I am sorry, dear readers, that I have neglected this space. My priorities have been elsewhere... School, work, rise up buffalo journal, and other things, but Pride is coming. This year I am going to try and make it to the parade and spruce this place up with some Flickr pics. Keep your eyes peeled for that.

Peace,
Hippiegrrl

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• 21:03 Glee time! #
• 14:54 @braybc There is a big difference between the terms black and coloured though. And she made a point to emphasize that term. Either way... #
• 14:40 @braybc That means the whole story was basically fabricated. I suppose @wnymedia isn't as fact checked as it could be. Blogs are fallible. #
• 08:26 "Chicago" was fantastic. Opening night was a hit. Reinking still knows how to choreograph what Fosse would like. Oh how I miss the stage. #
• 19:16 Opening night at the theatre and people STILL cannot be bothered to dress up. Jeans? Really? #
• 17:22 @writerchaz - I would have to research that to say definitively. There is a way to make a west side cafe feasible though. #
• 17:09 @braybc - i just don't buy that cafes cater only to outside the neighbourhood residents. #
• 16:55 I can guarantee (with 99% certainty) that I will be in tears by 9 or 10pm this evening. Watching rather than doing does that to me. #
• 16:52 @braybc - the girl in the article made it seem like cafes only attract outside the community [read:white for west side]. i don't agree. #
• 16:46 @braybc - 1 more question then. do you think a cafe is good for a community? if we were in europe i think the answer might differ. #
• 16:12 @braybc - we seem to be seeing eye to eye of late. we'll see how long this lasts. #
• 16:02 @braybc - Agreed. #
• 15:56 @braybc - that's an interesting take on it. i was actually more interested in the different use of gentrification. #
• 15:50 @braybc Why do you think she would lie? I'm not attacking you, just wondering why she would do that. It seems odd to make that up. #
• 15:48 @HeroBeth It happens all the time. It's called losing commitment. If you really want to stay alive you will find ways to up the ante. #
• 15:47 @braybc The girl being interviewed here said that the person behind the counter used the term "colored" when speaking directly to her. #
• 15:41 @HeroBeth Agreed! Small businesses just need to find ways to remain useful in a big box store market. It can be done with ingenuity. #
• 14:10 Gentrification and the West Side: Sophia Azeb - shar.es/127db (interesting to note that gentrification is not just a chain invasion) #
• 13:09 @writerchaz - buffalo snob fodder! #
• 12:41 @writerchaz - they don't get as gussied up as they should but we will! it is opening night after all. there better not be jeans there!! #

• 08:26 "Chicago" was fantastic. Opening night was a hit. Reinking still knows how to choreograph what Fosse would like. Oh how I miss the stage. #
• 14:40 @braybc That means the whole story was basically fabricated. I suppose @wnymedia isn't as fact checked as it could be. Blogs are fallible. #
• 14:54 @braybc There is a big difference between the terms black and coloured though. And she made a point to emphasize that term. Either way... #
• 21:03 Glee time! #

• 07:44 Chicago (the musical) tonight for opening night at Shea's. Yeah! #
• 10:47 @writerchaz - my apologies for the late start. hope it didn't throw you off too much. #
• 12:41 @writerchaz - they don't get as gussied up as they should but we will! it is opening night after all. there better not be jeans there!! #
• 13:09 @writerchaz - buffalo snob fodder! #
• 14:10 Gentrification and the West Side: Sophia Azeb - shar.es/127db (interesting to note that gentrification is not just a chain invasion) #
• 15:41 @HeroBeth Agreed! Small businesses just need to find ways to remain useful in a big box store market. It can be done with ingenuity. #
• 15:47 @braybc The girl being interviewed here said that the person behind the counter used the term "colored" when speaking directly to her. #
• 15:48 @HeroBeth It happens all the time. It's called losing commitment. If you really want to stay alive you will find ways to up the ante. #
• 15:50 @braybc Why do you think she would lie? I'm not attacking you, just wondering why she would do that. It seems odd to make that up. #
• 15:56 @braybc - that's an interesting take on it. i was actually more interested in the different use of gentrification. #
• 16:02 @braybc - Agreed. #
• 16:12 @braybc - we seem to be seeing eye to eye of late. we'll see how long this lasts. #
• 16:46 @braybc - 1 more question then. do you think a cafe is good for a community? if we were in europe i think the answer might differ. #
• 16:52 @braybc - the girl in the article made it seem like cafes only attract outside the community [read:white for west side]. i don't agree. #
• 16:55 I can guarantee (with 99% certainty) that I will be in tears by 9 or 10pm this evening. Watching rather than doing does that to me. #
• 17:09 @braybc - i just don't buy that cafes cater only to outside the neighbourhood residents. #
• 17:22 @writerchaz - I would have to research that to say definitively. There is a way to make a west side cafe feasible though. #
• 19:16 Opening night at the theatre and people STILL cannot be bothered to dress up. Jeans? Really? #

