moocow in the city

one cow. many pastures.

July 2002

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Way’s of the Bovine…Part II

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Here are more things that you should know about the bovine…

1. Don’t fuck with me, because I will kick down your door wearing leather pants, pose for the classic “hero shot” and then hand you a card with my attorney’s on it – I like to sue, and sue often, but it usual doesn’t go that far because my rivals aquiesce.

2. If you are hungry, and not an enemy, you are welcome to dine at my table, however you must know a few things:

A. Politics are forbidden, I don’t care HOW much I am political or what is going outside in the world except at my table – If you begin talking politics, you will be asked to leave (it’s not a threat, I expect you to go and sit in the front room, I don’t have the patience for those who can’t follow my dinner procedures)

B. There are drinks put out on the table for a reason, drink them, if I had meant to serve you what was in the fridge I would have given it to you

C. If it is likely that a conversation will enrage me to the point where I am no longer hungry, refrain from it, or feel my wrath ::charges up the light sabre::

D. We have a nice 75lb Black Stanard Poodle -the ugly poodle haircut. Pet him on his head, but don’t feed him your table scraps, that’s my job and it’s not good for him to eat table scraps.

3. *NEVER* look through my desk drawers, it is a virtual death sentence for your rights to visit in my room, I have discontinued friendships because of this violation.

4. Hmmm, to tired to continue, more later

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::groan:: what a day…

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Well, here is a quick re-cap of my day…

First, I take an early train to the City, take the #3 subway down to 14th street and go to a meeting, in the middle of the meeting the power goes out; first questions on my mind were:

1. Is this a terrorist attack
2. Is the city in “Lock Down” mode
3. How the !@#$ am I going to get to my meeting in queens on time???

Well, I go down to the F train, and find that it has been shut down, as well as most of the other subway trains. I walk up to 34th street (20 blocks ::groan::) and find out that the subway lines up there aren’t working either. Then I go to Penn Station, and catch a train to Jamaica, I get picked up at Jamaica by my Aunt & Cousin, they bring me over to their friends house – we go over the details of the book – they drop me off at a train stop that is 2 stops away from Jamaica (I got it for free tho as they didn’t check for tickets) get off at Jamaica, walk down two flights of steps only to find out that the train I am supposed to take to get home is coming in across the platform where I *JUST* got off so I run back up three flights of stairs and make it all the way home (27 minutes later) to Hicksville Station, call my house – find out that one of our house guests is there, ask for a ride home (as I didn’t have the car) and get a “no” so an 8 dollar taxi cab ride later, I wind up back at home, tired and then I grab the car and take the guests out to dinner…

Needless to say, it has been a LOOOOOOOOOONG day!

~ Zeus

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Woohoo got graduation gifts…

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Coolios, my parents gave me two very very very nice things as graduation gifts…

1) a gold chain (my fathers idea, I can tell you from past experience that that is his favorite gift to give out, as almost all of my cousins recieved it as a bar-mitzvah gift)

and

2) 500.00 (woohoo, I’m no longer poor.

Anways, we had a very nice dinner at the nickel steak house (named after buffalo nickles) and then we came home, and now I’m online chatting, as well as packing for college. Dave is leaving early for college tomorrow so he can attend a 5 week calculus class ::sniff:: I’m gunna miss him (durnit Dave, if you’re reading this you had BETTER send me an email!)

Anyway, I’m doing pretty good right now and I’m pretty excited for the upcoming events this month and next (e.g. move in day, etc.). Tomorrow I have a meeting in the city tomorrow, then at 3:45 I meet my Aunt in Queens.

Well, have a goodnight, I’ll TTYL

~ Zeus

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Back from Beefalo!

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Well, I got back from beefalo yesterday, everything went swell, but I miss being up there. I went dorm room shopping the day we left buffalo in the AM before the flight; got a bunch of cool stuff! (thanks Mom!) including what I call “my extra pocket” it is litteraly somethign that you sling over your person and it has about 1 million and one pockets, inside and outside, and pockets inside pockets (it was $5.64 at walmart) and it is very very cool.

I got my buffalo email ([email protected]) but all of my email comes into one box anyways, so it doesn’t make a difference which one of my 17+ emails that you send it to.

Today I was at the IAC in the morning doing Micorosft Access work, then I cooked dinner for 30+ People for the Workers World meeting (they all enjoyed it, which made me happy).

