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This was a 2lb cowboy ribeye and a bottle of 2012 Ornellaia for lunch at Quality Meats. The I-Banker bros three inches away at the next table (yay NY) were giving off strong “who’s this fucking tourist?” vibes so I had to go for the surreptitious shot. On the other hand, I also got to eavesdrop on their genius-level strategic analysis. Example: “You know I really think the sooner we can get something signed, the faster the whole deal will go.” [emoji966][emoji966][emoji966]

Congrat to France. Brave Effort including a cheeky goal by Croatia. Funny how Vladimir had an Umbrella. At least Harry got the Golden Boot. See you all again in just over 4 years in the temperate, corruption free, safe working environment home of football that is Quatar. \s

It wears big, very big, because of its height. Other watches of the same diameter wear much smaller, not unrelated the pearl only lasted 6 months before I knocked it of reaching into a drawer. It is also very heavy, you will never forget that you have it on. Honestly I've had it about 5 years, on reflection the normal sea dweller or a no date sub is a smarter purchase.

Time for some more musings on the 009S... After a week in NYC I got back to new EP-007's earpads and they are on the phones now. Not the improvement I was looking for to be honest and now the bass issues bother me even more. It's one of those things, when you notice the lack of impact it starts to eat at you. You hear it in every offending track and it really detracts from the listening experience. This is not a seal issue as they are clearly airtight. Over all though, the 009S is an improvement over the 009 but this one part just bothers me a lot.... Interesting to compare the earpads of the 009 to the 009S. The former are about 8mm less tall in the front and much softer. The back is the same height but again, the actual volume of the earpads is clearly different due to how much they compress. Last mod I'm going to try are the 009 earpads on the 009S before they are put away into the collection.

So meanwhile ... "Deciding between wanting Croatia to lose cause they beat us or wanting France to lose cause they're French.:

I've always loved the Stewart Copeland style on drums. I think he dominates the *charles like nobody else. *Charles: Hi-hat

I've been watching Black Mirror. Really interesting... Kind of a high tech Twilight Zone.