Post Grad Slump

The random findings & babblings of a twenty-something living in Philadelphia. I graduated college in 2009 and I'm still getting used to this thing we call the "real world."

My favorite things include Philadelphia (the city, the sports, the food), traveling, ice cream, giraffes, taking pictures & finding recipes online that I'll probably never actually get around to making. It's an interesting mix, but so am I.

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new print for the new apartment!

[other cities available on society 6]

i was finally able to try the tot cart this weekend and it did not disappoint.

my friend and i split the garlic parm (left) & the new bay (right). the “drunk” cheese on top was amazing and i’m highly considering getting the tots just in that next time.

A+!

a must try. thank me later.

Comcast/Cable Questions

i need some assistance.

i’m moving in just a few short weeks and am currently dealing with the headache that is comcast.

the contact we have is telling us that triple play is the best option (even though we do not plan on having a landline) and offering us free DVR for a year and free HBO/Starz for 2 years (it’s a 2 year contract). the first year will be $116/month and then a $20/month increase next year plus the DVR for $8/month.

basically, my questions to all of you are how many boxes do you have and do any of them include DVR? how many channels? is this a crazy price to be paying?

any help (& any awesome contacts you may have) is greatly appreciated!

edit: we’ll have 3 boxes & 1 DVR

homemade drumsticks.

if i could eat this every night i would.

ice cream is legit one of my favorite foods. & i have no shame about it.

[via bakedbree]

yesterday i went to the clover market to see if i could find some new (vintage, really) odds & ends for my apartment.

while my roommate and i only walked away with one thing (see the above A!) it was still fun to browse and walk around. we don’t really have many flea markets in the suburbs so i’m very excited to move and really check out what philly has to offer!

i definitely want to try out two of philly’s new markets: PHAIR (every saturday at 23rd & arch) & brooklyn flea (every sunday at the piazza). i’m definitely open to suggestions though. please feel free to share!

Painting Parties at Philly Bars →

hey philly!

i’ve been seeing these all over my dash and have been super sad that i haven’t been able to find one in philly…until today!

travelzoo is offering $25 (originally $45) for a 2hr “class” with paint nite. the vouchers are good from june 15th through september 15th and i believe the deal is good for another 9 days.

the bars are pretty decent ones, too (city tap house, fado, devils alley, fox & hound, etc) and they have the schedule up through july. it even shows you what the painting will be that night! (maybe they all do this, but what do i know)

anyway! i’ve already sent out an email to my friends to make this our next girls night. it seems like everyone that has done this has really enjoyed it, no?

Survery of the Day

I’ve been putting this off for as long as possible but with Google Reader shutting down in a less than a month I need a new reader!

I moved everything to Bloglovin but I’m not loving it.

What is everyone using?

insta-shots from last night’s phillies game.

[a bobble head giveaway night!]

unforunately i left before john mayberry jr’s walk-off grand slam.

ya win some, ya lose some.

okay, so i just need to preach for a minute.

the wegmans in king of prussia (philly suburbs) has a pub - as in a sit down and eat restaurant - and on the menu they have a lobster roll. it’s $13 (!!) and only 490 calories. you get a side, too (either veggies or a salad)! it’s pretty much the best deal ever. in fact, their whole menu is awesome and nothing is over $17.

in short, i can’t ever have another lobster roll because this one is just so damn amazing. if your wegmans has a pub, you must order this.