Paul's Journal

05/24/2011 15:46 #54339

Blockbuster no more
Category: change

The blockbuster's are closing up shop. Its the end of an era. Just like record shops, video shop are going the way of he dinosaur.

Then again there is this newer record store near Elmwoodstrip and Bryant.

Unlike audio I think this is really it for video. I can't see the same nostalgia you see with record stores. Video tapes specifically are less quality than the new video formats, even the streaming ones.

tinypliny - 05/26/11 20:36
I last rented Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World from BB. I really liked that movie.

Is the elmwood location opposite globe closing as well?

tinypliny - 05/26/11 20:34
I was going to ask what the first photo had to do with blockbuster - but then I saw it. The ghost of blockbuster-past. V. Cool! :)

05/24/2011 15:23 #54338

Brodo in Williamsville
Category: food

(E:terry) and I went to Brodo in williamsville because we were out there for a doctors appt and (e:Terry)'s special enrollment exam. The test has all multiple choice, T/F questions. I got a lot of the practice test right because I am good at testing in that format. If I to explain the answers instead I would have failed completely.

tinypliny - 05/26/11 20:36
Wait, you took (e:terry)'s exam for him? Isn't that otherwise known as cheating?

mike - 05/24/11 23:32
I hated brodo on elmwood, it was always kinda dirty and not as good as I wanted it to be. How was it in Williamsville?

mike - 05/24/11 23:31
I am also really good at t/f, multiple choice type tests. I've always thought I could do well on a test like that even in a subject I barely new.

05/23/2011 23:08 #54337

summertime food yum
Category: food

Being able to eat USA grown cherries and string beans together means its really almost summer despite the weather indicating otherwise.

tinypliny - 05/26/11 20:53
Did you get these at the Farmer's Market? Is it on yet??? Unfortunately, I also missed Roswell's market yesterday. I went to the one in Union Square on Saturday and my brother and I bought fresh green garlic. It was SO tasty. Now I want that HERE!!!!! I WANT GREEN GARLIC!!!

05/23/2011 20:45 #54335

Side by side bike

Do the people have yo be about the same weight? I imagine turns are scary.

tinypliny - 05/26/11 20:54
That contraption doesn't even have four wheels. And pardon my political incorrectness here, those two are so overweight and look scary riding that small bike! I would have anxiety if I saw this on the street!

metalpeter - 05/25/11 19:36
not sure how that works.....

mike - 05/24/11 23:31
that would freak me out to no end

mike - 05/23/11 22:28
oops, that was libertad

mike - 05/23/11 22:27
That is pretty cute. Mike would you like biking then or would it be like we are siamese twins or something?

05/23/2011 20:44 #54334

Field Roast
Category: food

Why do vegans eat fake meat? Field roast? Forrealz? I know I used to do it with Tofurky. What a hyppocrite I am.

tinypliny - 05/26/11 20:58
(e:metalpeter) has a point there. But seriously, if anyone wants to switch to being vegetarian, craving substitutes is a sure-fire way to fail and highlights the fact that the person is just fine eating meat and is not ready to switch to a different lifestyle yet. I think vegetarianism is not so much about not eating meat, as it is about embracing more and more vegetables and plant food in your diet slowly and expansively.

metalpeter - 05/25/11 19:14
I have no idea but I have a guess.... As Americans food means so much to us there are memories with it... There is smell, Texture, spices... For example if you go to a cookout yeah Turkey Burger or fake burger is good but it isn't that same Being American and Eating a burger... By guess is they still like the taste of the meat... One way to think of it is say you eat Chinese Take out... Some of that may not be what they say it is....But does that really matter cause when you eat Chinese what you are really tasting mostly is the spices... I had some fake sausage patties that taste great and it is I think from the spices being the same and it feels the same and looks the same.....