Finally got around to listening to this Patrick Stump interview/podcast and it’s got a bunch of stories I had never heard before. Really great stuff: https://overcast.fm/+ABKfnu...
Found a spot for the NFG drum head. The new office is coming together. I probably should do an updated full blog post once I finish a few more things.
LMNT:
The cast of characters in the Super Mario universe is vast. Insetting their badges on low-poly, color-coded Super Mario blocks makes hard drives look super fun. My only regret is not having 34 drives to use them all!
Oh, wow, these are great.
I have some errands to run this morning (haircut!) and then we have Valentine’s Day dinner reservations this evening. So, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get to writing a newsletter today or if it will have to wait.
Big Thursday kick this week.
It’s snowing… ❄️
I'm really loving this (kinda new) Heartwork album, 'Revisionist History,' this week. Listen: https://chorus.fm/share/alb...
Yeah, that’s a pretty nice mail day. ‘Dyed’ is definitely one of my favorites of the year so far (and I had to grab that covers album).
I wrote a script a while back to calculate the number of words (and articles) I've written on this website. I use it at the end of the year to put the stats in my EOTY post. On February 1st, 2025 I decided to run it on my entire posting history. The results:
25,212 articles published
2,551,146 words written
That includes articles going all the way back to April 2002. You know, I do think it's a little poetic the first posts are about Midtown. (As cringe-inducing as re-reading them is.) Pretty sobering to think about writing over two million words though.
This week’s newsletter has thoughts on stepping back from social media and revitalizing my personal blog. There’s also some commentary on music I’ve been enjoying recently and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (February 9th, 2025)”This week’s wall picks. Going with a black and white theme and two recent additions to the collection.
Most listened to last week.
That Underoath album is under embargo until next Friday, so the plan will be to write more about it in next week’s newsletter. I hope to write a longer newsletter this weekend after some errands and a friend’s birthday get together.
Finally framed this signed New Found Glory drumhead. Now I just need to find some office wall space for it.
Favorite thing I heard today was the new Matt Nathanson album. Listen: https://chorus.fm/share/alb...
