Paul's Journal

09/01/2007 12:07 #40879

The Viking Lobster Company
Category: food

For (e:mike) 's birthday dinner last night we went to The Viking Lobster Company which he refers to here (e:mike,40877)

This is what it looks like from the outside

And here is their menu

It was really hard to decide what to eat. Last night The Viking Lobster Company had a lobster bake special which was corn on the cob, clams, mussels and a 1 1/4 lb lobster for $29. My mom, (e:matthew) and I got that. (e:terry) got fish fry, my brother got steak and shrimp and my dad got baked fish.

The food was delicious, including the clam chowder and The Viking Lobster Company clam infused house salad dressing I had on the house salad.

Here is a pic of the special with flash and without. I couldn't decide which one to post because the flash one had richer colors but the lobster was hidden. So you get to see both.

My only complaint was that it was not as piping hot as I would have liked. My fries were kind of cold. Other than that it was totally awesome.

Afterwards, we went to my mothers for dessert and to open gifts.

My mother is obsessed with her lamination machine. Every cake has custom laminations these days.

(e:matthew) even got a gluten free treat

Here is (e:mike) vigorously cutting the cake.

leetee - 09/02/07 09:25
where is it? the outside looks familiar. (e:Uncutsaniflush) loves seafood, so maybe i should take him there for a celebratory dinner! I wonder if they have anything i could eat.....

jenks - 09/01/07 18:17
i went there a while ago- isn't it cool? looks like a shithole, but has good lobster/seafood, for pretty cheap!

libertad - 09/01/07 14:28
wow that looks like it was fun.

lilho - 09/01/07 12:39
awww. my four fav boys having fun! umm, i think when i come visist we will have to go to the lobster place. who got a lobster in the back???- you will only know what that means if you know about fruits basket!

09/01/2007 11:25 #40876

Chinese Toy Recall Continues
Category: conspiracy

Okay, I know this put it out at a total conspiracy theory freak level but what if China knew that all those toys contained lead and was trying to retard our youth. I mean how do you not know that 9 million toys were contaminated with lead.

I just saw this latest one today.

The recall involves the "Imaginarium" brand 213 Piece Wooden Coloring Case which includes crayons, pastels, colored pencils, fiber pens, paintbrush, pencil, water colors, palette, white paint, ruler and pencil sharpener in a light tan wooden carrying case that measures about 14 inches by 19 inches.

metalpeter - 09/02/07 10:53
These recalls are a great example of why anyone with a degree in business should also be forced to minor or at least take 3 ethics courses. Yes what is ethical isn't an easy choice sometimes. One could argue that the jobs are good for china when they are making things for Americans. But by doing that then aren't we also saying that is ok for them to get shit pay so we just make things worse over there. Yes some companies like fisher price have this entire process that things are checked and rechecked before they hit the market place. But instead of putting greed and profit before the American people why not just use US workers and goods instead of having people from another country do it. If every company sends there jobs to another country then no one will be able to buy what people are selling cause there won't be any jobs that is one of the reasons our economy is on the way down currently. If you want to speak of conspiracies lets take it up another level "Rich Corporate America" Doesn't care about the poor or at least the middle income so as a way to keep the power they shift those jobs to other countries then if the toys or other things their kids don't use anyways have lead in them who cares cause it will only dumb up the kids at the lower income levels.

08/31/2007 01:02 #40847

Panaro's On Deleware Near Allen
Category: food

Panaro's

on Delaware is my very favorite lunch restaurant in the city right now. I love that place. The food and the service is so great and the prices are reasonable. I would suggest it to anyone. They have the menu online too

Panaro's
571 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 884-1033

Today I had Panaro's bracciole, it was so yummy. The meat was the perfect amount a flaky and the stuffing was delicious. I normally don't even like Italian food out, but their food tastes like home cooked.

Here is a bracciole recipe

I think I can find out a family one from my mom and get back to you.

The blond waitress is my favorite in the whole city and considering I eat out at least one meal a day, that is a serious compliment. This picture of her is stolen from the Panaro's site.

On the other side of the food world, I bought these organic table crackers at wegmans.

They turned out to be a little extra broken, which is weird considering the box was unharmed. Do you think the machine mashed them up on the way in the plastic? They still tasted fine as a powder.

metalpeter - 08/31/07 17:23
I have never been there but she is smoking hot and she looks like she might know how to cook to. Yeah she is hot I wonder if that is her natural hair color not that it matters but she is a cuttie pie.

jbeatty - 08/31/07 13:38
Man and to think I almost went there for lunch today. I guess I will have to make a stop there next week.

hodown - 08/31/07 10:46
OMG- that waitress is on the matchmaker show about Buffalo. She lives at home and cant find a boyfriend because she acts 12 and is really in her mid 30s. Small world..

tinypliny - 08/31/07 01:42
And that was the first restaurant I ate at when I came apartment hunting in Buffalo. Part of the reason why I fell in love with the place. :)

tinypliny - 08/31/07 01:38
!!!! I LOVE THAT WAITRESS AT PANAROS!!!! She is so awesome - I have been at that restaurant many many times now and she has waited on my table every single time. She remembers me everytime and is so sweet to me. :))

And I think they have the ***BEST PIZZA*** I have ever had anywhere and probably in the world!!

That's it. I am going there for lunch tomorrow.

08/30/2007 23:19 #40844

At The Casino
Category: games

I went to the Niagara Falls Casino with (e:mike) , (e:libertad) , (e:terry) and (e:matthew) to celebrate mike's birthday and his addiction to Gambling. With two mintes of playing the 25 cent machine I went from $20 to $43. It felt reat. Following by like two minutes on the $1 slot until I was back to $20 ;(

I really am just not into it even with all the great computer noises involved.

(e:mike) was really upset that the Birthday Spin the Wheel promotion starts Sept 1st, the day after his birthday.

metalpeter - 08/31/07 17:27
I admit that I have never bet at a Casino before. But since I have played 21 before I might like blackjack but when you are playing with real money it kinda changes things I would think. If you want to play a game where the odds are different there is rulete but it seems like in that game you really have no action you just pick a place on a board and hope. It sounds like you all had a good time though.

carolinian - 08/30/07 23:26
Aren't random reinforcement schedules a bitch?

08/30/2007 09:29 #40825

Video Chat With e:lilho
Category: peeptalk

Last night I got to video chat with (e:lilho,40823) on ichat. I am not sure why her pics didn't come out - but I took my own.

We were never able to start a video chat with more than one person, although it says you can chat with up to three people.

Of course, some pics are more important than others. This one is for (e:mike)

We have had so many comments this week! I took this pictures yesterday evening. Thanks you guys for making this site successful.

imk2 - 08/30/07 18:09
115 comments and no drama going on? now that is crazy.

anne - 08/30/07 16:08
i've used ichat to video chat with 2 people at the same time, that's weird that it didn't work.

lilho - 08/30/07 13:02
ah ha!

mike - 08/30/07 12:40
aww thanks for the pic! I miss those!

paul - 08/30/07 10:23
We were using ichat.

jason - 08/30/07 09:34
What software do you use for video chat?