So, Felly and I come from a (for the most part) liberal town where we felt comfortable holding hands in public and being in public in general. Today we are going for a walk: to the bank to get quarters and to the post office for stamps. Felly says she is still not 100% comfortable holding hands/showing PDA's because we don't really know what we are dealing with here. Now, I know this is the home of Ani Difranco and all, but for all you gay folks out there, what is your opinion on the subject? I, to a certain extent, have "I look like a straight girl" priveleges that give me perhaps a false sense of security, but when my girlfriend and I are together only a small few would mistake us two straight girls out on the town.
Also, I have never lived in a city before, so I am only assuming, but I am sure it all depends on where you go, when you go, and all that jazz. And there are always the few that ruin it for the group.
Anyways, if anyone sees us on our walk, feel free to honk, wave, and yell obnoxious things from your cars.
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08/16/2007 14:15 #40577
Safe?Category: gay
08/16/2007 11:06 #40575
TrickeryI am seeing now that if I don't post I have to deal with the annoying task of figuring out where the last post was that I read because it is not neatly highlighted in orange. Is this a trick to keep everyone posting?
I finally beat (e:fellyconnelly) at Scrabble last night, by ten points no less. Granted she was winning most of the way through and I cheated and looked up a word, "quag" in the dictionary, but its all irrelevant in the long run. I won and it made me a happy lady.
I've been waiting pateintly for my $4,000 dollars to show up in my bank account, but no dice yet. I am nervous about it though because we have been waiting to get this money so we can do things like get new tires for Felly's car and get my oil changed, but this is also money I need to by books for school and put gas gas in my car for the next 4 months. I am not good at budgeting and it has been awhile since I've had that much money in one place. However, Felly should be working soon and that will relieve some of this financial stress.
My cats are sleeping soundly and my girlfriend is curled up with her favorite book and I am type type typing away...it is usually the other way around. 5 Days till orientation.
I finally beat (e:fellyconnelly) at Scrabble last night, by ten points no less. Granted she was winning most of the way through and I cheated and looked up a word, "quag" in the dictionary, but its all irrelevant in the long run. I won and it made me a happy lady.
I've been waiting pateintly for my $4,000 dollars to show up in my bank account, but no dice yet. I am nervous about it though because we have been waiting to get this money so we can do things like get new tires for Felly's car and get my oil changed, but this is also money I need to by books for school and put gas gas in my car for the next 4 months. I am not good at budgeting and it has been awhile since I've had that much money in one place. However, Felly should be working soon and that will relieve some of this financial stress.
My cats are sleeping soundly and my girlfriend is curled up with her favorite book and I am type type typing away...it is usually the other way around. 5 Days till orientation.
lizabeth - 08/16/07 20:16
Oh, man, looking a word up is not cheating in Scrabble... knowing all the admissable 2-letter words and using them to put words right alongside other words (so you get points for like, 5 words at once), now THAT is cheating... (I am currently getting my ass beat at Scrabble on facebook by someone using that technique, can you tell?)
Oh, man, looking a word up is not cheating in Scrabble... knowing all the admissable 2-letter words and using them to put words right alongside other words (so you get points for like, 5 words at once), now THAT is cheating... (I am currently getting my ass beat at Scrabble on facebook by someone using that technique, can you tell?)
drew - 08/16/07 14:14
I need to remember that playful doesn't always look playful in type.
I'm going to be nice now, AND next time we play scrabble.
I need to remember that playful doesn't always look playful in type.
I'm going to be nice now, AND next time we play scrabble.
lauren - 08/16/07 14:07
Now now kids, play nice.
Now now kids, play nice.
janelle - 08/16/07 13:27
I'm no longer going to respond to your online attacks.
I'm no longer going to respond to your online attacks.
drew - 08/16/07 13:23
You always say that, yet you never win.
You always say that, yet you never win.
janelle - 08/16/07 12:42
Whatever it takes to win scrabble! That's what I always say.
