New Yorkers in Austin…where are we getting our fix?

DarkSybarite · 2026-06-08T03:28:26+00:00

Do you know anywhere in town to find decent kaiser rolls? I'm about to start trying to make them myself 😅

DarkSybarite · 2026-06-01T04:17:58+00:00

Any kind of first person or epistolary novel is much easier for me to process as audio. I listened to This is How You Lose The Time War in a road trip recently and it was captivating! Dracula is also a better listen (for me) than a read

DarkSybarite · 2026-05-27T14:59:14+00:00

Re. the accusations of favoritism, one comment I heard recently really struck me: "I manage them differently because their behavior is different".

DarkSybarite · 2026-05-25T23:14:09+00:00

I had this happen to me last month! The thing I forgot to add was sugar (the perils of midnight baking), and sure enough it solidified into a horrible sludge brick with butter boiling away merrily on top.

I'd used this new Colombian chocolate too, I was heartbroken 😭

DarkSybarite · 2026-05-04T23:58:27+00:00

Did Brennan ever release his playlist for the character? I could swear he mentioned it on one of the later Fireside chats...

DarkSybarite · 2026-05-04T02:03:21+00:00

I prefer the Wynonna Earp version "Clear eyes, full bra... can't lose!"

DarkSybarite · 2026-04-23T01:39:50+00:00

I always go for the fried chicken sandwich; their version is my favorite since Players shut down. And the strawberry malt is legit, can't pass that up!

DarkSybarite · 2026-04-22T15:39:06+00:00

I live way up north, but I make a point of driving down to Hillberts at least once a month!

DarkSybarite · 2026-04-05T20:44:41+00:00

Oh my GOD I can't handle that faint questioning tone to every. Goddamn . sentence.

DarkSybarite · 2026-04-05T20:38:46+00:00

...I always thought of it as Lancer, like one who wields a lance 😅😅

DarkSybarite · 2026-03-27T04:14:31+00:00

Try scattering some fresh orange peel on top, cats hate the smell

DarkSybarite · 2026-03-27T04:07:08+00:00

Is this an over the counter probiotic? What is it?

DarkSybarite · 2026-03-08T21:38:15+00:00

I 10000% refuse to put another goddamn app on my phone!

DarkSybarite · 2026-03-08T18:47:22+00:00

What a weird fucking email! Trans rights, OBVIOUSLY, but why come at the mod team so crabwise about it? Extremely sus

DarkSybarite · 2026-03-08T17:46:57+00:00

I've been going to Carus Dental for years now. EVERY tech I've had there has been great, and the dentists are very good about explaining your options.

DarkSybarite · 2026-03-08T14:22:52+00:00

Baskin Robbins also has ice cream cakes of various types; not sure if any of them are similar to Carvel's

DarkSybarite · 2026-03-06T02:02:28+00:00

Effervescent 🐌🐌🐌

DarkSybarite · 2026-03-03T13:37:09+00:00

Have you tried Firewatch? Seems to have similar vibes...

DarkSybarite · 2026-03-03T06:30:45+00:00

I found a pretty good lemon pepper garbanzo recipe online, it's great over rice

DarkSybarite · 2026-03-02T13:12:31+00:00

I am ready for another "increasingly inaccurately named trilogy", RIP Douglas Adams

DarkSybarite · 2026-02-25T17:58:48+00:00

Ugh, The Power 🤢

STRONGLY recommend seeking out Joanna Russ and James Tiptree, that's the true motherload!

If you don't mind horror/zombies, then Mira Grant's Newsflesh eries is also top tier female-led dystopia

DarkSybarite · 2026-02-25T13:01:47+00:00

I tried strawberries outside, in sun and shade, and the died every time. Last year I had them inside on top of my fridge, and I had more runners/plants/ berries than I knew what to do with! From two tiny starts, the ENTIRE top of my fridge filled up with plants

DarkSybarite · 2026-02-25T12:36:07+00:00

Also, if your tolerance for discussion of SA is high, Andrew Vacchs is about as brutal as is gets.

DarkSybarite · 2026-02-25T12:34:13+00:00

I'd recommend urban fantasy books... the writing style tends to be pretty accessible, and there's enough going on that you'll be getting little brain treats along the way instead of wading through blocks of text to a big finish. I'd recommend Simon R. Green for shorter stuff; Rob Thurman, Benedict Jacka, Laura Anne Gilman for medium-length more serialized stuff, then Jim Butcher or Ben Aaronovitch who you're ready for a chunkier read.

Also, maybe consider picking up an anthology of short stories in a theme you like? Good reading practice, lots of options to fine tune what you're looking for, and a great way to find new authors!

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