Space For Dallas

I talk about video games and UFC and a little bit about Batman reboots...

Took a break off for Christmas and New Years! I talk about my neighbors, Spiderman, and rich people conversations.

Talked about the latest UFC fight, the boxing match between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley, and old memories of me biking away...

Saw the new ghostbusters movie and really liked it, saw UFC 269 and felt a little disappointed, and saw a the Abu Dhabi race in Formula 1 to see a controversial end

Omicron, Major Taylor, and having old books on the podcast

I rant about UFC, some Seattle Kraken news, and then browse the internet....

I can't seem to keep a thought straight, so I don't know if that makes this a great podcast or a really bad one. It's real and I guess you can't buy that. I talk about all the sports I've seen this week and some good stuff coming up. It's a sports heavy but also very surface level. Can't say I'm a real sports geek.

Talked about the Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder fight and the latest Seahawks v Steelers game. It was a much tighter game than I thought it would be. I liked how the new player DeeJay Dallas played!

I rant about the movie Free Guy I just saw, Shang-chi, and some other stuff. This is late at night and I'm tired.

I ramble about movie trailers, video game trailers, and watching sports highlights on Youtube. Saw the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, the latest Hawkeye trailer, and picking up a couple books to help me inspire to finish reading Dune!

Back after a few life events, saw some boxing, formula 1, and vaccine mandates.

I spoke about the last time I spoked, Connor McGregor and Dustin Poirier fight, Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane, hurting my knee, Snake Eyes and a lot more.

Today on the podcast I have Quinn Fitzgerald! A fellow comedian in the Seattle scene and a fellow podcaster as well. We met at the Comedy Underground on its last day before getting gutted. Sad to see another comedy club leave, but what can you do? As the junk was getting removed inside, we sat outside and talked. It was Quinn's first time at the club and it was my first time returning. We were able to go through all the rooms and see the behind the scenes and we go over how the club looked like inside. We sat in Occidental Square and watched the people go by as well as talk about some of our other friends in the scene. If you want to know what else we talked about, you'll have to listen to the podcast!

Hey everyone, I got a shout-out from Phalanx jiu-jitsu gear and now I tell everyone I'm a sponsored, professional athlete. I'm looking forward to the check in the mail. In this episode, I share some bike news, what I think of Loki, and go deep into my phalanx shout-out.

I talk about UFC 263, doing BJJ(Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) twice today, and seeing the All Tomorrow's video on Youtube.

I ramble about the Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather, Combat Jiu-Jitsu, my return to the podcast, and end it off with Dune!

I talk about watching a guy pull his shirt over his mouth, helping friends move and my conditions for friendship(lol), and end off talking about niche sports and Dune.

I went on a Sunday Adventure to the North Cascades Highway when it was closed to cars. A hop, skip, and a jump later I'm biking on open roads, freshly paved of snow in the beautiful North Cascades mountain range that has some of the freshest water I've ever had to drink. It took a long time to drive over but man was it worth it. It's only done once a year and I can't believe all the years I've missed out on doing it. I only hope I don't forget it next year!

I talk about UFC 261, applying for jobs, and helping a friend move so that I can use that friendship to take advantage of the strategic location of their home to refill my water bottle on bike rides.

I cleaned an abandoned lot behind the house. It's technically a community lot that my family just went crazy on and cut all down. We didn't really take any community input. Just kind of made an executive decision the day of. If someone complains, eh, I'm sure it won't reach us. I can't imagine anyone complaining or having a problem with it at all. It's not like I ever saw anyone else take care of it. Amazing the amount of dead leaves and dead tree branches that can just build up in a place. Ripped out plenty of roots too. My Dad said maybe someone will step on an area of dirt that is no longer supported by the root structure underneath and get hurt, so they might sue us. That seems to be a bit of a long shot but I guess it's better to have the insurance than not. Can't imagine that ever happening. There must be a lot of imaginary lawsuits like that. Someone says that someone has been sued over this but hasn't ever actually gotten sued about it.

