Highlights
Unvault and the case for mainnet
CEELOS laid out why he's excited for Unvault — the ability to move regens onto Ethereum mainnet — and planted his flag: ETH is the home of NFTs, and a project like the regens "deserves to be on the main chain." Woof added the practical frustration of juggling Polygon, Base, and bridges, and how nice one home would be. 8:34
The 69-cent bit
Woof lit up that the transfer cost was "69 cents" — "I love when you said that was the number... get a little chuckle." Small joke, but it set the tone for the whole hour.
The accidental Papa Smurf regen
CEELOS's best story: to make a new "Papa Smurf" holder feel welcome, he AI-generated a regen version of the character. The holder later slid into his DMs wanting to trade for it — CEELOS just sent him the picture: "dude, I made that with AI. I just wanted you to be hyped." 30:55
Digging up Mech's old one-of-ones
This spun into a fond tour of the early Discord days — Mexico's "remix" one-of-ones, the airdropped laughing Halloween witch, Thanos sniping the last few — and how AI now lets CEELOS make regen wrestlers and voxel versions when he can't draw a stick figure that looks like a stick figure. 33:23
The West Coast regen meetup that never happens
CEELOS has been nudging Mexico about a West Coast meetup "for years." Woof deadpanned the status: "nothing, because it's not going on. That's what's up with it." CEELOS's pitch — no venue needed, just meet at the beach, bring your own steaks and bacon and overcook it well done (which, no thank you, medium rare please). 51:23
Coffee cupping, explained
With 23 years of roasting behind him, CEELOS walked through grading coffee — 15 grams, four-minute steep, break the crust, smell it, then slurp off a bowl-shaped spoon to spray it across the tongue for citrus, mouthfeel, and finish. Woof's contribution: wine people do the same thing. CEELOS: "somalier — I know that word." 56:11
Gratitude, and one grown-up moment
A building inspection Monday had CEELOS a little nervous but also feeling like an adult — "there's only a few moments in life where I feel like a grown person." He counted the day's small victories: a job, kids home for their last day off, and the toolbox the Lord gave him to handle it all. 59:04
Val phones in from Spain
ValerieKates finally arrived after a "10-hour delay" (she's pushing midnight in Spain), en route to Zaragoza for a solar eclipse — and, per the running conspiracy-space bit, possibly a loss of gravity. She's bought rope, just in case. Woof offered that he's been abducted and returned, so you can't say it didn't happen. 1:02:00
Walking his daughter to the bus
The warmest stretch: school starts tomorrow, so CEELOS is back to 5:30 wake-ups to walk his 16-year-old to her bus stop — 15 minutes of actual conversation before the screens take over. He knows these moments have a time limit and doesn't take them for granted, with a teenage youngest a few weeks away. 1:05:59
Topic timeline
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 0:43–4:11 | Opening banter, intro song |
| 4:11–7:01 | Welcome, weather, sniping regens, activity-watching |
| 7:01–10:44 | Unvault, mainnet Ethereum, bridging pain |
| 10:44–17:03 | Building, communication, backing real builders |
| 17:03–19:08 | Val in Spain, Woof's '92 trip, bullfights |
| 19:08–30:00 | Why the regen community is different; making friends through JPEGs |
| 30:00–35:46 | The Papa Smurf AI regen; Mech's old one-of-ones; making voxels |
| 35:46–43:30 | Sneakers, Chuck Taylors, "barbecue dad" shoes, Velcro, NFT NYC |
| 43:30–52:12 | IRL meetups, Airbnb memories, Tree, West Coast meetup, steak doneness |
| 52:12–59:04 | Coffee: the chocolate gift, roasting, cupping ritual, gratitude |
| 59:04–1:03:05 | Val's eclipse, gravity/alien-abduction bit |
| 1:03:05–1:07:17 | Upcoming spaces, back-to-school, family, sign-off |
Notable quotes
It's okay, it's a recorded space. You never know who's gonna listen.
If you can sit, you can get in the space.
My PFP might as well have gray mustache hairs on it already the way web three moves.
I made that with AI. I just wanted you to be hyped.
Nothing, because it's not going on. That's what's up with it.
I need to know I'm eating an animal carcass right now. I need to fight with this thing with my teeth sometimes.
Who said what
- CEELOS (host)* — Ran the room; roasting coffee for 23 years, skateboarding, three kids; champion of Unvault, mainnet ETH, and building genuine community over floor price.
- Woof (co-host)* — Stepped in for the sick "bake"; steady good-vibes counterpart; going to NFT NYC, teasing Slick about bacon, and hosting a 9am space on peace and getting older.
- ValerieKates* — Dialed in late from Spain, headed to Zaragoza for an eclipse (and possible gravity loss); thanked Woof for co-hosting and promised to be "much more talkative" tomorrow.
Worth a full listen
- 30:00–35:46 The Papa Smurf AI story into the Mech one-of-ones nostalgia is the episode's heart: how a throwaway welcome gag becomes a DM trade offer, and why CEELOS leans on AI while genuinely revering the pixel artists he can't emulate.
- 55:00–59:04 The coffee-cupping tutorial is oddly great radio — a real craftsman geeking out on slurp technique — capped by a grounded riff on gratitude and feeling like a grown-up.
- 59:43–1:02:00 Val's eclipse arrival and the gravity/alien-abduction bit is the room's comedy at full tilt; the transcript can't carry the deadpan.
* some voices are identified from context; those names are marked as likely.
