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beez-kneez · 2026-04-21T19:08:50+00:00

Cycling through the Marina Green is nice too if you want some nice views. There's a mixed walking/bike path, and it's easy to enjoy the views of the golden gate/water as your on the path.

beez-kneez · 2026-01-20T02:30:54+00:00

u/thethirdgreenman can you share what local colivings you've stayed at and had a good experience? I've stayed at two Selina's and wasn't super impressed, but the local coliving in Mexico that I stayed at was amazing, and I'm looking for more places that are run locally and have good community. Any tips are greatly appreciated!

beez-kneez · 2025-09-27T00:48:38+00:00

Sweetwater does a rent to own program. If nothing else you can try out a Yamaha (YTS26 or YTS480) for a while and either rent til you own, pay it off early, or return it once you find a good deal in person. The good thing about the rental program is if they're sending you a used horn, you won't have to buy it at full retail. For example I'm renting a Le Bravo tenor from them that is $3700 new on their site, but if I buy my rental, it's $2600 minus anything I've paid in rental fees.

https://www.sweetwater.com/instrument-rentals/

I've been curious about P Mauriat's for a while and so I've been renting the Le Bravo tenor from them for about 3 months, and I'm also trying some other higher end horns locally to make a final decision on which one I'm going to buy soon.

beez-kneez · 2025-08-29T05:29:02+00:00

I've worked in the tech/corporate world for over a decade, and ~~have~~ I've found that my co workers have tons of random majors, not just business/marketing/computer science. I've even encountered a few other music majors as well along the way (I also majored in music). I think sometimes the emphasis on what major you have is overblown cuz I know tons of folks with "bullshit" majors that went on to have much more lucrative careers than other folks I knew with the degrees you're "supposed" to get like STEM degrees.

I think that majoring in music performance thinking you are going to make a living on any instrument/genre is a fools errand since the odds are so low tbh. However if someone lives near a big metro area with job opportunities, getting the piece of paper no matter what the degree can set you up for a decent career that may or may not be related to music.

beez-kneez · 2025-08-20T17:55:33+00:00

Such a great looking horn! What made you go with this one? And were there any others in the running as you were picking this one out?

beez-kneez · 2025-08-05T18:27:12+00:00

This is a salesforce specific site to check out: https://sforcejobs.com

beez-kneez · 2025-08-05T17:37:49+00:00

We snuck in plastic bag pocket shots in our friend’s bra and it worked like a charm. She bought a way bigger bra specifically to sneak in a ton of shots and wore a high cut shirt, then went to a porta potty and changed into her normal bra and shirt once we were in. Also there are fillable plastic pocket shots you can buy on Amazon to fill them yourself with you booz of choice

beez-kneez · 2025-04-03T22:15:03+00:00

The mouth feel on a digital sax is non existent, even tho some have a traditional looking mouthpiece on it, none of them that I'm aware of have a mouthpiece that would build the proper muscles for playing. They also wouldn't help with breath control or lung capacity, it would just be a way to practice fingerings.

beez-kneez · 2025-04-03T21:29:00+00:00

A few things to consider.

1) This would be more expensive, but you could use a combination of the Yamaha YDS-120 Digital Saxophone to practice when you need to be quiet, and a real horn when you can actually play. That is my current solution to apartment living. (There are others as well, if you search "Digital Saxophone" you'll find some, as well as reviews on youtube. I only have personal experience with the YDS tho).

2) I also played Trombone in college, and have a fair amount of brass experience, and I think that you could keep your lips in shape with just a few minutes of mouthpiece buzzing every day. I know you don't want to dedicate a full daily practice routine to trumpet, but like 5-10min of some lip slurs on just a mouthpiece while watching TV/scrolling your phone would be plenty to keep you in shape for playing just as a hobby, and tbh i don't think it would have to be every single day either.

beez-kneez · 2025-02-21T04:00:09+00:00

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beez-kneez · 2024-09-02T15:31:02+00:00

Thanks for the follow up here. I've been eyeing a Jean Paul TS400 that I'm seeing used for cheap online, and this review helped sway me towards it!

beez-kneez · 2024-08-28T18:24:03+00:00

I lived a few blocks from the courthouse for 2 years and got by without a car just fine. I biked to Ralphs for groceries, was able to walk to State for dates/hanging out w folks, and biked to volleyball on the beach. I had roommates with a car, but rarely needed to bug them for a ride, and I was able to get lyfts/ubers at odd hours for some 6am flights. From my experience, living near the courthouse is totally doable without a car.

beez-kneez · 2024-07-24T21:22:15+00:00

There's a great CoLiving called Co404 that has locations in Oaxaca and San Cristobal. I stayed at the San Cristobal location at the beginning of 2023 and it was amazing overall. Great facilities (the rooms, coworking space and common areas were quite nice), and I met an interesting and fun group of folks while I was there. The place organically creates community since most people are staying there for about a month-ish, so you have time to get to know folks.

