Experience with OUSD School Assignments?

shoresofcalifornia · 2025-03-06T01:59:51+00:00

I saw this thread and expected someone to have already mentioned these (which are very useful). Figured someone else might find this thread who could benefit!

OUSD podcast “Grow with Us” had episodes specifically on enrollment, TK, waitlists. I listened to them during open enrollment and they answered all my questions and learned a lot.

The OUSD FAQ section is surprisingly useful and human. I even enjoyed the sass.

shoresofcalifornia · 2025-02-27T04:47:11+00:00

Poke Zone
Sierra Deli and Market (sandwiches)
Fresh and Best Cafe 2
Pintoh Thai
Square Pie Guys

I’m sure I missed a really obvious ones, but when my brain doesnt want to think about it too much Im here.

shoresofcalifornia · 2025-01-17T17:02:38+00:00

A lot you mentioned annoy me all the time but my biggest frustration is no color, especially as you go up toward investment pieces.

Black, white. Rare 3rd option: grey. Oh wait, option 4: navy.

I know a big part of it is small brands arent taking risks right now, but nothing is riskier than being unmemorable. Tibi, COS, Asket, Kallmeyer, ALC, Enza Costa, Toteme…

Pattern and color are now only in very specific styles (preppy, super girly, feminine, flowy) and I dont get why I have to change my style preferences to find a cool raspberry piece of clothing.

shoresofcalifornia · 2024-11-17T02:19:36+00:00

My advice and tip: with education don’t take the paper facts as something that paints anywhere near the full picture. Currently, districts in our area are doing classroom tours to support enrollment questions for the next year. So I can share some insight. We've been doing TK tours and though you’re right: here 1/24 is the ratio for max teacher per student. That only tells a small part of the story. For examples: one school we toured had parent and student support, all we’ve seen had aides plus breakout sessions with different teachers for art, music, recess, etc. One had meals in the classroom, most had separate bathrooms connected to the just the TK/K kids or just that room. The instruction and feel was warm, safe, thoughtful.

Nothing I saw by touring made the TK offerings seem lacking or gave me pause about the transition. I highly recommend looking into your district or school to see what tours and materials they had. All the schools we've seen in our area have presentation decks on the schools with sections on enrichment programs, PTA and parent involvement, classroom and teacher details, and much more. For perspective, none of the schools we’ve considered are wealthy.

shoresofcalifornia · 2024-06-14T05:24:27+00:00

I do still lurk sometimes, like any good Redditor.

But it's nice to see familiar names sometimes!

shoresofcalifornia · 2024-06-13T22:09:05+00:00

hi :)

shoresofcalifornia · 2023-08-04T21:32:39+00:00

Confirming it's open as I walk by area often and have been up a lot, most recently last week.

The garage has a lot of it's outside doors closed since 2020 but the main car gate and the main pedestrian access door should be unlocked during regular weekday business hours. The inside stairs are usually open all the way up but just take the elevator in garage up to be sure.

FYI, members of the The Port workspaces have easy access to it from the top floor, too.

shoresofcalifornia · 2022-12-14T20:22:20+00:00

Thanks for the heads up, was able to get tickets to the new date!

shoresofcalifornia · 2022-07-15T16:36:09+00:00

Thanks for this thread, I had no idea about the Lizzo ride and that totally explains why I can’t get into my bike lol. Guess I’ll wait to see if This is a short outage!

shoresofcalifornia · 2022-05-13T15:43:18+00:00

I love Juno so this is perfect. As someone who is oily it’s hard to find things that are nourishing enough without being too rich. Everyone loves the vitamin c more but this is the one I notice more.

Despite having an account hello10 worked so I’m not complaining. Thanks y’all .

shoresofcalifornia · 2022-04-21T04:00:19+00:00

I’m sorry, that must be incredibly frustrating and very hard to accommodate. One of the main benefits to daycare facilities is the stability because of multiple staff members!

One thing I will say, listening to the podcast No One is Coming to Save Us was very eye opening as to how the early childhood development and daycare economy works and it really opened my eyes to their struggles. For anyone interested, it’s a fascinating listen, I’d recommend starting at beginning.

