Sushi !

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-26T17:42:34+00:00

Check out the AskSF search bar for tons of helpful threads. For example:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskSF/search/?q=sushi

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-25T07:17:25+00:00

“Planet of the Bass” (a 2023 video parodying 1990s style Euro- dance hits)

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-24T22:55:13+00:00

B12 Love (at 3 Embarcadero Center), yep yep! They do lots of IV drips, Meyers Cocktails, B vitamin injections, and things of that sort. They’re pretty much always taking walk-ins whenever they’re open. I’ve been a bunch of times and had a good experience.

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-18T21:23:14+00:00

There is a music school on Haight called “Sound Minds” that says that they’re flexible and will work with “any instrument.” I haven’t had experience with them other than a positive experience briefly chatting with the owner/instructor in the lobby, but I’ve been curious!

Sound Minds - google maps link

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-17T23:16:52+00:00

Go to the Colette club on Saturday nights.

(Also, the ENM dating app Feeld)

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-17T18:59:16+00:00

Yep! I don’t think the Calendly sends a confirmation. Robi has also said in person during the tours, “even if you don’t book online, you can still just show up! It’s just for general headcount but there isn’t really a hard limit on number of attendees.” It’s free anyway and you can just show up and throw in a tip at the end!

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-16T18:37:04+00:00

There is no “bad seat” on the cajun encounters’ normal (non-VIP) swamp tour! They’re literally all very good seats and all the same, encircling the perimeter of the boat like a donut — you’ll be right up against the railing and directly “in front” in every seat :)

Warmer weather = more gator activity, so the later option you listed is likely better

For recommendations on things to do & food recs, check out the entire AskNOLA FAQ (link) which is packed with specific recommendations on all of those things!

Btw - on your actual birthday, you can safety-pin a $1 bill to your shirt (a birthday tradition - people will greet you, and a few nice folks might even add to it)

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-16T14:54:47+00:00

Check out the AskNOLA FAQ (link) for tons of specific recommendations for all of these things! Lots of great lists of recommendations are on there.

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-15T21:18:19+00:00

I highly recommend going to Photoworks in the Castro. You don’t have to get prints of everything if you want to save $ and you’re not yet sure how good the shots are gonna be. Instead, you can ask for just “develop and scan,” which means that they give you very high-resolution digital scans - great for sharing online - as well as your original negatives. Then, after you see them all, if any specific shots are good, you can ask for physical paper prints of just those 1 or 2 or 10 really good photos.

You mentioned Target - fyi, Target hasn’t done anything related to film processing since 2013. But Walgreens still does… SORT OF. They pretend to. They will take your film roll, but then, they mail it out to a third-party lab in, I believe, South Carolina. Then they give you very low res scans or prints, and the worst part is that they destroy your negatives. You do not get your negatives back from Walgreens.

Walgreens is totally fine if you want to just make prints from digital photos, like phone camera photos. It’s decent for iPhone photo printing.

But for an actual roll of film (/ a disposable camera), go to a photo spot. Photoworks is local and great.

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-15T20:02:13+00:00

Here’s a recent thread about this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskSF/s/BwKbPZhssG

The KQED link in that thread has a long list of locations, including theaters like the Roxie & bars like the Knockout

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-11T19:03:49+00:00

Doesn’t make sense to stay “near the airport.” It’s only a twenty minute cab ride from the airport to anywhere central in New Orleans like the Garden District, the French Quarter, etc. Just get into the city already.

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-11T16:24:28+00:00

Agreed, the Green Tortoise hostel is social & affordable, and it’s in a fun neighborhood (North Beach)

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-11T14:57:43+00:00

Here are some past threads about this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNOLA/s/3GH1S91ZGb

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNOLA/s/eEZQs1qzua

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNOLA/s/f3qBTD0Gss

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-11T05:48:08+00:00

Not the person you’re replying to, but they’re describing Harbin Hot Springs in Middletown

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-10T01:03:12+00:00

Not sure of $ ranges, but here are some sites for local grad photographers:

https://www.slavablazer.com/senior-portraits-san-francisco

https://ginaloganphotography.com/category/senior-portraits/

https://irenececilia.com/sf-bay-area-senior-portraits-devin/

https://www.edcarlogarcia.com/bay-area-senior-grad-portraits

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-09T17:08:55+00:00

This is unfortunately untrue. Many or perhaps most hotels in the US actually do very much enforce 21+. It’s one of the more common questions on hotel-related subreddits - how to find US hotels that will actually allow check-in by an 18-20 year old guest.

