Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Soundscapes

The OG "time to get classy recipe" (open all 3 tabs below)
    Godot - The Fragrance of Dark Coffee https://endlessvideo.com/watch?v=HMnrl0tmd3k

The nice thing about making soundscapes with multiple youtube tabs, is that youtube has an audio slider so you can season to taste. Something like 100% fire, 75% rain, 50% music is a good starting point.

Someone made this mix of the same song with just the rain if you're a one tab kind of person:

Or maybe you just want fire and rain in one tab:

    
If you wanted to mix it up you could go:


Or maybe you want more of a true noir soundscape, so you pick one of these:
and for variety, instead of rain, you pair it with some ocean waves:


If you're into lo-fi, I recommend Tokyo Tones:


For a Coffee Shop vibe you can combine the music:
with the ambiance


For chill + focus, here's a nice mix of beats:

For sleepy times, this one has some ambient music and rain mixed in one:

This is my 432 hz focus for work writing track:

But if 432 hz isn't enough hertz, you can always go up to 528 hz:

This one's good for massages:

Or perhaps, you're more into Native American flute music:

Finally, if you're ready for some tropical tranquil waves, here you go:
(this pairs nicely with the 432 hz track, for example)

Friday, August 04, 2023

thps vibes only

Tony Hawk Pro Skater videos normally look like this, with big combos and points and special bars and there's just generally a lot going on visually on the screen.

So I thought, what if I did a different kind of video. No points or trick names on the screen. Just go for stuff that feels fun. The original intent was trying to make an realistic skate video where jumping over one stairset is a cool trick, but then I started doing less realistic stuff too. But still this isn't about points. It's just skating. 

 

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Chiefs Thoughts in the Year of our Lord 2023

So I found this a while back:



Lots of thoughts here.

First, 2019 was my personal favorite season of all time and it seems impossible to break as it was the first time seeing Chiefs in the Super Bowl, win the Super Bowl. And as it turns out, it was the greatest Chiefs season of all time too.

So the Chiefs made the Super Bowl in 2020 and that team doesn't crack the top 8. But the 2018 team is #2. That was the 50-td, 5000-yard, Mahomes MVP in his first season as a starter year. Which means that in 2018, Mahomes comes into the league and in his first season, leads the team to the greatest year in their 60-year history. Then tops it the next year. 

It also confirms that 2018 team was Super Bowl caliber, but all it takes is not executing for one half of the AFC Championship to end your season. (Also, Dee Ford lining up one step backwards would have helped.)

But it's wild that the 2020 Chiefs made it to Super Bowl LV and weren't a top-8 season in franchise history. They were a 1-seed and rolled to the Super Bowl, beating Buffalo by 14 in the AFC title game.

Equally wild: There are 3 non-Mahomes seasons that were allegedly better than the 2022 winners of Super Bowl LVII. 

1997: Chiefs went 13-3 and earned the #1 seed but lost in the divisional round at home, with a Grbac/Gannon qb controversy. This team was better than the 2022 Chiefs???

2003: I've written a lot about this team, this team was very important to my life. Nice to see them represented, but still...

2015: This team won the first playoff game of my life, so I'm grateful for that...but this team started the year 1-5. They're better than a 14-3 Mahomes Super Bowl winning team? Um....no.

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If you're a fan of the Bills or Bengals, you've gotta be so pissed watching Netflix's Quarterback reflecting on what happened last year. You see Mahomes have an ankle injury aggravated in all three playoff games and the Chiefs still win it all.

Mahomes doesn't get enough credit for that playoff run, playing through that injury. He turned in the best QB regular season of all time and then wins the Super Bowl despite being injured in all three games.

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We've seen 5 seasons of Mahomes and gotten 3 Super Bowl appearances, 2 rings. This will never not be insane.

Monday, July 10, 2023

quick chess update


After not playing competitively in a long time, I fired it up, got paired with a 935 and won. Raised my rating to 915, which is now better than 3 out of 4 players on chess.com. 


Wednesday, May 31, 2023

spooooky

In 2011, I wrote this post about funniest Finals matchups.

Eleven years later, they started coming true. 

2022: Lightning Avalanche
2023: Heat Nuggets

So good news for Browns-Lions fans, start betting on the 2024 Super Bowl. 

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Work Trip: Shreveport Shoot

Went back to Shreveport to shoot a new commercial and we got a ton of great shots. Also, managed to win money at the casino and get some good food and drinks.







Monday, May 22, 2023

2023 Rare Soda Reviews

Took the boys to Mass St. Soda in Lawrence and we picked out some microbrew sodas. Here are my ratings for every one that I tasted.