Whatever it takes to win scrabble! That's what I always say.
fellyconnelly - 08/16/07 11:26
you are a big cheating cheater! this is war!
you are a big cheating cheater! this is war!
08/15/2007 13:38 #40559
Get me to the choppa!A few weeks ago I noticed a rather low flying helicopter flying over my apt. A few days later I made the connection that there is in fact a hospital only a few blocks away and chances are there will be many helicopters flying overhead. I don't really mind, considering that I can't hear them in the bedroom and they aren't that loud, although they freak the cats out and cause them to go flying into the closet at mach speeds.
Two nights ago Felly beat me at Scrabble by 4 points. Last night I beat her by 5 points, only after she refused to let me lose because she spotted a play that would let me win. I guess it really is all about patience and strategery. Hehe.
Oh yeah. We decided to watch a movie last night through TVLinks which can lend to a certain amount of frustration as the links don't always work OR you can be 20 minutes into a movie and it stops because it refuses to download the rest. So, after 20 minutes of Bridge to Terabithia, we spontaneously chose The Notebook, which turns out is a three hour movie. Ah yes, and I knew it was sad because my lady friends informed of the tears they shared after watching it, but I didn't expect to cry because I am one of those tough girls who only cry when there are animals involved. Well let me tell you, it wasn't like I was bawling, but a single tear welled up in either eye and one even worked its way down a cheek. Sad movie. So very very sad.
Two nights ago Felly beat me at Scrabble by 4 points. Last night I beat her by 5 points, only after she refused to let me lose because she spotted a play that would let me win. I guess it really is all about patience and strategery. Hehe.
Oh yeah. We decided to watch a movie last night through TVLinks which can lend to a certain amount of frustration as the links don't always work OR you can be 20 minutes into a movie and it stops because it refuses to download the rest. So, after 20 minutes of Bridge to Terabithia, we spontaneously chose The Notebook, which turns out is a three hour movie. Ah yes, and I knew it was sad because my lady friends informed of the tears they shared after watching it, but I didn't expect to cry because I am one of those tough girls who only cry when there are animals involved. Well let me tell you, it wasn't like I was bawling, but a single tear welled up in either eye and one even worked its way down a cheek. Sad movie. So very very sad.
mrdeadlier - 08/16/07 11:02
"It wasn't over, it still isn't over!" My wife dragged me into watching that movie some time back and it was much better than I anticipated.
"It wasn't over, it still isn't over!" My wife dragged me into watching that movie some time back and it was much better than I anticipated.
jenks - 08/15/07 20:03
ah yes.... childrens' long awaited heli-pad is open for business, isn't it... I forgot about that.
I loved bridge to terabithia. The book. didn't see the movie.
ah yes.... childrens' long awaited heli-pad is open for business, isn't it... I forgot about that.
I loved bridge to terabithia. The book. didn't see the movie.
fellyconnelly - 08/15/07 17:44
:::link::: is a website that is chock full o movies and documentaries and cartoons and whatnot. sometimes they don't load - as can be expected with free movie sites... but there ya go!
:::link::: is a website that is chock full o movies and documentaries and cartoons and whatnot. sometimes they don't load - as can be expected with free movie sites... but there ya go!
imk2 - 08/15/07 13:47
what is TVLinks?
what is TVLinks?
08/14/2007 18:31 #40540
Kitty PoetryOn my fridge I have some "GirlTalk" magnetic poetry. After taking it all out of the plastic baggy one by one and placing it on the bottom half of the fridge I have discovered a fun little game. My cat Sid likes to stretch, put his paws up on the fridge and hence, makes kitty poetry. So far we've got "emotional gossip". Fabulous if you ask me.
Felly is busy making a mush caserole of beef, instant mashed potatos, instant stuffing, and cream of corn soup. I can't wait. Seriously.
