Picplz Archive
1,460 posts from December 29, 2010 through June 18, 2012.
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    Strawberry shortcake and a gallon of whipped cream.
  
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    Steak, tomato cucumber salad, potato salad, baked beans, watermelon.
  
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    THEY HAVE BIRCH BEER FLOATS AT THE BAR.
  
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    The reason my city smells like Cheerios.
  
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    Margherita pizza.
  
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    Veggie Bliss (portobella burger) & sweet potato fries.
  
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    Ice cream break!
  
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    Difference between this and Hong Kong toilets? 6 inches and a rim.
  
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    The prisoner in the 6'x2.5' brig appears to be reciting Shakespeare.
  
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    Trying to shoot a fly off the USS Little Rock with a deck gun isn't easy.
  
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    Classic cars -- user interfaces of old.
  
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    Experimented with too-small bread (Vollkornbrot) and too-big eggs for elevensies.
  
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    Chevy Silverado license 90694 MB. After nearly wrecking a car from an illegal left.
  
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    Fruit & cheese plate; mac & cheese with peas, pancetta.
  
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    Shot of the dance floor. Old people clamoring for free food out of frame.
  
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    Chicken wing martini (recipe by @stevenraines). Three drinks made, three drinks poured down the drain.
  
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    Mandarin chicken salad.
  
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    Chicken bacon chowder, house wings in the background.
  
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    Hummus, red pepper goat cheese, baba ganoush (sp?) with assorted breads.
  
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    Today is Flag Day.
  
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    A single serve cupcake for the morbidly obese. Two ladies could not finish.
  
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    Bacon, cheddar, fried egg burger (not on menu); garlic, parmesan tots.
  
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    Wow, Apple is now building its OS on Flash? Wait... no...
  
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    F yeah, speling and keming for a better Amercia!
  
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    The street preachers are missing their megaphone this year.
  
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    Come get your @You_and_Who shirts now, the stand is mobbed.
  
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    This year instead of strollers and dogs I am fighting golf umbrellas.
  
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    Will she see them here or IRL first?
  
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    HELLO PANDA, WHAT SPORT ARE YOU?
  
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    New place in mall, sells cookies, cupcakes, smoothies, etc.
  
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    The lobby bar has its furniture and looks pretty good.
  
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    The advantage to a stealth opening - dining room to myself.
  
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    Magret Duck a l'Orange: pine gnocchi, broccoli rabe, orange jus.
  
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    Lyonnaise Salad Terrine: poached egg, smoked bacon, frisee lettuce.
  
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    Butter pudding with French breakfast radish topped with crumbled porcini mushroom streudel.
  
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    For Dan, another set of my cufflinks. Chrome aeroplanes.
  
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    There's a little black spot on the sun today. It's the same old thing as earlier today.
  
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    Ghetto Venus-watching set-up with @VinNay @ivyhurst.
  
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    I should keep whipped cream and cocoa in my office to make cafe mocha. This one is good, though.
  
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    Campanelle, prosciutto and peas. Plus a healthy dose of heavy cream and parmesan.
  
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    Italian cappuccino and Swedish cookies. Look at the monster you created, mom and dad!
  
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    Tomato, spinach, pesto eggs; baked beans; strawberries; billion grain bread.
  
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    Desenho kicks where Daniel was. From Capoeira Mandinga Buffalo.
  
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    B-girl Resolve spins fast enough to make me dizzy.
  
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    All the fruits and veggies are getting pre-washed in the rain.
  
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    "Wargames" and mini pizzas (pesto, roasted tomatoes & garlic, prosciutto, mozzarella).
  
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    My D20 cufflinks must be beacons on GAMER-DAR based on comments I've received today.
  
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    The Greatest Amercian Hero (idea from @stevenraines)
  
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    Idea via @stevenraines "I'm afraid of Amercia. I'm afraid of the wordl."
  
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    Carnitas: braised grilled pork, tomatillo, onion relish, cilantro.
  
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    Koreatown: kalbi short ribs, kimchee, spicy sauce.
  
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    Chili relleno con puerco: roasted red pepper stuffed with carnitas, yellow rice, chipotle, ancho chili, queso fresco.
  
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    I have discovered I don't like smoky margaritas. My distaste for salt makes it worse.
  
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    Kitty Porn, for a Better Amercia!
  
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    Desserts.
  
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    Wood inlay fighter (P-51?) mural in the lobby.
  
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    Flower shop (none of these were here this morning, it was totally empty).
  
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    Back room of the former Lafayette Tap Room. They kept the ceiling and wall murals.
  
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    Internal courtyard.
  
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    Greenhouse room. Lots of natural light from the walls and skylights.
  
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    Sweet suite (decorative fireplace, chairs, sofa, raised bed and bath).
  
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    Two levels of dining and bar. Small stage in corner.
  
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    Butterwood is set up in the Crystal Ballroom.
  
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    Ladies and gentlemen, The Peonies!
  
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    Strawberry balsamic sorbet. Needs far less sugar, far more balsamic.
  
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    Ice cream bars and curbstones, necessary every time I come to town.
  
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    The flowers are nice, but I'll be buying stuff I can eat.
  
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    Corpse Reviver II (or 2 Burritto Reviver)
  
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    This isn't really helping the argument that adaptive design *hasn't* failed:
  
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    I can quit the cappuccino and sfogliatella any time.
  
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    Trying a sfogliatella from the new place (Coco), and my own cappuccino.
  
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    Burgers, fries, beers. Sunday.
  
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    Strip steak, grilled peppers and zucchini, squash carrot pasta tossed in pesto, Hoegaarden.
  
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    I have now conquered the cappuccino at the office (thanks to all new equipment). Almost perfect.
  
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    My porcelain thinker is featured on Inspiring Toilets http://bit.ly/Kgzysi !!
  
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    Strawberries tossed with balsamic vinegar over ice cream; cappuccino.
  
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    I should have stopped at one bananas foster.
  
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    Pork chop with bbq sauce on sweet potato, bacon, greens.
  
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    ALL THE CUPCAKES. And apple pies, and chocolate-covered strawberries.
  
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    It's not often you see a berimbau in a wedding.
  
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    Enjoying a garnacha while looking out over the lake.
  
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    My mom hates these cookies so much she gave them to me.
  
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    Affogato (too much espresso) & cappuccino. Happy Cinco de Mayo!
  
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    I don't what a "sacristy" is, and I'm nearest AED. Bad news in case of heart attack.
  
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    Mary's final shift; she also honors #StarWarsDay with a self-portrait.
  
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    Lobby. The wood inlay wall behind the desk is a scene of #Buffalo.
  
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    Hall leading to Crystal Ballroom (of interest to #Buffalo folk).
  
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    Corner of Crystal Ballroom (teaser shot) shortly after governor and real photographers left.
  
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    Media Queries work for height, too, something which can help prevent fat footer problems like stuffandnonsense.co.uk for netbook users. I know because my own site suffered from it at one point.
  
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    Cappuccino and flight of creme brulee (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry).
  
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    Steak in a nest: 10oz filet wrapped in Parma prosciutto, topped with gorgonzola.
  
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    Poached bosc pear salad.
  
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    French toast casserole, bacon, sausage, biscuits & gravy, sausage/egg/cheese casserole, spinach quiche, yogurt/berry parfait, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cupcakes.
  
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    16oz. strip steak, mashed spuds, asparagus; mac-n-cheese in the background.
  
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    Caprese salad.
  
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    Sausage lentil soup, ham & swiss wrap, salad, cookie. I should eat here more often.
  
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    Bacon, cheddar, apple pizza thing.
  
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    Belgian waffles, broccoli tomato eggs, pineapple, cappuccino.
  
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    Vou vadiar na roda boa sim, sim. Roda in the dark. Challenging.
  
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    Cappucino using French press for milk (Cooks Illustrated via @stevenraines). Neat idea, but sticking with steamer.
  
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    Saying goodbye to another friend tonight. At least she'll come back to visit.
  
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    Not feeling well enough to go out, so gaming remotely until I fall asleep. Send dice.
  
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    I came for #4sqday #4sqdayBUF, and four square broke out.
  
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    Leaving my tip for #4sqday #4sqdayBUF
  
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    That moment you realize it's no longer your kitchen. Also that someone has a peanut butter problem.
  
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    No one shouted "fireball!" so I guess this isn't LARPing. Just Nerf skirmishing.
  
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    The cosplay seems to have improved this year.
  
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    Old poster review: 1992 Jolt Cola (1/4), received from Jolt for having first ever Jolt Cola web page.
  
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    Old poster review: 1991(?) Silicon Graphics poster, featuring Onyx workstation and Acura NSX.
  
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    Old poster review: 1990 "Maxell - The tape that delivers higher performance"
  
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    Old poster review: 1983 "Return of the Jedi"
  
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    My dinner companion, a perfect match for my blindfold. (Olmsted Center for Sight: "Dining in the Dark")
  
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    My dinner photo attempt, while blindfolded. (Olmsted Center for Sight: "Dining in the Dark")
  
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    Mexican sundae (not on menu); two scoops of coffee (cone).
  
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    Evil jungle princess with chicken.
  
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    Satay kai.
  
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    Gaeng jerd.
  
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    I honor the undead victim of filicide with the gift of this chocolate zombie bunny.
  
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    Huge thanks to @notabene for sending me a pic of my interview in the French magazine Technikart. Ego win!
  
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    Trecce dell'orto pesto: tri-color pasta in pesto cream sauce.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Cheesecake.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Osso bucco.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Beef fajita soup.
  
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    "The Glass Menagerie" at Edible Book Fest.
  
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    "The Count of Monte Cristo" at Edible Book Fest.
  
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    "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" at Edible Book Fest.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Cheesecake.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Bacon-wrapped stilton-stuffed meatloaf, graten potatoes, shredded veggies.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Potato ham soup.
  
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    Fruit pie and ice cream. Not part of restaurant week.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek 16oz T-bone, mashed sweet potatoes, veggies.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Smoked meat and cheese sampler.
  
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    Moscow Mule: ginger beer, vodka, and then I forget...
  
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    The Last Word (off menu): green chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, dry gin, lemon.
  
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    Meat and cheese plate. This is not at all part of restaurant week.
  
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    Singapore Sling: gin, cheery heering, benadictine, lime juice, angostura.
  
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    Melissa stole my cappuccino and is prepared to defend it to the death -- my death.
  
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    Affogato and cappuccino (Illy beans). Not part of restaurant week.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Pork chop Milanese: roasted potatoes, tomatoes, arugula, red onion, lemon vinaigrette, Parmigiano Reggiano.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Ribollito: hearty Tuscan soup with Parmigiano Reggiano & EVOO.
  
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    Stacy and Melissa pose in front of the fellarious (filarious?) banana split. There no other photos. Nope. None.
  
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    Tempura banana split. Yes, it looks like what you think it looks like.
  
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    Seabar sundae: coconut biscuit, vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Sushi surfboard: sesame noodles; eel, himachi, fluke nigiri; salmon avocado roll; spicy scallop hand roll.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Cannoli.
  
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    Rachel is enjoying her linguini and clams. And wine.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Ravioli with a meatball.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek House salad.
  
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    Arancini (not part of the Local Restaurant Week offering).
  
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    Brand new truck and the line is already 8,000 long.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Pollo alla potentina: pan roasted chicken, olive oil, olives, tomatoes, basil, cherry peppers, white wine, parmesan, all on roasted potatoes.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Rustic pasta fagioli soup.
  
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    Using prop computer to convince shoppers I work here.
  
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    .Mwangangi is back from the Left Coast, where he represents #Buffalo (like this).
  
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    Chocolate covered espresso beans, chocolate vanilla cookies, chocolate mint wafers.
  
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    Malvarosa, cheddar cheeses; prosciutto; pancetta; lime olive oil; Sanbitter; semolina sesame seed bread.
  
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    Lonely book and cigar on rainy patio (not quite as classy as it sounds).
  
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    I'm getting this lime olive oil. No idea what I'll do with it. Suggestions?
  
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    Far more than just cheese -- nice meat options, too.
  
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    It's packed with only 2.5 hours to go.
  
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    Finally getting my @whereslloyd fix that I missed on Friday.
  
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    Burger with spinach and melted cheese, plus garlic toast points(?).
  
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    This black and tan is really just a tan.
  
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    Whiskey honey salmon, spinach artichoke dip, two kinds of shepherd's pie, kabobs, Irish cream cheesecake.
  
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    Food Thursday (nee Friday) is underway.
  
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    Chocolate zombie Last Supper -- in time for Easter!
  
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    I'm an adult. I can have ice cream for dinner.
  
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    My daffodils, which never bloomed last year, opened on this first day of spring this year.
  
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    Hey @FastCoDesign, your browser sniffer kinda sucks. Don't know how Opera can't be supported, works fine on site.
  
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    Spending post St Pat's day evening with a half and half of Guinness stout and Harp lager.
  
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    The fog that diverted my flight to Syracuse and was not fun for driving.
  
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    Diverted here due to fog, but at least they had welcome crew.
  
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    Cheddar bacon burger.
  
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    #LMA12 attendees: don't forget to scan the 4 QR code game pieces for a prize.
  
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    My breakfast with Marion Barry.
  
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    Creme brulee, cappuccino (no it wasn't).
  
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    Sendero chile rub NY strip; caprese salad; pat of butter.
  
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    Anorexic steer.
  
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    Really digging this lo-fi Twitter wall at #LMA12.
  
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    Rocking an #LMA12 Twitter wall over here!
  
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    Full house for the #LMA12 plenary session.
  
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    1 of 4 @ASBuffalo contest QR codes for #LMA12.
  
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    Free #LMA12 Texas magnets!
  
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    It's midnight and that giant LED screen across from my room is burning through the curtains. Like the sun.
  
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    Digesting on a leather chair with a cowhide foot stool staring at cowboy paintings.
  
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    Lemon tart (in honor of pi day!), vanilla gelato, cappuccino.
  