Sprecher Honey Cream 10+

Sprecher Root Beer 10

Boylan Creme 9.9

IBC Black Cherry 9.7

Hank's Black Cherry 9.5

Frostie Vanilla Root Beer 9.5

Abita Vanilla Cream 9.4

Sprecher Cherry Cola 9.2


Boylan Black Cherry 9.1

Hank's Root Beer 9

Boylan Root Beer 8.9

Hank's Grape 8.6


Dublin Vanilla Cream 8.5


Sprecher Grape 8.0


Frostie Cherry Limeade 6


Big Red 2.5



Some takeaways. Sprecher is the best company. You can't go wrong with Boylan or Hank's either. Outside of those three brands, it can be hit or miss.


In the future, in addition to revisiting my high scores from this round, I'd like to try the Sprecher Black Cherry, Sprecher Grape, and Dr Sprecher.



Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Best Moments Leading to Super Bowl LVII: Playoffs

There were two playoff games for the Chiefs that led them to the Super Bowl. Here are the top ten plays from those two games. 


First a couple honorable mentions. 





Top Ten Plays 






5. Lost in all the excitement of the plays coming up on this list, this kick was no gimmee. A 45-yarder in 22-degree weather. When you see the side view, you see that it only clears the bar by 3 yards.



2. "Andy Reid showing a lot of faith in the rookie." That's how Nantz starts the call. I'm freaking out at home. All I can picture is Skyy Moore muffing a punt that instantly puts the Bengals in field goal range. And then he not only catches it cleanly, but returns it from the 18 to the 47. 

Saturday, May 06, 2023

disc golf 5.6.23

Took the boys to a new course in Belton: Cleveland Lake Disc Golf. 

We had a good time, the course wasn't my favorite.

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Best Moments Leading to Super Bowl LVII: Regular Season

Did you think that Hoagie Central was done with Super Bowl LVII coverage? Nope.

I fired up my championship Blu-Ray to make sure I didn't miss any of the best moments of the Chiefs 2022-23 season.

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If Buffalo gets the #1 seed, I don't know that the Chiefs win the Super Bowl. Playing the Dolphins, then the Bengals, then going on the road to Buffalo, that's a lot tougher task. It's possible the Chiefs do it, but it's clearly more difficult. 

So getting that #1 seed was crucial. And every single W was necessary to get us there.

Here's a look back at the top ten plays of the regular season. 

10. Chiefs go Ring Around The Rosie vs the Raiders. It almost doesn't make the cut because there was a penalty on the play. But they scored on the next play anyways and more importantly, it made the Raiders and even the Broncos mad.

9. This one would have ranked a lot higher if it came in a win. But still, Mahomes dunked on these Bengals like Air Jordan.


7. Against the Raiders in Week 5, Kelce lit them up for 4 tds on MNF. But my favorite moment of the game was when the two Raiders collided on the final play.



4. So many great plays in the Week 2 win over the Chargers. The scramble + sidearm TD to McKinnon. The deep shot TD to Justin Watson. And then this pick six by Jaylen Watson vs the Chargers flipped the entire game and set the tone for the divisional race once again. While some try to claim Herbert is on Mahomes level, at the end of this play Herbert was on the same level as the turf. 

3. A picture-perfect stretch for the pylon, completely horizontal. That's Mahomes vs the Seahawks. In slow-motion it's a thing of beauty. It would be impressive by any receiver or running back, but it's being done by the best passer in the game. 

2. Against the Broncos, Mahomes flips it to McKinnon. This pass could literally be the best highlight of many good QB's entire careers.

1. Mahomes put the team on his back, down 17-9 in the 4th vs the Titans. Converts a 3rd and 17 with his legs, then converts a 3rd and 9 with his legs for the score. Then on 3rd down in OT, converts with a highlight reel catch by Noah Gray.

Sunday, April 30, 2023

lol

Absolutely hilarious to me to see opposing fans in the comments of the Avs season coming to a close.

Lots of comments about playing golf and being frauds...

the Avs WON THE STANLEY CUP last year! 

Like I don't need to taunt back to Seattle fans or Wild fans or Oilers fans or whoever. We don't need to turn this into a pissing contest vs anyone else. We won the Cup 10 months ago! We may go 10 or 20 years or more without winning it again. That's okay!!! We won the Cup. Full Stop. 

Saturday, April 01, 2023

Bracket Wins by Last Name

For anyone that has changed their last name, I'm going by name at time of winning.

Fymbo: 6

Vaghani: 2

Pearlman: 2

Cobb: 1

Lewis: 1

Horan: 1

Sanghvi: 1

Hyder: 1

Shah: 1

Verrette: 1

2022: If UNC had held on, Fymbo would be at 6, and Verrette wouldn't be on the board.

2023 Update: All 3 Fymbos are now on the board. The only Verrette on the board is no longer a Verrette.