Dan VanHiel
@danvanhiel.bsky.social
Amanda’s husband and occasional cameraman
Over the weekend my wife and I were lead for some reason (Spotify’s algorithm) to listen to the music from Chess the musical, and ever since then, we’ve been adapting it in our heads to a musical about Pokemon.
It all started with “one night in Kalos and the world’s your Cloyster…”
It all started with “one night in Kalos and the world’s your Cloyster…”
January 12, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Over the weekend my wife and I were lead for some reason (Spotify’s algorithm) to listen to the music from Chess the musical, and ever since then, we’ve been adapting it in our heads to a musical about Pokemon.
It all started with “one night in Kalos and the world’s your Cloyster…”
It all started with “one night in Kalos and the world’s your Cloyster…”
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My twelve-year-old daughter's Christmas haul included a cassette Walkman and a Discman, and music to play on both.
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
I used to think that smartphones and streaming were a mistake because giving people the illusion of access to everything all of the time would break us irreparably, but this & returns to iPods, DVDs, records, etc prove that people just want to be people, not 24/7 consumers and marketing targets.
December 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My twelve-year-old daughter's Christmas haul included a cassette Walkman and a Discman, and music to play on both.
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
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If it ain’t broke, just wait.
September 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If it ain’t broke, just wait.
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Hence my point about being mindful of what you feed your brain and paying attention to what you pay attention to. Looking at what you consume and paying attention to how consuming it makes you feel, what it inspires in you and what those feelings motivate you to do... or NOT do.
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Hence my point about being mindful of what you feed your brain and paying attention to what you pay attention to. Looking at what you consume and paying attention to how consuming it makes you feel, what it inspires in you and what those feelings motivate you to do... or NOT do.
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And that's the problem. It's not that there's one thing that provokes a massive cortisol spike, it's the constant, low-level hum of despair that builds over time, like heavy metals accumulating in our bloodstream and our brain, that diminishes our capacity for hope or optimism.
December 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
And that's the problem. It's not that there's one thing that provokes a massive cortisol spike, it's the constant, low-level hum of despair that builds over time, like heavy metals accumulating in our bloodstream and our brain, that diminishes our capacity for hope or optimism.
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whats Mandarin for "oh lawd he comin"
#Caturday 🐱:
Min Zhen 閔貞 (China, 1730–after 1791)
Black #Cat (n.d.; Qing dynasty, 18th c.)
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Painting: 78.5 x 38.5 cm. (30 7/8 x 15 3/16 in.)
Princeton University Art Museum y1947-65 artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/collecti...
#CatsInArt #ChineseArt
Min Zhen 閔貞 (China, 1730–after 1791)
Black #Cat (n.d.; Qing dynasty, 18th c.)
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Painting: 78.5 x 38.5 cm. (30 7/8 x 15 3/16 in.)
Princeton University Art Museum y1947-65 artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/collecti...
#CatsInArt #ChineseArt
December 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
whats Mandarin for "oh lawd he comin"
Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice In Chains.
December 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice In Chains.
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Our planet is buried in convenient shit. Bad but easy food. Bad but easy art. Bad but easy narratives, followed by bad but easy conclusions. Prioritizing convenience disincentivizes the slow work of contemplation. Perhaps, even, of questioning. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/cheap-fast...
Cheap, Fast, and Easy
We’re snowbound here in the wilds of Connecticut, stuck in place until the guy with the truck comes to plow us out.
michaelianblack.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Our planet is buried in convenient shit. Bad but easy food. Bad but easy art. Bad but easy narratives, followed by bad but easy conclusions. Prioritizing convenience disincentivizes the slow work of contemplation. Perhaps, even, of questioning. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/cheap-fast...
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Quite a big metropolitan area! Episode 3 of Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver is out now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Um...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Um...
Violet Boulevard – Pokémon SoulSilver [3]
YouTube video by chuggaaconroy
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Quite a big metropolitan area! Episode 3 of Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver is out now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Um...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Um...
Have the lambs stopped screaming, Charlie Brown?
I've seen horrors. Horrors that you have seen. But you have no right to call me a murderer, you have a right to kill me. You have a right to do that, Charlie Brown.
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain, Charlie Brown.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Have the lambs stopped screaming, Charlie Brown?
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
S&Ms
S&Ms
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
100 Gland
100 Gland
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Twig
Twig
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
S&Ms
S&Ms
One reason I miss the ubiquity of landlines these days is I never get to answer the phone anymore with: “my residence, me speaking”
October 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
One reason I miss the ubiquity of landlines these days is I never get to answer the phone anymore with: “my residence, me speaking”
Now, whenever anything happens that makes me feel old, I say “Well, THAT just made the portrait in my attic age ten years.”
