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  1. 22 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

     

    I agree that something super cheap is a good bet to see if you do like it first. A cheap Coleman or even some of the Ozark Trail Walmart tents are okay. Later on you can upgrade if you’d like, but if not you don’t have much invested. You can get something like TwiceHorn posted, or something huge that you can stand and walk around in, it will just be that much more to pack up and put together.

    I go big for this kind of thing, my 9yo son and I use an inexpensive Coleman tent for Cub Scout trips (car camping) but I got the 8-person version (which sleeps 4 comfortably in air mattresses).  It's big, but with the modern shock cord tent poles it goes up about 100x faster than the old aluminum pole tents I grew up with, the setup doesn't bother me at all.  I can set up by myself in under 15, and strike in about half that.  Between Cub Scout campouts, and setting it up as the kid fun zone next to the RV, I've used it multiples times per year for three years now, no issues on broken zippers or any other problems.  It's big and relatively heavy but not a problem for car camping.  

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  2. I posted this on the woodworking/DIY/home improvement thread but figured I'd put it here too, since there's a lot of MCM pieces and influence in my design.  Theis is our guest bedroom which has been a junk/storage room for years, but it was time to change that.

    I built this large wooden headboard/wall art piece out of construction lumber, with a lot of help from my 9yo son and 11yo daughter.  And then I let them do the majority of the staining/finishing themselves as well.  They had a great time and learned a lot, plus the piece looks pretty good, I think.  

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    Floating sideboards for a cleaner look, with 7 coats of spar urethane on each because I don't trust my guests not to put drinks directly on them without a coaster!  And this chair is now my favorite place to sit in the house and read...

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    The dresser won't see much use in a guest bedroom, so I just bought an inexpensive flat-pack reproduction.  Sadly, my parents who had a very similar piece in solid walnut, got rid of it years ago.

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    The reading lights are wired through the headboard and placed on separate remote-controlled switches.  The clock/radio is a 50s-inspired but modern piece, it plays FM, bluetooth input, and includes a USB charging port.

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    This was an odd niche on the opposite side of the room, so I added the built-in desk, made from a hollow core door with birch veneer.

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  3. Anyway, we were right across the street from Loro, so we ended up going there.  It was... pricey.  We had the pork belly, the smoked prime bavette, and the chopped brisket sandwich (sliced brisket not available until 5 PM).  All of it was good, but nothing so great that it makes me want to go back.  Honestly the chopped brisket on the sandwich was the best part of it, makes me wonder how good the sliced brisket might be.   But I'll likely never find out.

    Next time, I'm definitely insisting on Leroy and Lewis.  Thanks to all for the recs.

     

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    5 hours ago, HenryJames said:

    Agreed. Too bad Shaggy decided they wanted to live with their dad after the divorce. 

    I don't like the rub that LA uses on their brisket or beef rib.  It's cooked perfectly, but it just tastes off to me. Worse than off, to be honest.  It tastes BAD to me. I tried it twice, no desire to go back.

    On the other hand, I absolutely love the way John seasons his brisket.  IMO. :)

     

  5. 15 hours ago, Deej said:

    Wait, you need a reason to drink beer before noon?

    I sure as hell don't, and sitting around in a line on an East Austin sidewalk is not the way I want to spend my breakfast beer time.  The lake, the golf course, my backyard, those are all infinitely preferable morning-drinking spots, rather than hanging out with a bunch of hipsters/tourists who are in it mostly for the instagram experience.  I can live without that.

    Which is why I like preorder.

    But, it takes all kinds, so here's to you, Mr. line-squatting morning drinker! :)

     

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  6. 3 minutes ago, AustinMT said:

    Parking is funky because there is a climbing gym that also shares the lot with the food trailers.  May have to get creative on a Saturday.

    Thanks, appreciate it.  I'll have the kids in tow so if parking isn't easy, I may have to bail. We'll see when I get there.

