fishy

2 minutes ago, Shindigs said:

Never used anchor so no idea what options it's got. But hopefully it's got some way to set gain for your recording? If not, the quality is still good so turning up the volume works just fine.

i will consider that next time before i record instead of listening through afterward and being like damn i have turn my volume ALL THE WAY UP

1 hour ago, Shindigs said:

your podcasts are usually very quiet

i know it's because i have a shitty mic. I've been trying to figure out ways to make it louder but the sound waves even come through as tiny. i hold the mic part of my earbuds close to my mouth and then sometimes end up breathing directly into it and it's difficult to balance 

THIS PODCAST IS NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE SWEARING

https://anchor.fm/fishy3/episodes/take-4-e1hst0j

where's the all-lowercase option 

mcwolf said yes

reepectfully

fuck off eno

good thread.

re: music, i like seeing how other people organize their interests. i'm a slut for creating spotify playlists, and i do a themed one each week. why? no good reason other than to say i have them. it's also a fun and easy way to get song recommendations from people–i just say "send me a song that has 'sweet' in the title, artist, or album name," and i get a handful of new songs to listen to. the only fault i've found is when i did transportation and @Garsh recommended wheels on the bus. it followed the rules, so i couldn't refuse, and now i just have to pray that no one is creeping on my spotify listening when that song shuffles in

in terms of my life more generally, i'm doing really well for the first time, like, ever. i moved to WI in october and was extremely depressed for a few months. multiple calls to the suicide hotline, inability to feed myself, actual anger at the fact that i was alive every single day. one night, finally, while i was journaling about how i didn't "want to do this anymore" i just kinda decided not to, but not in the negative way. i taught myself how to crochet, started walking on the treadmill while i read, and cooking. i have hobbies now, and the silly little corporate job i have doesn't feel like my whole life.

i've had a really great time learning to invest in myself. i do things that i like because i like them. i feel better when i eat and go to the gym, even if sometimes i just read a book while i walk for 30 minutes. i sleep better when i take time away from my screens. it's been a really pleasant experience to, for lack of a cliche term, actually learn how to be happy and like myself. small things go a really long way, and i also feel like i'm more interesting to myself and other people now that i do something that i actually give a shit about instead of watching discord all night waiting for it to be bedtime.

in terms of money, i've always been a saver because i am (for really no good reason) terrified of spending money. i built a really simple budget and started organizing my funds a few months ago, and it's easier for me to feel comfortable doing things like grabbing dinner with my friends or planning a somewhat spontaneous trip to europe or get the tattoo i've been wanting. it's the small things–i know that my pleasure account is there specifically to do things for funsies, so i frickin use it

i finished All Systems Red last night, which is the first book in the Murderbot Diaries series. I grabbed it because the premise seemed fun, a post-capitalist society ruled entirely by a company that has eyes everywhere. Narrator is a half-human, half-bot created by the company who has hacked its government module and living undercover.

It's only 150 pages, was looking for something short to read while I waited for my hold on Piranesi to become available. This was a bit too short and I got a bit too invested. I liked the light reading though, good if you're looking for a break from long reads

On 4/24/2022 at 9:18 PM, frescoelmo said:

Suggestions for 2-3 books I want to bring on a trip this summer

 

About to finish my current book (got lazy and haven't read much lately)

what're you looking for? light, easy reading? something that will kind of consume you when you read it to keep you occupied? genre?

where is the song link. 

D C DRAGONS PRESS CONFERENCE

Answer 3 for 1 TPE, answer 6 for 2 TPE

1. Make a convincing argument for the best time of day to eat breakfast.

2. What is the best thing that happened to you today or this week? "nothing" is not an acceptable answer, I need optimism and details

3. You're sitting in a living room with your teammates. There's a couch, the floor is carpeted, kitchen chairs not far away, and a couple bean bags. Where do you sit, and why?

4. You have the option to rebrand in the VHL without anyone remembering who your previous persona was. Do you take it? If so, what direction are you taking? If not, how would you describe your current brand?

