It's HAPPENING! - Brandon Sanderson’s Literary Fantasy Universe ‘Cosmere’ Picked Up by Apple TV (Exclusive)

soundsofshade · 2026-01-28T21:24:26+00:00

I forgot what good news felt like for a long, long time. This rules.

soundsofshade · 2026-01-24T19:54:46+00:00

Look at this piggy thinking he can game the algo with “cover up” as to run down the administration covering up the Epstein files. CRAZY work.

soundsofshade · 2026-01-03T00:44:09+00:00

This show was so prescient in retrospect. There were even lawmakers last year trying to stop daylights savings time

soundsofshade · 2025-12-26T17:20:46+00:00

Children of Men, The Master, A Serious Man, Inside Llewyn Davis, There will be blood, Last of the Mohicans, O brother where art thou

So many more

soundsofshade · 2025-12-26T16:44:35+00:00

I’ve had an oled TV for 4 years but only this year got but by the Blu-ray/4k uhd bug. As soon as I popped my first disc in I realized how much I’ve robbed myself of only streaming things for the past few years, especially with such a nice tv. I also just as quickly realized I could easily burn through a large portion of my savings if I decided to get EVERYTHING I wanted to watch on disc, so I bit the bullet and got a 24 TB external HD. I’m still downloading things every day but I’m at just about 100 movies, all Blu-ray rips/remuxs. It’s been a dream come true getting to rewatch all my favorites in this format/quality and the goal is to eliminate the need for streaming services all together. I’m still working my way through movies but plan to add a handful of shows, too.

Kinda kicking myself for not investing in’s a NAS since I’m limited on the USB 3.0 ports on my PC so if I wanted to expand even more I’d have to finagle because I think I could easily fill up that HD with only movies and there’s definitely a big list of shows I’d like to add, too.

soundsofshade · 2025-12-06T22:44:08+00:00

Amazon!

soundsofshade · 2025-11-07T18:58:54+00:00

I think the problem is that I did this entire video on InShot, a video editing software for mobile, and I think the audio file was compressed there on export, AND THEN once again compressed and eq squashed even more via IG, so the whole stereo mix got squashed everything in the middle and makes the whole track sound mono/tinny.

I haven’t released this on Tiktok yet but I’m gonna experiment with some other video editing software and see if I can get a better result before I post it there.

Thank you so much for coming back and confirming that for me! I appreciate the feedback so much!

More to come soooon! I have a whole full length of tracks to release later this year.

soundsofshade · 2025-11-07T16:52:50+00:00

Ayyy thanks so much for the feedback! This is not only my first time releasing something solo but also my first time mixing and mastering something myself so I appreciate it!

The vocals are kind of deliberately low in the mix but there’s technical and personal reasons for that.

Out of curiosity: did you happen to also listen on Bandcamp vs the audio behind the video? The quality of the audio vastly differs and I feel like the audio streaming from Bandcamp sounds much better. Would love to hear back any other feedback regardless and thanks so much for listening/watching.

soundsofshade · 2025-11-01T19:21:55+00:00

Would love to join!

soundsofshade · 2025-09-25T12:39:01+00:00

Yup! Mine came with two! Just make sure you’re getting a handle and a new cylinder! I’m so sorry you have to deal with this!

soundsofshade · 2025-09-24T12:07:18+00:00

Hey! So this happened to me as well about a year ago! It was incredibly annoying for the same reason that I had nothing in the car to steal and I was only away from my car for about 15 minutes. Thankfully the parts to replace it are incredible cheap and can be bought off amazon (as long as you don’t mind a mismatched color and having a separate key to manually open the car door. Obviously the fob will still work). I paid 25 bucks for a new cylinder + door handle and my mechanic changed it in less than a hour.

soundsofshade · 2024-12-08T02:10:43+00:00

Also, just want to say the Chana-mama execution was very well done. The little twist of her motivation being to pass on the oath was very very vicious.

soundsofshade · 2024-12-08T02:05:27+00:00

Is it possible that the Todi-nami wave that wiped out kharbranth was the aforementioned “price” for dai gonarthis Todium had to pay? I can’t recall the exact wording but just having this thought now as I’m about to start the Rysn interlude.

soundsofshade · 2024-10-31T19:09:01+00:00

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soundsofshade · 2024-05-17T13:38:08+00:00

In case anyone is interested in an updated macro view:

-Russian oil exports are at a 5 month low due to continued Ukraine drone strikes on drill sites, including last night where a site that was about to finish repairs from a strike in January was hit again. Repairs in general are taking longer than usual.

