What would you like on that?

good afternoon commuters!

Today, I am happy to report, my commute went without incident. no random stopping because of rain, no traffic..oddly enough. I got to class on time, and happy! When my classes were done at 12:50, I had to rush to a doctor's appt. with my mom to get flu shots. As I was walking to Sixth Street, I saw many places I hadn't noticed before where I could go after classes! (I'll keep you posted). After the doc, my mom treated me to lunch. We chose Bruegger's Bagels as the place to go. Some people think that Bruegger's only serves breakfast [because the word bagel is in the name], but they have many things to pick from for lunch. ( Click here to see the menu! ). I chose to get a plain bagel with turkey, cheese and mayo! Their salads and paninis looked pretty tasty as well! They also have excellent soup . . . the chicken spaetzle is one of my favorites!
check it out, 3714 Forbes Ave - (412) 682-6360.



Anyone have a favorite Brueggers "sandwich"?

Rain, Rain Go Away....

Well, today my commute was -- how should I put this?-- interesting. Rain plus Pittsburgh drivers equals TRAFFIC! LOTS OF TRAFFIC!! I don't know what is with drivers when it rains (especially since we gets lots of it here in the Burgh). It seems like they hit the break for no apparent reason.

Anyway, my day went smoothly after I got to school. I got done with class at 12:50 and I didn't have anything to do until 4:15. What did I do? I heard about Mellon Square (located at the corner of Smithfield Street and Oliver). Since the rain stopped and the sun came out [Pittsburgh weather at its finest], I decided to venture there. I would advise you not to eat there because there are pigeons everywhere (poop also...GROSS!). Other than that fact, it was very relaxing. There is a fountain and a neat structure in the lawn area. No matter where you sit, you can look at the differnt architecture on the buildings..which I never noticed before..pretty neat! Also, if you are into people watching, you will love Mellon Sqaure. Lots of different types of people hang out there. Go check it out! Let me know if you enjoyed it!

Pumpkin Spice Latte

So today, I got to school really early, which is a rare occasion since my classes start so early! I usually get here 10 minutes before class and have to run up the steps! Which if you are familiar with Point Park steps will know is NOT a good thing! Having 40 minutes before my class, I didn't know what I should do. I already ate breakfast, so I ruled that out. Then I remembered that Starbucks was right down the road (7 Wood Street, right across from Kaplan). I usually don't know what to get there because they have so many different choices. Its overwhelming! But, I decided on a pumpkin spice latte. I HIGHLY recommend it! The setting was very comfy. I found a soft chair and read Twilight until I had to leave for class.

Starbucks . . . something to do between classes if you have extra money to spend!

Nothing on but the radio

Today my commute was quite boring. I usually listen to my iPod but of course, I forgot to charge it, so I had to resort to the radio. As I was flipping from station to station, I came across Froggy 104.3, which they recently changed from 98.3. They had a count down of country music with barely any commercials!! By the time I got home, I heard of 2 commercials. You can't beat that.

So I leave you with this, does anyone have a certain kind of channel they like to listen to on their commute to and from school?

Here's the link to Froggy:
http://www.froggyland.com/

This is a start of something new...

As a sohomore in college, I have met new people, been to a lot of new places and done a lot of new things. Being a commuter student, I see and experience different things than a student that stays on campus. Now that I am more familiar with my surroundings at an urban university, I am ready to explore new places and learn new things about the city where I go to school. So, sit back and enjoy the days in the life of Day Tripper.