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    Rigatoni, braised short ribs, carrots, crimini mushrooms, Barolo wine tomato sauce.
  
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    Come say "hi" to me at booth 401. I'm here all week!
  
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    The @ASBuffalo QR codes are all over #LMA12.
  
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    This G guage train set has lots of things hidden within, still looking for giant squirrel.
  
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    View from cafe before I wander back to the LMA show floor.
  
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    Breakfast miga (haven't had one in years), home fries, beans.
  
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    Meat merry-go-round at the meat carnival.
  
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    And so began the meat carnival.
  
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    3 foot tall, 17 lb. chocolate rabbits stare at me with dead eyes, ready to be eaten.
  
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    Pesto omelette, home fries, spare ham.
  
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    Pretending I'm at a rock concert, thanks to nifty new camera app.
  
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    Looking out from Mary Seton Room, doors open.
  
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    Beef brisket sandwich, pulled pork sandwich, mac-n-cheese.
  
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    Fascinating to see operation. Famous hatmaker here in #Buffalo.
  
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    Wall menu.
  
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    Vegetarian combo: lentils, potatoes, carrots, beans, corn, beets.
  
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    Lega Tibs (takeaway): savory lamb sauteed with onion, garlic, jalapeño, seasoned butter.
  
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    Opening night.
  
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    They stock frozen durian "treats." Yay for the coming summer!
  
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    They stock frozen durian "treats." Yay for the coming summer!
  
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    My fortified $1.50 pasta is healthier than $4 hippie cereal? Pasta for breakfast!
  
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    Awoke next morning to find Minecraft neighbor erecting wall telling me what he thought of my all-night beacon.
  
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    Downloaded Minecraft. Built zombie-proof beacon of light on the mount, a symbol of hope cutting through darkness.
  
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    Deepshadow elf & Skullsplitter face off in crew quarters while airlocks hemorrhage atmosphere. Odd night for them.
  
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    Pork, rice, beans, curious cola, fries.
  
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    Steel cut oats with bananas and maple syrup, milk & honey bread with lotsa spreads.
  
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    Beef with peppers, onions, asparagus, in basil ginger sauce.
  
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    Beef negimaki.
  
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    The Bialetti Mukka Express makes nice lattes, but not very good cappuccinos.
  
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    The @WheresLloyd Rocket Sauce is at Premier, too.
  
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    Tortellini in rose sauce with prosciutto, peas, carmelized onions, parmesan.
  
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    Coffee Crisp, bitches (turns out I'm not the only one who sees that).
  
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    Latest @Opera mobile lets me use camera at neave.com/webcam/html5/. Neat.
  
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    Just applied my first Blik wall graphic. When I sell the house, this stays for the showing.
  
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    Trying Stumptown coffee (Holler Mountain organic) after all the raving in the local paper.
  
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    Bacon; pumpkin, whole oat, buckwheat, chocolate chip pancakes; sweet potato home fries; spinach, tomato, mozzarella eggs.
  
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    Strawberry mochi.
  
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    Salt & pepper chicken.
  
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    Nothing better before bed than rich, thick sipping chocolate. Assuming I don't want to sleep.
  
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    I had no idea it was Lent. Yay for religious education through food signage!
  
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    I see @SteveKiernan has had the brilliant idea to make a beer cheese soup float.
  
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    This month's Food Friday theme is red. Enjoying pre-meal Sanbitter to match.
  
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    Yes, I'm eating a bedtime cupcake on the cover of the latest Nutrition Action Newsletter. Sue me.
  
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    Cheddar, fried egg, chunky peanut butter, bacon jam, burger. #BUFfoodies
  
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    The food is being served at #BUFfoodies.
  
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    Prepared for the crowd for the #BUFfoodies event.
  
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    Free pączki thanks to @Buffalogal for our @SMCBuffalo meeting. Singular is pączek (for us non-Polish).
  
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    Cappuccino. I like mine better. I've become *that* snob. woo.
  
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    Burger and sweet potato fries FTW.
  
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    Free jambalaya from @ThePolo! And beer bread! And Skyrim parodies!
  
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    Apple, onion, cheddar, rosemary, eggs; rosemary homefries; cappuccino; fruit bits.
  
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    A horse. On the dance floor. Dancing to The Smiths. My nightly dream. Incarnate.
  
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    Apple, onion, rosemary, cider, chicken with brown rice. Monochrome meal.
  
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    That's either a 4oz. mug or a 16oz. cookie.
  
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    Breakfast sandwiches, latte, OJ. #BUFfoodies
  
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    Maiden brew of my Bialetti Mukka Express (one-pot stovetop cappucino maker). 3 brews to season it. Ugh.
  
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    Chocolate heads with leaking cherry brains. Sexy Valentine's treats.
  
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    Grilled skirt steak, chimichurri, rice, two kinds of beans, tortilla.
  
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    Cheese & veggie quesadillas.
  
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    Caipirinha: cachaça, muddled lime, raw sugar. Capoeiristas will find this bland.
  
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    I am flattered to have received this lovely (what I assume is a) valentine note at work.
  
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    Broccoli, tomato eggs; buckwheat oatmeal chocolate chip pancakes; almond cherry biscotti with coffee.
  
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    Enjoying a drink while I warm up. Note the cool monkey lamp.
  
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    I see Statler has changed its parking model.
  
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    How often do you see a camel in front of city hall? In winter?
  
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    4 food trucks (counting a coffee truck), no waiting.
  
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    Penne, smoked gouda, goat cheese, cheddar, panko rosemary crust.
  
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    House smoked duck ham, bresaola, calabrese soppressato, pickled mustard seed, pickled cherries.
  
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    Loco moco: burger patties over white rice, with country gravy, poached eggs, mac salad.
  
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    Crunchy salad of frisee lettuce, grilled pineapple, shaved fennel, chopped peanuts, sweet spicy dressing.
  
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    I just received this lovely heart donut from @VinNay.
  
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    #SuperBowl party for one: pork dumplings, jarlsberg, manchego, salami, peanuts, Stappi.
  
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    Nailed it. After 6 months of experimenting I finally made a cappuccino as good as I had in Italy.
  
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    Buckwheat & steel cut oat pancakes; broccoli, shallot, manchego eggs; home fries.
  
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    Further evidence that I need at least two more burners.
  
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    Strip steak ghetto'd up with a can of pears & some Martin's kettle chips.
  
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    16 layer chocolate cinnamon cake.
  
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    Egg pie: artichoke, green bean, tomato, mozzarella. Bean salad, also with artichoke bits.
  
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    Sicilian burger: 8oz. flattened meatball, mozzarella, arugula; sweet potato fries.
  
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    Chicken stew lunch special.
  
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    Plenty of fog this morning, still no snow.
  
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    Enjoying my buckwheat pankegg breakfast taco, maple syrup running down my arms.
  
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    Home fries, ham, cheddar, maple syrup, buckwheat pankegg (with still-runny egg) taco prep.
  
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    Prepping buckwheat pankeggs (http://bit.ly/zn36aA) and other bits for pankegg breakfast tacos. More pics to come.
  
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    Film was dead? If this is how it comes back, maybe it should stay dead.
  
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    Monkey-picked (not really) oolong tea. Flavor of gently steeped carpet.
  
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    Jambalaya, mac-n-cheese, some tofu thinger (blackened tofu).
  
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    Good Luck Burger: grass-fed beef on brioche, McCadam cheddar, veggie slaw, fries.
  
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    Charcuterie plate: gouda, manchego, soppresseta, turkey, marmalade, pickles.
  
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    The espresso cocoa is tasty, and served with only the slightest hint of grump!
  
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    Entrance to the lobby bar (which I call the monkey bar).
  
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    Yes, that's a monkey lamp, and no, its bum is not a bottle opener.
  
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    Just yesterday html5please.us added this disclaimer (about it not being all HTML5) and now it's gone?
  
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    Beast & Brie: roast beef, triple cream brie, apples, horseradish; applesauce; Warsteiner dunkel.
  
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    After two disappointing meals out today, a homemade affogato makes up for it.
  
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    Tour of Italy: gnocchi, ravioli, chicken parm, manicotti.
  
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    Chicken pastina soup.
  
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    Own no koksware: Burmese egg noodle soup, coconut milk, chicken, tamarind, hard-boiled egg, onion, fish sauce, crispy flat noodle. Background: kya zan jyaw.
  
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    It's a food market *and* a restaurant.
  
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    An espresso to wrap up today's bacon festivities.
  
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    It's amazing what I find in the closet sometimes.
  
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    Forgot to mention the salad -- with bacon.
  
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    Bacon mac-n-cheese, bacon sweet potatoes, black bean bacon soup, bacon brownies, bacon flatbreads, samosas.
  
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    Enjoying an aperitivo before the bacon feast.
  
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    The bacon-wrapped pork shoulder is almost ready.
  
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    The shrimp has been dipped and wrapped. In bacon.
  
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    Bacon day off to great start: someone walking around offering chocolate-covered bacon appetizers.
  
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    Yay! #Buffalo is finally getting some snow! (though not much)
  
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    Broke in the new espresso maker. I am officially "that guy" in the office that I hate.
  
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    Tonkotsu: pork broth, ramen, pork, bamboo shoots, kamaboku.
  
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    Pork gyoza.
  
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    Seaweed salad with cucumber & onion.
  
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    Broccoli, cauliflower, red pepper, black bean, pumpkin slurry; pumpkin ale...slurry.
  
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    Gold Standard burger (with bacon) and sweet potato fries.
  
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    Cappuccino, cantuccini, chocolate vanilla crisps (thanks to Premier sale for that last one).
  
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    Finally getting the hang of the stovetop steamer.
  
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    Pork tenderloin, pear chutney, grilled asparagus, mashed potatoes. Mac-n-cheese add-on.
  
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    Ditalini, peas, prosciutto (lotsa broth). Fuller's London porter.
  
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    Cantuccini (almond biscotti) and Il Santo (Italian dessert wine).
  
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    Fourth Christmas dinner.
  
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    Irish.
  
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    Wedding buffet in the banquet hall.
  
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    BBQ pulled pork sandwich, chili, corn bread, peanut butter chocolate bar.
  
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    Found a food truck in the "storm" -- @RnRBBQTruck came through.
  
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    Wondering if the local news came to cover our first real snowfall -- all 2" of it.
  
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    Lunch with @ThePolo @VinNay: spicy tuna roll, noodles, miso soup (not in pic).
  
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    Sometimes I judge a cocoa by its whipped cream.
  
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    Yakisoba: stir-fried ramen, cabbage, bean sprouts, roast pork, nori, sesame seeds.
  
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    Tandoori dinner: Chicken tandoori, chicken tikka, boti kebab, chicken curry, naan.
  
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    Beef samosas.
  
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    Third Christmas dinner.
  
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    Bento box (sans box): tonkatsu, gyoza, salad, veggies, California roll, miso (earlier).
  
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    Missed #BuffCashMob, but not this chocolate covered banana.
  
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    Bacon ramen, smoked chicken bacon broth, thin-sliced bacon, bean sprouts, egg, garlic chips, pork rind.
  
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    Charred pineapple, sliced cucumber, shaved fennel, sweet vinegar.
  
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    The most complex-to-open bottle of bubblegum soda I've ever had.
  
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    Got this after submitting CC info for new domain. @NetSolCares silent, 30mins on phone wasted, await email response.
  
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    Service (and cocoa) with two thumbs and a smile.
  
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    BBQ pork ribs, macaroni & cheese, cole slaw, porter.
  
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    New Year's Day breakfast: mimosa, latte, ham, home fries, spinach asiago eggs, Belgian waffles.
  
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    Orange chocolate cupcake, eggnog cupcake, Cupcake prosecco (I was going for a theme).
  
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    Happy (somewhat delayed) new year (for everyone at GMT-5)!
  
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    Broccoli, tomatoes, pesto with penne. Wrapping up 2011 with as few dishes as possible.
  
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    Game night to benefit Child's Play (@CPCharity). I win at Kinect with my mind.
  
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    I already regret this.
  
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    Penne, broccoli, cauliflower, red and green peppers, in a romano butter sauce.
  
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    Lobster ravioli in sun-dried tomato pesto cream sauce.
  
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    Apparently they don't offer stress tests this late.
  
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    The #TacoVinoII line has already formed at the food truck.
  
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    #TacoVinoII gift certificate contest -- $1 per chance.
  
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    I cocked my hat sideways to look gangsta. In so doing, I also made it a very white Christmas.
  
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    Christmas breakfast: steel cut oats, fruit, maple syrup; spinach, asiago eggs; eggnog.
  
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    New tree, peaches, money, and Krampus. Best. Christmas. Morning. Ever.
  
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    Last day of my Generic Winter Holiday countdown calendar -- a mini maraca, or rattle (?).
  
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    The @ThinkGeek TannenBomb I gave my brother last year is on his tree and still working. Annoying only me.
  
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    Dark chocolate cake, peppermint bark Häagen Dasz ice cream.
  
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    Beef tenderloin, lemon tarragon asparagus, mashed spuds with shallot butter, spiced applesauce, roasted carrots & onions.
  
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    Apple parsnip curry soup.
  
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    Christmas Eve pre-dinner snacks, including massive cheese spread tree from my dad.
  
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    Why yes, I'd enjoy some steel-cut oats with maple syrup and bananas.
  
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    Day 5 of my Generic Winter Holiday countdown calendar -- a tomato/orange with guitar.
  
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    FAF 5109 Volkswagen in front of hydrant, Elmwood & Bidwell. Apparently using hazard lights means you can break the law.
  
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    Day 4 of my Generic Winter Holiday countdown calendar -- a bead-game ring.
  
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    Day 3 of my Generic Winter Holiday countdown calendar -- a colorful airplane.
  
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    Note the beautiful meat and egg striations of a tasty veal bracciole.
  
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    Italian wedding soup, montepulciano, and quite a crowd.
  
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    Day 2 of my Generic Winter Holiday countdown calendar -- a mini game.
  
