February 10, 2005
Around Town
I recently found out that there is a local Cocoa programmer's group named CocoaHeads . They are having a meeting at CMU tomorrow, so I'm going to try to attend.
For a couple of weeks now, I've been wondering about the sign on the second floor of the building on the corner of Murray and Forbes reading "CyberConxion". I figured it was either an ISP or some lame Internet cafe. Well, it turns out that it's a video gaming center . I'm going to have to check it out, since I've been wanting to play Half-Life 2 on a pimped out machine. It might still end up being a lame Internet cafe, but at least it looks more promising than I initially thought.
Although Squirrel Hill has restaurants of many cuisines, there is no place to get Mexican food. Not even a faux-Mexican burrito joint. However, I did find out today that there is a Baja Fresh over in Oakland. That will have to suffice, since there aren't any Chipotles in Pittsburgh. You can find the Baja Fresh using the new Google Maps , which is awesome (except for some Safari incompatibilities).
Posted by Dirtae at February 10, 2005 12:25 AMYou've got nothing on Cosmic. Nothing!!
Posted by: Josh Staiger at February 10, 2005 12:30 AMYeah, both Cosmic Cantina and Chipotle are better than Baja Fresh, but I've got to work with what I've got here.
Posted by: UncleDirtae at February 10, 2005 12:34 AMMad Mex!!! And if you go after 10pm, it's cheap, "totally not Mexican" food! If you're not an early sleeper, you should come with when we go. So yummy.
And speaking of CyberConxion... I've been there multiple times to volunteer for this girls technology night thing they host. Perhaps Thursday nights aren't exactly the nights when people have an urge to play games, but it's really quiet. I always wondered how the guy stays in business....but he did just open this Dec/Jan. Still has that new building smell. Who knows... it's a pretty nifty looking place. I don't know how good the machines are, but they radiate a very pretty blue color (which is always a plus with me).
Posted by: Belinda at February 14, 2005 07:29 PM
