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u/ketovin · 2 pointsr/orangecounty

Loose leaf enthusiast here. Teavanna definitely has high quality leaves but you should check your options before you commit. Also - Teavanna(at least the one at South Coast) tries to push the sweet/mixed stuff too much - it's like showing off a steak with A1 sauce instead of letting customers try the delicious steak itself.

I highly recommend just buying tea in bulk on Amazon. If you're looknig for green, these are good : Link $14 for a 16oz bag will last you a very long time. Davidson's Gunpowder is cheap but robust and still delicious for its price.

If you want something with a more distinct flavor then go with Genmaicha. It goes great with food and is great to share with people because of its unique attributes: Link

If you're really keen on going to a store, a lot of the 'alternative' markets have loose leaf. Whole Foods has a pretty good selectoin of loose leaf - keep an eye out for the Rishi brand(Link), quality stuff. Make sure they sell it in loose form and not in the bagged/satchel form.

You can also use Yelp to find a local coffee/tea shop that offers loose leaf tea - they sometimes sell the leaves by itself. Link

Some shops I've personally been to that offers loose leaf tea : Zinc Café, Milk + Honey, Sweet Elle Cafe, Gypsy Den, & Kean Coffee.

Edit - I also recommend using Adagio Tea to buy tea. Great reviews and selection of tea. I have not bought from Tea Trekker but I did buy a book from them - great knowledge and selection of traditional tea from all around the world.

u/52ndstreet · 29 pointsr/orangecounty

Buy a plain Costco cheesecake and whip up some fresh lemon curd. Slap that curd on top of the cheesecake and you’re in business.

“But wait- I know nothing about making curd,” you’re probably saying. Well buckle up Champ, cause if you can stir a fork, you can make fresh lemon curd. Even if you have zero kitchen skills. Super easy, I promise. Let’s get on this adventure.

Time: I dunno, prolly 5 minutes or so.

Ingredients: 1/3 cup white sugar, 4 eggs, 3 tbsp salted butter, about 2 regular-sized lemons (and let’s not get into semantics about how big a “regular sized” lemon is... just don’t buy small ones. We all know what lemons look like. Let’s not get lost on trivial details. If you’re really struggling with this idea, error on the side of caution and buy lemons on the bigger side. If you’re feeling nervous, buy 3 lemons instead of 2. You’re really getting hung up on this lemon thing, so let’s just move on.)

“Wait- How do I know which lemons to buy? How does one choose a lemon?”

I dunno. I just smell it. If it smells like a lemon, I buy it. If it doesn’t, I pick a different one. Let’s be honest: when it comes to picking produce we’re all just making it up as we go anyways.

Step 1: Grab your two lemons (only after getting their consent first) and zest them up. “What the fuck does that mean?” you’re probably asking yourself. Well settle down, Sally, ima tell you. Grab your cheese grater and look at the side that you never use that has the really small grates. That’s a zester.

“But I don’t have a cheese grater,” you reply.

Jesus Christ, you’re an adult. Go buy a fucking zester. They sell them everywhere, including Safeway, Vons, Luckys, etc. You’re going to have to go buy lemons anyways since you’re a goddamn degenerate and don’t have anything other than condiments in your refrigerator to begin with. So buy a zester while you’re at the grocery store.

Now go home and take your lemons and rub them on the zester so that you scrap off the yellow coloring from the top of the lemon. You’re gonna want about 2 tsp of the finely grated lemon shavings. (And if you haven’t figured it out by now, those lemon shavings are called “lemon zest.”) In my experience, 2 lemons will give you about 2 tsp of lemon zest. Don’t rub too hard, just rub off the yellow coloring from the lemon. Be brave, little toaster. You can do this.

Step 2: After you’ve scraped the zest off of your lemons, cut ‘em in half and squeeze them to get about 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice. Make sure to fish the seeds out of your juice. If that debacle at the polo club has taught me anything, it’s that nobody likes to choke on lemon seeds while eating cheesecake. But I digress...

“I have a juicer. Can I use that to get the lemon juice?”

No you don’t. There is no way somebody has a juicer and doesn’t own a zester. Quit trying to impress me with your fake kitchen appliances. But, if you don’t want to squeeze lemons to get juice, you can always get 100% lemon juice in the produce section of the grocery store. It’s usually in a plastic bottle that looks like a lemon.

