Los Angeles/OC/San Diego 🌈

[mellow sonnet]

Oh ya anybody got hit w the outage today

[eternal birch]

yeah

im hooky

[mellow sonnet]

AWS and azure both ate shit wild they happened at same time

[tight gorge]

no wonder slack search was not working...

[eternal birch]

anything goes wrong I just point to Microsoft

[cedar otter]

Fuh I thought you were talking about ondo for a sec

It has beans roasted by ondo

[dull adder]

My friend works at Anduril. And is applying for his job back at where I work

[desert stirrup]

Reading this gives me hope and reminds me I’m not this irresponsible

But I don’t know his situation nor the context of these projects so I can’t dog on him too much

[desert stirrup]

If I loved more south I’d apply but Costa Mesa just toooooooo fucking far

I’m gunning for Vast, Northwood (CEO is star of Good Luck Charlie), or Varda

Those startups have good funding and are doing cool stuff

[eternal birch]

maybe apply to a lgbt corp as well

[weary chasm]

What if they're like a billionaire pet hobby business

[dull adder]

I'd work for FUTO in a heartbeat

[tight gorge]

Vast is literally this

[desert stirrup]

Yeah that’s why I think it’s worth applying

Vast is the new SpaceX

[tight gorge]

These are all high profile companies fwiw. Not under the radar so my guess is tons of apps

[desert stirrup]

Do you have any lower profile hardware startups in LA to suggest? I’d write any and all down !

[tight gorge]

No

[mellow sonnet]

I used to tell people to go work PLTR 5 years ago

Can u imagine the SBC they would have now

[tight gorge]

My buddy went to work at hims in 2020

Still there

[dull adder]

Single board computer?

[mellow sonnet]

Stock based compensation

[dull adder]

Ah. I guess I'm not that active in startup culture, I've only heard equity or RSUs

[mellow sonnet]

SBC is basically rsu

[weary chasm]

Time to start your own

[mellow sonnet]

There's diff parameters but essentially the same stocks for performance

[crude citrus]

It was a boba shop but closed

[mellow sonnet]

It opened for less a year?

Wild

The turnover rate of tenants in there is insane ngl

[crude citrus]

Nope it was there precovid I think

But yea the turnover rate is pretty high there

The best tenant there was the Korean owned anti ccp plant store

They thought Sherry was a ccp spy 😭

[mellow sonnet]

💀

[cedar otter]

They kept mentioning other pasadena cafes in their posts “exposing” mandarin

Like tagging them

[glossy sail]

wtf

thats wild

[mellow sonnet]

Now it's some shop that sells Miffy merch

[glossy sail]

thats not how that works

but okkkkkkkkkkkkk

[glossy sail]

holy decor choice

[tight gorge]

One and one

[cedar otter]

$12

[tight gorge]

What a steal

[crude citrus]

Bought some stuff there and talked with the owner. Really nice person

[crude citrus]

No need to remodel. Just splash a little Ondo blue and it’s basically mid century modern

[tight gorge]

Why is snell chocking

[glossy sail]

complete garbage

[cedar otter]

All part of the script

[tight gorge]

my rally hat appraoch is to only watch when dodgers are batting

[cedar otter]

Kikeeee

[eternal birch]

u know I think we can win this

usually I'm a doomer but this game looks winnable

[compact hound]

It def is its only 4th inning

Oof

[cedar otter]

Why is Snell still pitching

[eternal birch]

116 gah damn

[cedar otter]

Oh jk

[eternal birch]

i guess since he wont be pitching after this hes just going with his all

[cedar otter]

Roberts is lurking here

[eternal birch]

damn thank god no treinen

[compact hound]

Dude what the fuck

[cedar otter]

Dodgers broke another record

[eternal birch]

fuck

[cedar otter]

Welp

Unless dodgers hitters wake up

It seems to be over

[compact hound]

Script is just really shocking thats all

About to see an insane comeback

[cedar otter]

That’d be crazy

[tight gorge]

bats ice cold

[compact hound]

That stung

[tight gorge]

ugh

[cedar otter]

[eternal birch]

yeah

[glossy sail]

This is bad. Script writers failing.

Need a miracle for the 9th inning I guess

[boreal solar]

Jays look good tonight. Leafs were terrible though

[trail tiger]

Is it over guys 😔

[boreal solar]

It’s just game 5. Don’t sulk kiddos.

[trail tiger]

That couldn’t be the last panda of the season

Not like thisssss

[compact hound]

Big panda was behind this part of the script

[glossy sail]

😔😞😞

[weary chasm]

6 runs in one inning?

[glossy sail]

Ok

It's not over

We can do thisssee

Finish it off in Toronto

[trail tiger]

Perfect complete game from yoshi incoming

[cedar otter]

it's not over

just gotta watch lafc game now

[compact hound]

That was brutal

[cedar otter]

just need like 6/9 hitters to wake up

[boreal solar]

We need this more. Toronto hasn’t won anything since 93.

Unless you count the Argos but no one cares about the CFL.

[trail tiger]

Trey savage 12K 0BB insane

[trail tiger]

What about the raptors

[boreal solar]

Canadians don’t watch basketball 😂

I didn’t even know they won in 2019 and my family and friends are from Toronto

[cedar otter]

lol do they follow baseball?

[compact hound]

Dafuqqqqq

You crazy brah

[glossy sail]

its actually at my friends place in HK hahahaha

i have no confidence this was gonna get to LA before Nov 1st and that trump wouldnt fuck shit up

[crude citrus]

Just 1?