Tomorrow I am working in the AM at the IAC, then I have a 3PM conference call, then an Editorial meeting at 7 and then I go over to my aunts house to work on her book, sleep over, and go back into the city ::groan:: a long day, but I have *PLENTY* of books (I walked out of Barnes and Noble with two shopping bags of some “light reading” and then come home to find a 50.00 Barnes and Noble gift certificate from one of my uncles, needless to say I’m thrilled and I wanna go buy more books tomorrow (there is a multilevel B&N two blocks from my office YAY!!!))

We’ll, TTYL

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Back from Beefalo!

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Well, I got back from beefalo yesterday, everything went swell, but I miss being up there. I went dorm room shopping the day we left buffalo in the AM before the flight; got a bunch of cool stuff! (thanks Mom!) including what I call “my extra pocket” it is litteraly somethign that you sling over your person and it has about 1 million and one pockets, inside and outside, and pockets inside pockets (it was $5.64 at walmart) and it is very very cool.

I got my buffalo email ([email protected]) but all of my email comes into one box anyways, so it doesn’t make a difference which one of my 17+ emails that you send it to.

Today I was at the IAC in the morning doing Micorosft Access work, then I cooked dinner for 30+ People for the Workers World meeting (they all enjoyed it, which made me happy).

Tomorrow I am working in the AM at the IAC, then I have a 3PM conference call, then an Editorial meeting at 7 and then I go over to my aunts house to work on her book, sleep over, and go back into the city ::groan:: a long day, but I have *PLENTY* of books (I walked out of Barnes and Noble with two shopping bags of some “light reading” and then come home to find a 50.00 Barnes and Noble gift certificate from one of my uncles, needless to say I’m thrilled and I wanna go buy more books tomorrow (there is a multilevel B&N two blocks from my office YAY!!!))

We’ll, TTYL

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How I ended up in my underwear infront of 350+ People…

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That’s right, you read the topic right, and it was voluntary too…

At one of the lectures a group of students came in and offered someone 500 dollars for the bookstore (hey, books are expensive) if they could produce a) a 2000 penny b) a bra c) a shoelace and d) a pair of guys pants. And since I only had the shoelace and the pants, I was out, and someone asked if they could borrow my pants – and well, how could I refuse, so off they went and there I was standing in a room of 350 people in my boxer-briefs, fortunately, I wasn’t the only one… The second part of this charade was that the people who won the scavenger hunt had to do a “stoopid human trick” and then we voted which one (of the four) would win.

Person a) (female who I gave my pants too btw) tried to sing – failed miserably.

Person b) (male) stripped and tried to do “strip tease” – failed miserably

person c) (female) pretended to strip but took of no clothing – falied miserably

person d)(female) took of her shirt and stood on her hands – won 500 bucks and comments for the rest of the orientation such as “hey, if she strips for 500, I wonder what she would do for free tuition,” etc.

But, the rest of orientation was fabulous, I had a great time, got my username’s and passwords, saw how the whole thing worked and it’s going to be great.

Luve ya guys,
TTYL

~ Zeus

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Up In Beefalo…

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Well, I’m up in Buffalo, the plane ride was nice, as I booked it so that Mom and I had two aisle seats across from each other; the inflight crew was *HYSTERICALLY* funny and they had an excellent sense of humor, so it was all worth while.

Right now I am at the business center at the Hotel checking my email and printing things that I am going to need tomorrow, I left the laptop home because I don’t have a dial up account so it would have been pointless to bring it (as soona as I get cash tho, I’m getting a dial up acct. for when I’m on the road…)

Tomorrow is the actual orientation, and I will get my UB ID Card as well as (hopefully) my User Name and Password and I may have further access to a high speed computer, but we’ll see…

Anyways, I need to finish what I’m doing and print stuff, so I’ll ttyl.

~ Zeus

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Wow, I’m almost all packed

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Coolios, I’m almost all packed (a load of underwear is in the wash now, so then I can be “officially” done and ready). Wow, I can’t believe its 2:31:50 and I’m still up ::groans:: oh well, Tomorrow will be great!

I’m getting my laptop ready to go now, so let me write out all my news here before I pack it up for the trip.

Today I bound my first book by hand (bookbinding) and it looks awesome! I’m sooo good at it (not to brag, but, hey, I only speak the sooth). Mom & I are all psyched for Buffalo and I’ll have my cell phone with me (you guys know the #, if not, email me and if I can respond I will send it to you).

We’ll, I Love you all,

Goodnight,

Zeus a/k/a The Bovine a/k/a Matt

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