Where to get a guitar?

[tolchocky.livejournal.com]

Hi guys! I'm hoping you all have some input on what place my boyfriend and I should go to get his first guitar. I think he's on the market for something fairly basic, although I'm not sure at this point whether that means acoustic or electric. I know there's a place on Holland and one on Mass Ave just south of Porter; have any of you had good or bad experiences with them? Thanks in advance

Burlington Coat Factory in Porter Square

[twilight021.livejournal.com]

 I have heard the space is up for sale and Burlington Coat will be gone by the summer.  Has anyone heard about what might be going in in it's place?
Thanks!

3 Restaurants, 1- 2cents

[pstripe.livejournal.com]

1) Guru- this is Indian food. I believe it's take out and maybe a catering company. My boyfriend often comes home with take-out, which is pretty good and very cheap. $6 for two entree sections, rice, Indian bread and a sauce. Worth a 6pm stop-by, in my opinion. Only thing is there's a lot of packaging, most of which can and should be re-used or recycled. It's in Teele Sq. across the street, diagonally from Teele Square Auto and on the right, before you reach Foodmaster. Good stuff. Yay!

2 cents) With all the talk about buritos and what kind of food people want in the area, I wanted to let you all know that what this area needs is a Vietnamese restaurant!! Yes, that would complete this "Paris of the U.S." for me. A heaping bowl of Pho with tofu, curry and veggies on a freezing February morning or a sweltering July evening would be the make my world go round a little more lovely-ee.

3) China Jade- Ball Square. They've recently done some renovations and the place looks much nicer than it used to. It's next to, near to True Grounds. I talked to the owners and they said they are hoping to get a beer/wine license and continue on with more improvements so as to entice a eat-in crowd, as most of their business is take-out. Pending a landlord, lease renewal issue. It seems like their place might just turn into a "place to go" or something!

I wanted to say that their food, whether you take it home or eat it there, is quite good and inexpensive, too! It's seemingly fresh, not greasy or too heavy, and they give you tons of it! I would highly recommend this hidden gem. I'm vegetarian and I enjoy the Pad Thai with veggies. It's got more veggies that what I would expect and, like I said, it's big. Lasts me 1 to 3 meals. Hooray! Next, I convince them to add 2-3 legit vegetarian things  to their extensive menu and, I know, the  non-meat-eaters will  follow. Go there- meat or no meat! Good.

4) Okay. Here it is. La Spina. I saw the Somerville cable access spot which showcased Valentine's day restaurant spots. I only caught the La Spina and Gargoyles spots, but knew immediately that I had to check out La Spina. So I did. If there ever was a hidden gem, well, here it is. How many of you have said to yourself, there's nowhere in this "Paris of the U.S." to go for a drink on busy Friday/Saturday night!! Wanh... I know I have. Yes, there are lots of great offerings in the squares, but they tend to be overrun with other people desiring a similar activity on a weekend night. BUT... La Spina is good. Yes, I say, go there. It's big. Not only is the dining room big, but the shiny horseshoe shaped bar is big and has so many seats.

I went there last night and sat happily at a corner seat, had a decent margharitta and 2 desserts. One was free, b/c the owner/Chef and generous and kind and wanted to give something away-- so my man-friend and I benefited. Yum and yum. We didn't get any food, (other than desserts) just wanted a pleasant- chill place for a cocktail and some audible conversation. And that is certainly what we got.

The couple across from me were eating and their food looked great. I was tempted to ask for a bite, b/c they seemed to have more than they could eat- the portions are big there, too! BUT, when we sat down there was a big basket of home-made potato chips in front of us to eat. Um... that was too good to be true. You should go there, and bring as many friends as you like. They'll treat you well there and you'll be able to find seats, for sure.

Moving question

[catbird.livejournal.com]

I'm moving this summer (probably cross-country from Somerville) and am starting to look around to see what the best way to do this would be. Does anyone know what the city policies are on moving "pods"? Or how long one can park a moving truck on the street? Any other suggestions would be great! I'm going to grad school so am looking for cheap and have more stuff then will fit in a car.

Social Meet-up Reminder: President's day edition

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

I do hope I will get a chance to see several of you again that came to the meet-up last month as well as several new people. Once again, the party is going to be at PJ Ryans on Monday the 18th at 7pm. This is only a 5 minute walk from Davis Square! This is going to be so cool it needs some more exclamation points!!

There are several reasons why you should do everything possible to make it out to this event.

1) ron_newman and cos will get into a heated conversation over the relative merits of C++ verses Perl. It will turn violent, and the cops will have to be called. They cops will end up dragging Ron away and it will be reminiscent of the scene in Superbad when they drag McLovin away.

2) ifotismeni challenges thetathx1138 to a tequilla drinking contest, which she easily wins.

3) tomchampion has a little bit too much to drink, and he later ends up DRUNK DIALING THE ENTIRE CITY.

PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE!

The bar is going to provide some snacks and reserve a couple of tables for us. The owner is a nice guy so I'd encourage everyone to get all liquored up and spend money so they will want to have us back again :)

I'm going to have name tags, if there is anything else people think I should bring let me know.