I knew I had something to do tonight, and then I remembered! I had to take my laundry out! I almost left my wet clothes in the washer to get mildew-y and forgot to get my dry clothes out of the dryer which could make them wrinkle-y. This week went by pretty well overall. Got a lot done, got the shot, got some reading done, and took care of some chores. I feel like it's been a successful week. I hope the shot doesn't give me 5g poisoning, but my phone always seems to have 5 bars? Interesting. Something for the aliens to uncover I suppose.

Came back from a trip to New Orleans! Glad to be backed, but would definitely need to go back. 5 days is not enough time to do everything. I need to see and spend more time there. It actually had some very cool weather and only a couple hot days. The museums were great too. Saw some great artists and the WW2 museum. Such a great museum. Such great culture and so unique. I could go on. I talk a little bit about the plane ride over. Some people, man. No respect of the airplane or air travel at all anymore. Completely lost all of it's pomp and circumstance it had back in the 60's I think.

Hey listeners, I'm back on the podcast doing a solo episode. Wasn't it fun doing those interviews? Now we're going back to the original form of the podcast, doing solo episodes yet again. I got to keep the original form of this podcast alive somehow. But I feel good being back on. I like being solo again. It's always best to take a break and get back into it. Like with physical exercise, you need to take a break every once in a while to recover. I don't know if that's me being wise or me trying to rationalize why I've been to lazy to have done this sooner. I really liked the quality of this episode. I spoke a little about stand-up, seeing a baby deer, and some metaphors that got out of hand.

Hi guys, this is a late upload. This is a conversation that I had with a great comedian, John Gardner who has been doing stand-up comedy in the Seattle scene for years. It's a rare look into some changes that have happened in the local comedy scene here and his journey into stand-up comedy. We talk a little bit about mental illness and how John writes material. He's a great comic and I'm very happy with how this interview turned out.

I should have a better intro than yelling something that might get me cancelled in the future. Hopefully, everyone will realize podcasts are a long form, unstructured medium that allows for playful banter and witty remarks and that jokes require provocation and aggression. We talked a lot about his experiences in life, getting into stand-up, and some current events around cancel culture and the state of America. Give it a listen and see if it makes you a fan or not!

Today I interviewed Adam Tiller, a friend and local comedian here in the Seattle area. We open up with a lot of bits and be warned that adult themes are discussed! I never tell my guests what they can or cannot say and I tend to go with the flow to see where the conversation takes us. Adam and I have some shared history with our careers and we talk about some office horror stories about the work place we were in. We run by some bits pretty quick and poke fun at our mutual friend Quinn Fitzgerald. I like talking to Adam and one of the reasons why this podcast may sound so good is that, we are using Adam's equipment and not mine, haha.

Hey, I'm back on the podcast! How will it go? Who knows?! Haha, I should get back on this. I do like doing this. And stand-up is back open in Seattle! That's great news! I feel like I've really sort of regressed in my skill and ability. I hope I get back on it better soon. I hope its something like hard won skills are hard lost skills too. Who knows. I guess I will soon.

2021 is here! But 2020 seems to have bleed over into this one. 2020 is over but is it beaten? This might be the only year where I don't say 2020 for the next month and a half. I've been ready for 2021 for awhile. I can't say I felt very victorious coming into 2021 but I am glad 2020 is behind us. Almost a year into lockdown. It'll be a year in a couple months. I hope to be able to come out of this unscathed though I'll be the first one to admit I do take risks with my health. I bike ride around town without a mask on, I still take some PJJ lessons, and I meet up with friends. So far all the tests are negative and hopefully stay that way, but I would be lying to you if I'm okay with it. Talking about Covid has turned into the most hack thing a person can say these days. That and asking about the vaccine. I feel like it's already a played-out trope. It's like watching a movie where the guy has to save his son, or the spy needs to stop the rocket launch. I've seen it before. That doesn't mean it's bad but I can tell where the beats are and what it is going to lead to. I can still enjoy it but I can't say it would be very memorable.

Hey it's Christmas! Who would of thought we would have made it this far? This year is almost done, let's push through to the very end of it. How are you guys doing? Enjoying the holidays or getting stressed out by it. Nowadays, Christmas tends to be a rather chill affair here. Can't say I'm getting up early to unwrap presents haha.

