I get the wife to braid mine when I'm doing work, like yard work or mechanic shit. It stays out of my face and I don't have to run my dirty hands through it to brush it back.
The wifey grew up in SF and her parents still live there so I've been shown the "locals" side instead of just the touristy areas and I enjoy the city much more now. We'll head down there and do some urban hiking and check out some cool spots to eat. A beautiful day in the city is spectacular but driving around in the rain at night looking for parking and finally finding a spot 4 blocks away sucks donkey balls. Guess it depends on what you like to do. Edit - I'm also a small business kind of guy and I really like the lack of chain stores/restaurants there
I’ve lived in S.F. since 2005 and I’m not looking to move. It’s a big city, so yes, it’s expensive and full of people. Which also means there’s a ton going on and you never get bored. For example, last night I met some friends at a restaurant that’s been packed every night for 20 years for killer martinis and burgers, then saw the symphony perform Casino Royale, and did it all via Waymo. Personally I thrive on that kind of energy, but I know it’s not for everyone. Regarding the comparison to Austin: the biggest toolbag douchecanoes from S.F. have all moved to Austin “for tax reasons.” Austin can have them. We don’t miss them.
SF is definitely dirty and some parts are pure third world, but there's also a lot of fun things about it. The restaurant scene is amazing and the people are chill as hell. I wouldn't live there because of all the bums and insane politics, but I've not had a bad time when I've gone there. The shitty areas (SoMa, Tenderloin, etc.) are easy to avoid. That being said, Seattle and Vancouver are infinitely better.
Have you tried keeping it on and seeing how that goes? You might be hurting your chances, friend! We actually had a ton of aggressive throws our way last night. There was a group next to us with huge signs as bait. One said "Bet you can't hit this" and another said "fuck Biden". I got hit with a Ziploc bag full of beads to the chest so hard it took my freaking breath away.
Because @bewildered looks amazing, that's how. I was always suspicious about her looks because we only ever saw her hands, usually dirty from gardening, or holding soap or baked goods. And she talks an awful lot about bowel movements, so that'll make ya wonder, too.
It's a funny meme. As in: You cook ribs in an air fryer and call yourself a man? pfffft. Why the fuck would you be standing around outside for hours using a smoker? A pellet smoker or something like a Weber Smokey Mountain are pretty much set and forget. Get a temp probe that sends an alarm to your phone if you're worried about it. Then you go back inside and fuck, drink, or watch TV while it cooks. In all seriousness, I hope your food turns out great and you and yours have a good time.
I hear they've been working on that, many new changes. https://youtu.be/bcAWgFsmTn4?si=ye2v7q-vJbAy5rwf
Something many people don’t know: S.F. is a small city. Population is under 850K, area is 49 square miles. The number of rich people who have left the city proper for out of state is not even close to making a dent in the state budget, especially since they keep getting replaced. Now if we start talking about the Bay Area as a whole? Ok, you may have something there. But then you don’t get to blame the S.F. commies, you have to think about the super nimby city governments up and down the Peninsula and Marin County… which is less fun and easy for dunkage.
Cannot get more Canadian than this... Rick Mercer and Neal Peart. @Rush-O-Matic , figured you've never seen this before and might enjoy it! It's only 13 years old...
Just got back from a week long onsite in Montreal with my team that I brought into a new group. It was awesome. We drank insanely. So much so that my new VP, who fancied himself the "heavyweight" in the group, went out with us the first night and he was the first one to go home and did not make it to the office in the morning. "Holy fuck do you guys know how to drink!". "Uhhh... that was us being nice, toning it down, and wanting to make a good first impression... let us know if you want us to ramp it up a bit". "Holy fuck". Indeed. The new gig is so much better than the last. For months now I've been tracking my health stats to send to my cardiologist. My recent BP while in the previous role was not healthy... My latest week's worth of measurements, being in the new group, eating/drinking so badly while in Montreal, are so much better: It's fucking insane how much your work can impact your quality of life.
Haha, love it! I had actually seen that, but it's been awhile. Neil talked about Mercer in one of his books, too, iirc. Incidentally, Peart has a new book coming out (posthumously, of course) in May. Silver Surfers https://a.co/d/gSnQPEJ
Pregame coverage just started 8 minutes ago and they have shown Taylor Swift 4 times. Gonna be a long night. I'm starting to agree with the theory that she's a psyop.
They dedicated an entire segment to Carrot Top, so if it's a psyop, I don't know what the fuck the CIA is smoking.