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    These pepparkakor skeleton men had such potential. At least they all taste the same in the dark.
  
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    Justin assured me he can make a cappuccino as good as I had in Italy. He has promise.
  
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    I've been here so long I can take and post a photo of it.
  
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    Day 1 of my Generic Winter Holiday countdown calendar -- a whistle.
  
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    Sauteed broccoli and garlic tossed with penne and pesto.
  
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    Chocolate-covered Santa canes.
  
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    "Major Ursa" ca. 2000. Stuffed bear, plastic bottle, felt, ribbon, glue. Adrian Roselli.
  
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    "South Park Adrian" 1998. Felt, cardboard, ink. Adrian Roselli.
  
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    "A S" 2001. Glass, metal, paint. Adrian Roselli.
  
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    "Voltorb" Glass, metal, paint. 1999. Adrian Roselli.
  
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    Notice the cookies.
  
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    Christo panino, Rembrandt panino, peanut butter chocolate mousse bomba.
  
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    I'm guessing they do lotto here.
  
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    The Last Minute Holiday Market is hopping.
  
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    Free roasted chestnuts and Ghirardelli cocoa!
  
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    This may be the last week. There is snow on the greens.
  
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    3 cheese fondue in bread bowl. In styrofoam. Because they forgot it. Then brought it as takeaway.
  
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    Pork T-bone, apple bacon glaze, grilled veggies, spuds.
  
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    There's always a frowny one in the bunch. I mean the gingerbread men, not Mary.
  
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    Lack of plates leads to creative "burritos:" pastitsio, tzatziki in rolled pitas.
  
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    I decided I deserve a steak. So there.
  
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    There are some very nice #Buffalo photos for sale here...
  
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    Somebody incorrectly informed me this place has no cookie cutters. Proof to the contrary.
  
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    Full house for today's code/project review.
  
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    If you offer "mobile" services and your own templates call you a failure when viewed on mobile, that's bad.
  
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    Giant French toast with Grand Marnier whipped cream, pecans, berries. Bacon & sausage.
  
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    Pink Christmas trees are awesome.
  
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    Split pea and ham soup at the Queen City Market.
  
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    Serenaded by @TheBGMC at Queen City Market.
  
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    These Japanese QR codes bring me to an Apache test page. Didn't these guys invent QR?
  
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    ETW 7938, Honda Pilot, Elmwood & Bidwell, full of kids (teach 'em young).
  
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    I was promised 7-9" of snow. This doesn't cut it.
  
- 
    Saw these out of the corner of my eye and thought, "They keep these in the freezer case now?"
  
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    Finally trying the [insert forgotten name] brownie. Tasty.
  
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    Free steak at my Digital Media Advisory Committee meeting.
  
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    Turducken panino with cranberry, burnt orange chutney. Franziskaner to wash it down.
  
- 
    Somebody seems a little too comfortable with the HK SL86.
  
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    Ran down line thru 8 rifles. Tight groups from M4, AR15, PTR 91F.
  
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    Giant macaroon, mulled cider, chocolate chip cookie (back-up).
  
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    Wall-o-cupcakes.
  
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    Apparently some of the team decided today was a good day to make Indian food.
  
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    Gift of Stappi bitter from Larry at the restaurant.
  
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    I feel that two plates of this meal should have put me to sleep by now. Nope.
  
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    Gaping maw.
  
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    Thanksgiving sunset over the lake.
  
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    I've hooked the rest of the family on Sanbitter (aperitivo). 10 pack gone.
  
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    Meat pasta to keep the stomach stretched for tomorrow.
  
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    Braised dark turkey meat, cranberry relish, arugula slaw with orange vin, cumin mayo.
  
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    Might have a tree this year -- menorah ornament or Bieber ornament?
  
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    Roman salad, split pea and ham soup, cappuccino.
  
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    Quesadillas filled with strip steak. Now for my fourth time washing dishes today.
  
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    Pumpkin (pie) freedom toast, broccoli cheddar eggs, cinnamon home fries.
  
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    Porridge. Yes indeed.
  
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    The chaotic aftermath of our Turkey Day feast.
  
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    And then the desserts came out.
  
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    Ahh, office turkey day lunch, how you make me miss nap time.
  
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    The food set-up in the kitchen, prior to everyone rolling in.
  
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    This will be my lunch today. Jealous yet?
  
- 
    The turkeys have given the office a pleasant aroma.
  
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    Chicken ala Amici: cutlets sauteed with tomatoes, capers, onions, garlic, herbs, wine.
  
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    I CAN HAZ GURLSCOWT COOKY!
  
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    #BN360 Mayor sighting!
  
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    #BN360 Red wine demi-glace braised pork with sweet kraut.
  
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    #BN360 Sweet potato bisque, poblano, lime. Demi meatballs, agrodulce sauce.
  
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    #BN360 Pumpkin ravioli, maple cream sauce.
  
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    Cinnamon bread, vanilla freedom toast; broccoli, tomato, garlic eggs; cinnamon home fries; cider; espresso.
  
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    Butternut squash risotto, sauteed rapini and spinach.
  
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    Aperitivo: Pesto tomato bread bits, espresso bellavitano, sanbitter, peanuts.
  
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    Brussels sprouts piñata.
  
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    Chicken francese. Far more food than I needed.
  
- 
    Somebody may have donated a shrimp cocktail and a montalcino to my cause.
  
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    Butternut squash, cranberry, duck confit, arugula pizza.
  
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    Pumpkin dip with apples and bread.
  
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    These guys are making a better dinner -- in the office -- than I'll have when I go home.
  
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    Privacy folder, "to maintain secrecy of ballot," even though ballot is wider than folder.
  
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    Meatloaf with tomato brown sugar glaze, garlic parmesan mashed potatoes, grilled vegetables, garlic bread.
  
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    Short stack of pancakes, broccoli tomato cheese 3 egg omelette, home fries, rye.
  
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    This is one of those diners featured on Food Network.
  
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    Double rainbow (FTW) coming out of the Horseshoe Falls.
  
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    View of Niagara Falls from the U.S. / Canada border.
  
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    FGJ 6165 Saturn. Parked in handicap spot, no handicap tag or plate.
  
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    There's a guy doing baby freezes in the Mary Seaton Room at @BPOrchestra halftime. Sweet.
  
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    View from my season ticket seats (maestro series). Balcony win!
  
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    West Seneca East & West string orchestras in the Mary Seaton Room.
  
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    14oz. bacon-wrapped pork chop with spaetzle, carmelized brussels sprouts.
  
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    Caprese di burrata.
  
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    CPF-3570 Hyundai Elantra. Law school sticker, parking ticket on dash. No surprise he was so close I could hardly fit in my door.
  
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    All sorts of free samples today. I hung out at the cheese stations.
  
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    Puerto Rican rice and beans, topped with a pile of pork.
  
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    Cupcakes! And jewelery (it's a grand opening).
  
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    Yamakake: super-finely grated (pureed) mountain yam, diced tuna sashimi.
  
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    Flight of sake: Garden of Divine, Moon on the Water, Divine Droplets.
  
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    Chicken and matzo ball (not a baby skull, as it may look) soup.
  
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    Halloween cupcakes!
  
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    "The Hombre" (The Dude): chorizo, potatoes, onion, chimichurra, cilantro, avocado creme.
  
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    Chicken florentine on a bed of angel hair.
  
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    What he said. RT @iandevlin: The power of a @brucel retweet twitpic.com/79rlng
  
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    Sometimes you just have to make your own sauce. Otherwise I'm eating Halloween candy.
  
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    Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, Theo *sipping* chocolate (16oz is far too rich).
  
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    Pumpkin buckwheat pancakes; broccoli, red pepper eggs; cinnamon home fries.
  
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    Mac & broccoli, smoked cheddar, jarlsberg, gruyere, parmesan cheeses; acorn squash, pecan syrup, brown sugar.
  
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    Hot chai cider, skull cookie, "Ghostbusters" in the background.
  
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    The alpacas are here. This close ti Halloween means they're man-eating.
  
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    Massive three-layers-of-meatloaf sandwich, potato salad from @WholeHogTruck.
  
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    The @SMCBuffalo #tweetbiz panel with @Darienlake @perrysicecream @BuffaloDotCom @StatlerCity
  
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    Goulash -- beany, meaty goodness.
  
- 
    My Klout score dropped by 5 or jumped 38 from yesterday. Or dropped 0.14?
  
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    So my Klout score is 56, but holding steady at 10?
  
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    Pumpkin ice cream (made on site).
  
- 
    Eggs & toast, zuppa toscana, latte, cappuccino. Eclectic.
  
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    Where's my getaway horse?
  
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    Boy did I pick the wrong train to rob.
  
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    The last thing a cow might see?
  
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    Switching the engine for the return trip.
  
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    Peach-apricot pie, apple crumb pie, coffee, smiling. Not quite Twin Peaks.
  
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    French onion soup; mozzarella, basil, heirloom tomato, red onion pizza.
  
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    Strawberries stuffed with goat cheese, pancetta, drizzled with balsamic.
  
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    Brie, crostini, honey, berries; campari on the rocks (in the Craftsman Lounge).
  
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    Pumpkin pie latte, raspberry cobbler, tiramisu French toast.
  
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    Roycroft weekend events, ideal for #PresConf attendees.
  
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    14oz medium rare pork chop with sweet potato fries (forgot full description, but try it).
  
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    Caprese salad.
  
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    So @TheAmherstBear snuck in to #PresConf #BUFunscripted, according to the Twitter wall.
  
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    The #PresConf #BUFunscripted tickets have run out -- I am NOT selling these.
  
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    Good crowd for #PresConf #BUFunscripted. @SMCBuffalo tweet wall in background.
  
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    Live jazz to class it up for #PresConf #BUFunscripted.
  
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    The food is open! #PresConf #BUFunscripted
  
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    Scraped together regular chili (pic), pumpkin chili, white chili, southwest chili.
  
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    I came late to Chili FEAST, and all 5 were pretty much cleared out. Curses!
  
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    2 beef tacos and butternut squash soup with candies pumpkin seeds & Mexican crema.
  
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    Buffalo's new plan -- build enough restaurants so there's no clear 100' for food trucks.
  
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    When one PB & J sandwich won't do, nine will.
  
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    Ham & cheese panino (just a grilled cheese), tuna macaroni salad.
  
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    The new location is open (found while stalking food trucks).
  
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    Sanbitter; roasted tomatoes, mozzarella, olive oil, balsmic, bread; asiago; cocktail peanuts.
  
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    I just found out #Buffalo has a horror film fest next week. Promo if you care:
  
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    Why does Aquaman look so arrogant? Isn't he useless on land, without a starfish?
  
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    Continuing quest to make Italian cappuccino, now with stovetop steamer. Except I've taken a step or two backward.
  
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    It's cool enough for a proper breakfast: broccoli, sweet pepper eggs; sweet potato home fries; buttermilk pancakes, real maple syrup.
  
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    More by @CircusBerry: bacon-wrapped asiago-stuffed figs, mini twice-baked spuds, pork skewers with apple chutney, etc.
  
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    It's a real party when there is a homemade doughnut station (by @CircusBerry).
  
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    Sanbitters, peanuts and asiago -- pretending I'm on vacation again.
  
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    Really, a lobster led #TEDxBuffalo in song and dance and balloons and crayon hats. ??
  
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    Views like this make me think I live in the Matrix -- clipping error? 3D artifact?
  
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    Mac-n-cheese, chili, (free) peanut butter bar.
  
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    #TEDxBuffalo live stream, kick off by fearless leader @kevinpurdy.
  
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    Orange Crocs, cargo jeans, drop-holstered phone, black tee. Stay classy America!
  
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    This morning's cappuccino experiment using stovetop espresso maker, saucepan and whisk for milk. Best one so far.
  
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    Statler Tower as seen from behind new court building. #StatlerTour
  
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    Looking back at building, showing windows for Terrace Ballroom. #StatlerTour
  
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    Massive koi fishies in the new fountain. #StatlerTour
  
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    "Meat 35° - 45°" #StatlerTour
  
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    "Can't get in." (on many doors on 17th floor) #StatlerTour
  
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    "Probably not useful." #StatlerTour
  
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    Chinese Ballroom -- empty, blank slate. #StatlerTour
  
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    18th floor is gutted and ready for new build. #StatlerTour
  
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    Looking down tower piers on 18th floor, tower shadow on new court building. #StatlerTour
  
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    #Buffalo city hall as seen from 18th floor of Statler. #StatlerTour
  
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    The Terrace Room, all set for a wedding later today. #StatlerTour
  
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    Golden Ballroom, two weeks before an event. #StatlerTour
  
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    Georgian Ball Room. #StatlerTour
  
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    Grover Cleveland Library #StatlerTour
  
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    This room in the basement will be a night club with a dress code. #StatlerTour
  
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    Overlook Hotel? Temple of Doom? Nope -- #StatlerTour with @SMCBuffalo.
  
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    Salmon & avocado roll, tuna roll (not really tuna, but similar, forgot name).
  
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    Asparagus roll, avocado roll, inari (sweet tofu pocket).
  
- 
    Wasabi shumai: pork dumplings wrapped in wasabi-infused wonton.
  
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    Soba noodle with fried tofu salad.
  
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    Potato pancakes and quiche loaf for CTE Advisory Council meeting.
  
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    Custom dish: penne, cream pomodoro, mushrooms, sauteed onions, sundried tomatoes, romano cheese.
  
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    With the season for MAP salad ending, opted for @WholeHogTruck's rice & beans & pork.
  
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    The @WholeHogTruck food truck is serving at the Lafayette Hotel restoration site.
  
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    It's "assemble your own pho night."
  
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    Birthday cake (from Dessert Deli) and ice cream.
  
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    Filet mignon (private party).
  
- 
    Having your heroes on your birthday cake is much cooler if they are scientists.
  
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    Dinner salad, simple and tasty.
  
- 
    Half a grilled cheese and half a grilled veggie sandwich.
  