[cedar otter]

what happened to picking it up in HK

oh nvm

[dull adder]

Aviary sub is about to sell out fyi

I just put in my reservation

[eternal birch]

lakers are doing good and theyre fun to watch

but I dont watch them with the disappointment and expectation to win the finals like I do with the dodgers every year

[compact hound]

Nba isn’t even fun to watch anymore

Dont think i watched a single game last season

[eternal birch]

this early season has been good

AR clutch af

[tight gorge]

Surprised about this. Hopefully p3000 hits

[dull adder]

Kinda same, I feel like I've heard a few people be disappointed. But I have hope

Also Feran said he didn't expect to sell out

[compact hound]

Kinda wild to me considering this year had no bangers

I guess Feran has some die hard fans

Well deserved but still surprising

Sad we didnt get to see another mate matiwos release

[glossy sail]

AR15 go pew pew pew, crazy clutch at the end there

[glossy sail]

were there really anything memorable? i think i tried 3 of his and wasnt wowed.

[compact hound]

Think i tried like 5?

Feel like there wasn’t a single one with unanimously positive feedback this year

I just want to load up on TPC and ET

[cedar otter]

Who?

[dull adder]

TPC

[compact hound]

Just gotta wait for airworks to smuggle it

[boreal solar]

Blue jays have been there for longer and have more of a history. People forget the Raptors are a relatively young team. Also they’re the last Canadian mlb team and thus have accumulated fans across the entire country.

[eternal birch]

https://www.opentable.com/sapphire-reserve/los-angeles

anyone have recs in the list of resto above?

not melisse/vespertine/somni though, out of our budget

[civic crest]

i saw on reddit the credit might be glitching as people are getting credited for random restaurants lol

i always love gjelina but i haven't been in a while (over 5 yrs ago). was still solid even after travis left

I might try anajak next year

[compact hound]

Dunsmoor and chispacca are the strongest picks

Haven’t tried chispacca though

But I’ve heard mostly good things

[eternal birch]

might go gwen/chispacca when we feel like meat

fiancee wants sushi so booked kogane

will have anajak on my list as well though, ty

[compact hound]

@tight gorge was whelmed by gwen IIRC

[tight gorge]

Ya, steak was mid

Get better sears at home

Matu only steak res I fuck with rn

[eternal birch]

they do the philly cheese wagyu thing right

[tight gorge]

yee, its good but honestly not worth $24

worth trying once I guess

[lunar fjord]

Chi spacca is alright

A bit salty

[desert stirrup]

I really enjoy Chi Spacca. It’s my default for a nice dinner with guests

Their dry aged steaks are quite solid!

[cedar otter]

still havent been to chi spac

not a fan of big ass steaks

I cooked so many steaks in my life where I just get tired of chewing after like the 3rd piece

[tight gorge]

cook better steaks mate! 😇

that said my w*fe and I share steaks during dinner so havent had a large one by myself in a while

[cedar otter]

I like brazilian or korean style better

Hehe

[eternal birch]

steaks good, too big bad

had a tomahawk once and never again

[weary chasm]

Dodgers don't play tonight right?

[mellow sonnet]

guys i havent ran all year. will join ondo run club and do shit

[neon scaffold]

Whats the story w the ondo run club? I just run 30m 5-6 times a week for low intensity cardio

Am slow

[mellow sonnet]

am slow did a 3hr 16mile last year

havent ran since

no idea what the story is but first one is this sunday apparently

https://satisfyrunning.com/products/auralite-pleated-t-shirt-olive?variant=51203083764040 also this lives rent free in my head but i dont run enough to justify it

[tight gorge]

That’s not that slow

good zone 2 sesh right there

[glossy sail]

we booked dunsmoor and meteora to use our credit before end of year.

[dull adder]

Correct, next game is Friday

[desert stirrup]

Thank you for your censorship brother

[civic crest]

you each have your own card?

[glossy sail]

Yea - had it before we even met. But we need to downgrade one of ours. Now that the knot is tied . . .

[trail tiger]

i cant justify expensive running clothes, they all get washed every week and the sweat just eventually ruins it

[crude citrus]

You’re now dead to @desert stirrup

[tight gorge]

Same I look like a bum while running but nice workout clothes sure feel good

Lulu workout clothes are quite nice

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah but I love pleats

[civic crest]

i finally upgraded my workout clothes after 10 years lol

rip i have to drive to mid city tomorrow during rush hour on halloween

[desert stirrup]

Yeah @crude citrus is right. I’m writing your name in my “has wife and/or kids” Death Note

[mellow sonnet]

Only kids allowed is pets

[compact hound]

Ever since i started working out a couple yrs ago I’ve never had the desire to buy workout clothes

Bum fit all the way

[eternal birch]

i just use whatever I have from races

[tight gorge]

As someone 55% older than you I recommend you get nice ones. Worth it.

I enjoy wearing them when I do

[compact hound]

I have one lulu tee and one lulu short

It is nice to wear but i could live without it

[mellow sonnet]

Lulu shorts my fave

I just wear Uniqlo airism for shirt tho

Or if I'm climbing and want pants I wear maharishi snopant 💀

[cedar otter]

Uh someone just asked us to open in san diego

Like they were pretty serious

[mellow sonnet]

well SD does have nothing

Rika fika and then that's it

[compact hound]

I could never get into airism tee

It feels icky on body for me

[crude citrus]

That’s bc us old ppl also wear it out as athlesure

[tight gorge]

Troooo

[cedar otter]

They’re my pajama tees cause I sweat a lot when I sleep

[crude citrus]

Purple mattress changed my life

[tight gorge]

Eight sleep goated

*\ before they started charging monthly fee

[cedar otter]

Dang was debating that

Can I sleep trial at ur place

Jk

[tight gorge]

Just get a chili pad

Cheaper than eight sleep

[mellow sonnet]

I couldn't get behind eightsleep not having an offline mode

And then I was right when aws crashed 🤡

I love latex mattress tho

So good

[crude citrus]

Did you show them the Alhambra bakery potential though

[weary chasm]

Oo. Providing funding?

[tight gorge]

Purp making a comeback

Been mia

👀

[surreal pivot]

Sleep Number! According to my back, everything else is like sleeping on the floor at Twin Towers

Work has been kicking my ass

[cedar otter]

same

[desert stirrup]

Imagine having work

[weary chasm]

Dual acaia workflow.

