2007

moocowinthecity 2007-07-04 No Comments

So Alice and I decided to look up where Buffalo stood on the worlds most expensive cities list…sadly, we didn’t rate (whatever, at least we have the Sabres)…interestingly enough, though, White Plains, NY did. Source is from CNNMoney.com

World’s most and least expensive cities
Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting
2005 Cost-of-Living Survey
2005
Rank City
1 Tokyo, Japan
2 Osaka, Japan
3 London, United Kingdom
4 Moscow, Russia
5 Seoul, South Korea
6 Geneva, Switzerland
7 Zurich, Switzerland
8 Copenhagen, Denmark
9 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
10 Oslo, Norway
11 Milan, Italy
12 Paris, France
13 New York City, United States
13 Dublin, Ireland
15 St. Petersburg, Russia
16 Vienna, Austria
17 Rome, Italy
18 Stockholm, Sweden
19 Beijing, China
20 Sydney, Australia
20 Helsinki, Finland
22 Douala, Cameroon
22 Istanbul, Turkey
24 Amsterdam, Netherlands
24 Budapest, Hungary
26 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
27 Warsaw, Poland
28 Prague, Czech Republic
29 Taipei, Taiwan
30 Shanghai, China
31 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
32 Düsseldorf, Germany
33 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
34 Singapore, Singapore
34 Frankfurt, Germany
36 Dakar, Senegal
37 Munich, Germany
38 Berlin, Germany
39 Tel Aviv, Israel
40 Glasgow, United Kingdom
41 Athens, Greece
41 Brussels, Belgium
43 Barcelona, Spain
44 Los Angeles, United States
45 White Plains, United States
46 Madrid, Spain
47 Birmingham, United Kingdom
48 Zagreb, Croatia
49 Hamburg, Germany
50 Hanoi, Vietnam
50 San Francisco, United States
52 Chicago, United States
52 Beirut, Lebanon
54 Riga, Latvia
54 Kiev, Ukraine
56 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
57 Miami, United States
58 Algiers, Algeria
59 Casablanca, Morocco
60 Tallin, Estonia
61 Lyon, France
61 Honolulu, United States
63 Shenzhen, China
64 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
65 Guangzhou, China
66 Lisbon, Portugal
67 Amman, Jordan
68 Melbourne, Australia
69 Auckland, New Zealand
70 Houston, United States
71 Jakarta, Indonesia
72 Kuwait City, Kuwait
73 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
74 San Juan, Puerto Rico
75 Almaty, Kazakhstan
76 Wellington, New Zealand
76 Ljubljana, Slovenia
78 Washington, D.C., United States
79 Boston, United States
80 Morristown, United States
81 Sofia, Bulgaria
82 Toronto, Canada
83 Atlanta, United States
84 Brisbane, Australia
85 Leipzig, Germany
86 Manama, Bahrain
87 Vancouver, Canada
88 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
89 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
89 Adelaide, Australia
91 Vilnius, Lithuania
91 Accra, Ghana
93 Perth, Australia
94 Denver, United States
95 Mexico City, Mexico
96 Lagos, Nigeria
97 Cairo, Egypt
98 Calgary, Canada
99 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
100 Limassol, Cyprus
101 Detroit, United States
102 St. Louis, United States
103 Seattle, United States
103 Bucharest, Romania
105 Kingston, Jamaica
105 Mumbai, India
107 Montreal, Canada
108 Guatemala City, Guatemala
109 Cleveland, United States
110 New Delhi, India
111 Pittsburgh, United States
112 Portland (Ore.), United States
113 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
114 Panama City, Panama
115 Monterrey, Mexico
116 Johannesburg, South Africa
117 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
118 Lima, Peru
119 Nairobi, Kenya
119 Winston-Salem, United States
119 São Paulo, Brazil
122 Ottawa, Canada
123 Lusaka, Zambia
124 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
125 Bangkok, Thailand
126 Tunis, Tunisia
127 Dacca (Dhaka), Bangladesh
128 Santiago, Chile
129 Tehran, Iran
130 Blantyre, Malawi
131 Tianjin, China
132 Colombo, Sri Lanka
133 Bogotá, Colombia
134 Harare, Zimbabwe
135 San José, Costa Rica
136 Karachi, Pakistan
137 Quito, Ecuador
138 Chennai (Madras), India
138 Caracas, Venezuela
140 Montevideo, Uruguay
141 Bangalore, India
142 Buenos Aires, Argentina
143 Manila, Philippines
144 Asunción, Paraguay

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moocowinthecity 2007-07-04 No Comments

So Alice and I decided to look up where Buffalo stood on the worlds most expensive cities list…sadly, we didn’t rate (whatever, at least we have the Sabres)…interestingly enough, though, White Plains, NY did. Source is from CNNMoney.com