• 08:10 Strike two for Spot. Mint is not Irish Creme. Coffee should not taste like poison. Latte art doesn't make it better. One more chance. #
• 14:36 Sitting at the caffe while the voice of the little folksinger flows from the speakers. Perhaps the baristas are attempting to summon her. #
• 14:44 @hippiegrrl - and funny. do you think she would turn around and leave? she didn't leave rendevous that night. #
• 14:52 @writerchaz - it would be fun to witness. #
• 15:01 @writerchaz - True. I suppose I should keep that in mind, just in case. #
• 21:02 Gossip Girl time! #

• 09:55 Here we go again. RT @writerchaz @KMers: Legislation chips away at women's rights www.progressive.org/node/137571 #
• 22:02 Mad Men time! #
• 22:08 "Only boring people are bored" - Betty Draper #madmenwisdom #
• 23:02 Never ride your John Deere mower through the office hallway. #madmenwisdom #
• 23:03 ...and mad men wins an emmy! #

• 00:25 Remember remember the fifth of November. #
• 00:52 @ericabrotz - maybe i am a bit psychic. or mtv reminded me of it by playing it. i own it but i still can't turn the channel when it's on. #
• 00:54 @ericabrotz - enjoy! definitely one of my top ten favourites. #
• 11:28 The end of V for Vendetta gets me everytime. It came out at a perfect time in our collective history and it still resonates. #
• 12:08 @herobeth - where are the good thrifting spots in buffalo for you? we usually just do amvets and maybe raggamuffins. i miss don apparel! #
• 12:29 @herobeth - cool. perfect day for thrifting. enjoy! #

