07JUL2024

Happy Sunday, everyone! Let’s get straight to the good stuff this week—

• ☕ Cometeer - After hearing about this for a while and thinking it was a gimmick, I was eventually swayed to give it a shot by Matthew Panzarino’s glowing review on his The Obsessor blog. They work with top indie roasters from around the country to brew their coffee exactly as recommended (specific temps, mineral content in the water, etc), then flash freeze it in pods that they ship to your door. Pop them into hot water, and you’re drinking coffee as if it were brewed fresh by a barista at home. I was dubious butmy first box has really impressed me. The coffee is much more flavorful than what I can make with my setup. [Disclosure: The link above will get you 20 free cups of coffee and supports my coffee intake. If you’re not comfortable with that, feel free to visit cometeer.com directly!]
• 🗺 Trip Tunes - This one is for Apple Music users—this nifty app uses machine learning to create custom playlists for your road trips. Enter your starting destination, where you’re driving to, what genres of music you want included, and a brief description of the vibe you’re going for, and it will create an Apple Music playlist just for you. It’s been spot on in my experiments so far.
• 🖋️ 3x5 Bullet Cards with Dot Grid* - This may be niche, but I love 3x5 index cards—they’re great for flash cards, taking notes on the go, and sharing information like book recommendations with friends while you’re out and about. These are my favorite: nice rounded edges, high-quality paper stock, and they are dot grid rather than lined, so you can use them for sketching, bullet journaling, etc. Keep a pack in your bag or car—you’ll be surprised how often they come in handy.
  *Amazon-affiliate link.
• 🎲 Diceapalooza - The folks at Wyrmwood Gaming are doing their annual Diceapalooza on Kickstarter. If you play any dice-based games (D&D or back alley craps tournaments), check them out for some truly next-level beautiful dice—don’t miss the epic 9-karat gold 20-sided die. I’m torn between the Ancient Bronze set and the Wishing Well set but am definitely getting one of their handmade wooden dice vaults.
• 🎬 Callsheet - I use this app every time we watch a movie or TV show. Type in whatever you’re watching, and it gives you the full cast list. You can then explore each actor, director, producer, and screenwriter to see what else they’ve done. It’s perfect for those “where have we seen them before” moments. Well worth the subscription to avoid the slow, ad-ridden IMDB site. I’ve written about this app before, but it just keeps getting better. I like the recent addition of including what age each actor was when they were in a given movie.

That’s it for this week, be well everyone!