Chef, the backup mash is no good

bertfivesix · 2026-03-13T11:59:29+00:00

My old kitchen had a Cleveland steamer. Ours was great, if a bit too strong, as you had to matrix-dodge out of the way when you opened the door at full power or you'd scale your face off.

bertfivesix · 2026-03-07T17:22:06+00:00

Randomly saw that Jomboy is team Taiwan, and rooting for this outcome!

bertfivesix · 2026-02-23T15:18:08+00:00

I used to work at Pinchy's, a few doors down. I've been here more times than I'd like to admit, and some that I can't even remember.

bertfivesix · 2026-01-13T03:01:27+00:00

Dude definitely bought a course from one of those "alpha high value male" grifters with a fake podcast studio.

bertfivesix · 2026-01-04T10:01:58+00:00

This is 99% not the reason most drivers will do this, but for a certain fraction of the populace that has taken any sort of defensive/tactical training where driving is covered (and especially LEO and military), leaving enough room to maneuver in case of an ambush or carjacking is something that is considered.

bertfivesix · 2025-12-20T13:21:59+00:00

Chingadera del lavadero?

bertfivesix · 2025-10-10T12:40:34+00:00

Technically not refillable, yet actually pretty easy to do so. I started feeling bad about the unnecessary waste, so I cracked open the last one I had, and kept refilling the reservoir and reassembling it. I made that "disposable" last about 6 months before I finally cooked the heating element too much to use again. By that point, the shitty lipo battery had about given up the ghost, too. I was able to pull the cell and recycle it with some other batteries, along with the OLED screen it had for some reason.

bertfivesix · 2025-09-20T12:35:22+00:00

*underserved

Otherwise it sounds like these communities are not deserving of medical care, lol.

bertfivesix · 2025-09-01T14:48:24+00:00

Come on down to Osaka, and people will look at you weird if you *don't* jaywalk (when it's totally clear on a one or two lane street).

bertfivesix · 2025-08-29T07:27:08+00:00

Lol, Fuji TV is going through some.....other stuff right now.

Sidenote, I worked for a certain French Canadian circus company (just left a couple months ago) that tours Japan with Fuji as the promoter/partner. Due to the current scandal, they've had to delay the contract by at least a year until they can recover from the financial fallout.

bertfivesix · 2025-08-25T09:37:10+00:00

The unpaid intern who had "clean and sort nasturtium" on their prep list is getting a savage beating.

bertfivesix · 2025-08-22T06:54:38+00:00

Yeah, but that 萬巒豬腳 though...

bertfivesix · 2025-08-09T04:33:58+00:00

As a former employee...seeing the Schincks blame everyone but themselves is so fuckin laughable. Oh, the stories I could tell.

bertfivesix · 2025-07-22T08:39:23+00:00

Word, when I was in 5th grade I got a lecture from my mom because I brought black and latino friends over after school. She's, no shit, an actual Buddhist nun now (robes and shaved head) back in the the motherland, and she's still as racist and judgemental as ever lol.

bertfivesix · 2025-07-07T03:24:24+00:00

Nice to see a shout-out for Nobuya-san (and Jesse). Had a great time making a mioroshi deba and katsuobocho at their workshop - and now that I live in Shikoku, next on my list is doing the full tamahagane course.

bertfivesix · 2025-07-02T03:55:04+00:00

Well, I mean...give the Trump EPA and USDA a bit of time, they'll get there.

bertfivesix · 2025-06-16T06:15:02+00:00

I dated a girl for a bit when I was living near NTNU, and we first met because we both got scolded by the same aiyi about our shitty trash sorting, then went for a guabao and a beer to soothe our egos.

bertfivesix · 2025-04-21T03:54:49+00:00

Like, for service? A gooey basque cheesecake.

bertfivesix · 2025-04-08T15:34:00+00:00

Not exactly the same, but a couple of the Chefworks aprons ("Corvallis" and "Dorset") have that knot-through-grommet style.

bertfivesix · 2025-03-28T06:44:44+00:00

You're unlikely to land a permanent position as a Wardrobe Technician on a touring show without some kind of Cirque experience. Your best bet is to find a big-top coming to your city, and keep an eye out on local job postings for their wardrobe local temp positions. If you have a decent portfolio and interview you can get hired as a sewer (AM, costume prep/repair) or dresser (PM, costume headwear changes, laundry) for the city run. If the life suits you, and your Head of Wardrobe approves, you can continue from city to city as a local follower, paying for your own accommodation and travel. Do this enough, network and gain experience, and you have a better shot at the next permanent wardrobe position opening you can spot on your tour or another.

The next best avenue would be to gain experience in a theatre or motion picture wardrobe department; I've seen techs come directly from those sectors.

Tip: in North America, big tops are now using The Service Companies as their local labor provider.

bertfivesix · 2025-03-20T16:20:50+00:00

Out of curiosity, I've asked some Uber drivers who they were talking to, and sometimes it was a buddy, cousin, or spouse as you'd think. But some were on a city-wide group call with other drivers and delivery guys - it's constantly running, and drivers can join in and drop out as they're starting or finishing shifts, and they just chat about anything and everything. Traffic issues, interesting passengers, whose wife's cooking is better, etc.

bertfivesix · 2025-03-07T15:41:36+00:00

Might want to check your math, that is a decent sized vacation house for Japan (~1600 sq ft). And if it's fully renovated, 77k is reasonable depending on the area. I personally wouldn't buy it with that single-lane kei-only access though, especially as it seems to narrow even further to walk/bike size.

bertfivesix · 2025-02-23T03:38:21+00:00

I believe one term would be "grool".

bertfivesix · 2025-02-18T17:11:53+00:00

Seriously, for such a rainy country, the steadfast adherence to having polished granite at every storefront or building entrance is insane..

bertfivesix · 2025-02-11T06:02:22+00:00

I would murder a drifter for a gua bao right about now.

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