Oh my goodness, good morning, good afternoon.

Whatever it is for you, I hope you're having a fantastic day.

My name is Zach Schamler, this is Strong Appendix Sports episode 647. Welcome in.

Let me be very transparent. I'm in a new location. I have never recorded in this room before this moment.

It's a work in progress.

Behind me, I don't know if you're watching on YouTube and can tell,

I've got like packing boxes and I've got like an IKEA bag. I've got suitcases. I'm doing the best I can to figure out this space. I also, I've got a sick view of downtown Portland behind me.

I don't know how exactly to use that view on the show.

There's gonna be a way to make that behind me

look really cool.

Have I figured it out yet? No, not at all. Like there's glare, then at certain

times a day like you can't see and probably blown out. I have no idea yet how to use this room effectively to best do the podcast? I'm not going to lie to you. I don't know yet. I'm figuring it out. Give me time. It's been crazy. I started a new job like two weeks ago. I'm traveling this weekend to Salt Lake City for a wedding I just

moved I've got a lot going on it's gonna take time in about I think in a couple more

episodes you know two three weeks I'll. I'll have a really good handle on how to record in this

room. I think it's very possible. I'm going to rearrange stuff and maybe point the camera

in a totally different direction, but I was like, look, I got to get something recorded.

It's been over a week and a half since I recorded an episode.

So here we are, episode 647.

Welcome in.

Hope we're doing well.

Welcome to the new space. And and again I am figuring it out as I go.

But for the first time in gosh years now I've got a dedicated recording studio again. I've got a bedroom that's separate

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