Joshua's Journal

05/14/2008 10:55 #44337

Byron Brown Doing What He Does Best

Jack shit.

I suspect that this is the closest thing to an honest day's work he's ever put in, so I have to admit I feel conflicted. Does he deserve scorn or does he deserve praise for this effort?

I received an e-mail from Buffalo.com about a free "seminar" being hosted by the Buffalo News tonight regarding citizen journalism. I have a proper rant to launch on this topic later on. Suffice it to say, as usual I have found something (or things) to be skeptical about. Some of you may be compelled to see it my way - I'll lay out the evidence and let you decide.

Today I will find out if O3 Cafe in Snyder has decent food. O3 Cafe is located within the Snyder location of Everything Elmwood - there really is nothing like selling our neighborhood character to the burbs directly, is there?

Sorry - I am a technological Luddite when it comes to phones. I've solicited (e:paul)'s advice but I haven't gotten my bootleg Nokia phone yet. In other words, there will not be any pictures of the food!

I actually have a food question for y'all. I've heard of a few new local joints in and around Allentown have opened up. Seeing as I rarely make it south of West Ferry for anything other than booze, what can you guys tell me about the Quaker Bonnet and Steel Crazy?

metalpeter - 05/14/08 17:27
I'm listing to Shredd and Regan on the Edge right now and the girl from Steel Crazy is on talking about hell's kitchen and stuff. She just mentioned the place in passing. When (e:liberated) goes I hope you take pictures. I Have never gone in because the metal looked out of my price range. It opens on Tues but I don't know if that is a soft opening or the grand opening. A soft opening is when a place just opens and is open in normal fashion with no hoopla or any thing like that then latter once all the kinks or what ever are worked Out I guess (not that there would be kinks) then they have a grand opening you can have both or neither.

joshua - 05/14/08 15:39
(e:libertyenespan)ol -

I took a look at the web page (work in progress!) and read a brief article about it from Buffalo Rising, dated May 12. I thought that some of the comments were quite rude - some people are REALLY particular about the use of proper plates and silverware. Personally I think if the food is good I don't care if its served on newspaper.

When is she reopening? I was sort of hoping before the weekend, since I thought about swinging down there Saturday morning.

libertad - 05/14/08 13:44
My friend Shayna just bought Steel Crazy. It is now called Steel Crazy by Bohemian Hostess. She was just on Hell's Kitchen and was recently voted off. Yet she is an awesome cook and I will be going to her grand opening I think so I'll let you know how it is.

jenks - 05/14/08 12:15
steel crazy has food??

tinypliny - 05/14/08 11:31
Quaker Bonnet: GREAT sandwiches. A half sandwich is equivalent to 1.5 sandwiches elsewhere. And yes, AWESOME cookies. Their sandwiches are a bit dry so you'd be better off getting some hummus on them, perhaps. See mini review here: (e:tinypliny,44268) and zobar's comment here: (e:tinypliny,44218) But I pretty much said what I said here, so you can skip clicking on the links.

mrmike - 05/14/08 11:00
Quaker Bonnet does good work. They used to be just a bakery a thousand years ago on Elmwood (not to far from you) I had lunch there a few weeks ago and it was good times.

05/12/2008 11:26 #44317

Yelling Bastard Update

I swear I'm going to skin somebody alive if this happens again. 3:30am this stupid fucking bastard screamed at the top of his lungs 'ASSSSSHHHHLLLLLEEEEEYYYYYY!" Finally, after the third time, I got up, ran to my window, opened it and snarled/shouted "SHUT UP!!!" I don't think I've ever sounded so primal. They got the message and left.

I have to admit I'm beginning to harbor major resentment and sooner or later its going to be impossible to be nice about it. This moron must really not realize that he's waking up an entire neighborhood. I'm simply going to begin calling the police, or in lieu of police, I'm breaking out the supersoaker and it will be filled with synthetic deer urine scent.

ajay - 05/13/08 13:31
This is why I'm all for gun ownership.

They would call it justifiable homicide.

My friend Remi :::link::: might be able to help you out next time.

tinypliny - 05/12/08 22:54
Wow, I just commented that this 3:00AM-Ashley character could well be the 190 bloke. Did anyone check the womam-who-escaped's name?

And hey, that sounds like a movie script. In the movie Noise, Tim Robbin's weird character exacts revenge against noisy-car-alarms by slashing their tires and cutting off the battery with professional pliers.

pakalenik - 05/12/08 22:30
Joshua,

There's always solutions to ignorant, dumb people that you don't want around. Just lock them out of club 204. Haha! Or maybe hold them up in traffic on the 190 and have your brother call Channel 4 about it! Check your email (hotmail) and drop me a line or give me a ring!

Another solution....slashing tires...though...not necessarily legal.

PAK

mrmike - 05/12/08 11:48
Reminds me of the great Richard and Linda holler throwdowns awhile back. A thousand years ago, I lived on Bryant. Linda was the name of the woman who lived next door in one of the apt. She and Richard had a fight so she threw his ass out. For the next 45 minutes, he rang the bell and ranted "Linda, it's Richard." She eventually had enough and ran out, hopped in her car. Richard being a moron, started hollering and hopped on the car, only to fall off twirling into the trash up the block. It was startling how fast I went from being pissed to being curious to see how it all worked out.

