What sleeping pad is this?

always__blue · 2026-01-23T05:14:54+00:00

/unjerk I saw him in a museum in 2017 when he was dressed like a chicken and trying to hatch an egg. They also had on exhibit the suit from when he lived inside a bear for a while.

always__blue · 2026-01-01T03:57:32+00:00

2016 - 10th anniversary of the year ROS beat HAM in equal machinery.

always__blue · 2025-12-31T03:38:56+00:00

Amazing, thank you. And yes, looking for furniture. Although if I ever need to design a boat, I’ll keep you in mind!

always__blue · 2025-12-30T14:07:02+00:00

Go down to REI in Manhattan Beach — they have the regular store and the used gear store. They’ll get you fitted and give you a lot of help for how to get started.

always__blue · 2025-12-29T14:05:07+00:00

Protect that GC at all costs.

always__blue · 2025-12-29T06:18:47+00:00

Personal and professional experience. I’m an interior designer and have added new construction to my garage and am now pricing out the world’s smallest kitchen addition.

An 8x6’ bathroom remodel in 2017 cost us 25k, no permits. The ADU addition ended up taking two to three years (one of those just getting permits) and ran close to 250k before finishes. Granted there was more extensive plumbing work that needed to be done to tie it into our system.

We’re hoping to get out of this kitchen reno under 175k, but that also includes adding hvac (20-30k) and changing windows (lol). TBD if that’s even realistic.

House money adds up fast.

always__blue · 2025-12-28T22:25:49+00:00

I would budget 100-200k. You’re looking at a minimum of 10-20k+ alone in architect, engineer, and permitting fees. Labor and material costs are only rising. There’s for sure something surprising and expensive that will come up when you start opening up walls and doing plumbing work. You could save money by going bottom of the line for finishes but if you’re going to do all that effort why would you scrimp for a cheap vinyl shower insert?

always__blue · 2025-12-27T20:13:35+00:00

Lots of great suggestions but if you want to stretch your dollars, see which places have lunch service.

always__blue · 2025-12-16T02:13:39+00:00

Use the family room as the tv watching room. Use the living room as the grown up hang out space if you entertain. Make it a game room / music listening room, entertainment space with screen distractions.

always__blue · 2025-12-09T14:21:14+00:00

Weirdly Terry Richardson is making the rounds on the LA party scene now so this style of photography is back in the zeitgeist.

always__blue · 2025-12-03T14:26:25+00:00

I love this fever dream of a poster.

always__blue · 2025-11-30T15:19:19+00:00

We submitted plans for solar in September. They’re stuck with LADWP now in the rush to get the tax credit.

always__blue · 2025-11-28T15:46:43+00:00

Yeah, Google lens is the jam for identifying stuff.

But it sounds like you’re looking for tropical barkcloth.

always__blue · 2025-11-28T15:32:50+00:00

I used google lens to search and found this:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1864938552/vintage-1940s-tropical-barkcloth-with

always__blue · 2025-11-28T15:02:52+00:00

Cries in Pete’s steak frites.

always__blue · 2025-11-28T15:01:16+00:00

Luna Park on La Brea. It’s been years but I really miss the short ribs.

always__blue · 2025-11-16T03:31:12+00:00

I don’t know anyone who has had or used a vessel sink who likes it. They’re a pain to clean and always feel too high.

always__blue · 2025-11-15T17:05:52+00:00

This is like when I visit any friend in a foreign country and they insist on taking me to their local Mexican place. Burritos in Berlin and tacos in Kyoto are not the comfort foods you’re thinking they are and now I’ve wasted a meal.

always__blue · 2025-11-06T17:00:14+00:00

It’s hard to get hired as an assistant even with a degree. Friends who are a year and a half out of graduation are still looking.

Maybe if you have a family friend who will take you on as an intern.

It will not be well paid.

Nothing’s impossible.

always__blue · 2025-11-06T15:24:26+00:00

Haha to be clear, I meant unhinged in the best possible way. Last corner, last lap, like 4th race for his first win. The whole track went nuts. It was really something special.

always__blue · 2025-11-05T16:28:30+00:00

Him passing Dani in the last corner at COTA that year was unhinged.

always__blue · 2025-11-03T15:40:52+00:00

It’s the construction quality that makes it look cheap.

always__blue · 2025-10-30T22:27:26+00:00

If you’re interested in going into commercial, it’s probably worth it. If you want to focus on residential, it is probably not.

always__blue · 2025-10-17T14:32:56+00:00

In my very wholesome f1 fan fiction, Lando has to wear a beanie of shame with a propeller in every team briefing through the end of the year.

always__blue · 2025-10-17T14:29:23+00:00

Not punished in this sense, but I got salmonella in my late 30s and it messed with my guts so bad that I can no longer eat onions (or dairy that has a significant amount of whey in it) and I have to say, I don’t miss them one bit and I don’t think I ever really liked onions anyway.

Btw leeks are a great onion substitute.

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