The816

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The816 is the blog of Chris Riebschlager. He's a web developer, Kansas City resident and writer of funny lists.

An inspirational message from your friends at Twenty20.

Boulevard Brewing Company

Boulevard is one of my favorite success stories and this video makes me really thirsty.

Hump Day Self-Esteem Boost

If you’re like me, you sometimes feel unattractive, unsuccessful and just generally insecure. When I’m feeling down in the dumps, I like to look at pictures on the internet that make me think, “Oh! Life could be so much worse!”

So thanks to The Pitch and all the attendees of Rockfest, I just got a great injection of esteem-building photographs. So check out The Pitch’s NSFW gallery of images of people who are probably having a day worse than yours.

Famous Missourians Who Didn’t Make the Cut

Congrats, Rush! Let’s see what other famous Missourian’s you beat out for this year’s honor.

  • Jesse James (Thief, Murderer)
  • Kenneth Lay (Convicted of Securities Fraud)
  • Robert Berdella (Serial Killer)
  • Charles “Mad Dog” Gargotta (Enforcer, Kansas City Crime Family)
  • David Cook (American Idol Contestant)

These are some sketches created with a Mindwave and Processing. The lines are plotted based on my meditation and attention levels. If you’re curious, I was watching 30 Rock when these were made. Wanna see a movie of what it looks like as these are being drawn? Well here ya go.

Hey guys. I fixed up Tan Mom!

Mind-controlled slot car

I have no complaints about my day job.

barkleymoonshot:

It’s a success!

Here’s Chris controlling a slot car with his brain:

The more relaxed he is, the faster the car goes.

Get ready for brain races! The next step is hooking up the second car. Stay tuned.

/alan

Whenever I feel bad about not working as hard as I probably should, I just swing by Facebook and I feel a tiny bit better.

Whenever I feel bad about not working as hard as I probably should, I just swing by Facebook and I feel a tiny bit better.

I use social media to do stupid things.

You know who I’m jealous of?

I’m jealous of people who have vision. Those insufferable assholes who can look at a blank canvas and know exactly what to draw. I’m envious of anyone who creates something out of nothing and makes it seem like it wasn’t a big deal.

I’m insanely jealous of people who are smart. When I’m struggling with A, B and C, they’ve already mastered X, Y and Z. There’s no catching up to smart people. They know much more than you and they’re polite enough not to brag about it. Fuckers.

The well-spoken and the quick-witted, I envy you both. You always know the right words to say. I always know the right words to say the day after they needed to be said.

I envy people who have the patience to edit their first draft instead of hitting “post” when they’re done typing. Here, let me demonstrate.