Step 4: take your 4 eggs and separate the yolks from the egg whites.

“I don’t know how to do that.”

Of course you don’t, you angry little chihuahua. Ok, crack the egg open and use the two halves of the egg shell to create two egg “cups,” being careful to keep the yellow yolk in one of the egg shell cups. Let the clear egg whites drip down into the sink. Then, slide the yellow yolk into the other empty egg shell cup. In the process of the transfer, the egg whites will slide off the yolk. Then transfer the yolk back to the original egg shell cup. Repeat until you’ve got just the yolk. Put it in a bowl for later. Do this with all 4 eggs until you’ve got 4 yolks in the bowl. If these instructions aren’t clear, it’s 2019 and I promise there are undoubtedly thousands of YouTube videos for beautiful meerkats such as yourself on how to separate the yolk from the egg.

Step 5: grab a metal pot, fill it with water. Put it on the stove to simmer. “How much water should I put in there?” Dude, don’t over complicate this, you playful little otter. Just put some water in a pot. You’re literally just boiling water. This isn’t rocket science. “Well what’s a ‘simmer’?” Its a small boil. You don’t want the water like a hot tub with the jets on full blast. More like a polite glass of champagne where the bubbles continually stream upwards. But it needs to be boiling enough to create steam. No steam = no curd.

Step 6: grab a metal or glass bowl and place it on top of the metal pot so that it fits snugly and traps the steam from the simmering water. If you’re still unclear, [here is a WikiHow](https://m.wikihow.com/Make-a-Double-Boiler-(Bain-Marie) on how to do it.

“Why do I need to cook it this way?”

Because, you inquisitive little truffle pig, if you just cooked it some other way the temperature would be too hot and it’d scramble the eggs and you’d be left with lemon sugar egg scramble. And while that might not be totally awful and it’s definitely something I’m going to try someday, it’s not going to go well on top of a cheesecake. Allowing the egg yolks to cook on top of the steam let’s them become smooth and velvety without becoming scrambled eggs.

Step 7: put all of your ingredients (your 4 egg yolks, your 1/3 cup of white sugar, 2 tsp of lemon zest, 1/4 cup of lemon juice, 3 tbsp of salted butter) into the bowl (that is sitting snugly on your simmering pot of water).

“Wait, should I melt the butter first?” No. Just put it in the bowl, you hungry hungry hippo.

Step 8: stir constantly with a wire wisk. This shouldn’t take long. Do this for a couple of minutes until it’s either 160° or else is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. (Because let’s be honest: we both know you don’t own a food thermometer.)

“Wait- I don’t own a wisk.”

Of course you don’t, you degenerate. Use a fork. Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

Step 9: When its thick enough (that’s what she said), scoop it into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Smoosh the plastic wrap down on top of the curd because this prevents a film from forming on top of your curd. Now chuck that in the refrigerator to cool.

That’s it. You’re done. When it’s chilled, slather it on top of that Costco cheesecake and you’re well on your way to PoundTown or Friendzone City. But either way, your friend will be impressed with you culinary skills and ability to create fresh lemon curd. Tales of your skills will be told and songs will echo into eternity. What is dead may never die.

Now go, fight, win. You can do this, you mighty sunflower. And if all of this wasn’t clear enough, here is a mommy blogger with colorful pictures and an annoyingly and painfully long story about nonsense before she ever gets to the actual recipe.

u/kingOlimbs · 2 pointsr/orangecounty

Congratulations.

Though I'm not a parent myself, I work for a high end newborn photographer so I'll just give you tips on my observations.

  • Swaddle tight with stretchy materials and hold the arms down to the sides when swaddling

  • if mom is nursing, stay away from gassy vegetables and acidic foods as well. From our experience when the mom eats these things the baby is miserable the next day because of gas. We basically just recommend a boring bland diet. Only for the first few weeks though. After the first 3 or 4 weeks and then its usually ok. Every baby will be different so your mileage may vary. But from our experience 99% of the time we have cranky crying babies for the whole session is because mom had like spicy food or something else. Rule of thumb for us basically if the food has the potential to make your stomach uncomfortable sometimes then it might make baby uncomfortable as well

  • Get a yoga ball. trying to sooth baby, hold baby with head to your heart, sit on ball and start bouncing gently. Get yoga socks too if you have slippery floors.

