Archive for January, 2008

Rocking Horse Cafe

By oda - Last updated: Jan. 31, 2008 12:35 p.m.

Nora, Alan and I went to Rocking Horse Cafe (182 8th Ave, at 19th St) for Sunday brunch. It’s $14.95 for a cocktail or juice, entree and coffee or tea until 3:30pm. Alan got the burrito de bistec y huevos (hangar steak, scrambled eggs, avocado, cheese and salsa). Nora got the omelet (eggs with mushrooms, [...]

MacBook Air Commercial

By oda - Last updated: Jan. 30, 2008 8:21 a.m.

Anyone know who sings the song in the new MacBook Air commercials? It’s pretty catchy. The commercials make me want to buy one and I’m sure it’s not just me. How can it be so thin and small. My bulky Dell laptop is too heavy for me to lug around!

Union Square Cafe

By oda - Last updated: Jan. 29, 2008 10:15 a.m.

To celebrate Henry’s return from his world travels, we had a nice dinner out at Union Square Cafe. It was on a list of restaurants we always wanted to visit. What we usually find with these kinds of restaurants is that the appetizers are great, but then our meals are disappointing. Not the case this [...]

Food Bar

By oda - Last updated: Jan. 28, 2008 1:58 p.m.

I met up with Nora for lunch at Food Bar (149 8th Ave between 17th & 18th St), down by her offices. Why Food Bar? They serve breakfast all day and I was in the mood for some pancakes or french toast. I ended up getting their buttermilk pancakes with fresh berries and maple syrup. [...]

Wii-Mote Problems

By oda - Last updated: Jan. 27, 2008 1:43 p.m.

Over Thanksgiving, we brought our Wii-motes to Pennsylvania because Ben was bringing her Wii for Jayden, Kaylee and their cousins Xavier, Tristan and Noah to play with. Henry and I left early and left the Wii-motes for the kids (and adults). Shortly after we left, one of them stopped working, but not completely. If you [...]