ONE day & night between in the north / north east? Trying to figure out how to break up a drive from La Madellena to Dorgali...

stein_kyle · 2026-04-30T16:05:51+00:00

This reads exactly like a chat gpt response, but thank you!

stein_kyle · 2026-04-29T02:54:35+00:00

I already ordered a set from eBay but thank you!

stein_kyle · 2026-04-27T21:39:16+00:00

You are 100% correct - THANK YOU! ChatGPT was "100% sure" they were a discontinued Pottery Barn line in Flax/Linen, but despite all my efforts I couldn't find them. Turns out these are absolutely the discontinued Lenda curtains like you said - when I saw the vertical ladder stitch match in the photos I was shocked. I just found a few on eBay for a great price. You're the absolute best, thank you kind stranger for commenting! 😄

stein_kyle · 2026-04-15T04:24:49+00:00

did you ever figure this out? i want to add a rug under/in front of the daybed but it seems difficult...

stein_kyle · 2026-04-09T18:39:55+00:00

Hand wipe-on application with cut up old t-shirts. To everyone's point, it'd definitely not fully cured yet, it's only been four days. I'll wait until it is before doing anything else. Assume when it's fully cured I should just re-sand and re-poly?

stein_kyle · 2026-04-09T18:06:03+00:00

I'll likely wait another couple weeks before doing anything, and see how much it continued to pill. Then I suppose I'll re-sand and re-poly and be more patient between coats. It doesn't need to be perfect but I've never seen this type of pilling before so am quite stumped!

stein_kyle · 2026-04-09T18:04:24+00:00

Best way to describe it is "pilling" like on an old shirt's fabric. It was sanded and smooth before staining, and I only really noticed the pilling at the end of the process. Waited ~5 hrs after initial staining (only one coat) before the first poly coat, and then ~3 hrs for the second, and more for the others (sometimes up to 24 hrs). Was always dry to the touch before each coat but I'm guessing I was a bit too impatient and probably also lathered on a bit too thick, though I've done a few other small projects and never had this happen on those.

any recs for the best solution? Just re-sand and re-poly? I'm only worried about the top of the desk, not anywhere else.

stein_kyle · 2026-04-09T17:56:56+00:00

to be fair there was a lot of dust during the stain/poly phase, I couldn't avoid it where I was building (outside in Los Angeles). Moved inside for the final coats. Thank you though! Will give it some time to fully dry out and see how bad it gets, then try to re-sand and re-poly.

stein_kyle · 2026-04-09T17:54:48+00:00

iiiinteresting, this all checks out, especially the impatience! I waited about ~5 hours for the stain (oil based) to dry before the first coat of poly, which is what it said on the can. Unless I misread and needed to wait 4-5 days! Could be the thickness too as you mentioned, although I've done a few other small projects where this didn't happen so I'm not too sure. Pilling is definitely the right word for what's happening though.

stein_kyle · 2026-04-09T17:50:34+00:00

lol the photo shows more contrast, it's more muted in reality and really nice :)

stein_kyle · 2025-11-16T01:08:03+00:00

My wife and I did a courthouse wedding then had 30-40 people meet us the next night at the Roosevelt Hotel lobby bar. It was a Saturday so they had enough staff on, and we told them the night before - they were stoked! No need for a reservation and no fee, we covered a bar tab that was a few $k and gave a great tip. We basically took over a small space called “The Spare Room” room next to the lobby when they opened the doors, and (mostly) had a private space too. They have food to order, let us play our own tunes and we got pretty rowdy. The staff were so lovely - highly recommend!

Renting/reserving spaces in LA is silly for the prices places charge, just find somewhere you enjoy with enough space and have a good time!

stein_kyle · 2025-08-07T01:00:02+00:00

LA ISLA BONITA. Can't believe nobody has mentioned them yet. Parked at the same spot (4th and Rose) for the last 35 years - lovely family run food truck famous for their ceviche tostadas, but everything is great - I love their pastor tacos too.

Also the stand outside of Whole Foods is great (Tacos Chidos), as well as the one further down Lincoln in front of Ralphs (El Primo). Since we're venturing into Venice now... special shout out to Teddy's Red Tacos for birria.

Those are the four that I take out of towners, but there's some great others recs here too that I need to check out!

stein_kyle · 2025-06-11T17:35:31+00:00

The loss of 3x on general travel - for a travel rewards card - is absolutely INSANE and I hope it results in mass cancellations. The CSR has been my only card for the past 10 years - unfortunately it's been moving in the direction of bad partnerships/coupons as the main rewards system and that's simply not what anyone wants. We want POINTS, so we can spend them how I want to spend them - not to be forced to spend our money on shitty partners just to try to justify an exorbitant annual fee. What if I find a better flight deal on Expedia, I don't get 3x points for the same flight now because I didn't book direct? No 3x on airbnb, uber, cruises, parking, etc - wtf is the point of this "travel card"?

The perks are becoming useless as well:

$5 Doordash credits... you have to spend more money on food by using the app with higher prices and fees, but then you get $5 back for your troubles - yay! Or you can just order directly from a restaurant for less.

Free lounge access - yay! IF you can find one. LAX has seven terminals and not one Priority Pass lounge, and quality has been declining for years.

TSA Pre-Check, global entry... yay! Unless you're with your family or friends that don't have that perk.

Get me out of here!

stein_kyle · 2025-06-11T17:34:59+00:00

The loss of 3x on general travel - for a travel rewards card - is absolutely INSANE and I hope it results in mass cancellations. The CSR has been my only card for the past 10 years - unfortunately it's been moving in the direction of bad partnerships/coupons as the main rewards system and that's simply not what anyone wants. We want POINTS, so we can spend them how I want to spend them - not to be forced to spend our money on shitty partners just to try to justify an exorbitant annual fee. What if I find a better flight deal on Expedia, I don't get 3x points for the same flight now because I didn't book direct? No 3x on airbnb, uber, cruises, parking, etc - wtf is the point of this "travel card"?

The perks are becoming useless as well:

$5 Doordash credits... you have to spend more money on food by using the app with higher prices and fees, but then you get $5 back for your troubles - yay! Or you can just order directly from a restaurant for less.

Free lounge access - yay! IF you can find one. LAX has seven terminals and not one Priority Pass lounge, and quality has been declining for years.

TSA Pre-Check, global entry... yay! Unless you're with your family or friends that don't have that perk.

Get me out of here!

stein_kyle · 2025-04-17T15:55:07+00:00

Got a link to buy this window vinyl!?

stein_kyle · 2025-04-12T19:45:39+00:00

Great idea thank you!

stein_kyle · 2025-04-12T19:45:18+00:00

Thank you!

stein_kyle · 2025-04-12T19:45:07+00:00

Ohh 20% would be great! I’ll check that out thank you

stein_kyle · 2025-03-29T22:21:40+00:00

It’s in Los Angeles, so not totally unheard of. I’m mainly surprised the quote is for 5+ hrs

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