Basecamp archeology

So we use basecamp A LOT or internal design communication, and cataloguing the random ideas that make life amazing. We use basecamp so much we’ve created around 212 projects in a little over 24 months.

A few of the better basecamp projects include titles such as:

• Brad’s really bad Venture ideas
• Captains log
• DayCareForSmartPeople.com
• Sparc Skunkworks
• #EvenYourKidsThinkYourDumb

Had a co-worker heading out to my old stomping ground of the South Bay of Los Angeles. Decided to make him a checklist in Basecamp of bars to visit. I give you “Where should Andrew drink in LA“.

• Hermosa Beach – best bet. MTV Spring Break

  •  FFFF (Fat Face Finners Fish Shack) Hermosa pier – boston bar

  •  Henessys – upstairs roof bar, view of ocean, non-annoying irish bar
  •  any other bar with hot chicks. they all have them.

• Santa Monica Bars – on Main Street SM, not near beach

  •  Library Ale house – Highly recommend! Awesome food & beer selection: http://libraryalehouse.com/

  •  Ricks Tavern – local bar on main street & 3rd santa monica – http://www.rtavern.com/
  •  Areal – fancy pants. good beer, beware of cougars

• Manhattan beach bars – snobby white people

  •  the beach house – bottom of the main street towards the water, go to the upstairs bar. fancy pants but the view of the ocean is killer.

  •  simmzy’s – next to starbucks, great burger and beer selection, crowded

  •  Ercoles – EPIC shithole, cash only, don’t get in a fight. http://www.yelp.com/biz/ercol%C3%A9s-manhattan-beach-3

  •  Get a bike – ride around. stop at every bar you pass. good luck.
  •  sharks cove – shithole. has beer

• El Porto bars – north Manhattan beach

  •  OBs pub – I use to live in this place. $1 jello shots, amazing bar food. go here when hung over for food: http://www.yelp.com/biz/obs-pub-and-grill-manhattan-beach
  •  Panchos – cadillac margaritas & cougars

• Playa Del Rey

  •  POW (prince of whales) – there is NO reason to go to Playa, but if you do this place is an epic shithole. think a much less clean version of Maga Rua without the irish theme.

• Venice bars

  •  Never really went drinking in Venice, it’s a freakshow, don’t go.

• Redondo Beach Pier

  •  Najia’s – has 500 beers with about 30 on draft. Visit before the sun sets our you’ll be part of a mexican knife fight. really.

   

and there is my favorite part about where I work, the culture.