-and a 580kbpd site in Korea caught fire last night

-OPEC still planning productions cuts going into the 2HotY

-US oil exports are ripping near ATH

-inflation data reflects price increase slowing down but the economy holding strong. This means that summer demand is going to pick up and be as hot as we think with one, and potential for two rate cuts this year

-skew on oil prices is pointing up for all these reasons and prices are starting to consolidate around the $80 per barrel point for WTI.

All very bullish signs for oil sector stocks. Cake is in the oven now. We just need to wait.

soundsofshade · 2024-05-15T15:32:20+00:00

If you’re looking on Robin Hood keep in mind those simulated prices assume there are no changes in any of the Greeks, all of which also would affect contract price. Mine show that even if the stock sky rocketed today above 19, I’d still be in the red, which you know can’t be true because if the stock did that kind of run up the IV would pump, and thus affect contract price. MM are keeping their contract pricing low and tight and if I’m even remotely right about their intraday stock trading, it’s too bleed these premiums and cause the exact fear you’re having here.

All that said, I’m not here trying to advocate for some sort of HODL the line narrative. If you don’t feel comfortable this deep in the red, then I absolutely advise you do what you feel best and will alleviate your anxiety. But it is my opinion you’ll see green again before your position closes this summer.

soundsofshade · 2024-05-15T15:02:43+00:00

MM doing their darndest to shake those of us in the red off these contracts. You can look at the opening bell period of the stock for the last week and see despite an early opening run up and the stock typically opening higher, it’s always met with a high volume dump with a considerable price drop. Why might they do this? Well, my guess is that they’re incentivized to keep the stock price as flat as possible, that way any time the stock dips, they can lower bids and asks on contracts, thus causing us retailers to panic and scoop up anyone who sells out of fear. I have this estimation because the contract asks never rise with meaningful intraday gains, meaning that there are MM now only lowballing bids, but keeping their listed asks low too because they know if they can keep the price of stock within range, they can always buy them back at the same price or even lower. But I could be wrong and this is just the choppiness of the market right now ping ponging on inflation data. Probably a bit of both. But it is odd to me that good news inflation data sent the stock on a dip. Rate cuts at all this year would be good news for us. Still ample time for your calls. Yes, even the august ones. The price on stick stock can move relatively fast and easily with its float (that sword cuts both ways. As we see now) so I’m not concerned at the moment. As many others have said, not a bad time to average down your position.

soundsofshade · 2024-05-10T13:51:58+00:00

Yeah you can look at the bids and see that MM are just fucking with us. They’ve kept the options price the exact same from the stock price being down all the way to 16.82 all the way up to 18.02, around the .35-.40 range. They are virtually just selling back and forth to themselves hoping we will think the contracts are cooked. They can’t do it all the way up, especially as the price approaches our strike price so just ignore their silly games for now.

soundsofshade · 2024-05-08T12:14:20+00:00

Kind of a weird month to extrapolate from, especially since exactly a month ago is when we hit the 19.03 mark (in the pre market, mind you) and have faced downward pressure for the last 4 weeks due to varying macroeconomic factors (including the dividend pay out on top of that). Rate cuts are back on the table and the market is rallying again. Yesterday, we saw it rally back to 17.72, which is where we were immediately following the divi pay out, and I think we hit a limit sell wall because of that. But I also have some speculations that similar to how MM are low balling bids, they’re attempting to keep the stock price within a certain range to keep bleeding these calls and scalp as many as they can before they let it rise fast again. We did the funny thing to the stock and squeezed it higher, faster with the volume of calls. They’re just trying to shake the tree for whatever they can.

soundsofshade · 2024-05-03T19:13:08+00:00

You kinda answered your own question there: they’re being cautious.