Hey guys, In this one I talk about having to many books, that Olivera and Ferguson armbar from UFC 256, and how I use Eau De Toilette to cover up the smell in my room.

I just saw the latest episode of The Mandalorian and loved it. Chapter 15! Bill Burr! I talk a little bit about why we need to give some credit to our ancient ancestors and how getting a Mandalorian poster makes me feel like a kid with a favorite band.

Hey guys, I had some time and figured I'd drop in a Friday episode. See if it feels different than my usual Wednesday and Sunday episodes. In short, it doesn't. It just feels like I haven't been doing it a while and now I am and I need to be more consistent. It's not that I'm busy, I'm just lazy? I don't know. I just feel like sleeping a lot these days. Like a lot. I think it's the stress of work leaving my body. You put a certain amount of stress on yourself when you're working and when you take that away and can breathe again, you kind of need to recover to get back to that baseline state. Plus since I've been doing the underground, prohibition jiu-jitsu I'm just putting a different kind of stress on myself that I need to adapt to. I don't know. This has nothing to do with what I talk about on the episode of course, I'm just kind of writing this, for writing sake I guess.

I didn't podcast in a while, work or should I say leaving work has got me busy. And by busy I mean I have to fight the laziness every single day now. More than I did when I was employed. I talk about doing some more PJJ, applying for unemployment, and other podcasts I have been listening too. I also complain that my hair is getting to long and I have to do something to keep it from annoying the crap out of my neck. Maybe if I eat more meat, that'll work. Just beef up my neck with so much beef, that I can't reach it anymore to scratch it and it becomes impossible for me to irritate. Ah, a man can dream, can't he?

I got on a weird rant at the end of the podcast where I talk about how people aren't better than anybody else. No one is built differently than anyone else. We are all prone to the same defects of character and shortcomings that all men face. Just because someone is a doctor or lawyer or nurse, doesn't necessarily mean that they know better than you on how to proceed with living life given the same set of information as you. I don't know why I brought this up. It's like I got into a argument with myself about something but I can't remember what. I feel like if I ever run for public office these descriptions will haunt me in the future. Haha, let's hope that, that never.

I watch old UFC fights, speculate why movies and TV shows have become so formulaic, and getting my buddy into BJJ. I'd write more but I'm so tired I can't do it. :/

Oh, another solo episode! This one is better, maybe I should try to get a partner on the podcast, but think about how good I'll be when I do have a guest compared to when I'm by myself. This one we talk about UFC 254, BMX, and a little bit about bananas.

Hey guys, I got my friend Natalie on the show. She's been a dear friend of mine since college. We mess around a little bit on this episode. We only had one mic to share because my laptop for some reason has only one usb port and the only audio jack is the one at the bottom of the microphone we are using. It's a pretty funny conversation, I try to crack some jokes and bomb of course but I think it tells the dynamic of our relationship pretty well. I think you'll see that. Anyway guys, enough of this writing I'll hurry up and upload the episode for you all.

I talk about some new sports news but I think I also bring up some old talking points I've made before. Hey, there's not much going on these days don't blame me for not having more stuff to talk about.

I didn't film on Sunday. I got busy exploring Seattle a little bit with this person that I'm meeting. I don't want to give away any personal details. Trying my best to keep it private. I may or may not be doing a good job at it. At least I'm trying. What I should be doing is being more prepared with these episodes and do the professional thing like recording ahead of time. What that take away from the real, gritty quality of this? Probably not. I'm not so far up there that I'm in my own little isolated world. Haha, maybe one day I will be. But until then, being late on the podcast it is then!!