- 
    It's hot chai cider season.
  
- 
    Trying a homemade cappuccino using stove-top espresso maker and saucepan for milk.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek "Healthy garlic" with pork.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Beef satay.
  
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    Ace wanted to prove he could make a cappuccino as good as I had in Italy. Well done.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Penne romana: cream pomodoro, chicken, prosciutto.
  
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    #LocalRestaurantWeek Pasta a fagioli.
  
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    Ego: Interviewed in latest issue of @netmag, along with @chrisdavidmills:
  
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    Margherita pizza, gelato. Doesn't quite compare with Italy. (Delta 137 from Pisa)
  
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    Airline food! Grilled chicken, mashed spuds, veggies, other bits. (Delta 137 from Pisa)
  
- 
    "Be stupid."
  
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    Wall-mount street-side candy dispenser.
  
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    My last morning cappuccino in Pisa.
  
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    Pastry assault!
  
- 
    Bistecca alla Fiorentina.
  
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    Gnocchi alla sorentina.
  
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    Aperitivi in genere. (Caffe Revoire, Firenze)
  
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    Free wine (by the bottle) from peasant girls! (Piazza della Signoria, Firenze)
  
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    For @thepolo: leaping from 3rd floor is more dangerous escape than grenade blast. (Uffizi, Firenze)
  
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    Every table gets its own prosciutto piñata. (Il Latini, Firenze)
  
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    Ribollita, ravioli di ricotta e spinaci -- two primi on a too hot day. (Il Latini, Firenze)
  
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    Prosciutto, faro e pomodoro, crostini di fegatini di pollo, sopressata. (Il Latini, Firenze)
  
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    Only in the Galileo Museum can you find a compass disguised as a dagger. (Museo Galileo)
  
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    Morning cappuccino e la sfogliatella all' albiccoca, gli stuzzichini in the background. (Gilli Cafe, Firenze)
  
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    Biscottini e vinsanto (for dipping). (Il Latini, Firenze)
  
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    (Combined) view from 308 (corner room).
  
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    Peposo alla fornacina con polenta.
  
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    Tortelloni di formaggio e pera al lardo (also cut to show innards).
  
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    Cannoli di grana alle verdurene (cut to show innards)..
  
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    The car survived the Pisa-Siena run, even if the wine didn't stand a chance.
  
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    The stripes give the tower an emo or Tim Burton feel. (Duomo, Siena)
  
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    Pici senesi alla "Mangia" (tomatoes, tarragon, pecorino). (Ristorante alla Mangia)
  
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    I'm surrounded. (Museo Civico, Siena)
  
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    They have horse races twice a year, which is not enough to keep losing horses on the menus. (Il Campo, Siena)
  
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    Neat restaurant interior, felt like chapel from building's medieval prior life. (Ristorante Paoli)
  
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    (What's left of my) tiramisu -- sometimes you need two desserts. (Ristorante Paoli)
  
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    Zuppa alla fiorentina. (Ristorante Paoli)
  
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    I had to downshift to get hot water. (Ristorante Paoli)
  
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    Asparagi alla parmigiana. (Ristorante Paoli)
  
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    Tortellini panna e prosciutto. (Ristorante Paoli)
  
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    Glimpse of 600-yr-old, 4th largest cathedral, largest masonry dome, in world. (Duomo, Firenze)
  
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    They'll let anyone in here. (Caffe Gilli)
  
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    Insalate caprese. (La Grotta Guelfa)
  
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    Risotto alla fiorentina. (La Grotta Guelfa)
  
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    "Godzilla is my lord!"
  
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    I wonder whose job it is to cut all the locks off the fence. (Ponte Vecchio)
  
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    Fresh cappuccino and pastry for my first stop in Firenze. (Caffe Scudieri)
  
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    Filetto di tonno alla griglia (grilled tuna steak).
  
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    Spaghetti di terra dei satiri (salsa al basilico "pesto").
  
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    Translated: "Cocktail party for straight people in the next car." (Eurostar between Rome and Pisa)
  
- 
    The Eurostar (Rome Pisa) has a nice little caffe bar.
  
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    Palle di ricotta e cioccolato.
  
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    Tonnarelli cacio e pepe.
  
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    Prosciutto e melone.
  
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    Wine & complimentary prosecco.
  
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    This column might be lying -- I don't see the typeface, just pictures.
  
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    A model for the Colosseum, later converted (updated) to a Renaissance palace.
  
- 
    This bridge dates back to 62 BC. When bridges were cool.
  
- 
    The churches tend toward spectacular.
  
- 
    I would also be happy to make this my car. If the food comes with.
  
- 
    I beat the rush again this morning.
  
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    Late night outdoor drinks next to my hotel, looking at the Pantheon.
  
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    A car I can truly store in my Civic.
  
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    Cream caramel.
  
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    Coniglio alla cacciatora.
  
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    Ravioli di ricotta, burro e salvia.
  
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    Arancini di riso.
  
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    Ego. In stone.
  
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    I must have thrown Euro after Euro in, but I still haven't sprouted wings.
  
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    View from atop the Spanish steps. It's quite the gauntlet of mall-common shops down there.
  
- 
    There's always an arch or a statue lurking. Especially when hiding in a modernist building.
  
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    If you reach in and pull the levers the Sistine Chapel turns into a robot.
  
- 
    These are reproductions of *real* documents. Unlike other religious texts...
  
- 
    These are a study in usability failure. Of the 16 people people I watched, all looked perplexed and did it wrong.
  
- 
    Stand on of these and then look at the columns.
  
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    One of these statues might be a real saint. Not sure which...
  
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    Hadrian's mausoleum, then papel fortress, Pope Clement VII watched Rome burn in 1527 from here.
  
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    Saint Agnes lost her head where this church sits. Her skull in inside. Um...
  
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    Pit stop for cappucino. Among the best I've had, which warranted the return visit.
  
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    Outdoor breakfast (the other plate was fruit, really).
  
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    These fountain symbolizes the 4 great rivers of the world. I think. I wasn't listening.
  
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    Maialino arrosto (pork).
  
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    Bucatini all'amitriciana (it's got pancetta).
  
- 
    If you're from #Buffalo, Baird Point has got nothing on this.
  
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    Cat.
  
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    Despite the lack of a floor, or steps, or seats, it's a nice arena.
  
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    Pollo alla romana.
  
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    Fusilli pomodoro e ricotta.
  
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    Room 214. Rather nice. Don't call my room, I won't answer. If you're family you know why.
  
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    Open dome lets the sun in. And rain. And the gods' wrath.
  
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    Fountain outside Pantheon, stolen from the Greeks.
  
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    Morning cappucino and pastry. Downed in about a minute.
  
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    Pisa train station.
  
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    There is a room in the Pisa train station bathed in purple light. I don't know why.
  
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    Antipasti: melon, prosciutto, salami, olives, arancini, eggplant, bruschetta, tapanade, chokes, pate.
  
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    Tacconi cinghiale (wide flat pasta with boar).
  
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    Guttman dunkle hefeweizen -- keeping my Italian appetite in check with a bit of German.
  
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    View from room 303.
  
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    Birthplace of Galileo Galilei, February 15, 1564.
  
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    Pineapple gelato.
  
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    Widest part of stairs (base). Wear pattern is inside when on north side, outside on south.
  
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    Looking south (direction of the lean) from the tower.
  
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    Margherita pizza. Moved inside when the downpour blew the canopies back.
  
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    Prosciutto and melon.
  
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    Caprese.
  
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    Stopped for food in sight of the tower. Somewhat touristy.
  
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    Yep, my first stop was to see the leaning tower.
  
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    This dog greeted me to Pisa, saddened I had no contraband to sink his teeth into.
  
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    Breakfast on the flight: egg muffin, juice, banana. The steward gave me two of these after my double dinner.
  
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    Dinner on the flight: Chicken with stuffing, spinach, carrots along with other bits.
  
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    Saw folks watch this power oasis for 15mins. When I sat, plugged in, they swarmed it.
  
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    Chillin' at the gate, hungry, debating eating my stash of hard boiled eggs.
  
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    Mary Seaton room.
  
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    Front row! (photo taken before performance, otherwise that would be bad form)
  
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    Sampler night @BPOrchestra: steak in the grass (Chuck's), bolognese (Oliver's), macaroon (Quaker Bonnet).
  
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    Profiterol in custard. Tasty dinner tonight.
  
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    Veal oscar: 16oz seared veal chop, crab meat, asparagus, bernaise sauce, roasted potatoes.
  
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    Pasta e fagioli, with a portion of chicken francese in the background.
  
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    Bocconcini salad, with guest thieving by my dad.
  
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    Crab cakes (big meal ahead).
  
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    Late (school) night sweet potato fries and grilled peaches.
  
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    Just did a post-midnight run to @RoamingBuffalo1. Hoping food truck fare will put me to sleep.
  
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    Manchievement: Fresh peanut butter cookies with some dark chocolate chips.
  
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    I'm a bee whisperer. That, or this bee thinks I taste like petunias.
  
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    Potato skins stuffed with scrambled eggs, cheddar, Italian sausage, peppers. Side of ribs.
  
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    This one has been at the park for 2 hours in a minivan, with car stereo & hand-held video games.
  
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    Mac-n-cheese (smoked cheddar, bacon, carmelized onion), grilled cheese (smoked gouda, gruyere, smoked bleu cheese, tomato).
  
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    Witte Kerke.
  
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    If you look closely you can see the moon peaking through.
  
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    All those years of over-eating finally caught up with me.
  
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    Down a forgotten hallway, next to the bathrooms, is the gambler addict help room.
  
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    The machine that churns through gamblers' souls and feeds them to Cthulu.
  
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    How now, two brown cows?
  
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    Steampunk device converts Niagara Falls tourists to chocolate goo.
  
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    I'm eating tacos, reminding you to vote: foodtrucks.teamdigital.com/?t=514
  
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    The illustration from InkwellStudios.com that now adorns our conference room.
  
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    Chicken biryani (takeaway): basmati rice and chicken masala.
  
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    Tomato, basil (from my garden) eggs; honey wheat bread, black/blueberry; Illy espresso.
  
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    Illegally-taken washed-out photo of me on Vitameatavegmin set.
  
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    Checking out some of the Swedish goods (like lingonberry jam).
  
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    View from rte 60 if heading into Fredonia. Burmshave-style signs if coming from Fredonia.
  
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    Great selection of herbs and plants.
  
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    Some produce I haven't found in Buffalo such as Italian squash, white peaches, etc.
  
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    Ayinger Bräu Weisse and Celebrator Doppelbock, Spaten Oktoberfest, Hey-Song Sarsaparilla chaser.
  
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    4 guitars, bongos, a ukelele, banjo, and clarinet. Doing a Johnny Cash set. Followed by Hendrix.
  
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    Peanut butter epiphany ice cream, chili lime Zillycake, lime glaze, red curry chili whipped cream.
  
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    Frozen hot chocolate ice cream, toasted marshmallows, chocolate sauce, graham crackers, whipped cream.
  
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    The recursion on this grocery bag is hurting my brain.
  
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    I thought of Lum (http://bit.ly/pCd5QF) when I saw this awesome misspelling:
  
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    (dark photo warning) Steak po'boy, roasted peppers, provolone, asiago, garlic aioli, spinach; gumbo.
  
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    Wasabi shumai: steamed pork dumplings in wasabi-infused wonton.
  
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    For dessert, a 12 pack of ice cream sandwiches.
  
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    Bacon Swiss cheese burger, Sam Adams Oktoberfest.
  
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    This balsamic strawberry has more of a kick-in-the-back-of-the-throat than the last batch I tried.
  
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    Which tie do you suspect I might buy?
  
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    Chocolate-covered peanut butter gelato; chocolate-covered strawberry sorbet from Sweet Melody's.
  
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    Pulled pork sandwich, mac-n-cheese from Fat Bob's.
  
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    Potato burrito, black bean toastie from Vegetarian Oasis.
  
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    This market is as good as any farmers market -- and closer.
  
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    Holstein schnitzel, fried egg, red cabbage, sauerkraut, spaetzl.
  
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    This Spaten Dunkel is for @brucel, but since he might not like it I'll drink it.
  
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    Lots of empty cases -- $1.89 for 12 16oz bottles.
  
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    Photo of the now defunct brewery.
  
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    They should make an Imperial stout.
  
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    My sampler. Read the list in the photo to see what's on tap.
  
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    The brewmaster gives a tour of the operation.
  
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    Plaque at the home of founder of Roos Brewery, later Iroquis Brewery.
  
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    In case you forgot what Buffalo's oldest drinking hole looks like.
  
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    Pepper-crusted burger with bleu cheese and roasted red peppers.
  
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    Freedom onion soup and Ayinger Weiss Brau.
  
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    Homemade blueberry peach sorbet to round out the afternoon.
  
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    Bar-b-Cutie and the prize wheel at @RnRBBQTruck (I won Fritos).
  
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    I like how @whereslloyd is pushing its *massive* line to vote.
  
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    Grasshopper pie ice cream, malted milk ball gelato.
  
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    Summer picnic cake.
  
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    MAP salad from @WholeHogTruck: roasted tomatoes, green beans, black beans, eggs.
  
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    The "abnormal situation" (on.cnn.com/nAOejW) might be that it's made of poop.
  
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    Portuguese wine and port tasting.
  
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    Making sure to hit @RoamingBuffalo1 before its vending license lapses.
  
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    Board meetings are better with ice cream.
  
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    Tuna Pacific roll, brown rice veggie roll, veggie summer roll. My first Wegmans sushi.
  
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    This kamikaze assault on the butter didn't hurt the butter and only got the bee killed.
  
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    This piñata had it coming. It was giving me the stink-eye.
  
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    Second plate: quarter chicken, plus all the other stuff again. Cookout win.
  
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    First plate: corn on the cob, salad, cheese burger, macaroni salad, fruit skewers, red potatoes.
  
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    Chafing dishes at the park -- the ultra classy @ASBuffalo company picnic!
  
