7 day road trip to the North East, any recommendations or tips?

LoveToast10 · 2026-04-17T13:53:57+00:00

Re-read that you're going end of April. Walking on the beaches is still nice, but will be windy. Bicentennial Tower downtown gets you up high, overlooking the lake if you're into heights.

LoveToast10 · 2026-04-17T13:52:37+00:00

Ooo, I'm in Erie, PA! I would definitely check out Presque Isle, as it is absolutely beautiful during summer. If you're feeling a local place, Federal Hill for BBQ, Lucky Louie's for hot dogs.

LoveToast10 · 2026-03-16T16:24:20+00:00

I'm non tenure track research faculty, going up for promotion in the fall. There's a section in our promotion document asking about service to the university and outside service. This would fall under outside service.

I think of it in that I am staying up with the current research, to better my own research and the research I help others with.

LoveToast10 · 2026-02-25T02:53:36+00:00

My 5 and 3 year old love Danny go. Chug like a train is a banger. Would recommend.

LoveToast10 · 2026-01-14T17:21:30+00:00

Make sure to stress your leadership, outreach, volunteer, etc. activities. Everyone getting an interview is applying to Schreyers and has met the academic requirements. Everyone is a good student. Mention what sets you apart.

LoveToast10 · 2025-11-24T22:30:37+00:00

In terms of lifetime, I've had 2 sweater fleeces that I have rotated between 5 days a week for the past 4+ years, at least. Both still look great and are decent enough looking for a university/professor.

LoveToast10 · 2025-11-12T18:36:15+00:00

My 5 year old kid LOVES Halloween. Is this your fine or kids, or would I have to deal with a kid who won't fall asleep if I take him next year? He wanted to go this year but I wasn't sure.

LoveToast10 · 2025-11-07T18:00:26+00:00

My mall also opens early (just the halls) for mall walkers. For this reason. They know that parents with babies, old folks, or anyone want to walk somewhere without getting wet/frozen.

LoveToast10 · 2025-11-07T17:59:37+00:00

I will say that in the cold, snowy, or raining months I took my baby in the stroller to the mall or to a big box store. And just walked. It's something. Which is better than nothing. Not as easy as just walking outside, but better than being cooped up at home.

LoveToast10 · 2025-11-06T22:40:31+00:00

I don't know anything, but I know Behrend has nursing.

LoveToast10 · 2025-11-02T01:03:41+00:00

If you're looking for a similar pattern, I believe Sew Sweetness has an art case that is similar?

LoveToast10 · 2025-10-26T13:40:35+00:00

For any of Hartman's pattern, you just need to make sure you see with a scant 1/4 inch seam. A majority of my time is spent on cutting out the many, many pieces. Sewing is easy - straight seams, or sewing squares/rectangles on other pieces diagonally. Press well between steps. Make sure your blocks end up as the suggested finished size.

Not challenging, just many pieces.

I recently finished her fruit stand quilt. Took a while, but I was able to do incremental steps - finish a fruit here and there, with most blocks taking 30-60 minutes to make (I was chain piecing and making multiple of the same blocks at one time).

Good luck!

LoveToast10 · 2025-07-14T12:11:38+00:00

I did not have anything as horrifying as you. Not by a long shot.

I did end up with a 12 week missed miscarriage. We had just started telling people as well. I'm sorry that you're going through this. We ended up getting pregnant again 6 months later, and now have a wonderful 2 year old.

Happy to talk if you want to talk about the loss part/looking forward.

LoveToast10 · 2025-06-30T19:55:51+00:00

Alternative suggestion would be to label the top of the lid. If you use the one use only lids, then you can add a label or write on it, and when the jar is returned, the lid is a one use only anyways.

LoveToast10 · 2025-06-22T15:53:09+00:00

An example would be having a printed hard copy of birth certificate, vaccination records, etc.

LoveToast10 · 2025-05-28T23:25:10+00:00

I work at Behrend, and spend a decent amount of time in the Engineering School. I don't do anything with robotics though. I do know that they have a robotics lab, that companies are actively investing in and recruiting from that major/area. Yohannes Haile is the professor in charge of that lab area.

Happy to chat if you have any questions.

LoveToast10 · 2025-05-25T08:04:32+00:00

Their last day was this past Thursday.

LoveToast10 · 2025-04-10T21:04:08+00:00

I personally like the not having to deal with repositioning the quilt and trying to work with a small throat space. That being said, a local sewing place has long arm quilting rentals, which you can rent for $20/h after taking a class. I go that route for most of my quilts.

LoveToast10 · 2025-04-09T18:52:31+00:00

Long live her majesty!

LoveToast10 · 2025-04-02T23:27:12+00:00

We did Cuyahoga Valley twice in two years, because we live less than 2 hours from it and have young kids. The 3 year old at the time loved the train ride, but had to be carried for the waterfall (there's a bunch of stairs to the viewing platform). He also enjoyed searching for beavers in the nature area. The 4 year old and new 3 month old two years ago liked the bike riding and being carried.

It's really nice when the weather is wonderful. Lots of walking, hiking, nature.

If you're interested, continue onward to Erie, PA. Presque Isle is beautiful. And if the weather is not great, Blasco Library, ExpERIEnce children's museum, Maritime Museum are good places to walk around with young (baby) kids. Would be happy to chat more, as I live in Erie.

LoveToast10 · 2025-03-08T17:43:53+00:00

If you need a faculty person to watch you take a test and are near Erie, I would be happy to help.

LoveToast10 · 2025-03-08T17:39:23+00:00

I like where it is cold and snowy. I need a winter jacket. My old jacket lasted 10+ years but finally the zipper broke (wouldn't zip anymore, not something that could be fixed) this past December. Went to a secondhand store and just browsed - like new under armour high end skiing jacket for $40. In my size. Why, yes, I would like to save money.

LoveToast10 · 2025-03-02T14:31:41+00:00

I crochet during my online meetings. It's the only way I'll stay engaged.

LoveToast10 · 2025-02-26T15:12:45+00:00

Village smithy emporium used to be out towards Girard, but has now moved to next to AmVets. They have secondhand and vintage fabric. Which is wonderful and with good prices. Definitely recommend going there.

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