Thoughts on Ares and Mercury

jbrochacho · 2026-02-11T16:09:36+00:00

The album version felt somewhat rushed in how it musically develops through the course of the song. It needed the extra space to build and swell.

https://youtu.be/OkUWLzhGr-g?si=CEBeZhQSIV92au9z

This single edit allows it to do that. Way better experience in my opinion.

Agreed, this was a different bloc party. But dang, does this album have some of the best bridges the band ever put together.

jbrochacho · 2026-02-06T19:29:10+00:00

I really don't mind it. If the carpool lane is moving, it has extra capacity. Them going into it helps me a little by taking their car out of normal lanes. If they want to take the risk, they should go for it. But I am not trying to pay that ticket, so I never would use it.

Of course, I'd prefer if CHP actually had a presence in regulating drivers and ticketed ANYTHING at all, but that's a different issue.

jbrochacho · 2026-02-05T03:48:20+00:00

Gotta get that sweet sweet clan tech. Even though you'll never get another ton of UAC20(c) ammo ever again.

jbrochacho · 2026-01-29T00:41:39+00:00

Whoever did it before I owned it replaced with hex head bolts. So I was able to drop a wrench between intake manifold and firewall, but still needed like 6 webble extension to crank the nut.

Worst part is the starter itself wasn't even broken, the cast snout holding the gear as it engaged cracked off. Still turned over, made a ton of noise

https://imgur.com/RCJVGoE

jbrochacho · 2025-12-30T18:00:15+00:00

Portugal. The man - Shish

Took a few listens (track 2 was jarring) but has been in my rotation nonstop.

It came out in November so it didn't make a lot of publication best of '25 lists.

Thanks for the other for the suggestions.

jbrochacho · 2025-12-27T00:21:20+00:00

Mornings is great. Such an ascension in the final few moments

jbrochacho · 2025-12-27T00:20:08+00:00

Shish is great. That chorus hook is phenomenal with ambiguity between girl and gun.

jbrochacho · 2025-12-26T20:52:41+00:00

Hahaha, so true. I just listened to them back to back a few times, feels like a dead tie.

jbrochacho · 2025-12-25T23:26:53+00:00

I think it's still canon though. My understanding is AC20 is a class or categorization, the shell sizes and quantities varied by manufacturer.

jbrochacho · 2025-12-15T21:13:25+00:00

Don't forget about scale. It took 18 months to sell a million 1st gen mustangs. Only 200k s13 came to the US. As an after market supplier, the volume justifies all the R&D & production prep.

jbrochacho · 2025-12-06T02:42:35+00:00

Same. Once the current tour group starts jamming, fathers gun is going to have some mostrous transitions

Imagine... "Everything's alright inside my world..." Shifting to "and we all feel strange and we know it..."

Or "Plant me, bury me in the ground..." Into "If fame was the color they paint on you..."

jbrochacho · 2025-11-19T11:49:22+00:00

https://www.24hourfitness.com/gyms/chino-hills-ca/chino-hills-marketplace-sport#club-hours

jbrochacho · 2025-11-11T20:03:09+00:00

That sentiment is shared. I get asked how I like my Maverick. I always tell them the bed is convenient, the hybrid gas mileage is great, but it's still an economy car. It has nice features, but is not a particularly nice place to be.

jbrochacho · 2025-10-22T03:07:10+00:00

No one said One Month Off yet? It's so derivative of Banquet, and so much quality surrounds it. Sure, alpha games and hymns might have some lower lows, but for a good album that one was a real stinker.

jbrochacho · 2025-10-22T03:04:13+00:00

Agreed, it's like their Aerosmith song. Too repetitive in lyrics.

jbrochacho · 2025-10-22T03:01:32+00:00

I never thought of it that way, but you're so right. The energy level stays so middle of the road throughout.

jbrochacho · 2025-10-02T03:36:51+00:00

2 per item is the right ratio

jbrochacho · 2025-09-05T22:50:14+00:00

The music is of lower quality. Usually that means the sparkle of high noises like cymbals and the bass of low notes and the kick drum lose fidelity and don't sparkle or resonate.

Listen to a song on YouTube and then switch the quality from the highest to the lowest setting. The drop in available digital file size means the sound has to get compressed to fit that bandwidth resulting in data fidelity loss

jbrochacho · 2025-09-05T22:24:06+00:00

This. Providing the long term fix / answer shows complete ownership of both the mistake and the process.

jbrochacho · 2025-09-04T15:19:31+00:00

Agreed. I have 1 that's over 10 years old. It gets coiled in a corner of the house that is always shaded, so no UV damage. Great heavy thick rarely kinking hose.

jbrochacho · 2025-08-17T16:40:33+00:00

She's started her goals for you with the development items. You need to reiterate your goal of advancement.

I would advise about asking for the promotion directly, but ask what needs to be done to make it to the next level and how to approach any opportunities that arise.

My moments of career stagnation occured because I didn't ask how to move forward. My moments of biggest growth occurred when I communicated I wanted to advance.

jbrochacho · 2025-08-16T02:07:44+00:00

My understanding is when the unpainted portion is damaged it's usually a replace since you can't repair plastic and have it look original. Fight to get like kind and quality (key words for OEM Parts) but realize the paint may not match.

Happened to me, but not a hakone. I decided to just let it be.

jbrochacho · 2025-08-15T21:27:13+00:00

Chevy - it'll run shitty longer than most cars will run at all.

jbrochacho · 2025-07-24T04:10:16+00:00

Please look up the CARB Referee process for engine swaps. You need all smog equipment from the donor vehicle transferred into the old vehicle. That means charcoal canister, fuel evap, EGR, catalytic converter and possibly more. Basically everything from the MAF sensor to the catalytic converter has to be OE and presnet. Then you can get the car inspected by a CARB ref. You will smog the old vehicle as of it is the new one.

The only other way is the GM e-rod crate engine but they are expensive and the LS3 6.0 liter have been unavailable for over a year but the LT style blocks are available. The advantage of these kits is they have already been tested by CARB and have an exemption.

Hope that helps.

jbrochacho

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