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    Chocolate chocolate milkshake, chocolate malt milkshake.
  
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    Date night.
  
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    @chrisdavidmills Yay! I got it! Thanks! Also, I edited wiki entry and then ran out of time for more.
  
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    Tasty office-made Italian sausage sandwiches. Some Thursdays are better than others.
  
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    It's just like I'm back in Hong Kong.
  
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    Adobe Muse doesn't fit in my netbook screen, and start-up options fill me with trepidation.
  
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    Mexicanos frappe (Mexican sundae); vanilla, peanut butter fudge sundae.
  
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    Walls and walls of chocolate and candy.
  
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    Kimbo pod (red sauce, mozzarella, pineapples, onions, raisins, sun-dried tomatoes), Sammy pizza (tomato, artichoke, zucchini, mozzarella).
  
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    Spinach bread and Leffe blonde (Belgian).
  
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    Vanilla ice cream. Michael Jackson and Marvin Gaye in the background.
  
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    Pad see-ew.
  
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    Summer roll. (yay)
  
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    Ford Edge, vanity plate 1 MJL, taking two spaces. Scratch-free.
  
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    Bacon, egg, kale breakfast sandwich.
  
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    Chocolate ice cream with toasted coconut bits.
  
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    Grilled cheddar and tomato, side of broccoli bacon salad.
  
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    Strawberry banana, blueberry banana smoothies. None of that wheatgrass pseudo-science bunk.
  
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    Working late, but eating pretty well. Sandwiches, kabobs, hummus.
  
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    The second-place tower, made of index cards and tape. Then Garretzilla stomped it.
  
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    Breakfast run.
  
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    The Egypt exhibit across the hall from the Da Vinci exhibit was neat. Worth a visit.
  
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    Got inside Da Vinci's tank, but it needs a crew of eight to do anything.
  
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    I'd be more impressed if Facebook could suggest who to tag based on the skull.
  
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    The bug bomb is corroding my brain: I'm eating too-sweet pizza, watching Tosh stand-up, and using a 70s filter.
  
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    Blimp. Just flying over my house. Completely failing to drop little bottles of vodka with parachutes.
  
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    This cardinal has been heckling my wet cats for an hour. I started insulting him back.
  
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    This is the face of a feline planning revenge -- flea bombs be damned!
  
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    Who doesn't like spending a Saturday giving a flea bath to a Maine Coon?
  
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    Free book exchange! Until the bums use it as a urinal.
  
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    Summer salad (greens, mango, cucumber, grap tomatoes, steak, mozzarella, capers).
  
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    Arancini (Italian sausage, peas, mozzarella, rissotto).
  
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    Opted for the beef today and mac-n-cheese.
  
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    Chocolate with not-Oreo bits, peanut butter swirl in the background.
  
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    Strawberry rosemary sorbet (with pink peppercorns).
  
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    Just a side of mac-n-cheese today. I bought enough blueberries to feed me twice.
  
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    B-lo burger with bacon jam and a side of regular fries.
  
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    Trying G+ hangouts for remote gaming. So good Gauvin's here twice.
  
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    BBQ cheddar bacon burger with sweet potato fries.
  
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    Zucchini from my garden (apparently anyone can grow it) and steak from @stevenraines.
  
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    There is a #Buffalo food truck petition at @whereslloyd.
  
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    Espresso Heath bar fudge ice cream. Note the awesome chocolates in the background.
  
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    Faked a garbage plate at the family reunion.
  
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    EHX 1988, Sheridan & Sweethome - threw handful of trash out window while child in back watched.
  
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    Kahlua espresso fudge, dark chocolate sponge candy.
  
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    Strawberry gelato, chocolate gelato, spare cookies.
  
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    Espresso spice gelato, mint chocolate chip gelato, spare cookies.
  
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    Amount of food of each type left by the time I got here. [INFOGRAPHIC]
  
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    Creme brulee.
  
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    Roasted half chicken, broccoli rabe, gnochi, tasty gravy.
  
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    Sweet potato bisque.
  
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    Lookinf back from the table in the front window.
  
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    Even the BPD mounted officers enjoy a @perrysicecream Nutty Cone. The horse wants one, too.
  
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    Free @perrysicecream, no @buffalobills knowledge needed (though Jills say otherwise).
  
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    Amount of pasta eaten to bread left to eat [INFOGRAPHIC].
  
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    Chicken sandwich (with bacon jam) and sweet potato fries. $9.
  
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    New food truck (@RoamingBuffalo1) at Court St Plaza today.
  
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    Reflections are fun.
  
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    Look at this -- QR codes for transport schedules (not Microsoft tags, clients).
  
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    Horses, rollerbladers, paddle boats, and a thousand women in bras, tutus, cowboy hats, and so on...
  
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    Iced latte and eccles (raisin and chocolate pastry) as I enjoy my last visit to the park.
  
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    Almost too many pastry choices. Need to bulk up for the flight.
  
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    Went to get details on Heathrow Express, rewarded with this nice sky.
  
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    Came back today and gave another £2 to another string sextet.
  
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    Roast beef, goose fat potatoes, veggies, Yorkshire pudding, gravy, Hoegaarden.
  
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    These neat little ice cream trucks are at all the museums -- two at this one.
  
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    Other than a single original page from "V for Vendetta," dramatic departure from that comic shop I just visited.
  
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    Half of one floor -- big. Berkely Breathed is coming in now to do autographs.
  
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    An impressive comic shop, the posters alone were enough pull me in.
  
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    Looking over painted minis while a talented group of lads pose as a string quintet outside.
  
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    Scoops of Glastonberry (strawberry, blueberry, raspberry sorbet), Choc&Awe (70% dark chocolate ice cream).
  
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    This sign, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and a girl in biker hat and vest/tie was enough to draw me in.
  
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    The woman in pink is singing "Ave Maria" (quite well).
  
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    Trafalgar has a huge kids show going on, killing my chances for proper photos.
  
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    Got here right at opening, undisturbed visit to the kitchen.
  
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    A couple plates of beans, eggs and sausage to bulk up for a full day.
  
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    Hummus beiruty. Phone died, so no pics of lahma mashwia, naboulsiya.
  
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    Finished my 5.2 mile stroll through the park with ice cream.
  
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    This exhibit reminded me of moving into my house -- corrugated cardboard maze, hidden mirrors.
  
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    "Hortus Conclusus" by Peter Zumthore (interior) Full of folks chatting eating.
  
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    "Hortus Conclusus" by Peter Zumthore (exterior)
  
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    The memorial for Queen Victoria's husband is awesomer than hers.
  
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    The squirrels on The Flower Walk are so tame they are begging to be eaten.
  
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    Even though there is lots of construction, the Kensington Palace gardens are quite nice.
  
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    The birds got stirred up and were maddeningly loud. I think I know what's afflicting the royals.
  
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    Single occupancy room. Small, but comfortable. Looks out over Sussex.
  
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    I believe if I zoom in yet closer to one of these Sherlocks, it will be up of yet more Sherlocks.
  
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    There are Sherlocks on the walls made up of little Sherlocks.
  
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    Photo shoot & signing autographs. No, not me (though I should be) and not for me.
  
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    Apparently HSBC has changed its name to 4SBC (note the plywood on the tower).
  
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    Haven't seen a "max headroom" sign in years. Nor the TV show.
  
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    Pasta, pesto, green beans, shaved parm. Ate it while awaiting the water taxi.
  
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    Perhaps my last night cutting through here back to my hotel.
  
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    Managed to get in a photo of the new Reagan statue outside the US embassy.
  
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    After 4 rounds, I know @chrisdavidmills @brucel and I got Thai. I don't recall quite what dish.
  
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    Round 2 with @chrisdavidmills @brucel (Hop Head, Green Demon, Sherwood Stag, Harvey's Sussex Bitter).
  
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    Credibility was lent to a beer run when @brucel suggested this to @chrisdavidmills and I.
  
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    Stumbled across the Dean's Yard while trying to find a loo.
  
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    I understand there was a wedding here...
  
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    Another obligatory tourist Big Ben photo.
  
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    Look kids! Parliament, Big Ben! Parliament...
  
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    Tourist trap of aquarium (nee county hall) and London Eye.
  
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    The lines stretched to Belgium, so I enjoyed the London Eye from the ground.
  
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    It's amazing inside the Tate Modern, including this massive exhibition space.
  
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    "Siege" Richard Wentworth 1983-4. Makes me think of a Bond film.
  
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    "Staircase III" Do Ho Suh, 2009. One of the pieces I enjoyed.
  
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    Looking back at Millennium Bridge from Tate Modern.
  
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    Finally found wifi, and a lock, and an emo band playing a Starbucks.
  
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    It's a winding maze of shops -- most in former horse stalls.
  
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    Got myself a kangaroo burger. My first marsupial.
  
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    Just one of the food stand collections.
  
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    I barely made it past the goth/steampunk shops.
  
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    The raver shop stopped me cold as I walked in.
  
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    Pain au chocolate and a latte.
  
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    Looking up the road. Lots of construction in the flats.
  
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    Ponds to my back, looking up the hill.
  
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    So long, and thanks for all the fish.
  
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    It's a bit overgrown in parts.
  
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    Fullers London Pride and pad khing.
  
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    Fowlers and potato wedges.
  
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    Writing out postcards. Mostly so I can have a pint of Murphy's Irish stout.
  
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    Velvet cushions, velvet curtains, Handel's "Water Music." I spent far too much time in these.
  
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    I walked under the Thames in this Victorian-era foot tunnel.
  
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    "No itinerant ice cream sales."
  
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    "The Honest Sausage." Honest.
  
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    Organic Cornish ice cream milkshake (chocolate).
  
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    Lined up with second stack from the left to straddle the Prime Meridian.
  
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    Public standards of length.
  
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    Royal Navy College from across the Thames.
  
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    Wasn't willing to spend £7 on Prime, so visited lesser-known Bradley Meridian.
  
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    Looking back at the Painted Hall and the Chapel from Greenwich Park.
  
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    The Chapel of St Peter and St Paul. Quite ornate.
  
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    The two telescopes in the planetarium.
  
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    Looking up in the vestibule of the Painted Hall.
  
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    Inside the Painted Hall. Amazing painting skills making walls look carved.
  
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    This is about as close as I am going to get to Cutty Sark.
  
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    The red phone booths are still scattered throughout London.
  
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    Looking back at hotel from across Thames.
  
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    Beans, tomatoes and black pudding to start the day.
  
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    Enjoying a Boddingtons and internet access. Sleep comes soon...
  
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    Churrasco de chorizo: marinated spiral cut, olive oil, garlic, parsley; sauteed swiss chard, shallots, cream.
  
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    Eros.
  
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    Stopped for a tuna and cucumber sandwich.
  
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    Look kids! Parliament, Big Ben! Parliament...
  
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    Flying over central London.
  
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    A miniature do-it-yourself Chicken Cordon Bleu hobby kit, sort of a put-it-together project to keep you busy.
  
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    Pounding burger and gelato, mapping my hotel on embedded iPad, wondering why AC seems busted.
  
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    Ayinger Brau Weisse. Private party win.
  
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    The bubble man is out on Allen and Elmwood. Yay!
  
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    #BUFunscripted Central Terminal from Memorial Drive.
  
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    #BUFunscripted
  
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    #BUFunscripted "BuffaloCentralTerminal.org welcomes National Trust."
  
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    #BUFunscripted There is a very loud, very agitated falcon & nest next to the clock face.
  
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    #BUFunscripted Looking out over original Polish immigrant housing to distant church.
  
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    #BUFunscripted Overall structure from outside (my phone needs a wide angle lens).
  
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    #BUFunscripted Outside view of main concourse windows, over train lines.
  
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    #BUFunscripted "The New York Central Railroad Co"
  
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    #BUFunscripted Looking out over the old rail lines (which are still in use).
  
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    #BUFunscripted The original "Union News Company" sign.
  
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    #BUFunscripted Docent tells story of the return of the original clock.
  
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    #BUFunscripted Looking up stairs from trolley stand.
  
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    #BUFunscripted It took 6 tons of coal per hour to heat in February.
  
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    #BUFunscripted Tour group.
  
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    #BUFunscripted Concourse from the balcony.
  
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    Her for #BUFunscripted tour.
  
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    Dal with collard greens, salad from Mass Ave Project, all from @WholeHogTruck.
  
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    Ice cream and candy!
  
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    The nougaty center of the Tower of Pisa and one of Columbus' boats.
  
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    #Buffalo's own Joe Cascio (@panomaniac1) in the street gondola.
  
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    Get in my belly!
  
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    Cheese-stuffed artichoke from Bing's.
  
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    Lombardo made this custom vegetarian greens dish. Props to them.
  
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    Mozzarella-stuffed meatballs from Salvatore's.
  
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    Veal cheek, short rib bolognese from O'Connell's Bistro.
  
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    Arancini from Romeo's & Juliet's.
  
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    Pork & beef bracciole from Panaro's.
  
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    Ribs, beef brisket, pulled pork, mac-n-cheese, sweet potato fries.
  
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    BMW (EBG 1921), hydrant. Spot Mini is was open. Driver refused to admit illegality. Elmwood & Bidwell.
  
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    The sun sets over day one. The seagulls circle in anticipation.
  
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    Tomato cucumber salad, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.
  
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    Arancini (saffron risotto, veal, peas, currants, pine nuts), 31 Club.
  
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    Pulled pork eggroll with garlic BBQ sauce, 58 Main BBQ.
  
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    Chocolate-dipped cheesecake, Landies Candies.
  
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    Chocolate peanut butter cone, Anderson's.
  
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    Mac-n-cheese, Fat Bob's Smokehouse.
  
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    Oreo milkshake, Clarence Center Cafe.
  
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    Chicken mug pie, BW Smokin' Barrels BBQ.
  
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    My purple balloon flowers (Platycodon grandiflorus, also Chinese/Japanese bell flower) are blooming en masse.
  
