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10/11/2010 13:02 #52935

Letchworth Trip 2010
Category: hiking
I have been to Letchworth like 30 times but I never saw it so crowded as yesterday. It made me never want to go back. We had to wait forever to get in and then there were numerous traffic jams throughout the park. It was the arts and crafts show weekend but I have been there for that too and don't remember it ever being like this. I guess that was many years ago. It makes me wonder if the internet is making everything more accessible and therefore raising the amount of people that visit.

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Here is (e:matthew) taking some pics. See (e:matthew,52934) to see some of them.
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I love these viewfinders. They have their own aesthetic that screams institutionalized natural wonder.
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We managed to go up on the railroad bridge again.
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It is clearly marked no trespassing but people flock to it. This was the most crowded I ever saw it. One time some of my friends were up there and I was down below playing in the river. We were young and neither thing was allowed. They were just about in the middle when a train started coming. I had not been up there at the time so I didn't realize people plus a train could fit. From below, it looked like everyone was going to die.
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You can see from the clean tracks that the bridge is still in use by railroad car.
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Its really high up. Looking through the tracks is a little frightening. What blows my mind is that people bring their kids up there. Seriously, small children could fall through the cracks.

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The whole reason everyone does it is for the view. It is pretty amazing looking down over the falls. You can see some hot air balloons about to take off on the left.

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I took so many pictures out the window because of this bird poop ghost. I almost looks like the virgin mary. I think in Mexico this could have been considered a sign of her presence.
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I just wish I had made spooky noises in the video.

paul - 10/11/10 18:36
He has to edit them because they were saved on our television which has way weird contrast compared to a monitor, so he was unhappy with the final product when viewed on a PC monitor.
heidi - 10/11/10 16:57
What happened to (e:matthew)'s pix?

metalpeter - 10/11/10 16:33
Great Pictures.... I Haven't been there in a long time. I think the internet and posting pictures might boost how many people are there. But I'm guessing today being a day off of work and a bad Bills team that isn't on TV also gave them a nice boost as well.... Glad you went up on the bridge. I've all ways kinda wondered what is on the other side of that. Think I was up there the one time when a train went buy as long as you are by the railings you are totally safe. What I don't remember from being a kid is how much or if it doesn't shake with a train up there?

10/10/2010 13:02 #52930

Matthew as a paintbrush
hair plus electric tape plus stick

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tinypliny - 10/10/10 20:15
And Navarathri just started across the world :::link:::
tinypliny - 10/10/10 20:14
Heh, it's like a creepy "Marapachi" of sorts. :::link:::

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paul - 10/10/10 19:27
Well I was reputtying the windows and I like to coat the edge of the wood in a very think layer of oil paint before applying the putty so that the putty does not dry up quick against the dry wood. All the brushes were gone, so I decided to make one. It worked. Its like a piece of matthew helped build the house.
lilho - 10/10/10 13:58
that's really creepy. it's kinda performance art too.

10/09/2010 18:35 #52927

Andy C Wemf 2008
Category: music
I think this was the favorite dancing moment of my life. The speakers were so insane. None of these videos do the sound justice.






10/08/2010 22:52 #52919

Collosal Shrimp Cocktail
Category: food
Went to the chop house tonight for restaurant week. The food was yummy, I would try it again although for a similar price I very much prefer Rue Franklin both in terms of food and atmosphere. The appetizers were yummy though. I especially liked the shrimp cocktail. We got those and crab cakes and this baby spinich with Bacon wrapped scallops.

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libertad - 10/10/10 15:11
Jumbo shrimp looks so gross to me unless it is fried.
paul - 10/09/10 18:27
Someone sent me this message. I will check out the place and review it soon. "hey paul is you like seafood check out exclusively alaskan good, its a new seafood market in eden, they sell only wild, sustainable seafood directly from fishermen in alaska!"

10/07/2010 10:51 #52912

Pure Nightclub
Category: dancing
Over the weekend I went to pure on Chippewa with a few buddies. The girl we were with got drugged. I guess the lesson is don't drink water from anyone. The hospital said it was PCP. Who does that?

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lilho - 10/09/10 17:40
are you serious? this is why i don't take drinks from people unless i watch the bartender make it. i when i was in aruba these guys kept offering me drinks but i wouldn't take them.... pure is the name if the nightclub at caesar's palace in las vegas...
KeithT - 10/08/10 12:33
Setting a side my pal getting drugged and me puking on fake molly (lmfao!) I had an awesome time. Ferry Corsten put on an amazing show and there were just enough ppl to make it fun but not super packed. Dare I say I had a good time sober? .....though I did start to roll fairly well once we smoked after we left
uncutsaniflush - 10/07/10 20:55
From what I (vaguely) remember stuff like that was fairly common in the 1970s. Because of it, to this day, I tend to drink beer that (as (e:metalpeter) suggested) I watched the bartender open. In those bad old days, lsd and pcp were commonly "shared" like that in the name of exposing people to the joys of psychedelic trips.
metalpeter - 10/07/10 18:45
Well everything is opposite of the name that goes on there! In terms of getting drugged sorry she did but taking a drink you don't see opened in front of you is a no no at a club. I'm guessing the person who was drinking was using it for the club experience like some would use e or special K. Also you set your drink down and walk away , then get a new one. I know this sounds crazy but also watch the bar tender they have been known to do stuff to drinks and sometimes by request. Other then that hope it was fun.....
libertad - 10/07/10 10:56
That's crazy! Did she get a bottle of water or a glass? Does she think she knows who did it? It reminds me of the American Idol studio they have at Disney. Looks like fun. I hate the name of it though, Pure.