Chris Brakebill
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    Jan 8 10am

    Some good notes here from Rui Peres on meetings.

    Honestly I’d expand a little on points 3,4, and 5. Only invite whoever is necessary, make sure someone is taking notes, and share those notes with everyone. I’m not sure this isn’t what he means. But I would make sure meeting notes are available/shared with everyone outside the meeting. This makes it easier to be specific about who you invite while keeping information open to those who weren’t invited.

    Dec 16 8am

    Station Eleven
    Yes I know this is cheating. Since it debuted and mostly aired in 2021. And I definitely would have included it on my list in 2021. But I just loved it that much. I’ve watched it repeatedly this year. It took a solid book and elevated it in so many ways. I just want to spend more time with Jeevan and Kirsten.

    The Bear
    This show is just perfectly in by wheelhouse. Food porn cinematography. The talented chef using his talents for dumpy styles of food. Men trying to process grief together but having no idea how. Stressful, emotional, AND hilarious.

    Andor
    This was probably my most anticipated show of 2022. And it lived up to the hype. The most terrifying representation of the empire I’ve seen. Tony Gilroy is good at this. I hope this is a lesson for Disney. Let talented creators cook.

    Reservation Dogs
    This show just continues to produce bangers. It’s hilarious. It makes me cry. That really tends to be the story of my favorite shows. I don’t know what else to say

    Severance
    This one intrigued me when I saw the previews. The first few episodes were a bit of a drag. But the stress I felt during that finale!

    Rings of Power
    I used to be the almost anti Lord of the Rings member of my friend group. I found them just too long and boring. But something about getting older has made them grow on me. I read the books in the past couple years. And I think this show just captures the vibe so well. I love the Elrond & Durin relationship. The Brandyfoots grew on me episode by episode. This is another one of this were I just couldn’t wait to watch each new episode every week.

    Hacks
    Jean Smart is fantastic. Hannah Einbender is fantastic. They’re somehow even better together. Another great season.

    We Own this City
    I’ll watch anything with Jon Bernthal. He’s just so magnetic. And so good as this type of charismatic but clearly awful character.

    The Sex Lives of College Girls
    I love this show. I’m not sure season 2 has been quite as good as season 1, but it’s still a lot of fun. I know I love a show when I get excited to see it pop up in the Apple TV up next

    Peacemaker
    This show was just so unexpected. I didn’t watch the Suicide Squad so I knew nothing about the character. Jumping into the show was a little confusing, but surmountable. And it was just a lot of fun to watch.


    The Rest

    His Dark Materials
    This one might sneak in still with a few more episodes left. I just want more Dafne Keen.

    Slow Horses
    The Old Man
    Two great spy shows. One very british and one very american.

    Minx
    Winning Time
    HBO adult fun. Minx is underappreciated and HBO Max dropping it is a crime. I will follow it wherever it goes.

    White Lotus
    Houses of the Dragon
    HBO prestige. I watched each every night it aired. But also found myself feeling like it was an assignment more than something I was excited about.

    The Ones I’ve Missed
    The Gilded Age
    Under the Banner of Heaven
    Pachinko
    Barry
    Industry (I’ve tried, but the vibe of this show is just 🤮)
    Atlanta (I don’t think I’ve watched the last 2 seasons)
    Better Call Saul (haven’t made it out of season 1)

    Dec 5 1am

    The college football regular season is over. Aside from Army-Navy. Man what is college football going to do when one of those teams is in playoff contention… anyways lets see what proper playoff would look like.

    Automatic Bids

    Conference Team
    AAC Tulane
    ACC Clemson
    Big 10 Michigan
    Big XII Kansas State
    CUSA UTSA
    MAC Toledo
    MWC Fresno State
    Pac 12 Utah
    SEC Georgia
    Sun Belt Troy

    At Large Bids TCU Ohio State

    This is gonna be fun! First lets get our top 4 conference champs with their byes…

    1. Georgia
    2. Michigan
    3. Clemson
    4. Utah

    And now, our first round of matchups. All on site at the campus of the higher seed.

    1. TCU vs. 12. Toledo
    2. Ohio State vs. 11. Fresno State
    3. Kansas State vs. 10. UTSA
    4. Tulane vs. 9. Troy

    Remember we reseed in the second round so Georgia would play the lowest seed winner at Georgia. Michigan would play the second lowest, etc.

    Dec 5 8am

    Rece Davis going on his podcast and calling talk of Alabama getting in “internet absurdity” is WILD.

    Watch your network man. They’re talking about it all week.

    Nov 17 9am

    GIVE ME THE B2EMO LEGO SET

    Nov 16 8am

    The amount of content I shoved into my Evernote notebooks back in the day is obscene. Recipes. Scanned documents. Photos. Class notes.

    I imagine I’ll look back on my Craft notes in 10 years and wonder whether sticking all that in there was really necessary 😅

    Nov 16 2am

    Got an updated version of my college football playoff after this week’s games. Just a couple minor changes

    • UCF’s win over Tulane puts them in the driver’s seat for the AAC
    • USC benefits from Oregon’s loss and becomes my guess at the Pac-12’s automatic qualifier

    College Football Playoff Bracket

    Nov 15 12am

    It’s been fun seeing folks reflect on their internet lives as we watch Twitter burn.

    I loved this post from Becky Hansmeyer. This quote really captures how I feel.

    I simultaneously feel a sort of nervous optimism combined with a deep sense of loss

    Nov 14 11am

    What could be wrong with this

    Nov 9 12am

    There’s an incredibly simple solution to this, just let all of the conference champs in.

    Now every game is important. All the little guys have a very real chance.