i've not been to the china panda in town, but i've gotten takeout from the one on quioccasin road a few times and dig it. i'm like 90% certain they're the same place but didn't want to tempt fate.

were you also just at the vcu chipotle

lol

that’s understandable. it’s a different case with people like my partner’s mom, who lives in the suburbs and genuinely can’t fathom why someone would want to live in the city when housing is cheaper in the suburbs.

then again, that may just be a mom thing.

it’s like ppl in the suburbs have never heard of nightlife

in the short term, sure, but not in the long term. i frequently make pretty big downloads.

yeah, that’s fair. there a coffee shop i go to in nova that’s often just a sea of people on laptops - i think i’ve seen people there just chatting maybe once or twice.

this is how i justified it as well. plus, cafés are typically noisier and less comfortable to sit at for long periods of time. i could do a morning or afternoon at a coffee shop, but certainly not a whole day.

fwiw blanchard’s has bottomless coffee for like $3.50 (iirc)

they don’t exactly advertise it, but if you get a drip coffee “for here,” it’s bottomless

kinda sorta imo

i tried coworking at the libbie mill library and the wifi literally didn’t tick above like 2 or 3 mbps. zoom calls and downloads were literally impossible.

preface: i’m not a paid shill for gather; i just really struggled socially and mentally from working at home and having gather as an office has been a great decision

i’m also a remote worker and tbh joining gather at the pay-as-you-go tier has been a great decision. the one i go to downtown is basically all i’d want in an office:

• right next to a pulse stop
• bottomless coffee (that’s actually good!), as well as nitro cold brew
• beer taps open every day at 4pm
• cozy office with high ceilings
• great patio, for when it’s nice out
• typical office stuff (microwaves, printer(!), phone booths, etc.)
• cool staff who throw lil events every few days
• etc etc

i’d tried previously going to cafes and libraries to work, but neither really cut it - cafes always had annoying music with no privacy, and wifi at the library sucks. considering all the amenities they provide, the cost for gather is actually kinda reasonable imo, but i justify it (which is a bit high) bc of how much i personally value having a “second place” to go to for a full day (and being around others literally at all during the day) and the fact that my salary is higher than it would be if i was working someplace in-town.

there are still days that i’ll spend half a day at home and half at a coffee shop, but for my money, a proper coworking space is worth the investment.

And San-J tamari is made in Henrico!

tbh i’ve been wanting to return to an office bc it’s really hard for me to network and find mentors in a remote environment. i’m a new-ish tech employee and being without those resources has kind of left me without a paddle.

plus, remote work has been isolating. i miss having impromptu interactions with coworkers and seeing others throughout the day. honestly, i don’t care about efficiency. i don’t work to be efficient, i work to make money.

what i’ve been wanting is to feel like there’s a place i can go where i have a job to do. until then, i’m kind of just chained to a laptop in my apartment.

true, but also looks like the place which took foo dog’s place has more or less the same menu. not sure what’s up with that.

could have said the same about foo dog imo

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fwiw i feel like i’ve heard this in every other thread that mentions shyndigz

would love to hear a current or former employee vouch for this, but it shouldn’t be hard to find in this sub

congratulations!!

> Saison is always worth a visit

so much for that

Right? I realize every article needs an angle, but “how it was recovering?” The specters of the civil war and institutional racism loom over the city, but you’d think there were buildings still smouldering from 1865.

usually a meme to go to a smithsonian museum. helps that they’re free and meant for walking around, though people might be annoyed if you talk too much.

Richmond reminds me of the common reputation of Portland, but maybe I've not spent enough time in Portland to say whether that's accurate or not.

honk honk!!

yup! gotta be quick though. tickets evaporated almost immediately.

the beatles - don’t let me down

something about that watery wurlitzer (or a rhodes?), the plodding drums, and dreary harmonies just embody a rainy day for me. follow-up might be “flowers never bend with the rainfall” by simon and garfunkel.

edit: ooo, or "i think it's going to rain today" by randy newman. such a good fucking song. the guy hates it apparently - thinks it's too maudlin - but it's so fucking good.