  • diaper rash. Use huggies or honest brand. 9 out of 10 babies that come in with a rash are using pampers. Kirkland brand wipes from costco are great too. Our studio is stocked with huge packs of them.

  • Formulas. I'm not sure on the brands for this but don't go out buying huge amounts right away because some babies might not like them very much. Might make them gassy too so you may have to try a few brands before you land on the one that is right. There are also ones for sensitive stomachs ( more expensive though)

  • get a baby shusher or white noise, either this or this one, we use both in our studio.

  • get chux from amazon (basically look like puppy pads but are not scented or no chemicals) you'll probably seem them at the hospital. use them on your changing table, keep a few in your car. everywhere really so that where ever you are you can change baby an hopefully avoid soiling a bed/car/couch etc.
  • newborn size clothes is often too big for actual newborns
  • If you are getting photos taken 7-10 days is ideal. Most of the newborn photos you'll see are of 7-10 day old babies. Time will vary if preme or multiples. Don't wait several weeks and then still expect to get the same type of photos. at the very least try to book within 24 hours of giving birth though that may only apply to the photographer work for because most of our clients book well in advanced but there's always a few every now and then that call in trying to get in the same day and we have to behave ourselves when we explain that wont be possible.
  • Gripe water, buy it
  • Don't touch her stomach after she's given birth.
  • Get her a push present
  • have your go bag and car seat ready in the car even earlier than recommended. honestly not sure what's recommended but just do it as early as you can. a lot of our clients have been going early recently.

    That's all I can think of for now. Good luck to you and don't worry nobody knows what they are doing the first time. Just by making this post looking for advice you will probably be more ready that many of the first time dads that come into our studio. Just enjoy your time together as much as possible those first few weeks and take lots of photos and videos even if its just on your phone. and back them up. babies grow so fast the first few weeks so they will never be that tiny again. Blink and its over. Oh and for the future, age 2 sucks but 3 should be good. you can usually start bribing them by 3. Again I want to reiterate that I myself and not a father (but I hope to be) so take all of this however you like. I've been working at this studio for almost a decade now (i'm 30) and these are just the things that I've seen and learned from all the parents that come in. Also, Asian babies are the best, have one of those if you can, they're usually prefect for their sessions...

    (sorry about typos, too lazy to go back and fix)
u/Decasshern · 4 pointsr/orangecounty

Hey!

I spent a good portion of my youth playing in bands of the punk variety. My advice might be a bit dated since it's been about 10 years but hopefully this helps!

I wouldn't be too considered with 'breaking into the business'. I would say have your son focus on your first point of forming a band or at the least, jamming with other people.

If he hasn't already, have him uploading his playing to youtube or soundcloud. This could be original songs, covers, or just riffs he comes up with. For the actual recording, you can do a lot with an iPhone by picking up something cheap like an iRig to record with.

As for the actual meeting people, have him talk to kids at his school as there are usually other kids that play and most likely others that are into the same style of music. You can also use Craiglist to find people looking for others to jam with but your mileage will vary. Try hitting up local music stores as they will normally have a board up with bands looking for people.

Going to local shows is another great way to find people, even more so if your son is decently outgoing. I would check out the following venues for shows:

Chain Reaction - http://allages.com/shows/
The Observatory - http://www.observatoryoc.com/events
Slide Bar - http://www.slidebarfullerton.com/calendar
The Wiltern (in LA) - http://www.wiltern.com/
This show is pretty far away but has bands that are in the Blink/Green Day style - http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?eventId=7083045&pl=sdobservatory&dispatch=loadSelectionData&REFID=art

If your son is decent and starts meeting and jamming with people in the local scene, he should be able to work himself into a band.

Sorry for the word vomit, hope it helps. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

u/zodar · 1 pointr/orangecounty

OK, I got the Amazon sheets, washed them according to the instructions, and put them on. Here's an album : http://imgur.com/a/yIVo6

I got these sheets : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NY4RUW

They are definitely not as soft as the Wamsutta Dream Zone but they feel sturdier. The Dream Zone makes the top sheet of this set feel like a burlap sack. The Pinzon fitted sheet is much softer than the Pinzon top sheet, but still nowhere near the softness of the WDZ sheets. In fairness to Amazon, the WDZ sheets were washed a lot over the last couple years, so the Pinzon sheets may catch up in softness after a while, but the difference right now is noticeable. They feel like they will last more than two years, though ($200 for two years, thanks a lot, BB&B!)

