Syracuse

[stereax]

Did y'all know they opened an Ikea at the Syracuse mall?

Wow, I did not know that!  They had talked about opening one up in the Rochester area a few years back, but nothing came of it.  Before this, the closest one was in Canada!

I only took pictures of the important things... but yep! There's an Ikea in the Syracuse mall now. Which is super useful, both for people trying to get dorm furniture and just in general.

Might be a good way to get people to head out to Syracuse... spend the day at the ginormous mall and Ikea and all, and then catch the Crunch later in the evening... Sorry. I'm getting way too far ahead of myself.

Can you tell I like hockey? 😅

(And if you're wondering, yes I do already have the iconic shark - I got him back when I was in Geneva! )

Did you walk through the whole maze or take a shortcut to the cashiers?

Whole maze. Obviously!

It's not as big as a freestanding Ikea, from my experience, but it's still got everything. Including snacks

[jtwcornell91]

Did y'all know they opened an Ikea at the Syracuse mall?

Wow, I did not know that!  They had talked about opening one up in the Rochester area a few years back, but nothing came of it.  Before this, the closest one was in Canada!

I only took pictures of the important things... but yep! There's an Ikea in the Syracuse mall now. Which is super useful, both for people trying to get dorm furniture and just in general.

Might be a good way to get people to head out to Syracuse... spend the day at the ginormous mall and Ikea and all, and then catch the Crunch later in the evening... Sorry. I'm getting way too far ahead of myself.

Can you tell I like hockey? 😅

(And if you're wondering, yes I do already have the iconic shark - I got him back when I was in Geneva! )

Did you walk through the whole maze or take a shortcut to the cashiers?

Whole maze. Obviously!

It's not as big as a freestanding Ikea, from my experience, but it's still got everything. Including snacks

Does it have the restaurant with the vegetarian Swedish meatballs?  Those were the highlight of our last IKEA visit (on Long Island during the T20 Cricket World Cup in 2024).

[stereax]

Did y'all know they opened an Ikea at the Syracuse mall?

Wow, I did not know that!  They had talked about opening one up in the Rochester area a few years back, but nothing came of it.  Before this, the closest one was in Canada!

I only took pictures of the important things... but yep! There's an Ikea in the Syracuse mall now. Which is super useful, both for people trying to get dorm furniture and just in general.

Might be a good way to get people to head out to Syracuse... spend the day at the ginormous mall and Ikea and all, and then catch the Crunch later in the evening... Sorry. I'm getting way too far ahead of myself.

Can you tell I like hockey? 😅

(And if you're wondering, yes I do already have the iconic shark - I got him back when I was in Geneva! )

Did you walk through the whole maze or take a shortcut to the cashiers?

Whole maze. Obviously!

It's not as big as a freestanding Ikea, from my experience, but it's still got everything. Including snacks

Does it have the restaurant with the vegetarian Swedish meatballs?  Those were the highlight of our last IKEA visit (on Long Island during the T20 Cricket World Cup in 2024).

There is a small restaurant, yes, and they do serve meatballs for sure. However, I was a little unwell from my Burger King binge already and didn't check their menu in detail. Their website says they serve plantballs, though! Worth a swing by.

[stereax]

There's also an escape room place and I don't think I've wanted something more in my life.

Besides my hockey teams to win, of course 😅

(And Googling "where do I find law student friends who have cars who are down to do fun shit with me" was unfortunately unsuccessful LMAO. I think the moral of the story is stop thinking MTH owes me anything.)

This also reminds me I need to plan a Syracuse trip to go to that Polish restaurant. I'll think about that later.

[Beeeej]

(And Googling "where do I find law student friends who have cars who are down to do fun shit with me" was unfortunately unsuccessful LMAO. I think the moral of the story is stop thinking MTH owes me anything.)

One of many, many reasons I went to law school in New York City but kept my car up at my parents' house in the 'burbs. Fun shit never required a car, but I could still road-trip for hockey weekends. Cornell was by far Cardozo's biggest feeder, so I never lacked for volunteers. 

[stereax]

(And Googling "where do I find law student friends who have cars who are down to do fun shit with me" was unfortunately unsuccessful LMAO. I think the moral of the story is stop thinking MTH owes me anything.)

One of many, many reasons I went to law school in New York City but kept my car up at my parents' house in the 'burbs. Fun shit never required a car, but I could still road-trip for hockey weekends. Cornell was by far Cardozo's biggest feeder, so I never lacked for volunteers. 

Smart.

There's still a lot of fun shit to do in and around Ithaca, and if I ever want to spend the day doing stuff in Ithaca the bus gets me just about everywhere. The issue is the stuff that's not in Ithaca... now that's a pain in the ass to figure out.

Case in point, when I swung out to Village Taqueria (to get sorely disappointed) it was an all-day trip where I had to spend like 4 hours in Dryden after my meal.

And there isn't even a TCAT or anything like that that makes it to Syracuse, so you're relying on OurBus, and if you're doing a hockey game, then getting home is a massive pain if it isn't a matinee. Just going shopping at the mall is easier to fit, but it's also a $70 roundtrip ticket so not really worth it only to go shopping.

Hmmmmm. I might be able to make the March 1 game on public transportation...

...yeah I'm probably doing that, LMAO. But I'll probably book it out in February when I have more of an idea of my schedule.

[stereax]

Having another bad idea... pros and cons of swinging out to catch the Crunch at 5 pm tomorrow?

Pros:
I like hockey
Can also go to the mall afterwards for a bit (fun)
Charlotte Checkers are the AHL team of the Panthers which means I'll see prospects I know of

Cons:
If I ran the math correctly this trip is $100 give or take
Bus gets me home at midnight; gold medal game is at 8 am the next day
Probably makes it tough to watch Cornell at Princeton tomorrow
I can do this same trip in a week on Sunday to watch the Amerks, so long as the Cornell women don't go into a third game in the playoffs

I dunno. I'm thinking logically this is a no, right? But when have I ever been known for being logical...

[CU2007]

Having another bad idea... pros and cons of swinging out to catch the Crunch at 5 pm tomorrow?

Pros:
I like hockey
Can also go to the mall afterwards for a bit (fun)
Charlotte Checkers are the AHL team of the Panthers which means I'll see prospects I know of

Cons:
If I ran the math correctly this trip is $100 give or take
Bus gets me home at midnight; gold medal game is at 8 am the next day
Probably makes it tough to watch Cornell at Princeton tomorrow
I can do this same trip in a week on Sunday to watch the Amerks, so long as the Cornell women don't go into a third game in the playoffs

I dunno. I'm thinking logically this is a no, right? But when have I ever been known for being logical...

Def not worth it. You'll be up early for gold medal game

[stereax]

Having another bad idea... pros and cons of swinging out to catch the Crunch at 5 pm tomorrow?

Pros:
I like hockey
Can also go to the mall afterwards for a bit (fun)
Charlotte Checkers are the AHL team of the Panthers which means I'll see prospects I know of

Cons:
If I ran the math correctly this trip is $100 give or take
Bus gets me home at midnight; gold medal game is at 8 am the next day
Probably makes it tough to watch Cornell at Princeton tomorrow
I can do this same trip in a week on Sunday to watch the Amerks, so long as the Cornell women don't go into a third game in the playoffs

I dunno. I'm thinking logically this is a no, right? But when have I ever been known for being logical...

Def not worth it. You'll be up early for gold medal game

Yeah, leaning that way too! Plus not feeling the best today. I'll shelve it for next week, women's team willing 💜