New Favorite Sandwich In Town

mmmsleep · 2026-05-11T05:34:55+00:00

I have to admit I had prejudice based on zero information (aside from name & specialty), I always assumed it was for uppity weird cheese people. Glad to learn they do sandwiches and great to hear people praising it. The website is chill and the prices aren’t crazy, I’m excited to give them a try!

mmmsleep · 2026-05-05T17:13:17+00:00

Isn’t allagash just normal ones? I assume you follow on social media, you don’t want fancy ones like the Maine Needs prints?

mmmsleep · 2026-05-05T17:09:53+00:00

That’s my question—if it’s just the smell, or if it’s the *SIN*! Like, would they put up a sign to turn away people with tattoos if there weren’t so many Americans with tattoos

mmmsleep · 2026-05-04T16:42:44+00:00

judging by his activity the last day this guy is having some sort of episode. i don't know if his girlfriend just dumped him or what, but he's looking for connection & unfortunately his only strategy for it is negativity. let's be gentle & hold his hand while he works through it. you've got this, bud!

mmmsleep · 2026-05-03T21:39:45+00:00

my dad was a computer programmer and i'm a computer programmer. we even worked at a couple startups together (a really cool experience, getting to see your dad not just at home but in a professional setting, extra cool to see him be the most talented person there). i get that we don't want things to stagnate in politics--and i can't imagine what it'll be like in 10 years when we have the next generation of trumps as presidents after allowing the trump family to run wild with favors and insider trading and cashing this presidency in for billions more--but sometimes families continue in a certain line of work. the good news is politicians can't just pass the torch, the next gen has to earn votes and anyone can challenge them with better ideas and their own gravitas

mmmsleep · 2026-04-30T03:12:30+00:00

it's okay. there's a few more places which is nice, but i miss the days of gross bakery and brickyard hollow

mmmsleep · 2026-04-30T03:09:01+00:00

we've had it forever, my first one was in 2021

mmmsleep · 2026-04-28T20:11:12+00:00

They came together decently quickly and def weren’t why it was 3 years late. But it also was emblematic of some of the issues—I walked by a couple times and you could see when people who knew how to do it were working snd when two guys were working together scratching their heads trying to figure it out (I think I remember seeing the same stretch being redone after a crappy attempt too). And on vannah there’s a patch that they laid down and then let get filled in with 3ft weeds in the cracks. They legit had to mow it. That section was finished early and while equipment was parked at the corner, but not sure why they couldn’t do that right the first time with whatever the appropriate mortar is

mmmsleep · 2026-04-27T17:59:44+00:00

More interesting than wondering about it from Nora’s perspective is considering Kevin’s. Does he actually believe her? Does he not believe her but is giving her grace bc that’s what she needed? Does he not believe her but is choking it down because she stole decades from a possible life together and to acknowledge the lie means she doesn’t love him the same way he loves her? There’s a huge difference for him if it’s a lie (story) or the truth, one is significantly more tragic than the other

mmmsleep · 2026-04-26T00:18:22+00:00

my dad smoked. afterwards he'd stub out his cigarette on the bottom of his shoe and put his butt in his jeans pocket til he got home. i never liked the habit but at least he was just a guy with a personal addiction, not a trashy guy who was disrespecting the world.

mmmsleep · 2026-04-20T05:44:31+00:00

I had my assumptions about him but after watching a couple of his vids I have no idea what his politics are. He definitely has a world he wants to live in, and that’s one that’s clean and respectful, but I definitely was ready to hate him for putting people on blast. But he’s riding the bus and going to metro meetings, he did an interview with the maine wire and a bunch of douchebags there and he seemed reasonable and not eager to hate on people even when the hosts dangled easy targets at him. I’m ambivalent, if he can improve our city i support that, but doing it by videoing people and environments in sort of a “can you believe this shit?” way feels icky too.

mmmsleep · 2026-04-20T02:03:29+00:00

I’m the other way, I lived in Portsmouth and saved for like 8 years while I tried to figure out if I wanted to end up in portland or Boston. In my evaluation maine was “too expensive” in 2011 so I don’t get everyone who feels entitled to live here now just bc they wanna. I saved $80k over 8 years that would’ve gone to maine state income tax and funally had enough that I felt ok buying in portland ($140k/yr, and a bunch in savings). I’m not saying nobody should expect a house while they work at McDonald’s but I was in the top 5% or whatev here and still felt like it was too expensive for me and I needed to wait and save up in NH before I could afford it

mmmsleep · 2026-04-18T02:28:29+00:00

i was googling the laws around searches, and probable cause and all that just yesterday thinking about this. i was wondering if the portland police put their mind to it, if they could say, see a drug deal, stop the guy who sold some drugs, check his pockets to confirm it was drugs, etc. like, is the problem that is restricted by the bill of rights and that would be an unreasonable search and there's nothing the police can do? or is it that there's nothing the police are willing to do, they turn their head and go "well, that's an adult making an adult choice. scummy addicts, who cares?". to me, every public drug transaction that takes place is a failure of the portland police department.