Ondo Coffee as the acaia dealer. Lol

[lunar fjord]

It’s me

North county please

[cedar otter]

Like encinitas?

[lunar fjord]

Yea that’d be great

My parents live in Carmel Valley

There’s not really much until Carlsbad

[mellow sonnet]

just in time for sca sandiego

[weary chasm]

what about Mostra?? /s

[lunar fjord]

I've had some really bad drinks at Mostra

idk

zumbar also roasts themselves like 15 min from my parents' house

but it's pretty dark

[cedar otter]

lol my old work had a location in CV

it was a nightmare

I had to drive to sd at 5:30am

come back home at 8pm

like every week

[lunar fjord]

that's no good

coming/going from LA?

[cedar otter]

yeah

[lunar fjord]

I made that trip plenty of times but weekdays it's pretty painful

[cedar otter]

my boss was too stingy to pay for hotel/mileage reimbursement so he kept asking me to carpool with him

[lunar fjord]

lol

[cedar otter]

but he wanted to leave at like 9:30am

and come up at like 3:30

I'm like bro I can't get any work done

[lunar fjord]

good luck with that

[cedar otter]

we were there for 4 hours

[lunar fjord]

3:30 traffic lol

[cedar otter]

driving for 5-6

[lunar fjord]

my current commute is 45mi one way in worse than LA traffic

I don't know how much longer I can do it

[cedar otter]

get a tesla w/ FSD

I just watch youtube

[lunar fjord]

lol

[cedar otter]

there's this magsafe holder/charger that mounts to the corner of the screen

which is like "forward" enough for Tesla camera to think I'm paying attention to the road

[weary chasm]

did you get paid for driving hours?

[cedar otter]

salary bby

no overtime

I was probably puttig in 60-70 hrs a week

[weary chasm]

dang.

i guess if you were additional payments, then you would not be going

[foggy chasm]

lol that carmel valley location was so weird

[cedar otter]

That bar was the dumbest design

They intentionally created bottlenecks

[mellow sonnet]

gotta make the shop run slower

[foggy chasm]

for real. and YES please open a shop in SD lol

[vivid violet]

low/no line at Ondo now !

plus free 🎃 candy

[boreal solar]

Candy is always good.

Heh. I’m looking at a new position right now. It’s a big pay raise and a better company and lines up with my qualifications. But it’s in Playa Vista and from Rancho that sounds like a nightmare. Sometimes I miss the Midwest for that reason.

Going to be cleaning up the Yoshan and doing some test roasts next week if any of you are interested in some roasted coffee. The batch size is a little excessive for just me. I’ll give it to you at cost. Provided it even starts. It’s been a few months haha

[tight gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/tacos-de-canasta-gif-18312984

You get Pasadena/downtown traffic and then the 10 💀

[boreal solar]

The posting is hybrid. So really depends how loose they are on that

[vivid violet]

how much of travel time is counted in the work day ?

"5 hrs of driving plus 3 hrs of lunch at the office"

[weary chasm]

6am to 3pm

Lol

[mellow sonnet]

Chase telling me to borrow at 7% 🤡

[left inlet]

Have you tried Neccesity Coffee in Encinitas and Steady State in Carlsbad?

[cedar otter]

Get a tesla with fsd

It’s been saving me a lot of pain

[mellow sonnet]

i still only trust fsd for cruising

[cedar otter]

I think it drives better than 75% of drivers

[boreal solar]

Technically the bolt has super cruise

I’ve never used it lol

It’s subscription so I can’t be bothered. Might be worth it in that case

[lunar fjord]

Yea steady state reasonable but still kinda far

Haven’t been to necessity yet but on my list

[boreal solar]

Steady state is probably the best I’ve had in that area. They tend to roast better than the San Diego roasters I’ve tried

[eternal birch]

rancho to playa hell no

I'd just rent a room if possible tbh

[weary chasm]

For the two nights you have to be there?

Maybe 2 days in office back tk back.

So you can go really early one day, sleep a night and then go back.

[eternal birch]

I should drop by yeems sometime but the interns are gone and there's just 2 ppl at my office 🙁

[civic crest]

yeah that commute would be insane - no chance it would be remote?

[boreal solar]

It’s a hybrid position. So I read that as partially remote. I wish these positions were more clear about what hybrid met.

[civic crest]

i don't even want to drive from playa to culver city and it's right next to me lolz

[desert stirrup]

Tell them about the dude and ask what the inspiring office policy would be for your case! My last job had a very lax hybrid role if you were in good stand!

[weary chasm]

everyone out trick or treating

[eternal birch]

nah, interns are on J1? so they only have a year in the US they get sent back

and policies rn make it so nobody wants to come to the US

[cedar otter]

Z1 doesn’t fit in the kinto server

[mellow sonnet]

Time to use that one that the solo fell into

The fellow one

[short condor]

As someone who saved for dunsmoor for my birthday I was deeply disappointed and I dropped 400+ on various dishes. The swordfish we had was the star of the night but the steak was still beating when it got to me with a thick char. There’s a skill to cooking on an open oven like that but maybe I got the b team that night.

Damn this was juicy as hell! Straight up old school strawberry candy and vibrant peaches. I couldn’t pick up yuzu specifically but the stress was there on the back of the tongue.

[compact hound]

Dang I’ve tried most of the menu and didn’t really have any misses in my experience

Could be an off night like you said

[weary chasm]

Oh the game is.. Up for Dodgers atm

[cedar otter]

👀 first ever BQ socal event

[glossy sail]

they gonna be there?

LOL

how much is this gonna cost...?

also DODGERS gonna TIE IT UP!?!? one more inning

[tight gorge]

Is picolot a coffee brand?

Or just expensive beans

[glossy sail]

expensive beans

LODGED ball

thank god

glasnow time.

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!

