thanks lukas. right now it feels *absolutely necessary* i have the exploding chicken. i felt i shd probably have gone into the legion of honour to see the monet exhibition and almost did but i was knackered and just wanted to go downhill on the bike for a bit and go in the sea.
might see if i can fit in berkeley as well tho. hmm. will have a think.
― Fizzles, Friday, 21 April 2017 04:50 (seven years ago) link
oh explosive not exploding. still.
― Fizzles, Friday, 21 April 2017 05:01 (seven years ago) link
if you're around this weekend, you could go to the Buchlafest thing that geeta helped organize. I have to work Saturday night, but should be there Sunday.
― sarahell, Friday, 21 April 2017 05:08 (seven years ago) link
i would love to but sadly must go to vegas for work on saturday morning. a place i do not love. maybe unfairly idk.
― Fizzles, Friday, 21 April 2017 05:10 (seven years ago) link
there's some dope food in Vegas iirc
― sarahell, Friday, 21 April 2017 05:23 (seven years ago) link
I have Buchlafest tickets I can't use if someone wants them :(
― Uhura Mazda (lukas), Friday, 21 April 2017 05:25 (seven years ago) link
One of my favorite chinese place is right in the edge of chinatown: house of nanking. Dont order off the menu. (Cheg jia's next door is also good)
― Οὖτις, Friday, 21 April 2017 05:26 (seven years ago) link
Hmm wonder if i can get babysitting for that buchla thing on saturday...
― Οὖτις, Friday, 21 April 2017 05:27 (seven years ago) link
Clooney's used to be a cop bar iirc
― Οὖτις, Friday, 21 April 2017 05:28 (seven years ago) link
there's a brilliant and cheap BYO thai place in a front of shops which i try and get to whenever i go. other than that i tend to scramble between whatever's least bad from standard casino fare, punctuated by occasional higher end client meals.
colleague is taking me up for a trip to zion park on sunday. which sounds good. otherwise it's trade show/sales people hell.
― Fizzles, Friday, 21 April 2017 05:34 (seven years ago) link
that makes sense based on banners i saw above the windows when i went past it earlier this evening - didn't see exactly what they represented but saw "thanks to sfpd" on one.
didn't quite sit easy with the locals banner on folsom i've walked past a few times now commemorating the person shot by sfpd in a doorway there. US is one of those places where i feel extremely wary of the police. i mean, certainly it's something worth bearing in mind wherever you are always, but some places the violence inherent in the system feels s little closer to the surface than others.
― Fizzles, Friday, 21 April 2017 05:38 (seven years ago) link
Blackout in the Bay Area? how bad is it?
― flappy bird, Friday, 21 April 2017 18:01 (seven years ago) link
I was unaware of it but sounds like it's hit a sizable amount of the city north of Market St
― Οὖτις, Friday, 21 April 2017 18:03 (seven years ago) link
fire at the Larkin St substation
shit, apparently LAX and Midtown Manhattan are down too
― flappy bird, Friday, 21 April 2017 18:08 (seven years ago) link
p sure that's just coincidence
― Οὖτις, Friday, 21 April 2017 18:09 (seven years ago) link
😰
― flappy bird, Friday, 21 April 2017 18:10 (seven years ago) link
lol this is a p huge areahttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/C99BN0_UwAABTb4.jpg:large
I am just outside it, but now I don't have anywhere to get lunch!
― Οὖτις, Friday, 21 April 2017 18:27 (seven years ago) link
what do you order at nan king ?!
― kurt schwitterz, Friday, 21 April 2017 19:06 (seven years ago) link
whatever the chef recommends that day. he'll ask if yr a vegetarian or not and how much you want, if you like things spicy etc. I've always deferred to his judgment ever since the first time I went there and we were ordering various dishes and he said "oh you don't want that, I'll bring you something else". never been disappointed!
― Οὖτις, Friday, 21 April 2017 19:11 (seven years ago) link
ooh baby
― kurt schwitterz, Friday, 21 April 2017 19:12 (seven years ago) link
I love that restaurant.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Friday, 21 April 2017 19:22 (seven years ago) link
bit more of a sedate day today. continuing heavy reliance on ilx recs went to house of nanking said recommend me something and got a large plate of whatever everyone else was having but it was great and i ate. it. all. walked back thru chinatown and power cut. drivers are so (comparatively) considerate here! noticed this while cycling yesterday too. the all stop intersections wdnt be observed in a million years in london.
went for a wander down valencia and had a couple of evening drinks. got talking to some complete prick from chicago who wanted me to endorse far right views of no go zones due to muslims in the uk. refused. and made an effort to say what he was saying was comically stupid and incorrect. left. went to elbo room. wasn't great. took a hint from upthread and have gone to benders. excellent and, as mentioned, grebt jukebox.