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    Coconut creme pie.
  
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    Tuna with salsa, black bean goo; saffron rice, asparagus. Gravy sandwich in back.
  
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    Warsteiner, French onion soup (Belgium played by tablecloth).
  
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    That's the old #Buffalo Larkin building, not these officew nee warehouses. Parking lot.
  
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    Lexus, license DUA 8039, next to hydrant, Elmwood & Bidwell.
  
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    Need reason to skip work on nice #Buffalo day? Go to a protest of some sort. Your job can be outsourced.
  
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    Spuds, tomatoes, black beans, greens (from MAP); beans-n-greens with pork topping from @WholeHogTruck.
  
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    Stole a slice of my dad's pizza appetizer.
  
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    Tomato peach chutney, yellow curry sauce over dry-rubbed pork tenderloin. Red spuds, green beans.
  
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    I hear they serve a good $10 steak and beer special at the bar.
  
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    Somebody just *had* to show me up with four scoops on her cone.
  
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    Did you leave #smdayBUF early? See if you missed a prize here:
  
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    RT @HashTagRon I met #Ron at #smdayBUF 2011!
  
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    #smdayBUF sponsors! In other words, free stuff!
  
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    The prize table for #smdayBUF...
  
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    Sweet potato fries before diving into the #smdayBUF behind me.
  
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    My company ad next to vajazzle post on @socialmediaclub site. Dangers of unverified user-submitted content.
  
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    Snacky bits for the #adlab social media event via @adclubofbuffalo.
  
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    ELG 3542, blocking hydrant, Elmwood & Bidwell.
  
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    20 minutes past @Citybration balloon ride start time. No change in this scene in 30 mins.
  
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    The @WholeHogTruck has a chalkboard on one side, with some art from @citybration attendees.
  
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    All 3 trucks (@whereslloyd @RnRBBQTruck @WholeHogTruck ) showed up for @Citybration.
  
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    Got here in time for the @citybration Cheerios breakfast
  
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    Left this "special wish" in the wedding guest book (my Japanese lettering is pretty bad, tho).
  
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    In contrast to my sketch, this is how the bride and groom represented themselves on the cake.
  
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    Guest book asked us to draw bride and groom. This was my take.
  
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    The observatory on the roof.
  
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    Racing shells on the first floor.
  
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    CAE 3351, Elmwood & Bidwell, blocking hydrant & driveway.
  
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    Last shot of Cherry Poppin' Daddies at Deco-Fest for the night.
  
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    The crowd takes to Cherry Poppin' Daddies at Deco-Fest.
  
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    Cherry Poppin' Daddies take the stage at Deco-Fest.
  
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    Plenty of dancing at the start of the night at Deco-Fest.
  
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    Pounding @whereslloyd tacos and krazy korn at DecoFest.
  
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    This @bevcoasters heat sensitive coaster tells me when my laptop is overheating. Skeleton = bad.
  
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    Opted for the braised beef BBQ wrap (taco), mac-n-cheese, macaroni salad.
  
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    Taking in the shade and fountain, calming myself...
  
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    Chocolate ice cream to herald the start of summer.
  
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    I should have followed instructions on this @bevcoasters promo instead of going by the picture.
  
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    Steak, pasta, bread, awesome salad (not a pile of iceberg).
  
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    Fresh spiced blueberries on ice cream, sheet cake, watermelon.
  
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    Meat! (steak, chicken, pork)
  
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    I liked the borsin cheese with the basil and tomato on crackers.
  
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    "How Soon Is Now," key lime graham gelato, peanut butter fudge ice cream. Teen angst and ice cream!
  
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    To @bloomspot's credit, response to my emails and FB comment was swift.
  
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    Getting spam from @bloomspot in violation of CAN-SPAM. How long to clear this off its FB wall?
  
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    Big crowd. Plenty of hippies.
  
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    "Mmf mrmf hmgr #Buffalo (can't hear through window)." Then a ribbon was cut.
  
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    Opted for the soup and BBQ sandwich today (piled on the shelf).
  
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    I only come here because they honor me on the placemats.
  
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    If I'm gonna stay this late, I could do worse than 2 pounds of strawberries for dinner.
  
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    Hey @Citybration, trying to surf your site on my mobile but this is all I get.
  
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    Remember I said the pink peonies were drunk? Now I have proof.
  
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    Charlie Chaplin logs are calling to me...
  
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    This is what I was wearing when mistaken for an employee.
  
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    Duke Ellington Orchestra is getting set up with @BPOrchestra.
  
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    Because somebody didn't believe how well balsamic, strawberries and vanilla ice cream go together.
  
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    Ice cream for lunch.
  
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    Solomon and my girl Stacy breakin' on Allen.
  
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    Alligator and sweet potato fries (Allentown Art Fest).
  
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    Dessert (x2 in my case).
  
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    I ate three plates. Because I have a problem. Stuffed chicken, twice baked sweet/white potatoes.
  
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    With tomatoes grown at the CAO hoop house.
  
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    Hawaiian pizza and Sammy's Special (hippie vegetarian) pizza.
  
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    It's like the far peonies are judging the pink peonies for being sloppy drunks.
  
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    Precarious Foot-high stack of reading, doesn't work well as cat seat. All fell right after this pic.
  
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    Broiled chicken breast, baby spinach, melted asiago, asiago cream sauce, vegetable rissotto.
  
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    Avoiding cooking, happy to start with a salad before I bring the heavier food.
  
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    Fresh strawberries, balsamic vinegar, cracked pepper over vanilla ice cream.
  
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    Just a test.
  
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    Got this today from @bevcoasters -- taking my QR code tips to the coaster world *and* sized for my phone.
  
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    Root beer float (Breyer's & Virgil's) reward for all the yard work and for being awesome.
  
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    Strip steak (olive oil, cracker pepper, minced garlic, salt) and grilled zucchini, sweet red pepper.
  
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    Chocolate cone, peanut butter swirl cone.
  
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    Can I count this as a Foursquare check-in to the @WholeHogTruck?
  
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    Verdi's "Requiem" with @BPOrchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus.
  
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    Enjoying some pre-show music.
  
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    We've taken over the restaurant for the communion after-party.
  
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    It's decorated like mardi gras.
  
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    Quick-n-dirty IE features testing while munching pizzelle. Cookie mellow my anger at IE.
  
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    Somebody is storing his toilet collection at Hotel Lafayette.
  
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    They've got a giant TV off to the left of the stage. If you want a vocalist close-up.
  
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    Our private box seats for Thursday at the Square.
  
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    First show of the season -- from the private box seats.
  
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    Nope, two weren't enough.
  
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    I am hoping two sausage sandwiches will be enough.
  
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    Yay! First Sausage Sandwich Day of the season!
  
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    Jambalaya (recipe from @thepolo) and Franziskaner to enjoy the awesome thunderstorm.
  
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    Got my chillaxin' music queued up for the next few hours.
  
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    Considering more ice cream options...
  
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    Chocolate milkshake, peanut butter fudge milkshake.
  
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    Mint chocolate chunk; Elmwood Strip (coffee ice cream with chocolate, toffee chunks).
  
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    Salty caramel (background), jasmine tea (foreground) ice creams.
  
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    Mug of espresso for her, apple turnover for: powered for the rest of the day.
  
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    Breaking in the new mug and new totally sweet mouse.
  
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    Trying the @WholeHogTruck BBQ pork sandwich, beans & greens. Awesome.
  
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    Got the @RnRBBQTruck special: pulled pork with slaw, mac-n-cheese, corn bread, drink.
  
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    Pork taco and the return of Krazy corn from @whereslloyd.
  
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    K-9 units love them some tasty tacos.
  
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    If my Twitter bio isn't clear, I do know where my towel is -- safely sealed in my car. #TowelDay
  
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    Beef with scallops. And a nice looking garnish.
  
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    Agedashi tofu: deep fried tofu. If you don't want real meat.
  
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    Seaweed salad, harumaki (Japanese spring roll), yakitori (chicken teriyaki), yaki nasu (eggplant, soybean paste).
  
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    Slightly spicy creole meatloaf with creole sauce, bourbon mashed sweet spuds, veggies.
  
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    Wow. This doesn't bode well for me.
  
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    On the porch after lots of yard work, waiting for our chance to start looting -- Rapture fun!
  
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    Macho Man Strawberry Pink Lemonade
  
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    BBQ pulled pork, mac-n-cheese from @RnRBBQTruck and beef burrito from @whereslloyd. Food truck crawl!
  
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    I understand you get a free donkey punch with the Ascension Steamer.
  
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    Strawberry rhubarb, strawberry buttercream; cannoli-goo-filled, vanilla buttercream, chocolate cupcake.
  
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    Spring-themed novelty cakes.
  
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    Two sizes of Buffalo nickel cuff links. Mine were made from real coins by a local artist, though.
  
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    I spent enough time at The Continental that I should get a discount on these.
  
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    I cannot be expected to get any work done with the meat vendor outside my window.
  
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    Veal ala Amici: tomatoes, garlic, capers, wine sauce.
  
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    Coppa caffe and one scoop of chocolate and one of biscotti hazelnut gelato.
  
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    Started with the spinach mozzarella garlic bread.
  
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    Came specifically to try the @MightyTacoInc Carne Alota Burrito. Twice.
  
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    Macaroni and Swiss, smoked gouda, broccoletti, grape tomatoes, panko parmesan crust.
  
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    Her cappuccino has a Guinnees cascade. Now I want a stout.
  
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    Sunday afternoon @PerrysIceCream cannoli sundae and peanut butter swirl cone.
  
- 
    Yeah, @P22TypeFoundry represent!
  
- 
    I had never paid attention to their tea selection before.
  
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    Grass-fed angus, house-made bacon, fried duck egg, buttermilk blue cheese burger. Truffle oil fries.
  
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    Etouffee: roasted root vegetables, farro, asaparagus (variance from menu)
  
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    Bananas Foster, cup of gumbo. Did we both order dessert or appetizers?
  
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    Ayinger Brau-Weisse to warm up.
  
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    You know spring is here in #Buffalo when they start painting the sidewalks downtown.
  
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    Eating light: pasta e fagioli and a side of meatballs. Makes perfect sense.
  
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    Mother's Day brunch: dessert plates.
  
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    Mother's Day brunch: dinner plate.
  
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    Mother's Day brunch: lunch plate.
  
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    Mother's Day brunch: breakfast plate.
  
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    Tomato, basil, mozzarella and mushroom, artichoke, roasted red pepper, provolone panini.
  
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    Schneider Weisse, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Betty & Veronica: Comic Book Day wrap-up.
  
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    Atticus.
  
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    First Elmwood ice cream cone of the season. And my awesome Comic Book Day Green Lantern ring.
  
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    Cake and ice cream. Yes, that is a Green Lantern ring (Yay, Comic Book Day!).
  
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    Steak! (Preparing for tomorrow.)
  
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    Even the pretty girls have come out for Free Comic Book Day!
  
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    Free Comic Day feast!
  
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    Free comic book day!
  
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    Double tap.
  
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    Margarita cupcake, lime tequila butter cream, granulated sugar, festive cactus.
  
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    At least when I work from home, my kitchen is my office and breakfast is free.
  
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    Glass of limoncello sorbet, bowl of profiterol in chocolate and custard.
  
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    Pasta broccoli, light oil, extra garlic.
  
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    Pasta e fagioli soup.
  
- 
    Daylight without people -- it's kinda neat.
  
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    Jambalaya, kindly donated to my food cause by @ThePolo.
  
- 
    The fog is so thick that it rolled in with a wet thud.
  
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    Broiled mac-n-cheese: swiss, gruyère, Guinness stout, thyme, parmesan crust.
  
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    Tonight: Ravel, Tyberg, Grieg (with Christopher O'Riley on piano).
  
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    Spiced espresso gelato.
  
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    Sides (for 2-4 people): Aged cheddar mac-n-cheese, grilled asparagus.
  
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    NY strip steak, mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus.
  
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    Beefsteak tomatoes, mozzarella, basil pesto, red onions.
  
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    I had such plans for these towels -- until I realized they offered only one vowel.
  
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    Dessert of champions: Schneider Weisse, chocolate PB ganache.
  
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    Herb-basted steak frites.
  
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    Chicken paprikash. It all looks the same, but some of that is potato dumpling.
  
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    Corn dog casserole, stuffed peppers, meat-n-beans, kielbasa.
  
- 
    Preparation for Food Friday is underway...
  
- 
    Opted for the baked penne parmesan tonight.
  
- 
    And for dessert, a stack of tacos!
  
- 
    Banana split and a peanut themed sundae. A good dinner on a warm day.
  
- 
    It's bound to be a good day when there are bags of Ecklof's cookies waiting on your desk.
  
- 
    Very delayed pic of Easter dinner. Does not include *8* desserts (with 3 sorbets I made).
  
- 
    Zombie prophet day started a couple hours ago. Pounding espresso to stay awake for coming zombie apocalypse.
  
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    Roller derby!
  
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    Cherry, peanut butterfly, chai tea, hazelnut, coconut curry, raspberry chocolates.
  
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    Blue Monk burger (added smoked bacon, duck frites with curry ketchup), portobella sandwich (vegan frites, wasabi aioli mayo).
  
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    Weihenstephaner hefe weissbier, St. Bernardus ABT quadrupel.
  
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    One of the random dogs that's befriended me today. This one sat up against me.
  
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    Blackened tuna.
  
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    Penne with spicy chicken sausage.
  
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    Poached pear salad.
  
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    Apparently international food consists of corn dogs, hot dogs, cotton candy. (@ One HSBC Center)
  
- 
    Nocello (walnut liqueur) for dessert.
  
- 
    Penne, meat sauce, and spare meatballs. Simple and meaty.
  
- 
    I finally found the other person in #Buffalo who uses Color.
  
- 
    Strike that last comment -- cake is better.
  
- 
    Best part about Digital Media Advisory Council meetings? Free food.
  
- 
    Trying to get a photo on Taco Tuesday is impossible when no one will let me near.
  
