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Ay, me. Sad hours seem long.

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Is it spring break yet?

Ah…the days creep by, and I try desperately to cling to my sanity for just a little while longer. 😉

Here’s what’s been going on since I last checked in:

Saw I Love You, Man. Cute. Charming cast makes up for somewhat lackluster script.

Visited several furniture stores looking for new living room furniture options. Didn’t fall in love with anything.

Hung out with Rand’s brother and played Rock Band for the first time. Fun! I was the singer, because I didn’t have to operate any controls. Overall, did pretty well. Discovered that I don’t know the song Everlong *at all*. I wasn’t even in the same area code as the right notes.

Dinner at Amy’s Place.

Saw Greg Klyma at the Sportsmen’s Tavern. Great show, and great people to hang with. (More on this when pics get uploaded.)

Purchased material for bedroom curtains, to be made by my mom.

Got invited to church by random couple at Wegmans while browsing Nature’s Marketplace.

Started reading Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer.

Whee!

Home sweet home

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BufBloPoFo Topic for Day 9: Share your own insider’s perspective on your hometown. Most of you, like me, are Talkin’ Proud, so share your expertise. What’s your favorite way to spend a Buffalo summer day? Which old timey Buffalo movie theatre is to most old timey? What’s your most vivid Buffalo memory (any Buffalonian worth his or her road salt knows where they were when the pigskin went wide right.) Your favorite Buffalo restaurant? (If you say Wild Wings, you’re dead to me.)

If you aren’t a Buffalonian, what should we know about your hometown?

Well, as many of you are aware, I am *not* a native Buffalonian, but I have made it my home for the past eight years and don’t see that changing in the near future. So I shall answer this question in two parts.

Part 1: Things I dig about Buffalo (and WNY)

Summer in Buffalo rocks. Shakespeare in Delaware Park. Countless festivals involving bad-for-you (but oh-so-good) food. Thursday at the Square.

I love Buffalo’s proximity to Toronto and Niagara Falls.

I love the fact that you can get such a variety of amazing food without having to go too far for it. Within 15 minutes of my apartment, I can get fantastic Greek, Korean, Indian, Chinese, Thai, and Japanese food…not to mention great pizza and wings!

Asking me to choose a favorite Buffalo restaurant…sigh. How can I possibly choose? Here are a few favorites, both within city limits and not: Gabriel’s Gate. Towne. Pano’s. India Gate/Taste of India. The Village Grille. Korea House. Morning Glory Cafe. Cole’s.

I love Wegmans. I love being able to get pretty much anywhere in 20 minutes. I love sitting by Glen Falls in the spring. But more than anything else, I like all the people I’ve met here!

Part 2: My hometown

Grew up in St. Marys, PA, a small town in northwestern Pennsylvania. What should you know about it? It isn’t near anything. It’s not near Erie, it’s not near Pittsburgh, it’s not near Philadelphia. The closest known commodity is State College (home of Penn State University), and that’s like an hour and a half away.

It was settled by German Catholics. It has a brewery and a convent. It consolidated with a surrounding township to gain the dubious distinction of ‘city’. And even though I’ve made Buffalo my adopted home, St. Marys will always be home.