05/08/2008 11:44 #44273

GTA IV Sets AllTime Sales Record

Impressive really - it broke the records that Halo 3 set for opening day sales and opening week sales.

The subplot involves a potentially hostile takeover by EA. As the article states, its a $2b deal for the parent company, Take 2 Interactive. Seeing as the offer falls short of the trading price I think this is absolutely frivolous. They compare it to MSFT and Yahoo, but at least in MSFT's case they are offering well above the trading price. I don't see EA getting a sniff unless they are willing to pay a reasonable premium for an obviously hot commodity.

mrmike - 05/08/08 13:30
I hope it flops. EA has been a bit of spoiled brat in recent years. Instead of improving their sports games, they pulled the rug out of 2k. All's fair in love and war, it would just be nice to see them get bigger by regularly cranking out a decent product all on their own.

05/06/2008 15:56 #44256

Webcam test

I've been trying to use the webcam on my new work laptop and I finally got my first work candid -

Not bad for a guy who hasn't slept due to his neighbors noiseathon last night, in combination with not showering or shaving, and basically putting on whatever was on the floor this morning. For a little built-in webcam its not so bad really.

I'm thinking of a cruel trick to get even - like blasting prog rock out of the windows at 1pm when THOSE fuckers are trying to sleep. I'll be having my revenge and when I do its going to be epic.

mrmike - 05/12/08 16:22
Musically take the neighbors in a whole different direction. Throw some Sinatra at em. The "What the fuck" alone will be worth it.

joshua - 05/08/08 11:20
(e:peter) - yeah, you are right. I've been trying to think of a more stealthy way to exact my revenge. I dunno - I might decide I don't care if they know its me, and if they want a war trust me I have a vast amount of loud and somewhat questionable music. I might just play Styx!! It would suck if they liked it though.

(e:tiny) - thanks. I'm mainly of Swedish and Italian extraction and I get my eyes from my mother. If you really want to get specific, my Swedish roots originated in Germany in the 18th century on my grandpa's side (my last name came from a Lars Aron Anderson, in tradition with Scandinavian last names Lars' son [suppose his name was Jon] would be called Jon Larsson), although my grandma on the same side is a first generation American. And I only have one S in my name. So my family experienced a lot of what many immigrants did at the time - Americanization of their name, albeit to a small degree.

tinypliny - 05/07/08 23:36
Plus anyone who mentions Judas Priest in a personal reference enters my awesome forever me(n)tal notebook. You are in, Mr. Awesome.

SOMMMMMEBODY!! Save me from this awesome infliction. I am going to kill you in an awesome way (e:jon)!

tinypliny - 05/07/08 23:34
Apparently, I look like a 12 year no matter what I do. At least you can camouflage and age-shift. So I still think you have pretty awesome genes.

metalpeter - 05/07/08 18:27
Here is the thing with why what you want to do is a bad Idea. Yeah you will annoy them. But if they know it was you then they will want to get back at you so they will be loud all the time and this will go back and forth and no one will ever sleep. What you should have done is got up grabbed your keys and gone over and rang the bell or then make them answer and say hello I'm coming in, since I can't sleep from all the noise you will at least let me partake in some of the fun. If they resist say what you don't know that when you are having a party rule one is to invite anyone who sorounds your party. Now if it was noisy for some other reason that wouldn't work, but they would get the point maybe. Besides if you can't sleep anyways you might as well join in or do something other then not be able to sleep.

joshua - 05/07/08 09:55
In the words of Judas Priest - you(they) got another thing comin'!!!

(e:tiny) - I usually shower but I'm really bad at shaving. I try not to because I look 16 years old if I do!

fellyconnelly - 05/07/08 07:22
perhaps 6 am this morning would have been a better time to blast the music - when their pounding beer sodden heads will be ever so upset... that is of course assuming that beer was involved..

tinypliny - 05/06/08 22:57
What good genes you have, Grandm... er. Joshua! (Seriously, is *that* how you look without whatever? Impressive.)

PS: Play some Sepultura, dude. I recommend Arise and Roots (Complete, Full Volume and LooOOOped ad nauseum) Be warned however, that this move has an immense potential to backfire if they are part of the Sepularmy or if you aren't. :)

joshua - 05/06/08 16:28
Damn I love that funny yet evil streak of yours James!

james - 05/06/08 16:07
Could you yell out a pun with each band?

"Hope you weren't going to RUSH to bed."
"Pleasant Dream Theater"

05/05/2008 14:22 #44242

Barbara Walters and a US Senator?

This is primarily for anyone addicted to scandal.

I'm trying to scoop that picture out of my head with a spoon, regardless of the fact that its 30 year old news. The last time someone peeled back the Depends undergarments to get to the honey pot is yet to be determined.

lizabeth - 05/07/08 00:47
Oh, man, that really happened?? I read about that earlier and I honestly thought it was a joke! Oh, man, yikes!

james - 05/05/08 15:41
A black senator and a female news personality probably needed to get some sweet lovin' on the side more than anyone else in the 70's.