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    BBQ pulled pork, mac-n-cheese, cole slaw, Franziskaner. A good night to doze on the couch.
  
- 
    Signs of the coming holiday -- butter lambs queued up for their annual beheading.
  
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    Dirty Girl Scout (Thin-Mint-flavored booze milkshake).
  
- 
    Mac-n-cheese with grilled steak and bacon strips.
  
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    Pasta with white chocolate, cream, white wine, fresh basil sauce. Corn with bell peppers.
  
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    Dessert: chili cheese dog.
  
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    Cherry creme brulee; upside-down pineapple cake; doughnut holes, fresh jelly.
  
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    Steak frite, aioli; braised short rib, carrot confit, carmelized onions; bok choy burger, kim chi aioli.
  
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    Jambalaya cake, okra, baby shrimp; fried chicken, greens, grits; fried haddock, cole slaw, potato chip.
  
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    French onion breadbowl; chicken & dumpling; clam chowder; sweet potato, maple, bacon.
  
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    Feta, roasted red peppers; hummus; tabouleh; baba ganoush; lentil salad.
  
- 
    Fennel with parm, ricotta with grape chutney, olives with goat cheese.
  
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    2oz. of miso soup.
  
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    Schwag.
  
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    Peanut butter haute chocolate.
  
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    Some of the desserts.
  
- 
    Some of the chocolate on display.
  
- 
    OH: "We'll be serving hot fruit?" Unrelated: That's a photo of his eternal soul.
  
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    Chocolate cake brought in from Dessert Deli, double-shot espresso to wash it down.
  
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    Chicken sausage, basil, cannellini beans, garlic, orecchiette, white wine pecorino sauce.
  
- 
    Grilled Roman artichokes, spinach, onions, tomatoes, shaved parm.
  
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    Beans & greens soup.
  
- 
    Creme brulee: lemon cake, filled with vanilla pastry cream, topped with carmelized brown sugar, lemon buttercream.
  
- 
    The "marshmallow" is bigger than my head.
  
- 
    Some coppa cafes and a limoncello sorbet. Nice way to end the evening.
  
- 
    I got penne, chicken, broccoli, artichoke, sundried tomatoes, spinach, roasted peppers, garlic butter romano sauce.
  
- 
    Sara got the pasta ala norma: penne, eggplant pomodoro, fresh basil, bocconcini mozzarella.
  
- 
    Stacy got parmesan crusted sea bass, arugula pesto risotto, tomato leek cream sauce.
  
- 
    Stacy got crab cakes with cajun cream sauce. (Rachel got the seabass)
  
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    Yay! Got my copy of "WRITE MORE GOOD" from @FakeAPStylebook today. Now to unlearn...
  
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    Illegal parker: AUV 7074. Fled as I approached the car.
  
- 
    My cheeseburger burrito getting ready for nomming.
  
- 
    Is that a table of chocolate? I may have my lunch plans...
  
- 
    Trying out the Dice Bag of Devouring. It has not tried to eat me. Yet.
  
- 
    Bistro tater tots. I had them add bacon. I wasted (befouled) a pig.
  
- 
    LARPers? Dunno, but there is a lot of abandoned gear...
  
- 
    Classic art -- reinvented.
  
- 
    These are not the cons of my youth -- DDR *and* cosplay?
  
- 
    A little bit of cosplay in the Union.
  
- 
    Kindle also does CSS transforms, transitions. And I can play Asteroids (chunkily) on my page (link in footer).
  
- 
    Kindle handles fly-out menus, CSS3 media queries, and general layout well. Webkit engine quite nice.
  
- 
    Suckerpunch. Yeah, it was good.
  
- 
    I dodged you in Hong Kong, skipped you in Malaysia, but now you are mine.
  
- 
    Yes, those are bacon cheese fries. And yes, that's extra bacon.
  
- 
    Not even noon and it's mobbed. Line just doubled while writing this.
  
- 
    Curbstones and ice cream bars FTW!
  
- 
    Crème brulée and tiramisu (not part of restaurant week special).
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Lasagna bolognese.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek (7 of 7!) Pasta fagioli.
  
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    Live band, beer, highlight reels for @QCRG 5th birthday party.
  
- 
    Happy 5th birthday, Queen City Roller Girls (@QCRG)
  
- 
    Alley Kats vs. Nickel City Knockouts (@QCRG). Too fast for the camera.
  
- 
    Getting tweaked for @SMCBuffalo & @QCRG event with Thai iced coffee.
  
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    Fried banana, honey with vanilla ice cream (not part of rest. week special).
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Peanut King w/ pork (foreground); Street Noodles w/ hippie chunks (background)
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Two bowls of tom kha (coconut milk) soup, one with beef, one with dessicated hippie bits.
  
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    Squee!
  
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    The smell rekindled memories long gone. I am home. And geeking out.
  
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    The Pink Squirrel (milk, creme de cacao, some almond booze, cream, cherries). Tasty and novel. And girly.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Peanut butter pie.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Grilled salmon; asparagus; coconut milk, chili rice. Hella tasty.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Strawberry, goat cheese, mesclun greens.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Chilean sea bass, butternut squash risotto, wilted spinach.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Caprese salad, light on tomatoes and mozzarella.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Cheese fondue bread bowl (don't know which cheeses) with apple slices.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Cannoli (yes, I meant plural) for dessert.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Pork bracciole, sliced open to show the meaty strata of awesomeness.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Pasta pastina appetizer.
  
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    Getting the trade show booth together, soon to make its flight to Florida.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Pasta, pesto, tomatoes, roasted red pepper, grilled chicken, fresh mozzarella.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Portobello sandwich with pesto, gorgonzola, field greens. Part 2 of combo.
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Salad - first part of salad/sandwich combo.
  
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    Creme brulee, cream puff, mound of whipped cream. #LocalRestWeek
  
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    Creme brulee to order. #LocalRestWeek
  
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    #LocalRestWeek Chicken roulade (sundried tomatoes, spinach, asiago), lemon bèchamel; steamed broccoli; long grain wild rice.
  
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    Chocolate peppercorn soup, fresh strawberries. Like fondu. #LocalRestWeek.
  
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    Pineapple rosemary sorbet (idea shamelessly stolen from Shango).
  
- 
    Resting (and storing up hairballs) between barfs.
  
- 
    Fingerling, leek, red pepper fries; asparagus, red pepper, leek, smoked gouda eggs; pancakes, strawberries, bananas; ham.
  
- 
    Dinner in the pan. I did a poor job of keeping the eggs totally separate.
  
- 
    Fingerling spuds, leek, Swiss chard, eggs, smoked paprika, Gruyère.
  
- 
    Cannoli and CSS3. Good, but lame, Saturday.
  
- 
    My food is overshadowed by this poster for Ka Kaugh @ Nietzche's on 4/1.
  
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    Too dark to get photos of the gumbo, meat loaf, sorbets, etc., so this will have to do.
  
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    The @BuffaloFirst site now lets IE6, IE7 users in. Must click past splash, but at least not blocked. Thanks!
  
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    I had no idea there was a miniature theater in here.
  
- 
    Food Thursday (nee Friday): Baked ziti, bacon cheeseburger souffle, pumpkin roulade, shepherd's pie.
  
- 
    The line has barely started and these folks are *destroying* the food.
  
- 
    Our newest dad came in for Food Thursday only to find his cube done up like so...
  
- 
    Food Friday on a Thursday? We must be mad...
  
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    Lasagna (first time in years). Penne vodka in the background.
  
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    Bocconcini salad.
  
- 
    I don't get it -- where is everybody?
  
- 
    #OperaMini6 gets 97/100, with incorrect rendering, on Acid3 test. Photo of my phone via @VinNay.
  
- 
    Lemony chicken saltimbocca over angel hair; sauteed spinach and sweet red peppers.
  
- 
    Got my free (with SASE) @W3C #HTML5 stickers today. Where to stick...
  
- 
    The pancakes weren't enough. Craving 50 pounds of rice.
  
- 
    Now I want chicken for dinner. Cocked up that plan.
  
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    Tractor in a field.
  
- 
    This is what it might be like Dexter went for trees instead of people.
  
- 
    Did I mention they were *bottomless* buttermilk pancakes?
  
- 
    Did I mention that I ordered buttermilk pancakes, too?
  
- 
    Cinnamon French toast, eggs, ham, buckets of maple syrup.
  
- 
    Maple cream candies + passable coffee = tasty coffee.
  
- 
    Maple tea (?) and maple cream candies while awaiting pancakes.
  
- 
    Waiting in line for pancake rewards...
  
- 
    Shostakovich's first from the nosebleeds.
  
- 
    Still want to try dinner down here...
  
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    Pre-show drinks.
  
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    Key lime pie.
  
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    Duck special.
  
- 
    Vietnamese pancake.
  
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    Summer rolls.
  
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    Smells vaguely of Salvation Army...
  
- 
    The Elvis and the Car Bomb mini-cupcakes.
  
- 
    There is a heck of line for tacos...
  
- 
    I'm thinking I should have bought the goggles.
  
- 
    Looking back into the front of the event. I smell tacos...
  
- 
    Hipsters have taken over the comics and zines. Dammit.
  
- 
    Cthulu, Squee and beholder letterpress cards (by Renee Hoover).
  
- 
    A letterpress book of poetry, via QR codes (by Chris Fritton).
  
- 
    French Press with my favorite -- the poop card.
  
- 
    Looking over some of the crowd.
  
- 
    With no taco truck, I went for souvlaki dinner at Zesto's.
  
- 
    Elvis: banana, peanut butter chips, peanut butter chocolate buttercream, chocolate ganache, Elvis-y toppings.
  
- 
    The new lobby.
  
- 
    Penne with meat sauce, meatballs, Italian sausage. A special just for me.
  
- 
    Stole some of my dad's grouper picatta.
  
- 
    Somebody snuck a slice or two of pizza into the office.
  
- 
    Queen City Roller Girls (@QCRG) talking about SM at @SMCBuffalo beSOCIAL.
  
- 
    Tea from a terrier teapot for @SMCBuffalo beSOCIAL gathering.
  
- 
    Combo: BBQ pulled pork, mac-n-cheese, corn bread, drink.
  
- 
    Finally made it.
  
- 
    My chocolate (Ghirardelli) espresso (Illy) sorbet. Now my molars itch...
  
- 
    Blueberry pancakes; ham steak; spinach, tomato, cheddar eggs.
  
- 
    Pistachio jelly roll upturned and made into a cake. A green cake.
  
- 
    Corned beef, cabbage, spuds, carrots, parsnips, whole wheat soda bread.
  
- 
    Warm up before the family St. Patrick's meal.
  
- 
    While craving my chocolate espresso sorbet, found a tub of Ghirardelli mocha cocoa mix. It'll do.
  
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    Since I'm her mid-day, might as well eat the freebies.
  
- 
    Illegal parker. License no. APG 8106. Don't be that jerk.
  
- 
    Chocolate stout, Guiness glaze, Bailey's Irish pastry cream, chocolate ganache, pot-o-gold.
  
- 
    I am oddly drawn to the brains cake.
  
- 
    Protestors at Nat'l Fuel call center, interrupting my meeting with megaphones. Fun.
  
- 
    Penne with vodka, tomato, cream sauce and grilled chicken.
  
- 
    House salad and calamari (yes, on different plates).
  
- 
    Musician (background) cycling between harmonica, flute, string bass, classical guitar.
  
- 
    My @24ways book arrived. I dig the paper stock. Good for UNICEF, fun for me. #nerd
  
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    Vanilla cinnamon Freedom Toast; red pepper, broccoli, smoked gouda, eggs; red pepper, cinnamon home fries; ham.
  
- 
    Scrabble Fest with mini cupcakes and Scrabble Cheez-its, among lots of other food.
  
- 
    Bob the Builder's double bacon chili cheeseburger and a side of fries.
  
- 
    Imterior view. It's nothing but bar stool seating.
  
- 
    Giant chocolate chip cookie and a garbanzo salad. And code. Terrible, terrible code.
  
- 
    Caprese pizza, greek pasta salad. My little tour of the Mediterranean.
  
- 
    Mac-n-cheese as my substitution side, sweet potato fries for good measure.
  
- 
    Pork chops with bourbon sauce (ran out of sweet mashed). Some tofu thinger.
  
- 
    Wall over the main entrance doors.
  
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    Illegal parking.
  
- 
    Bolognese: campanelle, tenderloin tips, pork rib, roma tomatoes, primitivo.
  
- 
    Irish porter derby, smoked gouda, manchego cheese platter.
  
- 
    Irish stew: braised angus beef, root veggies, Murphy's stout, soda bread.
  
- 
    Finally sitting down to a three course lunch.
  
- 
    Protesting. For unions. In another state. During work hours.
  
- 
    Trying @BuffaloFirst's FB wall again. Let's see how long before they delete it.
  
- 
    I posted last night to @BuffaloFirst's FB wall (http://picplz.com/R6b8). They simply deleted it without comment:
  
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    Spinach, tomato, feta omelettes; home fries, bacon (yay), pork sausage.
  
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    Fruit cup, pastries, and tasty breakfast bars from the culinary students.
  
- 
    It's sad I have to go this far to try to get @BuffaloFirst's attention.
  
- 
    Yeah, it's time to go home. I'm the only one downtown.
  
- 
    Yes, that's a Nobel Prize in the corner. #Buffalo has some swell stuff.
  
- 
    I imagine ham sorbet would look like this. It seems to be the right shade of pink.
  
- 
    Strawberry banana sorbet. I have no idea why I was surprised it was so pink.
  
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    Belgian waffles, berries, maple syrup; asparagus, red pepper, shallot, smoked gouda eggs; ham, pineapple; red pepper home fries.
  
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    German chocolate cake.
  
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    Spiced wild boar, wilted spinach, red curry lentils. Artisan cheese board: smoked Jarlesburg, cranberry stilton, meddeia brie, walnuts, fruit.
  