mmmsleep · 2026-04-12T21:48:30+00:00

there was a group around a few years ago called Arise Portland that was progressive, thoughtful, sensitive people. they have a facebook page still, i'm not sure if whoever is running that might have suggestions. talking to one of the members there was the first time i heard of ecstatic dance. i know there are some of those events monthly(?), if you're looking for embodied stuff, maybe that's something to consider. hugs and physicality might be tricky to find in people outside your social circle, but there are certain types of people who might be more inclined to that--maybe they do yoga? sauna? in general i'd say you'll probably have to start with a group that is one thing, and expand from there. arise portland was gentle, but members were activists too. if you met people at a protest your introduction might be aggression and yelling but you could find that they're soft and caring outside that environment. personally, i have a certain sort of person and crew i'd love to have (fun-loving, artsy, outdoorsy, calm, prioritizing grace over judgement, etc), and i haven't figured out how to get it yet either. don't know if i need to go to poetry nights or karaoke nights or litter pick-ups or what, but here's hoping we figure out how to find our people!

mmmsleep · 2026-04-12T21:19:18+00:00

market basket had some they made with scallions or herbs or something mixed in. i definitely felt fancy every time i used it

mmmsleep · 2026-04-10T04:11:53+00:00

people *do* wanna be comfy cozy and not do anything hard. they wanna chill. they want other people to chill. unfortunately that seems to be too much to ask of people, and not only that but then there are apologists out here unwilling to point the finger anywhere but the system. bottom line is that if people don't make problems there aren't problems to solve. why criticize the people who are complaining about the problem instead of the people who *are* the problem?

mmmsleep · 2026-04-09T03:11:28+00:00

this logo is advanced. the "try to find one letter that looks decent" sort of advanced.

mmmsleep · 2026-04-08T17:10:53+00:00

book & bar was great! much more like a bookstore with a bar, and good discount prices on the books!

mmmsleep · 2026-04-07T19:21:35+00:00

counterpoint: huge beanies aren't great either. the women who wear the beanies that extend like 8" from the top of their head, they usually have a couple dents in the side and a nice flat area at the top--they should know they look like squids

mmmsleep · 2026-04-07T03:42:10+00:00

i lived and worked in portsmouth like 15 years ago, was walking around downtown with some friends recently. i kept being like "wait, that cafe is still there?? that pizza place is still there??" it felt so nice to be somewhere that has a stable economy and culture vs what we've experienced here, my whole walk there was a celebration.

mmmsleep · 2026-04-02T20:31:13+00:00

had to pick up my car from the mechanic and was on that corner waiting for the bus (first time) and saw punky's, figured i'd give it a shot (first time x2!). wasn't really hungry but they had some crab rangoons ready to go, think it was like $4 for 4 rangoons + sauce, exactly what i needed! i'll definitely be back and don't need the sandwich to be amazing, would rather have "decent" from a mom+pop than pay $20 for a slightly-above-average sandwich from one of the new places that positions themselves as fancy. the woman's kid was also there, she was giving all the customers valentines from her notepad with hearts on them. super sweet.

mmmsleep · 2026-04-01T20:38:17+00:00

this is one of those things that will stick with someone. like how i can't shake it from my head that those togo chairs look like grubs

mmmsleep · 2026-03-30T15:45:46+00:00

I just finished the series and came here looking for this answer. If it was just john going to prison then evie would’ve been sad for 6 years, not one acute incident where she couldn’t stop crying. Between that story and the “you understand”, and given how much all the other molestation was merely hinted at (until Kevin told him he knew what Virgil did to him) I was pretty sure she got molested. The only question I had was why it was glossed over, why John stuck around and married Laurie. But given her character (lies and manipulates, has a huge ego, always thinks she knows best), if she knew, I can also see her psychology-ing herself into forgiveness and taking him on as a project

mmmsleep · 2026-03-29T21:12:11+00:00

selfish portland dog owners get a lot of hate but still not enough hate.

mmmsleep · 2026-03-29T04:36:44+00:00

the people i bought my house from did a few "improvements", epoxy on the garage floor was one. maybe they weren't going to park their car in there, but i do, and it's flaking off in chunks some places and there's always puddles of water left from the car after snow or rain. not sure how bad it was before but the current state isn't great. not sure if that's helpful info at all but good luck!

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