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06/05/2010 14:42 #51804

Lots of thanks and love
Thanks everyone for such a great party. Special thanks to PMT for hosting and (e:mike) for doing so much work before hand getting food and booz and making jello shots. I loved that it was Golden Girls themed. It is a particularly rare event for me to sleep until 1pm.

It was definitely a crazy night. Getting locked in a cage for like 20 minutes was probably the highlight of the evening. Looking forward to seeing many of you throughout the weekend!
ladycroft - 06/08/10 09:15
happy big 30!
metalpeter - 06/05/10 16:07
I hope you at least go locked in with someone. I heard you got locked in but didn't know any details.
lilho - 06/05/10 15:20
I would like to know more about the cage... 20 minutes in cage? A new makeout game?

06/03/2010 22:05 #51795

I thought I was ok
I thought I was doing better but then I saw these images on yahoo.


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enknot - 06/10/10 10:43
you're killing me man.
uncutsaniflush - 06/03/10 22:41
I reckon you are still are ok despite the horrors you see. If this didn't bother you, then I would starting worrying about you. What you are experiencing is a manifestation of an essential part of what makes you you - your caring and compassion. It is hard to see suffering and not be moved.

This shit isn't easy to see. And I fear the worst is yet to come.

06/03/2010 13:45 #51789

You're only 30?!
I was telling somebody about me and (e:brit)'s 30th birthday party tomorrow and I thought he said to me "You're only 30?!" I was so mad until Mike told me that he said "Really, you're 30?!" Big difference. I could care less about getting older as long as I don't look older than my real age.

So party tomorrow 24 Linwood. I'm making my bean dip and cowboy caviar. Mike is making chicken wing dip too. Bring your friends because (e:brit) and I don't have any of our own.

I think (e:brit)'s birthday really is tomorrow but I could be wrong.
enknot - 06/10/10 10:44
Yeah unless you wanna buy beer!

Oh wait, um or plutonium! (what can only 40 year old buy?)

Ooh, or depends! This isn't working like I wanted it to...

brit - 06/06/10 02:50
thanks for organizing Dave and Mike - had a great time and I will always be back to sleep on your futon! x
lilho - 06/05/10 09:48
I'm pretty surprised you're 30 you look young so I guess I was always thinking 25... Anyway for men aging is sexy.
libertad - 06/03/10 19:59
My real birth date is the 12th. I think you're right (e:matthew), (e:brit)'s birthday is the 7th, she is five days older than I am. Hopefully she will come and visit often. She would always be welcome on my futon!
heidi - 06/03/10 17:21
Happy birthday, (e:Libertad)! Mine was Monday 5/31 :-) I hope to stop by the 24 on Friday, but I may be rather late.
metalpeter - 06/03/10 17:21
I love trying dip. Oh yeah Happy Birthday. I wish I was good at making stuff cause I would love to like make something. It will be a good time, I just hope I don't over do it, been super stressed out but that is a post of my own. I Remember the last 30th Party I went to was amazing it was also known as "The Tony Is old Party" that was pretty good. I'm sure this one will be a fun time also.
matthew - 06/03/10 14:01
Fun times ahead! (E:brit)'s birthday is actually on Monday the 7th, I believe.

05/31/2010 21:24 #51769

Squaw Island drowning
This story is so sad. I see the kids playing in this water all the time. I never imagined that this would happen in this pond because the water seems so calm.

Buffalo teen drowns on Squaw Island
May 31, 2010, 6:57 pm / 2 comments


A 16-year-old Buffalo boy drowned this afternoon while swimming in a pond on Squaw Island, Buffalo police reported.

The teen, whose identity wasn't released, was swimming in a freshwater pond on the island with a few friends between 3 and 3:30 p.m. when he began to struggle and went under, said Michael J. DeGeorge, a Buffalo Police spokesman.

The friends went to call for help, and the Buffalo Police Underwater Recovery Team soon arrived on the island, located at the foot of West Ferry Street in the Niagara River.

Police divers were able to find the boy and he was taken to Women and Children's Hospital, where he died, DeGeorge said.

The drowning remains under investigation, and police divers reported that the pond does have a current, DeGeorge added.



Here are some pics of kids playing in the pond last year.



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jenks - 06/02/10 16:17
Instead of 'no swimming' and patrols, how about 'warning: current. Swim at your own risk'.
Ugh.

I mean it's awful that a kid drowned. But to now say no one is ever allowed to swim again is NOT an appropriate reaction.
libertad - 06/02/10 13:31
Yes, they are swimming there on the Island. The pictures I posted is where the boy died on memorial day. Yesterday family and friends gathered at the spot. You could hear them weeping. I guess he tried to save his friend who was struggling and in the process went under.

People now are asking that no swimming signs be posted and that the island be frequented by patrols. I feel that there aren't really any good options for kids to swim and that there is always a risk. I grew up on Long Island and went to the beach all the time where there is a much deadlier current. People drown there all the time but they don't close it down. Technically it is illegal to swim anywhere there isn't a life guard in Buffalo which I would assume rules out swimming just about everywhere.
paul - 06/01/10 17:03
Are those people swimming there on that island? I would have never thought about going in the water there and I am pretty open to open water.

05/28/2010 21:28 #51750

Partay at the 24!!!
(e:libertad) and (e:brit) are turning 30 together and we want you all to celebrate it with us at the 24. Next Friday at 9pm. I hear (e:southernyankee) will be in town which will be super awesome. It is also the big gay weekend.

Much thanks for the generous hosts. Thanks guys!!!!!!



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metalpeter - 05/29/10 18:18
Friday Night should be a good time. Then the Parade is Sunday so It isn't like I would have stumble out of the 24 and head down to Elmwood. Now I just have to figure out what kind of alcohol to bring. Oh yeah it is early but Happy Birthday to the both of you.......