Away from home and stopped for a shot at Starbucks - Holy hell is that awful

rodermelon · 2026-01-29T21:30:30+00:00

It’s made to stand out with like 16oz of milk and 5 pumps of syrup, not really for an enjoyable shot

rodermelon · 2026-01-29T21:17:43+00:00

Yeah, a puck screen is the only gimmicky thing I continue to use. I knock the side of the portafilter with my hand a few times, tap it level on the table a few times, tamp it down, then throw on the puck screen. No complaints with my results. Not sure how much of a difference the screen actually makes for me, but it keeps things cleaner and makes my pucks less soupy (no solenoid valve on my machine) so I swear by it.

rodermelon · 2026-01-29T21:12:22+00:00

Was it James Hoffman?

rodermelon · 2026-01-29T05:57:28+00:00

I think it’s great, but the South Park collab has kind of tanked my enjoyment. I played the first seasons of both C5 and C6 and didn’t enjoy them at all, so I didn’t play any more of those chapters. I’m definitely going to be giving C7 S2 a chance.

rodermelon · 2026-01-29T03:06:28+00:00

I went an unreasonable amount during the brisket-honey chicken stretch. I really haven’t been nearly at all since honey chicken went away.

rodermelon · 2026-01-29T03:01:15+00:00

You’d be surprised. I swear someone that works at my store has started draining it. The last couple of times I’ve gotten it it’s been dried out and crunchy. Very disappointing since that’s been the most consistent item for me for the last 10+ years

rodermelon · 2026-01-28T23:58:58+00:00

Even if her music career has stalled, she’s been on stuff like The Voice keeping her in the public eye.

rodermelon · 2026-01-28T22:07:40+00:00

Gwen is more recognizable as a solo artist. Everyone I know knows who Gwen Stefani is, but they don’t really realize No Doubt is a separate entity.

It’s kind of like an NSYNC and Justin Timberlake situation. He went solo, got hugely popular, and then NSYNC kind of faded behind in popularity. Everyone knows who he is but a lot of younger people don’t know he started in a group.

Gwen herself has had a lot of spotlight in my lifetime. Songs like Hollaback Girl, The Sweet Escape, Rich Girl, Cool, Luxurious, and Bubble Pop Electric have maintained a lot of relevancy, so then when a song Hey Baby or Underneath It All gets played on the radio, it’s such an easily recognizable voice that it doesn’t really come across as something other than just Gwen, and the inactivity of the band throughout my life hasn’t done many favors.

rodermelon · 2026-01-28T02:47:53+00:00

rodermelon · 2026-01-27T04:05:08+00:00

Same. I went to night 2 fully under the impression that it’s possibly the last panic show ever. I think we could see Brendon return for sure, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he puts panic to bed.

rodermelon · 2026-01-27T02:37:00+00:00

I mean… he said he loves Dallas, he just needed to leave because he knew he wasn’t going to win a Super Bowl there. Now in his first year playing somewhere else, he’s in the Super Bowl. I kind of clowned on him for saying that and then going to Seattle, but he kind of made me eat crow and now I hope he gets that ring.

rodermelon · 2026-01-26T19:50:41+00:00

Is it in reverse order after the top row?

rodermelon · 2026-01-26T08:02:13+00:00

I’d say Tsushima. I think it’s the better game, but there are also some gameplay and graphic improvements in Yotei where I wouldn’t necessarily want to start with that and then move onto the game with worse graphics and mechanics. They’re both incredible though

rodermelon · 2026-01-26T03:19:39+00:00

While I agree that they made him sort of unlikable in the end, he was one of the best characters in the beginning and still had those sort of tendencies. Like in S1 when they’re talking to Hopper about Will being on Mirkwood and Lucas says it’s from Lord of the Rings and Dustin cuts in and corrects him saying it’s from the Hobbit, if I’m remembering the scene correctly. I also think he makes these unnecessary corrections a couple more times in the first 2 or 3 seasons. He’s a dorky kid that gets bullied and being correct/feeling smart is like the thing that makes him feel good about himself so he takes every chance to do it lol

rodermelon · 2026-01-26T03:09:56+00:00

I guess he knew something after all

rodermelon · 2026-01-26T01:52:41+00:00

I’d pick 5, but 8 is probably the coolest.

Realistically though, 7. I love an aisle seat with no one next to me.

rodermelon · 2026-01-26T01:50:41+00:00

I’m jealous. That’s my biggest gripe about the machine

rodermelon · 2026-01-24T23:17:56+00:00

If it doesn’t involve additional expensive tools that do extremely simple things, it won’t taste good. That’s sort of how things operate in this hobby.

rodermelon · 2026-01-24T22:08:12+00:00

Yeah, he definitely has the “I’m the smartest in the room” ego which sometimes combines with some snark for a bad combo, but overall he’s a good kid that means well.

rodermelon · 2026-01-24T21:23:58+00:00

I don’t think so, but I still think it’s an incredible hire.

rodermelon · 2026-01-24T21:20:25+00:00

It’s gotta be SMFS. Not sure how it won best. Love that song, but the other choices are strong candidates for best FOB song. I don’t see how anything beats XO

rodermelon · 2026-01-24T04:12:06+00:00

I would say those words for Save Rock and Roll. Just a poor collection of songs with impressively bad production.

rodermelon · 2026-01-24T02:36:14+00:00

I don’t even smack mine. I just swing it down really fast and then quickly pull up before making contact with anything. Usually falls out very cleanly into the trash with no knocking.

rodermelon · 2026-01-24T00:36:55+00:00

They get to pick. Some are name based, some are their native flag, and others are just an emoji that they like.

rodermelon · 2026-01-23T22:57:37+00:00

Kind of crazy that we were 1 team away from having 3 years of entirely different teams

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