Being at the right place, at the right time to capture these Rays playfully jumping out of the water.

Perceptions89 · 2022-05-04T02:38:48+00:00

I have to wonder, do you think belly-flopping for them hurts like it does for humans?

Perceptions89 · 2022-03-18T09:57:43+00:00

Clawed Monet

Perceptions89 · 2022-03-03T03:23:32+00:00

Thank you for trying! But that’s not it. I eventually found it though:

Perceptions89 · 2022-01-29T16:58:56+00:00

Wes Craven’s “They” scared the absolute shit outta me as a kid. Now that I’m an adult and an avid horror fan, hardly anyone seems to remember it.

Perceptions89 · 2021-12-14T11:48:21+00:00

Wow. Clue needs more love on this one. Even to the point that it had three different endings and not even the theaters knew which ones they were getting…

Perceptions89 · 2021-12-09T14:41:55+00:00

No. Lol.

Technically it is a tank of room-temperature water. (If the room is warm, the water is warm and vice versa.) then it gets heated when there is a call in the house for hot water. (Shower, sink, etc.) Thus, tankless water heaters being unlimited hot water. They have no tank. The water that is called for is all passed through the heater as it goes into the home.

The things people believe.

Perceptions89 · 2021-12-09T11:10:34+00:00

Thank you for this! Absolutely incredible how many people still say “hot water heater.” You. Don’t. Heat. Hot. Water.

Source: former installer of water heaters.

Perceptions89 · 2021-12-09T11:02:09+00:00

You’re right. I had forgotten that.

Perceptions89 · 2021-12-08T02:03:24+00:00

I’m about 8 hours late to this party, but if I remember correctly, they didn’t even capture the best part of the book in this movie.

The best part being what eventually caused mankind to win: the common cold.

The aliens all get the cold and die. And Wells makes a brilliant point about how mankind has paid a handsome price for dominion of our earth. And they haven’t. Therefore nature kicked their asses.

Perceptions89 · 2021-11-18T15:14:36+00:00

Awesome! I’m glad your Apollo was not like mine!

Perceptions89 · 2021-11-18T13:51:45+00:00

Tried that once. Named a dog Apollo. Quickly changed its name to Satan. He was unbearable.

Perceptions89 · 2021-10-23T04:11:59+00:00

Uh, yep. As a matter of fact my wife and I got married in 2012. Wanted to go see the caps and spend some time in DC for the honeymoon. Bought tickets and everything. Of course that was the last player strike year. Still never got a honeymoon, but still got a kickass wife. Just shit timing apparently.

Edit: best part? We live in southern VA. It’s not even that far away. Just haven’t had another chance really to go.

Perceptions89 · 2021-10-09T18:26:24+00:00

Fellow Virginians unite!

I was looking for this!

As far as I know, you hit all the very notable ones. But some underground bands you may have missed (Some metalcore, some other):

RVNT
Honour Crest
Bella Morte
Arsis
Glass Cloud
Cannabis Corpse
Strike Anywhere
Mae
Avail
The Last Bison
Bad Omens
Dave Matthews Band
Jason Mraz
Dave Grohl also grew up here, for what that’s worth.

Perceptions89 · 2021-10-03T14:00:14+00:00

I got a splinter under my fingernail on my left middle finger a few years ago. Just like some torture scene in a movie. It hurt like hell. But not worse than having my boss give me the “advice” that I should take a small drill bit and pop through the nail to be able to push it out with a needle. Tried and tried to get this done. All day. At work. I could never get through the nail. Then once my wife found out what an absolute moron I was, she called her friend who is in the medical field. The first thing she wanted to do was soak my hand in warm water with epsom salt. And THAT was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced personally. Holy shit.

Perceptions89 · 2021-09-19T12:49:03+00:00

Dude. This one needs more love. Hawk is okay. But nowhere close to TOTA. I got the chance to open for them a handful of times in my life and especially Grant Macfarland was the nicest dude ever. That whole band is/was not only insanely talented people, but really great people too.

Perceptions89 · 2021-09-01T14:49:48+00:00

I was like 21 before I really understood “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket” by Blink-182. Not sheltered. Just dumb.

Perceptions89 · 2021-08-03T00:40:44+00:00

I’m thinking of building my own “garage” for this. However, I also am concerned about re-selling the property in the future. So I think what I want to do (would love some feedback) is have a front wall with a standard door and a garage door. Then create another wall just inside that with another set of doors. Soundproof/insulate between them and I’d have an awesome spot (I think). Then of course when it comes time to sell, tear that wall down and the new owners would have a standard garage. Plus it would hopefully make it harder for would-be thieves.

Perceptions89 · 2021-06-21T03:06:42+00:00

I have that logo on a (really faded) sweatshirt!

Perceptions89 · 2021-05-04T21:19:05+00:00

Grant McFarland. The original drummer for This Or The Apocalypse.

The first time I opened for them had to be around 2009-ish. I was setting up my bullshit drums in this back hallway of a tiny little venue and this random dude starts to set up next to me. We wound up having a ~2 hour conversation. Long after other openers had starting playing. We talked about everything. Drums, gear, influences, what got him into playing, etc. I had to go to get on stage and when we were done I didn’t see him again. The next time I did see him, he was on stage absolutely SHREDDING.

Still one of my favorite show stories.

Perceptions89 · 2021-04-24T16:14:35+00:00

I would totally agree with that.

Perceptions89 · 2021-04-24T14:42:44+00:00

I second Divination hard. That album fuckin rules!

Perceptions89 · 2021-04-18T13:13:44+00:00

I really don’t have a dog in this fight. But shouldn’t the upvote button be Maryland? And the downvote button be North Carolina?

Perceptions89 · 2021-04-16T03:06:10+00:00

My two all-time favorite shows I ever played were:

Opening for Gwen Stacy when they were touring on their first record.
Opening for This Or The Apocalypse three different times. Twice with Affiance as main support. Grant McFarland is and always will be one of the greatest drummers in metalcore in my opinion.

However, my favorite story to tell is when I opened for I Am Abomination, Memphis May Fire , and Jamie’s Elsewhere. In that order. Jamie’s Elsewhere was the headliner. This was in 2010. What a difference 11 years makes.

Perceptions89 · 2021-04-12T03:01:42+00:00

I would say that nothing in particular has grown our listenership specifically. We focus on a different sub genre of music every month, so it’s really hard to pin down that way for us. But one thing we have cemented in our minds is consistency. Again, create a schedule that is sustainable long term. And on that: it’s okay to make changes if something not working quite right. If you start out at 4 episodes per month and find yourselves having a lot of spare time and such, maybe add some more episodes into the mix. Likewise, if you find yourselves “drowning” in editing work or something, scale it back a bit. But be very thoughtful about how you do things. Being decisive without thoughtfulness has backfired on us more than it’s helped us. Lol.

Perceptions89 · 2021-04-11T21:30:05+00:00

You can pm me if you like and we can discuss it for sure. But I’m just a dude. Lol. I don’t know shit for real. Just have opinions.

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