[compact hound]

LFG

[glossy sail]

DUDE

HOLY SHIT

THAT WAS WILDDDDDD

[dull adder]

If that wasn't called a dead ball I would have rioted

[tight gorge]

Script

[glossy sail]

OMFG what a SCIPT

[dull adder]

That was the game we needed last time

[glossy sail]

that inning right tehre

was crazy

[trail tiger]

LFGGGG

[cedar otter]

Yeah BQ is flying in from norcal and Jiyoon is also flying in from nyc

Also GO DODGERS

GAME 7

[trail tiger]

High heart rate bottom 9

[glossy sail]

like heart attack waiting on the ump reviews on the lodge call

[eternal birch]

[glossy sail]

and the final out

[eternal birch]

KIKE CLUTCH

also damn nov 8

cant make 🙁

[dull adder]

I'm going to be camping on the 8th 😭😭

[cedar otter]

oh naur

[glossy sail]

haha same i was gonna go camp that weekend

[eternal birch]

im gone catching crabs

[weary chasm]

Oh. Artesia will be easier for me.

But I need to make sure I can bail for those hours

[earnest robin]

This @scarlet gale ?

[cedar otter]

yuh

[crude citrus]

I read this as if you will be camping at Ondo Artesia

Was confused for a good second

[compact hound]

I’m reaching unc status

I just ate a twix and a kitkat

It does not hit like it used to

[crude citrus]

If you’re unc then who me and @tight gorge

[compact hound]

Damn near dead

Sour candy i still enjoy from time to time

[boreal solar]

Gotta camp out in the parking lot. Get that free coffee while. Bryan dials things in.

[cedar otter]

Bakery just gave us a lower offer

🧐

Will need to do due diligence and figure out what the permitting looks like with renovation

[boreal solar]

Exciting stuff.

[mellow sonnet]

Ondo 3 already? In less than a year?

[cedar otter]

Yolo

It maybe called something else

Mildo

[vivid violet]

damn. broke down car with no lights in the fast lane, about 0.5 miles before Ave 52 exit on 110 N.

watch out, if you're driving now..

[crude citrus]

Legit one of my worst fears. Even if there are hazards the corners are blind at highway speeds.

Glad you made it out ok

[tight gorge]

So picolot is a coffee brand

[glossy sail]

started by BQ and Jiyoon yea

hmm a recaphe in saigon

lol

[cedar otter]

https://www.instagram.com/recoffeecafe?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Re coffee cafe in the valley

[crude citrus]

Today’s morning table spread

[eternal birch]

@cedar otter went to arroz&fun this morning to try and it closed yesterday

moving to eagle rock

[cedar otter]

oh yeah

[tight gorge]

Eagle rock on the come up 👀

[surreal pivot]

Quat with the serene vibe and solid parking

Did not realize I recorded myself chewing, apologies 🤣

[tight gorge]

Looks like a bigger how it’s going to end

I’m a fan

[eternal birch]

its been on the up

its kinda looking like LA's brooklyn, silver lake #2

[crude citrus]

Looks like a good place to let my ||kid|| run rampant

[surreal pivot]

They had taken over as I was leaving

[earnest robin]

We went to big bear with friends. We left at 12 and arrived in 2.5 hours. They left at 1:30 and arrived in 6.5 hours

And most of the time just trying to leave LA

Fuck that traffic

[surreal pivot]

Suica 2.0 is tasty!! More bags coming soon @cedar otter ?

[cedar otter]

Maybe a few bags yeah

Ran out of the green but my supplier had 1 more

And I’m about to sample roast a bunch of stuff for December/January arrival and one of them will be suica 3.0

[eternal birch]

thought 1:30 was safe, guess not

[tight gorge]

Anything past 12:30 and I am stressingggg

[cedar otter]

Took the fam to howlin rays in Pasadena

[dull adder]

Of course be cautious of other cars, but if this is ever you then you can call 511 and they'll help you big time for free

It has to be on a CA highway tho

[compact hound]

So jealous

[tight gorge]

I recall their waffles being goated

[boreal solar]

Howlin Rays or Main Chick the hot item these days?

[surreal pivot]

Howlin hasn’t been knocked off its perch at the top.

[compact hound]

Had it recently and it was great

[earnest robin]

I like their staff, very kind and charismatic

[glossy sail]

theres no debate - howlins ever since it came out

im glad howlins didnt go the daves hot chicken route - jeez that was a long drop from when it was just in hollywood

[cedar otter]

Tale of 7 coferments

[crude citrus]

No strawberry from El Mirador or Passion fruit from Monteblanco?

[dull adder]

Did anyone go to Pinky's Hotbox when that was a hot chicken spot in Torrance?
That place was so good. I'm so sad it didn't pan out

[glossy sail]

what does washed april mean? lol

[mellow sonnet]

its a finca milan it could mean anything

[cedar otter]

Nope

[cedar otter]

Maybe similar to “spring” washed from monteblanco

[mellow sonnet]

"april showers"

i hope it smells like this

[glossy sail]

lol you could take a shower and just walk outside..

same thing.

[compact hound]

Tbh i didnt care for it the one time i had it

[glossy sail]

game 7 time!! go blueeeeeeeeeeee

[cedar otter]

LETS GO DODGERS

[surreal pivot]

I haven’t been this nervous about a game since Lakers vs Celtics Game 7 2010 😰

[eternal birch]

[weary chasm]

It was good and spicy. But I remember it being pricey

And I guess it went less spicy as time went on.

I saw them try out moving locations too

Anyhow. I settled for that spot sometimes because it was on the way closeby work. It was not as good as howling rays though

[dull adder]

Oh yeah it was pricey. I think we would spend $50 for the two of us

[weary chasm]

Howling rays was better and it was cheaper.

Howling rays is good enough to buy and preheat the next day. And it's still good

Back when I waited two hours in line for it. (thanks doordash nowadays)... It was still worth it. Lol

So much freebies from the memories when you ate in though

[glossy sail]

wow

jays done gooff

[eternal birch]

the base running this series lmao

[surreal pivot]

This series would look completely different if Graterol’s arm hadn’t fallen off

[compact hound]

Nothing to be nervous about if you read the script

[surreal pivot]

😂😂😂

I stopped watching WWF in 8th grade because there was a script

[cedar otter]

I miss graterol’s ceremony

[eternal birch]

pitchers game again

[glossy sail]

we do not look good..