World’s most and least expensive cities
Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting
2005 Cost-of-Living Survey
2005
Rank City
1 Tokyo, Japan
2 Osaka, Japan
3 London, United Kingdom
4 Moscow, Russia
5 Seoul, South Korea
6 Geneva, Switzerland
7 Zurich, Switzerland
8 Copenhagen, Denmark
9 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
10 Oslo, Norway
11 Milan, Italy
12 Paris, France
13 New York City, United States
13 Dublin, Ireland
15 St. Petersburg, Russia
16 Vienna, Austria
17 Rome, Italy
18 Stockholm, Sweden
19 Beijing, China
20 Sydney, Australia
20 Helsinki, Finland
22 Douala, Cameroon
22 Istanbul, Turkey
24 Amsterdam, Netherlands
24 Budapest, Hungary
26 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
27 Warsaw, Poland
28 Prague, Czech Republic
29 Taipei, Taiwan
30 Shanghai, China
31 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
32 Düsseldorf, Germany
33 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
34 Singapore, Singapore
34 Frankfurt, Germany
36 Dakar, Senegal
37 Munich, Germany
38 Berlin, Germany
39 Tel Aviv, Israel
40 Glasgow, United Kingdom
41 Athens, Greece
41 Brussels, Belgium
43 Barcelona, Spain
44 Los Angeles, United States
45 White Plains, United States
46 Madrid, Spain
47 Birmingham, United Kingdom
48 Zagreb, Croatia
49 Hamburg, Germany
50 Hanoi, Vietnam
50 San Francisco, United States
52 Chicago, United States
52 Beirut, Lebanon
54 Riga, Latvia
54 Kiev, Ukraine
56 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
57 Miami, United States
58 Algiers, Algeria
59 Casablanca, Morocco
60 Tallin, Estonia
61 Lyon, France
61 Honolulu, United States
63 Shenzhen, China
64 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
65 Guangzhou, China
66 Lisbon, Portugal
67 Amman, Jordan
68 Melbourne, Australia
69 Auckland, New Zealand
70 Houston, United States
71 Jakarta, Indonesia
72 Kuwait City, Kuwait
73 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
74 San Juan, Puerto Rico
75 Almaty, Kazakhstan
76 Wellington, New Zealand
76 Ljubljana, Slovenia
78 Washington, D.C., United States
79 Boston, United States
80 Morristown, United States
81 Sofia, Bulgaria
82 Toronto, Canada
83 Atlanta, United States
84 Brisbane, Australia
85 Leipzig, Germany
86 Manama, Bahrain
87 Vancouver, Canada
88 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
89 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
89 Adelaide, Australia
91 Vilnius, Lithuania
91 Accra, Ghana
93 Perth, Australia
94 Denver, United States
95 Mexico City, Mexico
96 Lagos, Nigeria
97 Cairo, Egypt
98 Calgary, Canada
99 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
100 Limassol, Cyprus
101 Detroit, United States
102 St. Louis, United States
103 Seattle, United States
103 Bucharest, Romania
105 Kingston, Jamaica
105 Mumbai, India
107 Montreal, Canada
108 Guatemala City, Guatemala
109 Cleveland, United States
110 New Delhi, India
111 Pittsburgh, United States
112 Portland (Ore.), United States
113 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
114 Panama City, Panama
115 Monterrey, Mexico
116 Johannesburg, South Africa
117 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
118 Lima, Peru
119 Nairobi, Kenya
119 Winston-Salem, United States
119 São Paulo, Brazil
122 Ottawa, Canada
123 Lusaka, Zambia
124 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
125 Bangkok, Thailand
126 Tunis, Tunisia
127 Dacca (Dhaka), Bangladesh
128 Santiago, Chile
129 Tehran, Iran
130 Blantyre, Malawi
131 Tianjin, China
132 Colombo, Sri Lanka
133 Bogotá, Colombia
134 Harare, Zimbabwe
135 San José, Costa Rica
136 Karachi, Pakistan
137 Quito, Ecuador
138 Chennai (Madras), India
138 Caracas, Venezuela
140 Montevideo, Uruguay
141 Bangalore, India
142 Buenos Aires, Argentina
143 Manila, Philippines
144 Asunción, Paraguay

I’m in Buffalo

moocowinthecity 2007-07-03 No Comments

I’m in Buffalo…getting the apartment in order before I head to bed…plane was uber, uber delayed…thanks to gryvon for the rescue.

I’m in Buffalo

moocowinthecity 2007-07-03 No Comments

I’m in Buffalo…getting the apartment in order before I head to bed…plane was uber, uber delayed…thanks to

gryvon for the rescue.

And I have my appointment with the Aliyah Office!!

moocowinthecity 2007-07-02 No Comments

I have my appointment with the Aliyah Organization & Shaliach (Emissary) on July 16th. I plan on being in Israel starting in February, of course it really depends on when a Nefesh B’Nefesh flight is, since I’d rather get full benefits instead of sacrificing full benefits for a $50.00 flight.

More information for the NYC crew on when I’ll be down and where I’ll be when I book it.

