We stopped with (e:mike) at Big Lots on the way home. Stores like this full of disposable junk make me want to throw up just being in then. I feel like everything here is made to sit in a house for a year before ending up in the landfill.

(E:tinypliny) I heard about your 100 things rule and going here makes me want to live by that.


a plastic hot dog boiler.

Paul wanted a new iron, with a self cleaning mode. New and improved.

Looks like someone lost their groceries. "Cheese" slices sprinkled down the street and a jar of peanut butter. How disappointed would you be if you got home and lost your but butter and cheese? If it belongs to you, you better run and get it.

On the way there (e:Paul) got us stuck talking to the best singer in Buffalo. Apparently he's better than Lance Diamond. He tried to serenade us with a song for money - but not before he started coughing up a lung into the street, Ebola style.

(E:mike), (e:Paul) and I went to Mezza for dinner before heading to (e:czarkasm)'s show at Millie's. We got some delicious Lebanese food - the best falafel I've had in a while.

If you want to swim down south, skip Holiday Valley and go straight to Erie. I've never seen such clear water in the lake before. We tried to go to Holiday Valley first but it wasn't great, so we drove another hour and half to Presque Isle in Erie


The holiday valley mud pit

(e:paul) despairing about having to drive more



The water was freezing but I dove in anyway. I couldn't stay very long though.


Sunning ourselves like Basra


Eventually the sun went away and it was too cold to swim again.

So we explored the isle a little more. Here was the Venice of Erie, scrody water included. All the little shacks had boats to go out to them.

After the gorge, (e:yesthatcasey) and (e:paul) went on a bromantic date to Oshun. After they got back, Paul passed out and Casey went home.

(e:Terry) and I went to Dana's Goz Gozah dance party at Milkie's. I thought it was going to be lame because of the location and music last time but it ended up being really good.

When we got there, an girl dressed like America went showed off her flag covered nips.

The music was electronic/jungle-y for most of the time. (e:steve) joined us and we all danced our little tails off.

(e:yesthatcasey) joined us for a hike in the falls. I know it still might be warm for a while but with leaves changing, it felt like the beginning of fall.

We say these jet skiers on the rapids. I couldn't believe they just flew over them like the jetboat but they did.

Almost made to the to the ol' Devil's Hole, but it stank a little too much that day.






Someone was camping out by the river



Fall color mode

King of the Niagara