My top hamburgers in New York City in random order

Hey, well today I thought I would share some of the findings from the qualitative research that I have been doing lately. This is a very scientific study, you see, to determine the top hamburgers in my town. This is basically my opinion, but I wouldn't mislead you (or would I?). Here is a list of places I have tried which I believe to be tops:
(This list is in random order, not number 1 through 7 from best to worst, and please forgive me for any misspelled words.)
1. Primehouse: I went here recently, they make a great hamburger for lunch or brunch, the beef is very high quality, seasoned properly, with excellent fries.
2. Rare bar and grill: I like this restaurant, and they make an incredible, incredibly expensive, t-bone burger which is so good.
3. Shake shack: What can I say, I went from the expensive to the affordable. I prefer the newest location on columbus avenue (near my old internship, hint hint). Their burgers are nicely seasoned and their shakes are to die for (literally?).
4. Rue 57: This place is very touristy, but their burger is pretty good. Oh yeah, and the fries aren't bad either.
5. Ottomanelli's: A local favorite of mine, best burger in the immediate area. This restaurant is quality through and through, you can't go wrong with any dish here, although I am not telling you to travel from outside of manhattan to try it out.
6. Union square cafe: This is always rated as one of the top restaurants in the city, and their burger does not disappoint. (Their calamari is quite excellent as well.)
7. Peter Luger's: Now, I haven't tried this burger yet, but everyone puts it on their top ten lists. In addition, if the beef used for the burger is anything like their steak, then we have nothing to worry about.
8. Burger king: The wopper is... (just kidding, but did I fool you?)
A few popular places didn't make my list, and I am still anxious to try out other fine hamburger establishments. Let me know what you think about my first list, I have a feeling that it will be very contraversial.
Dan

back to work, summer 2009 edition!

Hi everyone, as I am typing this I am starting my second day of work for my summer internship. (no, i am not skipping work to do this, it's just that nothing is happening right now so I figured this would be the perfect time to blog) Anyway, I am working at the same agency as last summer, and I am enjoying it so far. The staff are very nice and we get along well. I really like helping other people with disabilities, I feel that I can empathize with them because we are in the same situation. Part of my responsibilities here is to do research for the staff, which makes me wonder: was there a time before google? I mean, I'm sure there was, and I was around during the days when you could do research in one of those places, you know, those buildings filled with various books, oh yeah, a library! However, today people have become so reliant on the internet as the only place to find out information. (Yes, I have done this a little bit too, but I never forget about growing up before the internet craze). I am not complaining, I just think it's beneficial to remember where we came from, and I wish I wasn't so attached to the net myself, but that's life.
By the way, I didn't spell check this, so if you find any errors, sorry! I am writing this blog quickly so that I have more time to work, or to google. Have a great day world, I'll talk to you soon. Dan