[cedar otter]

Ripppp

[compact hound]

Fuck my life

[dull adder]

Ugh

[eternal birch]

we just need to hit

[glossy sail]

lets go willlll

[eternal birch]

our most consistent

[glossy sail]

ok ok

[eternal birch]

COPIUM

[glossy sail]

im behind this

looking better

lets go teoooooo

[trail tiger]

lets goooo

we on da board

[glossy sail]

oh yea babyyyyy

[cedar otter]

toronto defense too good

[surreal pivot]

Vlady is so good sheesh

[glossy sail]

varsho too

[compact hound]

Damn that catch was nasty

[trail tiger]

these blue jays got hands huh

[eternal birch]

our offense looking a lot better though, I like those hits

[cedar otter]

lmao

[eternal birch]

oh wtf

this is the last thing I expected

[dull adder]

As you wish

He was purposely trying to get hit

And then got hit

And then throws a bitch fit

Also the manager being a little cry baby about Ohtani. His pitchers get to sit in the bullpen all inning and Ohtani doesn't.

[trail tiger]

just mad he didnt get ohtani

[cedar otter]

wtfff

[surreal pivot]

Strategic bitch fit led to a warning though. That was pretty smart of him

[dull adder]

I don't think a warning was issued. But that would be insane if he gets to jump in front of the ball for a walk and then also get the pitcher warned

[glossy sail]

it is game 7

id throw as many bitch fits to get anything lol

we're surviving

[compact hound]

Were chillin

[cedar otter]

Just building up the suspense

[glossy sail]

the pressures at like 11 bar

[eternal birch]

how many do we want out of glasnow?

1 or 2 more

[cedar otter]

2 more

[glossy sail]

What do the MLB scriptwriters want though?

[cedar otter]

alright alright alright

[trail tiger]

lit

[glossy sail]

Okok ok I like that

dang it

yoshi look like he about to take over

rip

[cedar otter]

damn

wow

that was prob our last chance

[trail tiger]

dang

[glossy sail]

yea

dammit

[cedar otter]

https://www.home-barista.com/buysell/kees-van-der-westen-slim-jim-duette-southern-idaho-t101562.html

wtf used at home

YUHHHHHHHH

[trail tiger]

lets goooo

[surreal pivot]

Ok Muncy!!

[cedar otter]

finally something from muncy

[trail tiger]

i was about to turn off stream after betts groundedout

[glossy sail]

lets go maxxxxxxxxx

[cedar otter]

time for dos hernandez hermanos

nvm

[surreal pivot]

Snell pitches well when his allergy meds are working .

Last game he forgot to take Claritin

[vivid violet]

nail biter

[glossy sail]

we need a miracle

[vivid violet]

making me feel a bit ill

come onnnnnnnn 🧢

[cedar otter]

My knees are shaking

[trail tiger]

LETS GOOO

[glossy sail]

YES

LETS FUCKING GO

ROJAS

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[cedar otter]

YOOOOOOOOOOO

WHAT IS THIS GAME

[dull adder]

ROJAAAAAAA

[vivid violet]

⚡ electric

[trail tiger]

MIGGGGYYYYY

[eternal birch]

THIS IS A WORLD SERIES BABY

[cedar otter]

Who’s pitching for Dodgers next? Yamamoto?

[surreal pivot]

@trail tiger you almost turned off the game 😂

[cedar otter]

WHAT

[trail tiger]

guilty

[cedar otter]

UMP

[eternal birch]

literally at omakase and we all ran out to see

[vivid violet]

that was weird, didn't look like a strike

[eternal birch]

we're all sitting at the wingstop next door watching lmfao

[dull adder]

One things for sure, these umps suck

[cedar otter]

Need automatic

[dull adder]

It's been going both ways with these calls

[glossy sail]

wait how is kogane? i live down the street haha

[vivid violet]

they're using metric bases

[eternal birch]

they put in the most tenured eye dry aged 50 year umps

[eternal birch]

excellent tbh

[cedar otter]

Dry age ump

[eternal birch]

it used to be run by a more stricter guy who did a bit of cooking

$300 22 course

now its 16 course nigiri focused for 150

[glossy sail]

oh thank god

150 is more reasonable

i never went cause 300 seemed steep for 'effin alhambra lol

[eternal birch]

12 pieces of nigiri, 3 dishes, dessert

[cedar otter]

We need to elevate alhambra’s food scene

[eternal birch]

sake selection is excellent

[cedar otter]

So Ondo can open

[glossy sail]

how's the rice/seaweed for the nigiri? well vinegared? lightly toasted seaweed?

[cedar otter]

I’ve been wanting to open in Alhambra for 4 years

[glossy sail]

yo SNELL wtf

[glossy sail]

Calvin too no? lol

good shit tommy

[eternal birch]

well vinegared, two types

[cedar otter]

Well that’s bc he lives there 😂

[eternal birch]

seaweed paper we just had 1 gunkan thing with uni, seaweed paper was ok

mix of farmed specialty and wild stuff, all from japan

tried 3 different uni

[glossy sail]

you guys would be competinging against yihui/monolith for specialty coffee. and against rebakesic/three fields for more of the commodity stuff. not to mention all the boba in SGV.

[cedar otter]

Yeah

[surreal pivot]

Why aren’t they pulling snell

[cedar otter]

It recently became crowded

[eternal birch]

no multiroaster in sgv though

[glossy sail]

can we put YOSHI in

[surreal pivot]

He’s warming up

[cedar otter]

Yihui

[eternal birch]

oh i havent been

[compact hound]

Im going to yack

[cedar otter]

Technically he uses monolith who roasts the same green as me

[glossy sail]

the one monolith bag i got seemed ok...