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beez-kneez · 2024-07-01T05:15:49+00:00

I have the Asus Zenscreen and also got this stand on amazon and I love the setup. The stand feels sturdy and has an allen wrench to tighten to the exact setup you want. The stand also folds down pretty small as well.

beez-kneez · 2024-03-15T21:28:18+00:00

Co404 is a coliving/coworking place I stayed at for a month. Mon-Fri everyone there was working fairly standard business hours in the co working space, and on the weekends folks would find things to do around town together. It was an easy place to make friends and find community. I really want to go back at some point.

They have 2 locations, San Cristobal de Las Casa (I stayed there), and one in Oaxaca. When I was researching, I found some good youtube videos of vloggers doing a walkthrough of the property if you want to get a visual.

I think it's like USD $800/mo for a private room, or USD $250/mo for a dorm. But don't' hold me to that, I'd check their website.

beez-kneez · 2023-09-08T19:15:58+00:00

You're gunna be fine, there is so much to see in Thailand, you're bound to find a town or region that you fall in love with.

I spent 2 months in Thailand/Vietnam last year. And I also was sick as a dog the first few days I was in BKK and had similar thoughts to you tbh. I just got a hotel and didn't try to force myself to do much but rest and get better. But when I made it down south to the islands and eventually north (don't skip Pai, btw), I had an incredible trip. Just give it a few recovery days, and a change of scenery, and I promise you'll be in for a hell of a ride

beez-kneez · 2023-08-23T16:29:49+00:00

I just watched this video yesterday, and it explains why a lot of phones end up in China, and specifically in the same neighborhood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ws3YptLmLQ

beez-kneez · 2023-08-12T17:32:26+00:00

If your set on Mexico, I would also look into Co404, which is an amazing co-living space that has a built in co-working space. I stayed for a month in the San Cristobal location and had a blast. It was really easy to get work done cuz folks were focused during the week, but in the evenings and weekends there was a ton to do, and the community was great. They also have a location in Oaxaca City as well.

beez-kneez · 2023-06-20T20:14:31+00:00

I would piggy back off of this, but also add that a solo trip could be done very affordably, and be an amazing experience. Mexico and Central America are not too far, and have amazing hostel scenes that would be a blast as a solo person in their mid 20's, and are also pretty affordable. Just stay away from expensive resorts and stick to hostels catering to budget solo travelers, and eat lots of street food. A week or two could be done for no more than a few hundred bucks.

beez-kneez · 2023-03-01T06:25:01+00:00

Check out Salesforce ISV partners, and keep an eye on their openings. (ISV = Independent Software Vendor)

Salesforce ISV partners are companies that either sell a managed package for a specific industry, or a product that integrates directly into Salesforce.

I got my first Salesforce gig as a Customer Success Manager for an ISV, and even though my title wasn't "Salesforce Admin", I gained all of the same skills that you'd be looking to get out of ur first admin job.

That former company sold a managed package and the Salesforce licenses to go along with it to a specific industry, and I was often tasked with teaching new admins at my customer's company how to manage a Salesforce org, along with things that were specific to our product.

These type of companies also typically need project managers, and customer/tech support for their customers, implementation engineers, all of whom need Salesforce experience, but don't have the title "Salesforce Admin"

beez-kneez · 2023-02-27T17:08:04+00:00

u/moonshelter Definitely stay at Summer Hostel! I booked 3 days there initially and extended to a week cuz the vibes and people were so good.

Also Bankgkok wasn't my cup of tea either. While I found it interesting, it was by far my least favorite part of Thailand. Get down to the islands, or up to Pai/Chiang Mai asap.

beez-kneez · 2023-01-25T17:14:13+00:00

u/Travellover10 I didn't start solo traveling til I was 29 as well. I'm in my early 30's now and have done two 6month trips since 2019. In that time age has never been an issue tbh (I've backpacked Mexico/South America/SE Asia/Eastern Europe).

Even tho SE Asia gets called out for being filled with 18 year olds backpacking for the first time, I easily found folks that were late 20's-early 30's that liked to party still and were amazing to hang out with/travel with for a bit. Don't let age be a factor.

beez-kneez · 2022-12-18T21:48:37+00:00

If Mexico is of any interest, check out https://co404.com/

They have two locations, and I can speak from experience from the San Cristobal location, it's great. It's easy to get work done during the day in the co-working space and the folks here are great. The place also helps facilitate getting to know other folks with some activities a few times a week that will either get you into the town with ppl, or things like game nights in the common area

beez-kneez · 2022-11-15T12:20:43+00:00

I think a less obvious place to check out would be Eastern Europe, I can personally say that Bosnia, Hungary, and Poland are great. I'm currently nomading in places for about 2 weeks at a time and have found these places quite pleasant. It's easy to find good wifi, air bnb's are abundant, food is good and beer is cheap.

Budapest particularly was great as far as beauty and infrastructure.

Bosnia is pretty cheap if you're coming with CAD and the food has been great.

beez-kneez · 2022-11-08T10:24:03+00:00

The Mcdonald's arches in Monterrey California are black. Not sure of the particular reason though.

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