera!
metalpeter - 05/14/07 17:20
I believe that picture is of a real fight also but I have no idea who, it is a very famous sports picture. I have to agree with (e:jenks) that (e:lilho) looks very hot on the front porch. I know this post is about (e:brits) graduation but (e:lilho) with that car picture and porch picture and even eating picture totaly takes over this post.
jenks - 05/14/07 10:24
oops put my comment on the wrong post. I meant sarah you look hot and non-fat in THAT picture (on the front porch).
james - 05/14/07 10:06
Finaly! All my art history education comes in handy!

The artist is named George Bellows. He is like the testosterone ridden version of Thomas Eakins.
paul - 05/14/07 09:47
I wasn't and I definately should have been.
imk2 - 05/13/07 22:57
i hope youre wearing ear plugs when youre spraying that thing.

05/13/2007 11:04 #39257

I have 30 blogs in que
Category: blogs
Tonight, after fixing some site stuff I might get my blog on. I think I have about 30 posts to make. My mother sent me these boxes of stuff from my child to early adulthood which are ripe with blogging potential. Included are all the love letter from the various girls, poems and papers from high school minus my relationship with (e:hodown) because I think we burned those during a fight. In addition to lets of other nicknacks.

Today is mother's day and (e:mike) and I are doing a barbeque for my mom here at our house. I will have pictures up later, if it turns out. We bought lots of fancy stuff to eat but unfortunately, neither of us are cooks - so lets home for the best.

05/10/2007 22:26 #39229

Roller Blades and Power Washers
Category: housing
Kunis To Go
If you haven't tried it yet, eat the Bento box at Kunis for lunch. It is only $8.

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The Drain
I have off today and tomorrow and wanted to get a lot of house stuff done. I excavated this crazy hole in the wall where the access panel to ur tub should be. It seems as though someone put the tub in and then set the whole thing in concrete and metal so that you could never access the drain pipes again. I just don't get it.

The drain shut mechanism had fallen down the pipe. Seeing as there was no real way to disconnect it, I used an industrial strength vacuum to suck pressure up the pipe while sliding a metal stent into the pipe. Now the tub drains perfect, but really there has to be a better solution.

There is nothing better in life than my industrial vaccuum. I tried to search for a pic of it but couldn't find it, these are just my second tier vacuums (e:paul,32725) I will take pictures of it next week.

All the area you see was completely filled in with concrete and insulation and then bound by a rusty metal grate. I really don't understand it. Than god for sledge hammers and industrial vacuums. Don't worry this whole is just in a closet wall.

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The Porch
I am stripping the paint off the porch and decided to go the route of power washer pressure gun. I got a gas powered 2200psi one for like $240. I figured it makes sense seeing as they were like $49.00 a day to rent and I am sure I would rent it many times to strip all kinds of things and to power wash for paint preparation.

I got a lot of the paint off the stairs with it, but it was too loud as I started at 8:30PM so at 9:00PM I stopped and will continue tomorrow. I am excited to finally get all the paint off the concrete so I can reseal and paint it properly with a darkish brown color to match the brick and brownstone.

Rollerblades
I tried to buy rollerblades. Seems like a no go. I went to Dick's in the Galleria and the only sizes they had in mens were 9 and 13. The 13s were okay but no what I was looking for exactly. I think a 12 would have been better. Then I tried sears - no luck. Eventually, I ended up going to target where they did have 11s - even if they did have 12s I wasn't buying them for $29.00. I feel that just like there has to be an upwards limit on how much you would spend on something, there also has to be a lower limit to insure quality and I wasn't getting the cheep ones only to have them break a week later. Anyone have an idea where to buy them?

City Life
I find it annoying that I cannot be naked in my backyard because of all the building around. I wish I could just put a big tent over it, but then it would essentially be part of the house.
vincent - 05/11/07 16:05
The last pair I bought were from Canada. Sportcheck over in the Niagara Square Mall has killer selection for just about every level of skater. Plus you get the GST back if you stop @ teh duty free store when you cross back over the bridge.

Back a few years ago I always would get mine from Tony Walker's Sneaker Advantage, but they stopped carrying inline skates about 3 years ago :-(
jenks - 05/11/07 15:38
I wonder if berts bikes would have rollerblades... I would've thought dicks, too though.

And don't forget- the $8 AwesomeLunch includes miso soup too!
fellyconnelly - 05/11/07 13:55
that is definetely a tasty looking lunchbox!

i wish i had a need for a power washer.
zobar - 05/11/07 07:46
We bought our quads online at Connie's Skate Place <http://conniesskateplace.com> and she sells inline skates too.

- Z
mk - 05/10/07 22:50
I got my rollerblades a few years ago at Laux in the Boulevard Mall. I'm not sure it's still there, but you can check! I think there's one in the Galleria, too. I think mine were about $50.

05/09/2007 10:25 #39207

The Tenants From Hell Are Gone
Category: renting
The nightmare rental situation I had going on in one of the apartments I rent out is over. It has been several years of constant drama and I am so happy it is over. Unfortunately, they left in the middle of the night it looks like. There was even food on the stove and in the microwave, which is so freakin' weird. I can't believe they didn't clean up anything.

Luckily, my mother helped me clean it last night (garbage day) and now it is under control. I took her out to icecream afterwards. Like the reverse of when I was a kid.

Who leaves an apartment like this. Especially considering I gave the a break on the rent for like 3 months.
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This is the view from backyward the showhouse tour we went to on Sunday. I thought it was cool to see those buildings from another angle.
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I can't believe they shelaced newspaper on the floor as a decorative style. That is so tacky.
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theecarey - 05/10/07 23:32
I LOVE the stairs!

wonder what year the shellacked newspaper is from. or what year it was done. Maybe gives a clue as to why?!

Not my style (i dont really love it, or like it even), but if the owners got a kick out of it.. maybe there is a bit of imagination that we are just not privy to.

maybe... oh i dont know.

I'm reaching for a possible good reason for a professional designer to glue down used newspaper.
joshua - 05/09/07 21:40
This is proof that people with the money to spend can be fooled into spending it on the most ridiculous and stupid things imaginable. Those stairs are a decorating con job. Absolutely no taste or imagination whatsoever. That floor should be scraped up and used to line the birdcage ASAP.
fellyconnelly - 05/09/07 17:16
  • whew* i mean to think that a tenant would actually do something like that to an apartment was mind blowing... thanks for the clarification!
mastermindkg - 05/09/07 15:10
They left a portable dresser? I'll pay you for that! Haha
paul - 05/09/07 14:00
Oh those steps were actually not from the apartment but from the buffalo Junior League showhouse :::link::: at 877 Delaware Ave oin Millionaire's row. It was actually decorated by professional design teams, believe it or not.

fellyconnelly - 05/09/07 13:13
wow man i was about to say that i was moving there and in need of an apartment - then i saw what they did to it and maybe i'm not that ambitious... i mean i love home renovation but... newspapers???
mrmike - 05/09/07 12:04
So, what's the deal with the apartment? Looking for a new tenant? I know somebody in the market for a 3 bedroom place who would be an improvement over what you had to deal with.