Spider from Mars
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Got job offers in Oakland and Austin. What is the renting market like in Austin. I think it would be cool to live in the Bay Area, but it's pretttttyyyyy expensive.
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Austin and Central Texas Community |OT| Tacos, Tunes, Traffic, and Torridity
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Zoe
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Austin can be pretty affordable, depending on the part of town you want to live in.
Yeah, we are kind of a dead community at this point. Well, I tried!
lol at "next meetup"
Spider from Mars
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I accepted the position, what is the best area that is a nice mix between cheap and accessible? After some rudimentary research, it looks like Northern Austin?
Spider from Mars
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It's between central and eastern Austin. I have a car, so I wont have to rely on public transport, but I hear traffic can be killer.
Spider from Mars
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Thanks! Perhaps I'll look closer to eastern.
QuantumBro
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I'm going to be in Austin for a work trip next week and was wondering if there's any places downtown that are worth checking out.
I wanted to go to a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse, but otherwise I'll probably be walking around playing it by ear.
It'll be my first time in Texas.
I wanted to go to a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse, but otherwise I'll probably be walking around playing it by ear.
It'll be my first time in Texas.
coredecepts
Member
If you're cool with going to South Congress, you might want to hit up Home Slice Pizza.
Perry's Steakhouse has a Friday lunchtime pork chop special. It's pretty incredible, and rather cheap for Perry's. Make a reservation if you plan on going.
Just east of 35 on 7th or so is a fantastic Brazilian food truck called Boteco. Get the picanha grelhada.
Get breakfast tacos from Tacodeli. Royal Blue Grocery on Congress carries them in the mornings.
Get BBQ from...just about anywhere? Forget Franklin unless you have 4-5 hours to spare. Maybe try La Barbecue.
My standards for tex-mex are low. I would eat it just about anywhere. Chuy's is iconic.
Oh yeah, I guess I only recommended food. I'm hungry.
Perry's Steakhouse has a Friday lunchtime pork chop special. It's pretty incredible, and rather cheap for Perry's. Make a reservation if you plan on going.
Just east of 35 on 7th or so is a fantastic Brazilian food truck called Boteco. Get the picanha grelhada.
Get breakfast tacos from Tacodeli. Royal Blue Grocery on Congress carries them in the mornings.
Get BBQ from...just about anywhere? Forget Franklin unless you have 4-5 hours to spare. Maybe try La Barbecue.
My standards for tex-mex are low. I would eat it just about anywhere. Chuy's is iconic.
Oh yeah, I guess I only recommended food. I'm hungry.
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If you find out from someone not on GAF, please post the method, as I'm interested as well (and I'm sure others might be too).
Well, Michi has really screwed the pooch. They've apparently changed from slice pork to these chunks in their Michi and Sapporo bowls that for me, were extremely fatty and overwhelmed the whole broth. It was kind of disgusting, actually.
Sucks, because they were my favorite ramen place in town. What is it with restaurants making these idiotic changes lately?
Sucks, because they were my favorite ramen place in town. What is it with restaurants making these idiotic changes lately?
Etrian Oddity
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Still not as damnable as Tatsuya going to shitty, SHITTY angel-hair pasta instead of actual chuuka ramen noodles. Shameful.
Anyways, who's braving downtown tonight? I'm pooped from work, and I gotta go to the gym at 8am since I work at noon tomorrow. It'd be fun getting all in the mush, though.
I'm hoping tomorrow night is busy and I'll go out after I get off work.
Arrowgigantic
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Well, all the Google Fiber is in South Austin. I mean, you have to kind of know where you're going to need to get to, you're not want to going to have to drive through certain traffic prone areas.
Zoe
Member
Boo, I love their noodles. They use the thicker ones for their Tokyo ramen and tsukemen.
Completely depends on where you work.
JonathanNemo
Member
Still a thing. I spoke with their co-founder just over a week ago. He now works not far from me, and he's been wondering what the heck I've been up to!
I don't know who is their CTO now. I know the person who was the CTO before now, he's also a cool dude. That fellow did a MUD for Sierra back in the mid 90s that I used to spend too much time on.
Startups! Things change super fast.
The same goes for Austin's tech scene. Back when I knew co-founder person, Austin was the Land of Flash. Not so sure what the hot thing is now. Cloud, maybe? Chatbots?
Etrian Oddity
Member
The Longhorns finally won a big game, and the city was awesome last night. West 6th (my neighborhood) had crowds on either side of the road.
And then it rained today. Not like I'm doing anything though, I'm still hungover from last night. _o_
And then it rained today. Not like I'm doing anything though, I'm still hungover from last night. _o_
Troubled Bat
Member
Today is the month that I bring my life back up. I need to find a job.
Hopefully I'll find one soon enough, I just want to get started on things before the end of the year.
