it's small for a UC astro dept (cf. UCSC, which is probably 5 times bigger?) so it has gaps because so few faculty, but it's very good
+ it has the kavli, which is a v big deal for theoretical physics
― caek, Friday, 21 December 2012 13:04 (eleven years ago) link
one sure does hear eddie vedder's into the wild ost regularly in this town
No deaths yet this time but still a couple of days to go
restaurant turnover seems fast. any good new places places to eat/drink walking distance of say state and castillo?
― caek, Thursday, 24 January 2013 05:01 (eleven years ago) link
So you mean between state and Castillo? They are parallel I think. You mean on state by the Castillo exit off of 101?
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 24 January 2013 05:24 (eleven years ago) link
Or maybe you meant Carrillo?
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 24 January 2013 05:26 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― caek, Thursday, 24 January 2013 05:39 (eleven years ago) link
I like Cielito, which is nearby in 'La Arcada.' Arlington Tavern is a new place up state 3 blocks and to the left (toward chapala). I've not been there, but I've heard good things. Cadiz is a good new Mediterranean place down State a bit from Carrillo. Scarlett Begonia is good for breakfast/brunch. If you just want a beer and a burger type thing, a place called Eureka!Burger opened in the paseo nuevo mall area a bit down state st.
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 24 January 2013 06:01 (eleven years ago) link
There's also the French Table on Anapamu by the courthouse
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 24 January 2013 06:05 (eleven years ago) link
thanking you.
Still haven't found a bar I really like here. I was enjoying the press room until someone put kasabian on the juke box and then a television programme called 'the banter zone' was on the tv very loud. Elsie's is a bit crusty.
― caek, Thursday, 24 January 2013 06:10 (eleven years ago) link
haha elsie's is very crusty. I liked it for awhile, but the last time there some biker dude was talking loudly about how the Newton Massacre was a grand plan from Obama to take his guns away
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 24 January 2013 06:11 (eleven years ago) link
I'll be grabbing drinks with some photonics grad students on Friday to celebrate a guy in our group graduating and moving on to intel. Let me know if you wanna join up.
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 24 January 2013 06:16 (eleven years ago) link
Hah yes Elsie's reminds me more of the uk way more than any of the pub style places. It's kind of like a perfect mixture of Austin TX and Bristol. Is 'crusty' a widely understood word here?
Unfortunately I have to be back in lol angeles on Friday.
― caek, Thursday, 24 January 2013 06:21 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npOGUD3g454
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 24 January 2013 06:35 (eleven years ago) link
^pauly shore in encino man is my source for 'crusty' and 'cruster'
crusty = like crust punks?
― les yper-fem (get bent), Thursday, 24 January 2013 06:39 (eleven years ago) link
the bartender at The Blue Agave looks like Scott Stapp btw. could be worth the walk.
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 24 January 2013 06:41 (eleven years ago) link
lovely weather today
― caek, Friday, 25 January 2013 00:07 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah this rain is ridiculous. It keeps stopping for a bit, tricking me into going outside without my raincoat, and then starting again.
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 25 January 2013 00:33 (eleven years ago) link
I get an email from the building manager whenever it's supposed to rain here along the lines of "weather models predict RAIN this weekend, please close your office windows and secure your bunkers from the RAIN"
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 25 January 2013 00:46 (eleven years ago) link
santa barbarians also drive very slowly on the 101 in the rain, as if their 911 carreras would glide right off the highway because of a little rain
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 25 January 2013 00:48 (eleven years ago) link
i did not pack for this
― caek, Friday, 25 January 2013 01:12 (eleven years ago) link
― caek, Thursday, January 24, 2013 5:01 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
saw a v serious looking bike accident today : (
― caek, Saturday, 26 January 2013 09:05 (eleven years ago) link
That shit was LA unless you're playing me d00d
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 26 January 2013 09:14 (eleven years ago) link
haha yes it was in echo park actually so it's not technically another SB fatality for me.
I tried to go to eureka burger on my last night btw but it was heaving via a live band in which the lead singer was wearing a trilby. I went instead to a place on state near velvet jones and the adult store, called sth like sana or para or rasa or something. Pretty good.
