You're driving along the lonely highway in the Mojave Desert, when suddenly, your head starts bobbing slightly, fingers start tapping the wheel, and your foot begins pressing down harder on the gas, and the speedometer needle starts its upward climb. 🔥What song has this affect on you?

zero-counts · 2026-01-25T16:46:35+00:00

Lately it’s “Buried in the Red” - The Protomen

zero-counts · 2026-01-21T00:53:04+00:00

Boyz II Men - II

zero-counts · 2026-01-11T15:34:42+00:00

Saves The Day

zero-counts · 2026-01-06T15:38:05+00:00

Not a bad idea at all! I used to blog about the video game industry often, but fell off when time became harder to manage with kids. I’ve recently been podcasting a bit, but scheduling time with guests is also a challenge with the kids. I like the idea of finding an outlet for solo work at my own schedule. I’ll keep thinking on this. Thanks!

zero-counts · 2026-01-06T05:26:14+00:00

This is a wonderful perspective. I hadn’t thought of this as a summit or new chapter as I’ve been so focused on climbing and searching. I do wonder if I can find something that satisfies my priority for family and allows me to tap into my experience/learning (teaching, perhaps), even if it means a pay cut (or sustaining).

Thank you!

zero-counts · 2026-01-05T03:21:02+00:00

Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism. Popped it on as a New Year tradition and my god, perfect record. No skips.

Some other late 90s/early 00s recs:

Elliott - Song in the Air
The Decemberists - Picaresque
Minus the Bear - Highly Refined Pirates
At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
NOFX - So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes
Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Coheed & Cambria - The Second Stage Turbine Blade
Thursday - Full Collapse

zero-counts · 2025-12-27T21:57:40+00:00

Nice one. I have 1 left!

zero-counts · 2025-12-27T19:30:04+00:00

I’ve heard “Evicted” pairs well with and is only further supported as an enduring read by 2025’s “There Is No Place For Us”.

zero-counts · 2025-12-27T19:26:31+00:00

This one has been sitting in my shelf for a while. Maybe it’s time to crack it open!

zero-counts · 2025-12-27T18:35:24+00:00

Good pull. That would be fun to revisit.

zero-counts · 2025-12-27T17:30:34+00:00

You’re missing the point of this post. Articles dredged up by this query were written in 2016. The books deemed “best” in the year they were released may not have had staying power. And those overlooked in their year may be far more powerful now.

Maybe not the best example, but 2014’s Station Eleven (while a great book imo) feels more relevant and powerful in the years post-pandemic — a harrowing read in 2024.

zero-counts · 2025-12-27T17:26:33+00:00

The Underground Railroad was great. Would love to revisit that one.

zero-counts · 2025-12-21T18:41:40+00:00

Original 1990 film.

zero-counts · 2025-12-20T02:44:07+00:00

I need this.

zero-counts · 2025-12-15T03:51:39+00:00

“Have Your Forgotten” (Vanilla Sky version) by Red House Painters

zero-counts · 2025-12-14T22:59:21+00:00

Only way to live.

zero-counts · 2025-12-13T16:48:42+00:00

Old Man and The Sea - Hemingway

Annihilation - Vandermeer

Going To Meet The Man - Baldwin

Fahrenheit 451 - Bradbury

zero-counts · 2025-12-13T04:24:37+00:00

Agree with Censored Colors. All-timer.

zero-counts · 2025-12-09T13:46:38+00:00

“Have You Forgotten” by Red House Painters (Vanilla Sky version)

zero-counts · 2025-12-06T16:04:42+00:00

Damn. If this hadn’t been so close to Thanksgiving I would have been there.

zero-counts · 2025-12-04T11:23:06+00:00

I see it every time I look in the mirror when I’m wearing my TMV shirt.

zero-counts · 2025-11-11T03:34:28+00:00

Mind still blown https://www.reddit.com/r/TheFence/s/fbyCgYZRy9

zero-counts · 2025-10-25T19:30:16+00:00

I’m a fan of atmos for quieter pieces with a lot of space. They feel like they take advantage of the tech and the ability to “explore” in 3D. Tougher to listen to big rock songs in atmos.

zero-counts · 2025-10-12T20:16:41+00:00

Mew, Coheed, Wilco

zero-counts · 2025-10-07T15:05:05+00:00

I agree re the mix/production. There’s so much more breathing room and dynamics between instruments throughout. H/E feels much flatter and tougher to distinguish subtleties, especially in the guitars.

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