Category Archives: Rants & Raves

June 11, 2008
Leona Lewis

Celebrity gossip is not usually my thing, but I couldn’t help but share my discovery of Leona Lewis on YouTube last night. If you have no idea who I’m talking about, then here’s a few quick bits I dug up: She won “The X-Factor”, England’s version of American Idol, on December 16, 2006. Her debut […]

May 13, 2008
Grand China– also posted in Restaurants

Yesterday, my boyfriend and I decided that we would take my mom out for her first real bowling experience on Mother’s Day (especially since she had recently mastered bowling on the Wii and claims to average 270…). While browsing Google Maps for a restaurant that may satisfy my parents’ extremely picky taste near Funtime Bowl, […]

April 2, 2008
Bridges (Pittsburgh, PA)– also posted in Restaurants

I arrived at the Holiday Inn Select Pittsburgh University Center about an hour ago. Upon checking-in, Laura at the front desk hands me a couple of coupons for the Bridges restaurant & bar that is attached to the hotel. She was wearing an “in training” badge and elaborated upon every subject (e.g., parking deck, directions […]

March 21, 2008
Mix1 Mango

I always get so excited when I discover a delicious new mango beverage…no, seriously. Today, it was the Whole Foods by Emory University that introduced me to Mix1 Mango. This might almost replace my Odwalla Mango Tango as my favorite if it weren’t for the fact that Mix1 has a completely different yogurty goodness that […]