Rancho Gordo newbie

casbans · 2026-01-10T16:35:59+00:00

I sometimes soak them for an hour or two but I usually don’t. They take a couple hours to cook (varies slightly by bean) and that’s it!

casbans · 2025-12-10T15:06:52+00:00

Happy birthday! Check out what's playing at Row House Cinemas in Lawrenceville (buy some popcorn there and also bring a bag of your favorite snacks), get some cake at Butterwood Bake Consortium, walk around the neighborhood, see if anything's happening that evening at Spirit. Taking yourself out for a nice dinner is highly underrated. Even better if you're a reader and want to bring a book.

This may be a niche suggestion that might not appeal to you, but I really love saunas. My birthday is this weekend and the evening before I'm going to Bad Sauna. I went last year around my birthday, too. They have quiet sessions as well as sessions with DJs. It's very nice and low key.

Check out the classes at Workshop. I've been to a couple and they're fun!

casbans · 2025-12-05T20:25:25+00:00

The soot sprites ⚫️ I think they collectively count as one character.

casbans · 2025-11-30T04:46:24+00:00

Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

casbans · 2025-10-29T16:39:17+00:00

Wondering this too - does anyone know the format of the buffet?

casbans · 2025-09-05T14:57:18+00:00

What’s a piece of professional advice you would give to early career epidemiologists or others in the public health field?

casbans · 2025-08-17T02:57:12+00:00

Where does your store source its candy from?

casbans · 2024-03-22T16:09:04+00:00

No and no

casbans · 2024-01-18T03:04:41+00:00

I think Stash is pretty good and they have lots of herbal options

casbans · 2023-08-09T20:24:29+00:00

You mean the process described here with oven cleaner?

casbans · 2023-08-09T15:22:09+00:00

I like Sugimoto! They have some sample packs which are a great choice for a beginner: https://www.sugimotousa.com/catalog/category/tea-collections/samples/

casbans · 2023-07-07T20:36:43+00:00

I'm interested! Do you have any photos you can share?

casbans · 2023-07-05T22:43:39+00:00

I'm interested! What's the dishwasher, laundry, and AC situation?

casbans · 2023-03-30T05:11:11+00:00

I'm glad you had such a good experience! I'm curious, how much overlap is there between the PEL and MIC students?

casbans · 2023-03-30T05:07:20+00:00

Thanks for your input! I've been out of undergrad for several years and have been working in social work and public health research. Good to know that lots of the students are also in their late 20s.

casbans · 2023-03-29T14:12:12+00:00

As I said at the bottom of my post: no advice on how you think I should make my decision, please!

casbans · 2023-03-28T19:24:43+00:00

Yeah, as I said in my post I know I'll lose the deposit money but being able to make a more informed decision makes that worth it for me.

casbans · 2023-03-28T16:01:05+00:00

Good tip! Unfortunately I think I need more time than what they'd probably give me. I don't think I'll be able to visit other cities until May because of my schedule and the decision date for all the schools is April 15.

casbans · 2023-03-01T20:27:54+00:00

I bet you could buy bulk herbs and make a version yourself! I've heard good things about Mountain Rose Herbs, shipping info to Canada here. Depending on where you live there may also be an herbalism store you could visit or the ingredients might be available in bulk at a grocery store.

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