  7. I've only had so-so experiences at It's Italian.  It's a cool space, I like the area, I want to like the restaurant, but after trying it twice now at the insistence of a friend, I don't feel the need to go back.  

  8. Texas BBQ tend toward sspare ribs because they are way better than baby back.  Yes, that's just like, my opinion, man.  And, most of Texas, too.  

    Finally gonna be in South Austin on a Saturday for lunch so I'm hoping to hit up Leroy and Lewis today.  Anyone know how the parking is?  Looks like it's tucked away in some commercial buildings or something?

     

  9. 40 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

    How does one install grommets?  I could google I suppose.

    Grommet tools.  Basically cuts a circular hole in the fabric, and then clamps the rings on either side of the hole. They snap-lock in together, holding the fabric in-between.  But yeah, a quick google search and video demonstrates it clearly.

     

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  10. Growing up, Saturday morning breakfast was often my dad making scrambled eggs with chorizo.  Not in a taco, just straight on the plate.  When I smelled that, I knew it was time to get my tail moving.  And that's still one of my favorite breakfast foods of all time.  In a taco, straight, I even like it on a piece of toast.

  11. 9 hours ago, Focht Up said:

    Juliet and Botaceli's (near the Continental Club) are both worth visiting.

    Oh yeah, I tend to forget about Botaceli's but I've had several good meals there over the years.

  12. 9 hours ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

    For the first few years, Tyrion was the consumate anti-hero. Then he got whiny and boring. For the last few, he's been a non-factor - a waste of air time, and giving him this fucking speech where he suggests that another do-nothing waste of time become the king was a massive let down. Fuck these fucking writers. They were truly weak.

    Jon giving the impassioned speech would have been far superior. But maybe the writers couldn't figure out a way for a fighter/rebel to recommend a mealy mouthed fuckhead should be king.

     

    How about Jon escaping from his cell, showing up at their little "summit", chopping off Grey Worms fucking head and telling everyone else that they've gone thru too much to hand over power to shitheads and foreign armies. He challenges every one of them to pick up a sword and take him on to prove that they have what it takes. Sansa is the only one brave enough and smart enough to see what he was doing. When she stands up and draws a sword, Jon kneels and says "there's your new Queen" and walks off.

    Anything would have been better than the shit they fed us in Episode 6.

    Fantastic!  

     

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  13. 8 minutes ago, Parliament said:
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    Yeah, don't think it would react well with explosives...and those loads going in the water are probably going to really fuck up that river.  I caught a lot of catfish in that area (closer to Muskogee).

    The fertilizer in there is not the kind that explodes. And as bad as it is in water, yeah. Plenty of water to dilute it.

    Heck, those river banks will remain lush and green for centuries because of it!

  14. 27 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    Good, but I don’t understand how Arya has jaime’s face if Jaime isn’t dead. Other than that, much better ending. 

    Yeah, that bit was off.  I also don't think we need the white walkers to freeze the bay at King's Landing to engage the Iron Fleet, because if they possessed that power, then they would have done it millenia ago to simply freeze the ocean and walk around The Wall.

    But in general, all of that sounds much better than what we got.  It's actually pretty close to how I wanted it to end-- and expected it to end--  about 3 seasons ago before the show runners completely lost their minds. 

  15. 8 hours ago, elfenix said:

    Why does my sister always schedule her birthday brunch during the 500?

    Because you touch yourself?

    No, seriously, my folks were always trying to do stuff on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend as well.  So my brother finally put an end to it by hosting an annual Monaco Grand Prix/Indy 500 party at his house.  We do Euro breakfast and Champagne and watch Monaco (delayed until about 10 AM) and then go immediately into American lunch and beer whilst watching Indy.  

    Perhaps you could offer to host her at your house, with the race being on your televisions throughout the event, of course? :)

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  16. 1 hour ago, Deej said:

    They needed to burn those ribs a little longer.

    Lots of sugar in the rub and plenty of heat gets you this.  I don't know if that was their particular recipe for success, but I've seen it a hundred times.

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