Paul's Journal

02/12/2009 21:19 #47734

I love oysters
Category: birthdays

We went to Black and Blue agsint for my mother's birthday.

I had the lump crapmeat again. There is nothing like a large quantity
of crabmeat without the effort of wrestling them from the shell.

For an appetizer i had oystetd. These ones came with fish roe that
was mixed with wasabi powder.

The ones labeled alpine cove were especially delicious.

Afterwards, we went to my mothers and ate delicious pastries rom Premier and Dolci that my brother picked up.

Here is my mom showing my dad a cute card she got from (e:libertad).

jbeatty - 02/16/09 17:05
I really want to try that restaurant. The dining room looks really nice, and I love any place that serves oysters. Except Hooters.

02/12/2009 02:42 #47727

More Mckinley Mall - Frank Lloyd Wright
Category: buffalo

The other day, when at the McKinley mall I noticed that their lounge/sitting area was distinctly Frank Lloyd Wright style. My brother would not believe me when I told him, so here are the pic - you decide.

First check out the ceiling pattern and colors, openess and natural lighting.

Here check out the open space, large oversize pots and furniture, plus the color

Then this pillar with the tiles

Unrelated:

They had snow shoe attachments for your sneakers at the mall. Has anyone used these before. Its like snow tires for your sneakers.

My stomahc is getting buffer with 100 situps a day routine. I am also only like 2 lbs away from my target weight of 160.

Shopping Tip: Organic vanilla beans are cheaper than the conventional ones in the wegman's natures market place area.

While there you can also get a 5lb bag of 16-20 count wild caught shrimp for $50. That's only $9.99/lb.

tinypliny - 02/13/09 03:19
I had yak trax on my shoes for my second winter in Rochester. My friend got it for me because I fell around 20 times in my first winter. I wore it all the time and in the end the springs came off and as I was walking in my department's corridor, one of the springs got stuck in the carpet fabric and unravelled a whole line of carpet without my realizing. I could never play down that incident because the unravelled line lead directly from the stairs to my office! People pointed at it for a whole year and the stories became wilder and wilder. I think the last time I heard it - people were talking about how I had swapped desks with a grad student from another program and had dragged it all the way up the stairs and tore the carpet!! (I did swap a desk with someone, but come on!)

PS: The other grad student had a pink and white desk and hated the fact that it was too feminine. I traded my brown and black desk. Hehehe Man. I miss it!

jacob - 02/13/09 03:13
FLW definitely. Your chest has angry eyes! (>.<)

heidi - 02/12/09 21:51
The shoes - Yak Tracks? are the latest rage among the outdoor gear types. They work really well, according to Liz at wildasaphoutfitters.com in Tioga County.

Definitely FLW.

metalpeter - 02/12/09 18:27
(e:mrmike) that is a great line. Of course they might not be able to find the food court either and if they did they might wind up someplace else when they tried to leave

leetee - 02/12/09 13:57
totally frank lloyd wright.

mrmike - 02/12/09 11:03
I agree, and better him than MC Escher (people would never leave the food court)

hodown - 02/12/09 09:25
Thats typical FLW. You're right.

02/10/2009 14:32 #47704

The roof has finally caved in

How long before the is a major accident?

paul - 02/12/09 02:44
In response to tiny. Ya, people keep ripping down the caution tape like its an incovenience - instead of a life saver. I have no idea why people walk on that side of the street. I stopped once the first floor caved in and get pushed out the front door. Since, they cleaned that up and boarded up the door hole.

dcoffee - 02/11/09 13:21
son of a bitch

libertad - 02/10/09 21:35
Reminds me of Cuba. Buildings would frequently crumble sometimes with people in them.

tinypliny - 02/10/09 20:34
Is this the building on the corner of Allen and Main? Damn, so many kids walk on the footpath in front of it even though it says its closed to traffic. I am scared to think of future disasters. :(

james - 02/10/09 20:29
You would think that buildings off Historic Allentown and near the propersous medical corridor would fucking not cave in.

joshua - 02/10/09 14:37
I wonder if the city even has an accounting of how many downtown buildings are in this condition.

02/08/2009 15:38 #47683

Super nintendo

This was only a fraction of the super nintendo games available at the
mckinley mall.

The amazing thing is you could probably fit all the roms on one DVD.

mike - 02/09/09 23:05
oh i just read your other journal now i see

mike - 02/09/09 23:05
two things :
1. i love super nintendo.
2. what were you doding at the mckinley mall? I was just there too

ladycroft - 02/09/09 11:52
awww, the memories of mario kart for super nintendo...and chrono trigger, i loved that game

02/08/2009 15:34 #47682

Niagara drinking water?

Today in desperation for some new adventure we headed to south
buffalo. We were going to go hiking but after stopping at the marina
but decided it was too muddy. So instead we headed into south buffalo
and touted around the places in south buffalo that we haven't been.

We randomly ended up at the mckinley mall which brings me to the title
of this journal. There was a dollar store with niagara drinking
water. Where does niagara drinking water translate into something you
ingest. To me it sounds like a better name for a cleaning solution.

I guess the fact that it was at the dollar store means it wasn't a
sucess.

metalpeter - 02/09/09 19:16
Yeah but that is a lot of water for a dollar unless it wasn't a real dollar store.

iriesara - 02/09/09 11:27
my boss totally drinks Niagara water. The first time I saw it I laughed my ass off and asked him if he'd ever seen water from the Niagara. He said no. I think Terry is right, I think the word Niagara connotates glorious things in peoples minds, not the reality. Everytime I see that brand I think of the nasty foamy spooge at the bottom of the falls, yuck!

terry - 02/08/09 18:53
Wow, apparently, they never visited. Maybe "Niagara" has a pristine image in California.

uncutsaniflush - 02/08/09 18:30
(e:paul), apparently Niagara Drinking Water has nothing to do with Niagara Falls or Western New York. If you believe their website :::link::: they have been in business in Southern California since 1963 and they have a national presence now with seven plants from coast to coast.