― caek, Sunday, 27 January 2013 18:38 (eleven years ago) link
oh man. my apologies for nearly mraz-ing you. I wasn't aware that eureka burger had live music.
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 27 January 2013 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
I've never been to the place you ended up. I've been meaning to check it out. I think it used to be a burger place called Momma Donna. Momma Donna had a peanut butter and bacon burger on the menu that was pretty good. But the turnaround has been very fast as both you and iatee have noted.
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 27 January 2013 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
when you return to santa barbara, we should go surfing with kroemer or something btw
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 27 January 2013 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
what is the place i ended up at called? it's not on gmaps. been trying to google it.
― caek, Tuesday, 29 January 2013 03:24 (eleven years ago) link
from your description of the location, I thought you were talking about: http://pacefoodanddrink.com/
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 29 January 2013 03:36 (eleven years ago) link
yes that's it thanks
i'm jetlagged btw
― caek, Tuesday, 29 January 2013 03:47 (eleven years ago) link
it has kind of a strange menu. what did you end up trying? it has good reviews, but I remain skeptical.
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 29 January 2013 04:05 (eleven years ago) link
that looks like a place that won't be there in 2 years
― iatee, Tuesday, 29 January 2013 04:06 (eleven years ago) link
i only had desert, bread pudding. it was amazing. didn't like the beer selection. the staff were really nice.
― caek, Tuesday, 29 January 2013 04:09 (eleven years ago) link
xpost the turnover at that location has been swift. caek, you should've gotten the 24 oz PBR
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 29 January 2013 04:11 (eleven years ago) link
and then you should have sauntered over to The Neighborhood and played beer pong on their PBR tables with more PBR
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 29 January 2013 04:12 (eleven years ago) link
i actually should have yes. i suppose the location down there is a bit remote without being cutely tucked away.
― caek, Tuesday, 29 January 2013 04:13 (eleven years ago) link
I'm too old to drink anything but PBR. When I went out on Friday, I had 6 fat tires and felt awful the next day. That was at Dargan's, which I'm pretty sure is a legit irish pub just like the ones in ireland.
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 29 January 2013 04:14 (eleven years ago) link
The photonics/materials UCSB grad students favor dargan's because it's apparently owned by an MOCVD grower
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 29 January 2013 04:15 (eleven years ago) link
xpost. yeah, the 400 block seems to struggle. with the exception of Baja Sharkeez, which is a favorite of the undergraduates. Sharkeez has moved up state st. a couple of blocks now, though.
― Garth Brooks In ... The Life of (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 29 January 2013 04:17 (eleven years ago) link
well shit
― wat is teh waht (s.clover), Sunday, 25 May 2014 01:27 (ten years ago) link
yeah. well this all happened in isla vista, which is a good 15 minutes on the 101 from santa barbara.
― the glimmer man (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 25 May 2014 01:35 (ten years ago) link
#califroniapedant
― Bringing the mosh (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 25 May 2014 02:18 (ten years ago) link
totally
― the glimmer man (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 25 May 2014 02:21 (ten years ago) link
thank you for explaining santa barbara to me kind sir.
anyway, shit
― wat is teh waht (s.clover), Sunday, 25 May 2014 03:07 (ten years ago) link
― wat is teh waht (s.clover), Saturday, May 24, 2014 6:27 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― the glimmer man (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 25 May 2014 03:10 (ten years ago) link
if you really want to get pedantic the airport is legally santa barbara so it's 2 mins away
― iatee, Sunday, 25 May 2014 05:39 (ten years ago) link
or we could get on that county vs city tip
― the glimmer man (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 25 May 2014 05:42 (ten years ago) link
you wonder if this guy goes on a rampage if he went to uc riverside, like watching his videos being surrounded by beautiful happy people was not a minor issue
― iatee, Sunday, 25 May 2014 05:45 (ten years ago) link
should have gone to ND. Parietal rules and everything.
― the glimmer man (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 25 May 2014 05:49 (ten years ago) link
Santa Barbara revive.
Anyone from ilx living here/visiting here lately?
Should I move to there.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Saturday, 4 July 2020 16:06 (four years ago) link
do u like fleeing fires
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 4 July 2020 16:13 (four years ago) link