The Semester in Review

Anna's Semester

At times I couldn’t wait for this project to be over, but now that the project is finally coming to an end, it’s bittersweet.  The dedication to this one project was a lot more than I’ve put in to any other class project.  All of these restaurants would have been a lot less interesting if I had to go alone, and I’m so glad Sarah asked to join this blog!  We’ve definitely been through plenty of chaos.  But now here it is, my final thoughts for you.

1. The Favorites: I added up all of my scores, and I was surprised to see that all of my scores were pretty similar.  Out of 50, the scores usually fell in the upper 30s.  However, there were two that stood above the rest: Yia Yia’s and Banhwich.  Both scored a 47, which is obviously near perfect.  Not at all surprised those were the highest scores. Before I started this blog, Yia Yia’s was probably my favorite place to go in Lincoln.  I had never been to Banhwich before, but I am determined to go back after our blog trip.  (Just a little obsessed with it.)
2. The...uh...Less Than Favorites: Again, all of the places we went to scored very similarly. But out of all of them, Crescent Moon was the very lowest.  I kinda want a do-over here, because I didn’t order coffee.  During coffee week, keep it simple and just get coffee.  Lesson learned.
3. The Rewards: What really made this project worthwhile was watching all of your votes pour in each week.  Naturally we had A LOT of votes the first week, but that tapered off a bit.  We honestly couldn’t have done it without readers, and for that I thank you.  It was YOU who made this project rewarding for us.

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Sarah's Semester

I don’t think I’ve ever been involved in a project that has required participation multiple times a week, so this was a first for me.  Initially, I was worried the project was going to be harder having a partner, but Anna is just the greatest.  Our schedules overlapped perfectly for a few hours once a week, and that was exactly what we needed to take our adventures around Lincoln.

1. The Favorites: Since Anna already broke down the scores above, I’ll go with my opinion on my top spots.  I loved Yia Yia’s.  Plain and simple, it was cheap, close, tasty, and quick.  It’s hard to lose when you hit a 10 in so many categories.  The pizza was tasty and the downtown location is hard to beat.  I also really loved Toast.  It definitely had some of my favorite food of the semester--it’ll just have to wait for my return trip until I have a little more cash to spare on a night out to eat.
2. The Not-So-Favorites: Crescent Moon was definitely the most disappointing.  I think I had hyped it up a little bit before we went and was expecting greatness and it did not deliver.  As Anna said, when going to a coffee shop, coffee should have been what we ordered.  Maybe someday I’ll take a trip back down and give it a second chance.  Dempsey’s was another one that wasn’t my favorite.  I wasn’t as disappointed when we went here because I knew that I wasn’t a huge fan before that meal.  It is close to campus, though, which is always nice.
3. The Rewards: I don’t just want to regurgitate what Anna said, but it really was all of you viewers that made the project so rewarding!  It’s awesome to know that our Facebook friends and Twitter followers are interested in what we are doing and willing to go vote for our project to help make it more successful.  Without those votes, we wouldn’t have been able to cater our blog to our audience interests.  It was also very rewarding to get out and see different restaurants in Lincoln that we may not typically have ventured to.  Engine House Cafe was definitely worth the crazy 30 minute drive, but not a place I would have picked on my own.  So thank you for everything you all have done this semester and helping us make this assignment so successful!