Waves Upon the Road Edition

I drove a Cybertruck around SF because I’m a smart, cool alpha male

Drew Magary provides us with a complete review of the ugliest contemporary vehicle to currently exist. I still can’t believe this vehicle is road-worthy.

F1

This is an interesting teaser trailer for F1, the racing drama starring Brad Pitt. It’s like a 90-second music video. The teaser sets up a Moneyball meets Top Gun mixed with a bit of Day of Thunder for good measure.

Gin and Juice by Kermit the Frog

There I Ruined It: Kermit the Frog sings Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice” to the tune of “Rainbow Connection.” It ain’t easy makin’ green.

Email Like A Boss

This is a useful guide to emailing like a “boss” that I found on Reddit. It lists the most positive and effective ways to rewrite your messages based on your intention. My favorite is this one, which I need to start using: If your intention is to say “You’re welcome,” instead of saying “No problem/No worries,” say, “Always happy to help.”

Severance Season 2 Teaser Trailer

The long-awaited second season of one of my favorite shows, Severance, has finally set a premiere date at Apple TV+. It will return on January 17, 2025. The teaser trailer answers almost no questions about the new season, so job well done with the teasing. I’m not a fan of it taking so long between seasons of these types of shows.

I just want to be rich so I can pay my parents back for everything they’ve done for me.

“We don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.” — Howard Zinn

Art is how we decorate space; music is how we decorate time.

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.” — Howard Zinn

You never realize how full of shit people are until they start discussing something you know.

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.” ― James O'Barr