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Simple Plan live at Accor Arena (Bigger Than You Think …the Sequel)

Last night seeing my favorite band for the second time! 🤘🎸🔥

Simple Plan at Accor Arena to close out their European Tour, with Neck Deep and Charlotte Sands as openers!

A few more thoughts and observations:

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Paris Basketball v Élan Chalon.
First overtime win of the season, and top of the league for this year’s Halloween game!

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Record Collection update: Pop Punk Sunday 🤘

A Blink-182 album with a parental advisory sticker is placed on a marble table next to a glass of coffee.A hand is holding a reflective vinyl record with a puzzle-piece outline on its surface above a marble-top table surrounded by chairs.A person is holding the album All Killer No Filler by Sum 41, featuring a grid of stylized negative face images on the cover.A vinyl record of Sum 41's album All Killer No Filler is held in front of a shelf with various CDs and the album's cover art visible behind it.A person is holding a translucent vinyl record of Sum 41's album All Killer No Filler in a room with a bed and pillows in the background.

Right on time for Halloween: the 20th Anniversary Deluxe Version of My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade

A skull wearing a black hat adorned with an intricate emblem and large, decorative feathers is depicted on the album cover.A distressed illustration of a small deer with arrows in its side stands beside a column of text featuring phrases like THE END, DEAD!, BLACK PARADE, and SOMEONE LOVES YOU (LIVE).A surreal, dark fantasy scene features skeletal and humanoid figures, a horse, and various strange creatures in a chaotic, dreamlike environment.A group of people dressed in dark, theatrical costumes are posed in a moody, gothic setting with a cityscape background under a cloudy sky.A dark, surreal illustration features characters in combat, a large clock showing the time around 4:30, and various fantastical elements including a skeleton soldier on a horse and a figure wielding a scythe.

“Passkeys are a very good solution, but people don’t understand them.”

Monthly outing with the team: glad to finally check out Public House —and what more, having a booking for the whole night in the Negroni room, at the speakeasy!

Two men are standing and posing on a carpeted staircase with mirrored walls reflecting their images and warm lighting illuminating the scene.A person is taking a mirror selfie on a staircase with warm orange lighting and multiple reflections in vertical mirrored panels.A building with a vibrant red double door entrance and illuminated upper windows framed by green tiles and lush greenery is shown at night.A dimly lit bar with illuminated counters, bar stools, and a few patrons seated and interacting with the bartender.A group of people is gathered around tables in a cozy, warmly lit room, looking at menus and engaging in conversation.A group of people are socializing and enjoying drinks in a cozy, dimly lit room with patterned walls and warm lighting.Two plates with pastries and jam, two glasses, a spoon, a fork, and a napkin are arranged on a round table next to a seated person.A person wearing glasses and a scarf takes a selfie in a warmly lit, cozy restaurant or bar with wooden furniture and other patrons in the background.

📍 Been using Foursquare (now Swarm) since 2009, almost daily, definitely weekly! 😭

Damn. Learning that it’s gonna be shut down is gonna leave a huge whole in my digital heart!

Unsure how I’m possibly going to replace it. They acquired superlocal awhile back and I dunno that Gyroscope Places is worth the price of entry……

What a gem of an album!

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Received the final records order(outside of a handful of pre-orders that will be coming later)!

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You haven’t known stress until you show up at school, and you learn that the teacher is sick and it’s Halloween, the last day before the holidays. and that you have to keep your kid for the day…

A carved pumpkin with triangular eyes and a jagged mouth is placed on a white wooden table near a plant.A young child wearing a green dress is walking into a brightly lit hallway from a room filled with bookshelves, an ornate chair, a standing fan, and a patterned rug.

Played really badly tonight, but it was fun to be back on the court!

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A couple of snaps from the beginning of the week while I try to recover from this pesky cold! 🤧

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Got an hour to myself and finally getting to discover Marché Aligre!

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This week’s update to the record collection! (I’m waiting for a final shipment next week, and then we’re good for the winter!):

My wife made the insightful observation that we don’t have enough female artists. Trying to improve on that front with some of our faves!

Five vinyl record albums with various cover designs are arranged on a white surface, featuring artists such as Macey Musgraves, Kings of Leon, and others.

A vinyl record (Romance by the band Fontaines D.C.) and its colorful sleeves, including one with the word romance and a heart-shaped pink object, are displayed on a marble surface.Two yellow vinyl records (Ego Death at the Bachelor Party by Hayley Williams) are partially pulled out from their respective sleeves, which are placed on a marble surface alongside an album cover featuring a woman with reddish hair and an inner black-and-white photograph.The album Come Around Sundown by Kings of Leon is displayed with its vinyl records, cover art, band member photos, and lyric sheet.A clear vinyl record titled Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves is partially removed from its sleeve, which features a photograph of Haley Musgraves standing on a grassy hill surrounded by white geese.Three vinyl records (The Divine Feminine 10th Anniversary, by Mac Miller), two maroon and two black, are arranged on a white marble table, each with detailed line art on their sleeves, with the central sleeve depicting a head with intricate designs and a cloudy sky artwork.A vinyl record with subtle, intricate etched designs is placed on a white surface with papers or album covers in the background.

Fontaines D.C. - Dopamine Chambers listening party!

Made it into Fontaines D.C.’s DOPAMINE CHAMBER listening party at my local record store, Ground Zero! Got there 15mn early and the line was already around the block. I had to wait an hour for the first group session to be over before making it with the second group: 60-70 of us packed in a record store, goodies bag in hand 🖤💙💜

The album itself is different beast: more reverb, more synths, almost dystopian at times. But the poetry is all there — it’s a love record about the kind of love that feels right but makes you worse. If Romance was stadium joy to scream out loud, Dopamine Chamber is the comedown 👀 (and yes, Dopamine Chamber = D.C. as a nice call back since it originally stands for Dublin City 😏)

Standouts: the 80s noir of Mimesis, the heavy break on Happy for You 🤘, and Where Is Gone? with ROSALÍA — full Bond ballad energy.

Left with a tote, poster, postcards, sticker and a zine on the making of the album. I can’t wait to listen to the album again when it drops (and I pick up my order at Ground Zero) and later attend the concert in November! 🎸

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Back to my startup roots: Day one at Steerlab in the books as the founding Customer Success Manager!

Record Collection update: something for everyone! 🎵💿

…also we need to talk about the incredible work that the Mac Miller estate is doing on these 10th Anniversary editions: I picked up Good A.M. and should be getting Watching Movies With The Sound Off + The Divine Feminine anytime soon! 🥰

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Amazing night seeing A$AP Rocky earlier this week!

The show started with the AWGE Paris Fashion Week runway show (Rocky’s fashion label), which they ran at the arena a few hours before the show.

Then the concert started and turned the whole thing upside down.

A$AP Rocky was never the most skilled rapper, but he has always been one of the more creative artists in his scene. The man knows how to put up a show!

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Final day at my job today. A new era begins next week.

A wall is covered with numerous small photos depicting groups of people, outdoor scenes, social gatherings, and various activities.

Happy to be back to my second home for our season opener!

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Something I’m taking into my next job:

If I share an asynchronous update with my team, no one is getting me to run a 15-30mn meeting going through the damn update 🙃