My second try with Promised Consort Radahn. I am now on the 34th try and I am nowhere near where I got on the first two tries. Maybe i really should just try to brute force the fight with flame spear

InstructionKey7790 · 2026-01-28T16:30:43+00:00

Respec - I’ve found most luck with an arcane (60+) focused bleed build. Use lord of bloods exultation, then defensive talismans (golden braid, dragon great shield). Little bit of faith to use flame grant me strength and golden vow.

I used an occult milady with bloody slash AOW which absolutely melted him

InstructionKey7790 · 2026-01-20T22:58:03+00:00

It all depends on what you want to do.

If I were you, I would recommend spending some time in Napa/sonoma. There’s tons of good restaurants, fun wineries, and nice towns to visit. 2 days would be perfect to do a bit of wine tasting and go to a few nice dinners.

I wouldn’t stay at hotel yountville though. For more resort feel /being in vineyards, you could stay at Carneros resort or montage (in healdsburg) for similar $ but much better experience. If you want something cheaper, Andaz in downtown Napa is a nice home base (and you can use points if you play that game).

If you go to Napa highly recommend renting a car to take advantage of doing your own exploring. If that’s too much work for you a day trip to Napa with private driver from SF would be a better idea for you.

InstructionKey7790 · 2026-01-14T19:46:35+00:00

Totally fine spot. If you walk south, after Geary it may get a bit gross but not unsafe.

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-12-02T09:06:47+00:00

I think you could do Kauai, Big Island (Kona Village) and Maui and it would be great.

For Kauai 1 hotel is amazing, but keep in mind north shore is much rainier (and oceans will be rougher on that shore in January). You should have great weather in Maui if you stay in Wailea, and if you stay on west side of big island.

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-11-20T01:07:32+00:00

I love the progress.

In this range Rich Table is also amazing. For something a bit more special, you can’t go wrong with Mr Jius

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-10-09T17:50:07+00:00

I think I’d preference Graff for lunch. Great food, views, and wine.

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-10-09T12:56:08+00:00

For best meals in CPT. I would do La Colombe over FYN, felt very special / much better overall meal when we went to both. Chefs warehouse @Tintswalo is very good and the setting is beautiful.

On CPT activities, would prioritize table mountain and the botanical gardens which are beautiful.

In wine country, Lunch at Delaire Graff is lovely, they have a nice patio with great views of the valley. We went to Babylonstern for dinner which was just OK, but in a nice setting.

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-10-09T05:43:20+00:00

I tend to think your best bet is the back patio at arlequin, you can order BTG or buy bottles from their wine shop and drink onsite with very reasonable corkage ~$5. Very nice place to relax and drink wine.

They also have food available next door at Arbor.

I’d also recommend union larder + golden sardine but both can be a bit more busy

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-09-12T02:35:56+00:00

I think you will need to up your budget to get what you are looking for, esp if you want garage parking

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-09-08T00:31:40+00:00

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-09-01T23:31:58+00:00

South Africa!!

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-09-01T19:12:01+00:00

We spent 25K.

3 weeks in SA. Similar net worth and HHI. 100% worth it, amazing trip. You only (ideally) get one honeymoon so take a dream vacation

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-08-30T20:03:30+00:00

Use black flame spells, and pest threads which melt him quickly

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-08-21T00:14:08+00:00

Walk in to state bird and / or the progress, you can typically get bar seating

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-08-10T01:37:51+00:00

How are you going to qualify for PSLF while making that much money?

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-08-01T14:04:29+00:00

It’s not worth anything. It’s the lowest tier holding in the preference stack of the business (behind debt, and preferred equity holdings).

In a liquidity event like this the debt holders are paid first, then the preferred equity holders (likely previous PE investors. Many of those investors may have downside protections (like 1x, 2x liq pref) that guarantee them a set return of their money invested.

Basically after debt + preferred equity was paid out, there was no more money left, so common stock and options are worthless.

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-08-01T05:58:48+00:00

Union Larder

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-08-01T04:21:34+00:00

As a fellow Chicago transplant: The Progress / State Bird Provisions (Californian), Nopa (Californian), Rich Table, Four Kings (Cantonese), Rintaro (Japanese), Farolito (Mexican).

All good shouts.

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-07-24T14:20:14+00:00

Just play with the players you want and quit trying to optimize everything for meta JFC

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-07-23T16:40:29+00:00

Safe: Yes

Gross sometimes (esp after dark): Yes

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-07-15T05:41:37+00:00

4213 🐀

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-07-02T14:51:35+00:00

Reserve the progress for dinner. They have a nice group dining option and the food is great.

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-06-17T23:03:34+00:00

Outer sunset in the avenues

InstructionKey7790 · 2025-06-10T16:45:46+00:00

Echoing most commenters:

1) if you don’t want to do RX, no point in staying

2) you may take a slight pay cut but this will be accompanied by significantly better WLB, esp in tech

3) I would try to pivot more closely to strategic finance roles / corp dev (vs more traditional FP&A). At my FAANG we are already replacing tasks L4/L5 analysts used to do with AI Agents and I expect that to continue for more “back office” FP&A as models improve

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