September 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Now, whenever anything happens that makes me feel old, I say “Well, THAT just made the portrait in my attic age ten years.”
Hey Minecraft and/or D&D fans, I’ll be touring a few builds and planning what to build next on my stream!
www.twitch.tv/daniel_vanhiel
www.twitch.tv/daniel_vanhiel
daniel_vanhiel - Twitch
Finally got the Elytra for the first time in Survival mode! Time for a VICTORY LAP!!
www.twitch.tv
August 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Hey Minecraft and/or D&D fans, I’ll be touring a few builds and planning what to build next on my stream!
www.twitch.tv/daniel_vanhiel
www.twitch.tv/daniel_vanhiel
The Thing (that you just had a second ago but can’t remember where you left it) #MildHorror
Heck Raiser #MildHorror
The Sticker Man #MildHorror
August 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The Thing (that you just had a second ago but can’t remember where you left it) #MildHorror
Testing out the new setup! No longer streaming directly from the Xbone as I got all of Amanda’s hand-me-downs. Playing some Minecraft!!
www.twitch.tv/daniel_vanhiel
www.twitch.tv/daniel_vanhiel
daniel_vanhiel - Twitch
Finally got the Elytra for the first time in Survival mode! Time for a VICTORY LAP!!
www.twitch.tv
July 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Testing out the new setup! No longer streaming directly from the Xbone as I got all of Amanda’s hand-me-downs. Playing some Minecraft!!
www.twitch.tv/daniel_vanhiel
www.twitch.tv/daniel_vanhiel
Airline Interviewer: Have you ever been in an F14?
Me: What?! Of course not!
I: what about an F16?
M: look, the youngest I’ve gone for is F18, but what’s this got to do with flying?!
Me: What?! Of course not!
I: what about an F16?
M: look, the youngest I’ve gone for is F18, but what’s this got to do with flying?!
June 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Airline Interviewer: Have you ever been in an F14?
Me: What?! Of course not!
I: what about an F16?
M: look, the youngest I’ve gone for is F18, but what’s this got to do with flying?!
Me: What?! Of course not!
I: what about an F16?
M: look, the youngest I’ve gone for is F18, but what’s this got to do with flying?!
If I am ever elected to any legislative body, my first bill will be that all bills need to be titled by randomly picking a quote from the Simpsons.
No more “Patriot” acts.
Goodbye “Right to Work”.
And my new bill will be called…
[rolls dice]…
The “My cat’s breath smells like cat food” bill
No more “Patriot” acts.
Goodbye “Right to Work”.
And my new bill will be called…
[rolls dice]…
The “My cat’s breath smells like cat food” bill
June 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If I am ever elected to any legislative body, my first bill will be that all bills need to be titled by randomly picking a quote from the Simpsons.
No more “Patriot” acts.
Goodbye “Right to Work”.
And my new bill will be called…
[rolls dice]…
The “My cat’s breath smells like cat food” bill
No more “Patriot” acts.
Goodbye “Right to Work”.
And my new bill will be called…
[rolls dice]…
The “My cat’s breath smells like cat food” bill
Since my birthday this week and couldn’t really think of anything I wanted, I’ll just ask anyone reading this to just send me lots of cash 😁
March 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Since my birthday this week and couldn’t really think of anything I wanted, I’ll just ask anyone reading this to just send me lots of cash 😁
Anyone ever notice that when you come across a video of a claimed perpetual motion device, the video starts with the machine NOT running?
Why’d you turn it off?
Why’d you turn it off?
January 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Anyone ever notice that when you come across a video of a claimed perpetual motion device, the video starts with the machine NOT running?
Why’d you turn it off?
Why’d you turn it off?
The one on the left looks like the one on the right is trying to be in disguise with a fake mustache
December 22, 2024 at 1:43 PM
The one on the left looks like the one on the right is trying to be in disguise with a fake mustache
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Patton Oswalt - Christmas Shoes
YouTube video by billybobjomes
youtu.be
December 16, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Watching my wife play Persona 3 reload DLC and wondering what the dog’s evoker would be if he needed one.
A choke chain? Piece of chocolate? The last five minutes of old yeller?
A choke chain? Piece of chocolate? The last five minutes of old yeller?
December 15, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Watching my wife play Persona 3 reload DLC and wondering what the dog’s evoker would be if he needed one.
A choke chain? Piece of chocolate? The last five minutes of old yeller?
A choke chain? Piece of chocolate? The last five minutes of old yeller?