The fitted sheet has elastic all the way around the sheet instead of just at the corners and it has deep corner pockets. It fits over my mattress and topper, about 18" worth of bedding. If you have a king, make sure you get the right version (king vs. CA king) because the CA king are definitely made to spec and wouldn't fit a regular king.

One of the other posters mentioned Target. My gf bought sheets for her old bed, now our guest bed, at Target. She got some of the 500-or-so-thread-count sateen sheets. They're very soft. My experience with the BB&B WDZ sheets makes me think that soft, sateen sheet sets don't last, but if the Target sheets, which were $50, last 10 years as the other poster said, I would definitely buy those over either the BB&B (crappy quality) or the Amazon (not as soft) sheet sets.

edit : didn't get it in the picture, but the Amazon sheets are made in China.

u/jceez · 22 pointsr/orangecounty

For the best actual quality of beans, roasting and brewing technique, I have to go with Portola Coffee Lab.

http://www.portolacoffeelab.com/

It's not exactly the best "coffee shop" feel, but the actual coffee is so damn good. Highly recommend the siphon brew method... not many other places have it available. Also the cold brew is really good too (it's not the same thing as iced coffee). Also there's a beer & waffle place around the corner which is amazing (and heart attack inducing).

Keen is also SUPER good and a lot less pretentious.

I drink a lot of damn coffee. If you want to make coffee yourself at home, I highly recommend an Aeropress



u/Ropeless · 1 pointr/orangecounty

What kind of knife?

I agree with the comments about learning to do it yourself, but freehand sharpening is a skill that takes time to learn, and you'll want to do on cheaper knives at first.

I usually recommend a lansky constant angle sharpener for most people. It's easy to use, and will give you a perfect edge, much better than most people get freehand.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000B8IEA4?pc_redir=1404306988&robot_redir=1

If you still need it sharpened in a week or so,
Send me a PM, I'm in Brea, and could sharpen it for you if you like. (Knife making is my hobby)

u/Chemistryz · 2 pointsr/orangecounty

Get an inexpensive Syma to practice; it's actually much more difficult to fly than something like a DJI phantom, but it lets you get comfortable exploring your range and ability to visualize and fly without worrying about damaging property (the thing can fall out of the sky all day and not break itself or anyone else's stuff).

You can film with it to, so you can get an idea of how things look (The Phantoms will look 500,000x better)

When you're comfortable with that, and you've decided you actually enjoy the hobby enough to warrant spending ~$1500 USD on a full-fledged drone, there's a DJI shop in Fountain Valley (Near the costco out there) with helpful staff that can probably let you try out some controls and stuff without too much stress.

u/Reggs1 · 2 pointsr/orangecounty

Businesses invest in employees who invest in a specialization. Few things make you look as unfocused as saying you are a "jack of all trades" or "well rounded."

And you've also experienced yourself out of entry level jobs. Take all of this as signs that you need to present yourself as someone specialized in IT since you have both experience, and to some extent, an education in it.

Craigslist is a good place to look, but postings there get flooded with applicants. A better way to look for jobs is know the business that are physically located in your area, going to their websites, and seeing postings there. Many business post jobs this way because they are not flooded with applicants, and the people who want the job most are usually willing to go through all the tedium to find one that way.

9-10 resumes a week and nothing yet doesn't mean that you need to put it more. That's already a lot to put in every week. Something about what you're doing just doesn't add up. Either you don't tailor them very well, you ruin yourself with the "jack of all trades" approach, or your skills in IT are behind your competitors. I don't work in IT, but have you considered getting more certs?

There is a job fair tomorrow at CSUF with about 75 companies recruiting there. Have you heard of that?

Also, buy this book:
http://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Your-Parachute-2012/dp/1607740109
It has lots of helpful advice on how to find a job that's backed up with solid research. Putting in a resume in response to an ad you've seen has one of the lowest success rates of any method out there. Also, calling businesses back after you have put in a resume doesn't help your chances at all. It makes you look desperate. It also gives great advice on how to direct your career in general.

