John Beck

Roebling Carnival 2025 – Time-Lapse Video

I captured the entire week of the Roebling Carnival—from setup to takedown—in a continuous time-lapse, and just finished putting together an edited version!

Edited Version (with audio): A faster-paced highlight reel of the week, with portions trimmed and ambient sound from around the carnival pieced in. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/HyJuQg7C588

Full Version (unedited, no audio): If you want the whole thing, start to finish, no cuts or sound—here’s the raw 24-minute version: https://youtu.be/gYRnessvrfs

Recorded May 27 – June 1, 2025 Shot on an iPhone 11 using Lapse It at 10-second intervals. Over 122 real-time hours condensed into a time capsule of the week! Hope you enjoy seeing Roebling in motion!

Last summer, I moved into my buddy’s historic three-story home in Roebling, NJ—known around town as the One Horse House. It’s the only house in the village that was ever relocated from its original spot, supposedly hauled by a single horse (hence the name).

History lesson aside, the third floor of the house was largely untouched and in a bit of disarray. Quiet and tucked away, it struck me as the perfect spot to create a cozy little library and media room, especially since I already had a personal collection of books, movies, and music looking for a proper home.

I cleaned the space from top to bottom, gave it a fresh coat of paint, and started setting things up. While there are still a few accents and technical upgrades I’d like to make down the line, here’s a look at the One Horse House media room as it stands today:

If you’ve got any interesting media collecting dust, the One Horse House media room is always open to donations! I welcome just about every format—movies (DVD, Blu-ray, VHS, LaserDisc), music (CD, SACD, cassette, vinyl), and all kinds of books.

I’ve also put together an Amazon wishlist with some media and upgrades I’m hoping to add to the space over time, for anyone who’s curious or feeling generous: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1XJDS6OWCK9Q1?ref_=wl_share

Gear (80% of it is over 20 years old):
Hisense 50″ 4k Roku TV (50R6030N)
Vizio 5.1/Dolby Atmos sound bar (sv510x-0806)
Sony PlayStation 3 Slim (250GB)
GE VCR (VG4043)
Pioneer LaserDisc player (CLD-S104)
Sony DVD/SACD player (DVP-NS90V)
Technics turntable (SL-BD22)
Sony dual-cassette player (TC-W435)
Sony stereo receiver (STR-D590)
JBL Creature 2.1 speakers
Sony studio headphones (MDR-V600)

There are many many running shoe reviews on the internet. A stat that I wish they would include were the number of miles and/or the cost per mile of ‘retired’ shoes. Shoes that have achieved their max mileage. Here are some of my retired shoes, I personally tend to run in them as long as I can. I’ll update this table as I retire my shoes.

Office:
Apple iPhone 16 plus (128GB)
Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display (15″, 2.3Ghz Intel Core i7, 250GB SSD, 16GB RAM)
Acer 22″ CB242Y LED monitor
Logitech Triton M720 wireless mouse
Logitech K380 wireless keyboard
Apple Airport Extreme base station
Brother HL-2270DW USB laser printer
Brother MFC-J625SW USB inkjet printer/scanner
Minolta dImage Scan Dual 3 USB2 film scanner
Seagate 2TB Backup Plus Slim portable USB3 external drive
CablesToGo 7-port USB2 hub
Logitech Z-5500 digital 5.1 speakers

Studio Gear:
Wacom Bamboo Fun (Medium) USB pen tablet
Nikon D70 digital SLR camera
Canon GL2 DV camera
Canon Ultura DV camera
Nikon FA manual 35mm camera
Graflex Super Graphic 4×5 camera
Fujifilm INSTAX 210 Instant Photo Camera
M-Audio Keystation 49e controller keyboard
M-Audio MobilePre USB pre-amp
Shure SM57 microphone
MXL ProCon USB conferencing microphone
Schriber Acoustic SA-568 shotgun microphone
Griffin Technology PowerMate USB multimedia controller

Home Theater:
Hisense 50″ 4k Roku TV (50R6030N)
Vizio 5.1/Dolby Atmos sound bar (sv510x-0806)
Sony PlayStation 3 Slim (250GB)
GE VCR (VG4043)
Pioneer LaserDisc player (CLD-S104)
Sony DVD/SACD player (DVP-NS90V)
Technics turntable (SL-BD22)
with upgraded Audio Technca P-mount cartridge (AT85EP)
Sony dual-cassette player (TC-W435)
Sony stereo receiver (STR-D590)
JBL Creature 2.1 speakers
Sony studio headphones (MDR-V600)
Apple iPhone 11 (128GB)

Personal:
Samsung 32″ LCD HD TV (LN-32B360)
Roku Streaming Stick+
Garmin fenix 3 GPS watch
Garmin HRM-Pro Plus

General:
Beats Powerbeats Pro earphones
Beats Solo 4 headphones
UE Roll 2 portable bluetooth speaker
LOVELEDI 40000mAh USB battery pack

Rarely Used/Older Gear:
Limefuel 20000mAh USB battery pack
Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS
Apple TV 3rd gen
Logitech MX 510 gaming mouse
Apple Airport Express
Apple Power Macintosh B&W (customized) G3 with G4/500Mhz (3 75GB HD(s), 1GB RAM)
Apple iMac (2007, 1GB RAM)
LaCie 6 in 1 USB2 media card reader 
LaCie Portable DVD-RW with Lightscribe (Sam Hecht design) USB2 external DVD burner
Apple iPad Air 2 (16GB)
Apple AirPods
Western Digital 2TB Elements USB2 external drive
LaCie 250GB Little Disk (Sam Hecht design) USB2 external drive
Canon LiDE 50 USB2 flatbed scanner
Pioneer DVD/SACD player (DV-563A)
Griffin Technology iMic USB audio connector
Crosley Nomad portable radio
Crosley CR249 USB record player