And so it begins…this is pretty cool. I need a new binder though, so I can sort all of the information…I’ll pick that up later this week.

…but I’m gunna be a dual citizen, how cool is that!?

And I have my appointment with the Aliyah Office!!

moocowinthecity 2007-07-02 No Comments

I have my appointment with the Aliyah Organization & Shaliach (Emissary) on July 16th. I plan on being in Israel starting in February, of course it really depends on when a Nefesh B’Nefesh flight is, since I’d rather get full benefits instead of sacrificing full benefits for a $50.00 flight.

More information for the NYC crew on when I’ll be down and where I’ll be when I book it.

And so it begins…this is pretty cool. I need a new binder though, so I can sort all of the information…I’ll pick that up later this week.

…but I’m gunna be a dual citizen, how cool is that!?

Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth…

moocowinthecity 2007-07-02 No Comments

Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if I forgot your shining seas and the deserts that reach up in praise to the Lord. The mountains of Nazareth and the deserts of the Negev. Oh Israel my heart beats for thee. Should I forget your beauty let God freeze me in my feet. The winds that blow before the Western Wall coming over me and wrapping me in your comfort as prayers are raised on the wings of angels to the sky and even the voices of the downtrodden and the poor and the weak are heard.

From and the mountains of Nazareth and the deserts of the Negev, oh Israel my heart beats for thee. Should I forget your beauty let god freeze me in my stance; the winds that blow before the western wall; the water that bathed the feet of my forefathers and my mothers in the days of old, city stones bearing witness to the triumphs and the humiliations, the happiness and the pain of my people: for without the darkness we can never know the gift of light.

And within my chest the feeling of praise is felt. No greater than a prostitute, no more and no less holy than those who drape themselves in philacteries and who inscribe the name of the lord upon their forehead and upon the palms of their hand and upon their chest: to each their own connection/and with step by step addressing the hate that’s still sadly found within our community.

Rise up.

kuroinox (1:28:13 PM): I used to wonder where such bad fic ideas came from. Now I know – they’ve been reading spam.

Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth…

moocowinthecity 2007-07-02 No Comments

Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if I forgot your shining seas and the deserts that reach up in praise to the Lord. The mountains of Nazareth and the deserts of the Negev. Oh Israel my heart beats for thee. Should I forget your beauty let God freeze me in my feet. The winds that blow before the Western Wall coming over me and wrapping me in your comfort as prayers are raised on the wings of angels to the sky and even the voices of the downtrodden and the poor and the weak are heard.

From and the mountains of Nazareth and the deserts of the Negev, oh Israel my heart beats for thee. Should I forget your beauty let god freeze me in my stance; the winds that blow before the western wall; the water that bathed the feet of my forefathers and my mothers in the days of old, city stones bearing witness to the triumphs and the humiliations, the happiness and the pain of my people: for without the darkness we can never know the gift of light.

And within my chest the feeling of praise is felt. No greater than a prostitute, no more and no less holy than those who drape themselves in philacteries and who inscribe the name of the lord upon their forehead and upon the palms of their hand and upon their chest: to each their own connection/and with step by step addressing the hate that’s still sadly found within our community.

Rise up.

kuroinox (1:28:13 PM): I used to wonder where such bad fic ideas came from. Now I know – they’ve been reading spam.

How does “Let’s get a family portrait taken” turn into a…

moocowinthecity 2007-07-01 No Comments

How does “let’s get a family portrait taken” turn into a $3,000.00 catered BBQ with 70 Guests and a professional Bartender who may or may not be wearing a shirt (I know we’re having a professional bartender come in, I don’t know if my dad’s caterer knew he was joking when he asked for a Chippendale)? I love my family, I do…I love my father, I really do…but sometimes he over complicates things to the point where they’re more of a pain in the ass to do and no longer fun.

I did not want a $3,000.00 catered event, nor did I want the work required (setup, organizing, having him go psychotic and sending me on 400 errands to 400 stores and then arguing with me over what I’ve picked up) associated with such an endeavor and if I tell him that this isn’t what I wanted (I wanted a photograph, taken on one of our digital cameras and maybe I would have even picked up a nice frame when I got back to Buffalo) then I’m spoiled because clearly everyone wants a $3,000.00 fucking BBQ that requires a professional staff of waiters and a caterer…

When I get married (whether recognized by a government or not) I (well, my partner and I) will be paying for the entire event ourselves. We will plan the entire event ourselves. My parents will have no input (if I have to hire armed security to enforce this decision, consider it done with orders to shoot meddlers on site). They will get two plane tickets in the mail and will be told when and where they are to show up: that’s it.

Ask my father for an Omlet and all of a sudden you find yourself in charge and responsible for an entire fucking farm.

…maybe I just need more coffee…

I know that I’ll have fun today, as soon as there are guests…because that puts 70 people between my father and I…he has been yelling and talking at me, for the past 48 hours and if I don’t get a break soon, we’re going to put on boxing gloves and deal with it the old fashioned way.