• 09:58 @drewludwig - I would argue that Native Americans are a spiritual community that gets represented in team mascots as "Indians". #
• 10:02 @nickelcity @chazadams -Is the Bass Pro that is to (supposedly) replace the Aud going to be any more aesthetically pleasing? A box is a box. #
• 10:07 @nickelcity - box of cancer? wow. @chazadams -i haven't looked at the renderings. i defer to you. the aud was still more than an ugly box. #
• 10:11 @chazadams @nickelcity My worry is more in the idea of tearing down a building and then leaving the lot empty. This often happens downtown. #
• 10:13 @nickelcity - is the RE (as you put it) contaminated from the building removal? Will Bass Pro have an environmental "out"? #
• 10:28 @nickelcity @chazadams - I realize that the Aud was a rotting building but there should at least be a reverence for what it represented. #
• 10:37 @chazadams @nickelcity - A team doesn't have to win championships to be important to its fans. Look at the Bills. Fan history matters. #
• 10:46 @nickelcity -I didn't think it should rot. I don't care that they tore it down. It just deserves reverence for what it was then we move on. #
• 11:04 @nickelcity - To be honest it would probably be better to build a grocery store on that site then a bass pro but that's just my opinion. #
• 11:58 @nickelcity - If you truly respect someone you don't call their ideas ridiculous. I don't actually need your validation. I live downtown. #
• 12:02 @nickelcity @chazadams - Does urban planning not consider the needs of a community when planning its future? Perhaps that is a problem. #
• 12:07 @nickelcity - Fine. Taking pictures must make you an urban planning expert then. Sorry for my input. I'll be sure to keep it to myself. #
• 12:13 @chazadams - And you have rounded out the sentiment. My ideas are idiotic and ridiculous because they differ from yours. Very well then. #
• 12:16 @buffalauren - it's always the best policy to defeat your intellectual opponent through insults. Wouldn't you agree? #
• 12:19 @chazadams - What if there was a marketplace worked into the plans? Not a tops, but open air. On the waterfront. Why is this a bad concept? #
• 12:20 @buffalauren - I am for progressive change. Not sure that a "big box" Bass Pro denotes this change but your point is well taken. #
• 12:23 Now would be a good time to let the twitterverse know that I'm a sociology major. If I'm not questioning norms, I'm not doing my job. #
• 12:25 @chazadams - If only the fish weren't laden with mercury so much that children and women of childbearing age are advised not to ingest it. #
• 12:27 @braybc - Yes. And thanks for joining the conversation. I wondered where you were in this. #
• 12:28 @chazadams - They will come to Bass Pro to buy supplies and then go back to where they already fish for sport. Not the waterfront. #
• 12:33 @buffalopundit - Interesting concept. Like the economic development zones but actually helping the small businesses. I like it. #
• 12:36 @nickelcity -It wasn't defensive, it was a question. What are your urban planning credentials that give you the right to call me ridiculous? #
• 12:41 @nickelcity - I would say our conversation was over when you called me ridiculous but you would argue the point away. Cheers. #
• 12:44 My job is to look at what is directly in front of me and decide what social forces have made it so. Nothing is personal. #
• 12:45 @nickelcity - Yet you believe it. That I'm dumb because I disagree with you. I'm not offended. You are entitled to your opinion. #
• 12:47 Does it have an effect on development when those making the plans have no connection to the place? When they cannot consider the history? #
• 12:48 @nickelcity - Wait, what? #
• 12:49 @drewludwig - They "should" know is the point there, right? Many people do not know. So they wield the tomahawks and squeal. #
• 12:52 @nickelcity - Fine. Done. Not trying to be psychic. From your tone in earlier tweets it seemed that way. #
• 12:58 @braybc - Again I agree with you. First yesterday and now today? What is happening to that "lost boys" dichotomy we had? Things change. #
• 12:58 @chazadams - eye candy? what a perfect way to put it. no substance, all fluff. #
• 14:04 @drewludwig - isn't that sad though, that some people refuse to open their minds to anything outside their own culture? #
• 16:20 Just to be clear, in case anyone cares, I live in downtown Buffalo and actually do care about how things progress. #
• 16:33 @braybc The reason I said open air was to differentiate it from tops. Still enclosed but with open market stands throughout. Not aisles. #
• 16:38 RT @HealthReformNow: New Harvard study says 1 person every 12 minutes in the US dies because they lack health insurance bit.ly/1pcccx #
• 16:49 @writerchaz - Yes. Like that but nicer. Like le marche but food to take home. #

• 11:51 @writerchaz - pizza log day! jealous? #
• 12:00 Each time @anamariecox mentions "Beck" I think there is a new album coming. Then the realization of Glenn "Schmuck" Beck hits me. Annoying. #
• 12:02 @writerchaz - I think they may not be that great 3 hours later. Although, they are kinda future food-like so they may last. #
• 12:08 Must be 90's day on MTVU. Just saw a Marilyn Manson video, followed by Tool. This I could get used to. #
• 13:52 Ah, but isn't it true that @warrenellis the writer > Warren Ellis the musician? (start following today people) #
• 14:29 @writerchaz and now i want a twinkie. damn that power of suggestion! #
• 18:50 @braybc @jodiejustice - Good option is a reverse osmosis home system and a nalgene bottle for transport. Good for environment and you. #
• 22:04 @JodieJustice nalgene is just a reusable plastic bottle and reverse osmosis is a filtration system. Don't worry - I sucked at science too! #
• 22:49 I cannnot believe I'm saying this but I agree with @braybc. Gervais > Carrell. British is generally better than American TV though. #

