snow

It snowed here this past weekend.
I have to admit, it makes the trees, houses, and landscape look pretty.
But the roads become very, very ugly.

Philly cheesesteak showdown

Pat's King of Steaks
vs
Geno's Steaks


If you go to Philadelphia and have cheesesteak, apparently the places to go are Pat's and Geno's. They're right across the street from each other. Read more on cheesesteaks here. I did my research before going, and I decided I wanted to goto Geno's, because they're cleaner, and they say the meat is seasoned, and they use Amoroso bread. When we got there, the styles between the two places was pretty evident. Geno's is bright orange, so flashy, and commercial looking. Pat's looks more ghetto, and hole-in-the-wallish. Sandra says "hole-in-the-wall is better!" so she went to Pat's. For what you get, I think it's a bit overpriced. Both places charge $7 per sandwich. You do get more meat in the sandwich from Pat's, but it's blander, so you might need condiments like some peppers (spicy! ooh start sweatin'). Pat's has thick fries, Geno's has thin fries. Both have some sort of breading on them (they're both good). I ordered "wiz wit" which means wiz cheez, with grilled onions. In the end, I'll say it was a novel experience, but I felt a little ripped off, and in a head-to-head showdown against California's In-n-out burger, South Philly's cheesesteak don't stand a chance.

Phooning in Philly

Took a day trip to Philadelphia last weekend. Look at this awesome picture of me phooning on top of Sandra's head on the steps in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. These are the steps that Rocky ran up, so of course, every other person there has to run up the steps and then lift up their fists when they get to the top.
If you're wondering what "phooning" means, check out phoons.com