Tinypliny's Journal

02/20/2009 11:00 #47822

Day of loss
Category: tragedy

It's a day of great loss for the community of cancer researchers. One of our best scientists and a close friend of my advisor's was murdered by someone who gained entry to her apartment on the pretence of being an interested buyer.

What a waste of an exemplary scientist! This is additionally painful because this is exactly how my grade school teacher was killed as well. That was the first funeral I ever attended. And how awful that I feel compelled to convey this message to all my friends, family and to you all. Trust no one - unless you really know them and their intentions well. It's not a very balanced world out there.

tinypliny - 02/21/09 08:37
She was not from roswell but is collaborator/consultant on a number of our joint research projects on breast cancer. She has also been here to give talks in the past.

paul - 02/21/09 02:25
Holy crap thats crazy. ,was it someone from roswell.

heidi - 02/21/09 00:30
I'm so sorry, tiny. *warm thoughts*

gardenmama - 02/20/09 19:39
This is so tragic - what an awful thing to have happen - a waste indeed.

theli - 02/20/09 11:39
Oof... Wow...

02/19/2009 22:40 #47819

Question for e:kookcity2000
Category: eating out

Hi (e:kookcity2000),

I remember you telling me that there is a Woodlands at Loehmann's Plaza now. I checked out Rocwiki

and experiences seem pretty chequered. What do you think? How does it stack up against the palace of dosas?

I have got around 3/4th of a month to pick a decent "ethnic" place to eat. "Abyssinia" and/or "King and I" are always my backups but I would really like to hear your impression of this new place at the plaza.

Thanks!
TP

jenks - 03/03/09 17:06
yay tiny! you've been to abyssinia?! You're like the only other person I've met here who will eat ethiopian. Except when I dragged imk and chica... yummmm I want to go back.

tinypliny - 02/21/09 19:03
Thanks for the review!!

Rocwiki is great most of the times, but sometimes, some of the reviews (like the one that says they found cockroaches on their plate) is enough to unsettle me. Nothing beats asking (e:strip)pers of course. ;)

kookcity2000 - 02/21/09 18:52
Hi Tiny
I've always enjoyed Mysore Woodlands. The Southerners I go with like it too.
They are pretty good at keeping your dosa plate stocked and the buffet has a good selection at lunch. I was always happy with how much they fed you at dinner too.

The rocwiki review seems mostly positive except for a few that are obviously looking in the wrong place. (eg someone complains that the waiter wasn't attentive enough and held onto a wine bottle by the neck).

Going to Mysore and expecting to have a waiter fawn over you and play armchair wine snob will leave you just as disappointed as going to La Chateau de Whatever and expecting mountains of dosas and naan and sauces and soup and mater paneer and so on. (Also, decent supply of chicken and mutton stuff too)

02/19/2009 01:17 #47804

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Category: the odes

02/15/2009 13:32 #47756

The house that died.
Category: tragedy

6038 Long St, Clarence, NY last year**.

6038 Long St, Clarence, NY last week*.

Sources:

Bird's Eye view, live.maps.com
Buffalo News, Sunday, Feb 15 edition

tinypliny - 02/22/09 17:57
Yeah, I like bird's eye view as well. Much more useful.

paul - 02/20/09 10:05
Local Live maps really beats google maps with that bird eye view. I don't understand why google wouldn't add that.

02/13/2009 04:36 #47740

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Category: e:strip

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