• 07:27 Thank you Michael Eric Dyson for putting this into perspective. Not all opposition is racist, but there is still an undercurrent of it. #
• 08:12 Professor sighting at the caffe. I was a bumbling idiot because of the out of context nature of the exchange. Not surprising. #
• 08:32 If you don't think that racism is alive and well in the "birther" and "teaparty" movements you are just not paying attention. #carterisright #
• 10:31 @sleepypasture - it's a sad time (even with the bright spot of electing our first black pres) in our country. #
• 10:33 @thebuffalobean why does it have to be a "race card". i don't think carter was pulling any race card when speaking the truth. #
• 12:18 @braybc - you would know, right? or is that a sensitive subject? #
• 12:23 @braybc - i think it's interesting how many psa's i see at school about it now. when i was in hs nobody talked about it. #
• 13:01 @jodiwilldare - it's really the technological outpost for supergenius headquarters. #
• 14:15 Listen buddy - just because you are driving a range rover doesn't mean you can pass me on the right on Richmond. #jerksofbuffalo #

• 09:08 Emerging Technology Discussion: Real-Time Information - the power of "Twitter"ing - at Buffalo State College - bit.ly/14xLUZ via #
• 12:04 I know I'm a dork for saying this but I LOVE statistics! #
• 12:15 @writerchaz - I'll take that as a compliment. Thank you very much, Sir. #
• 12:16 I wish I was registered as a dem (rather than green) so I could vote today. My guy will probably not make it to the general election. #
• 12:27 While I'm on the dorkwagon I think I'll also comment on how much I love the smell of library stacks. #
• 16:29 Why do the people working in the union move in slow motion? It should not take 15 minutes to make a latte - at least not a good one. #
• 16:37 @jodiejustice @braybc - I must intervene for a moment. LaSalle (and other areas of Niagara Falls such as Deveaux) has nice homes. #
• 16:39 @jodiejustice @braybc - also, how are you rating success in this "theory"? There are many successful people who grew up in NF. #
• 16:41 @jodiejustice - i wouldn't say ALL of NT has nie homes. That is a bit too general. There are some trashy homes too, just like some of NF. #
• 16:44 @jodiejustice - one last thing (and I didn't mean to bicker with you) maybe NF isn't the best standard to hold NT against. Tonawanda maybe? #
• 16:50 @jodiejustice - to that i most definitely agree - NT > Tonawanda. I'll throw you another and say NT > Lockport. :) #
• 16:54 @braybc - why do we need a hardware store in the EV when there is a true value in North Buffalo. That is what your neighbourhood is for. #
• 17:00 @marc_hurst Take two - Twitter is a great place to network. Students would do well to understand its worth. #
• 19:09 @chazadams @ericabrotz - or apple pie. #
• 19:46 @drspectrum I guess I probably just have good memories of libraries from my childhood. Hence the aforementioned dork tag. #
• 21:24 @ericabrotz - yum. #
• 22:12 Go Byron Go! #wnyvotes #

• 16:11 #buffalobingo - 20 points for spotting the block club staff on elmwood (5 points a piece) - hello boys! #
• 20:37 RIP Patrick Swayze #
• 22:00 Gossip Girl was SO better than the Bills game. Surprise. /sarcasm #

• 21:27 kanye - what is wrong with you? ever hear of losing gracefully? #vma09 #
• 21:30 @josiedye do you think so? Swift looked pretty thrown. #
• 21:31 Is it me or are the vmas ALWAYS unorganized? #
• 21:45 I do have to say that the much music awards are much more organized then the #VMAs - you would think MTV would have this shit down by now. #
• 21:55 Wow. Lady Gaga is an awesome performer but that may have been a bit too progressive for American audiences. #
• 22:05 We can definitely blame MTV for making people famous who don't deserve it. Case in point - Kristen Cavalleri. #VMAs #
• 22:08 I miss the days when Green Day was new and cool. Kerplunk! #VMAs #
• 22:22 Why are they all wearing leotards this year on the #VMAs? #
• 22:36 Sweet - Muse on the #VMAs - love it! #
• 23:15 Good job Beyonce! #VMAs #

• 17:37 Oh no! I forgot about Music Is Art. Parking at Buffalo State is like a Monday morning. Lucky to still found a spot (unlike Monday mornings). #
• 18:42 RT @Strwbrry_BlondeWhat 9/12 teabaggers are about, in their own words: bit.ly/VvuQe (seriously - wtf is wrong with these people?) #
• 18:49 @ericabrotz - you so don't! (look like a frog that is) #

