I was all set to come here and gloat a little. I was all excited to declare the score My Life 1, Real World 0. I spent some quality time playing a Spring Training game on my PlayStation 3 this afternoon, in my happy little computer world where my animated Buccos beat the Reds 5-3 [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Dateline: Mudville
Posted in Pirates, tagged Spring Training on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Reasons you’re glad you live in Pittsburgh #9: ‘Tis the season to be deep-fried
Posted in Pittsburgh Food on February 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Just got my cholesterol test results today. Verdict: not too bad, you know, for a Pittsburgher. We have lots of reasons to fear those digits, not least of which is coming up right around the corner.
Today is Mardi Gras, which means one wonderful thing. Fish sandwiches. Six weeks of deep-fried, golden, crispy deliciousness, starting tomorrow. [...]
Explain something to me
Posted in Moving on February 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Explain to me… the decorative fireplace. If you have never lived anywhere but Pittsburgh, you may never have thought about what a ragingly stupid concept this is. So think of it now: it’s 19-0-whatever, you’re building a drafty brick Victorian house in a part of the country that’s under snow for 4 months of the [...]
Charming Pittsburgh-oriented media #9: The Odyssey
Posted in Pittsburgh Media, Steelers on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jim Wexell is a freelance writer who has covered the Steelers for ages, and now publishes SteelCityInsider.com. And he’s had an experience that inspires one specific emotion in Steeler fans.
Envy.
Deep, profound, unadulterated envy for Wex’s journey across the country for the Steelers’ entire road schedule in 2007, going to Steeler bars all over America, tailgating, attending [...]
Cancel your Rosetta Stone order
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It has come to my attention that if one is called upon to make up a name for oneself, one should be smart enough to pick one that is spell-able and pronounce-able to people not currently enrolled in French I.
Sometimes I am too nerdy for my own good, and for that, I hope you will [...]
Pittcetera
Posted in Moving, Pirates, Pittcetera, Pittsburgh Growth on February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
1. No, no, no, no, and no. That is all.
2. Spring training is underway, and if you care, follow the analyses here, here, or here. This is the bestest time of year. Almost time for baseball joy, but no actual sucking yet.
You guys, I love baseball. I don’t know if I’ve emphasized that enough. I [...]
“Just like Penn Mac!”
Posted in Oz-tin, WTF on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Quipped my husband as I put my head in my hands and slowly shook it, not believing the ridiculousness around me. This is it, friends. This is the ultimate symbol of why Austin is bullshit and Pittsburgh is not. I snapped this BlackBerry shot while we ate at an Italian place yesterday:
Note the handpainted-looking signage, [...]
Charming Pittsburgh-oriented media #8: Viva la revolution!
Posted in Photos, Pittsburgh Media, Post-Gazette on February 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The whole point of CPOM is to evoke a sense of place. That’s why pictures and stories of Pittsburgh are so vital for expatriates, because of their ability to transport us back to familiar places and emotions. And that’s why Post-Gazette photographer Steve Mellon’s Pittsburgh Revolution Series is among the very best at doing that. [...]
The Bug loves the Steelers
Posted in Photos, Steelers on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A love letter to Pittsburgh
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Valentine's Day on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Why do I love the city of Pittsburgh?
It would be easier to just say that the reasons I love Pittsburgh cannot be defined, that it’s simply the sort of nebulous, poorly-understood set of feelings that teens write poetry about. And to some degree, that’s true. Pittsburgh is my forever home, someplace so much a part [...]