Good luck

u/Zip668 · 2 pointsr/orangecounty

Not an Aeron, but I highly recommend this one below. It's really well built, and has more levers than a jet cockpit. I've purchased 6 of them for different people / different offices and they all love them. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003G4OJK4

And yeah South Coast Auction is great too. Sometime hit or miss though. Check back

u/Ineverpayretail2 · 3 pointsr/orangecounty

Yeah I am set to graduate in December and I was feeling a bit lost so I ended up getting a book. This one in particular, not sure if this is a "good" book but it has definitely helped me understand what my wife's body is going through week to week as well as knowing what I need to worry about. I usually take a few minutes every Monday morning too read through that weeks content haha. I am sure there are online blogs that cover it as well. Also picked up a copy of What to Expect When Expecting and the first year version from Goodwill. there are so many copies of that book there haha.

Hang in there brother!

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oh shoot, I throught this was r/predaddit lol. That is a small community which was a small comfort knowing there were a bunch of soon to be dads

u/TWork123 · 1 pointr/orangecounty

Maybe not quite what you are looking for, but I wanted to expand my MiracleGro Aerogarden, so I specced out what it would take to build my own, and its fairly cheap. The only functionality I lose is the auto turn on/off light. I was growing Thai Basil, Italian Basil, Dill, Thyme, Parsley. Best part is it grows indoors, year round.

I add water every 3-4 days, and nutrient every 2 weeks.

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-LED grow lights ($18 each, sounds like you could do multiples) https://www.amazon.com/Lights-Spectrum-Indoor-Succulents-Seedling/dp/B07FKF6BT4/ref=asc_df_B07FKF6BT4/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=242081228138&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1028671129085287759&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031597&hvtargid=pla-485731254470&psc=1

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-Plastic tub with lid (I assume you could get these cheaply, Amazon/HomeDepot/Restaurant Supply)

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-Power Drill/Hole Drill (Free if you already own this)

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-Water Pump $11, need only as many as tubs ( https://www.amazon.com/Anself-Ultra-quiet-DC12V-Micro-Brushless/dp/B00OIHLUFA/ref=asc_df_B00OIHLUFA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198097979185&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5805437707669657479&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031597&hvtargid=pla-348418857246&psc=1 )

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-Pods $12 per 6/however many you want. https://www.aerogarden.com/index.php/grow-anything-seed-pod-kit-6-pod.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw36DpBRAYEiwAmVVDMGvsWciJlyfUd5gkz4KmuOyk6mtABciZ4Wp5ZJZw1KrjE9BN_L0qZBoCWm0QAvD_BwE

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-Seeds - However you can get them.

u/UnluckyPenguin · 2 pointsr/orangecounty

Let's see what the market looks like:

  • $599 - Samsung 55" 4K

  • $700 - LG 55" 4K

  • $400 - LG 55" 4K

  • $600 - LG 55" 4K

  • $575 - Samsung 55" 4K

  • $650 - Samsung 55" 4K

  • $600 - Sony 55" 4K

  • ~$590 - AVERAGE

    But you're asking for $1300? Sorry man, I'm sure your TV is great, but the used market is really bad for TVs.

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    To top it off, anyone could buy your same TV as brand new for the same price you are trying to sell it for! You might want to seriously consider shopping around before you buy another TV.

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    Looks like you bought right before the price took a huge drop:

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    Good luck selling your TV for anything over $600.
u/phantasm10 · 1 pointr/orangecounty

I'm in south Irvine I use this antenna:

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Ultra-Thin-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B00X4RAEZC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487315173&sr=8-1&keywords=50+mile+tv+antenna+amazon+basics

It works in one room but not very well in another. You're best bet is to pick one up, or something similar locally, and try it yourself

u/mpgonzalez_9 · 3 pointsr/orangecounty

I got the 35-mile range version of this AmazonBasics antenna. Works great for me in Tustin, and an incredible value at $18. http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Ultra-Thin-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B00X4RAEZC/

u/jethro_sku11 · 1 pointr/orangecounty

this might do it, i had the same issue for a long time and couldn't figure it out until i threw everything on a ups because i was integrating a esxi host into the whole setup. turns out the router/modem was losing power long enough to lose it's DHCP but wasn't properly renewing without a full power cycle.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SKX6YWS/ref=twister_B00DQJTYGS?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Any basic battery backup like this will help if it's a power issue. If it doesn't fix it just make sure you can return it.