5. Did you do predictions? If so, how are you feeling about them now that the season has come to life? If not, why not? You scared? come on bro

6. Any VHFL sleeper picks you're predicting that you haven't seen anyone else mention, that someone else mentioned and they're onto something, or that's now a bandwagon you started?

7. What does your optimal Saturday look like? How is that different from what your player would say?

8. What is the best or worst light source? Make an impassioned argument. I need many exclamation points

4 minutes ago, JardyB10 said:

You’re close

yeah that's what i said

i was closer

11 minutes ago, JardyB10 said:

Also @STZ. Also I think he’s around our age.

no way. he's at least 42

14 minutes ago, ctots said:

That would be mortifying.

or a power move. just saying

dragons best

great points were made. "and also a goalie." we do have a goalie. huge. 

was your wife with you while you recorded this or were you picking it up to take it home for her. please say the first one. 

my favorite vhlm team is the marlins. fish. Halifax great franchise concept though so an honorable mention

"now that I've said it, i have to" 

doesn't

i support the anti-BK sentiment

how do you remember the top tpe earners to talk about while you're driving

was not a very clean podcast, said "fuck vasteras" multiple times

"podcasts are nice and also unfortunate in the sense that no one really does listen to them. so it's nice in the sense that you really can get away with anything. truly anything"

vhl.carm article

recruitment was handling spotify playlist

i would, in fact, be upset if my podcast ended up on that playlist but it would be unjustifiable

it was horrifying to hear my BEEP and i'm very glad that my grandma sound made the cut

"i like being fifth or sixth. or first or second. i guess i just don't like three and four"

huge moment

"i just assume that he's american because he likes... other sports"

completely unrelated, this article just showed up as recommended while i'm listening:

damn berocka am i a new member that you won't talk to

update: i listen to the podcast so berocka knows who i am and i deserve to be here

wow boot is being called a snob now after having called berocka posh since forever. owned

jardy i think you should move somewhere else

idk about taxes but i do know that you can get out of student loans as an american if you move out of the country

"certain time, certain position, and the moon must be full" lmfao

jardy can i be your partner's homie? i love astrology. please do a tarot reading in part two

berocka's "commissioner for a day" is AKA "villain origin story"

well my feelings are hurt that my clips were not good enough to censor every fuck. sorry to disappoint BUD

4 minutes ago, Beketov said:

Mentioned twice? Well god damn now I have to listen don't I?

they talk mad shit

just finished The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia

10/10 recommend. I realized that my library loan was expiring soon and that I couldn't renew it, so I read half of it today

I wouldn't recommend it for young readers, but young adult and up I think could really jive with it. i enjoyed this book on so many levels

- the writing is great, and the translation is wonderful. chapters are short, which i prefer. it almost reads like poetry in some spots, and i really liked that sometimes the author would take a short chapter to basically just have the narrator write a thoughtful essay that could probably stand alone.

- narration changes which is confusing at first but really well-balanced once you figure out who and where everyone is

- the setting starts in a pandemic setting which hit really close to home considering, well, the world

i really want someone to read this and appreciate it with me

THIS PODCAST IS NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE SWEARING

https://anchor.fm/fishy3/episodes/KACHOW-IT-was-EARTH-DAY-e1hip66

this episode kinda sucks because i talked about something that i realized may be a secret so i had to cut it out and honestly i didn't try very hard to make it not noticeable. i also don't know why my mic picked up so much of my breathing but i really did try to fix it after the fact and was very unsuccessful. just know that i tried.

please don't tag the person.

39 minutes ago, NSG said:

Imma be at Universal on a band trip from the 28th-30th

yooo, what do you play?! i played alto sax for like 7 years!

8 minutes ago, JardyB10 said:

Probably rightfully by design. @scoop is also out of contention I believe, this fucking fish hates boomers.

i changed the requirements because i realized that lowest pims may go to someone who's not really active and i don't want that