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08/23/2007 22:19 #40698

Medina Deli On Main Street in Buffalo
Category: food
I was so excited to see the old falling down gas station looking place on the corner of North and Main street turn into a restaurant. When I saw all the Arab men working on it throughout the last couple months I was excited for some middle eastern cuisine (e:paul,40180) in the neighborhood but then we got Yet Another Pizza Place.

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What was the Media Deli thinking. I went in there the other day and ate some delicious cheesecake for $1.65 but other than that the food is so any pizza place.

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I mean I haven't tasted the pizza or wings but that the same exact food is attainable at the Anchor Bar and directly across the other street at the North Street Subway shop - not to mention Just Pizza right down North Street and Jim's Steakout on Allen and Destiny Pizza only two block downtown on Main Street.

I wonder if they picked American food with the hope of appealing to Americans when I think, in reality, they would make more money not serving ethnic food with a name like Medina Deli.

It is especially weird because buffalo doesn't seem to really have an Arab fast food place. Every other big east coast city seems to have lots of Arab food, not to mention Europe. I think when I was in Germany I ate ore Turkish food than German food, lol.

Well, I hope they change before they end up closing or that a lot of people decide they need their pizza.

Side notes - At Destiny Pizza they carry Crystal Beach Loganberry. I used to love Loganbery at Crystal Beach I wonder if it is the same
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Why is here still this dead zone on Main Street right next to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Complex. Everything else there seems to be doing so good and it just seems desolate. Is this building full of asbestos or something? At one point I heard a rumor that the tapestry High School was buying it?

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This morning had some serious thunder storms, just look at those storm clouds.
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tinypliny - 08/24/07 23:57
So (e:james) throws dead cats.


  • makes note of it on a small post-it*
leetee - 08/24/07 09:46
Damn shame that Medina Deli is just the typical pizza and subs fare.

I got caught in the storm. On my way back from the bakery. (e:Uncutsanilfush) had to get in the car and rescue me, otherwise, i would have come home with soggy buns! And it was still raining a few hours later when i went for my driving lesson. He thought i was driving slow like an old lady because of conditions!! ha ha ha!!!
james - 08/23/07 23:22
Seriously. I can't throw a dead cat down the street without it landing in front of a pizza/sub place. Now, I like pizza and subs are ok. But sweet Jesus a little variety would be nice.
mike - 08/23/07 22:36
we sell crystal beach loganberry at eckered. Well we did, I don't know if we carry it now that we are RiteAid , i acutally dont' think we do

08/23/2007 19:12 #40696

Listen to this weird phone call I got
Category: phone
I got some calls from some crazy girl today. It was a restricted number which I usually don't answer but my parents number is now restricted so every once in a while I pick up. Well, that is the end of that.

At first she was all, you know who I am right. Seriously, I have no idea. Then she was all, "Are you gay, Paul."

So I hung up and she called back to leave this message. Some people are so weird. It almost sounds like (e:matthew) 's sister but I can't see it being her.

::DOWNLOAD SOUND::


fellyconnelly - 08/24/07 19:45
i definetely heard a giggle at the end. it sounds like it might be a different person in the background giggling. accomplice.
2 party team.
joshua - 08/24/07 14:09
Hmm. Do you have a co-worker that wants a deep dicking but isn't sure if she's barking up the wrong tree? Even if that is true I'm not sure how she'd get your number. For that matter, how could this girl have gotten your number anyway?

That is just weird and I'm sorry that you had to deal with it. I think (e:jenks) is onto something and this girl may be taking the piss. I'm not gay and I'm offended!
jenks - 08/24/07 10:21
hmm... if you do the "to return this call, press 8" on a restricted number, will it call it? wonder if you can figure it out somehow.
how weird. it's almost like she giggles at the end.
james - 08/24/07 00:35
Wait a second! Paul, you are gay? Jesus, what if your boyfriends find out?
jason - 08/23/07 23:52
Damn, and I thought I needed a life.
mike - 08/23/07 21:14
that is really crazy
matthew - 08/23/07 19:29
That wasn't my sister.

08/22/2007 21:00 #40683

Random Buffalo Things
Category: buffalo
Check out my other two journals before this one. I finally plugged in my Camera to change so I grabbed some pics off it.

Today we went to lunch at Kuni's on The go over on Lexington. The food was delicious as usual. Outside the Coca Cola truck parked to drop off a beverage delivery. Check out the rusty propane tank on the truck. It looks like maybe it could use a safety inspection?!

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Here is a pic of Megan standing in front of our house after lunch with (e:jima) nd (e:enknot) today.

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You can see the moving truck of our new roommate who is moving in today. I hope this works out and he doesn't eat all our food, lol unlike nameless bitch our old roommate.

