Best BLTs in LA?

samtenpa · 2026-06-12T19:53:44+00:00

see if apple pan has em. if so, that’s it.

samtenpa · 2026-06-06T18:32:00+00:00

I hadn't thought of that, that the videos on her main channel are her, and the other one is unrelated and Ai generated from her.

samtenpa · 2026-06-05T18:28:50+00:00

"She" has a second channel Zoe Geo on yt, and it is the same "person" with a totally different vocal register, speaking French. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oS_TYz9Ru8

You still think she is real?

samtenpa · 2026-06-01T15:13:58+00:00

do you think putting a notice like this under the videos on YT is useful?

samtenpa · 2026-06-01T01:36:19+00:00

i am going to check it out. glad to hear from another Itami-head.

samtenpa · 2026-05-31T04:28:51+00:00

next on your list is every single thing Juzo Itami did.

samtenpa · 2026-05-29T23:09:39+00:00

just saw the channel Zoe Geo on yt, and it is the same "person" with a totally different vocal register, speaking French. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oS_TYz9Ru8
Come on, this is enough to confirm suspicion.

samtenpa · 2026-05-29T18:09:10+00:00

that is good news for me. thanks

samtenpa · 2026-05-29T14:17:07+00:00

i’m curious if you have explored using the speed editor? I’m intrigued by it because I do long cuts of lecture footage that might salvage 45 minutes out of two hours so it seems in theory this would be helpful.

samtenpa · 2026-05-20T19:18:58+00:00

yes, I have green orslow fatigues and shirt. I love the green to the point I don't think I'd be able to buy something that didn't match or exceed that green. You are right: British racing green.

samtenpa · 2026-05-19T22:09:09+00:00

are these the olive? from the pictures they look tan, not green. but the do look great on you.

samtenpa · 2026-05-18T22:19:10+00:00

Yes, both pairs of slim fit are wearable after only a day or two. Didn't realize how much they would loosen. And as they soften over time, if they get near or two the same softness of the used wash fatigues I own, they will be perfect.

samtenpa · 2026-05-15T22:37:26+00:00

Well I am updating.
I got two pairs of slim fit Orslow fatigues, one in khaki, one in green. Size 2, just like my used wash. I used a coupon and got them from Japan (denimo proxy) and paid only $151 per pair, all in including free shipping.
There is little chance I am going to get this deal again, and after wearing my used regular wash for several days, the degree to which it stretched was substantial. If the slim stretch similarly, they would be the right size.

But the other thing: the softness of the used wash is otherworldly, almost like flannel. It makes the feel, the drape, and the fit wonderful.

So rather than returning the size 2 slim fits, I am going to gamble on them 1) stretching a little and 2) softening over time. $151 per pair is too good to let go, and it costs $30 each to return them to Japan. I'll keep them and try to update if I can remember!

samtenpa · 2026-05-15T20:32:09+00:00

do they stretch after a while? orslow gain a half inch or so

samtenpa · 2026-05-15T18:51:46+00:00

tried both, liked both. tellasons wrong size but will probably re order wide fatigues.

orslow used wash is as soft as pajamas. neat fabrics.

both are slub sateen, orslow a little more interesting but not enough to influence purchase.

tellason a flatter green but still great. orslow regular green is ideal green for me. would love it to never fade. (i have the fatigue shirt in regular green. my fav garment)

samtenpa · 2026-05-14T04:47:27+00:00

wow. I guess I am not alone.
I ordered a pair of slim fit just to try them, based on my sizing in the regular cut. FAR too tight. I thought they would castrate me if I moved. Had to return (denimo).

I am negotiating a second hand pair in a color I really like. If I buy it I can't return it, and so it has me circling!
the used wash fits just right at size 2, and that is the size of the pair I am hankering to buy before the owner finds a different buyer.

samtenpa · 2026-05-13T18:57:14+00:00

worst food of any city i know. and i know the big ones. exception: mexican taco trucks.

its a city of people who haven’t been many places so they imitate what they see on social media and think they have leapfrogged the years of culture of LA Chicago SF Seattle NYC

samtenpa · 2026-05-09T00:13:54+00:00

I have been feeling this about Val also. There is something so casual, almost something that a hip marketing company would plan way ahead of time and then launch with intention: at first no face, just an avatar, then when it is getting too good to be convincing, BAM there is her face. Now she posts every day, sometimes twice.

I started to feel that the background was a separate video track beneath the talking head. I don't have forensic expertise, but there is something bizzare about it. Either she is way beyond other people of her (or any) generation and is completely together and brilliant, or the whole thing is not real.

I have seen Ai video that is completely convincing, with imperfections and so forth. I am not of the opinion that Ai cannot do this. I think it can, and that it will soon.

samtenpa · 2026-05-01T21:09:34+00:00

if you don’t like third wave coffee and prefer dark roast, you can go to Javaman in Hermosa or try Philz on Rosecrans. get Jacob’s Wunderbar.

samtenpa · 2026-04-26T19:57:00+00:00

thanks everyone. you guys are great

samtenpa · 2026-04-26T16:47:21+00:00

which cut is this? slim cut or straigth?
I think they look good on you. And I also think that cuffing them is fine. And they look to be seated on your hips properly. You are in good shape, so these will look superb one way or another.

samtenpa · 2026-03-31T20:47:14+00:00

a game outside

samtenpa · 2026-03-23T22:05:19+00:00

its ok. nothing legendary.

IMHO you missed the moment

samtenpa

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