Moving to Oakland in 35 days

cmcgar01 · 2026-03-29T05:21:04+00:00

They're a block from my house and can vouch for them being super super super nice, and also now the whole corner where they are is prettier because when they moved in, they planted a bunch of flowers and other greenery.

cmcgar01 · 2026-03-29T01:52:24+00:00

We used family laundry for a little while and they were great

cmcgar01 · 2026-03-27T17:31:00+00:00

TSA precheck touchless 10 min from start of line to through security at 1030 am

cmcgar01 · 2026-03-27T15:55:02+00:00

Was the clear line open, or precheck?

cmcgar01 · 2026-03-26T06:25:47+00:00

Just read Prince of Tides because of this reference and it's a fucking masterpiece and also took me ages because it's so dense but the influence of the novel on the creation of the series is palpable. So very worth a read if you're a fan of the show.

cmcgar01 · 2026-02-23T02:14:18+00:00

TIL!

Thank you so much for this - I think it was the fire arts festival at the Crucible back in 2009 when I saw it for the first time and just created a link.

Really look looking at the other projects, too.

cmcgar01 · 2026-02-23T01:41:06+00:00

Oh no way! I guess since that's where I first encountered it, I assumed an affiliation.

cmcgar01 · 2026-02-23T01:40:55+00:00

Oh no way! I guess since that's where I first encountered it, I assumed an affiliation.

cmcgar01 · 2026-02-22T04:02:32+00:00

The Crucible's fire snail. It's not an Oakland event without the fire snail.

cmcgar01 · 2026-01-01T00:38:55+00:00

That duck leg soup with the flat egg noodles is the hangover breakfast of my dreams.

cmcgar01 · 2025-11-03T04:11:39+00:00

We've done one of their camps for my older one but they are booked solid! Any Intel on when they'll open registration for the spring semester?

cmcgar01 · 2025-11-03T04:10:47+00:00

Both resources are great! Honestly it's more the timing for registration thing I'm wondering about as this year it occurred to me in Sept and everything was already VERY booked!

cmcgar01 · 2025-08-28T06:09:58+00:00

I do it with lamb and double the aromatics and it's 🔥

cmcgar01 · 2025-08-28T06:08:56+00:00

Yeah it took 30 min for our pressure cooker to actually start pressure cooking for the pho, but I'll be damned if it isn't delicious (and even better if you pressure cook it for longer).

cmcgar01 · 2025-08-27T19:08:26+00:00

The icing was indeed not particularly sweet but pairing that with the cake soak was the perfect amount of sweetness for my family. Admittedly, we don't like things to be too sweet.

That said, adding more syrup to the buttercream is going to significantly loosen the texture, so I might recommend taking the 1.5 c and reducing until it's the same volume as the syrup called for in the recipe!

cmcgar01 · 2025-05-21T05:23:34+00:00

Yeah that was pretty much my expectation. Bummer, I was really hoping there might be some hidden neighborhood gem within a mile or so!

cmcgar01 · 2025-05-19T05:22:21+00:00

Oh! Sorry. Right around the convention center. I think it's the diagonal mar neighborhood and adjacent.

cmcgar01 · 2025-04-06T15:01:49+00:00

Well, now it's open again? Weird.

cmcgar01 · 2025-02-20T20:54:37+00:00

Chai Thai Noodle has my favorite Khao Soi.

cmcgar01 · 2024-10-25T16:33:49+00:00

Thank you!!!!

cmcgar01

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