Oh I'm back on the podcast, back on the podcast! Man, sorry guys I've been gone for so long. I met this person and I've done that stupid douchey guy thing where I say it's not going to eat up all my free time and of course it ends up eating all of my free time. Ugh, I ate a lot of meat. Stomach still hurts a little bit but I'm breaking it down. It doesn't last long, at least not that long for me. One time I ate only shredded turkey and boiled eggs for lunch, like about 1.5lbs of turkey and 6 hard boiled eggs and 2 big CoCo Vita coconut waters and man, my stomach hurt! But despite the intesity of the pain it went away in about, what, less than 30 minutes I'd say. I was even feeling pretty hungry that night too, surprisingly. Maybe that's why I need to pee so often. My body just holds all this water I've been drinking and all this water in all this meat that I'm breaking down, that my body is just so filled all the time I just can't help but force myself to excrete it. Well, I'm back on the podcast now! Thanks for listening guys.

Doing jokes outside in person again! The natural amphitheater does cause a strange feedback where it seems like I'm talking and then hearing it a second later. It's somewhat surreal, like I'm not really performing but listening to myself. I talk and then because the speakers are so loud, I don't even hear it twice, I just hear it a second later after I've felt myself speak it. It's a strange performance effect that I have to work through. Man, now that I can perform stand up again now I feel like I want to write and perform again.

Late with the episode again! That must mean this is my trademark style. Always late to the podcast, late with the laughs, and always to late to figure it out! I talk about my growing egg addiction and how the carnivore diet is just making me an egg addict, UFC 253, and some prohibition jiu-jitsu.

I've been watching some boxing docs on ESPN+. Big Baller here!! Call me the one percent for paying for the Disney+ subscription package. Though I've been using ESPN+ more than Disney + or Hulu. ESPN+ has been a bit of a hidden gem. Not that many sport streaming subscription services that exist on there own. Usually you have to go through some sort of cable provider. But my family cut that cord. Just all online now. No TV for us. Though I got to find a way to watch TV online. There's plenty of streaming services for that. It's really discovering new shows that I need to figure out how to do.

This smoke has stretched all the way to Idaho. I figured it would be clear over there but it's still just as smoky. It's supposed to rain tonight. I hope that brings some of this smoke down but it seems like it'll be to light to make a big dent in it. How does California have wildfires every year? I feel like there's no forest left at this point. But I say that not knowing how vast or huge that forest might be or how fast it may bounce back from this. They say volcanic ash is the most fertile. Maybe wildfire ash is the second most fertile? Imagine if this smoke cloud spreading actually ended up spreading and causing a huge growth in plant life all across the west coast. Ha! I can only imagine such a fairy tale ending.

Talking about random sports I watch, and not finding a niche. I finished Fear City, New York vs. The Mob. Fascinating documentary, I wish Netflix would have more episodes. To me it's better than Tiger King. Crazy, right? I still need to finish Tiger King. Is that still on Netflix? Man, is there any other documentary that has grabbed the national attention like Tiger King? I don't think so.

Does anyone even read these descriptions? I don't think anybody does. Sometime these things are so short they have almost no info and sometimes they are so long that I don't even bother reading it all because I get hit with a wall of text. Maybe I should do like a podcast/blog thing. Do a podcast episode, then write up a blog beneath the description. That would be kind of meta right? Or does it sound really stupid?

I saw the One Million Dollar House show on Netflix and man, those guys are really just kind of plucked off the street and told to sell houses. Some guys really don't know what they are doing. Some do. I also talk about how I just got my bike and riding with my Dad which I will have to speak about more in the future. Spoke with my good friend Erik and how I need to learn between giving advice or counsel. Plus I filmed this late at night which I always do but did it despite the fact I want to go to sleep really bad. Yay, Self-Discipline!!

I talk about eating at the worlds No. 2 (formerly No. 1) restaurant in the world, UnWell documentary about breast milk, and why are half my listeners from Denmark?

I rant about how hot the room is now that the AC is broke, how I can never stay on topic, and why I'm worried about fame I don't even have.

Lost the internet and couldn't upload. Still filmed this where I talk about tubing is a government controlled monopoly, heard an awful story about a friend's coworker, and how I filmed all this in the dark.

Returned from a bit of a break in the podcast, talked about hiking and how I ended up making the mountain a little taller, I talked about ears to weak to hold masks, and how beautiful a schedule can be for you but horrible for everyone around you.