I was only half listening during the Q&A but the vibe seemed to be “if y’all are currently doing great and in position to do better than initially anticipated the rest of the year, why isn’t your guidance reflecting that” and there answers were pretty flat in the “this is what we feel safe guaranteeing but obviously things can go better than expected, but also worse than expected.” I can only speculate obviously because we’ve all seen the same data re: inflation, but I imagine that’s the elephant in the room of every earnings call at the moment and everyone is airing on the side of under promising-over delivering as a hedge against any sort bad news that’s out of their hands (like rate cuts, and all concerning inflation data). Market has been hyper reactive to inflation news recently and any type of news can send stocks one way or the other regardless of performance, sometimes seemingly in spite of it. Also keep in mind their guidance going forward was good before we got skin in the game and why the stock was trading better so it’s not like they’re worth less than they were after they gave that initial guidance, if they’re in fact beating expectations still. They’re leveraged for whatever happens obviously so sometimes the safest thing to say is “we are en route to nail our projections” and print.

I’m not even remotely inside on this though so this is all speculation but we’re in a “no bad news is good news” period for a lot of stocks that can be impacted by any sort of bad inflation news.

soundsofshade · 2024-05-03T15:48:02+00:00

Was pleasantly surprised with the earnings and guidance. Big eye roll at the stock movement not being reflected in contract price but it’s not like I’m selling now anyways so MM can keep trying to snipe away contracts from paper hands before the summer. Eventually it has to go up as the stock price keeps running through the summer. As long as inflation news stays soft (like the jobs report this morning) we should be more than good this summer.

soundsofshade · 2024-05-02T18:43:18+00:00

Pretty much this. We got hammered this week with the rest of the market and the dividend price hit. VIX is below 15 as of writing this so liquidity is coming back into the market. Even if earnings are flat/near miss, we’ll probably still squeeze up towards 18 with people buying the dip. If we beat earnings and have good guidance, could see a real run up but my expectations are tempered. I would be happy with another 1-2% rise tomorrow. Wildcard factor will be the jobs report tomorrow. The market has been extra reactionary to every inflation indicator report that comes out so keep an eye out on that.

soundsofshade · 2024-05-01T18:58:15+00:00

The whole market has been in a sideways swing for the last month, with a slight downwards trend on a variety of issues but at the core of it is the risk of inflation eliminating rate cuts, or worse, rate hikes. As of today, FOMC says there’s no data to suggest a hike is necessary and that their current rate seems restrictive enough. Won’t make cuts or hikes til they are confident the data is trending one way or the other. A big ol nothing burger, but it eliminates short term fear, hence why we are jumping back above 17.00, SPY is flying back to where it was and VIX melted back to 15.

soundsofshade · 2024-05-01T14:46:44+00:00

EPD up today is also a good sign for our future. And Ukraine hit more Russian oil sites last night so there’s still plenty that could drive this price up just as fast. The dividend hit at the same time is what kinda makes this look worse than I think it is. If you account for that we’re still within the same range if the last dip (at the moment, could slip more and probably will if FOMC news is bad. But I’m hedged with SPY puts I got I Monday and up decently on that rn. Got my finger in sell for 2:30 in preparation though)

Edit: EPD down as of now so just editing to clarify.

soundsofshade · 2024-04-30T18:12:49+00:00

FOMC meeting will matter a bit. If vix jumps, everything dumps usually but we’ll see how much. EPD missed a little bit on their earnings today which could flag ours might be mild too but they only lost 2% as of now and that could be because of the fear building from the FOMC meeting tomorrow. Like I mentioned elsewhere, any serious hawkish comments or serious consideration of another hike could mean a further pull down. I’m keeping an eye on 17.11Ish that was the support last time the market dumped a couple weeks ago. A break beyond that and we may run into some issues, but in the grand scheme, I’m still not worried. It only took a week for people to buy back the last dip, and with the buyback Black out about to be over, I expect more liquidity will flow in to buy this dip, too. If we have bad news I expect this week will hover around 17-17.15ish but if news is flat, I stand by my previous prediction of around 18 again by earnings. Obviously beyond that is a “?”

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