I really want to go home for the fair. The fair is practically in my backyard and have gone every year since I was 3. It is one of the home town kinda things where you see everyone you do and don't want to see along with the various carnies that acompany the rides and games. Last year Felly got hit on by the carnie who came up to her, conveniently shoving her rainbow armband in Felly's face and asked her to play her game. Hehe. For those of you who are interested the link is I don't know how to do the little link thingy...anyone wanna share?
Felly is busy making a mush caserole of beef, instant mashed potatos, instant stuffing, and cream of corn soup. I can't wait. Seriously.
I really want to go home for the fair. The fair is practically in my backyard and have gone every year since I was 3. It is one of the home town kinda things where you see everyone you do and don't want to see along with the various carnies that acompany the rides and games. Last year Felly got hit on by the carnie who came up to her, conveniently shoving her rainbow armband in Felly's face and asked her to play her game. Hehe. For those of you who are interested the link is I don't know how to do the little link thingy...anyone wanna share?
fellyconnelly - 08/15/07 00:23
i don't know how he'll do it, but somehow he will end up writing 'feed me bitches' on there...
i know it will happen.
i don't know how he'll do it, but somehow he will end up writing 'feed me bitches' on there...
i know it will happen.
james - 08/14/07 21:29
Well, considering all the crazy ass methods Jackson Mac Low used to write I say you should publish kitty poetry, take Sid on a book tour, and who knows, maybe poet laureate someday.
Well, considering all the crazy ass methods Jackson Mac Low used to write I say you should publish kitty poetry, take Sid on a book tour, and who knows, maybe poet laureate someday.
fellyconnelly - 08/14/07 18:45
at least it was whole wheat stuffing mix!
not my proudest cooking moment.
at least it was whole wheat stuffing mix!
not my proudest cooking moment.
lauren - 08/14/07 18:32
Okay then nevermind...it does the little link thingy all by itself :)
Okay then nevermind...it does the little link thingy all by itself :)
08/14/2007 12:17 #40535
Corner Kitty Litter BoxIn our old house we had the ability to tuck oour kitty litter box away and not have to see it all the time. Now in this shoebox apt. we have been forced to put the litter box in the bathroom. I guess it will bring us closer together. Either way, there is effin kitty litter all over our bathroom floor which is not exactly the most pleasant of things to get stuck to ones feet after taking a shower. So while brainstorming on ways to fix said problem I came up with a corner kitty litter box. And yesterday we went to PetSmart and purhcased one with a lid, a swinging door and triangular shape so its fits snuggly into the corner of our bathroom. However, there is still effin kitty litter on the floor. Alas, what are two girls to do?
Ah! (e:fellyconnelly) just breazed by an old episode of Project Runway and it got me all excited. What gives? Where have Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum been hiding out? I neeeeeeeeed Project Runway!
Moving On. I have now less than two weeks of "vacation" left. On Monday I have orientation. Hehe, the last time I went to orientation I think I was a totally different human being. I was thinking about how, in many ways, New Paltz raised me. Can you really find out who you are until you are on your own? I don't know...either way, orientation on Monday, which I certainly need considering UB us effin huge and rather intimidating to a small town girl like me and because I still feel like I have absoltely no idea what I'm doing here. Then, Monday after next classes start and the fun begins. I haven't driven my car in over three weeks. Felly prefers to drive her car because my car has no AC, no CD player, and the passenger window doesn't go down, so we take her car everywhere we go. So needless to say, I haven't driven much in Buffalo. However, I like to drive and am looking forward to a nice little commute to school, that is at least till it starts to get cold outside. I hate the cold. Like, a lot.
Today's plans: AmVets and The Dollar Store. I can barely contain myself.
Ah! (e:fellyconnelly) just breazed by an old episode of Project Runway and it got me all excited. What gives? Where have Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum been hiding out? I neeeeeeeeed Project Runway!