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    Guinness stout cheddar, Applewood smoked bacon, carmelized onions mac-n-cheese.
  
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    Blaugies la Moneuse Special Winter (Belgium, saison), St. Bernardus abt (Belgium, quadrupel)
  
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    Nøgne Ø Porter (Norway), Left Hand Milk Stout (Colorado).
  
- 
    Note to self: the next time I post an ad for an AT-AT pilot, include phone number strips.
  
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    Pulled pork, mac-n-cheese, grits, jambalaya, gumbo, bread-pudding-like dessert. Food Friday win.
  
- 
    Food Friday prep: pork shoulder and jambalaya getting slow cooked.
  
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    Changed my IE6 UA string to IE8, and can use @BuffaloFirst site. Ugly, but not blocked. Why the block?
  
- 
    An old standby: penne with meat sauce.
  
- 
    Pasta e fagioli appetizer.
  
- 
    So @BuffaloFirst site is accessible in Lynx, but blocks me if I use IE6, IE7. Why?
  
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    Hey @BuffaloFirst, friend trapped on IE7 due to corp policy but you refuse her entry to your site without IE8. Why?
  
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    Spicy British chicken soup (?)
  
- 
    Keeping my pimp hand strong with some hand-whipped foam on my chai latte.
  
- 
    Chocolate chip pancakes, banana maple syrup; red pepper, onion, cheddar eggs; red pepper home fries; ham; espresso.
  
- 
    I definitely need six burners. Time to bring a camp stove into the kitchen.
  
- 
    Basil fried rice with pork. Panang curry with chicken.
  
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    Summer roll. Beef satay.
  
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    Chicken Kashmiri. Okra something in the background.
  
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    Beef samosa.
  
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    TweetSentiments.com is confused about my gender. But at least it sees me as somewhat positive.
  
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    Finally trying the chili (or chilli, if you're @WheresLloyd).
  
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    I think I'd recognize this friend request if I actually knew her. Photo tagging fun was had.
  
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    Pasta, peas and ham. Hoping this time I don't eat the whole thing.
  
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    M****eow! I'm a killer kitty!
  
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    Spicy chocolate (ancho chile), spicy powdered sugar (ancho), Mexican chocolate ganache (ancho), sombrero.
  
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    Valentine ... gorilla?
  
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    Pasta broccoli with extra extra garlic and light oil. Apologies to those in my meetings tomorrow.
  
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    Pasta e fagioli as an appetizer.
  
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    This is how @truthbluth rolls (my @ThinkGeek D20 that blinks on natural 20s).
  
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    Random office pizza & wings day! Beware my elbows!
  
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    Sandwiches! This is how I honor the holiday.
  
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    Rather tasty pea soup.
  
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    I find the oddest things on my desk. I'm guessing this is from @TerriSwiatek...?
  
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    I'm pretty pleased with the mountain of foam I got on my stove-top chai latte.
  
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    Eggs with cauliflower, peppers, tomatoes, cheddar; home fries; freedom toast, blackberries; ham steak.
  
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    I have enough food going to feed a family. And I still need another burner.
  
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    Easter stuff already?
  
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    Inside the beer / band tent.
  
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    Coasters from @Bevcoasters promoting @BuffaloScience Beerology.
  
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    Robot and panicked snowman ice sculptures.
  
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    Pearl Street Grill & Brewery providing part of the backdrop.
  
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    Enjoying a burrito at Powder Keg Festival.
  
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    I hold back the vegan food (soy cocoa, hummus wrap, artichoke salad) with a single oatmeal cookie.
  
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    Red beans & rice, mac-n-cheese, sweet potato fries. And a vegan jambalaya. Whatever.
  
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    Texting while driving simulator. This girl destroyed an entire family of deer and a Coke machine.
  
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    The Honda CR-Z hybrid. For when you absolutely need to see in the trunk while driving
  
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    The Chevy Volt battery is in the center console -- right into the back seat.
  
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    Chevy Volt. Sadly, not allowed inside.
  
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    Enjoying leftovers from our user group meeting. Probably already over ate. Not letting that stop me.
  
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    Post office got house number right. But not the street. Or the city. Or the state. Or the zip. Or the country.
  
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    Apparently the basil lemon sorbet I made is still on the menu.
  
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    Going for the meat sauce again.
  
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    Opted for the spinach garlic bread appetizer.
  
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    Hey #SportsGeek panel -- the audience is tweeting behind your back.
  
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    #SportsGeeks panel: @BNHarrington @BillHoppeSabres @NicholasMendola @JeremyWGR @TimGrahamESPN
  
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    Just made a batch of espresso chocolate sorbet as a reward for something or other.
  
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    Needs more broccoli, less balsamic. Still tasty, so I guesss I should eat it all.
  
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    I sometimes find the most random things in the office kitchen at the end of a day.
  
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    Just a bit of the spread from @VinNay.
  
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    Broccoli, tomato, carmelized shallots, aged cheddar, eggs. Ghirardelli 60% dark chocolate chip buttermilk pancakes.
  
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    Royalty signs deal with Swamp Thing to protect royal wedding. (Wall Street Journal)
  
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    Yeah, I solved it. Wait -- what was that about my teeth?
  
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    And now I'm eating a bowl of pie.
  
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    #Buffalo city hall as seen from Niagara Square.
  
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    Part of the lobby.
  
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    View from the 12th floor.
  
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    The morning after Snowpocalypse #snowverreaction, or what I call "Thursday."
  
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    Deciding which one is sharpest...
  
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    Relaxing on the porch after clearing the driveway and sidewalk.
  
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    Bolognese, penne with bocconcini mozzarella. Penne with marinara.
  
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    Not the best meal, but at least not the worst I could do.
  
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    These are not the right berries for making sorbet. I think.
  
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    Fresh blueberry raspberry sorbet.
  
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    Tomato, basil, mozzarella frittata; vanilla cinnamon Freedom Toast; apple chicken sausage.
  
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    Front lobby.
  
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    Back lobby.
  
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    Turkey bacon wrap, basil chicken pasta salad, iced tea in my own mug that won't go into a landfill.
  
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    This is why you're fat, America.
  
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    An example of why I avoid the processed food section. I didn't even know this existed.
  
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    Chicken dumpling; chili with cheddar; corn, bacon, potato chowder; white bean chili. #SoupFest
  
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    The "soup's on" call just went out and there's already a line.
  
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    John is making dumplings for the soup. From scratch. In the office. This guy doesn't screw around.
  
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    I see today is going to be a Soup Fest at work.
  
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    White coconut cupcake with mango lime buttercream and toasted coconut.
  
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    Eating the sorbet I made for the restaurant (fresh batch of lemon basil).
  
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    Penne in bolognese. And some meatballs for good measure. And Italian sausage just to be safe.
  
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    Bocconcini salad to start.
  
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    Testing another picplz feature.
  
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    Testing a picplz feature...
  
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    Jeremy is sporting a giant Wendy's Frosty, filled with Reese's Pieces. Kind of awesome.
  
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    Decisions...
  
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    Plaque next to @CentralTerminal lamp in Hong Kong cafe. Photo taken yesterday.
  
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    7' high lamp from @CentralTerminal from Buffalo. In a cafe in Hong Kong. My brother took this yesterday.
  
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    Taiwanese sweet potato cookies, Singaporean butter coconut biscuits, Japanese peanut mochi.
  
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    I think I may have my next sorbet flavor...
  
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    Ego meets quasi-dramatic lighting. I am all about myself today.
  
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    Minty mocha, this time from the lovely and talented Heather.
  
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    Free cookies!
  
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    yep. angels.
  
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    Nice view from down here.
  
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    It's too bright to see if I got a shot of the snow angel.
  
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    10 degrees and snow angels.
  
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    Potato, tomato, spinach, onion frittata; buttermilk pancakes; English muffins; clementines.
  
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    Movie night halftime break to kill all the lights and watch the snow fall.
  
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    I challenge you to find one grain of quinoa pilaf. This is how you DO IT.
  
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    Pan-seared duck breast, quinoa pilaf, spinach, orange balsamic reduction.
  
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    Mac-n-cheese: parmesan, Swiss, spinach, asparagus.
  
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    Finally about to get my food on here.
  
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    Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti, Weihenstephaner Hefeweiss Dunkle.
  
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    It's a bit chilly out, enjoying hanging out with warm drinks away from the house.
  
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    Awesome candy cane cocoa made by the awesome Justin.
  
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    Is there something wrong with me that I find this funny? It should say "eat out."
  
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    A pair of limoncello sorbet and a profiterol custard.
  
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    Two bracciole specials, scallop special, eggplant parm.
  
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    Cream of asparagus soup, bocconcini salad, house salad, calamari appetizer.
  
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    The Webster burger.
  
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    Lunch with @bevcoasters, who brings his own coasters.
  
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    Watching @speljamr eat.
  
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    Cheesecake for breakfast!
  
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    Gingerbread Matt. Or Bob. Or Art -- if you hang him on a wall.
  
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    Rice pudding, apple cake, giant gingerbread man.
  
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    Beef chunk chili (I skipped the vegetarian chili).
  
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    Family holiday (food) festivities continue.
  
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    Even I am horrified at my gluttony. Dark chocolate sorbet.
  
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    Dessert! Chocolate cake and fruit-covered cheesecake.
  
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    Pork!
  
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    Pasta first course!
  
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    No hot chocolate today. I am wounded. And thirsty.
  
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    Here I come...
  
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    Considering my dinner choices from our new vending machines.
  
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    Got the bolognese again, it was that good.
  
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    At least I got chicken!
  
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    So hungry...
  
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    The pizza gods smile upon me today.
  
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    To all my friends down south, once again: Greetings from Snowy Buffalo! hah!
  
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    I ordered all this pizza for me, but everyone seems to think I am sharing...
  
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    It doesn't look half bad out. Just dark enough to remind me it's after 5pm.
  
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    Turkey, apple, cranberry, brie sandwich with side of pineapple from Chris' Sandwich Co.
  
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    Eating both coconut and raspberry sorbet while watching the premier of The Cape.
  
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    My parents got the @Google tech support kit I had sent.
  
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    Vanilla cinnamon freedom toast, tomato broccoli shallot frittata, cinnamon white & sweet potato home fries.
  
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    Fresh batch of coconut sorbet. I may have gone a little heavy on the vanilla bean.
  
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    Ladies and gentlemen, Eye Candy Burlesque Troupe.
  
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    The beer is helping the crowd as much as the dancers.
  
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    Enjoying some organ music before the performance.
  
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    I've always dug the theatre. I may get distracted from the show.
  
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    For dessert: burlesque.
  
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    Almond tart of awesome almondiness.
  
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    Tenderloin, asparagus, baked onion, mashed spuds, cranberry applesauce, broccoli carrot almonds.
  
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    Parsnip, apple, cardamom, curry soup.
  
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    Pot rack watch, day 2: still attached, gravity lying in wait.
  
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    Fresh vanilla soup for dinner!
  
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    Sweet! The pot rack made it through the night and hasn't fallen (yet).
  
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    Hot chocolate and an agenda. All the things you need for a good meeting.
  
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    Are we not men? Apparently we now get @ThinkGeek catalog at work.
  
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    Bolognese: veal, pork, beef in rich tomato sauce with fresh bocconcini mozzarella.
  
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    5 guys (inc a Joe Mantegna look-alike), 4 iPads and 1 netbook. I'm the one kicking it old-school.
  
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    At @TEDxBuffalo meeting (w/ remote attendees) eating chicken soup. I think I can now write off the soup.
  
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    Homemade raspberry sorbet. About as awesome as something can be while still legal.
  
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    Cheese & bean nachos, steak fajitas, grilled veggie wrap, veggie burrito. Gluttony.
  
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    Chips & salsa while we select our meals.
  
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    Critiquing terrible title case from designer on Trevor Horn CD over homemade lemon basil sorbet.
  
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    I think they stole this idea from me this morning.
  
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    Broccoli, sweet potato, shallot frittata; buttermilk pancakes; pint-sized mimosas. New year brunch.
  
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    Prosecco and freshly-made lemon basil sorbet to ring in the new year.
  
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    The electric tower just blew a gasket! Happy new year!
  
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    2011
  
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    Watching some ice skating, keeping my eye on the new year ball.
  
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    Wandering around downtown a bit before the ball drop.
  
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    Band doing Police covers while we await the inevitable ball drop.
  
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    Soup? In nearly 5 hours I'll see if my new recipe works...
  
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    If I ever need glasses, I want the lenses put in these goggles.
  
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    Free food to ameliorate some of the horror of being dragged to a mall.
  
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    This stud finder must be defective. It can't find the lumber in my walls, either.
  
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    My totally sweet #Buffalo nickel cufflinks I broke in today. By Heather Mordaunt, local artist.
  
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    Requisite after-dinner limoncello.
  
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    Hippie apple pie, ice cream and speculaas.
  
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    Fabada -- all imported ingredients.
  
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    Hey @ThinkGeek, the Tannenbomb I gave my bro has been going non-stop since Dec. 24.
  
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    #bfloaddy #addybflo Awkward. At least I'm famous now with all those tweets.
  
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    Got a b-boy on my #bfloaddy poster. I think I see him at the monthly Battle at @VerveDance.
  
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    It's hard to see the screen in sunlight. But the entrance to my building looks nice.
  
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    Bracciole special.
  
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    Italian wedding soup.
  
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    The @SMCBuffalo, @whereslloyd and City Wine (@ericbuffalo) crew responsible for #TacoVino.
  
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    There's a good line for @whereslloyd tacos at #SMCBuffalo's #TacoVino event.
  
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    Moving on to the wine part of #TacoVino.
  
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    Duck tacos from @whereslloyd for #TacoVino.
  
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    The @whereslloyd truck is parked and setting up for #TacoVino.
  
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    Just arrived for #TacoVino with #SMCBuffalo and @whereslloyd.
  
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    Wiss takes on the role of Max Headroom tonight, complete with audio artifacts.