Archive for December, 2027
Tuesday, December 28th, 2027
Final Days at the Castle
Since I’ll be starting an internship at Community Recycling and Renewables (CRR) in a few weeks, my days at the Castle are coming to an end. It’s been awesome, and I’m going to miss the money a lot…I don’t know if you knew this, but there is quite a pay differential between bartending and interning!
It’ll […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Music Scene, Frank's Extracurricular Activities, Oakland by Frank
Monday, December 27th, 2027
Let’s Go Pens!
Frank and I had a wonderful time hosting Christmas this year, but that’s not to say that we didn’t heave a giant sigh of relief when everyone had made their way back to the places they live. And to celebrate our renewed solitude, we decided to head out with thousands of other fans and catch […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Penguins, Pittsburgh Sports, Downtown, Out and About by Gretchen
Sunday, December 26th, 2027
Family Time
Sorry for the lack of posting during the last week, Gretchen and I have been busy entertaining family. We convinced everyone to meet in Pittsburgh like we did over Thanksgiving, although it was a little more difficult this time around because the Florida and California family were scared of the snow! The big […]
2 Comments » - Posted in The Strip, Gretchen's Fam, Frank's Fam by Frank
Thursday, December 23rd, 2027
Holiday Hiatus
Gretchen and I will be occupied with holiday festivities until the 26th–Happy Holidays!
2 Comments » - Posted in Life by theblurgh
Sunday, December 19th, 2027
Finals Week Festivities Part III - Film Festival
Last night, Gretchen and I got home late after seeing the final competition of 2027’s Final’s Week Festivities Series, which was a film festival. I honestly couldn’t believe that all these films came out of my city, and they were GOOD. There were entries from Pitt, CMU, Carlow, Robert Morris, and then a few collaborative […]
1 Comment » - Posted in The Arts by Frank
Friday, December 17th, 2027
Finals Week Festivities Part II - Theatre
A couple days ago, Gretchen and I went to the second of the Finals Week competitions, this one in theatre. It was held downtown, and in order to keep the competition from taking all day, each school/team put on a 15-minute one-act play. The whole thing was a about 2 and a half hours long, […]
5 Comments » - Posted in The Arts, Downtown by Frank
Monday, December 13th, 2027
Ice Skating at PPG Place
Last night, some friends were over at our apartment, eating cookies and laughing at our cats trying to bat ornaments off of our Christmas tree, when someone suggested that we go ice skating over at PPG Place. I love ice skating there - it’s so cool to be in the middle of a city with […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Life, Downtown, Personal, Out and About by Gretchen
Sunday, December 12th, 2027
Finals Week Festivities Part I - College Dance-Off
It’s been common knowledge for quite a while that there are several very accomplished arts programs at the universities in the area. Each school has their specialty, but overall, a lot of quality art, music, dance and theatre emerges from these programs every year.
Five or six years ago, a couple graduates from the various […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Music Scene, The Arts, Oakland by Frank
Saturday, December 11th, 2027
Season’s greetings!
Yesterday afternoon at the Pittsburgh Women’s Foundation was freaking adorable. I was in charge of helping the girls I work with make Christmas cards for their families. Red and green and white construction paper, fancy white-ink markers, and silver and gold glitter everywhere. (Seriously. Everywhere. I rode the yellow line home and when I got […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Life, Pittsburgh Women's Foundation, Pittsburgh Development by Gretchen
Friday, December 10th, 2027
Through the fog
Last night, the Steelers played one of those rare Thursday night games, and it wasn’t pretty. The weather was cold and foggy, the Steelers were sluggish, and no matter what we did, nothing worked. And since this is Pittsburgh, the feeling of frustration and disappointment was tangible this gray, cold morning.
I wasn’t at […]