[cedar otter]

Meh

He literally took green from the roastery

I came one day and I was like wheres all the coferments

[glossy sail]

lol the pfruit and the watermelon?

[cedar otter]

Yeah

[cedar otter]

They heard you

[glossy sail]

actually dont know why monolith is opening this close to yihui

they're like 5 min drive away.

[cedar otter]

Monolith signed the lease like long long time ago

[glossy sail]

yea but what does yihui do if i can get a monolith PO for less cost?

[cedar otter]

Use hydrangea

[glossy sail]

lol that can be hit or miss

[cedar otter]

I’ve bought like 7 different greens in 2 weeks

When I come back from Korea it’s roast-a-thon time

[glossy sail]

FUCKING snell

[trail tiger]

yoshi incominggg

[glossy sail]

All hail Emperor Yoshi

[cedar otter]

Asian Pride baby

[surreal pivot]

I’m scared. Arguably best pitcher in baseball coming in on no rest

[cedar otter]

Do or die time

[surreal pivot]

Let’s gooooo

Oh nooo

[vivid violet]

ah poop

[trail tiger]

dang

[glossy sail]

its game 7 - itll be pure adrenaline fueling him

[civic crest]

rip

[glossy sail]

damnit

[cedar otter]

[vivid violet]

🤢

https://tenor.com/view/family-guy-stewie-stressed-depressed-scared-gif-9006334518287172051

[glossy sail]

https://tenor.com/view/pitching-major-league-baseball-throwing-the-ball-mighty-throw-yoshinobu-yamamoto-gif-9033978327785607481

[cedar otter]

MY HEART

[vivid violet]

holy CRAP

[glossy sail]

WOW

[civic crest]

[trail tiger]

[civic crest]

Game of inches lol

[cedar otter]

Phew

[vivid violet]

biting nails

[glossy sail]

holy fuck

break out the calipers boys

[cedar otter]

That’s a few miliseconds

[civic crest]

Omg

[glossy sail]

we looking at burr gap in baseball now

[cedar otter]

ONG

[civic crest]

lmao

[cedar otter]

OMG

[vivid violet]

holy crap

[civic crest]

Kiké got trucked lol

[surreal pivot]

Holy shit

[glossy sail]

OMFG

[eternal birch]

HOLY

[glossy sail]

HOLY SHIT

WWOW

DUDE

HOW DID WE

FUCKING

HEART ATTACk

[trail tiger]

WILD G7

[eternal birch]

BROOO

[glossy sail]

dude

[civic crest]

lol game 6 dead ball to this

[glossy sail]

get teh hospitals prepped

[cedar otter]

[glossy sail]

we all going in for emergency defib

[eternal birch]

YAMA CLUTCH THE REST OUT PLEASE

[glossy sail]

if jays lose, they gonna bitch about the home plate call i think

[eternal birch]

they legit bitch about everything

the amount of bandwagon jays fans are unreal

same shit that happened with the raptors

[surreal pivot]

They can’t bitch about anything after some of the calls made in their favor in game 6

[eternal birch]

bro this pitcher kinda bum

10k/9bb

[surreal pivot]

That raptors run was an all timer though.

[eternal birch]

it was 100% but there were NOT that many raptors fans

[glossy sail]

iono how my pirate stream holding up so well

should we all get some caffeine? maybe itll go 18 innings

[eternal birch]

ondo meet?

NOCE

[surreal pivot]

Teo swings at anything this is so frustrating

[vivid violet]

hey Hanky, is Kogane only open for 30 mins Tue thru Sat for lunchtime ? That seems kinda insanely short

looks nice, wanted to try at lunchtime.. but the booking times seem quite short.

Dominguez: perrrrrfect ! now walk one more person

[glossy sail]

yesssssssssssssssssss

[trail tiger]

woooo

just one

[vivid violet]

or a home run would be fine too

[eternal birch]

no, 1h30min dining time just one slot

[trail tiger]

highkey

[eternal birch]

yeah 10k/9bb, 10k/10bb now

damn but can pages handle this

nope

[drowsy knot]

hoo boy

[vivid violet]

damn, thought he slid home okay

[civic crest]

[eternal birch]

MR. OCTOBER CAN YOU DO IT NOVEMBER

[glossy sail]

dominguez all over the damn place

[cedar otter]

Rip

[eternal birch]

fuckkk

[glossy sail]

https://tenor.com/view/damnit-damn-it-man-pissed-off-gif-13225166

[vivid violet]

more millis of diff

[glossy sail]

@cedar otter lets all go to ondo

[cedar otter]

Rn?

[glossy sail]

this might be a long night lol

lol

[cedar otter]

[eternal birch]

18 inning time

[cedar otter]

Watch on the projector

[cedar otter]

Yamamoto throws til 18th

[eternal birch]

he's up for it

[drowsy knot]

id settle for 11 innings rn

[dull adder]

This had me freaking out earlier 😅

[cedar otter]

Lol

[eternal birch]

'stop hitting yourself'

[glossy sail]

fuck springer

cheating cock

[drowsy knot]

yamamoto damn

this one goes to…

eleven

[trail tiger]

hes cooking

[surreal pivot]

Pitching on straight vibes. This is incredible

[trail tiger]

LETSG OOOOO

[glossy sail]

OMFG

LETS GO

[surreal pivot]

!!!!!!

[dull adder]

https://tenor.com/view/rambunctious-fresh-prince-will-smith-gif-22750746

[cedar otter]

YUHHHH

Kim is in

[surreal pivot]

Where is Roki

[glossy sail]

vlad is too good

[drowsy knot]

textbook ball there

[cedar otter]

[surreal pivot]

They can’t put Kershaw in. Go with roki!

[vivid violet]

omgggggg

[cedar otter]

YAAAAAAAAASSAA

[drowsy knot]

YAMAMOTO!!!

