u/OMGFdave — reddlx

Stopped by a friend's house ( u/JeremyJava ) for a latte art lesson, adjusted his machine's brew pressure, and poured this fun bevy. Pouring on someone else's machine is like riding someone else's bike. Now to decide whether to get a WPM pitcher to add to the roster 🤔

u/OMGFdave — 2 months ago

▲ 4 r/latteart

Roughing it 🏕

Off grid doesn't mean off GRIND!

*Latte By the Lake*

Grinder by: 1Zpresso K-Max

Espresso by: Picopresso

Milk textured by: LunaFro Art wand

Espresso Vivace beans by: KRŪ Coffee (Saratoga)

Whole milk by: Adam's Fairacre Farms

Pitcher by: French Press

Milk heating by: can of Waterloo Blackberry Lemon Seltzer from last night

Tent by: The North Face

Lake by: State of New York

u/OMGFdave — 2 months ago

▲ 166 r/latteart

I did a happy dance inside 😃🤩☺️

Wasn't expecting the base to get back on track after being twisted off-axis at the beginning, but I'm really glad it did 🙂🙃🙂

u/OMGFdave — 3 months ago

▲ 18 r/latteart

BBQ Latte

Traveling...used my hand pump Picopresso espresso maker and the side burner of a BBQ grill to heat the water and milk, frothing with the Lunafro Art hand wand.

u/OMGFdave — 3 months ago

▲ 42 r/latteart

Flubbed it at the end!!! 🫣

Arguably my cleanest base ever, but that cut-through 😝😝😝

u/OMGFdave — 4 months ago

▲ 21 r/latteart

DEFINITELY one heart too much!!! 😅😅😅

...wearing my emotions on my left hand 😋

u/OMGFdave — 4 months ago

▲ 19 r/latteart

One heart too far??? 💔

I once had an art teacher who said if I am too afraid to ruin a piece, I will never create real art.

u/OMGFdave — 4 months ago

▲ 34 r/latteart

BOOM 💥💥💥

This one felt good 😃

u/OMGFdave — 4 months ago

▲ 8 r/airbnb_hosts

How much do you sweat the 'small stuff'.

The last 3 guest hosting experiences have been negative. One had some minor spills/stains, which, although aren't outside the realm of 'expected', are nice to find out about before they set in more permanently. The second of the three was quite scary, with a fight breaking out between guests and after 3 hours of me intervening between 2am-5am to tey and ease tensions, me having to call a guest an Uber to transport her to a hotel separate from her friend group for the night. The most recent was a Bachelorette party that taped decorations to the walls (left tape behind and some paint peeling) and violated my 'No Glitter' policy, despite being reminded about it at the time of booking over a month ago.

My question is: How much do you chalk up to the inevitability of opening your space to guests, and what is the threshold to write about in reviews, contact support about, and/or reach out to the guest directly? For clarity, the domestic assault guest stay was reported to AirBnB support, and I had a follow-up call with the guest responsible for that stay re: direct compensation for costs/damages associated with their fight.

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u/OMGFdave — 4 months ago

▲ 27 r/salads

Strawberry Caprese Salad, Smoked Brisket, Crispy Fried Shallots

Mixed greens, arugula, red onion, cucumber, sliced strawberries, sliced mozzarella, crushed walnuts, basil, smoked brisket, crispy fried shallots, strawberry balsamic dressing.

Delicious 😋

u/OMGFdave — 4 months ago

▲ 40 r/latteart

Such a tulipy tulip 🌷

I love it when crooked fixes itself with the cut-through 🙏🏻

u/OMGFdave — 4 months ago

▲ 35 r/latteart

Everrrr so slightly off-center to the right 🤏🏻

I don't mind having some milk leftover in my pitcher. Doesn't prevent me from getting close to the surface and ensures I have only prime-textured milk to work with when pouring my pattern. Home user, so not a scalable workplace problem. No milk wasted as latte refills are not only welcome, but preferred, as I enjoy my morning bev. 🫗

u/OMGFdave — 4 months ago