New Shirt Last Sunday while in Philly, my girlfriend and I went to brunch with a collegue of hers and her boyfriend (a kind of double date). Shortly after we sat down nature called, so I headed to the bathroom. When I got back, my girlfriend noticed something rather strange on my shirt. I had no idea what it was, and, since it was on my collar, couldn't really look at it to figure it out. She had this look of total disgust on her face, and the other two were trying to figure out what it was too. Being that I had just come back from the bathroom I realised that it could be anything. Upon further analysis, my girlfriend thought it was some kind of food, but couldn't say for sure. Either way, I felt really nasty. They all recommended I go back to the bathroom and attempt to wash it off.When I got back in and took a look at my shirt, I had no idea what it was, but it really looked nasty… and it was huge! I knew there was no way I was going to wash it off or in any way make less conspicuous, so I had to resort to drastic measures. I left the bathroom and managed to sneak out of the restaurant entirely unseen (by my girlfriend and the other two anyway). I made my way across the street to this running store - I figured they had to have some shirts there. I ran to the counter and asked the lady for her cheapest shirt. She thought for a second, and took me over to a rack of t-shirts for $20. Even though I had some sort of alien being living on my collar, 20 bucks was kinda steep. I tried to explain the situation and asked her if she had anything in the back; I mean, anything would have been better than what I had on. Like the angel she was, she went in the back and found something, it was pretty nice too. I asked how much she wanted for it, but I think she felt sorry for me because she wouldn't let me pay for it. She even let me use the stores dressing room to change into it (I threw my other shirt in a trash can back there). I thanked her and ran back into the restaurant. I made it back in just in time for the foods arrival, feeling fresh and new :)
Philly Cheesesteaks Whenever I'm in Philly, I have to pay homage to Jim's. During my first visit to Philly back in 2002, a friend of mine (born and raised in Philly) told me I should goto Jim's to get my cheesesteak sandwich. I've been a patron of Jim's ever since, going each and every time I've been in the city. This weekend was no different, while my sister was off rehearsing and my girlfriend at her meeting, I made the walk down South Street to the cheesesteak Mecca.I stood in line for 40 minutes, by far the longest I've ever waited. Usually I hit 'em up during an off hour, but this time I had no choice. Needless to say I stood on it without thinking twice. The wait was actually pretty cool as I was next to a couple members of the group Arrested Development. They were really cool kats and I wish the group all the best. There are a couple other places in Philly that are famous for their cheesesteak sandwiches. This weekend I had the chance to check them out as well. On Sunday we (myself, my sister, and my girlfriend) went to Pat's and Geno's, arguably the two most famous spots for cheesesteak in Philly. We did a taste test, eating from Pat's first, and then Geno's right after and really put to rest where the best cheesesteak in Philly comes from: Jim's. That's right, I've been going to the best place in Philly all along :) It was interesting to see the differences between the two establishments, and subsequently compare them to Jim's. Being that their right across the street from one another, it makes sense that Pat's and Geno's taste very much alike. They're both loaded with (too much) wiz and neither grill their onions nor chop their meat up very finely. And, to me anyway, their bread is inferior to Jim's. So yea, when in Philly, Jim's is the place.
A Weekend in Philly My girlfriend and I were down in Philly this weekend. The underlying reason we went was for a meeting she had to attend, but that was really just an excuse. My sister lives down there, so we stayed with her; a friend of mine from college lives down there with his fiancee, so we had to check him out; and my girlfriend's co-worker was visiting Philly at the same time with her boyfriend and wanted to get together. Twas a busy weekend to say the least.
Hip Hop & Blackface Andreas Hale over at HipHopDX has done it again. Another great article (archive) that most will probably miss.
Google Katrina Aid Google's launched their Katrina Relief website. It only took them three weeks: Google doesn't like black people. Okay, okay, sorry about that, bad joke :) In all seriousness though, this is easily the best Katrina resources on the web, so check it out.08:13 AM Sep 13 2005
Smooth sailin' Things went smoothly at the Kia repair shop. Turns out the check engine light was in fact due to a broken warrantied part, so it cost me nothing to fix :)They also sort of corrected the shaking issues I was having (when I get over about 65 or so, the steering wheel would shake). I believe they merely reduced the amount of air pressure in my front tires. This hasn't completely solved the problem, but it's certainly helped. Before I drive back across country in a few weeks I plan to take the car in and have the completely fix the problem, which, unlike this fix, may actually cost me something. Finally, I was in need of an oil change, so I went ahead and requested they do that. It ended up being the only thing I was charged for, which was cool.
Labour Day Recap My sister stayed with me this weekend - always a good time :) She and my girlfriend hung out in the city on Friday, getting their hair and nails done, and doing a little shopping. I dropped them off uptown around 8:30-ish, and when I met back up with them later that afternoon they were full of stories and smiles. I'm still awaiting the pictures!A friend of mine from Cali was in town as well. We had a little reunion of sorts Friday night and Saturday. That's a wild boy! We also met up with my cousin and her boyfriend Saturday morning. I get a chance to see them about once every month or so, but Missy not so much. She'd never met the boyfriend, and hadn't seen the cousin since sometime in the mid-nineties! So it was nice they got a chance to catch up. Sunday we spent with my girlfriends family. I've always thought her mother was trying to hurt me with the amount of food she prepared, and Sunday was no different. We arrived about 3-ish and she proceeded to feed us until about 9 (or maybe later, it's all a blur). There were like 7 courses! I mean, this was beyond "fit for a king." We sat down to a movie afterwards (review to come) and made our way home. We were so worn out from the weekend that it took us half the day to get out of bed Monday. The rest was spent running errands, cooking, and dropping my sister off at the train station.
Katrina (Update) Looks like Yahoo! and Amazon have setup their own donation portals.
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