i go to new york

well executed joke

haha

i'm on call tonight :(

anyone recommend anywhere particularly nice to sit with coffee and work in kips bay?

A wasteland.

this was my impression. murray hill?

There's an Oren's there apparently (Kips Bay), which is a decent coffee place, but I don't know how much space they have.

i went to an indian restuarant, ha

hey guys

where should I go for a drink with Scottish people in Brooklyn, vaguely near 509 Atlantic Avenue, on Thursday night?

4th ave pub and pacific standard both have decent beer selection, and are on the same block. 4th ave pub also has a back yard and free popcorn.

re: airbnb: http://gothamist.com/2013/10/07/airbnb_gets_subpoena_for_nyc_renter.php

4th Ave looks the move, thanks!

If anyone fancies helping me get one under my belt while my pals are at a show, say about 8pm, holler itt before 5 on Thursday

sic, be forewarned that if there is an Oakland A's game on Thursday night (ie if they don't win today), Pacific Standard will be packed with shouting transplanted West Coasters from 9 til past midnight.

I really need somewhere to put this besides max's fb feed so here you go.

http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Kandlin/Other%20People%27s%20Characters/happy_birthday_Max.gif

sorry/not sorry/actually kinda sorry

would have loved that on my facebook feed

I haven't found anything better/worse/funnier yet so that can still happen.

ty

Ayuh

sic, be forewarned that if there is an Oakland A's game on Thursday night (ie if they don't win today)

thank you for this dire omen

and it will happen! ok, I'm hollering at you as I will probably watch innings 3 through 9 there, could meet elsewhere prior.

it may be yours brithday, but looks like i'm the one who gets the presents

actually due to what is probably "seasonal allergies" i am not in drinking condition tonight, g'luck sic.

booo

yeah, that's what I say to my body every day, and to mind when I notice I've been taking antihistamines that expired in 2010 for three days.

that's some impressive stockpiling though

morbs is a hayfever prepper

I've hated taking any kind of pills my whole life, until I had to.

today i cut a piece of my fingertip off with a meat slicer. i am staying in.

ouch.

can anyone recommend an optometrist for an eye exam that takes insurance and is cool with people buying their glasses elsewhere after they have their prescription (i.e. gives you your PD without being a dick)

Simply in the crowd

Ha wrong thread

i have the *best* place for that in hong kong, sorry not in the us though, optometrists in the us are such a huge scam, i recommend booking a vacation to a country with a sane policy towards optometrists and getting a 'script there, possibly your glasses there too, good luck usa

goto an optometrist and buy the cheapest glasses you can and use those as yr backup glasses then order the sick ass ones you want from warby parker or w/e

uninformed advice from a guy who doesnt wear glasses

warby parker have them on-site now, but they don't take insurance. if it comes to it i will pay their $50 rather than waste a uk vacation day going to specsavers.

doesn't chinavision have a guy? he seems like he would have a guy.

this article says get a costco membership and maybe they will do it for you for free http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/eyeglass-giant-fights-back-against-tiny-online-competitors-124045195.html

also this is unsolicited but if you need some cool frames but don't want warby parkers, you might find some sick vintage ones at fabulous fanny's, and then have some shop in chinatown make the lenses

i also like moscot a lot but they're pricey

why doesnt the warby take insurance seems dumb

is there a thread to talk about avonte oquendo

also if you're not changing your script and just getting a a new pair, you can just ask any shop in chinatown to copy your old pair

i need a new prescription i think

afaict these old school places don't give you the full prescription including PD here even if you buy their specs

warby parker glasses are all too small for my colossal cranium (really, i feel like they would shatter if i clenched my jaw), but i figure they will give me the Rx to take to fabulous fanny's or whatever.

fab fannys just sells frames, you then take them to some shops in Chinatown they recommend, the Chinatown shops will then ship your stuff to china and you'll get it back in like 2 weeks

hah pd, you could just ask a trusted friend to measure that for you w a ruler. i got my script updated over the summer and they had a fancy gizmo that did everything iirc

I want to say that the packing slip from my glasses or contacts had the PD on it once

fab fanny's frames are ~100$ right? we're not talking 300$ frames, are we?

yeah that's about right, though they have more expensive options as well

they're literally vintage frames, so it depends on what they have on hand at any given moment. but most frames are priced very reasonably iirc

i am also going to the LES to try to buy a 2nd hand bike tomorrow, so my transformation is almost complete

I'm in North Carolina on vacation, but I just want to mention that I used the classic fab fannys/optical 88 combo. $75 for frames, $75 for light prescription lenses. Done in an hour.

I go to New York for two weeks in mid-November. What's happening?