Moving On. I have now less than two weeks of "vacation" left. On Monday I have orientation. Hehe, the last time I went to orientation I think I was a totally different human being. I was thinking about how, in many ways, New Paltz raised me. Can you really find out who you are until you are on your own? I don't know...either way, orientation on Monday, which I certainly need considering UB us effin huge and rather intimidating to a small town girl like me and because I still feel like I have absoltely no idea what I'm doing here. Then, Monday after next classes start and the fun begins. I haven't driven my car in over three weeks. Felly prefers to drive her car because my car has no AC, no CD player, and the passenger window doesn't go down, so we take her car everywhere we go. So needless to say, I haven't driven much in Buffalo. However, I like to drive and am looking forward to a nice little commute to school, that is at least till it starts to get cold outside. I hate the cold. Like, a lot.
Today's plans: AmVets and The Dollar Store. I can barely contain myself.
fellyconnelly - 08/15/07 00:21
hmmmm i wonder how this will work with a corner kitty box. i want the exit of the litter box to include a paw washing station. do they make a kitty box like that?
hmmmm i wonder how this will work with a corner kitty box. i want the exit of the litter box to include a paw washing station. do they make a kitty box like that?
jim - 08/14/07 19:00
I turned my litter box around, so the opening faced the wall and if the cat kicked it around, at least it would not spread quite as easy.
I turned my litter box around, so the opening faced the wall and if the cat kicked it around, at least it would not spread quite as easy.
fellyconnelly - 08/14/07 18:47
haha chico i was wondering that when i saw the tv commercial... i WANT my cat to find the damn litter box!
aren't you all glad you know about our cats piss now?
haha chico i was wondering that when i saw the tv commercial... i WANT my cat to find the damn litter box!
aren't you all glad you know about our cats piss now?
lauren - 08/14/07 18:19
The sad part is...one of my cats had/has a urinary tract disease which for a day or two caused him to constantly go to the litter box and sit there for minutes at a time, unable to pee. He would circle and return over and over. We took him to the vet and found out he had crystals in his urine that was blocking his pee hole. So the moral of the story, every time I see these adds where the poor litte kitty can't pee, it makes me sad.
The sad part is...one of my cats had/has a urinary tract disease which for a day or two caused him to constantly go to the litter box and sit there for minutes at a time, unable to pee. He would circle and return over and over. We took him to the vet and found out he had crystals in his urine that was blocking his pee hole. So the moral of the story, every time I see these adds where the poor litte kitty can't pee, it makes me sad.
chico - 08/14/07 17:00
There's an idiotic billboard in downtown Buffalo similar to this ad:
:::link:::
Note that it says, "Finding your litter box is hard if you can't smell it."
Does this slogan suggest that if you fill your litter box with Fresh Step, that your cat will piss on the sofa or the floor because it can't find the box? Stupid ad copy. Who thinks this stuff up?
There's an idiotic billboard in downtown Buffalo similar to this ad:
:::link:::
Note that it says, "Finding your litter box is hard if you can't smell it."
Does this slogan suggest that if you fill your litter box with Fresh Step, that your cat will piss on the sofa or the floor because it can't find the box? Stupid ad copy. Who thinks this stuff up?
libertad - 08/14/07 15:47
litter boxes suck. btw Tilex is going to kill you. There are alternatives check out my green clean post not too long ago.
litter boxes suck. btw Tilex is going to kill you. There are alternatives check out my green clean post not too long ago.
I ran out to yell obnoxious things, but I must have missed you.
I've seen guys holding hands and walking up Elmwood a couple times, but myself am uncomfortable with public affection.
Several cities I have spent a good amount of time in I feel comfortable with PDA in parts of them. There are endless stretches of half-drunk frat guys who will ask you to stick your tongue down Felly's throat to urge their tiny, alcohol soaked erections. I can't say for sure though, as lots of homophobes love to sexualize you saphic types and throw rocks at gay boys.