― Fizzles, Saturday, 22 April 2017 03:05 (seven years ago) link
tho my selections haven't come on yet. v reminiscent of youth - forgotten all the jukebox ins and outs.
― Fizzles, Saturday, 22 April 2017 03:06 (seven years ago) link
also, and am not sure of the long provenance of this:
https://twitter.com/hautepop/status/855544990600220673
― Fizzles, Saturday, 22 April 2017 03:39 (seven years ago) link
any food recommendations walking distance from Kaiser on Geary?
― that's not my post, Monday, 24 April 2017 04:41 (seven years ago) link
you're near the Fillmore area and iirc Divisadero used to have patches of good places. It's been too long for me to rec anywhere tho...
― kinder, Monday, 24 April 2017 11:49 (seven years ago) link
in that immediate area: eliza's (chinese) on california is nearby and solid. awesome sustainable sushi place is on that block between fillmore and broderick, forget the name. as is my fave bakery in the city, b patisserie. a burrito joint called the city taqueria (formerly ocean taqueria) is actually really good - if you like spicy ask for the habanero salsa! lastly there's a great sandwich shop owned by the b patisserie people on the northeast corner of cali/fillmore (now that i think about it, on a monday only the burrito joint and eliza's will be open. japantown's nearby with a few options, too
― freedom is not having to measure life with a ruler (outdoor_miner), Monday, 24 April 2017 14:52 (seven years ago) link
awesome, thanks for the recs.
― that's not my post, Monday, 24 April 2017 17:50 (seven years ago) link
def some decent stuff in Japantown. Dosa is a block up from Fillmore and Geary and is a good upscale Indian place if you wanna get fancy.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 24 April 2017 17:51 (seven years ago) link
"any food recommendations walking distance from Kaiser on Geary?"
I actually really like Korean place that's literally 100 feet away from the northside Kaiser.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Monday, 24 April 2017 18:20 (seven years ago) link
the cheesesteak shop!
― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 24 April 2017 18:46 (seven years ago) link
you folks are great, all the suggestions will make visiting Kaiser for a few days much easier
― that's not my post, Monday, 24 April 2017 21:12 (seven years ago) link
well this is odd
http://hoodline.com/2017/04/cafe-du-nord-on-market-street-to-transition-back-to-full-fledged-music-venue
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 16:37 (seven years ago) link
Huh. Weird.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 17:53 (seven years ago) link
I was walking by there yesterday when I heard someone say "hey did you know Cafe du Nord is closing down?" and my mind went into a gentrification black hole for the thousandth time.
So yeah, weird.
― Uhura Mazda (lukas), Tuesday, 25 April 2017 18:06 (seven years ago) link
reverting to their previous setup, but still under some configuration of the new ownership, is the headscratcher. I never understood their "let's make this into an upscale bar/restaurant" strategy, seemed strangely myopic about the layout and history of the place.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 18:22 (seven years ago) link
will be interested to see who does the booking and what their new setup is. Apart from having to cart gear up and down those goddamn stairs, it was def one of our favorite places to play
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 18:23 (seven years ago) link
wasn't particularly fond of it as a venue, but if SF can be plus one music venue and minus one awful upscale bar with generic ambiance and drinks/food, that's a victory.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 18:36 (seven years ago) link
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Rich-SF-residents-get-a-shock-Someone-bought-11738236.php
― 龜, Monday, 7 August 2017 17:05 (six years ago) link
Busted a gut laughing at this line:“I was shocked to learn this could happen, and am deeply troubled that anyone would choose to take advantage of the situation and buy our street and sidewalks,”
Make that $$$$$$ Tina and Michael!!
― Fetchboy, Monday, 7 August 2017 17:22 (six years ago) link
fkn hilarious A+ troll
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 7 August 2017 17:46 (six years ago) link
I'm sure they'll get steamrolled by the even richer people of the HOA but it's still amazing.
― louie mensch (milo z), Monday, 7 August 2017 19:00 (six years ago) link
I mean, I dunno, I kinda love that the tax collector's office was pretty much openly trolling the homeowners even more, they were pretty much flat out saying "Most everyone here knows how to do this and to heck with you if you can't change addresses."
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 7 August 2017 19:08 (six years ago) link
holy crap at the final 2 paragraphs. also lol
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 August 2017 19:21 (six years ago) link
Ours is a wonderful city
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/ofc/6256376954.html
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 21:45 (six years ago) link
idg why I'm seeing this all over the place, is the fact that there are entitled assholes here news to anybody
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 21:48 (six years ago) link
I think for me it's the insane specificity throughout. But 'The Solution' section might be my fave.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 21:49 (six years ago) link
(dry senses of humour need not apply)
― kinder, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 22:07 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/undefined.jpg
COME TO MY TAPE RELEASE SHOW, EVERYONE. ALSO REVIEW MY TAPE (how do ppl get stuff reviewed i so confused)
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 22:46 (six years ago) link