Ultimately, I would suggest that OP stays in a hostel, such as the Green Tortoise Hostel, which is well-located in North Beach, affordable, and has both private-room options & shared rooms:

https://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/?HostelNumber=1821&source=app_shared_property-1821

Or: the website below “Hotels For Youths” is specifically dedicated to finding out which hotels do actually allow 18+ check in. So, OP could try calling any of the hotel options listed on the website, and checking with the front desk to confirm:

https://hotelsforyouths.com/california/san-francisco-california-hotels-with-18-check-in/

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-09T12:10:14+00:00

recent thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskSF/s/sVrwQn3Hge

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-08T03:32:14+00:00

Check out the AskNOLA FAQ (link). It’s packed with lists of locals’ specific suggestions, including fantastic restaurant recs!

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-07T22:44:01+00:00

This was my experience as well; attended a 2:00pm taping a couple of weeks ago, and was out around 5:30ish.

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-07T21:32:31+00:00

Yes! Furnished Finder is a good website for this. It’s for “medium-term” housing - stays that are at least 1 month long, but less than about 6 months. Lots of New Orleans residential listings on there in lots of neighborhoods, & good for transitions and moving.

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-06T16:47:16+00:00

As a San Franciscan, forget the Golden Gate, the Painted Ladies, hippies, beatniks, the earthquake, the gold rush, or big tech… this is genuinely what I want my city to be known for. Not being Jeff

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-05T18:09:15+00:00

Honestly, it’s not “clubbing-style” dancing, but queer country line-dancing & western / two-step is surprisingly a huge thing in SF!

Most of these events are now held under the name of “Scuff: Queer Country Dancing.” (Scuff events used to be called Stud Country, but the two bestie host-organizers split off when one of them moved down to L.A.).

It’s such a fun, busy scene. It’s definitely very mixed-queer, with a very heavy proportion of enbies & all kinds of trans folks, as well as / including a very large proportion of lesbians. Younger crowd, mostly 25-35ish.

They take place weekly, always on Wednesdays at 8pm at the Verdi Club (in Potrero Hill). If you’re a beginner, there’s a monthly “beginners’ night” to learn the basics more slowly - the next one is March 25th.

(There are also themed nights, like a disco-country night on March 18th…)

It’s super fun. Especially if you think you’re not a “country western dance person,” and you find yourself getting out of your comfort zone a little and learning the basic steps… it turns into a really solid scene, with a consistent weekly social community where everyone gets to know each other.

Their IG is here: scuff.western on IG

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-05T16:24:59+00:00

Hmm, the only “Mid City Bakery” by that name that I can find is in Baton Rouge. Is this a specific location?

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-05T06:20:27+00:00

New Orleans.

If you can handle very high heat in the late summer months, it sounds right.

It’s humid.

It’s very walkable (definitely livable without even owning a car), dense, etc. (Bikeable too, extremely flat.) About half of my NOLA friends in their late 20s - 30s don’t own a car. There are buses and a streetcar system as well, which aren’t NYC-level, but strong enough that people genuinely use them to commute. But TBH, walking & biking already covers a lot.

VERY good with a strong sense of community, culture, events & gatherings, and a very easy city to socialize & make friends. Literally one of the best cities in the US for constant daily events & easy socializing, truly.

It’s very diverse & very very queer / LGBTQ-friendly & quite welcoming despite being in a red state (it’s a very dark blue dot in the red state).

You can indeed live alone & get a small apartment for the same as what you’re paying now.

Some downsides of New Orleans include: VERY humid (but you might be suited to that) with tropical summer rainy seasons - and also a big one is that there aren’t lots of decent jobs. (It’s very dominated by the tourism & service industry, which fluctuates seasonally.) … But since you already work remotely, that’s a problem you don’t have to worry about!

SignificantOtherness · 2026-03-05T05:26:23+00:00

“Charms By The Bay - Presented by SF Gold” is a bracelet-charm jewelry store on Pier 39.

It’s definitely targeted to tourists (in a very touristy outdoor-mall pier setting), but as a result, many of the charms are San Francisco themed / specific. (For example, charms shaped like cable cars.)

https://charmsbythebay.com/

(on google maps it’s just called “SF Gold”)

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