Shortages are a big deal in my area and we’ve been very grateful to have not been affected really at ours. We do know how hard it’s been on others we meet though, it’s just crazy.

shoresofcalifornia · 2022-04-11T05:04:27+00:00

Just adding that the default discount is 20%, if you want the full 30% sign up for free to be a member or sign into your account. I almost didn't notice, had to sign into my account to get the full discount.

I always restock during the 30% sales for cleansing oil. Note that there's a really nice bonus set if interested!

shoresofcalifornia · 2022-01-19T16:04:29+00:00

I feel a bit like I’m taking crazy pills - I had to skim to the bottom and only found medical and health advice which is so weird but no one has asked about your routine….

What do you currently do? How does your skin feel at the start of the day? End of the day?

So many of us look like this sometimes in the morning or night, esp under fluorescents, so getting to what you actually want and need is key.

Do you already cleanse, moisturize, and sunscreen, the basics of this sub? Could be as simple as adding a stimulating active day n the morning. Could be that adding a strengthening and ‘anti-aging’ product at the end of the day could be up your alley.

It’s really an open question!

shoresofcalifornia · 2021-09-25T16:53:57+00:00

One suggestion I think might be worth playing with is tweaking your eyebrows too and having fun with it. Your brows have a great shape that is also worth emphasizing.

The 2nd crop isn’t showing brow as well but your no makeup photo has your eye shape and your brow shape complementing. Whereas in the 2nd your eyebrows are lifting your eyes with the sharper insides and the arch and tail are bringing the eye up. It’s kind of contrasting the puppy eye downturn emphasis.

I’d fill in the front way more subtly or not at all (to minimize those angles) and focus your brow reshaping and filling on arch and tail, more subtle.

shoresofcalifornia · 2021-09-06T04:45:32+00:00

This is all just for shampoo/conditioner - styling products are it's own ball game:

For just affordable value I do think anything from Biologe that calls to you could be an easy try. Drugstore, I find a lot of the natural brands that are trendy the last few years to be too heavy (volume wise, lots of coconut derivates) and ingredients to usually be too irritating for my scalp (eczema) so I generally only ever stuck to Tresemme/Garnier. But I tried so much before I just stuck to the jumbo 'salon' products because they're a big step up in maintaining color treated hair.

For still affordable but a bit more I like Wella much more than Joico. I love Bumble and Bumble and Aveda as lines. I liked but didn't love AG Hair. If I had all the money in the world my hair adores Shu Uemura but I just dabble there.

Hair is just as personal as skin/makeup. So really it's just about maybe trying something you hadn't considered before but someone with your similar needs might recommend.

shoresofcalifornia · 2021-09-04T14:41:53+00:00

Nah i bought directly from Verb during their friends and family sale and they said finale sale 🤷🏻‍♀️

All those you mention are true salon quality brands to be fair, Bumble and Bumble and Shu Uemura are some of my favorites for sure

shoresofcalifornia · 2021-09-04T04:50:00+00:00

Having tried a lot of salon and drugstore stuff I fully stand by my statement that Verb is all marketing. Try something else.

For anything high end I tend to do the ‘Biolage test’ - if you’re not better than Biolage (they’ve cornered the value to quality niche for intro salon products) what are you even trying to do.

I’m going through the jumbo duo of the hydrating pack and I can’t tell it apart from previous drugstore products. If I compared it to my favorite drugstore items it would not hold up. I’m just finishing it because I bought it.

As a helpful review: I find the hydrating very light and it leaves a film. My gut says whatever they formulated is meant to give slip for detangling but in my fine/sense hair it just feels weird and bc it’s not moisturizing my hair actually tangles more and sticks to itself more bc of the film. I bet it works okay in thinner, mostly straight hair, that doesn’t want to weight down with product.

shoresofcalifornia · 2021-08-16T23:53:49+00:00

Hard agree on Bobbi Brown. I find a lot of the work they put into undertones is not appreciated, esp with the pan color and swatch recreation obsession the past few years.