[surreal pivot]

Omg

[trail tiger]

DODGERSSS

[glossy sail]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[cedar otter]

🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[glossy sail]

OMFG

HOLY SHIT

HOLY SHIT

[trail tiger]

YAMA GOOOOOD

[glossy sail]

LETS FUCKING OG

[eternal birch]

WE RUCCKING FUCK

won

[glossy sail]

WE ARE THE FUCKING BEST

IN THE FUCKIGN WORLD

LETS FUCKIGN GO

TWOPEAT

EMPEROR YAMAMAMMAMAM

[cedar otter]

LETS GOOOOO

[eternal birch]

WE THE BEST

[trail tiger]

THAT WAS STRESSFUL AS FUCK

[glossy sail]

HOLY FUCKING HEART RATE

[eternal birch]

IM GOING TO LITTLE TOKYO

[glossy sail]

https://tenor.com/view/avarage-kerem-enjoyer-gif-10057439477628294903

https://tenor.com/view/dodgers-kiké-hernandez-lets-fuckin-go-let's-go-let's-go-dodgers-gif-6251838463718579561

[civic crest]

Omg

[dull adder]

Let's go!!

[trail tiger]

YAMA MVP

[vivid violet]

WHO WANTS TO BREAK INTO ONDO ?? jk

[glossy sail]

LETS DO ITTTTTTTTTTT

[civic crest]

I went to put the kids to bed lol

[glossy sail]

Bro

we got so much fireworks

right now

LOL

[vivid violet]

booms going off here too

[compact hound]

FUCK YESSSSP

THAT WAS UNREAL

LFGGGGG

[glossy sail]

dude

how does the games get better

and better

and better

in the WS

[cedar otter]

What a game 7

[compact hound]

INSANE WS

THAT WAS FUCKING NUTS

FUCK DRAKE

[trail tiger]

what a series

[glossy sail]

fuck bieber too

isnt freeman half canadian lol

[eternal birch]

2024 WAS A CAKEWALK

[eternal birch]

his parents

hes socal born and raised

[trail tiger]

jays fan really took the L

[glossy sail]

guess theres gonna be a lot of ppl in south america/africa wearing blue jays 2025 champions merch

[trail tiger]

stayed up 18 innings to lose and lose at home G7

[glossy sail]

kershaw

omfg

retiring this way is insane

[surreal pivot]

Kershaw was holding his chest lol what a way to go out

[glossy sail]

lol wtf my brother put this down in jan hahhahahhahaha

[glossy sail]

https://tenor.com/view/yoshi-mario-yoshis-island-super-smash-brother-super-smash-brother-n64-gif-21681448

[vivid violet]

young 'uns: woo hoo, i'm going out now

me: hooray ! now i can go to bed.

[cedar otter]

It me

[dull adder]

I'm excited to see the belly aching from Dodgers haters

[cedar otter]

Bed time

[eternal birch]

reddit thread rn

IM CALLIN OFF WORK

[tight gorge]

Just caught up and this is the comment of the game

[short condor]

That happened while I was there last, kids knocked over a table and threw a toy. Doesn’t make for a great time when that happens.

[short condor]

Not bad if you want an einspanner but aside from that it’s mid. Have a lot of late teens early 20’s who don’t know squat on coffee running the bar. House roots and lynx up here are the few specialty worth going to, not much else imho.

[boreal solar]

Heh, last night was crazy. Being an expat it’s extra frustrating watching your home town lose and then listening to your neighbors set off fireworks so loud they set off firealarms and scream into the night, to wake your three year old from her sleep at around midnight

Probably beats the riot if the jays won 😉

[drowsy knot]

Had to be a tough loss for the jays - they were in control for so much of the game. Yamamoto really just put the team on his back and gave them that extra energy to grab the win. Glad the dodgers won but hats off to both teams it was a hell of a series!

[boreal solar]

No hard feelings towards the dodgers. Being my new local team I don’t hate. But personally wanted the Jays to get it since it’s been so long.

Ah well, jays are debatably more up and coming. Always next year

As for hockey I don’t think the Leafs or Kings have to worry about a team vs team cup final this year 😂

And I won’t even mention the Ducks…

[brave crystal]

Miraculously, my 15 month old slept through all of the fireworks and news choppers.

[vivid violet]

a true LA baby 🧢

[crude citrus]

Alcoholic ice latte 🤔

[cedar otter]

They’re getting really good at co-fermenting

Every year there’s improvements

[boreal solar]

D’awww is that the old orbit in there?

[glossy sail]

As in less funk and more pronounced flavors from the coferment?

[vivid violet]

"swing incident" news is now coming out now.. 😅

(re: World Series)

[cedar otter]

Yeah hahaha

[cedar otter]

Yeah more “natural”

[dull adder]

What's this mean

[vivid violet]

people complaining about certain calls, like we were mentioning yesterday 😅

[dull adder]

Ah

[vivid violet]

i guess i didn’t read the reddit threads, so perhaps it’s already full bore there

[earnest robin]

Does anyone want this wok? https://a.co/d/dhSZzBm

I don't use mine as much as I wanted and want to get rid of it

[glossy sail]

they complaining about the ump strike/ball calls yeah?

lol freaking kike leaning in on it hahhahaha

[vivid violet]

Thanks Hanky ! this was inspiring, sushi looks amazing.

booked Kogane for this coming Sat @ noon 🎉

in case anyone else wants to book easily, here's the link:

• https://www.exploretock.com/kogane

[boreal solar]

@cedar otter https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/798277095896374/?mibextid=wwXIfr Ondo boba.

[eternal birch]

hope you enjoy!!

chef roe was great

it was 14 nigiri but chef roe made us a tamago one and a taste of a third uni

i wont spoil you with the menu

[vivid violet]

ooh neat. i typically don't really enjoy uni, but really good uni is quite nice and smooth.

i freakin' love tamago

excited 🎉

[eternal birch]

yeah ask for the tamago

its quite different

its not on the menu though so it'll be up to him

[crude citrus]

Good to know the new chef is good also. The old one left and started his own restaurant

https://www.exploretock.com/osusume-fumio-los-angeles

[vivid violet]

nice. have you been there ? What's that Chef's name ?