Hopefully I'll find one soon enough, I just want to get started on things before the end of the year.
Chance Hale
Member
What are some of peoples' favorite bars in the city? I normally end up at Side Bar because it's so cheap but it'd be nice to have a place for quality cocktails. Dive Bar is relatively close and sometimes good but their bartenders are really inconsistent.
Etrian Oddity
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Green Light Social, Star Bar and Dogwood are my go-to spots in my neck of the woods.
The Draughthouse has an amazing beer selection up on Medical Parkway. And then you have Whisler's over on hipster 6th that's great too.
Troubled Bat
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I was checking out the menu for Pho Please, and saw that they had a challenge on there..
I'm.. Um.. I'm very tempted. I can't resist challenges!
Also, when are we doing a meet-up? We've been completely slacking.
I'm.. Um.. I'm very tempted. I can't resist challenges!
Also, when are we doing a meet-up? We've been completely slacking.
I just want to play Etrian on SF in person. Lel
I was thinking of doing some boardgaming this Friday. Anyone interested?
Zoe
Member
I love it too, but they let me down big time with the Suits finale, Mr Robot penultimate, Master Chef finale,
Property Brothers,
Planned on going to Fantastic Fest but didn't want to buy tickets until I got my time off request approved.
Come in to work today and find my request has been approved, go to buy tickets - and as of today they've stopped selling them.
Uggggghhhhh I want to die ;_;
Now I have to find some other way to spend this 4 day vacation
Come in to work today and find my request has been approved, go to buy tickets - and as of today they've stopped selling them.
Uggggghhhhh I want to die ;_;
Now I have to find some other way to spend this 4 day vacation
Yes please! I got Secret Hitler in this week and I'm itching to break it in.
Troubled Bat
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That bad part is forgetting names, and what names go to what face. Lel
It's been so loooooong.
It's been so loooooong.
Oh, this looks cool! I need to check it out some time.
Yessss! I've been wanting to try that since the kickstarter..
Anyone else game? Maybe at Emerald Tavern like last time? Or anywhere, really. Probably somewhere in-between us all.
I live pretty far north, but am cool with hosting if necessary
Zoe
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I'm already seeing for sale posts on Nextdoor.
Or you could just cancel your vacation request.
Chance Hale
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Any tips for ACL? I'm going week 2 and it'll be my first real festival given Levitation was cancelled ;-;
I like going early to listen to some of these lesser known bands. Some real gems in there, I tell you.
Other than than, stay hydrated, don't run around too much, and don't sweat it.
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Emerald Tavern this Friday at 8. Who all's down?
Troubled Bat
Member
If I can get a ride, I'd go.
Let's do it! #MeetupCrew
firebricks3
Member
Nnnooooo, I'm already going to the Paramount to see William Shatner and Wrath of Khan :X
Zoe
Member
Why bother? Just get a savings account with Ally--1% and your money doesn't get locked up.
I've had UFCU for 16 years. No complaints here.
Yeaaaaaaaah
Ah, well. We'll have another. You could always come by afterwards if we are still at it.
Also, I invited some friends to fill it out if we only have limited GAF attendance. I know it's illegal to mix GAF with IRL but you gotta do what you gotta do to play Secret Hitler, y'all.
Were you guys playing Secret Hitler last Friday as well? I was there with my roommates and there was a table of folks playing near the back.
I can't sing the praises of Otoko and Watertrade enough.
It's weird that Austin has gotten so upscale so quickly.
I've eaten at Sushi Iwa in Tokyo, Masa in NYC as well as Momufuku Ko.
I would put Otoko below Iwa and Masa in the sushi department, but above Ko in the playful takes on Japanese cuisine department. And honestly, the Sushi is close to Masa (though not Iwa).
It is right up there with Eleven Madison/Per Se/Iwa for favorite meal experience, and far far better than several hot new places I've been outside of Austin (lazy bear in SF is totally over-rated dinner theater masquerading as a fine dining establishment).
It's weird that Austin has gotten so upscale so quickly.
I've eaten at Sushi Iwa in Tokyo, Masa in NYC as well as Momufuku Ko.
I would put Otoko below Iwa and Masa in the sushi department, but above Ko in the playful takes on Japanese cuisine department. And honestly, the Sushi is close to Masa (though not Iwa).
It is right up there with Eleven Madison/Per Se/Iwa for favorite meal experience, and far far better than several hot new places I've been outside of Austin (lazy bear in SF is totally over-rated dinner theater masquerading as a fine dining establishment).
At least 6 years? I used to have an animated Howard the Duck avatar that I lost a while back. I've used some variation of Howard the Duck since at least 2000.
/is old
Not me. I haven't played it yet.
Sweet! That's really cool.
Bring one of your games maybe?
Troubled Bat
Member
I very likely would not be able to make it.. I need to get my shit together. :T