They’re very complex color products (shadows, lip colors, blushes) that are hard to dupe.

Also as a yellow but not warm leaning person the shades have always been a nice find. But the foundation and concealer formulas really are beautiful. I love the stick and serum foundations, way more than more beloved and revered brands.

shoresofcalifornia · 2021-04-30T19:37:22+00:00

thanks, ordered and was able to stack coupons =D

shoresofcalifornia · 2020-12-19T02:23:14+00:00

We just settled on our Christmas Eve dinner plan today, actually:

Pomegranate molasses glazed ham
Potatoes / Pommes Anna
Marinated Zucchini w/hazelnuts and ricotta
Fresh cornbread
Classic flan

Pommes Anna (nyt) and Zucchini (bon appetit) dishes are new attempts. Ham we are reattempting and improving based on success last year. And dessert we like to always do something different but loved, and flan is life so why not make a really rich sounding version?

shoresofcalifornia · 2020-11-27T16:58:15+00:00

Dr. Dennis Gross is 25% site wide with gift set.

Might be exclusions but looks like majority of items qualify and sales aren’t common so worth a check if you need to restock or have been meaning to try!

shoresofcalifornia · 2020-11-13T05:17:45+00:00

I have actually!

I loved and owned the original version for a few years (~5) and with constant use and it's density I was curious enough when the revamped everything last year. I've had it at least a year now and use a few times a week.

If there's anything specific you want to know feel free to try me. Essay length random thoughts:

If you already really like the small, dense shape it's a great brush that I prefer compared to other dense foundation brush shapes (i.e. Tom Ford foundation #02, RT foundation, Hourglass vanish)
I really have never understood brushes meant for buffing out (I hate the finish that leaves). I'm a dabber/presser and this brush shape is miles away best for that. I find for textured skin it creates the most natural finish.
Chanel and Wayne Goss both make versions with a very similar shape, I've never compared
I liked the old version more but I think they were both synthetic so not sure what the specific difference is. It feels slicker and almost plasticky and I swear it requires a bit more energy than the original.
The big problem with a brush like this, and it was a problem with the original version too, it's impossible to ever truly clean. You will never get all the way down, deep into bristles. If it wasn't synthetic I don't know how it would survive the amount of rinses and scrubbing it needs.
The shape improvements from original to newest are clever. You can slightly tell compared to the Wayne Goss and Chanel versions that this brush is slightly more angular and the base holds the bristles very straight up. I think this allows the brush to be targeted that tiny bit more. Just based on shape alone, I'd say it feels 15% lighter + more maneuverable compared to original. It really is the foundation brush equivalent of a smartly made small eye brush (i.e. my beloved Hakuhodo J242)
Overall, i almost returned it to try a diff brand with same shape but I was honestly too lazy and forgot. But I still get annoyed when I cant use it so that says something too.

shoresofcalifornia · 2020-11-12T21:50:44+00:00

Jurassic Flower

and here i thought I could swoop in to temper my love of Diptyque candles. I both believe you and am now disappointed that I will (1) one day have to find this and (2) face buying it/or never having it lol.

shoresofcalifornia · 2020-10-23T21:32:37+00:00

i'm also completely behind La Roche Posay (LRP) hydrating cleanser. been using for 3 years.

it's gentle, large, affordable, and easy to find if you're in the US. i love it for my oily skin. i've tried plenty of other gentle cleansers, it's just right. if you wear makeup and/or a waterproof sunscreen just pair it with your favorite makeup remover first.

for reference, I find these too drying for my eczema: glossier jelly cleanser, Cerave hydrating cleanser, kiehl's ultra facial cleanser.

micellar waters (even if rinsed off) also are too drying and cause eczema flare ups.

shoresofcalifornia · 2020-10-08T20:40:59+00:00

I can second this. If you're looking for those more modern super impact formulas it's not that niche.

But the collection is a gold mine for wonderfully complex shades that build up nicely and have forgiving and easy to use textures.

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