Re:Building Together EP 316 — And That's The Bottom Line!

Host: CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG) with cohosts Solo dolo (@solodolo) and ValerieKates (@valeriekates_) · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 · 59:58 · ~5 active speakers

TL;DR

• A Labor Day hangout episode — no agenda, just the regulars checking in between skateboard commutes, grill sessions and warehouse errands.
• CEELOS opened with an impromptu masterclass on lowballing trait offers on Claynosaurz pieces (the "prince" trait, his hard-won piggy).
• Pharaoh recapped cutting 25 pounds to drop a weight class and making weight for the first time in years of trying.
• Valerie spent a good chunk of the hour wrestling her freshly-purchased X Premium — trying to go live, discovering Android limits, and regretting the subscription in real time.
• A long nostalgia dive: CEELOS pulled up screenshots and photos going back to 2022, pinning down everyone's first appearance and old Vegas meetups.
• Birthday logistics (CEELOS turning 44), a Korean BBQ debate, and a scheduling chat about daily spaces closed things out.

Highlights

[1:39] The trait-trading masterclass. CEELOS talked Solo through how to land a "prince" trait without overpaying — buy the 0.02 as insurance, but open your offer at 0.015 and creep up every three hours. He cited his own piggy conquest as proof the method works: "boom, somebody immediately took it."

[4:57] The state of the forties. Asked how he celebrates the holiday, CEELOS delivered his thesis on adult life — "it's just you and your lady... you, your lady, and your internet friends" — to which Solo added the only correct amendment: "And my pugs."

[9:53] "Did you notice anything different about me today?" Val fished for it and CEELOS finally clocked the blue check — she'd bought X Premium. The victory was short-lived; she announced almost immediately that she wanted to delete it.

[11:15] Val vs. the app. A sustained, sympathetic bit as Val tried to figure out live streaming, ran into "definitely can't do it from the fucking Android," and landed on a heartfelt "Hate this fucking app" — right after CEELOS thanked Elon "and the boys and the girls" for it.

[15:48] Pharaoh makes weight. Pharaoh explained cutting 25 pounds to fight at 175, why fighters drop classes for leverage, and the mental grind of a real cut. The emotional payoff: after years of failed attempts, he finally hit the number — "I beat the first task, which is make weight."

[24:56] Three out of four. CEELOS used the panel as a fitness intervention — toomazing on calisthenics and high reps, Pharaoh cutting, Solo running — leaving one holdout. Solo defended himself against the running interrogation with "I just have bad genetics, bro. Leave me alone," blaming a farmer dad and a Mexican mom.

[26:46] Two-on-two callout. A round of hoops trash talk broke out — CEELOS proposing he and Solo run it against the panel, promising "sixty-nine blocks," while noting toomazing had to strap a sleeve on the other knee too.

[30:03] The archive dive. CEELOS went full historian, pulling up screenshots to date everyone's arrival ("Solo, first time you pop up — episode 67," countered with "Day one my ass"), old Vegas meetups, sandals-and-drink-tickets photos, and Val dodging every camera she's ever been near.

Topic timeline

Notable quotes

• "Once you hit your forties, it's just you and your lady. That's it, bro. You, your lady, and your internet friends." — CEELOS [4:57]
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• "Did you notice anything different about me today?" — Valerie [9:53]
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• "Hate this fucking app." — Valerie [13:15]
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• "Bro, I've never made weight. I beat the first task, which [is] make weight." — Pharaoh [21:00]
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• "I just have bad and bad genetics, bro. Leave me alone." — Solo dolo [25:18]
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• "The older you get, the younger I get." — Valerie [32:32]
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Who said what

• CEELOS (host) — ran the room, delivered the trait-offer coaching, served as chief archivist of the group's photo history, and fielded gentle jabs about turning 44.
• Solo dolo — runner-lifter, Claynosaurz pug and bear holder, defender of his own genetics, and self-appointed planner of the birthday dinner.
• Valerie Kates — spent the hour battling X Premium and Android, wanted to go live, and successfully avoided being in nearly every photo CEELOS surfaced.
• Pharaoh — jiu-jitsu competitor who cut 25 pounds to make weight for the first time, with the next tournament in late October and possibly one more class to drop.
• toomazingTM — the calisthenics-and-high-reps guy, patron of a beloved cookie plug, and a firm voice in the chip debate.

Worth a full listen

• [15:00]–[23:48] — Pharaoh's full weight-cut breakdown is genuinely informative: water weight vs. carbs vs. fiber, why fighters drop classes, and the psychology of chasing a number for years before finally hitting it.
• [30:03]–[43:00] — The photo archive stretch doesn't summarize well; it's the friend-group history unfolding in real time, timestamps and old sandals and all.
• [43:00]–[51:00] — Pure Labor Day food talk — BBQ chip heresy, the "extra mayo" ordering philosophy, and the saga of toomazing's married cookie plug — best experienced live.