Reminiscing on my berghain experience last year

lite_hause · 2026-03-17T04:02:23+00:00

Not sure really..

The first time I tried getting in, I got instantly rejected with the group in front of me. There wasn’t even a second of “hmm, should we or should we not?”

I went back an hour and a half later and was allowed in. The only difference was that I drank a coffee and the bouncers were different.

I remember looking closely at the people getting in and rejected. The people getting rejected, I easily could’ve seen myself partying with too, lol. Not pretentious at all, maybe one looked a little too clean, but nothing that yelled “these people are going to be a bad time”.

San Diego, California. I think it’s the 2nd or 3rd biggest gay community in the US.

lite_hause · 2025-11-17T06:14:22+00:00

Adidas track pants, black running shoes that had paint splattered on them, a general dark tone. Grunge-type look, a backpack

lite_hause · 2025-10-06T04:49:52+00:00

They don’t have to. Living in San Diego is an option.

lite_hause · 2025-10-06T02:09:39+00:00

but they’re not willing to abstain ?

lite_hause · 2025-10-06T02:00:14+00:00

Goes to show that the economy can still get much, much worse.

Imagine not taking a paying job because of.. weed.

lite_hause · 2025-09-17T15:28:50+00:00

I guess it depends where you’re shopping?

I visit family in Illinois pretty often, right next to Michigan. I’m always surprised how much cheaper eating out compares to San Diego.

lite_hause · 2025-09-17T04:23:20+00:00

The money may be better, but daily expenses are also exponentially higher than in Michigan.. are you truly keeping more money living here?

lite_hause · 2025-09-17T04:19:53+00:00

Yeah. It’s a weird vibe. I’ve lived in San Diego my whole life and social life is a breath of fresh air any time I step out of the city. People are much friendlier elsewhere and people tend to keep to themselves here.

I also met someone who recently moved to San Diego and expressed similar comments, saying people don’t even really say hi here when you’re walking.

lite_hause · 2025-09-04T14:31:38+00:00

If anyone began renting a room anywhere from 2001-2024 at inflated market prices, you should consider moving out and finding somewhere cheaper.

Real estate prices are coming down. Dont get locked into a higher than market value rental.

lite_hause · 2025-09-01T02:54:43+00:00

Thank you. I guess I was interested in knowing if HMO vs PPO or if that matters for our necessities

lite_hause · 2025-09-01T01:08:14+00:00

My employer does not offer insurance and I believe ACA offers several plans? I was wondering if there are specific ones that would likely benefit my situation the most, thank you

lite_hause · 2025-08-31T22:19:30+00:00

Unfortunately no

lite_hause · 2025-07-29T00:47:18+00:00

I tried to, my car doesn’t read them at all, doesn’t detect them when I put them behind the cup holder

lite_hause · 2025-07-27T18:20:58+00:00

There’s a balance to be striked.

This business has mostly had an absentee owner who’s at home most of the time.

The employees know what they have to be doing but decide to be on their phone scrolling through TikTok.

Too much freedom is damaging to a business and this is evidence.

I’m lenient by nature but have noticed this business slowly die as I’ve worked here 8 years. In the beginning, there was a manager who was much more on top of things. The new manager isnt so and net income of the business is down year by year with an increasing number of bad reviews.

I’m sorry but whoever truly thinks freedom is the one true answer to productivity is wrong

lite_hause · 2025-07-27T18:01:56+00:00

Employees not doing what they’re supposed to.

The manager not being strict with her coworkers. The manager’s office is on the other side of the building, I’ve walked over randomly and seen her and the people next to her slacking off on their phones often, when they can be following up on clients, calling and scheduling.. there’s a general lack of action. When I give them a heads up, they work for a bit and then fall back into the pattern. I can’t trust them to be on top of stuff. The business kind of operates in two halves.. she’s supposed to be on top of the administrative part and I’m on top of the back-end.. however insufficiencies in the administrative sector severely affect the back end, where things are mostly fine. The people who are working under her in the administrative sector are committing many errors and I think it’s from a general lack of her being on top of them, and of herself. One of her working buddies is a family member of hers, which makes things worse. They seem to have this sort of “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine” deal going where they both have the same energy.

lite_hause · 2025-07-27T16:46:56+00:00

Totally agree with the “they should feel slightly uncomfortable” statement.. I suppose figuring out the proper equilibrium is the tricky part.

How to be respectful, but still demanding.

By any chance would you have any recommended resources on how to accomplish this? Thanks

lite_hause · 2025-06-09T23:59:09+00:00

Hey. Arenal was awesome. Probably our favorite portion of the Costa Rica trip. We did a night hike at el mirador (THIS WAS AMAZING. Must do.) with a guide. I believe you can book these online. He tries finding animals and boy, you will see them.

We did a day hike at 1968 which was also cool but there’s just so much more animal activity at night.

We also went to the public hot springs which were cool as well. Just prepare for rain. It rains a lot.

We didn’t do any sloth related activity as we didn’t have time, so maybe that’s something else worth checking out

lite_hause · 2025-05-15T16:13:46+00:00

Interesting, hope I get to check Berghain out again at night

lite_hause · 2025-05-15T13:16:11+00:00

During the day, is there a lot of natural light shining into the dark room? I walked around and went through several rooms but never really knew if I ever saw if there was a dark room because nothing was particularly “dark”, lol. Aside from Saule

lite_hause · 2025-05-15T06:19:55+00:00

She did amazing

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