Anyone really familiar with the Smithsonian? I'll be going to DC with a friend in about two weeks, and though we both definitely want to hit up the Air and Space Museum and the National Design Museum, are there any museums that are really must-see besides the air and space? I'm interested in the American Indian Museum but am not sure if that would be boring for someone who isn't dying to go.

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‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
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We're actually thinking of going there too on the way to NC next week. I'll make a thread.

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The good thing that you realized Jael is that the Smithsonian is a collection of museums (most people don't realize this). My fav is the air and space, the natural history museum is cool too. The American history museum was renovated not too long ago. If you two lemme know, I may be able to meet up with ya.

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For those of you who asked for me to link it:
http://buffaloeats.org/2010/07/13/buffalo-foodies-phil-kneitinger-black-blue-gold/

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That was a pretty cool read Phil. Those sushi restaurants sound really good.

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Dude, I'm a sushi addict. When someone says "Let's go out for dinner" the first thing I think of EVERY time is sushi

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I've had it a few times and loved it, but I've never actually been to a Sushi restaurant.

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Why do I know the Goatse guy's full name?

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Next time you're in the Southern Tier, on your way home get off the 90 at exit 56 (McKinley Mall) and hit Wasabi up in the plaza on the outside of the mall's parking lot. Get the gyoza dumplings, a small sushi sampler, and the tempura banana for dessert. Damn good eats. Doesn't fill ya up, though.

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‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Khalil Gibran

Will do, though I don't think we'll be there at the same time.

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Today as I was driving I saw a banana peel in the road and instictively swerved to avoid it... thanks Mario Kart! ^_^

Comment: JD Chandler: O'Doyle rules!

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Did he mash B?

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If you have an .edu e-mail address, you can sign up for free second-day shipping from Amazon for a year (really it's Amazon Prime, but that's the biggest benefit of it).

http://consumerist.com/2010/07/get-amaz ... dress.html

Considering that books are the only things I ever spend money on and that I order them from Amazon 'cause you can get used ones for like a dollar, this is AWESOME.

Edit:
Apparently you can share it with four family members, too. My father orders stuff off Amazon all the time. Weeeee.

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‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Khalil Gibran

That's awesome! Thanks for the heads up...I loveeee Amazon and basically the only place I go to purchase books.

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Hockey Night in Buffalo

i fucked my leg up bad tonight at soccer, tore my hammy, no soccer or hockey for me for at least 3 weeks

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"on the ice now for buffalo, looking for the pass, and gets it, afinogenov, couldnt get the shot away, now HE DOES, HE SCORES!!!! HOLY MACKEREL ROLE THE HIGH LIGHT FILM, MAXIM AFINOGENOV, WHAT A MOVE!!!!.... thats not fair... that was unbelievable"
-R.J. and Lorenz

Sweeeet. Doesn't apply to a lot of things apparently (mostly things sold by Amazon), but still awesome. I just ordered a book that I wanted by this weekend and was planning on getting at Borders for $10 more.

Ouch.

I'm having a helluva time trying to find work. I'm resorting to temp agencies at this point. It sucks so much. I haven't had to do this (temp agencies) since I was fucking 19. Six years.

I'm also thinking about getting myself a Kickstarter account. It's a donation site where I can set a monetary goal (say, exactly what I'd need for a netbook and small HD camcorder for my sports blogging) and people donate whatever they want, but they're only committed to pay up if I hit my goal. If I don't, everyone is off the hook.

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I think I may be able to convince my parents to buy me a pair of Doc Martens for Christmas due to the fact that the kind I would actually want, just plain black boots, is available with that little for life thing. $150 for shoes for the rest of my life is not bad at all to say the least, and I've been replacing one pair of black leather boots after they wear out with another (from the men's section; they don't sell boots like that for women in the usual places) since I was twelve. Usually I own only a pair of those, a pair of shoes I can wear with a dress, and maybe some flip flops, some summers (this summer I bought a pair lol; it's the heat).

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‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Khalil Gibran

$150? You should be able to find em for $110. Go to Journeys and you'll be able to find pretty much any style Doc Martens pair for under $150. Hell, even the 14-eyelet boot is only $120.

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