• 08:20 Do you ever wonder how much of your life is missed (or ripped away) because of technology? #
• 08:27 @writerchaz - why? #
• 09:55 @chazadams - what footage do you watch to remember (or perhaps figure out) why we are at war in iraq? #
• 10:04 @chazadams -got it. i have the images burned into my brain (as with the space shuttle explosion in the 80's) so there is no need to rewatch. #
• 10:07 @buffalogeek - it's relevant for the moment in time factor. same as "where were you when jfk was shot?" is relevant even if not in dallas. #
• 16:22 RT @buffalogeek: PLS RT @wgrz Put the Brown/Kearns debate on TV. Web only in a poor city is irresponsible. Let the people see & be informed #
• 17:29 What (exactly) is wrong with Glenn Beck? I would really like to know. He is a conundrum to me. #
• 18:27 @LC_Sun I see. So he is the Karl Rove of Fox News. #
• 22:35 I just realized that tonight is curtin up - can hear it from my apartment. I'd rather watch 9/11 documentary than hang with yuppies. #

• 09:40 30 million uninsured American citizens cannot be wrong - please work on passing healthcare reform now, Ms. and Mr. Senators! #hcr #p2 #
• 10:19 @mrjoshcook - 30 million represents the number of American citizens (it's actually around 33 mil) that are uninsured. Not non-citizens. #
• 12:31 i just totally smelled my nana's perfume. i'm in a room filled with 17 - 22 year olds and i smell an avon product for the 80's. strange? #

• 10:51 RT @threadless: Happy 9/9/09! ALL THREADLESS TEES ARE $9! No joke! (Pls RT for the chance to win a $99 gift code) www.threadless.com #
• 12:43 @chazadams - my birthday is in 2 months as well (although i'll be a bit older than you). i'm on the 12th, when are you? #
• 14:38 I never thought that watching "Barbarella" would help me understand something in a class. Today, it happened. #
• 14:52 @chazadams i'm the 12th. hello fellow scorpio. #
• 14:57 @joedinardo twitpic.com/gz3ig - oh man! you should have went for the smelts. they are the best. #
• 19:31 @manhattnik No - Orgasmatron. Even better, right? We were discusing Freud's analysis of "Dora" and the discussion led to this. #
• 19:34 @questionsall Yes - I'll just mention Freud and Orgasmstron and you can figure out the connection... #
• 19:45 RT @jaygerland - John Lydon (Rotten) to get Public Image Limited back together for shows. bit.ly/363xq. Sweet!!! #
• 20:14 and away we go... #
• 20:30 "now is the season for action!". I love how #msnbc shows john boehner during that. #obamahcr #
• 20:43 @manhattnik - Pardon me - I meant Excessive Machine. We also discussed "Sleeper"! #
• 20:50 Call 'em out Obama, call 'em out! #ObamaStrikesBack #
• 20:55 RT @nwlc FACT: Nationally, 15.9% of women ages 18–64 did not have a routine checkup in the past two years. #fem2 #p2 bit.ly/cDvyP #
• 20:59 @labgrrl - Except what repub do you think WILL vote for gay rights? Obama would still be the lesser of two evils on this front. #
• 21:02 @roaring_repub really? did you really call Obama a bitch? Wow. #

• 08:54 Love it! bit.ly/137Ikx #
• 12:18 there are officially too many students for the facilities at buffalo state. no seats in the union to sit and eat. no computers availab ... #

• 13:06 day off from classes/work and where am i? the library. that's dedication for you! #
• 14:35 New on Rise Up Buffalo - The poet moves on - shar.es/1aDyA #
• 14:48 @nickelcity - if i cannot find a job when i graduate i'll be forced to leave, but not merely on a whim. i would love to stay if i can. #
• 15:09 @nickelcity - i attempted to do that as well but could not get the funding. i love buffalo too - that's the point. #
• 15:40 @nickelcity - yes. and i hope i can make it happen here. we shall see. (btw - i didn't think you were questioning my love of buffalo) #

• 00:02 Man can Aaron Eckhart certainly play a jerk well! #
• 12:17 @writerchaz - grammar check at camp is really a losing battle. #
• 12:47 off to the falls... #
• 12:48 what happened to the whole "cellphones kill bees" theory. this summer has not shown it to be true. they are EVERYWHERE! #