People ask me why I am not so fond of the sky mansion building that is supposed to be going up on Gates circle. Well the reason is these two towers down the street from the proposed location. I am sure they looked oh so sheik when the were first be erected but now they look like horrible anachronisms. I doubt glass and chrome exteriors will look modern in the "Real Future"

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(e:hodown) and (e:lilho) 's ex step sister, Jessica Magleietto, is now running for office in the Delaware District of Buffalo. That is so awesome - she is just about (e:lilho) 's age. At first I just assumed it was someone with the same name but then i saw this billboard on the corner of Delaware and West Delevan. I hope she wins.

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jason - 08/23/07 12:22
I'm sure if Bruce wanted to, and felt that he had something to offer the public, he would take ownership and run for office. Being a coach is a lot tougher than being the sideline reporter. =D I give this girl a thousand percent more credit than most people because she's actually found the bollox to run and to put herself up for scrutiny. Well done to her.

By the way, I agree that the apartment hi rises are out of fashion, even my limited sense of style can recognize that level of ugly. Who knows what will be in or out tomorrow. I wonder who is actually going to be able to afford to live in the new building.

paul - 08/23/07 08:53
Wow, I am glad I am not running for office as I am a notorious mispeller and I say frankly a lot.

"In her response to the Stonewall Democrats' questionnaire, Jessica Maglietto twice wrote "principals" when she should have been writing "principles." Either she doesn't know how to spell the word or she doesn't know the difference in two words that :::link:::
hodown - 08/23/07 03:30
(e:zobar)- i kinda have to agree w your articles. She was best friends w my old roommate until my old roommate got sick of hanging out with slutty drunk girls (aka jess mags).
zobar - 08/22/07 23:20
Wow. And tomorrow we're running two articles totally trashing her :::link::: :::link::: . Considering that's my mom's district and it looks like she's cruising for the easy win, I hope for the city's sake that she's more intelligent and less spineless than Bruce Jackson makes her out to be. [Bruce Jackson is hardly known for impartiality, and the incumbent is kind of a dim bulb himself.]

Those apartments are hideous, and there are several other buildings all down Delaware that are almost as bad. I don't mind them putting in another high-rise, and I'm glad they've put at least some thought into aesthetics, but I'm not convinced that it won't look totally idiotic there.

I'm a total drag tonight. Sorry man.

- Z
lilho - 08/22/07 22:50
holy shit. thats my ex step sister! lol. buffalo is such a funny little town!
fellyconnelly - 08/22/07 21:57
oh man those seafoam green monstrosities of buildings are hideous!!

lauren says it reminds her of the "Under the Sea" dance from "back to the future".
paul - 08/22/07 21:38
I think things at moderate sizes that fit in with their surrounding, are made of natural materials and in earth tones seem to fit in much better and look nice.
james - 08/22/07 21:13
But, we can't not build crap because it will someday be out of fasion. That is like not having babies because one day they will grow old and die.

But Jesus, those other apartment buildings are ridiculously ugly.
mk - 08/22/07 21:04
those two apartment buildings are seriously the ugliest things ever. but apparently the apartments inside are very nice. i still wouldn't live there though. ick.

08/22/2007 20:59 #40682

Enknot and Megans Baby Shower
Category: friends
Last Sunday we went to (e:enknots) and Megans Baby shower in the Parlor of Spot downtown. She is the manager of the downtown spot so it was the perfect place.

Here is (e:enknot) with his mommy.
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Here are some other people
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Jeremy Jungels was there. He is great. Buffalo is so small it is amazing how everywhere I go I end up know so many people.
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(e:matthew) won the name guessing game. He picked Fern. I wonder if they would really name it fern. He won like $35 which makes him a winner at the last two party games he played.

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fellyconnelly - 08/22/07 21:53
thats really a cute name! congrats matthew~!
jim - 08/22/07 21:09
I talked to Tony today, he said that they are pretty sure they really will name her Fern.

08/22/2007 20:58 #40681

Another Mac keyboard
Category: computers
I got my second (e:40662) new mac keyboard today. They messed up the order. Originally, we ordered thought the developer store for the $4 discount but when there was a problem with the order, we canceled it. At least, they said we did but today the second one came. (e:mrdeadlier) will be using it for his mac when he gets one.

I can't believe the big box they ship in. It makes no sense because it is not filled with padding, just a big empty box with the keyboard inside.
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The second one was even bigger.- which is totally ridiculous.
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So I asked the cleaning lady about where I can recycle the cardboard and she say they just throw all the cardboard in the dumpster. She even offered to do it for me. I think I am going to have to look into this soon because I can't believe a place as big as Roswell Park would not recycle cardboard.
libertad - 08/23/07 08:53
I'll take the boxes if it isn't too much trouble to get them home. they look good for moving
tinypliny - 08/23/07 00:09
But the cleaning person at Carlton said that they put stuff in a recycle bin. Was he kidding me??!
fellyconnelly - 08/22/07 21:52
back at sprint we used to receive posters rolled up in a gigantic loose roll in boxes like this. every new promotion would arrive and we would receive a packet of papers taped to the bottom of a large box filled with crumpled paper.
i can't beleive the blatent disregard for the environment.