[crude citrus]

No not yet. It’s very recent. Chef Fumi is his name

[vivid violet]

Osusume Fumio: that's a cool restaurant name -- "What do you recommend, Fumi ?"

https://japanese-online.com/whatsnew/view/303767/

[mellow sonnet]

how much do i hate my wallet

[tight gorge]

Futures market is open already

[mellow sonnet]

ya it running hot

china deal was good

nvda looking tasty

[dull adder]

Did anyone invest in Kenvue? Lol

[civic crest]

you there 2 hours early?

[eternal birch]

i live right there lol

if ur coming hmu I'll get you birds eye

[civic crest]

oh dang...

i have a meeting at 12 i can't go

[eternal birch]

called off cus I didnt want to bother trying to leave

[compact hound]

I would go but I’m feeling under the weather

[mellow sonnet]

redfin just said we have had the worst home sales since 1995

buyers market is live i guess

[vivid violet]

read something about sellers are not compromising on price.. if unsold for months, they just take off the market. so it’s leading to weirdness.

[earnest robin]

I am very out of touch with sports. What's going on there? I thought the stadium was west of dtla. Why are they gathering near the broad?

[trail tiger]

Parade

[vivid violet]

the Dodgers won the World Series of baseball, and this is a celebration for the event

[mellow sonnet]

yeah its pushing towards houses sitting on market, taken off, and then back on market in a few months

[civic crest]

only championship parade i've gone to was the rams haha

[eternal birch]

fiancee got hit by a firework and slightly burned :/

people really gotta stop launching these things

[compact hound]

Hope shes okay wtf

[eternal birch]

shes ok, we put burn cream on her

its a small spot on the thigh

the detonation point was exactly at our rooftop

everyone on the rooftop getting bombed

[civic crest]

damn

[tight gorge]

Redfin is now the marketing arm for rocket mortgage. Also home sales are very hyper local so Austin and Vegas are bad but LA less so.

[desert stirrup]

Guys

We need our own Zohran

[mellow sonnet]

instead we got newsom running for president

[desert stirrup]

I wish Newsom was more left leaning but I will say I respect his gusto and fighting spirit compared to most of his colleagues

[eternal birch]

I WANT TO LEAVE MY APARTMENT

[glossy sail]

Jeez lol

That's bad

[weary chasm]

Oh. Traffic

Probably blocked in all day

[eternal birch]

1 hour 30min roundtrip to leave my apartment, regret, and drive back holy fuck

[civic crest]

sorry that sucks

[cedar otter]

Wow

[earnest robin]

You should press the accelerator pedal

[glossy sail]

how drunk was kike lol

[dull adder]

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/wLGhVouCGf

Probably a bit lol

[weary chasm]

$6 shipping

https://ondocoffee.myshopify.com/products/pre-order-bq-x-ondo-nice-passionfruit-boba-quan?variant=47444332052707

[vivid violet]

ooh that sounds weird. just ordered 🙂

[weary chasm]

If you buy more than one, do you combine shipping? 🤔

Hm. Answer is no.

But should there be tax?

[mellow sonnet]

Where did I have a passion fruit coferment

Oh idk if it was even a coferm

It was that mystery sidra bag I got from the meet where I never figured out the origin

Washed bourbon sidra was all that was written on it

Wait wtf when was ondo Shopify

No more square?

Time to sell my XYZ shares for SHOP

[cedar otter]

Eventually ondo beans + subs will be on Shopify

[cedar otter]

Let me take a look when I get home

[cedar otter]

Was it ondo

[weary chasm]

Could be.

[crude citrus]

are you thinking of the beans I gave you?

[cedar otter]

@weary chasm sales tax removed

[brave crystal]

I need someone of influence to convince all the other California coffee shops to remove sales tax on whole beans. I've posed the question to a couple shops and roasters, but I'm not convincing enough. haha

[cedar otter]

lol I do it for all my Square entries

but it was my first time using Shopify and didn't know where the option was

[mellow sonnet]

Thinking of this one

Still don't know what it was kek

Your passion fruit coferment was intense

[cedar otter]

haha

thats why we blenddd

[compact hound]

I feel like having low% coferm blend on drip would be such a huge hit for normie customers

[cedar otter]

on anything really

we had em in flash brew and fruity spro

and a cinnamon coferm blend during christmas

[weary chasm]

i like shopify more than square

lol. but i guess i should just embrace square..

they have pirateship integration now.

probably put food items on square and merch on shopify...

[weary chasm]

yeah. at least in california, there should'nt be tax on it.

i thought to get around that, they offer a free cup of coffee or whatever.

if they do, then i guess sales tax is "fine"

but, sales tax is something they don't get to keep either.

so, overall, both shop and customer don't get the money, so probably better to not charge sales tax

i'm warming up to square....

they offer developer API. its pretty cool.

but some things just don't make sense. and it makes me rage.

[weary chasm]

what about Drip + cream Top

[mellow sonnet]

As a non-dev Shopify has better financials than square 🤡 better growth long term imo

[weary chasm]

i've used clover. i like clover over square. but square is "free"

[mellow sonnet]

I think toast is too small idk how they compete

[weary chasm]

i also like shopify over square. but whatever. i'm kind of stuck with square.

[mellow sonnet]

Shopify is like the first or second largest company in Canada iirc

[weary chasm]

shopify is great. i've used it for my mini sohp.

[mellow sonnet]

I think square is decent and has more overall support bc Jack Dorsey but I think him being in charge of anything makes it complicated

[weary chasm]

i'm not sure if you used square before.

but its annoying.

i guess once you learn the nuances its not too bad.

but its like... not geared towards restaurants.

[cedar otter]

Toast has better integrations with third party apps if you have bigger operations. It’s more pricey than Square

[mellow sonnet]

Outside of being a customer nope 🤡 I just used to read their sec filings

[weary chasm]

i'm just really annoyed at modifiers.

for square.

[mellow sonnet]

I had a large position in Shopify a long time ago