Archive for April 18, 2025

Cookiiiies!

QUICK HITS
rafe has multiple highs and lows?! bears, bubba sparxx, joanne fabrics, microsoft imaging, body aches. AAARG (already-amassed april rations game) is going pretty good, but what’s considered a PURCHASE? lots going on. caleb talks more about interviews, doctor mike with the pitt, chocolate shortcake, and… BONUS topic?!? rafe also has strong feelings about the last of us.

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: boris the bear
low: microsoft

caleb’s high-low
high: work bonus
low: the job change talk

HOT HOT TOPICS
– do you think it’s wise to take seperate cars when meeting your bf or gf parents. in case things go wrong.
– when is the best time to be killed off on a tv show or movie?
– that as much posturing as other countries like to make, usa could wipe everyone else if they just went shock and awe and not worried about playing politics… barring nuclear of course
– there is one light switch in my house that works the opposite of the rest. you flip it down for on and up for off. it bothers me.
– what’s the least harmful stereotype? which one are you?
– how do you feel about anesthesia? getting the iv friday for tooth extraction
– to hit both themes of luck and military – how annoyed should we (especially ex-mil/drafted vietnam vets) be that warhawks think fortunate son by ccr is a pro-military, rah-rah-america anthem, and not a social commentary on how the children of the rich and powerful didn’t have to live with the repercussions of their warmaking decisions?
– is it a lucky time to be a miner?

RACHEL MCADAMS
MOVIE – the lucky ones (2008) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0981072)
caleb 4.5/10
rafe 5/10
SONG – luck
coheed & cambria – lucky stars

NEXT MOVIE – state of play (2009) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473705)
NEXT SONG – playing

It Ripped Out My Moustache

QUICK HITS
caleb does some socializing with a happy hour. cookware talk, baking stuff, and minesweeper updates!! rafe blabs about what healthy masculinity is and caleb rips off his moustache.

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: onion cheese chips
low: work

caleb’s high-low
high: the good place
low: interview

HOT HOT TOPICS
– dogs are either people or better than people. proof: they know their own names and like to eat cheese.
– I am forever alone. what am I missing out on?
– which do you prefer: books adapted into movies or plays adapted into movies? if its books you’ve read, does that make a difference?
– the job market for tech right now: you can have an MASTERS degree from MIT (massachusetts institute of technology) which is the equivalent of getting an academic degree from yale or harvard. and if you have 0 job experience but a masters degree from MIT, you will not even be given a chance to get a job and if someone gives you a chance your pay gets shafted being lucky to even get 40,000 a year usd. and even if you have internship experience that doesn’t count as job experience.
– easy one is nintendo prices costing 80-90$ and the physical cards counting as a key card you don’t actually own the game. and for those that say it was always like that go on your switch right now and close all your open games then go air plane mode (and make sure your internet is off) you can only open cartridge games because you actually have games on the game card vs the downloaded ones require internet so you can’t open those games because they use the cloud to access the game. what do you think games like gta 6 will cost if nintendo games cost 80-90$ 80 for digital 90 for physical
– without exaggeration, the majority of men do not like women. they like to look at them, and they like what they have to offer in terms of domestic/emotional/sexual labor, but they don’t actually like the woman providing those things. marriages often fall apart as a result of two things: 1) a lack of reciprocal respect, and 2) a lack of open, honest, and sincere communication. there is no “loneliness epidemic” among men that wasn’t started by men failing to bring enough to the table – women are largely finding more value in being alone than in a one-sided relationship or marriage. some truly good men are caught in the crossfire of this, but not as many as they (we) will have you believe, since most guys who think they’re good guys™ (not to be confused with actual good men) are only acting nice for a claim ticket for access to a woman’s benefits, not out of love, admiration, or respect.

RACHEL MCADAMS
MOVIE – married life (2007) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804505)
caleb 2/10
rafe 2.5/10
SONG – divorce
the mountain goats – no children

NEXT MOVIE – the lucky ones (2008) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0981072)
NEXT SONG – luck

Plants and Politics

QUICK HITS
it’s the start of AAARG! rafe and caleb are doing a pantry cleanout challenge for april 2025, where they only cook and eat food they already own. join the discord to follow along or to compete!

please consider getting tested for tuberculosis because it’s on the rise in the USA, and you can be asymptomatic and spread the disease! are there yoga poses that can help your brain fog? rafe watched annihilation and wow, caleb is not sure why. he’s been watching the good place, planning his garden, and obsessing over a mobile app he also saw guster! and talks a bit about a potential job change.

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: thunderstorms
low: work

caleb’s high-low
high: guster
low: federal govt job

HOT HOT TOPICS
– what are the responsibilities of the bestfriend (male or female)?
– asking for a friend, but is staying up until 4am to play powerwash simulator bad for you?
– would you change your doctor if they are dating one of your parents or bestfriend?
– your gf/wife does not want to have children. is it wrong for her to get mad/object when a couple who can’t have kids requests your genetic material?
– what would you do if break up with someone (not from cheating). but your ex’s family calls you saying please dont give up on him/her?
– what are some foods that you should put cheese on?
– when are we going to see who wants to be an the next van gough?
– what’s the worst thing to forget?
– has anyone seen my phone? (totally not typing this on my phone)
– what’s the best kind of stone to break open weirdo’s phone?
– as we’re all aware, gary oldman never misses, but where would you rank his performance in fifth element vs some of his other notable roles like sirius black, dracula, or stansfield in the professional?
– if sam rockwell and gary oldman starred in a movie together, on a scale of 1 to 10, potential how great would that be?
– which volcanic island is it easier to find precious stones like rubies, sapphires, and diamonds?

RACHEL MCADAMS
MOVIE – the family stone (2005) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356680)
caleb 7.5/10
rafe 6.5/10
SONG – stones
argent – stepping stone

NEXT MOVIE – married life
NEXT SONG – divorce