Re:Building Together EP 309 — Let's Start The Week Strong

Host: CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG) · with Baked (@Bakedmetax) and ValerieKates (@valeriekates_), plus zGhostin (@zGhostin) · Mon, 31 Aug 2026 · 58:34 · 4 speakers

TL;DR

• A deliberately chill Monday Space, thinned out by NFT NYC. CEELOS was in and out celebrating his wife's birthday, so Baked (^* and Val effectively ran the room [1:04], [7:22].
• The week's headline event: an Other Side tour Thursday, 8–9 p.m. Eastern with zGhostin and J Vegas, this time through the Nexus (the spawn area) [7:46], [17:24].
• zGhostin previewed biweekly region games on the Other Side — Thursdays, co-hosted with Nico and Sal, with prizes, aiming to launch within a week or two [20:06].
• Val gave a live travel diary from NYC — Boston meetup, Brooklyn Bridge, and pre-event nerves before a Good Company gallery dinner and the Quirkies meetup [5:17], [33:14].
• Some sobering wallet-security talk: a community member lost nearly 1 ETH to a burn wallet after an XRP→ETH swap on a Ledger [27:00].
• Baked shared good personal news — a bigger, cheaper house on the horizon that should finally free him up to travel and attend events next year [34:34].

Highlights

Boomer on the Other Side [8:06] — Baked walked through how "bubbles" work (only the bubble owner steers; you enter and exit like a Space), and CEELOS admitted the whole thing makes him "feel like a boomer… I have no idea what the hell I'm doing." zGhostin later clarified that the Nexus is simply where you spawn in — so this week's tour stays around the starting area before venturing toward the swamp [17:24].

The games are coming [20:06] — zGhostin confirmed he'll co-host region games with Nico and Sal, targeting biweekly Thursdays with prizes. Formats are still being worked out, but he floated the community favorite "Bathroom Blitz," an FPS-style mode he only got two weeks with before it was pulled — "you'll be like, oh my gosh, I wish I was there for that" [21:49].

Building on Other Deeds [18:00] — Asked about buying an Other Side plot, zGhostin explained you have to apply for ODK access before you can build, and pointed to what's already out there — Chill Pill's raves and a full stage-and-DJ-booth build by Mikey Ethereum. He expects things to open up publicly and get far more developed by early next year [22:03].

The alien LV hoodie flip [25:27] — zGhostin recounted snagging an alien LV hoodie: it sold to a bot for 0.14, he sent an offer, and it got weaked back to him at 0.18 — "that's a steal." Baked, meanwhile, was 25 feet up on a wall genuinely losing his tools mid-conversation and narrating the hunt in real time.

A scary Ledger loss [27:00] — The mood turned cautionary as zGhostin described a newer member who lost nearly 1 ETH (~$2,100 at the time) to a burn wallet right after a legitimate XRP→ETH swap on a Ledger bought directly from Ledger. He'd only signed the swap; the ape stayed put but the ETH vanished. Baked said it nudged him to get stricter — using burner wallets for mints and keeping his main clean.

Baked's house news [34:34] — Genuine good news landed here: after a scramble to find a place that would allow his three signage-wrapped AC work vehicles (a running battle with HOAs and city fines — including a $4,500 temporary driveway), he's viewing a four-bedroom, two-story house Wednesday with a $500 move-in fee. If it works out, he can finally start attending events around the new year.

Vegas hit 120 and nobody flinched [42:21] — Val's dry-heat philosophy peaked with the summer Vegas hit 120°F: everyone asked what it felt like and she had nothing — "I didn't go outside. I got refrigerated air." That rolled into a serious tangent about heat deaths in Europe and how little AC coverage there is.

Closing love [57:53] — CEELOS wrapped from his wife's birthday celebration on his first day of break, thanking everyone for holding it down and signing off with the show's signature note: if nobody's told you today that they love you, never forget.

Topic timeline

Notable quotes

• "The one thing that gets under my skin with the other side is that it makes me feel like a boomer. I have no idea what the hell I'm doing." — CEELOS [9:17]
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• "I'm not gonna be responsible for someone losing fucking money. So you gotta learn first before you start buying a bunch of shit." — Val, on her uncle [5:26]
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• "You're getting that bag, doing that work. You're so responsible, baked. I wish I was like you when I was your age." — Val [34:26]
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• "Vegas hit 120. What did it feel like? I don't know. I didn't go outside. I got refrigerated air." — Val [42:36]
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• "I think I've had the best 20 minutes of my life in the last 20 minutes because I haven't had the urge to check open sea listings — my phone's not near me." — Baked [54:36]
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• "If nobody's told you today that they love you, never forget." — CEELOS [57:53]
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Who said what

• CEELOS (host^* — opened and drifted in and out while celebrating his wife's birthday; comic relief, occasional teasing, and a late assist on how to buy a token via OpenSea.
• Baked (host/cohost^* — carried the room from atop a wall 25 feet up during an AC install; drove the Other Side questions and shared his house-hunt saga and wallet-security resolutions.
• Val (host/cohost)^* — live from NYC with a running travel diary, event nerves, Alaska/Vegas stories, and plans to start weekly Ape Church streams on Mondays.
• zGhostin (speaker)^* — the Other Side expert: explained the Nexus, ODK building access, previewed the biweekly region games, and relayed the hoodie flip and the cautionary Ledger loss.

Worth a full listen

• [17:07]–[23:33] — The most substantive stretch: zGhostin on the Nexus, how to unlock building on Other Deeds, existing community builds, and the game plan for biweekly region competitions. If you're eyeing a plot or Thursday's tour, this is the briefing.
• [43:00]–[49:07] — A genuinely warm, meandering tangent on extreme heat, Europe's AC gap, and dueling hiking stories (Alaska's Harding Ice Field vs. a frozen Tennessee waterfall) that the recap can only flatten.
• [49:07]–[54:36] — Vegas gambling philosophy, Ape Church streaming plans, and a real-time walkthrough of buying a token when MetaMask "moved the fucking button" — small-room camaraderie at its best.

* some voices are identified from context; those names are marked as likely.